Ragetti and Pintel were sitting against the mast of the Black Pearl, talking to the two newest "recruits", Mullroy and Murtogg. Murtogg was currently fidgeting with his hat, feeling extremely self-conscious about the whole endeavor. Mullroy was decidedly calmer, his arms crossed lazily over his chest and giving both pirates a half-lidded stare.
"Yeh… yer really gonna help us?" Murtogg squeaked as he looked up at the lanky pirate parallel to himself. The pirate nodded with a lop-sided grin, while carving himself a new wooden eye.
"What's the catch?" Mullroy quirked an eyebrow to the stout and gruff pirate across from him, who was currently scowling.
"No catch, we jist figger ye newbies should be gettin' sum 'elp from somebodies an'-"
"That somebodies should be us!" Ragetti chirped before being whacked on the back of his head.
"No interrupting," Pintel growled absent mindedly. "You two need te talk like pirates if yer gonna be 'em," He continued, "And basically jist throw in a couple of 'arghs' and 'mateys' and even a few 'avasts' while yer at it. Proper grammar ain't worth noffink 'ere so drop everythin' ye knew bout it," Pintel nodded soundly.
Murtogg and Mullroy exchanged glances but continued to listen to what their 'mentors' had to say.
"Ye also need te look loik a pirate, too!" Ragetti chimed in, "Ye need te scowl all th' time, n' and 'ave yer sword out, n' snarl too! Loik this," Ragetti growled like the night he and Pintel captured Elizabeth, evoking a frightened yelp from Murtogg. Pintel laughed hoarsely as the smaller man cowered into Mullroy's jacket, shaking like a leaf.
"Think ye can 'member all that?" Pintel sneered. Mullroy nodded and stood himself up, also taking Murtogg with him. "Go get 'em then," Pintel nodded his head at the crew, who were all doing various things, including what looked like Liar's dice.
Mullroy straightened his jacket and huffed out his chest as he strutted over to the game with Murtogg by his side. The pirates looked up from their game at the oddly unfamiliar faces in front of them. Both former-marines took deep breaths and took an attack stance.
"Aye! Avast, ye landlubbers! We was a-wonderin' iffin' we could join yer game, ye sodding bilge rats! Argh!" Mullroy growled as he reached for his cutlass.
"Aye! Yo ho an' a bottle of rum! Pirates' life fer me an' shiver me timbers!" Murtogg nearly squeaked as he shot his pistol into the air, successfully knocking Jack the Monkey down from his perch.
There was a pregnant pause as all the pirates exchanged glances between one another and then hearty laughter exploded all over the ship. Mullroy and Murtogg both were very confused and both turned a lovely shade of beet-red. They quickly turned tail and ran back to their 'mentors' who were both doubling over in hysterics. Pintel clung onto the mast as he cried with laughter and Ragetti clutched his stomach to stop the burning of his mirth.
"OY!" Both ex-marines yelled as they felt their faces grow hot with embarrassment. Pintel wiped his eyes of the tears but continued to grin in amusement.
"First lesson, lads-" Pintel looked to the lankier pirate.
"Never trust a pirate!" Both he and Ragetti screamed above the howling mirth.