Pairing: Pintel and Ragetti
Word Count: 162
Prompt: Trust
Credit for Trying
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"What makes you think that you can 'old the chest?" Pintel argued insatiably, prodding a stubby finger into the chest of his bony counterpart, Ragetti. "It was my idea to remove 'temptation' in the first place!" he continued on, in childlike stubbornness.
"It's a matter o' trust, if you ask me," contested Ragetti, backing away slowly, holding the chest tightly to his body, arms folded around its contents.
"A matter of trust, is it? What could possibly make the likes of you so trustworthy in the first place?"
"I've got 'trustworthy' written all over me face. Barbossa sees it! That's why he saw fit to entrusted me wit' this as well!" Ragetti retorted, pointing at his wooden eye.
A grim look overcame Pintel's plump face; he scowled at his counterpart's blatant insubordination.
"Not ta mention that I read the Bible!" Ragetti added hastily, pointing his slim finger toward the sky. "Remember?"
"You know you can't read!"
"Doesn't mean I can't be trusted!"