Chapter 3:
Dinner for the Captain
and
the crew
Tera smerked. Am I a good cook? That's the dumbest question ive heard all day.
" Well, back when i be living me wealthy life, i heard i was pretty good ."
"Well I 'ope ye haven't lost it lass, because the crew be hungry..." She looked at her with a grin. "Gotta earn yer keep."
Tera grinned back. " Enething ah can do, i will."
"Then let me show ye around, then I be taken ye to the kitchen." She pushed herself up and walked down the hold, motioning to the left. "The cabins be over there." She then pointed to a larger room. "An..that be me cabin, and if ye'd like you can stay with me...seein' as how ye be the only lass on the crew, besides me of course...might be a bit safer."
Tera caught glimpse of some of the pirates aboard the ship. She smiled nervously.
" Aye, i be likin' that." Tera added hastely.
She laughed a bit. "Good, there be plenty o' room..." She walked to the left pointing to various rooms before stopping. "Here be the mess hall and right here be the kitchen." She said as she opened up a door next to the mess hall.
Tera entered the kitchen and surveyed it. She looked through the cabinet looking at what she had to work with.
" And what shall i cook up, Captain?"
"Somethin'." She a bit. " Un no' picky, anythin' without bugs in it." She stuck her tongue out as if she were gagging, thinking of the chef before.
Tera laughed. " Ye don' have te be worryin 'bout tha'. Thats half the reason i volenteered." Tera imitated a male pirate's raspy voice. " ' They hold lots o' protein.'. Te hell with 'im. Ah dont want te 'eat' bread en feel 'crunchy.' "
Vianne chuckled a bit. "Very good, well...there should be everythin' ye need...I'll be up on the brig makin' sure the crew's not all drinkin or sleepin."
"Wait a minute!" Tera stopped her. " Where be John- the John?"
"John?" She thought for a bit before laughing. "Oh...two doors down and to the right."
" Aye, ah was a bit scared i 'ad te do it over board."
She shook her head. "Can't give the boys a show now can we?" She then nodded, heading up to the deck.
Guess i be by me lonesome.
Hours had passed when Vianne walked down the hold.
"The crew be wonderin' if yer done..."
" Great tim'in. Dinner is served."
"Ah, good! Do ye be needin' help to carry it out to the mess hall?"
Tera grabbed up a plate, "Help would be appre'shated."
"Oh be careful, they already be in the hall....just watch yer arse..." She picked up two plates, balancing them on her hands as she walked out to the mess hall, setting them down. "All of ye thank Tera fer the food!"
The crew shouted their thanks before quickly digging in.
Tera took her seat near the Captain and began shoving food down her throat. " Glad ye all like it." She said, from the side of her mouth.
The crew grinned a bit, quickly cleaning off all the plates. "They 'aven't had a meal with unstale bread fer a while..."
Tera looked around at the the crew and chuckled.
" Its quite obvious."
"Well they're men...so they eat enough as it is..." She smirked a bit, hitting a stray hand that was creeping over to her still full plate.
She looked at the man and told him away. " Ye know there be no need for that! There's plenty te go 'round."
He gave her a light glare before taking a bite out of a piece of bread. " Bloody crew..." she muttered to herself, looking at the food. She refused to eat until the crew was back to work.
" There be enythin' wrong with the food, Captain?"
She shook her head. "Nothin'...just waitin'....Cap'n should always eat last."
" Tha' be true, miss." Tera answered with all respect.
She glared at the crew, all rubbing their bellies. They saw her glare and quickly stood, rushing to get back to work. "I think a bunch o' rum bottles would be smarter than them..."
Tera laughed, standing to take up the dishes left by the crew. " I wonder if i should answer tha'."
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Night has fallen and Tera went up to Vianne's cabin. When she entered, she immediately noticed a change. Completely different from those slob's cabin she said to herself.
" Yeah, I be much neater then them." Vianne said, noticing that Tera was gocking at the neat room she was in.
" Well, best rest up while ye can...we 'ad a nice night...but tomorrow could be wicked."
" Right then."
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Dawn rose...Vianne was already up, sitting at her desk, glancing at piles of maps. "Bloody thing..."
Tera woke up and yawned. " Wha' was tha' 'bout bloody things?"
"These maps are so bloody dirty ye can't see where which direction ye should be goin in..."
" Well then, um guessing ye should be getting enother one, aye?"
"Well if ye know where I could get me a map or two that would be nice...it's a good thing I know where we be headin'..."
" A very good thing."
She yawned, letting her head fall onto the desk. "Has it been 2 weeks yet?" She groaned.
" Ah dont think so, les theres been a warp in time." She said half sarcastly bearing a smile.
"Do ye think me an' this crew will make it?" She laughed a bit. "I won them an' this ship on a bet..."
Tera laughed heartily. " A bet? Oh thas good. Ye be wondrin' why the slobs. What kinda bet wasit?"
"Card game..The guy was upset when he lost..Don't see why.."
Tera laughed again. " Not much o' a crew, aye?"
"Not at all...they're complete idiots...I guess the man was more concerned about losin' his ship..." She lifted her head up, scooting back in her chair to prop her feet on the table. "Oh well, at least they don't complain...much."
" Yes, Thas ol' ways a good thing." Tera walked out of the room and on deck. She stared at the water below her, hypnotized by the waves. She was staring very intently, looking serious and rather sad.
Where are ye. Do ye even want te be found?
She took the ring out of her pocket and placed it on her finger and left it at that, turning sharply, walking swiftly. One of the crew mates looked at her with a grin, licking his lips.
" Keep your brain on yer work an not me ya landlubberin' seaturtle!"
He laughed a bit, blowing her a mock kiss before going to work.
Seeing this from the corner, Vianne stomped up to the deck with a groan, looking at the crew. "And it wasn't a dream..." She grumbled. "STOP STARIN' AND WORK!"
Tera turned away, discusted in them and walked to the captain. " Such a perverted crew ye got."
"They're men..." she said, clearly liking the phrase to describe them.
" Yes, thank god all men arent like that."
"Only the ones on a ship or the ones gettin' drunk." She laughed a bit, before simply falling over on the deck with a groan. "Why am I a cap'n?"
" I dunno..why do ye ask?"
"Just wonderin'....I could be living in a nice lil home, cookin' and cleanin' fer a fat husband right now..." She laughed a bit.
Tera laughed. " Now why would ye want te do tha'?"
"...So I wouldn't be in charge of a bunch o' fat and lazy men?"
" So why dont ye retire, ah wonder?"
"Because I 'ave no where to go..." She managed to stand up, stretching a bit.
Dinner for the Captain
and
the crew
Tera smerked. Am I a good cook? That's the dumbest question ive heard all day.
" Well, back when i be living me wealthy life, i heard i was pretty good ."
"Well I 'ope ye haven't lost it lass, because the crew be hungry..." She looked at her with a grin. "Gotta earn yer keep."
Tera grinned back. " Enething ah can do, i will."
"Then let me show ye around, then I be taken ye to the kitchen." She pushed herself up and walked down the hold, motioning to the left. "The cabins be over there." She then pointed to a larger room. "An..that be me cabin, and if ye'd like you can stay with me...seein' as how ye be the only lass on the crew, besides me of course...might be a bit safer."
Tera caught glimpse of some of the pirates aboard the ship. She smiled nervously.
" Aye, i be likin' that." Tera added hastely.
She laughed a bit. "Good, there be plenty o' room..." She walked to the left pointing to various rooms before stopping. "Here be the mess hall and right here be the kitchen." She said as she opened up a door next to the mess hall.
Tera entered the kitchen and surveyed it. She looked through the cabinet looking at what she had to work with.
" And what shall i cook up, Captain?"
"Somethin'." She a bit. " Un no' picky, anythin' without bugs in it." She stuck her tongue out as if she were gagging, thinking of the chef before.
Tera laughed. " Ye don' have te be worryin 'bout tha'. Thats half the reason i volenteered." Tera imitated a male pirate's raspy voice. " ' They hold lots o' protein.'. Te hell with 'im. Ah dont want te 'eat' bread en feel 'crunchy.' "
Vianne chuckled a bit. "Very good, well...there should be everythin' ye need...I'll be up on the brig makin' sure the crew's not all drinkin or sleepin."
"Wait a minute!" Tera stopped her. " Where be John- the John?"
"John?" She thought for a bit before laughing. "Oh...two doors down and to the right."
" Aye, ah was a bit scared i 'ad te do it over board."
She shook her head. "Can't give the boys a show now can we?" She then nodded, heading up to the deck.
Guess i be by me lonesome.
Hours had passed when Vianne walked down the hold.
"The crew be wonderin' if yer done..."
" Great tim'in. Dinner is served."
"Ah, good! Do ye be needin' help to carry it out to the mess hall?"
Tera grabbed up a plate, "Help would be appre'shated."
"Oh be careful, they already be in the hall....just watch yer arse..." She picked up two plates, balancing them on her hands as she walked out to the mess hall, setting them down. "All of ye thank Tera fer the food!"
The crew shouted their thanks before quickly digging in.
Tera took her seat near the Captain and began shoving food down her throat. " Glad ye all like it." She said, from the side of her mouth.
The crew grinned a bit, quickly cleaning off all the plates. "They 'aven't had a meal with unstale bread fer a while..."
Tera looked around at the the crew and chuckled.
" Its quite obvious."
"Well they're men...so they eat enough as it is..." She smirked a bit, hitting a stray hand that was creeping over to her still full plate.
She looked at the man and told him away. " Ye know there be no need for that! There's plenty te go 'round."
He gave her a light glare before taking a bite out of a piece of bread. " Bloody crew..." she muttered to herself, looking at the food. She refused to eat until the crew was back to work.
" There be enythin' wrong with the food, Captain?"
She shook her head. "Nothin'...just waitin'....Cap'n should always eat last."
" Tha' be true, miss." Tera answered with all respect.
She glared at the crew, all rubbing their bellies. They saw her glare and quickly stood, rushing to get back to work. "I think a bunch o' rum bottles would be smarter than them..."
Tera laughed, standing to take up the dishes left by the crew. " I wonder if i should answer tha'."
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Night has fallen and Tera went up to Vianne's cabin. When she entered, she immediately noticed a change. Completely different from those slob's cabin she said to herself.
" Yeah, I be much neater then them." Vianne said, noticing that Tera was gocking at the neat room she was in.
" Well, best rest up while ye can...we 'ad a nice night...but tomorrow could be wicked."
" Right then."
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Dawn rose...Vianne was already up, sitting at her desk, glancing at piles of maps. "Bloody thing..."
Tera woke up and yawned. " Wha' was tha' 'bout bloody things?"
"These maps are so bloody dirty ye can't see where which direction ye should be goin in..."
" Well then, um guessing ye should be getting enother one, aye?"
"Well if ye know where I could get me a map or two that would be nice...it's a good thing I know where we be headin'..."
" A very good thing."
She yawned, letting her head fall onto the desk. "Has it been 2 weeks yet?" She groaned.
" Ah dont think so, les theres been a warp in time." She said half sarcastly bearing a smile.
"Do ye think me an' this crew will make it?" She laughed a bit. "I won them an' this ship on a bet..."
Tera laughed heartily. " A bet? Oh thas good. Ye be wondrin' why the slobs. What kinda bet wasit?"
"Card game..The guy was upset when he lost..Don't see why.."
Tera laughed again. " Not much o' a crew, aye?"
"Not at all...they're complete idiots...I guess the man was more concerned about losin' his ship..." She lifted her head up, scooting back in her chair to prop her feet on the table. "Oh well, at least they don't complain...much."
" Yes, Thas ol' ways a good thing." Tera walked out of the room and on deck. She stared at the water below her, hypnotized by the waves. She was staring very intently, looking serious and rather sad.
Where are ye. Do ye even want te be found?
She took the ring out of her pocket and placed it on her finger and left it at that, turning sharply, walking swiftly. One of the crew mates looked at her with a grin, licking his lips.
" Keep your brain on yer work an not me ya landlubberin' seaturtle!"
He laughed a bit, blowing her a mock kiss before going to work.
Seeing this from the corner, Vianne stomped up to the deck with a groan, looking at the crew. "And it wasn't a dream..." She grumbled. "STOP STARIN' AND WORK!"
Tera turned away, discusted in them and walked to the captain. " Such a perverted crew ye got."
"They're men..." she said, clearly liking the phrase to describe them.
" Yes, thank god all men arent like that."
"Only the ones on a ship or the ones gettin' drunk." She laughed a bit, before simply falling over on the deck with a groan. "Why am I a cap'n?"
" I dunno..why do ye ask?"
"Just wonderin'....I could be living in a nice lil home, cookin' and cleanin' fer a fat husband right now..." She laughed a bit.
Tera laughed. " Now why would ye want te do tha'?"
"...So I wouldn't be in charge of a bunch o' fat and lazy men?"
" So why dont ye retire, ah wonder?"
"Because I 'ave no where to go..." She managed to stand up, stretching a bit.