AN: Thanks for the great reviews; I didn't expect people to notice or even like this little story! I'm not sure how often I'll be updating the next couple of weeks because of school commitments, so here's something to tide you over!
By the way, thanks for assuring me how I nailed the character of all your brothers. It's based on real life ;)
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The story so far: your brother's been sucked into the movie and is now playing the character of Commodore Norrington; you're watching from the beanbag in front of the TV. He's just told Elizabeth that she's hot, and she's agreed and fanned herself.
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"So..." your brother starts, "Do you come up here a lot, then?" He steers Elizabeth away from the edge. You snort. Great pick-up line, brother.
"Yes," she replies, "I like looking out at the sea. You know that, Commodore Norrington, you've often watched me from the fort."
"Hey! I'm not a pervert!" your brother retorts. "You're the one who stares at Will Turner's arse when you don't think he's looking!"
"I'm not sure that you are quite yourself," Elizabeth says, surprised at your brother's choice of language. She's a canny girl to notice a difference. "Are you feeling well?"
"You're not, are you? I bet that corset's compressing your breathing ability like anything. D'you want me to untie it for you?"
"Commander Norrington, that is quite improper of you to suggest such a thing." She looks befuddled, while your brother is looking around equally as bemused. Elizabeth doesn't hear him whisper to himself, but you do, thanks to a handy close-up:
"What makes this scene end?" Then, to Elizabeth, "How's that pirate medallion going?"
"What?" Elizabeth is on guard. "I don't own any such thing."
"Of course you don't," your brother responds loftily. "You stole it from Will Turner."
She can't even speak but her eyes widen with shock.
"Oh, don't worry. Well, I suppose you should worry, because some pirates are coming to steal it off you as it's the final part of their ancient curse, but you end up with Will anyway, so..." your brother trails off. You can see the various gears turning in his head as he processes the thoughts that you've already been through. What happens if he changes the course of the movie? Will it just end? Will there be new events? Will Elizabeth's knowledge of the medallion be the reason she tries to offer it to Barbossa, because your brother has already mentioned it to her? Are there infinite parallel universes? What's for dinner?
"Commander Norrington, are you sure you're feeling quite well?" Elizabeth really looks quite concerned. Good for her. It looks like a light bulb has gone on behind your brother's eyes, and you can read his mind.
"Hey, Elizabeth," your brother begins, and then reconsiders. "Hey, Miss Swann."
"What?" Elizabeth turns to face him. You start to grin as you realise that you're about to watch your brother propose to someone, but you wonder how he's going to work her falling over the wall when they've walked about twenty metres away from it. Elizabeth fans vigorously.
"So...I was wondering...I mean, it would be cool but I know you're going to say no, but...would it be impossible to imagine you and me, y'know, married?"
Well, that's about the least well thought out proposal ever. He hasn't even got down on one knee. But, you find yourself thinking that it beats Norrington's, the real Norrington's that is. HE didn't even face the girl!
"I'm flattered, Commodore Norrington," Elizabeth fans, "but..." She's looking for an escape. "I may have to take a day or two to consider my reply."
Your brother shrugs his shoulders. "Yeah, OK. I'll see you on the Dauntless." He begins to stroll off, oblivious to the baffled look Elizabeth is directing between his shoulder blades. Then he stops. Ah, you think, he's remembered. Suddenly he turns and walks back towards Elizabeth, grasping her elbow and propelling her towards the edge.
"What are you doing?" she demands breathlessly.
"I'm just going to chuck you over the edge and end this scene," your brother replies calmly. "Stop struggling please. Can't you faint or something?"
Elizabeth is pulling back. "Don't tease me, Commodore Norrington. I don't know what's got into you today, but I don't like it."
They're within a couple of metres of the edge now. "Nah, look, it's really all right. You're not going to hit the rocks, and Jack Sparrow's down there chatting to a couple of my men - he'll jump in and rescue you. Besides, your medallion's got to do its weird 'gloop' sound from under the ocean to call the Black Pearl to town."
Well! It appears your brother has paid some attention to the plot after all! But Elizabeth is looking at him with a puzzled look. "Jack Sparrow? The bloodthirsty pirate Captain Jack Sparrow whom I've read about? He's going to rescue me?"
"Yeah, he's just a big softie really," your brother says matter-of-factly. "I dunno how he ever got the reputation." With that he picks Elizabeth up and in a flurry of skirts tumbles her over the side. She screams on the way down. Your brother turns and leans his back against the battlements of the fort, as two of his men come running up.
"What was that, Commodore?"
"We thought we heard a noise!"
Your brother studies his nails for a moment. No doubt he learnt that insouciant quirk from Jack Sparrow. Then he leans over the side, looks into the water and back at his men.
"Oh dear," he says, cracking a knuckle, "Miss Swann has fallen into the water. We'd better walk around to the dock and pull her out."
By the way, thanks for assuring me how I nailed the character of all your brothers. It's based on real life ;)
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The story so far: your brother's been sucked into the movie and is now playing the character of Commodore Norrington; you're watching from the beanbag in front of the TV. He's just told Elizabeth that she's hot, and she's agreed and fanned herself.
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"So..." your brother starts, "Do you come up here a lot, then?" He steers Elizabeth away from the edge. You snort. Great pick-up line, brother.
"Yes," she replies, "I like looking out at the sea. You know that, Commodore Norrington, you've often watched me from the fort."
"Hey! I'm not a pervert!" your brother retorts. "You're the one who stares at Will Turner's arse when you don't think he's looking!"
"I'm not sure that you are quite yourself," Elizabeth says, surprised at your brother's choice of language. She's a canny girl to notice a difference. "Are you feeling well?"
"You're not, are you? I bet that corset's compressing your breathing ability like anything. D'you want me to untie it for you?"
"Commander Norrington, that is quite improper of you to suggest such a thing." She looks befuddled, while your brother is looking around equally as bemused. Elizabeth doesn't hear him whisper to himself, but you do, thanks to a handy close-up:
"What makes this scene end?" Then, to Elizabeth, "How's that pirate medallion going?"
"What?" Elizabeth is on guard. "I don't own any such thing."
"Of course you don't," your brother responds loftily. "You stole it from Will Turner."
She can't even speak but her eyes widen with shock.
"Oh, don't worry. Well, I suppose you should worry, because some pirates are coming to steal it off you as it's the final part of their ancient curse, but you end up with Will anyway, so..." your brother trails off. You can see the various gears turning in his head as he processes the thoughts that you've already been through. What happens if he changes the course of the movie? Will it just end? Will there be new events? Will Elizabeth's knowledge of the medallion be the reason she tries to offer it to Barbossa, because your brother has already mentioned it to her? Are there infinite parallel universes? What's for dinner?
"Commander Norrington, are you sure you're feeling quite well?" Elizabeth really looks quite concerned. Good for her. It looks like a light bulb has gone on behind your brother's eyes, and you can read his mind.
"Hey, Elizabeth," your brother begins, and then reconsiders. "Hey, Miss Swann."
"What?" Elizabeth turns to face him. You start to grin as you realise that you're about to watch your brother propose to someone, but you wonder how he's going to work her falling over the wall when they've walked about twenty metres away from it. Elizabeth fans vigorously.
"So...I was wondering...I mean, it would be cool but I know you're going to say no, but...would it be impossible to imagine you and me, y'know, married?"
Well, that's about the least well thought out proposal ever. He hasn't even got down on one knee. But, you find yourself thinking that it beats Norrington's, the real Norrington's that is. HE didn't even face the girl!
"I'm flattered, Commodore Norrington," Elizabeth fans, "but..." She's looking for an escape. "I may have to take a day or two to consider my reply."
Your brother shrugs his shoulders. "Yeah, OK. I'll see you on the Dauntless." He begins to stroll off, oblivious to the baffled look Elizabeth is directing between his shoulder blades. Then he stops. Ah, you think, he's remembered. Suddenly he turns and walks back towards Elizabeth, grasping her elbow and propelling her towards the edge.
"What are you doing?" she demands breathlessly.
"I'm just going to chuck you over the edge and end this scene," your brother replies calmly. "Stop struggling please. Can't you faint or something?"
Elizabeth is pulling back. "Don't tease me, Commodore Norrington. I don't know what's got into you today, but I don't like it."
They're within a couple of metres of the edge now. "Nah, look, it's really all right. You're not going to hit the rocks, and Jack Sparrow's down there chatting to a couple of my men - he'll jump in and rescue you. Besides, your medallion's got to do its weird 'gloop' sound from under the ocean to call the Black Pearl to town."
Well! It appears your brother has paid some attention to the plot after all! But Elizabeth is looking at him with a puzzled look. "Jack Sparrow? The bloodthirsty pirate Captain Jack Sparrow whom I've read about? He's going to rescue me?"
"Yeah, he's just a big softie really," your brother says matter-of-factly. "I dunno how he ever got the reputation." With that he picks Elizabeth up and in a flurry of skirts tumbles her over the side. She screams on the way down. Your brother turns and leans his back against the battlements of the fort, as two of his men come running up.
"What was that, Commodore?"
"We thought we heard a noise!"
Your brother studies his nails for a moment. No doubt he learnt that insouciant quirk from Jack Sparrow. Then he leans over the side, looks into the water and back at his men.
"Oh dear," he says, cracking a knuckle, "Miss Swann has fallen into the water. We'd better walk around to the dock and pull her out."