Chapter 2 - The Reason for the Anger and Brief Explanations, Etc.

Talia - Aye--stupid narrator guy--yer on!! *throws a microphone at the narrator*

Narrator - *rubbing his many bruises from previous abuse by Talia* Okay…well…anyway…Sarah has now joined the Death Lily, however, she forgot one, tiny detail about her plans that night…

(It is night now)

Sarah - Oh yeah. I gotta meet Jack.

Talia - Lovely. Go ahead.

Sarah - You're supposed to come.

Talia - MAKE ME.

Sarah - Okay. Hey Asher!

(Several minutes later…)

Talia - *muttering* Curse me dem affections…

(Sarah pushes Talia through the door and forces her to sit down at a table with Jack)

Jack - 'Ello.

Sarah - Hey. As you are aware, this is Talia. And she will be joining us tonight.

Jack - Aww, does she have to?? I had a candlelight dinner planned for us. *pulls out a candelabra and lights the candles on it*

Sarah - Sorry, love, but it's kinda important to the story. Can you save it for another time?

Jack - …Yeah…I guess…

Sarah - 'Ey, I'm meetin' you here, ain't I?

Jack - True. Alright, so…lets just run over the facts.

Talia - With what, a tractor?

Jack - …I'd like to. Perhaps tha' would have made the whole original story a lot easier--plus it would have made it a lot easier to woo you, Sarah.

Sarah - Ah, but where's the excitement in that?

(Long silence--Jack and Sarah eye each other)

Jack - Well--

(Both women clap their hands over his mouth)

Talia - Per'aps ye shouldn't 'ave worded it tha' way.

Sarah - Yes…perhaps not.

(Both women remove their hands)

Jack - What'd I say?

Sarah - Nothing, and even that was too much.

Talia - So. Facts. Out with 'em.

Jack - Right. Well…I wouldn't le' Sarah join me ship…and she snuck on…then she was discovered…Barbossa convinced me to kick her off by lying to me…now Sarah's really ticked at me.

Sarah - Righ'o.

Talia - That'll work.

Jack - Now I want her on my ship and she's angry at me, so she won't join. However, she 'as joined your ship, so now I would like her back.

Talia - Okay.

Jack - Wait, was that okay to having her back?

Talia - Ye only wish.

Jack - Ohh…well…alright. So…now you're looking for your brother on this ship who's name I know I'll screw up and you'll just--

Sarah/Talia - The Nosferatu.

Jack - --correct me…so…how's about I help you find 'im and I get Sarah.

Talia - Sure.

Sarah - I should get really angry at you and storm out of the room, but I know I'll just end up making out with you, so I'll just sit here and look annoyed.

Jack - Which will probably lead to the same conclusion, but we won't discuss it at the dinner table.

Talia - This is why I have avoided relationships.

Gilly - Oh? And what do you call Asher?

Talia - He--I--shf--I'M GONNA KILL YOU ONE O' THESE DAYS GILLY!!

Gilly - Hah! You can't, I'm the AUTHOR. Without me, you'll disappear. Or something like that. *shrugs*

Grace - 'Course there's always me.

Gilly - True. But Talia's probably planning to kill you, too, seeing as you drew that dancing picture of her and Drew.

Grace - Right.

Gilly - So if you kill both of us, it'll signify the end of you guys. Do you really want that burden on your would-be nonexistent shoulders, Miss Frost?

Talia - *grumble grumble* Shut up.

Sarah - We should probably head off to bed, seeing as tomorrow we meet Drew and we'll most assuredly need our rest for that.

Jack - Oi…I'll say. I think he's gotten worse.

Sarah - I wouldn't be surprised. I think his death threw him a bit off balance, if you catch my drift.

Jack - I catch it fine, love.

Talia - …Sarah, I am now assigning you to protecting me from that maniac. He'll drive me off the edge.

Grace - *whispering* As if she isn't there already…

Gilly - *snicker*

Talia - You know, the downside to yer almighty, god-like authorness is that, even when you're whispering, we can hear you.

Grace - Yeah. It is unfortunate.

(Adrian sticks his head in)

Adrian - Guys, it's the end o' the chapter.

Talia - Yeah…h-hey, get out of the scene, Adrian! Yer supposed to be on the Nosferatu!

Adrian - I'm on parole. But seriously, ye need to wrap it up.

Talia - 'Kay. Take care o' yerself, bro.

Adrian - Will do. *salutes Talia and leaves*