Jack awoke with a start. It was past day-break and he heard voices out on
deck. How had he slept this long? He groggily got out of bed and
immediatley felt the affects of his encounter from the previous day,as well
as the bottle or two of Rum he had downed before falling into his semi-
comatic stupor. He couldn't remember exactly what that encounter was
though. The alchol had a powerful affect at times. He quickly searched his
sleep and sobriety deprived memory for the details.
"Ka...Ka...rin...Karinna...." he said under his breath, stroking his beard
curiously. he yawned and his back stung. "Ah, that answers my next
question." he muttered. His thighs and lower back hurt, as well as his
upper arms and shoulders. "Jack me lad," he said to himself ammusedly,
undoubtedly pleased with his performance, since he was still in pain. "Yer
gettin a bit too old fer this aren't ye." He threw his clothes from the day
before on again, still trying to rouse his memory, and walked out on deck
upon which he grunted and held his hand in front of his face as to protect
his eyes from the burning brightness of that giant yellow orb which was the
sun.
"yes, its bright, isn't it?!" a female voice said chillingly and sharply.
"And obviously so is your mood, Mrs.Turner." Jack squinted as he took his hand away from his face, and patted Elizabeth's shoulder. She pulled back and Jack gave her a repproving look. "Now Elizabeth, I'd thought we;d reached a good point. I saved your life, you saved mine, then I saved yours again, then you saved mine....this should be routine by now, our little friendly interactions. Try not to act like you've got a bee in yer bodice, aye?"
"Mr.Sparrow!" she half shrieked, now more angry from his last comment. "Although I love the scenery, Tortuga isn't exactly where I want to be! it has been far longer than expected! are we even GOING to sail today?!... I wish to return to Port Royal as soon as possible!" she said the last part with meaning as he hand graced her stomach. Jack's eyebrows raised.
"I see your cause for concern Mrs. Turner, and I also see why you're in such a mood." he smiled pleasantly, his head throbbing.
she gaped at him, not believing his
"I hope you will not be upset by the fact that it is indeed MY ship, and you are geusts aboard MY ship, and seeing as it IS my ship, I think I will be the one making the decisions as to when we leave. Now, if your CONDITION will allow you to sit tight for just an hour or two more, we will be off. savvy?" he shook his head, and left her steaming, as he walked twoards will who was discussing the day's travel plans with Mr.Gibbs.
"Good morning, Capt'n" he said merrily. "We're setting off today then?"
"Errh, yes, I just have to take care of some...business on shore first."
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"I'm sorry cap'n, theres no Karinna anything listed here, nor Sandrine." the innkeeper shut his book with a snap, smiling expectantly at Jack. Jack sighed and pursed his lips.
"No, I'm quite sure there is. room 5. aye? you want to check that... AGAIN, mate?" Jack handed him a coin. The innkeeper eyed it for a minute, then took it.
"Aye sir. She left shortly after you. went home I imagine. she's new to this town. I believe just moved in a few days before you arrived. here's where you can find her." he quickly took out a small peice of parchment from behidn the counter and scribbled out where Jack could find Karinna.
20 minutes later, (though it should've only taken 5 or 10, if the inkeeps' instructions hadn't been so bloody off,) Jack came to a small wooden old house about the size of two or three rooms tops. He knocked on the door, and no answer came immediatley. He leaned against the frame of the door, and yawned, letting the sun warm his black jacket and seep through the pores of his skin, warming him to the bone. His fingers wandered over the rough wood of the entrance to the building. He tilted his hat over his brow and sighed. "I could wait here all day. I've no mind to go about with Will when I know what awaits me here luv" he spoke to the door as if it would open, and again stroked it semi-erotically. After a few more minutes passed, he curiously made his way across a small bramble to the side of the house where there was a rather dirty window, covered with salt spray and spider webs as well as ivy. He rapped at the window and went back to the door. Just as he had his knuckles against the wood, it swung open and he stumbled inside. A woman's scream erupted into his face.
"SANDRINE!" she yelped in a dusty English accent. "PIRATE! DRUNKEN PIRATE COME TO KILL US ALL!!!!!"
"Shhh!" he heard the farmiliar seductress's voice. as footsteps raced across the floor. He caught her eye and she shot him a look of importance. "grandmother," she started. "this whole bloody island is filled with pirates. This here's probably just another one, lost on the way back to his ship. Are you here to do us in, sir?" she asked, and it was almost comical.
"umm...no," he said, rather definatly, shrugging helplessy, and playing along, but rather confused.
"See?" said Karinna soothingly. the old woman began to nod at the girl's comfort, but still looked incredibly wary. She then and turned to Karinna, frowning.
"Grandmother?"
"Yes! oh, dear...not this again. come this way." she led the woman back to a bed by what he saw was the grimey window, and sat her down, as she looked at Jack and Karinna in utter confusion. She sat there sputtering and Karinna came back over to Jack.
"She's loosing her memory" she murmured.
"Ah, well, sorry to bother her. I just came to call about um, this here dock your inkeeper speaks so well of. Apparently he's rather terrible at navigation and I cannot seem to find it for the life of me. Could you lead me in the right direction, miss.....?"
"Miss Raymonde. And I would certainly lead you back. one minute. Please come in." she opened the door wide and he stepped in, surverying the place. Indeed it was as big as he thought, a front room with the bed the woman was sitting on, and a small semi-secluded area across from that on the opposite wall, a table and two chairs, with some bags overflowing with supplies near the chair closest to the door. Karinna dissapeared into a back room, and Jack was left with the gaping grandmother, who backed away twoards the wall.
"ello" he tried to no avail. "Lovely day, aye?" he pointed out the window. "...But, perhaps you wouldn't know." he chuckled and the woman kept glaring at him. "Right then." he turned around on his heel, arching his back and keeping his fingers together. He intently watched where Karinna had dissapeared. a minute later she re-appeared, in a new, lighter dress and a pair of slippers.
"Don't you worry grand-mother, I'm going to bring this fine man back to his ship. ok?" She started to close the door but not before Jack heard "Grandmother?!? whats in your head!"
"yes, its bright, isn't it?!" a female voice said chillingly and sharply.
"And obviously so is your mood, Mrs.Turner." Jack squinted as he took his hand away from his face, and patted Elizabeth's shoulder. She pulled back and Jack gave her a repproving look. "Now Elizabeth, I'd thought we;d reached a good point. I saved your life, you saved mine, then I saved yours again, then you saved mine....this should be routine by now, our little friendly interactions. Try not to act like you've got a bee in yer bodice, aye?"
"Mr.Sparrow!" she half shrieked, now more angry from his last comment. "Although I love the scenery, Tortuga isn't exactly where I want to be! it has been far longer than expected! are we even GOING to sail today?!... I wish to return to Port Royal as soon as possible!" she said the last part with meaning as he hand graced her stomach. Jack's eyebrows raised.
"I see your cause for concern Mrs. Turner, and I also see why you're in such a mood." he smiled pleasantly, his head throbbing.
she gaped at him, not believing his
"I hope you will not be upset by the fact that it is indeed MY ship, and you are geusts aboard MY ship, and seeing as it IS my ship, I think I will be the one making the decisions as to when we leave. Now, if your CONDITION will allow you to sit tight for just an hour or two more, we will be off. savvy?" he shook his head, and left her steaming, as he walked twoards will who was discussing the day's travel plans with Mr.Gibbs.
"Good morning, Capt'n" he said merrily. "We're setting off today then?"
"Errh, yes, I just have to take care of some...business on shore first."
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"I'm sorry cap'n, theres no Karinna anything listed here, nor Sandrine." the innkeeper shut his book with a snap, smiling expectantly at Jack. Jack sighed and pursed his lips.
"No, I'm quite sure there is. room 5. aye? you want to check that... AGAIN, mate?" Jack handed him a coin. The innkeeper eyed it for a minute, then took it.
"Aye sir. She left shortly after you. went home I imagine. she's new to this town. I believe just moved in a few days before you arrived. here's where you can find her." he quickly took out a small peice of parchment from behidn the counter and scribbled out where Jack could find Karinna.
20 minutes later, (though it should've only taken 5 or 10, if the inkeeps' instructions hadn't been so bloody off,) Jack came to a small wooden old house about the size of two or three rooms tops. He knocked on the door, and no answer came immediatley. He leaned against the frame of the door, and yawned, letting the sun warm his black jacket and seep through the pores of his skin, warming him to the bone. His fingers wandered over the rough wood of the entrance to the building. He tilted his hat over his brow and sighed. "I could wait here all day. I've no mind to go about with Will when I know what awaits me here luv" he spoke to the door as if it would open, and again stroked it semi-erotically. After a few more minutes passed, he curiously made his way across a small bramble to the side of the house where there was a rather dirty window, covered with salt spray and spider webs as well as ivy. He rapped at the window and went back to the door. Just as he had his knuckles against the wood, it swung open and he stumbled inside. A woman's scream erupted into his face.
"SANDRINE!" she yelped in a dusty English accent. "PIRATE! DRUNKEN PIRATE COME TO KILL US ALL!!!!!"
"Shhh!" he heard the farmiliar seductress's voice. as footsteps raced across the floor. He caught her eye and she shot him a look of importance. "grandmother," she started. "this whole bloody island is filled with pirates. This here's probably just another one, lost on the way back to his ship. Are you here to do us in, sir?" she asked, and it was almost comical.
"umm...no," he said, rather definatly, shrugging helplessy, and playing along, but rather confused.
"See?" said Karinna soothingly. the old woman began to nod at the girl's comfort, but still looked incredibly wary. She then and turned to Karinna, frowning.
"Grandmother?"
"Yes! oh, dear...not this again. come this way." she led the woman back to a bed by what he saw was the grimey window, and sat her down, as she looked at Jack and Karinna in utter confusion. She sat there sputtering and Karinna came back over to Jack.
"She's loosing her memory" she murmured.
"Ah, well, sorry to bother her. I just came to call about um, this here dock your inkeeper speaks so well of. Apparently he's rather terrible at navigation and I cannot seem to find it for the life of me. Could you lead me in the right direction, miss.....?"
"Miss Raymonde. And I would certainly lead you back. one minute. Please come in." she opened the door wide and he stepped in, surverying the place. Indeed it was as big as he thought, a front room with the bed the woman was sitting on, and a small semi-secluded area across from that on the opposite wall, a table and two chairs, with some bags overflowing with supplies near the chair closest to the door. Karinna dissapeared into a back room, and Jack was left with the gaping grandmother, who backed away twoards the wall.
"ello" he tried to no avail. "Lovely day, aye?" he pointed out the window. "...But, perhaps you wouldn't know." he chuckled and the woman kept glaring at him. "Right then." he turned around on his heel, arching his back and keeping his fingers together. He intently watched where Karinna had dissapeared. a minute later she re-appeared, in a new, lighter dress and a pair of slippers.
"Don't you worry grand-mother, I'm going to bring this fine man back to his ship. ok?" She started to close the door but not before Jack heard "Grandmother?!? whats in your head!"