I took a deep breathe.
"My budget, Smee!" Hook yelled, and the first mate tossed him a jingling bag, the contents of which was approximately 10 gold pieces. "After you, milady," he said to me, gesturing down the gang plank.
I curtsied with my sweatshirt and made my way off the ship andand onto the docks.
"Will I get a sword?"
"You'll need one eventually."
"I learned when I was on the island!" I protested, and Hook turned to face me. He raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing me. "Pan taught you how to use a sword?"
"Well I'm no expert, but yes!"
The captain paused for a moment, thinking. "We'll talk about it."
"Yes! Thank you, thank you!"
I was tall enough that he couldn't ignore me by looking forwards.
"If you don't stop looking at me like that I'll change my mind." he told me, and I nodded.
"Good. You're going to need a real pair of shoes, not those..."
"They're sneakers."
"I don't care, you need new shoes."
The market place was bustling, and it took us a bit of time to find someone selling shoes. "What about these?" I asked Hook and he laughed.
"Love, you don't know much about this do you?" he asked, even before looking at my selection.
But when his gaze followed my pointed finger, he picked up the leather boots. They were traditional, and slightly elevated.
"Well!" the captain told me. "Try them on."
That was how we got my boots.
At the end of our trip, I had also acquired a cropped Regency style military jacket, one pair of nomad flow plants, one pair of riding-type breeches, a waistcoat, and a simple cream colored blouse.
Other than the blouse, everything else came in varying shades of black and gray.
There was one thing I didn't have. A sword.
We had a few gold bits left, and even though the sun was low in the sky I convinced Hook to give me a moment to look for something.
"Come along, Jessica! They'll be pulling up the gang plank soon!"
It was just as I began to walk away in defeat that I saw it. A beautiful cutlass. I needed it.
"Hook!"
He gave me a look.
"Captain!" I corrected myself. "Look!"
I grabbed him by the arm. "I swear, one day I'm going to slit Pan's throat with this blade!"