DAY 2

THIS IS CAPTAIN JACK.

IN SPITE OF MY TERRIBLE ILLNESS, I, CAPTAIN JACK ATLAS, HAVE VENTURED OUT INTO THE CABIN AND STUMBLED ACROSS THE SHIP'S DIARY. I KIND OF SORT OF READ THE LAST ENTRY BUT COMPARING YOURSELF TO PREVIOUS CAPTAINS WILL ONLY CAUSE YOU TO EMULATE THEM, AND I AM UNIQUE. THERE IS ONLY ONE OF ME (JUST SO THAT IS CLEAR). I DID SEE THERE WAS SOME BABBLE ABOUT MARRIAGE, HOWEVER. I HOPE CARLY DIDN'T WRITE IT BECAUSE CARLY GETTING MARRIED WOULD MAKE THINGS COMPLICATED.

OR I GUESS DUELIST ONE MIGHT BE GOING TO MARRY DUELIST TWO. WELL, THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A VERY LONG TIME - THAT'S THE STAPLE FOR ANY SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE. AND GODDAMN I LIVE WITH YOUSAY AND BRUNO I RESPECT MALE UNIONS. JACK ATLAS IS ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLES RIGHTS AND THE BROSPECT. THAT'S WHAT A GOOD KING DOES, AND A GOOD CAPTAIN. I'M JACK ATLAS.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, DUELIST TWO IS DEFINITELY UP TO SOMETHING. HE KEEPS TRYING TO DESTROY THE BOAT WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT HE HAS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF BOATS BECAUSE HE'S OFTEN TELLING US HOW TO RUN THE SHIP. PERHAPS HE IS TRYING TO LIGHT A SUITABLE WEDDING CELEBRATORY FIRE? PERHAPS WE ARE BEING IGNORANT OF OUR GUEST'S WISHES. I MUST DISCUSS WHAT TO DO WITH CARLY. DESPITE HER SEAGULL-NATURE SHE IS QUITE WISE - LIKE AN OWL. THE BABY OF AN OWL AND A SEAGULL.

IN OTHER NEWS, I MADE A WILL. I THINK EVERY CAPTAIN SHOULD DO THIS. THE SEA IS A DANGEROUS PLACE. I COULD DIE ANY MOMENT. I'VE LEFT MOST OF MY THINGS WITH CARLY, SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL TREAT THEM WITH RESPECT. I MEAN ESPECIALLY WITH MY HANDMADE MAN-ADORNMENTS SUCH AS MY EARRINGS. I KNOW CROW'S WAITING FOR AN EXCUSE TO PIERCE HIS EARS AGAIN. HE'S SIMPLY WAITING FOR ME TO DIE. I DON'T OWE HIM ANYTHING. ADDITIONALLY, I REALISED I CAN'T GIVE YOUSAY MY BIKE LIKE I HAD ALWAYS PLANNED. OF COURSE HE WOULD TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT BUT NOW THAT BRUNO IS ON THE SCENE I DON'T WANT HIM NEAR IT. DEAD FISH GUY GIVES ME THE CREEPS. THE HEEBIES. CARLY WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE MY BIKE, TOO.

DESTINATION? I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. WE'RE ABOUT 500 DAYS FROM OUR DESTINATION, JUDGING BY THE FACT I DON'T SEE ANY LAND YET. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I WILL SURVIVE, BUT REST ASSURED CAPTAIN JACK ATLAS SHALL FIGHT THE SEA UNTIL HIS DYING DAY.

RIGHT AFTER I LIE DOWN.

CAPTAIN JACK ATLAS, RED DRAGON DATE 483482 (THIS IS ACCURATE)