Sarah Hawkins was leaning on the railing watching the stars drift by as the warp drive hummed softly. She was so glad to finally be out of the medical bay. Though she wasn't cleared for a return for duty she had been told to get a reasonable amount of exercise and a lot of rest by Doctor Lillith and she'd decided to take it on deck. She was well aware of the big Dronian leaning against the wall behind her and knew she would not get rid of him easily now that he'd declared her his sister of the heart. She wondered if she would ever get rid of him and found that she really didn't want him to leave. Later she would have to ask him for another star-song recording. It would be good to listen to when she retired. She noticed a new shadow detach itself from the darkness and with a wave to the Dronian walk up to the rail to join her.
"And how are you this glorious night, Mrs. Hawkins?" Long John Silver said as he cuddled Morph against his far cheek.
"Much, much better now." She replied as she stretched out the kinks. "And I think after all we've been through, Mrs. Hawkins and Mister Silver are a little too formal for the like of us outside of duty hours. Don't, you think?"
"Aye, you have the right of that, Sarah Hawkins." He replied with a small grin.
"Just Sarah will do and what should I call you? Long John or just John?" She said as she returned his smile.
"I'll leave that in your capable hands, Sarah." He replied as he tucked a sleepy Morph into a coat pocket.
"I think I like John." She said after a moment. "It's simpler." She leaned a little against the railing and said. "Shortly after we first met I believe you told me that the name of your ship that was destroyed by Flint's men was the Mary Anne."
"Aye, that I did." He replied wearily.
"And my middle name is Mary Anne also." She looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Coincidence, my blood-thirsty rescuer?"
He looked at her for a long time as if seeking some answer in her eyes before he replied. "No." He leaned back on the railing and tipped his hat back. "It's a long tale, it is, Sarah, and it may be distressing. Do you think you're strong enough to hear it yet?"
She considered this for a moment and then took his hand. "Come back to my recovery room and I'll lie down while you tell it."
"Sarah, I…" He stuttered in embarrassment.
"Oh, John, what a chivalrous attitude for a former pirate." She gestured over at the Big Lizard who had stepped away from the wall. "For the last two weeks I've been away from my friend here only to use the necessities. We'll be chaperoned. Better believe it."
Silver looked over at the Big Lizard who grinned, showing several very sharp teeth. "I think we will be, I really do." He replied.