King Kong 2005 Part 5
Voyage to Skull Island goes onward.
Disclaimers: I own nothing
The Venture steams past the lights of Vale.
"You're much better off sticking with film." Bart said to Jaune who's sitting on the deck floor.
"I don't do it for the money, Bart. I happen to love the theatre." Jaune said that he never does things for money, he just loves the theatre very much.
"I would say Jaune is not money hungry at all", Weiss commented after hearing what Jaune on the screen said.
"He only loves theatre so much", Blake said but many are happy for him.
"My good guess, he visited many theatres in Remnant", Ruby too guess.
"Good possibility", Yang said next.
"No, you don't." Bart said as Jaune looks at him exasperated as Bart casually taps his pipe on the rail of the boat.
"If you really loved it, you would have jumped." Bart said that Jaune would have jumped to get off the Venture but he never did.
Back at the docks, Zelman throws his hat to the ground in anger as the Venture pulls away from the docks. The Venture steams away from the docks, passing under the Vale Bridge. Next at Willow's cabin during the night Willow tests her mattress with her hands. Willow straightens & turns, perching on the edge of the bunk.
"At least we someone else is mad that they failed to catch Oobleck", Qrow said after seeing Zelman's attitude.
"Lastly, at least mother is doing fine in her cabin", Weiss commented after seeing how fine Willow is doing.
"I hope you find it to your liking... it's quite comfortable. Your towels and linens are underneath the bed. That is the wash basin. I know, that's not a pleasant smell is it? I'm sure it'll disperse in a day or two." Preston said being apologetic as dances over to the wardrobe.
"The closet ... your costumes - I hope you'll find everything is in order. If there is anything that you need, please do not hesitate to ask...fresh water, perhaps? I can bring it to you personally." Preston is interrupted by a knock on the cabin door.
The door opens and Bart enters. He thrusts a bottle of Johnny Walker scotch inti Willow's hands.
"Oh please none of that again!" Winter commented believing that stuff is just going to get Willow drunk.
"I don't believe that stuff is going to make Willow drunk at all", Hakaze said to Winter.
"You think?"
"Assuming Willow doesn't take too much of it."
"Knock knock! We can't have our leading lady deprived of the necessities of life." Bart said before turning to Preston.
"Do me a favor, run a bottle down to Jaune. It'll fend off his problem." Bart said to Preston.
"They're still trying to find a place for him to sleep." Preston said to Bart.
"You told him my typewriter is available for hire?" Bart ask Preston about that.
"Yes, he didn't take it well." Preston answered and departs down the corridor.
"Mr. Arc?" Willow ask confused and Bart turns and looks at Willow.
"He's on board?" Willow ask if Jaune is onboard because she would like to meet him.
"Jaune has his heart set on coming. Call me a softie, I couldn't say no." Bart answered.
"Willow would want to meet with Jaune", Pyrrha commented and they know what's coming for sure.
"Let's see how that turns out", Blake commented wanting to see how they will go.
"Romance?" Oscar ask and everyone who knows Willow gives him a smug look.
At the ships hold, Choy is showing Jaune to his sleeping quarters, carrying blankets. Jaune stares in disbelief at the dingy hold strewn with straw bales and empty animal cages. He reacts to the smell.
"This room very comfortable, plenty dim light ... fresh straw." Choy said to Jaune.
"What'd you keep down here?" Jaune ask due to the empty animal cages that's down here.
"Lion, tiger, hippo you name it." Choy answer that they keep various kinds of animals.
"What, do you sell them to Zoos?" Jaune ask what they do to the animals they used to have here.
"Zoos ... circus ..." Choy said but then lowers his voice.
"Skipper get big money for rare animal."
"Oh so those animals they manage to get from the wild, they bring it to the zoo or the circus", Peter said knowing what happened to the all the animals.
"And they get paid after handing them over to the zoo and circus", Oobleck said next.
"Careful! Camel have bad accident on floor. Stain unremovable ..." Choy said alarmed and Jaune looks down. He's standing in a dark, viscous puddle of gunge.
"Skipper catch any animal you want. He do you real good price on white rhino." Choy said lowering his voice.
"To them it's always about money", Roman commented.
"Choy!" Ironwood calls him sternly and Choy clams up as James strolls into the hold.
"My apologies for not being able to offer you a cabin. Have you found an enclosure to your taste?" James apologies to Jaune for that.
"Spoilt for choice." Jaune said dryly and James surveys a couple of larges cages.
"What are you, Mr. Arc, a lion or a chimpanzee?" James ask and Jaune opens a cage large enough to sleep in.]
"I'm very sorry if ask such a ridiculous question", James said but nobody minds that.
"Maybe, I'll take this one." Jaune said steps back with surprise as a wooden crate topples, spilling out a large medical bottle. Choy looks up in shock as the bottle rolls towards James who coolly traps it with his foot.
"I told you to lock it up." James reminded Choy who gets scared.
"Sorry, Captain! Sun said", but James interrupts before Choy can explain himself.
"Sun doesn't give the orders. What are you trying to do? Put the whole ship to sleep? Get them out of here!" James hands the bottle to a nervous Choy. Jaune stares at the crates stacked in the cage. It says Chloroform.
"Chloroform is capable of knocking anybody out", James commented knowing what those stuff can really do.
"Yep", Winter said.
"Later on in the film, they will put those chloroform to good use", Hakaze mentions because she what they will use it against.
"And who will that be?" Willow asked.
"You'll see what I mean", Hakaze answered.
On the next day, the Venture ploughs through a Heavy Swell. In Mercury's cabin, Mercury pins movie posters from some of his previous films on his cabin wall ... He steps back, admiring them. In the Ship's hold, Jaune sitting in the hold, tapping on an old typewriter propped up on boxes. He is clearly very queasy, as he tries to stay focused on the typewriter keys. he sees Oscar Pine carrying a tray come into view, he coughs and clams up.
"Oh Oscar is here too", Ruby commented.
"I guess I'm the youngest member of the Venture."
"Yes, but you also befriended with Flynt", Hakaze said to him.
"I believe that's good", Flynt commented.
"Compliments of the chef", Oscar said unloading the bowels of grey looking stew from the tray. Oscar puts the bowl next to Jaune ... who takes one look at it, and squeeze his eyes closed.
"Oh Monty Oum!"
"Lambs brains in walnut sauce." Oscar answered what that stuff really is which made most the audiences look like they want to puke.
"Oh dear lord!" Glynda said after hearing that stuff has brains.
"I'm so not eating that stuff!" Cinder commented in disgust.
"Can they at least eat something better?" Oscar wonders.
"Well they are in a ship after all that can make food looking like that", Hakaze her point about it.
The cages and ropes sway with each roll of the waves ... Oscar walks away. Lastly Jaune looking very nauseated.
"Oscar!" Oscar spins round, a guilty look on his face after Flynt gets his attention.
"You run those ropes up on deck like I told you?" Flynt said to him.
"Doing it now, Mr. Coal." Oscar tries to slip past, but Flynt grabs his wrist.
"How about you return Mr. Arc's pen first?" Flynt stops him after noticing that Oscar snagged Jaune's pen.
An expensive fountain pen drops from Oscar's hand and clatters to the floor. Quick as an eel, Oscar scampers away. Flynt shakes his head, and picks up the Pen ... hands it back.
"Oh Oscar is a thief!" Weiss said after seeing the pen that Oscar stole from Jaune.
"Not really Weiss, because Flynt will tell Oscar's backstory", Hakaze said as the next part is coming.
"He doesn't mean any harm. I'll keep him out of your way." Flynt said to Jaune that Oscar means nobody harm at all.
"No, it's okay." Jaune said it's fine.
"It's just he likes it down here, it's where I found him ... four years ago ... stowed away in one of them cages. His arm was broken in two places, he was wilder than half the animals in here. Still won't tell me where he came from, all I know, it wasn't any place good." Flynt explains how did he meet Oscar but only took a guess wherever did he come from was probably bad.
"You would take a guess that Oscar was probably been in a abusive family", Hakaze said and many in the audiences might take a guess.
"And he ran away from them, right after he got tired of it", Ruby commented.
"But ended up as a stowaway in the Venture where Flynt later meets him", Neon said the last part.
Up in the Venture deck during the day, we see Oscar is sorting nets up on deck. Nearby Flynt rests against the railing.
"You gotta straighten up. You don't want to be on this ship for the rest of your life." Flynt said to Oscar.
"I do." Oscar answered.
"No, you don't, Oscar. You wanna get yourself educated. Give yourself some options. Take this serious." Flynt corrects him because he wanted Oscar to have a better life using education.
"I do, Mr. Coal, I do! Look, I've been reading." Oscar pulls a battered book out of his coat pocket. Flynt takes the book. It has a painting of a TRAMP STEAMER on the cover and the title: HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad.
"Where did you get this?" Flynt ask where did Oscar get it.
"I borrowed it ..." Oscar answered prevaricating.
Flynt flicks the book open and sees "Property of Vale Public Library" stamped on the interior of the dust jacket.
"On long term loan. Look at this." Oscar points to the printed byline on the back of the book.
"Adventures on a Tramp Steamer". See, just like us." Oscar said and shows it Flynt.
"Looks like Flynt is looking out for Oscar to be sure he gets educated and gets a happy life instead the abuse he got from his past", Neon said about what's Flynt is trying to do for Oscar.
"Flynt is also a mentor for Oscar", James said after seeing what kind of relationship Oscar had with Flynt.
"Also I believe Oscar would befriended with Jaune", Flynt mentions that part.
Next scene, the Venture as it cuts through open ocean. In Willow's cabin, Willow is holding a copy of Jaune's play known as, Isolation... she is standing in front of a mirror rehearsing her introduction.
"It's nice to meet you Mr. Arc, I'm actually quite familiar with your work." Willow rehearse the lines.
"Oh yes! ... Hello, Mr Driscoll - it's so nice to meet you! Actually, I'm quite familiar with your work. I'm a huge fan!" Willow tries it again.
"I've read everything you've ever written." Willows tries it one more time until her face falls in despair, she can't get rid of her nerves about meeting the famous Jaune Arc.
"Nice rehearsal", Weiss complimented her mom.
"Thanks Weiss."
"Your screen self really wants to meet Jaune Arc", Winter said to her.
"Yes."
End
Next up the voyage continues.