Draft Log #3: During v. 2.0

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone on the draft
What: Day 3-5
When: August 27th-August 29th
Where: ONCE MORE INTO THE-- ...BEACH
Summary: Like it says above. The draftees reach the beach.
Rating: V FOR VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR!!


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[all7seas]

Jack just gave the boy a look. He knew that Kennedy knew the difference, that the young navy man was well enough aware of how things worked in the pirating world.

"Would have at least spared Norrington the trouble of turning his nose up at me later-like. Tell me: what news from the brigs?"

[simplestgift]

No, Kennedy was only just now getting that the pirate code was the kind of thing even navy men would mutiny over.

"They're holding up. Elric is keeping the Endurance in repair, or we'd be lost. There's no end to them, Jack."

[all7seas]

"And what of Beckett's Mum? What of the flag ship?" Nervous fingers began twisting up the hem of the blanket. Jack had to know---there were so many on that ship that he had sworn to protect, and now he was--as James had said---useless to them.

[simplestgift]

"I've not heard of casualties. Where does that name come from, anyway?"

[all7seas]

"Beckett's Mum? Named after the mythical and or legendary mum of one Admiral Beckett. One of your tyrants, Kennedy. I assume he had a mum at some point in his life."

[simplestgift]

There's a choked laugh. "Aboard Beckett's mum?"

[all7seas]

"Riding her like the devil himself were after us."

[simplestgift]

That gets a real laugh. "Clever. Wish I'd thought of it for...well. Buckland, perhaps, though he wasn't the worst." The worst are the ones he doesn't even want mentioned. "Or Hammond."

He draws a flask from his coat and tosses it to Jack.

[all7seas]

Oh God bless you Archie Kennedy: so much ill-feeling that you stuck by Hornblower's captaincy bid vanishes as Jack catches that flask.

"You...are a god...among men, Kennedy."

[simplestgift]

A soft chuckle, this time. He did stick up for your bid, Jack, and he did vote for you.

"You'll have to get better in time for our voyage."

[all7seas]

Ah--the voyage. He'd promised the lad, after all. And even though he less than ever wanted to sail with Hornblower...

"Right. Voyage. Soon enough, eh?"