A Pirate and Three Navy Men

[all7seas]

Who: lists_to_port, noprevaricating, seventeensir, straightatem
What: Cheering Archie up after tothelibrary was sent home. CHEERING HIM UP AT ALL COSTS.
When: Late Afternoon, 9/8--Early Morning, 9/10
Where: Ocean--aboard the Joanna Joyce
Summary: Archie Kennedy was in the depths of despair after the girl he loved was sent home by the Malnosso. Jack Sparrow hated seeing him so sad and offered a sail to perk him up a bit. And then he offered to let Hornblower come along, which was a supreme sacrifice. And at some point they will dredge the newly-landed Jack Aubrey from the depths. There might be something going on with octopi in this thing, too, eventually.
Rating: This will be rated PG-13 for all the instances in which Sparrow will be annoyed by Horatio Hornblower.


There: the last bottle of rum had been stored aboard the Joanna Joyce. The tally, by the end, was half a dozen bottles of rum, a six pack of something called "Pabst Blue Ribbon", a box of wine, three bottles of champagne, a bottle of scotch, and a bottle of whiskey. It might almost be enough to get Jack Sparrow through the hours of being with Hornblower in close quarters that were soon to follow. Now it was just a matter of waiting for the two Navy men to show up at the shore. For the occasion, Jack had brought the Joanna in to the southernmost dock. The King's Men would not have to swim today.

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[captainhornblower]

"They're..." Hornblower frowned. "They're strange things, smack of witchcraft to me. You can write in them or speak to them and... anyone else with a journal can hear or see and reply. There are ways to make sure some people can't and others can, but..." He waved a thin hand. "I don't trust them."

He knew that the only proper explanation would be a demonstration, but that could be handled later.

[all7seas]

"What Captain Hornblower's tryin' to say, mate, is that they're highly useful things and if it makes him feel better he can burn a witch or two later-like and get that right out of his system. Negative. Negative toxic thought, that."

The pirate tapped the side of his head with an index finger, knowingly.

"Just beware, eh? As Hornblower has stated, what you write or say on these here journals can be seen by all the others. Could prove awkward if one of your lovely ladyfriends gets wind of the other."

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[simplestgift]

Archie returned just in time to hear that last statement. He cast a look at the captain, then at Horatio, before quietly offering Aubrey a bottle of brandy. How much the man drank was of no concern. He'd earned it just by being here.

forever and a half later

[straightatem.livejournal.com]

Witchcraft journals? Sounded absurd. "And all receive one of these...journals?" It was confusing, but he could parrot it back.

And then the question arose: where was his?

Aubrey listened to Sparrow go on without any lack of amusement on his part. He was odd, certainly. But not so unwelcome in his eccentricity. Apparently Jacks and weirdness went hand in hand.

At the brandy, Jack smiles gratefully and takes it with another 'Thank you'. "I take it you are Kennedy?"

07

[all7seas]

Sparrow was sort of wondering the same thing: where could Aubrey's journal have got to? Then he realized that his head was far too swimmy for such thoughts. Kennedy could clarify things for the new captain. He was good at that.