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Post by Daz on Jun 18, 2010 23:37:45 GMT
".. because of another map? You mean.. what it leads to? What do you need it to lead to? The rest of the fountain?" I presume aloud, confused.
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Post by jarofdirt on Jun 18, 2010 23:44:43 GMT
Jack nodded. "Aye. I need to find the rest o' th' map, which will lead me to a second fountain. If I sip from th' water there, I'll 'ave the curse taken away. Apparently it's some sort of fail-safe for tryin' to stay young. I'm thinkin' one needs to mix the waters from both fountains to make tha' 'appen," he theorized, his eyes slowly sliding shut even as he spoke.
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Post by Daz on Jun 18, 2010 23:48:34 GMT
".. How do you plan on sailing there if just fer a few steps on the pearl ye feel dreadful?" I wonder.
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Post by jarofdirt on Jun 18, 2010 23:51:45 GMT
Somehow, Jack managed a smirk, which may have resembled a wince more. "I dunno, love. It's driven me mad tryin' to think of a way. I'm jus' hopin' the map leads me somewhere ashore...tha''s th' only way I see it 'appenin' without me endin' up dead."
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Post by Daz on Jun 19, 2010 0:00:26 GMT
"I suppose as long as we stop every so often fer ye to rest it'll be alright.." I contemplate.. and then frown harder again.. "Listen to me.. jest bloody listen to me.." I speak to myself now, "Acting like I'm going along with this.."
I take a deep breath, "I can't. I'm sorry but I can't. I believe ye, I do. But there's naught in it but danger fer me to go. I'd be a fool to sail with ye."
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Post by jarofdirt on Jun 19, 2010 2:01:18 GMT
Jack forced his eyes open, turning to glance at Cleo with a lost and hollow sort of look. He was silent for a long moment as he regarded her, then he let his eyes close once more. "Get off me ship then, Missy," he mumbled quietly. "I obviously put me trust in the wrong person."
Then without warning he collapsed, crashing unconscious to the deck of the Pearl.
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Post by Daz on Jun 19, 2010 17:37:35 GMT
I stand staring at him still.. I'd jumped a little when he fell down, but other than that I'm so bewildered that I barely move. I watch as some of the crew rush over to help him up again.. "This is insane.." I frown.. "Sailing into nothingness with a Captain that has no sea legs."
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Post by jarofdirt on Jun 19, 2010 18:45:19 GMT
Jack lay limp until he began to stir at the words of his crew who had come to help him up, slowly coming to. "Get me off this damned ship!" he mumbled angrily, waving his hands and continuing to mutter incoherently. As ordered, the crewmen aided their Captain down the gangplank, their eyes wide and curious as they realized that Jack's noticeably weird and changed behavior had returned. Smartly, they remained silent on the matter however.
"Now get out of 'ere..." Jack ordered them quietly, leaning against the dock's railing as the men pulled away quickly, eager to not get caught in his wrath. He took several deep breaths, thankful to be away from the water and his ship, as much as it killed him to admit it.
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Post by Daz on Jun 20, 2010 13:43:16 GMT
I follow him down the plank and step up to him once he's standing straight again.. "I'm serious, Jack.. if a few seconds aboard make you collapse, I don't think there is any hope left."
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Post by jarofdirt on Jun 20, 2010 14:50:16 GMT
"And jus' wha' am I supposed to do, roll over an' wait for me time to come? It's speedin' by fast either way. I age if I go to sea and I die on land by the next full moon if I don't find the map an' the fountain it leads to. I can't jus' give up, savvy?" he questioned back, all signs of his previous weaknesses having vanished as he spoke.
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