i crack the sky like a god-damn whip

JACK

He certainly will find out soon, and given that Vesper and Jack are the only telepaths likely to be around The Ark for the most part, he'll likely be surprised at how open her mind is. (All the better to draw you in and drown you, my dear). The next round arrives just as Vesper's dry remark hits the air, giving Jack the perfect opportunity to fish an ice cube out of his glass and throw it at the boy. "Don't you put that evil on me," he tells him with a curl of his lip that's entirely ruined by the amusement in his eyes.

"Bein' docked in Torchline wasn't exactly a well-kept secret. Reckon most've the islands knew we were back within a couple hours. Maybe that's why the message appeared when it did." Jack smirks into his glass at the thought. Quick, here's an engagement to distract you from the Captain!

Scoffing and lifting his drink to his lips for a slow pull of liquor, Jack hums his agreement about Nova and her glitter-based homicide. "Mm, she was already designin' treehouses when we came into the skyport," he agrees. "Best nip that in the bud before she moves here."

Lowering his glass, but not before tipping it in an absent cheers, the Captain makes a mental note to keep Vesper in mind. "You gonna be wantin' your old bunk?" he asks. "Or you gonna find somewhere else in King's End to stay?"

no more than I was or than I want to be
when you fall on me like night, I wanna kill the lights

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!