full speed ahead 'til I'm dead in the fast lane
This had been a long time coming, and given that they were stuck in Torchline for another season, there was no better occasion for it. Jack had been busy for much of the morning, talking shop with a few of the merchants regarding what kind of business they should expect whenever the Ark returned from her next ship, but now the afternoon was cool and breezy (for the islands, at least), and there wasn't a soul around. He would be visible walking across to the sandbar just a few minutes after she arrived.
"Pacin' around here, anyone'd think you were nervous," the captain remarked, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt (which was mostly open still, revealing a silvery map of scars). He reached down to purposely take the knife out of his boot, throwing it to let the blade stick in the sand, proving he was unarmed. "You ready for this?"
"Pacin' around here, anyone'd think you were nervous," the captain remarked, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt (which was mostly open still, revealing a silvery map of scars). He reached down to purposely take the knife out of his boot, throwing it to let the blade stick in the sand, proving he was unarmed. "You ready for this?"
