full speed ahead 'til I'm dead in the fast lane
The threat of setting something ablaze likely wouldn’t end well, Jack thought idly, the captain waiting expectantly on an answer from Melita. Raising his eyebrows, he didn’t look any happier when she gave him one; soon was not a particularly accurate measure of time. The absolutely not was on the tip of his tongue - he hadn’t halted or delayed a journey for very much (volcano eruptions notwithstanding) and he had certainly powered through more than what Melita was asking for.
It was the discomfort squirming in her that stayed his refusal for a few seconds - and oh, it was worth it. The names rang in the air like a bell, Jack’s lips slanting in a smile that couldn’t be said to be all that pleasant. ”Is that so?” he drawled, abruptly straightening up from the railing. ”Then mayhap we’ll make an exception. Provided we ain’t too far out, we’ll see what we can do. You’re not gettin’ a definitely from me. But it’s the best I can do. That all?”
It was the discomfort squirming in her that stayed his refusal for a few seconds - and oh, it was worth it. The names rang in the air like a bell, Jack’s lips slanting in a smile that couldn’t be said to be all that pleasant. ”Is that so?” he drawled, abruptly straightening up from the railing. ”Then mayhap we’ll make an exception. Provided we ain’t too far out, we’ll see what we can do. You’re not gettin’ a definitely from me. But it’s the best I can do. That all?”
