eyes can't shine unless there's something burning bright behind
Aurelia let her hand slip back into the water as he took the net, gazing up at him with a neutral expression. She pursed her lips at his declaration of them 'dealing with it'. That was one way to go about it, certainly. She watched as Jack removed the jewels out of the manta bodies with a skill that revealed he was quite used to doing this. She took interest though, placing her arm up on the rock and leaning against it with her chin as she watched.
"Alright, fine. It's a deal," she sighed, letting it roll off of her shoulders. The chill of the water made a shiver run up her spine. Her eyebrow raised slightly at him, looking up from the manta carcasses. She supposed that she could maintain a title of a simple crew member, while in reality she... did whatever Jack needed her skills for. Keeping that part of herself a secret would be much harder than her past this way, especially to the rest of the crew, but she supposed she could make it work. If it meant that Jack wouldn't broadcast the nature of her previous line of work, at least not until she was ready to reveal it herself, so be it.
When he tossed the jewel in her direction, she just managed to snag it up from the rock's surface. She held it against her fingers, examining the details of its tough surface. She glanced back up at him in surprise, not expecting that one was going to be for her. A smile pressed across her face, "Thanks, Jack. I appreciate it," she clutched her hand around the jewel then. And of course, she wasn't just referring to that.. but they didn't like the mushy shit, so that was all she'd say about it.
"What do you do with the rest of 'em?" she pointed towards the dead mantas.
"Alright, fine. It's a deal," she sighed, letting it roll off of her shoulders. The chill of the water made a shiver run up her spine. Her eyebrow raised slightly at him, looking up from the manta carcasses. She supposed that she could maintain a title of a simple crew member, while in reality she... did whatever Jack needed her skills for. Keeping that part of herself a secret would be much harder than her past this way, especially to the rest of the crew, but she supposed she could make it work. If it meant that Jack wouldn't broadcast the nature of her previous line of work, at least not until she was ready to reveal it herself, so be it.
When he tossed the jewel in her direction, she just managed to snag it up from the rock's surface. She held it against her fingers, examining the details of its tough surface. She glanced back up at him in surprise, not expecting that one was going to be for her. A smile pressed across her face, "Thanks, Jack. I appreciate it," she clutched her hand around the jewel then. And of course, she wasn't just referring to that.. but they didn't like the mushy shit, so that was all she'd say about it.
"What do you do with the rest of 'em?" she pointed towards the dead mantas.
Aurelia
