Crushed and filled with all I found -
more, give me more, give me more
"I'm insulted," Jack replies easily. "You won't be running any risk with me, providing we play our cards right. I move things around. I get things for people that might sometimes be difficult to find."
The corners of my lips curl up. I see what it is he offers now, but I am unsure if it is a snare for a fool to loop their necks in, or if I will find opportunity here with the smuggler called Jack. As long as I play my cards right. It would help if I even knew what hand I was holding, or what card game we were playing. I should be used to feeling this way by now; I'm always stumbling in the dark, and there's nothing to do but keep going.
"I'm no stranger to hard work," I tell him. "But I don't know your laws, your waters, or how you get around either one."
And then I smile and look out at the Ark as she bobs in the waves, because if I'm doing this, I'm doing this. It's not the first impulsive decision I've made with my life, and I'm sure it won't be the last.
"Let's have a tour." I look sideways at Jack, ignoring the knots in my belly. "Help me understand where I am and the ship I'm tending to, Captain, and you have yourself a new crewmate."
The corners of my lips curl up. I see what it is he offers now, but I am unsure if it is a snare for a fool to loop their necks in, or if I will find opportunity here with the smuggler called Jack. As long as I play my cards right. It would help if I even knew what hand I was holding, or what card game we were playing. I should be used to feeling this way by now; I'm always stumbling in the dark, and there's nothing to do but keep going.
"I'm no stranger to hard work," I tell him. "But I don't know your laws, your waters, or how you get around either one."
And then I smile and look out at the Ark as she bobs in the waves, because if I'm doing this, I'm doing this. It's not the first impulsive decision I've made with my life, and I'm sure it won't be the last.
"Let's have a tour." I look sideways at Jack, ignoring the knots in my belly. "Help me understand where I am and the ship I'm tending to, Captain, and you have yourself a new crewmate."
Straea
