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[withmeinparadise]

[ He rolls his eyes. ]

When you said you were reading about 'em, I thought you meant history, not, uh, Treasure Island.

[evocation]

Hey, I can read both.

[She leans forward onto the bar. It's a good thing it's slow tonight.]

I was reading about that Black Sam guy who like, thought he was Robin Hood.

[withmeinparadise]

Bellamy.

[ Sam supplies it idly, arms crossed lazily against the bar as he leans in just a fraction. ]

Used the skull and crossbones--you picture a Jolly Roger in your mind, it's either his or Calico Jack's. What'd you think of him?

[evocation]

Yeah, him.

[Her lips quirk up.]

Is this a test?

[withmeinparadise]

A test?

[evocation]

Like, are you testing me to see if I have good pirate opinions?

[withmeinparadise]

I seem like the kinda guy who'd do that?

[evocation]

Okay, maybe not.

[But Sam is pretty opinionated.]

I don't know, he seemed pretty awesome. Treated his men well, tried not to hurt anyone?

[withmeinparadise]

[ Nah, he totally is. Good thing she passed. ]

Got 'em all killed, but...

[ A shrug. What can you do? Hazard of the job. ]

[evocation]

Yeah, but that was because of a storm, right?

[withmeinparadise]

Storm and a sand bar. Bad combination if you don't got a motor--not a great one even if you do.

[evocation]

Yeah, I bet.

[This is nice, actually, just talking like normal after that last conversation they had.]

Do you know how to sail?

[withmeinparadise]

If it's a speedboat, sure.

[ Admire his restraint: he managed to answer without a single reference to motorboating. ]

Tall ships like they were using back then, nah.

[evocation]

Do you sail a speedboat? Or do you... drive it?

[Don't make fun of her, Sam.]

[withmeinparadise]

Drive. [ Look at him, he's being relatively earnest about it. ] S'got a key and everything.

[evocation]

[She bursts out laughing. The earnestness is cute, honestly.]

Then that doesn't count.

[withmeinparadise]

[ About some things, he'll be earnest. Pirates, ships, adventure as a general concept--these things, he believes in, for the most part. ]

Since when? S'a boat, ain't it?

[evocation]

But there's no sail.

[withmeinparadise]

Then I guess I never sailed anything.

[ If we're going to be all high-falutin' about it. ]

Have you?

[evocation]

Uh... I rode on a jetski once? Does that count?

[withmeinparadise]

Since when do jetskis have sails?

[evocation]

Shut up.

[She reaches across the bar to swat at his arm.]

I'm the one in charge of free drinks, remember?

[withmeinparadise]

[ You're only encouraging him, Kyna. ]

That mean I'm getting another?

[evocation]

[Her lips quirk up.]

Maybe. Depends on what you want.

[withmeinparadise]

Gimme whatever you want.