———– SAVVY?

      lost. he was not lost. the matter was of his  WANTS  &  DESIRES. what did captain jack sparrow want? even he, himself, could not define. gaze redirects to the compass in hand, frown creasing his brow. the arrow spins endlessly, of which he keeps out of william’s sight. a single finger raises, waves in all manners of direction.  ❛  we’re headed... in... uhhh...rrrr... THAT WAY.  ❜ he points north-west.

      he’s aggravated with the result of the situation. where oft he might find reward in his words, he’s given nothing but threats and demands. this time around, he’d not only lost the artefact, but the promise of reward to follow. which only left one option.                                                                     ❛  incontestably. ❜

    ❛ that would make the two of us. and as enthralling       as this conversation has deemed be, i would rather see the end      of it. ❜ footsteps in unison round the corner, growing louder in       their stride. when his words finish with a bite, does his leg curve      around the others, forcing him out into the open and sparing jack      the opportunity to make a run for it.

       ❛ the threat was unnecessary, but heeded. ❜           hand is removed, his position not. ❛  i’d  ADVISE  you           keep your belongings on your person at all times, lest           some grubby pirate not heed them. a shame that would           be, wouldn’t it?  ❜

    he turns to find a group of women, sat around a nearby table. ❛  which one? ❜ he staggers, regains his balance, palm touching over the wooden post beside him. ❛  mmm... pisces,  ❜  definitely not because she was eating fish, no. ❛  aquarius, leo, virgo, virgo... nnn’eh. ❜ he grimaces, at the diminishing confidence.

      ❛ is that so?  affection is not the worry,          much unlike the... FLIFFY FLAFFY stuff that         so often follows. ❜  by which he means feelings.