23: [Action/Video] Pirates

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Who'll make his mark
The captain cried
To the devil drink a toast
We'll glut the hold
With cups of gold
And we'll feed the sea with ghosts
I see your hunger for a fortune
Could be better
Served beneath my flag
If you've the stomach
For a broadside
Come aboard my pretty boys
I will take you and make you
Everything you've ever dreamed.
Obscenely loud music is

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[actiooooon]

[pricesandvaules]

Droog's passing down the hallway when the music catches his attention. What the hell is that?

He follows the sound to its source--and really, what the hell is that?
The gleam of gold appeals, but the flamboyant colors, the yards of extra fabric--it's shocking. Not...eye-burning. Just. Shocking.

And then there's Dean in the middle of it all, in that hat, and WHAT.

Enjoy his expression, Dean, this is about as close to open confusion as Droog gets.

Dean?

[ACTION]

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[His hat is the most impressive, because it is massive and has an enormous feather in it, and that's what counts when it comes to hats. Dean quirks a grin.]

'Sup, dude? I mean, uh. Matey.

you are still my hero btw

[pricesandvaules]

Droog likes his hats snappy and clean-cut, thank you. And while he's not going to go into paroxysms of rage like the mansion's other resident alien mobster, he's still at a bit of a loss.

What are you wearing?

aw bby ilu too

[dashboardlite]

What any self-respecting pirate would wear.

[He gestures to all of himself rather proudly. It took him a whole hour to pick out this hat and scarf, you know. Kurt would be proud.]

...you don't have pirates on Alternia?

[pricesandvaules]

Nothing but the wasteland and the city.

And if you ask Droog, it is a damn good city. But, being full of mobsters, it lacks room for pirates.

[dashboardlite]

S'a damn shame, if you ask me, not havin' pirates. Not that we got any now, where I'm from, but we used to. Crazy sonsabitches ruled the seas.

[pricesandvaules]

Dressed like that.

[dashboardlite]

Dressed like this.

[pricesandvaules]

That's ridiculous.

You're going to have to sell him on this one, Dean.

[dashboardlite]

Ahhh, that's where you're wrong. These pirates were so damn badass that one of 'em actually set his beard on fire to scare his enemies.

[ARE YOU IMPRESSED YET? ARE YOU?]

[pricesandvaules]

One brow quirks a bit.

Are you trying to scare people?

[dashboardlite]

[Pft.]

No, but that ain't the point. The point is that they're fuckin' awesome.

[pricesandvaules]

He saunters over and leans on one arm of the divan, crossing his arms.

Explain.

Professor Winchester teaches history.

[dashboardlite]

Pirates are like...they were the rebels of their time, man. They defied the king and raided his ships because taxes were high and shit.

[Dean draws on the knowledge of things Sammy has taught him in the past.]

Funny thing is, they actually used to work for the king raiding enemy fleets and stuff, but then the king was kind of an asshole so they quit.

[See? Pirates. Fucking awesome.]

[pricesandvaules]

Ohhhh.
He uncrosses his arms, plants a hand on the divan and leans a little, looming over Dean. He's interested. His interest might be somewhat intimidating, but there it is.

Alone or together?

[dashboardlite]

I mean...I dunno, I guess there were a lotta different pirate ships, but they all kinda did the same thing. Some of 'em banded together.

[He thinks he saw a special on the History Channel once, waaaaaay late at night.]