11 Fathoms Down ☠ [written] + [action] + [monkey]

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[Today Captain Jack Sparrow is trying very hard to disguise his writing. It is ornate and rather loopy and fanciful, and therefore far different from his typical elegant hand.]

Dear Lucetians,

My name is Admiral James Norrington, and I'm a whopping great bewigged prig important sort of fellow who enjoys showing off his tricky little monkey to

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[ sometime after receiving the left-behind gift, buffy manages to read this disguised message and experience a sort of light-bulb moment. while she might not have normally guessed what was going on, she has met the admiral and that in itself is enough of a tip-off. ]

Someone's playing with fire.

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Dear Interested Party:

Would you like to see my monkey?

---Norry

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[ two can play the winding game. ]

Norry? And you didn't even like me calling you James. I'm missing the part where 'Norry' is any extra dignified.

[ translation: i've met him, jack. knock it off. ]

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Dear Interested Party:

So you DO want to see it! Shall I come round and pop it out for you or would you rather meet me at the aforementioned location and go a round with it there?

--Norrykins

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I don't know -- looks like I've already had one surprise visitor today.

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Dear Interested Party:

A "surprise visitor?" Not a bloody pirate, I hope. If it was one of those scabrous dogs I'll soon have him swinging from the tallest tree.

--Norry

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I don't know -- I was kinda hoping he'd come back. Seeing as I have this surprise set up and everything but...maybe once all his piratey business is over, he'll show up.

Funny, you're amazingly less dull in text.

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A surprise eh? What is it?

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Can't tell you. That'd be against the rules -- it's not your surprise, Admiral.

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For whom is this surprise, Miss----What is your name, again?

---Norry

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Don't tell me you've forgotten about me already.

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I'm quite forgetful owing to the tightness of this wig, actually. Could it be that we've met already?

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Twice.

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Oh.

Was that the surprise?

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The surprise is hopefully gonna be a lot better. Maybe.

[ she's still not sure if she's going to end up poisoning him or not, yet. ]

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At what time would this surprise be sprung, Miss...?