[action] Eleventh Slice

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[All in all, Blackbeard has been having a terrible week.  First, Whitebeard, his old boss, allegedly shows up.  Then he gets his butt kicked by a little girl.  And to cap it all off, he was turned into pie.  That first point especially has him running for the hills, and after racking his brain for some place he can hide, he remembers that Jack is

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[action] probably going to bed soon so placeholdery XD

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[Jack had been more or less expecting this day to come. He'd taken the Cullen House in part because it would serve as a decent piratical hideout. However, things had changed in the past couple of weeks. Dawn had come to stay with him, and Buffy; the last thing he wanted was for Blackbeard to take any interest in them.

And Cirno had died. He'd been pacing and fretting over that, finally giving up and heading out to the lake to fire his gun at the squirrels.

Thanking the universe that he had no guests at present, Jack flung open the heavy oak front door.]

Ah, cap'n! Come in, Blackbeard. Fancy you being....here....and all.

[action] me too; just figured I'd get this last post in for the night

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[Having no idea about Jack's inner turmoil, Blackbeard stomps in (banging his head on the top of the frame as he does so) and shuts the door behind him.]

Yeah, I remembered ya told me 'bout this place so I thought I'd pay ya a visit! How's it goin'?

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[Jack winced as his captain cracked his head against the doorframe and stepped back, sweeping an arm toward the spacious ground floor living area. A bright fire burned in the large stone fireplace, and provided the heat for the entire house. There was no electricity. The furnishings were straight out of a posh urban design house. It wasn't a very piratey house at all.]

It's goin'. And you, Blackbeard?

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Not that great, actually! My ol' boss showed up, an' he remembers ev'rything that happened!

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[Jack leads the way to the fire. There's a couple of bottles of rum out on the coffee table.] And what would be that everything, again? Tried to kill him, didn't you.

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Let me think... Well, fer starters, I killed one o' his crew, which is generally enough fer him ta want ya dead! Then I got another one o' his crewmates executed by the government, an' ta top it all off, I killed 'im! I figured I might as well get outta town fer a while, an' hopefully this'll all blow over! [This isn't really the sort of thing that would "blow over" if Whitebeard really was here, but Blackbeard assumes otherwise. Blackbeard decides to help himself to one of the rum bottles, prying it open and drinking straight from the bottle.]

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Ah. So he's a bit put-out, then, and more's to be expected. Well, you can weather that storm here if you like. It's just me and--[Jack almost says "the monkey," until he remembers Jack the Monkey has been off with John Watson]---erm, it's just me, here. Big place, as you can see. Still can't get that blasted perfume-y smell out of the curtains.

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[Blackbeard finally takes the time to look around, and he's amazed.] Wow! This place is massive! How'd ya find out 'bout it?

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Aye, massive and fairly defensible if you can get the windows blockaded properly! And as to the second question, I've been spending a lot of time down here, mate. I've gotten to know the area, and this place was sittin' here abandoned.

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Zehahahaha! Good thing ya did that, then! Guess fate's still goin' my way in this place after all! Have ya needed ta defend it before?

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[Only from an invasion of tiny, beautiful women. So--no.] Not at all, and I hope to keep it that way. The snow and cold keeps most to the village.

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Well, I guess that works! Zehahahahaha! What're ya gonna do when it warms up out there?

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Why--move out to the sea, of course. Leave this place behind. You can have it, if you like.

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Nah, the sea's prob'ly better suited fer me also. Might come out here from time ta time, though - it's definitely less cramped than the apartment I'm stayin' in!

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Aye, well...it might be I'm entertainin' a lady or two out here, mate, so it would be best for you to...write first?

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Zehahahaha! Sure, I'll try ta let ya know if I'm comin'.

Are ya sure this place'll be safe in the winter, though? Just 'bout a week ago or so, some crazy brat froze the lake, made herself a castle, an' started attackin' people that came near it! She'd better not be like that goddamn wolf...