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[turned_captain]

The warm waters of the Caribean inlet part dramatically, and the Flying Dutchman emerges without any further fuss, anchoring and remaining anchored by the jetty left for the purpose.

Her captain reamins on borad, of course, looking expectantly towards the bar.

Has anyone seen his wife recently?

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[byhisbootstraps]

Once the ship's properly at anchor, another figure steps up behind the captain.

"How long has it been?" he muses.

[turned_captain]

Will starts to answer, then realises as soon as he's taken that opening breath that he doesn't know the answer, so gives up with a puzzled frown.

"I don't know."

oplease don't let it be too late.

[byhisbootstraps]

Bootstrap glances sideways at his son.

"It'll be fine," he soothes.

[turned_captain]

"Will it?"

Will does a jolly good job of sounding and looking stoic and reassured.

But beneath that, he's panicking like a boy and needs his father's reassurance.

"We should have been back more often."