Enter Sky Pirate

[cptshakes]

Captain Shakespeare walks out from his cabin to greet his crew, except the outside of his ship is suddenly an inside of a building.

Hmm. Quaint. Nice lighting. Has that warm, homey feel the ship is always missing out on. Oooh, absolutely lovely decor all around! The fire place brings an- He growls, interrupting his train of thought, before he

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[empath_wiggin]

A very pregnant blonde woman looks up from some papers, and raises an eyebrow. "If you'd like people to answer questions, all you need to do is ask. I'd be more than happy to answer anything you might have to say."

[ooc: I can't promise I'll be on long, but I had to tag. *squee!*]

[cptshakes]

Captain Shakespeare is not often made to face pregnant woman. There is difficulty containing a happy sound at the sight of it, that so desperately wants to be released. He regards her with that gruff expression, but puts away the sword... there is after all, a vulnerable baby in a womb near by! Swords are not allowed.

"All right. What happened to my ship?"

[empath_wiggin]

"It is still there, I promise." Valentine smiles and waves a had at the armchair next to where she is perched. "This is the Inn. It is, well, think of it as being outside of reality. People come here, some dead, but mostly alive, for who knows what reason. Your ship is still there, and when you go home, it will likely be as if you never left." She holds out a hand. "I'm Valentine Wiggin-Skywalker."

[cptshakes]

Captain Shakespeare approaches, but does not sit, yet. He takes her hand, gently in his own, bowing to her. "Then this is not my home, and you would not know who I am if I told you my name?"

The implications of what she's said has not escaped him, but he is not going to take any chances.

[leading_team]

Here, Captain, have another fabulously dressed Sky Pirate! And his (lapine) first mate.

"I say, Fran, who do you think this gent is?"
"I don't know, but his clothing is not from anywhere in Ivalice."
"True. Fascinating!" Balthier walks over to Captian Shakespeare. "Hello, old chap. What brings you to the Inn?"

[cptshakes]

Captain Shakespeare likes this man's style! He nods appreciatively before he realizes what he's doing and resumes the gruff expression.

"The Inn? Why, sir, what happened to my ship? The last I checked my ship was no Inn, and if you were responsible for this switch, you may want to begin explaining."

[leading_team]

"The Inn Outside, or Outside Inn, whichever you prefer. It is an establishment that exists outside the normal bounds of reality, and within which multiple realities converge. You are in good company here, and as I believe you are the first from your world, there are non here who could possibly sully your reputation." And there's a wink at that remark.

"Fran, would you mind...?"

"Of course." And there is a cup of Earl Grey in Fran's hand which is passed to the good Captain.

[cptshakes]

"Well, in that case..." He puts his sword back into its sheathe, takes the cup, and lifts it toward them. "I am Captain Shakespeare, and it is absolutely lovely to meet you. Might I say, you both look positively dashing. Absolutely fabulous! I am tres impressed with your sense of style!"

[the_antiangst]

And here Angel's just been minding his own business, working on a sewing project.But then there was a new arrival, and, well... the pause is enough to leave Angel wondering how sincere the opening remarks are.
"You're probably not where you thought you were headed. Were you expecting a captvie audience?"

[cptshakes]

Captain Shakespeare blinks, unable to hide his confusion behind a tough expression for the moment.

"This should be my ship." He insists, eyeing the Inn with more manly suspicion now that he's thrown himself back into the role he was born to play. "Heads will roll when I find out who is responsible! Do you know who I am?"

There is a piratey argh added for effect.

[the_antiangst]

"Actually, no, I don't. And when people first end up in here they're usually expecting... any number of things that aren't a hotel lobby."
Implied is, 'So you can drop the tough guy act now, if you'd like.'

[cptshakes]

"Huh." Captain Shakespeare puts away the sword. "So this isn't my world then? You wouldn't know who I was if I told you, and thus you could not ruin a man's carefully built reputation throughout the land, correct?"

[kaywinnitfrye]

"You ain't cap'n here," comes a chipper voice from near the fire. Kaylee has strawberries and cream, and the most barely discernible baby bump. "Leastways, you ain't the only one. My cap'n's around here someplace."

Big smile. Look, Captain, it's a sky pirate from the future!

[cptshakes]

"But there can only be one Captain, and this is my ship. Or it was." Captain Shakespeare proclaims, keeping his defensive stance as he turns toward her. Then the answer occurs to him. He gasps, a bit too dramatically. "Mutiny? Those lily livered, traiterous pigs!"

[kaywinnitfrye]

That gets giggles out of Kaylee. Really, he's too adorable already.

"No, silly, it ain't your ship. Ain't ours, either. It's an Inn. Sorta."

[cptshakes]

"An Inn? Well, I certainly made no plans to visit an..." Captain Shakespeare pauses and raising his eyebrow at her, though he's already guessed the answer to the question. "Wait a minute, am I in another world right now?"