# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧

... 𝗉𝗎𝗋𝗏𝖾𝗒𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 .... 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌—. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ( 𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄. )

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

◤ ( 𝘊𝘈𝘗𝘛𝘈𝘐𝘕 ) 𝑱𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝑺𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐖—–

an independent portrayal of a rum-addled,
sea salted, whimsically whimperin’
a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶i̶c̶ 𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄.

⎛𝘿𝙀𝙎. 𝙉𝙊𝙉-𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙑𝙀. ⎞
• #POTCRP | tagged by #ℯquinox ( ! )

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[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

He does 𝙣𝙤𝙩—— ,
Dark eyes narrow. 𝑺𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔. His mouth twitches beneath the dark facial hair framing his lips. Half-playing a series of expressions : soft 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 that her opinion of him ! could be !so low !

He and rum have a 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 understanding.

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

/ yet! ^^ slow and steady leads the way!

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

/ holy Jesus, that’s a top tier idea. Oof, yas.

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

Burps.

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

. . . e x c u s e. this is 𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 against his good name, an’ he will not stand for it.

Mutinous mumbling.

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

“... ‘s a tragedy to look upon such an empty box—“ Hushed; an easy roll of a whisper on his parched tongue. The other 𝘾𝘼𝙋𝙏𝘼𝙄𝙉’𝙎 attention remained–for a beat–on the battered square shape half hidden in the sand.

Crashing down beside his doppelgänger.

“—truly.”

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

“I know what you 𝙈𝙀𝘼𝙉, mate—“

Ringed fingers clap his double twice; on the shoulder, gun-powdered fingers squeezing sympathetically. Dark eyes turning towards the ( 𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 ) box.

Truly, 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗺.

Depression hours™ : activated.

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

Lies an’ ᴜɴᴡᴀʀʀᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ slander. [nose twitch; mouth quirking at the corner] A man, can ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ‘ave enough rum, ‘Lizabeth—. [a drawn pause] ‘S ᴜɴᴛʜɪɴᴋᴀʙʟᴇ, really.

[Elizabeth Swann ⚓ @_CaptainSwann]

What is Sparrow calling himself these days?
Stupid, and Idiot, I can understand...
But beautiful?
That bloody pirate has had too much rum again
@notexactlysober

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

——no no, 𝐧𝐨; he is most certainly 𝒏𝒐𝒕 dead, an’ anythin’ you have since ᴴᴱᴬᴿᴰ, that sets out to describe ‘im ( ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪsᴇ ), is untrue, an’ a blatant attempt to discredit ‘im.

‘e just hasn’t been ᶜᴬᵁᴳᴴᵀ yet.

. . . .

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

“Well—.”

[Distant hair beads ᴄʟɪɴᴋ together. Is that a 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙛 of sweat? A twitch of his ᴍᴏᴜsᴛᴀᴄʜᴇ. Subtle ᴰᴵˢᴹᴬᵞ? oh ᴺᴼ, he’s back—.]

“—now, tha’s just ʀᴜᴅᴇ, darlin’~”

Waves.

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

| 😳 Thank you so much! Wow; thank you for the offer! I’d [absolutely] be up for that! https://t.co/F3NvPz6NjL

[𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐭 @WorstPiesBaker]

@NotExactlySober // I'm late for the voting party BUT, even though we've never written together I would love to!

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

|| • I never expected this response at all. Honestly thought my time was through. From the bottom of my heart; thank you very much. https://t.co/Q8w0D2wHL7

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

| • I’m a terrible person; who owes all of you; [heavy] apologies. If I returned to this acct; would you be willing to resume writing w/ me?

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

@_CaptainSwann Gold teeth [glint] in a languid smile; appreciation wafting from him through his mildly drunk stupor. “—flattery, darlin’, gets you [everywhere].”

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

@_CaptainSwann “—‘m remarkably predictable in tha’ regard; ‘Lizabeth.”

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

Nimble fingers snake out of the [pit] he’s been lying in; and winds around the bottle’s neck. “—very kind of you, ‘luv.”

Takes a [swig]. https://t.co/HK1GgDh91T

[Elizabeth Swann ⚓ @_CaptainSwann]

*leaves a bottle of rum in @NotExactlySober's mentions, in the hope that he too, is still around*

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

| • I’m a terrible person; who owes all of you; [heavy] apologies. If I returned to this acct; would you be willing to resume writing w/ me?

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

| • Sorry for not responding; was cut off from my wifi without notice. Will try to pick threads up again over the next few days! :)

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

@mermxn || • *accepts; with a /delighted/ grin!* :)

[# 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗣𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗧 @notexactlysober]

|| • I'd be more active here; but I'm usually ignored, so maybe not. :/