rainbowfudge | meme 001 ✽ the pirate au meme

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRGH - okay, who finished the rum?
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1. Boarded: Your ship has been boarded, and as captain you've been captured! Better hope the other captain gives quarter. Alternatively, it's a nice warm day for a swim. That plank was made for walking.

2. Victory: You've captured another ship! You knew those extra cannons would come in handy. And let's hope they've got lots of swag! Where's the captain? Are you the decent sort, or are you going to rub their face in it for a bit?

3. Swab the decks: You're a cabin boy! It's a good thing you don't mind doing all the dirty work, right? Anyway, the captain's calling; better see what they want.

4. Marooned: For a bit there you'd thought you were in Davy's Jones' grip, but somehow you've washed ashore with the driftwood. As you stare dazedly up from the surf, you have questions. Where are you? And who's that already on the shore?

5. Buried Treasure: Sink me! You've really found the mother lode. . . but you're not the only one. Who gets to take the treasure back to their ship? Better make sure it's you.

6. Rum: Rum, everywhere.

7. Swordfight: It's that person you can't stand! And they've taken your most valuable possession, that one of a kind thing you just can't live without! Better get that trinket back before it and your nemesis are gone over the side forever. Let's hear some swashes buckling.

8. Mutiny: The tack is full of maggots and this drinking water may as well have come from the gutter. There's one person to blame for this, and you're here to make especially sure that they pay for it. The captain does always seem to take the best treasure before everybody else.

9. Kidnapping: Don't they look rather peaceful, innocent even, sleeping so soundly there with their fancy nightclothes and pillows. Brings a tear to your eye, it does. Better take them aboard and send for a ransom.

10. Take a Gamble: Gotta spend your loot somehow, but it must have been the rum that had you bettin' everything at once! You've lost to your hornswagglin' shipmate; what did you lose, and what will they make you do now?

11. Under the Sea: You are now a Mermaid/Merman! That sailor over there sure looks appealing; let's see if you can lure them in with your charms. Don't forget that they can't breathe under water! You do seem to always forget, don't you. . .

12. The Doldrums: Can you say cabin fever? The sails haven't moved in weeks. You're about seeing if your mates can relieve this awful boredom.

13. Wild card. What do. Your choice. It doesn't even have to be here - wait why am I even explaining this to you YOU KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

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You can't. ( Antonio sits back and looks at Lovino calmly, ) It's too dangerous.

Puerto la Cruz is a good town. Find a good girl, settle down, start a family. . . Think of the stories you'll be able to tell everyone now.

[ Lovino shook his head repeatedly, hands clenching into fists as a painful feeling settled in his chest. ]

No! I don't give a fuck if it's too dangerous! We've been through so much already and you just want to get rid of me now? I'm not going to drag you down or hold you back or whatever stupid reason you have for wanting to do this!

This time it's different, Lovino. Capitán's orders: You won't be coming with us.

( Of course he wouldn't make this easy. Antonio manages a smile at Lovino before drawing his pistol and aiming at him. )

Staying at Puerto la Cruz would be the easier choice.

I--

[ His blood ran cold and eyes widened when that pistol was drawn and aimed at him. Instinctively he took a step back, the color draining from his face a little and legs feeling stupidly weak. ]

...So... e-either I go willingly or you'd kill me?

[ Painful tears welled up in the corners of his eyes and he scoffed a bit, trying to hide how much this was killing him inside. ] ...You're going to go get your ass killed doing this without me... leaving me behind alone in some stupid town...

If not me: Arthur.

( And he draws it back some. There's a click and the gun is ready to fire at the pull of a trigger. )

Ay, Lovi, look at you now. Nothing has happened yet and you're already afraid. I don't need people who are afraid to die.

( Does that mean Antonio isn't afraid. . . Well, he really would do anything to catch Arthur. )

[ The idea of death didn't scare him as much as the idea of losing someone he'd come to be somewhat close to - though he'd not admit it - as the man had taken care of him up until now and then this was just painful. So was hearing that click, swearing he heard his damn heart miss a beat for a second.

However it was the words that cut the deepest.

Bracing himself, he stepped forwards boldly and glowered at the older man despite the movement might have just gotten him shot at. Being told he wasn't needed quite hurt and he wasn't going to back down now despite his instincts told him otherwise. ]

I'm not afraid to die. Anyone would react that way if you suddenly just drew a damn gun on them, damn it!

( The challenging smile never fades and he tilts his head to one side at Lovino's claim. "Is that so?" )

Careful.

( And he tosses the pistol towards the other man. )

Then try me.

[ By a simple chance alone, he barely managed to catch that pistol when it was thrown at him, staring at it bemusedly before his gaze ticked upward to the Spaniard a bit in shock. ]

What? It's n-not the same, i-idiot!

[ He never meant it rudely, saying it more out of habit than anything else, but he exhales a breath and just gets a good hold on the gun and holds it out as if he was going to shoot his captain. Managing to do so without his hand shaking, which was a feat in itself.

Damn it he's going to prove a point. Somehow. ]

You gave me the gun and now I could shoot you where you stand. I could make it so you couldn't go after that Arthur bastard...

( Of course, there aren't any bullets in the gun. What? Did you really think he'd shoot Lovino? Or that he'd trust Romano with a loaded gun? . . . Yes, but that's besides the point. The other man had a temper and he wasn't going to take any risks. )

Let's see it then. Shoot.

[ Lovino visibly flinched a little with Antonio saying that so simply but again, he wants to get a point across. Prove he's not so weak that he couldn't handle shooting someone.

Fuck. It wasn't like he hadn't shot anyone before in their life so this wasn't any different... or so he really had to tell himself. His expression hardened a bit but he steadied the gun and his lips twisted into a bit of an edged smile. ]

Fine. If that's what you want...

[ For a half a second there's no sign of the scared boy that had been there before, carefully masked behind a fairly dark, serious facade as his finger moved and pulled the trigger. Expecting a bullet to shoot out and hit the man... but nothing came out. Shit. Would Antonio get mad at him for the fact he'd actually tried to shoot him now...? ]

( Antonio has never stopped smiling but something about it changes now. Leaning across the desk, the side of his face resting on the palm of his hand, the air around him is almost lighter. It's the old smile, the trademark one that he often wears. Things are normal? )

A gift for my henchman. ( And then he laughs, ) Ajajaja, for a moment I was almost impressed.

[ He just stared for a moment; a bit dumbfounded at what happened but now Antonio was smiling more happily again. That same old, idiotic one he'd told him was annoying and now was just a bit surprising to him. It was partially just because his mind was still registering what had happened, only snapping out of his thoughts when he heard those words.

Lowering the gun, it took a second before he was able to get his thoughts together. Something spurred on by the last words, causing his brows to narrow into a bit of an almost petulant frown. ]

A g-gift?!

[ Turning his gaze away, Lovino just can't look at him right now. Not after that and how he'd laughed like that too. Stubbornly now responding like he did any other time before this. ] ...W-What the fuck d-do you mean almost!? I'll work harder next time and impress you if that's what you want...

Mhmm, a gift. You'll have to find the bullets on your own though, I'm afraid. ( It's rather cute how Lovino is acting over the situation. Unfazed, he stands and begins to clear off the desk, collecting the maps to return to the cabinet for later use. )

No, no, no, you don't have to worry about trying to impress me more.

I remember when you first joined the crew. Ay, you were so hopeless! ( WOW, Antonio, way to be overly blunt. ) But you've gotten much better since then. Capitán is very proud.

[ The words take a second or two to set in and he's staring at the pistol in his hand before Lovino's cheeks color with a bit of a blush. He's wanted his captain to acknowledge him and give him his very own pistol for ages now and he's finally gotten it in such a strange, unusual way.

Not that he'd complain about having it though. ]

I... T-Thank you, Anto-- I mean... Captain.

[ Lovino may be essentially a foul-mouthed brat most of the time but goddamn it he had manners when he wanted to. Also relieved that he doesn't have to worry about impressing him anymore - despite a part of him wanted to so he could hear him SAY it.

Then there were those last words, bringing in a mix of anger again but also a strange pang of pride as he rarely got to hear that he'd actually made him proud. ]

...A-About damn time you said it. I've been with the crew for ages s-so of course I would have improved since then, damn it.

[ That and he won't admit he's actually a bit happy now, all things said and done, really. ]

Edited 2012-04-11 07:26 (UTC)

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Aaah sorry for the tl;dr OTL