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001 // VIDEO // Day 418

[ The feed opens onto the brilliant sun-yellow and cerulean-blue feathers of a macaw parrot. It stares into the feed, bobs its head a couple times, then squawks out: ]

Aye, aye sir! Any port in a storm!

[ Not too far behind the bird sits a certain Captain Jack Sparrow; they're both at a picnic bench, outside somewhere, the sun shining down from behind the clouds overhead. ]

Move, damn you! Shoo! Shoo!

[ Jack waves his hands, trying to scare it off. The bird flaps its wings, shuffles on its feet, but doesn't leave. Instead, it shakes its head and says: ]

Mum's the word!

[ And squawks again. The macaw dodges the pirate's next swipes, galloping a couple inches out of reach atop the table, then tilts its head sideways to stare at him. The pirate huffs at it, then scoots over so that the video is centered more on himself. He leans forward conspiratorially, as if to not include the bird in the conversation, both hands lifted to emphasize. ]

As I see it, and while I do appreciate any sort of well-intended indemnification for this involuntary sabbatical, I can name meself [ -- and well, mid-sentence, Jack will suddenly start to speak exactly like Miss Elizabeth Swann, prim-and-proper girl-voice and all -- ] quite a few things that would be more appropriate than a [ -- OOPS. Jack's eyes flash wide, and the pirate promptly makes this face in utter confusion.

There's a sudden blur of gold and blue and brown, then, and suddenly Jack is hatless as well. He springs up to his feet in the same instant and shouts: ]

HEY!

[ still, of course, entirely in Elizabeth's voice. But the bird has already made its escape up the branch of the nearest tree, Jack's hat in tow. The pirate curls a fist against his mouth, glancing quickly between the bird and the feed, then reaches over to switch off. ]

((OOC: Meet Mr. Cotton's Parrot, the nautical-catch-phrase-speaking parrot! Also, Jack stole stuff he shouldn't have, and so has been cursed with Elizabeth's voice and speech patterns. Backdated to Day 418 because work and yes.))

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[He recognized Jack right away, because, quite frankly, there's a limited amount of men out there that have an appreciation for eye shadow.

Given the man's general... uniqueness, the parrot really doesn't strike him as all that strange.]

[However...]

[Intently staring at the watch he asks, seemingly with honest curiosity...]

So is your voice really high or your chest really flat?

[Alright, no, he's not that naive. Just a little shit.]

[ Have a narrow-eyed smile, and a few seconds of hesitation while Jack considers whether or not to open his mouth again and speak. ~~SUCH A HARD DECISION.~~ ]

Ha ha. That's very funny. Come up with that all by yourself?

[ No, yeah, he'll take the bait. ]

Edited 2014-03-18 23:33 (UTC)

[He'd maybe retort something witty right away, but he's a bit busy with laughing. That voice.]

If it makes you feel better, you sound very pretty.

You sound like a girl, you really think anyone needs help with hinking of jokes?

Edited 2014-03-18 23:38 (UTC)

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Oh, dear, you've lost your hat. [He does understand the importance, but not necessarily the style of the hat. Admittedly, it fits the outfit.]

[ Jack clears his throat a couple times, but it still comes out in the (~~girliest~~) wrong voice. ]

No I haven't. [ Yep, just ignore the glances that the pirate keeps giving upwards, trying to spot where the parrot went, because Jack has definitely lost his hat. ] It's merely been temporarily displaced, and to be returned soon.

[Irving finds this amusing but keeps on point.]

Entering negotiations with the parrot would seem the next step.

[ ~~Don't fret too much, everyone else is already laughing :T~~ ]

Yes, of course, that first. [ No wait. ] Or well, more, actually, first to find the treacherous, scabrous blaggard. [ ... okay, that gets an involuntary smirk out of him because hearing insults like those in Elizabeth's voice is actually kind of hilarious. Maybe this isn't so bad. ]

He has a way with words, that bird.

Edited (oops where did half my text go) 2014-03-21 08:10 (UTC)