forum Totally Not Pirates of the Caribbean 1x1 (Closed)

Started July 05, 2020 by @Calanthe

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Elias nodded, "I, uhm, quick question? Do I have to spend the night in the brig again?"

He squinted. "Hm." He thought that over, drumming his fingers. "Depends. I should not house you with my men, and there are no spare cabins…" He trailed off.

"So, I'll take that as a yes then?" Elias asked, as he tried to hold in a sigh, he didn't exactly like it there but it might be safer than anywhere else, "But, uh, what would happen if I, well, stayed with your crew?"

"They might attack you." he replied with a shrug. "Or…I don't know. It just isn't a good idea for you to stay with them." he looked at Elias.

Elias' eyes widened and he looked away, "Good god, I am going to die on this ship." He muttered to himself, "So, if I have a say in this, I say no to staying with them, I don't think I want to be attacked, or killed, or anything." He said shuddering, "I guess I'll head back to the brig."

Felix sighed. "You can stay in my cabin, Elias." he said reluctantly. "If…you want to." he ran a hand through his hair.

Elias looked over at him, "Hhm? I uhm, I guess, but you don't have too if you don't want too, I can take care of myself and stay somewhere else, I don't mind at all." He muttered, as he turned away, "But thank you for the offer, I-I appreciate it. . ."

"No, it's fine." Felix replied. "I'd rather not return you to your father with rat bites in you." he smirked faintly, looking at Elias and shrugging his shoulders.

ELias shuddered again, "You're joking, right?" He studied Felix's face and realized that the man wasn't, at least as far as he could tell, "Oh, uh, alright then, I do appreciate the offer, and I'll try to not make trouble for you." He was trying to bring out his manners, as if to prove that he wouldn't do anything to act out.

Felix nodded slightly. "Of course. It isn't yet time for bed, though; sun's still high enough that there's no need for it." he ran his hands through his hair.

"Oh, that's good, I guess, now is there anything else you need from me? If not I'd like to go back to the book you lent me, it was very interesting." He sighed softly, "And uhm, I'll try to let you be, alright?"

"You can go back to the book, then." he waved a hand vaguely. "Thanks." he closed his eyes for a moment, shaking his head a little bit. He had no idea what he was doing. No idea.

Elias smiled a bit and began to walk away then looked back over his shoulder at the other man. He looked very stressed, and for a second, his heart went out to him, he felt bad for him, but then again, this man was holding him hostage aboard a ship in the middle of nowhere that had rats aboard it, there was no reason for him to feel bad or even care, yet he did.

Felix sighed, leaning on the railing and looking down at the ocean below. Hostage taking was stressful. Maybe he shouldn't have done it, if only to spare himself all this stress.

Elias shook his head and sat back down by the helm of the ship. He grabbed his book and began to read again, but he kept on thinking back to the way Felix looked, so pitiful in a way. He wanted to help and make the man's life a bit easier-although he really didn't have a choice. He tried to make it seem as though he was reading, but he was really lost in thought, trying to figure out how to help this other guy, or at least, be less annoying to him.

Felix hummed faintly, then moved to speak with some of the crew, speaking to them about how the prisoner was to be treated and such.

Before ELias knew it, he heard a bell being rung and saw a lot of the crew looking up and heading towards the sound. He figured that it was probably time for them to eat, since the sun had begun to set and such, but he wasn't too sure if he should go with them. So he went back to reading his book, he was a little bit worried about the fact that he would have to share a room with Felix, the man honestly scared him a little bit. He wasn't even sure how he was able to talk to him, the other man was just that intimidating, but he was sure that maybe soon, he'd be okay with being near him, but hopefully not, he didn't want to be aboard this ship for much longer.

Felix came over to Elias. "Time to eat. If you don't eat now, you'll get none until morning." He said, looking at Elias. "Take the book with you; I don't want it left on deck and getting wet." With that, he started walking again, heading below decks to where the crew would all be eating.

Elias groaned and sat up following him below the deck, he kept the book cradled under one arm and looked down at the ground, almost as if he was studying it. He heard the laughter of the crew as the got closer to where they would be eating, :Are you sure they won't hurt me?"

"No. They're too focused on dinner. Besides, you're under my protection." He replied, leading Felix into the galley and handing him a bowl of food.

Elias nodded a little, "Alright then, I guess that makes sense then." He sighed looking warily at the other men, then down at the bowl of the food, not exactly sure what it was, but not wanting to find out what it was, "Thank you." He said looking down at it, "I'll uhm just, uhm stay by you. .."