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stedebonnett (stedebonnett) wrote in chaosisland,

The water had always been beautiful to Stede. From the lakes and rivers he'd traversed as a child alone, to the stretches of ocean he would gaze upon and dream of a life of more, water had always called to him somehow. For a long time, he'd dismissed the idea of the life he had now, instead let it fester and become almost a parody of the truth of piracy and sailing. But the longing for being on the water never changed. It was even beautiful here, as the slight chill from the dawn begged to the warmth of sunshine to let it linger before it died, no matter the unknowns it held before them.

The only thing that could top it was Edward, and Stede let his hand drift across the one along his middriff. "I miss... noise, sometimes." He admitted, wondering whether Ed was bored of their quiet. "Having a crew, a mission, purpose, even. It's beautiful here, and I do love all of this. But there are times, though I love it, I wish it felt more real."

The idea of going out was still daunting to him without a full crew, without Olu's expertise, Jim's neverending fuel of rage and Lucius to stand there and snark at him while writing the tomes.

"I wouldn't want to take this old girl out just two of us, that's surely more than we can handle. You're... you, but I'm hardly a good sailor."

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