It's 2008 where I'm from, as well. Long story if this is an alternate universe and you recall me as an older man.
Oh, that's just perfect. And by perfect I mean that this is bloody ridiculous.
Long and short of it is that I had just taken off from Tortuga Island, and headed south to Haiti for provisions when this... whatever it was, occurred. But enough of that.
It's finally good to meet you, Elizabeth, my reality's version of Will has nothing but praise of you. In fact, he's never remarried since the 1800s.