"They're blowing holes in my beautiful ship, man! Stop letting them do that, for the sake of the gods!" Grant released his two-fisted grab on the deckhand's jacket, returning his gaze to the cannon in front of him. The barrel had, through some unlucky miracle, been hit by an opposing shot, tearing off the entire front half of the metal cannon. "Shit." He said, not for the first time. "Rest in peace, Mackenzie," he said, then whirled to the deckhand. "You! Keep firing! Bastards want to shoot my baby, you're going to shoot back, damn it! Go! Go!" He pushed the man gently toward the nearest intact cannon, ready to fire.

This was a problem. Each cannon had its purpose, each shot, a target. This was a boomber, and now it wasn't booming. He had a spare barrel in one of the store rooms behind him, but he needed someone else to help him lift it. The thing weighed a ton, at least. He couldn't spare anyone down here: Jackal was down and out cold, and they had already been understaffed when the fight had occurred. "Damn pirates," he mumbled, not for the first time. "Keep firing!" he roared again. "You have your orders, and you're all smart lads! Keep on 'em, and don't let them blow any more holes! I'll be right back!"

Then he was gone, whooshing down the ship's second deck. "HEY!" He roared, for anyone who might hear him. "I need a guy! Or girl! Literally anyone who can help me lift some shit will do!" He repeated the call over and over, even though he knew no one was downstairs. Everyone was on the top deck, duking it out with the pirates. He'd seen them all and knew where everyone was, but that didn't mean he could just run up there and hope to survive. He had his knife and his gun, and that was it: not exactly an arsenal.

Gun in hand, he poked his head out of one of the hatches, looking over to Fletcher. "Oy! Captain! Really, really could use someone to help me out downstairs!" Hopefully his voice would carry so that someone would hear him. He shot a man rushing toward him for added effecting, hoping to draw the captain's attention.