"Hmm." Archibald wasn't sure if any of them could cook or not, so he simply asked him to save everyone time. "Hey! Can any of you cook at all?" Two hands went up and Archie motioned for the two of them to walk over to the wheel of the ship where he and Molly were at. "Alright, you two head down to the kitchen and get something ready for everyone. Here's the list of things that you two can use." He handed them the list and watched as they walked away, leaving to go and find the kitchen of the ship. Archibald turned back to Molly and glanced upwards. "We're heading northeast right now. It'll be a while until we hit land again, about a week at the most." He told her, giving her what he believed to be a good guess.
Molly smiled and looked at the map that they had set up on a table, "Good thing couple of these guys can cook. I was starting to like you all we useless," She looked up at Archie and laughed a little before she looked back at the map, "We'll have to stock up again... Our isle seemed to be one of their last stops... There is a fair bit down there but not a lot... It'll last a good while but better safe than sorry. Once we leave, we don't know how long we'll be."
She looked over the men who milled about on the deck below, "We should also see if we can find someone capable of holding a sword..."
She looked over the men who milled about on the deck below, "We should also see if we can find someone capable of holding a sword..."
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Archibald shook his head at her and thought back. He was pretty sure that none of his men knew hot to hold a sword, and even if they did, they'd been hiding that from everyone else for some time. He practically knew that nobody on the ship knew how to correctly use a sword, and as the kind-of-but-not-really leader of the group, he should be the one to know who could do what. "I don't think any of the men here can hold a sword. We'll have to find someone while we're traveling." He looked at the waters just as the sun hid under the horizon and smiled slightly. "I think we made a good decision heaving out to the open waters. What do you think?"
Molly walked off a little and retrieved a barrel and pulled it over to by the wheel. She sat on it and crossed her legs. when he looked out to the horizon, her eyes followed. She smiled and nodded, "I think we did," She laughed a little, "Even if not everyone is too happy about me being here..."
She looked back at the man behind the wheel and gave him a sincere smile, "Thanks for letting me come along..." She glanced at the men on the deck before she returned her focus to Archie, "I heard how they reacted.... They didn't really want me here... It was... nice of you."
She looked back at the man behind the wheel and gave him a sincere smile, "Thanks for letting me come along..." She glanced at the men on the deck before she returned her focus to Archie, "I heard how they reacted.... They didn't really want me here... It was... nice of you."
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Turning his head to look at the only woman on the ship, Archibald nodded to Molly with a small smile. "Well what else was I going to do? Who am I to say that someone can't travel the seas as they please in search of fame and fortune?" He asked as her as he looked back to the front of the ship, the sky becoming darker each second. "Also, you were the one who helped up get the ship, so we might not even be here without out." He was happy to hear her give him a compliment, so he decided to praise her as well to make it even.
Molly laughed and shook her head, "Not a chance... You guys would have managed getting untied from the dock sooner or later," She rested her hands on her knees, "You guys would have managed to figure out the rigging."
She giggled again, "But then, maybe, I am being to modest," She grinned and lowered her legs off the barrel, letting them hang, "And as for you are... Well, clearly, you are Captain Archibald, pirate extraordinaire. Most fearsome pirate on the seven seas."
She shook her head, laughing still, "Well... Maybe one day."
She giggled again, "But then, maybe, I am being to modest," She grinned and lowered her legs off the barrel, letting them hang, "And as for you are... Well, clearly, you are Captain Archibald, pirate extraordinaire. Most fearsome pirate on the seven seas."
She shook her head, laughing still, "Well... Maybe one day."
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Archibald laughed lightly as he thought about himself with a large tricorn hat, several jackets with one over the other, standing at the front of the ship with the wind blowing to make things dramatic. He doubted that something like that would happen, but he could be extremely wrong for all he knew. He didn't know what kind of adventures the seas had in store for them all, and not knowing that the world had excited him. It was nothing like home, where people always knew where everything was, and nothing at all was new. He wanted to escape his boring life with his friends, and it seemed that things were already beginning to change as someone he didn't know all that well decided to take the journey with him.
"Maybe one day." He echoed her, still smiling at the thought of him being a famous pirate of the seas. "But that day is pretty far away if you ask me."
"Maybe one day." He echoed her, still smiling at the thought of him being a famous pirate of the seas. "But that day is pretty far away if you ask me."
Molly looked at him when he echoed her words. She smirked, "It might not be that far away. I mean... You convinced all of your friends to become pirates... on a whim. No plan, no ship, no money. I had no future on that island, so I don't really count but you drew them to you and carry this air that wants to make them do crazy things."
She laughed, "I'm sure we'll have a proper functioning crew in no time with your air of charisma."
She laughed, "I'm sure we'll have a proper functioning crew in no time with your air of charisma."
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"Well we were all bored and had nothing to do on the island I just suggested that we be pirates and luck steered us in the right directions. I don't really think that I have an 'air of charisma', and they trusted me enough to know that I'd probably take the hit for them if things went sour. We've just known each other so long that it's like that." He was being modest, as he didn't really believe that he had the makings to be a good pirate captain. He didn't see that he had any charisma about him, and thought that she was saying that to be nice.
Molly watched him as he spoke and shook her head, "Now you're the one being modest. She laughed a little and looked at him, "Just because you've known someone a while doesn't mean you are willing to ostracize yourself from society to become a pirate and probably lower your life expectancy by a good ten years. Not to mention the possibility of getting hung or thrown in jail. Also, I bring up the point that you had no plan. No one can properly fight other than the odd bar brawl, finding two cooks was a stroke of luck, and the fact that I knew how to sail a ship was just another."
She chuckled, "Ya, no friend is that good a friend."
She chuckled, "Ya, no friend is that good a friend."
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Archie nodded at Molly and sighed lightly. She was completely right about everything. Not even closest friends would be willing to do all of that just because one person said so. No, they would need good reasoning for giving up everything that they had in order to be a pirate. She was also right about not having a plan. He must've been a good captain to sucessfully take a ship with a ragtag crew and no plan. "Since it's too late to turn around and stop being pirates, I think that if we're going to be pirates, we might as well go all the way. We should all get tough names and things like that, since I'm not sure many people would be scared of 'Archibald, Molly, and some crew of pirates.'"
Molly feigned offense, placing her hand on her chest, "Are you telling me that Molly doesn't strike fear into your very core?"
She laughed and pulled her knees to herself, wrapping her arms around them. She pursed her lips, "I don't know... We also have to name our ship. For some reason, H.S.S Merchant Ship just doesn't sit with me."
She looked up at the sky and squinted at their sails, "We also need a flag and proper black sails."
She sighed and looked back to Archie, "Who knew being a pirate would be so much work... We could try and pinch them off some other pirates... Start making a name for ourselves.... when we figure out a name that is."
She laughed and pulled her knees to herself, wrapping her arms around them. She pursed her lips, "I don't know... We also have to name our ship. For some reason, H.S.S Merchant Ship just doesn't sit with me."
She looked up at the sky and squinted at their sails, "We also need a flag and proper black sails."
She sighed and looked back to Archie, "Who knew being a pirate would be so much work... We could try and pinch them off some other pirates... Start making a name for ourselves.... when we figure out a name that is."
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"We should at least get our bearings before we try attacking any other ships. We got lucky with taking this one, but we're hardly pirates as it is. We have no fighting skills, and no weapons to fight with. I say we take out merchant ships before anything else, take whatever supplies they have and let them spread out name around, whatever that may be." Archibald wasn't too sure about a name. He could just go naming the crew after himself, but he didn't really like that at all. He didn't have a name for the ship either, and he knew that they needed to have a good name and look to strike fear into anyone that passes. "I've got nothing when it comes to names. Maybe call our ship 'the Archer'? I don't know."
Molly made a face when he suggested the name and shook her head, "Nah... Not exactly fear striking.... And we don't really have archers..." She gave a smile before closing her eyes. She tipped her head back, trying to think of a name for the ship. It didn't have to be scary it just needed to have some kind of force behind it and easy to remember. Maybe something to do with the sea, their new life would be on it after all. Sea... Sea... Ocean... Sea... Poseidon.... Water... Blue... Neptune.
Her head snapped forward and she grinned. She lowered her legs off the barrel again and beamed at Archibald, "What about Neptune's Fall?"
Her head snapped forward and she grinned. She lowered her legs off the barrel again and beamed at Archibald, "What about Neptune's Fall?"
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Archibald mulled over the name in his head for a moment, repeating it to make sure that the name sounded cool. With a smile and a nod of the head, he agreed to the name of the ship. "I think that Neptune's fall sounds like a great name for the ship. Good thinking Molly." He said brightly leaning slightly on the wheel of the ship. He liked the sound of the name very well, and wondered if they could incorporate that into their flag in one way or another. maybe having like some sort of trident pointed downwards on the flag with a disembodied hand holding on to it? He wasn't sure that the moment, but he could discuss it with Molly sooner or later. "Alright, I think we can get away with names for now, and we already have an outstanding name for the ship. What else do we need to do?"
Molly took a deep breath when he asked what else they would be needing, "Sails... But I think it is best that we wait to get black sail when we come across some docked pirates. We don't have the money or the skills to take them out at sea..." She bit her bottom lip, still thinking, "Swords... A proper swordsman to teach us.... a doctor... some people who can fix a boat if we get into any scuffles... which we will."
She laughed a little, "Maybe we'll be lucky and we'll get some of those at our first stop," She hopped off her barrel and looked at him, "And it seems to me like you are rather lucky guy," She started to walk down the steps and smiled, "Come on. Let's go get something to eat."
She laughed a little, "Maybe we'll be lucky and we'll get some of those at our first stop," She hopped off her barrel and looked at him, "And it seems to me like you are rather lucky guy," She started to walk down the steps and smiled, "Come on. Let's go get something to eat."
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Nodding, Archibald called another man to watch over the wheel while he ate, and followed Molly down the steps. "Maybe we will get lucky, but we can't rely on luck like that. Might not be there when we need it." He told her looking around to find where they had the food set up. He only had to follow his nose, as the scent of food was pretty strong, and hard not to smell, When they reached the lower decks, it seemed that a few people were already eating and having good conversations with some of the others. They were already becoming more pirate-like and they hadn't been on the ship for more than twelve hours.
Molly nodded and followed Archie. She stifled a laugh as he walked with his nose guiding his body. It made him look a bit like a rat, or a dog sniffling around. She held her hands behind her back as she walked into what appeared to be a kind of dining area. She counted the men and grabbed a few glasses before she disappeared. She came back later and placed the cups, now filled with rum, on the table. She smirked at them all, "One glass in celebration of the ship. I don't feel like being stuck on a ship with a bunch of drunks."
She laughed and took a gulp from her own glass before she grabbed a plate.
She laughed and took a gulp from her own glass before she grabbed a plate.
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Several men took the cups that she had for them and downed the rum. A few of them savored it because the had a good feeling that they wouldn't be getting much while on the ship. Archibald didn't take one though, leaving his cup for someone else to take. He didn't really drink rum all that much, and even when he did drink some, he'd only have small amounts. He wasn't a lightweight, but he just didn't enjoy drinking like some others that he knew of. Instead, Archie simply grabbed a plate and some food, trying to see if they had anything other than rum nearby for him to drink.
Drinking was something she dabbled in. She didn't do it often and she rarely got black out drunk. She always had to keep in mind that she was a woman and while drunk, it was very easy for a man to take advantage of her. That was part of the reason she didn't intend on letting them drink too much. Men drunk weren't as easy to get the word no into their head the same as sober. Although, she didn't know of any incidents with these men, she didn't feel like taking her chances. After all, she'd be the only woman on the ship, that could be dangerous.
She didn't feel like she would have too many problems though. She slowly started to eat while the men were joyous, drinking their cup of rum. She smiled, already they were all becoming pirates.
She didn't feel like she would have too many problems though. She slowly started to eat while the men were joyous, drinking their cup of rum. She smiled, already they were all becoming pirates.
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