As the car jumps forward, Jack instinctively clasps a hand against the handle of the door to keep himself from toppling again. But not soon after the pirate sinks fully against the seat, sprawling into it as he often does, and casts a glance over at Jolie with a soft perk to the corner of his mouth.
"It was 'bout 1750, last I knew." And he's horribly, horribly homesick, even if it doesn't always show. The technology that the Capitol held was incredibly impressive, beyond anything he could've ever imagined, but it was sometimes overwhelming and baffling and complicated. More often than, Jack found himself longing for the relative simplicity that he'd had back home -- of drifting off to sleep to the lull of the ocean against the hull of his beloved ship, listening to the sound of the waves and sometimes the patter of rainfall against wood, the next sunrise promising that they'd be that much closer to whatever destination he'd set out to pursue. He missed it.
"There's a fundamental difference in size between the two o' them. Boats are smaller, more meant to be used about the coast or in shallower waters. Ships are much larger, built to make long journeys and travel across deeper waters like the ocean." His hand is gesturing as he explains, an absent-minded movement. He absolutely loves talking about this subject, and he'll talk about it forever if she lets him. "For instance, the Pearl was a tall ship, a three-masted galleon."
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"It was 'bout 1750, last I knew." And he's horribly, horribly homesick, even if it doesn't always show. The technology that the Capitol held was incredibly impressive, beyond anything he could've ever imagined, but it was sometimes overwhelming and baffling and complicated. More often than, Jack found himself longing for the relative simplicity that he'd had back home -- of drifting off to sleep to the lull of the ocean against the hull of his beloved ship, listening to the sound of the waves and sometimes the patter of rainfall against wood, the next sunrise promising that they'd be that much closer to whatever destination he'd set out to pursue. He missed it.
"There's a fundamental difference in size between the two o' them. Boats are smaller, more meant to be used about the coast or in shallower waters. Ships are much larger, built to make long journeys and travel across deeper waters like the ocean." His hand is gesturing as he explains, an absent-minded movement. He absolutely loves talking about this subject, and he'll talk about it forever if she lets him. "For instance, the Pearl was a tall ship, a three-masted galleon."