And it's definitely not the last time she'll hear about it, as the Pearl was probably Jack's most favorite subject in the entire world to babble on about.
His mouth perks in a faint smile at her. "Aye, it's big. But it's also the fastest ship in the Caribbean." He swishes his hand around. "I wager, perhaps even the fastest ship in the whole world." It could outrun the Dutchman -- a ship that was, by all means, supernatural -- if the wind favored them. That was amazing enough, right?
His gaze turns distant, dark eyes focused on some faraway point. "But it ain't just a ship, you know? The Pearl, in its essence -- " He's clearly grasping at words to describe it to her, the love for his ship clear in his tone, " -- is freedom. Home. Life. Everything I'd ever want." And he'd paid a steep price for it, in the end.
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His mouth perks in a faint smile at her. "Aye, it's big. But it's also the fastest ship in the Caribbean." He swishes his hand around. "I wager, perhaps even the fastest ship in the whole world." It could outrun the Dutchman -- a ship that was, by all means, supernatural -- if the wind favored them. That was amazing enough, right?
His gaze turns distant, dark eyes focused on some faraway point. "But it ain't just a ship, you know? The Pearl, in its essence -- " He's clearly grasping at words to describe it to her, the love for his ship clear in his tone, " -- is freedom. Home. Life. Everything I'd ever want." And he'd paid a steep price for it, in the end.