Then Jack hesitates. His first instinct, of course, is to lie and claim the latter, hoping no one would think too hard on the details. But that wouldn't benefit him, ultimately, once the truth of it was inevitably found out; the ship had been a simple trading vessel and had no motivation (or real firepower) to attack Jack's ship first. And lying would only serve to distance Eowyn, the only person that might be able to help him.
He grimaces, not quite meeting her gaze. "We may have -- in an unfortunate and brief lapse of judgement, mind you -- fired the first shot." His gaze flicks back to hers. "As it were."
After so long at sea, having done little actual pirating for so many months, his crew had been anxious to earn their coin and fill their coffers before arriving at Tortuga. The trading vessel, even though it'd been foreign and in unknown waters, had been perfect prey.
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Date: 2016-01-30 11:48 pm (UTC)Then Jack hesitates. His first instinct, of course, is to lie and claim the latter, hoping no one would think too hard on the details. But that wouldn't benefit him, ultimately, once the truth of it was inevitably found out; the ship had been a simple trading vessel and had no motivation (or real firepower) to attack Jack's ship first. And lying would only serve to distance Eowyn, the only person that might be able to help him.
He grimaces, not quite meeting her gaze. "We may have -- in an unfortunate and brief lapse of judgement, mind you -- fired the first shot." His gaze flicks back to hers. "As it were."
After so long at sea, having done little actual pirating for so many months, his crew had been anxious to earn their coin and fill their coffers before arriving at Tortuga. The trading vessel, even though it'd been foreign and in unknown waters, had been perfect prey.