♕ |[16]| If thou be'st born to strange sights,

[had_not_lived]

It's been a while since I wrote anything here, probably because I was kidnapped by pirates and they cut off my little finger to keep me from typing up a 'help' message. It's not so bad. You get used to it after a while. I mean, I'm used to feeling a little underequipped because I only have two arms and two legs, but I was raised by tarantulas, so my brothers and sisters always got around a lot better than I did.

One thing you don't get to do, being raised by tarantulas, is travel a lot... And in that department pirates definitely know how to do things. I think if they'd explained the situation to me-- that in exchange for my swabbing the deck and cooking and doing other chores, they'd take me around to see the whole world-- I probably would have gone along with them willingly. Really, there was no reason to raze the town and put Mr. Nolan in irons.

Anyway, I hope you're all doing well, in spite of things. It looks like some people are cursed, which really isn't surprising. I'm glad when I found the fountain of youth, that it took away my ability to be cursed, that's really made life a lot easier since. Take that, Ponce de León.



[EDIT; tarantulas. srsly.]

Comments

[had_not_lived]

Ah, well. Just curious. Not many people know what it's like, you know?

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you're the only one, Neil.

How long are you going to keep this up?

[had_not_lived]

Ah, well. So how've you been, Kate? I missed you, while I was at sea. That's the worst part of piracy, not being able to talk to your friends at home.

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've been just fine, enjoying life as a landlubber. And I'm sure the scurvy doesn't help either.

[had_not_lived]

It's a nasty disease.

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

Never underestimate the importance of oranges.

[had_not_lived]

That's all too true! You don't know how crucial they are until you're in that position, you know?

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

Same with pinky fingers. They aren't important until they get chopped off.

[had_not_lived]

Too true. I was hoping the Fountain would grow it back, but no luck.

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

It's the Fountain of Youth, Neil, not the Fountain of Regrowing Lost Fingers.

[had_not_lived]

That's true. I looked around to see if the Fountain of Lost Limbs was nearby, but I guess finding one mythical, magically restorative fountain is the limit for a lifetime.

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

I'm going to go look for the Fountain of Lost Keys.