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[crisisrain]

Ya know, I'm gonna skip straight ta the point. Anyone care ta tell this old man what the date is? Last time I was here it was somethin' like August.

[He pauses for a minute. August sounded right to him, but it had been an exceptionally long time since he'd last been here. Was August even a legitimate month, it wasn't native to his calendar. He wasn't even certain if this is how you use the journal properly. It had been several months for him and his memory isn't very kind.]

Actually, is anyone I know even around anymore? I've got no idea how long it's been. Just when I thought I'd finally gotten rid of this place.

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[crisisrain]

Sorry fer not havin' a sweet tooth.

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[herotypical]

You should be.

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[crisisrain]

Why should I? I'm too old and too manly ta have that sort of thing! I prefer a bit of spicy myself.

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[herotypical]

And here I though that old people's stomachs were too weak for spicy things.

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[crisisrain]

No, no, you have it mistaken with sweet. Spicy is good for ya, builds up yer immune system or somethin'.

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[herotypical]

I already have the immune system of an ox. Of three ox...es. Oxes. Oxen?

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[crisisrain]

Yeah, well I don't! I'm old and fragile! I need tender love and care!

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[herotypical]

Tender love and care, Raven? Those're sweet things.

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[crisisrain]

Tender love and care aren't edible.

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[herotypical]

...Okay, point.

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[crisisrain]

Unless it was a delicious cake baked by you!

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[herotypical]

I foresee a problem. No cake baked by me is ever delicious. Hard as rocks, maybe. Passable? Possibly. But not delicious.

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[crisisrain]

They just take a lot of practise! Think about it, I hate sweet things but I can make great crepes. Ya know why? Because I wanna impress the ladies! So I practise makin' em all the time.

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[herotypical]

...You know what I wonder, sometimes? Is there anything you do that isn't to impress the ladies?

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[crisisrain]

I don't shower very often? I kinda stink... But then again, some women like the manly musk of a mature adult.

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[herotypical]

Hey. You're talking to the woman dating Captain Jack Sparrow, here. Tolerating musk is an acquired taste. Smell. Whatever.

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[crisisrain]

Jack smells more of alcohol and salt water...

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[herotypical]

He does, doesn't he?

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[crisisrain]

You could have a nice bath together! That's somethin' couples do. Might help the smell too.

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[herotypical]

Oh, jeez. Raven? I don't think I need to be taking romantic tips from you. I think I'm doing just fine all on my own. [ jack doesn't smell all that bad at all, though. fine. hard-working. authentic. admittedly strange adjectives to apply to a dishonest pirate but -- ah, well. jack's a bit of an enigma. she likes that. ]

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[crisisrain]

Good point. You do actually have a partner, yer doin' a hell of a lot better than me.

But hey! I only just came back!

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[herotypical]

[ she tries to skirt around the potential elephant in the room, there. ]

A hell of a lot better? Again, I say, dating Jack Sparrow. Some might call that worse than singledom.