Day 1
Jack gazed out over the rippling waters from where he stood at the wharf. His beloved
Pearl bobbed silently, tied to a dock and watched over by a trusted associate of his. Well, not trusted, exactly, but a bag of gold got a man farther than trust anyway.
Gibbs was the only man on board the vessel, but even as Jack watched he untied a rope that let a gangplank come thudding down onto the dock. This crew of Gibbs' had been waiting impatiently nearby, and as the gangplank fell they boarded the ship with much scuffling and shoving. Never look to pirates for politeness. Jack knew that all too well. What was strange was that many of these men and women were people he knew––almost all of them, in fact. Good people. Honest pirates. No East India Traders that Jack could see, but of course he knew that didn't really mean much.
When the last man left the gangplank, Gibbs waved to Jack and began hauling it up. Jack smiled, unsheathed his cutlass, and sliced clean through the rope next to him––but not before he had grabbed hold of it. A weight on the other end fell, and Jack rose, propelled by the force, flying through the air, flying ... falling ...
And landing on the
Pearl's decks. Gibbs took off his hat and executed a quick bow at that. "Your crew, Cap'n," he said. "We be ready to sail."
Jack grinned and sheathed his sword. "Aweigh anchors, lads!" he called. "All hands! We're off!"
Day 1 has begun. Ye may now all speak in-thread. There are 14 of ye, so it be 8 votes to majority-lynch, barring any unf'reseen circumstances.
Additionally, ye may now vote for a port. To cast this type of vote, use
@@PORT: XXX. Capitalization may be changed as ye like, but the syntax, includin' bolding, must stay.
Suddenly, one man gasped and pointed. Jack followed his hand to the wood just above the door to the captain's––his––quarters. There were markings inscribed on that wood. Jack had not put them there.
"Aye, that be my work," Gibbs said. "Except for that glowin' green bit at the bottom, anyway. Thought it be useful for the men to get a look at their options. We'll have to make port, after all, and we haven't a clue where this hunt will take us."
Ye may cast yer vote for one of these ports.
- Tortuga
- Port Royal
- Rumrunner's Isle
- Singapore
- Isla de Muerta
- Fiddler's Green
- World's End
Day 1 will end on Saturday, April 1, at 8PM PST | 11PM EST, or roughly the timestamp of this post, 120 hours from now, in your own timezone.