maaaybe..   have you inspected it carefully?   just to make sure it wasn’t t booby-trapped or something by your enemies.

that’s what i’m       SAYIN’     !!!!   it just like—-     makes no sense!        it’s magic.         maybe it knew to return to its rightful owner,      haha!!!
            
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*        i’ll get it right this time don’t you worry

adrie,          i’m fine,          really—-     aAGH!!!           [       the weight of the world crushes down on him with the attempt to rise,    a desperate hand reaching to clutch the injured arm.    bone practically pokes through,    the area swelled and bloody from impact.      ]         it’s just a little sore,,    i’ll be fi         —————      aAGHH!      what are you—-     ?!??           [         the male can only watch helplessly with tear—brimmed eyes as the injured bone is taken into the hands of the other,     too weak to resist.      ]
            
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BESIDES,      NO WOUND IS /TRULY/ MORTAL.

i’ll betcha that mean sheriff took it,     that’s what!!!!           [         BROWS OF ANGER     knitted fiercely together as he clenched a fist,     upset that he was      (ONCE AGAIN!!!)         belittled by the sheriff.      ]         that fester shinetop..         one day i’ll get him back for all he’s done!!!   
            
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looks like it was towed.   it probably was towed.   i doubt it could leave on it’s own..   unless your ship was magical or something.   i’ve heard of magical ships before.   * the girl takes a seat next to him and pays his shoulder,   unsure of what she could do in this situation. *   is there any way to locate it using a GPS or something?

[       A SAD NOD IS OFFERED,     then lowering his head.      ]         (A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE LOSS OF MY SHIP..         S  ——    SEA MONKEY!!!!!!)         ]         i—-     i don’t know what happened!!!   i turned my back for    ***five*****   minutes to get some grog,     and then it just—-     vanished!!!    **poof!!!***       GONE!!!!!
            
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sounds like bullshit to me.  but  ..  i ain’t gonna touch ‘em anyhow. 

it’s,,    like,,,        FORBIDDEN     to cut them.       i don’t know why.       it just is!!           [      A SHRUG,     accompanied by a sigh.      ]         but whatever the reason is,     it must be a good one.       soooooo,     unless you wanna end up in    **jail,****   i wouldn’t do it.
            
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…  because he touched some flowers?  what,  are they the mayor’s or somethin’?  *  confusion finds his face and his arms cross over his chest,  *  

*        what went through his head when he first saw elaine

r  ——    ..         really??      you can????      that would be       GREAT—-     thank you!!!          [       IN A HURRY,     hands quickly pass on the ripped up map.      ]         i just can    **not**   travel without this thing.       or who       KNOWS,,    where i’ll end up!!!
            
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??        ..    what??      (WHERE’S MY ESCAPE?)         i dunno what you mean..           [       nervous eyes flick back and forth,     looking for a means of somewhere but the other to focus on.     THAT POOL OF NERVOUSNESS     slowly starts brewing in his stomach,   hands fidgety with uncertainty of his company’s intentions.      ]         ————      i’m..         just a pirate!       just a man!!     just..         (A DRIFTER,     REALLY.       a nobody.       a       WOULD—BE     pirate.)         i don’t know what on earth you could possibly want with me.       i’m made of bones!       i know i’m    **dashing,**   and handsome,     but you really shouldn’t be concerned with little ol’ me.    i’m just—-     just       GUYBRUSH!       (RIGHT???)
            
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then you should go on and on about them.   i’m stuck here in the meantime.   can’t do much right now because i don’t know how to get back just yet.

what have they done to me???     WHAT HAVE THEY    **DONE******  to me?!?!?????        ..    i’ve been in a battle with a ghost pirate for       YEARS!!!           [       GUYBRUSH,     with a huff of frustration and tiredness all mixed up in one painted expression:      ]         i could go on and on about them.       THEY’RE EVIL!!!!
            
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ohh..   everyone wants the big whoop which means you want the big whoop,   too?   must be preeetty special if /everyone/ is looking for it.   * her head tilts to the side a bit,   eyes squinting. *   why’s that?   what’s ghost pirates ever do to you?

/     real

uh-huh.   and now you’re a wanted man for it.

i—-     !!!           [       she’s got him there.      ]         well,     if that    **was**   the reason,     i would’ve done an       EXCELLENT     job keeping it safe.
            
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oh,   so it wasn’t because she completely trusted you to ensure it’s safety or nothing?