abidinglaw: (⚓ east indiaman)
Admiral James Norrington ([personal profile] abidinglaw) wrote2011-06-07 10:42 am

[voice] it had been strange, even in a dream

[While over the past few days the draft has been threatening the lives of cast-mates and strangers and acquaintances alike Admiral Norrington has been fighting a battle of his own. He chose the evening of the fourth to investigate the purpose of that odd little bump on his wall. Flick.

At once he murmured a quick curse to himself and spun around. All alone in his apartment he stepped back and drew his sword. There was no-one at the door, of course, no army of pranksters could have simultaneously lit up each and every one of the candles on all the tables and counters in the room. The light was coming from above. He narrowed his eyes at the brilliant bulb and tentatively flicked the light-switch back with the tip of his blade. Darkness. Light. Darkness. Light.

It was quite enough excitement for one evening.

On the morning of the fifth he tried all of the lights in his apartment, and then a few on the landing outside. Buoyed by his success, he then investigated the electrical devices in his residence and the kitchen beyond - strange boxes with nobs and things which he had ignored up until now. Unlike the light these made horrendous droning noises, or else they glowed in unearthly shades of red and gave off uncanny amounts of heat. He aborted his efforts for fear of them.

Today he sits at a table in the kitchen and opens his journal.]


Might I request that someone explain by what force the light above my head is being generated? And, since I hardly believe that mine are the only quarters to be granted them, what on earth is the function of all of these peculiar boxes?
all7seas: (you're believing this right?)

[personal profile] all7seas 2011-06-14 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[You might bloody him, Admiral, and you might push him harder than most fighters here could, but thrashing? We think not.]

[identity profile] abidinglaw.livejournal.com 2011-06-14 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, true, but only because the blasted pirate will rely on dirty pirate-tricks to win his battles for him.]
all7seas: (I want my jar of dirt)

[personal profile] all7seas 2011-06-14 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[A fact both sad and true.]