Will Turner (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
turned_captain) wrote2007-10-21 01:19 pm
turned_captain) wrote2007-10-21 01:19 pm
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Will surprises himself with how easily he takes to the job.
His first act as Captain is to release everyone of their obligation to Jones, and many of his crew are quick to take it. Jones was a cruel Captain and they'd committed to a hundred years under him without really meaning it: choosing servitude out of a fear of death. When Will offers them release from this bond, they take it readily, and as the Dutchman sails away from Elizabeth, the sky lights up with a green flash as the souls enslaved to the ship are paid for their service with a second chance at life.
It's the men who choose to stay, like his father, that surprise Will and fill him with a sense of satisfied gratitude. He'd be the first to admit that his dedication to his duty was very much trying to keep him occupied so he didn't have to think too hard on the woman he left behind. The importance of what he is charged with goes some way to waylaying the despair of not being able to see her, and the gentle surge of the sea against the ship of his soul is a nearly adequate replacement for the hole where his heart should be beating.
The Dutchman is his mistress now, but she's a poor replacement for his wife.
His first act as Captain is to release everyone of their obligation to Jones, and many of his crew are quick to take it. Jones was a cruel Captain and they'd committed to a hundred years under him without really meaning it: choosing servitude out of a fear of death. When Will offers them release from this bond, they take it readily, and as the Dutchman sails away from Elizabeth, the sky lights up with a green flash as the souls enslaved to the ship are paid for their service with a second chance at life.
It's the men who choose to stay, like his father, that surprise Will and fill him with a sense of satisfied gratitude. He'd be the first to admit that his dedication to his duty was very much trying to keep him occupied so he didn't have to think too hard on the woman he left behind. The importance of what he is charged with goes some way to waylaying the despair of not being able to see her, and the gentle surge of the sea against the ship of his soul is a nearly adequate replacement for the hole where his heart should be beating.
The Dutchman is his mistress now, but she's a poor replacement for his wife.
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"I understand." It has been a long time since he sailed a ship as a passenger, but this is fitting. It brings him back to his humble and unexceptional beginnings. There's only one thing to do before he's escorted away, as he surely will be. Meeting the captain's eyes, he nods slightly.
"In Singapore, we take great stock in pride and value saving face. In this regard, I see I made a grievous error and also made certain assumptions I might not have made had things been... clearer. I wish to undo any misunderstandings between us that might have arisen from the heat of the moment."
From the bottom of his piratical heart, this is the closest he will come to an apology. He turns his eyes to the sky: even in death, such an admission pains him greatly. Things, however, must be put right.
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"She is alive, and unharmed."
That is the closest Will will get to accepting such an apology. He stands back, to allow Sao Feng to be shown below.
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"I am glad." If his gladness matters, it has been put forth. If it doesn't matter, the words will simply evaporate into the ether as words are wont to do. "Good day to you, Captain, and my gratitude for the passage."
With a last look at Will Turner, he allows himself to be led below deck, into the bowels of the Flying Dutchman. It is a place he never imagined himself being, but he finds himself unable to deny the lure and pull of this final journey on such a legendary ship.
Soon, all on board will be at peace. It's a tempting concept, peace. He wonders how it will feel after a lifetime of turmoil. His one most selfless deed was to make her Captain and he's glad to know she's survived: it's curious how pride takes a back seat to death.
Only time will tell what lies ahead.