（ oh she didn't go all that far, apparently.

he follows the sound of her voice, the pipe hefted up over one shoulder like he's used to carrying something else entirely. ）

Oh yeah? （ lightly — ） I couldn't hear it very well. Sounded like a bunch of garbled junk to me.

（ he's never really learned his lesson about lying to protect other people's feelings. instead, he just gives her a wan smile. ）

You scared already? Come on, is that what pirates are really like?