Drabble: 'Chuffed'

[dwgm]

A hundred words of DMC Jack for the current drabble challenge at blackpearlsails...



~ Chuffed ~

One hundred souls. Three days.

Jones’ words bounced through Jack’s skull as the Pearl skipped along.

Cruelly inflated, of course. Ridiculously grandiose. A hundred souls. To compensate for the loss of his one? Utterly absurd.

And yet… there was this niggling sense of gratification.

One hundred souls.

Well, he was Captain Jack Sparrow.

Of course, there was that sticky business with Bill's lad. All rather complicated, these dealings with Turner. Turners. Though he’d meant well. Mostly.

But with a bit of luck, Will would manage. Family reunion. Key. Escape. All in a day's work.

He'd wager his soul on it.

~.~

Comments

[mary684.livejournal.com]

Hee hee! I love this. The niggling sense of gratification -- oh yes, so very Jack! Very nice.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

You just know he was flattered by that, which wasn't Jones' intension at all. But he can't help looking at the bright side of things, being Captain Jack Sparrow.

Thank you for the quick feedback! I really appreciate it!

[djarum99.livejournal.com]

Of course he mostly meant well, and expected it all to work out just fine.

I love the niggling sense of gratification - so very Jack Sparrow :-) A wonderful take on his perceptions of that bargain. Brava ♥

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

He's smart enough to know better, but it's always a mistake to dwell on the negative. ;)

So happy you enjoyed this!

[this-weirdness.livejournal.com]

And yet… there was this niggling sense of gratification.

Well, of course there would be. Jack wouldn't be Jack if he wasn't just a little bit gratified that Jones thought his soul equal to 100 others! And still looking on the bright-side too... off on his own little world! ;)

Great drabble. I think you captured Jack's thoughts perfectly. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Nothing like thinking positive!

Glad you enjoyed it!

[p0wdermonkey.livejournal.com]

That's Jack, all right - looking on the bright side.

[artaxastra.livejournal.com]

*g* Wager his soul on it, indeed! All in a day's work. I do love Jack so, and you're so good at illuminating these little moments.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. He's a glass half full kinda guy. ;-)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's hard not to love Jack. Kinda like not loving the sun, just because of the occasional sunburn.

[p0wdermonkey.livejournal.com]

He's pretty good at emptying glasses too ;)

[sharklady35.livejournal.com]

> One hundred souls.

Well, he was Captain Jack Sparrow. <

Ain't that the guy all over!

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

Oh, perfect! I can't even pick out a favourite line, this is exactly how I imagine he would view it all. Wonderful work, as always.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

A wonderful look into Jack's head. :-D So very Jack!

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

OH I love it! Absolutely perfect Jack's voice! Wonderful drabble:)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

It is, lol! Glad you enjoyed this. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Love that icon, btw!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it, and thought it sounded right.

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

It is wonderful, ain't it? :-) You can snagg it if you wish, just give credit to araestel who made it. :-)

[lilfluffykitten.livejournal.com]

And yet… there was this niggling sense of gratification.

Yeah - I can see how he'd be chuffed about that (mind you, Jack would doubtless take any less as a personal affront)!

Also, you get the feeling that mostly meaning well seems to be how he gets into these scrapes in the first place...

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

you get the feeling that mostly meaning well seems to be how he gets into these scrapes in the first place...

There's the truth of it. A very good observation!

[sunshine304]

*g* Of course Jack likes being "worth" that much. Hehe. And I love how he's so sure that Will is able to get himself out of this mess. He knows that Will's resourceful if he needs to be.

And I love the last line! *g*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I feel sure Jack wouldn't have sent Will over to the Dutchman if he hadn't been fairly confident of him succeeding in getting the key, although there might have been just a little malice behind Jack's failure to give Will all the details. Will's awfully quick to draw that sword of his...

[danglingdingle.livejournal.com]

Nice one!

I, of course, adore how Jack trusts Will to be just fine, with a bit of luck :)

Reminded me of a piece of dialogue between Jack and Will that I like to use for my own nefarious purposes that says a lot about the confidence Jack has in Will.

"That's the Flying Dutchman? Doesn't look like much..."

"Neither do you. Don't underestimate her."

This brightened my day, thanks :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

There is no doubt Jack has respect for Will's abilities. It's something that's shown repeatedly, from their first meeting. One could argue that Jack isn't always very nice to Will, but then Will isn't very nice to Jack, either.

Glad you enjoyed this one!