Twenty-one Bells: [ACTION/VOICE]

[simplestgift]

[Archie has barely been around town lately, but he does appear in town this afternoon, dashing about to various shops and stores and picking up various one-use items and lots and lots of groceries. He seems to have one thing on his mind.

Later, he'll sit at the fountain and send out the voice message:]

This is Mr. Kennedy. If anyone is in need of me, I shall be at the beach house for most of the week. You can reach me there or on the journals.

Moreover, Mr. Hornblower and I are wondering if anyone would be interested in helping to build a ship. A sloop-of-war, to be specific, with room and ports enough for eighteen or twenty-two guns. I cannot claim we have a practical use for itm besides exploration, but it would be something to do. We have the plans drawn up, and all we need is enough hands to make it possible. We would be grateful for any help at all.

[After this, he'll be walking back to the beach house, where he's been babysitting Jack Sparrow since yesterday.]

Comments

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[herotypical]

[ it must be the end of the world. buffy is opting to write.

or more likely she's nervous about speaking and having jack hear her -- she doesn't know that he's not currently at the house. ]

How is he?

[Voice]

[consultmybooks]

Our boat's nearly done. I should be free to help, if you want.

[Voice]

[simplestgift]

We would be glad to have your help, Giles. This one's a bit bigger, I'm afraid.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[simplestgift]

Desolate. I'm always having to hide the rum.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[herotypical]

[ desolate. buffy has to stop and think on the word rather hard before responding. will jack ever believe her, she wonders? that she is so torn and burned and hurt by feeling unable to go to him right now. no. no, she shouldn't even believe herself.

because why isn't she there right now? ]

All of it?

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[simplestgift]

I let him have enough to get nicely drunk.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[herotypical]

Good.

[ what a 180 from buffy's previous stance on the stuff. a night of rum after giles' death was a keen agent in that change of heart. ]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Vacations and ship building? Quite the combination there, Archie.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[simplestgift]

I do not allow him enough to kill himself. He [He stops writing. Lately, he doesn't know how Horatio managed this with him seven years ago, and he'd been even worse than Jack. He's less certain now that he's the right person for this job.]

Do you suppose you could send Leonard for a visit?

Voice? Action?

[simplestgift]

It isn't a vacation, Selphie, I'm...doing someone a favor.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[herotypical]

[ another very long pause. archie's wording brings her heart leaping in her chest. ]

Why? Medical needs? [ buffy has already sent the doctor there once this week. she knows he won't be keen on another trip through the transporter. ]

Derp says Voice ^^;;

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

Everything okay?

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[simplestgift]

Not at all. Just to visit his friend.

Thanks!

[simplestgift]

[A sigh.]

No, Selphie, everything is not. But it won't last.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[herotypical]

He was out there yesterday. I don't -- he doesn't like the transporters. I can ask him to head out there again but no promises.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[simplestgift]

That is all I ask. Thank you.

No problemo!

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

You don't have to tell me the details but I hope it's nothing you can't handle.

[simplestgift]

Good God, I do not know, Selphie. You'll know by whether or not I'm completely mad by the end of the week.

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[herotypical]

He took Jack's things back to him. Things he left here. Y'know, in case he needed them.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

That... doesn't sound good.

[voice]

[captainhornblower]

All well there, Archie?

[Jovial enough... but there is real concern in the undertone.]

Well as it can be, at least, I mean.

[Despite having been shown once how to filter things... He doesn't get it, so he's careful about what he says. Private business and such.]

[voice - 50%]

[simplestgift]

Good God, Horatio, I do not know how you did this in Ferrol. [He's sounding just a tad shaken.]

[ written; filtered 70% ]

[simplestgift]

That must have been while I was in town.

I'm afraid he will take it as further evidence that you don't want him any longer.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

If I help build the rest of the ship, will you let me put in a winch for the Shell Bell?

[The plan for Smoker to confiscate the Joanna Joyce didn't really work out, leaving Smart Turtle still sad and shipless.]

[simplestgift]

...I'm sorry. I don't mean to trouble you with this. Look after Horatio for me, and see that he has something to smile about.