Jim's gaze follows Marcos's, a frown tainting his features as he thinks that question over for a few good seconds.
"Let me talk to the Captain first," he says finally. "We don't even know what the outcome of that talk might be, so let's see how that goes."
If Jim can't manage to talk his way out of the Captain's quarters without incident, then there will be no point in discussing an offer that he'd likely take off the table. They can talk about it after they've actually managed to get back to the pirate ships.
"The rest of you should look around for alternative means of escape in the meantime, just in case. Licyn and I have learned they have diving suits that allow them to breathe underwater for a couple of hours, and there's also some kind of steam-powered lifeboat. Lacking other options, we might need to resort to that if things go sideways."
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"Let me talk to the Captain first," he says finally. "We don't even know what the outcome of that talk might be, so let's see how that goes."
If Jim can't manage to talk his way out of the Captain's quarters without incident, then there will be no point in discussing an offer that he'd likely take off the table. They can talk about it after they've actually managed to get back to the pirate ships.
"The rest of you should look around for alternative means of escape in the meantime, just in case. Licyn and I have learned they have diving suits that allow them to breathe underwater for a couple of hours, and there's also some kind of steam-powered lifeboat. Lacking other options, we might need to resort to that if things go sideways."