I love all the Shakespearean...stuff (my mind for vocabulary is dead atm) strewn throughout this chappy! The whole "item: one ___" thing was just screaming Twelfth Night to me. And then the line straight from Hamlet: "the lady doth protest too much". Heh, I really liked that. *Shakespeare freak*

And then, of course, just your general, amazing talent for writing - every update I read becomes the highlight of the day, no matter the tone. I just admire your skills. Thank you so much for providing us with such a facsinating read!

--Ahi

P.S. A few chappys back, when Jack dismasted the Pearl...I started crying. It was that powerful. Kudos!