*All the crew met on the deck, at night, to celebrate the discovery of a treasure*
Calypso : *Climb in the rigging and raise her tankard up* Well done, my friends ! Thanks to our work, we got back the treasure we were chasing during all these days. So drink up, me hearties ! Drink up to our success ! Splice the mainbrace ! [This pirate expression means that the Captain authorizes his crew to drink alcohol]
Crew : *Raising their tankard up and clinking them to each other* Arrrrrrrrrr !
*Everyone drink their tankard. Calypso is laughing with a few pirates. Zach is getting himself drunk with the sailors. Alianor and Lance are talking about strategy with the Second in command. Lyra is the only one staying alone, staring at her stein with a suspicious look. Calypso comes closer.*
Calypso : *Mischievously* You're not drinking, Lyra ?
Lyra : *Uncertain* I'm not sure... I never drank alcohol before, and I'm not sure I'm gonna like it...
Calypso : So we have to make it official !
*She drags Lyra among all the pirates*
Calypso : My friends, I propose you to celebrate today Lyra's first tankard of alcohol !
*All the crew chant the young lady's name, louder and louder, faster and faster. Lyra gives a suspicious look at her stein, hesitates, then drinks all in one sip. She swallows it, then suffers a violent bout of coughing. All the pirates applaud and burst into laughter.*
Calypso : Well done, Lyra. You're a real sailor, now. A real pirate ! *Turning to her crew* For Lyra ! Heave ?
Crew: HO !
*Lyra is carried and thrown in the air by all the pirates, in a sincere and catching joy*
[She anyway ended up catching a violet headache, which forced her to stay in bed all the following day. That was a really bad idea. She bitterly regretted it, and promised herself to never do it again]
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FantasyEnglish : What would happen if five really different characters had to live together and collaborate to reach their goals ? Meet Lyra, a young magician, and her friends : Lance (Royal Guard), Calypso (Pirate Captain), Zach (Thief) and Alianor (Roya...
