Piracy | A Horrordust Story

Exploration On The Boat

Horror... that name rang a bell to Dust. It felt weird to hear it. It must just be some weird feeling after not having a lot of information. The Captain allowed him to speak to him. The way Killer reacted made it sound like a great honour or something to be terrified of. Dust looked at the bookshelves, trying not to look directly at Horror as to try not to provoke or anger him. The way Killer reacted, again, influencing the way Dust acted towards the Captain.

"W-well... S-ir... W-why am I here...?" Dust managed to croak out, his voice timid, shy and he was clearly embarrassed. Not to mention how he was also terrified of the man.

"I'm afraid I can't inform you of that right now Murder." Horror calmly said. It was unsettling how calm he was. As if he wasn't just speaking to someone he kidnapped. He was quite relaxed, even shuffling up on his sofa to make room for Dust if he wanted to join, obviously, he didn't.

Dust froze up for a second. "H-how do you know that n-name-" But was ignored as Horror continued speaking.

"Also, you have a couple options when it comes to your room. You may continue to sleep in that disgusting prison cell, or you may sleep in the guest bedroom behind you. It currently lacks décor but you have my full permission to stack it full of your desires. For it may be a long time before we reach our final destination. You have permission to walk around the boat, but you have a curfew at 9pm. For where, unless accompanied by me, and me only, you may adventure around. Do not feel scared to ask me if you want to explore. I will gladly show you around. You are to never touch any books on these shelves without asking me first. The shelves are quite unstable and may collapse if the wrong book is removed, plus there may be dirt and such hidden and I'd rather you not see any mess in this place. As it's your house for what could be a year, depending on how many stops we have to take."

Dust was confused beyond explanation. How was he supposed to just accept this? A curfew at 9pm? 10 or 11pm sure, but 9pm? And the bookshelves? The first reason made sense, but weren't pirates meant to be rich? How could he not just get them fixed. His answer was obvious though. He didn't want to spend another second in that cell. With slight purple haze across his face, he mumbled. "C-could I... see the guest room first?" The purple blush was pure embarrassment and still shock from the situation. This wasn't normal? Why couldn't Horror see that.

"Absolutely, so. When you go in and out, you open it and close it by this door handle." The door handle was lower chest height for Dust. "As we enter... After you." Dust walked in, listening to Horror's instructions. "Your room is bland, however I do have some spare bed sheets and covers that you might like. You do have some curtains at the back which cover some small windows. I use that little area as a small garden so I keep them open always but you can do whatever. Since you don't have any clothes... Hmmm. What's your clothing size?"

"Small..." Dust said, embarrassed. Not that he was small, but because small was slightly big on him, but extra small was too small. So he was stuck with slightly baggy or slightly tight. "I-i'm good in the-"

"Nonsense, I'm not having you sit in dirt and filth for the next good few weeks. I'll have 2 replicas of your current clothes made, and replicas of your jackets and such. Please do inform me of any other clothes you would like." Horror spoke nonchalantly, Dust was shocked again, he seemed to know and have so much, further leading to his straight disbelief about everything. He wasn't doing this for selfless reasons no, he must have been doing this for his own gain. But what did Dust have to do with it? It was more and more perplexing each time.

"Just... some joggers... maybe some sweaters too? Some vests- s-sorry I don't mean to ask too much, but if I'm staying for so long it might get really cold or really warm."

"Nope, do not worry. I'll have everything you want made to your desired size, if you want it to your exact measurements I can get that too. Now. If you want any cleaning products or shampoo/soap and such, I'll get Killer to bring some up, I don't think there's any in there right now. We're making a land in the next couple days for food so you can choose some desired brands then if you would like. Now, we'll be eating in the next couple hours. Have you a desired food preference?"