Victoria. BC Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arrr! It's Sept. 19th, Talk Like A Pirate Day! In honour of that, Derisa and I have composed the following very short fanfic!

Enjoy, or we'll keelhaul ye, ye scabrous scurvy dogs! Please feel free to add your own salty, scurvy, or otherwise pirate-related fun in this thread! Arrr!


- Rani

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HOBBIE: (frantically searching his calendar)It's what?

WES: Arrr matey! You know, Talk Like A Pirate Day. It's one of the new holidays the New Republic Multi-Cultural Committee has come up with... I think the Nebula Front recommended this one.

HOBBIE: So...we're supposed to talk like pirates?

WES: Yeah...I mean, aye, me hearty! It's fun!

HOBBIE: Riiiiight...

WES: No, seriously Hobs, there was a bulletin about this. The New Republic is recognizing the contributions of those who operated outside of the Empire's control during the Rebellion. We wouldn't want to upset those of a buccaneer persuasion now, would we?

HOBBIE: Okay, that kinda made sense... So, do we imitate a particular pirate, or just pirates in general?

WES: Think back to all those glorious swashbuckling holofilms you watched when you were a kid. Y'know, "Skies of Doom", "Blacksabre's Treasure", and "The Revenge of Captain Blood", that sort of thing.

HOBBIE: (tentatively) Uh... avast ye scurvy dog?

WES: (encouragingly) That's great! Arrr! Avast me bucko!

HOBBIE: Um... I'll swab the deck with his entrails and put the cat o' ninetails to his yellow hide!

WES: (impressed) Good one!

HOBBIE: (with great zeal) ARRRRRR!

WES: Now remember, it's New Republic policy to greet everyone like a pirate. The privateers of the Galaxy are counting on us to do them justice!

HOBBIE: Aye, matey! Them fine sailors shall see justice done!

WES: (grinning) That's the spirit... matey.

Later, on patrol with Rogue Squadron...

WEDGE: ...Nine, scan to starboard.

CORRAN: All clear, Lead.

WEDGE: Four, anything on your sensors?

HOBBIE: Arrr, Cap'n! Clear skies off the port side! There's nary a sign o' trouble abouts!

WEDGE: (long pause) I beg your pardon?

HOBBIE: Uhh... arr, Cap'n? Tis Talk Like A Pirate Day, it is. Didn't you get the bulletin? Ye must be talkin' like a pirate, me bucko!

WEDGE: What did you call me?

HOBBIE: (uncertain) Me... bucko? Would you rather be called Matey? Ahoy, Matey!

WEDGE: That's Lead, to you, Four. There was no bulletin. It's not Talk Like a Pirate Day.

HOBBIE: Wes, are you sure you got the date right?

WEDGE: Suddenly it all comes clear. Three, I'll see you in my office when we land.

WES: (between incoherent howls of laughter) Aye-aye, Cap'n!

HOBBIE: I am going to kill you, Three.

WEDGE: Can the chatter!

WES: (under his breath) Arrr!

 

Funny, I like it!

 

LOL

 

Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggg!

The dawm icon won't work!

By the way, very funny.

 

Argh! Three counts of postin' in here mateys, and not one of you seadogs could talk like a pirate? Fer shame...the Jolly Roger is ashamed of you~