Blake stared, confused, as Mallory leapt up from his lap. He didn't understand why she was blushing, or why Cor was smirking at the two of them as if he had encountered something highly amusing.<br/><br/>And what was wrong with rolling around? He loved it. Sometimes he'd roll down hills, or off of that one rooftop that was low to the ground, near the coast- he'd decided to end that particular pastime when he'd been unable to stop himself from rolling right into the water, into an area being urinated into by roughly half of a ship's crew. It took him a moment to realize what was happening, but he probably should've figured it out based on how uncommonly warm the seawater was.<br/><br/>_-_-_-_-_-_<br/><br/>At first, upon exiting the ship alongside his partner, Blake felt a bit embarrassed at the sounds of joyous celebration that erupted upon their departure. They couldn't have been<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>bad. He thought they'd done fairly well, and given a bit more time he was certain Mallory would've been promoted to First Mate, at the very least. Maybe that's why they threw them off- they probably didn't want a woman to be in such a lofty position. Yes, that was it.<br/><br/>Hearing a very different kind of commotion starting up behind them, Blake turned in time to see the ship break in half as a much larger vessel rolled right through it with buttery ease as the occupants shrieked in terror and anguish.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"I knew that would happen."</span><br/><br/>Blake could only stare at his friend in wonder.<br/><br/>"Y'brill'yant, Mal. Jus' brill'yant. How'd y'even know?"<br/><br/>She had saved their lives, getting them off the ship in time- yes, she was without a doubt the best pirate he'd ever known. All those men on the ship had been none the wiser as to what was about to happen, but not her. He smiled as he turned his attention to their new location, observing the bustling port around them. It would only be a matter of time before they were filthy, stinkin' rich.<br/><br/>All he needed to do was keep following along with what Mal said- she'd never lead him astray.