<table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a9/Pirate_-_Thomas.jpg)<br/><strong>Name:</strong> Thomas Deveraux (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=141932.msg6397812#msg6397812)<br/><strong>Location:</strong> The Blue Iguana<br/><strong>Languages:</strong> English<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mary<br/></td><td><div style="text-align: justify;"><br/>Tom couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him when the stranger, Martin, described her companion.  But it did reveal that the two weren't too familiar with each other, a detail he'd keep in the back of his mind while he talked to the lad.    If he helped the boy, than he'd have to talk to the heathen as well, but that wasn't a problem; as long as the darker man proved capable of working on a ship.  <br/><br/>"<strong>You sound as if you've had a lot of experience.  How long have you spent on a ship?</strong>"  Looking over the lad, he didn't think he would have many years under his belt, but who knew, the lad could have been whelped on a ship for all he knew.  It wasn't uncommon for little ones to be raised aboard a vessel.  Although he wouldn't choose that with his own offspring, if he had a choice in the manner.<br/><br/>While waiting for his answer, he leaned back into his own chair, and took in more details about the boy in front of him.  There was something a bit off about him, but he couldn't tell what it was.  He wasn't an overly curious man, as long as the pirates knew not to damage the Dirty Secret, he was happy to leave their personal matters just that, personal.  But that didn't stop the slight niggling in the back of his mind, a tiny voice that whispered that the boy seemed a bit watered down.  But he didn't know what that meant exactly, so just filed that away with every thing else he was thinking about.<br/></div></td></tr></tbody></table>