Dave stops in his tracks and turns back to Dirk. He isn't oblivious to the sounds of fighting in the city, though since they aren't in the midst of the fight it was easy for him to dismiss it as a street brawl. He had no idea there was a full on battle. That changes things.
"Right, so you're saying that the new arrivals automatically get labeled as pirates..." Not so difficult to believe. Back in this day and age people didn't travel much, so it'd be easy to label strangers as something threatening. "...and if the Navy controls the island they might just imprison all the newcomers they can get their hands on before they have a chance to set sail." The apparent abuse of power is nothing new to him. He fought against the Batterwitch's evil regime most of his life after all. "And you want to bail out and leave your men behind to deal with this mess?"
The last part comes out in a disapproving tone. Dave isn't sure what he dislikes more about this idea, the fact that his bro is so eager to leave his men behind or the way Dirk almost makes it sound like he needs a babysitter. Probably the latter. Dave doesn't want anyone to drop everything to tend to him. Like hell he's going to dignify that train of thought with a response though. "Protip, bro: never leave your men behind."
He tucks his journal back into his pocket. "We can talk later. For now, let's fight." The word fight has a value of 2+1+2+2+2 = 9, which is the same as Dave's sword, so it appears in his hand. Dave poses like a tool. For ironic effect, of course.
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"Right, so you're saying that the new arrivals automatically get labeled as pirates..." Not so difficult to believe. Back in this day and age people didn't travel much, so it'd be easy to label strangers as something threatening. "...and if the Navy controls the island they might just imprison all the newcomers they can get their hands on before they have a chance to set sail." The apparent abuse of power is nothing new to him. He fought against the Batterwitch's evil regime most of his life after all. "And you want to bail out and leave your men behind to deal with this mess?"
The last part comes out in a disapproving tone. Dave isn't sure what he dislikes more about this idea, the fact that his bro is so eager to leave his men behind or the way Dirk almost makes it sound like he needs a babysitter. Probably the latter. Dave doesn't want anyone to drop everything to tend to him. Like hell he's going to dignify that train of thought with a response though. "Protip, bro: never leave your men behind."
He tucks his journal back into his pocket. "We can talk later. For now, let's fight." The word fight has a value of 2+1+2+2+2 = 9, which is the same as Dave's sword, so it appears in his hand. Dave poses like a tool. For ironic effect, of course.