I canna believe what I've just been reading-- worse yet hearing.

[Scrooge had managed to keep occupied what with his recent business dealings, and a little side project he'd been writing up. He nearly missed hearing about what occurred to the two unfortunate islands in question]

Have you all taken leave of your senses?

[Not that he was in a position to really do anything about it...]

There could have been valuable resources on those islands... [You know- not to detract away from the greater issue.] People could've been killed.

[Well, it was finally out in the open.

Although Ratonhnhaké:ton had not gone to great lengths to hide the truth from his father there had been a few occasions where he had omitted certain details. He had wanted to get closer to Haytham in order to let him see through example that his way of thinking was wrong- but there had not been an incident that led itself easily to teaching this lesson.

If he had to he would kill his father- he'd done so before... but like that time Haytham would return. Just as disconcertingly, Haytham was already trying to build a new Order.. something that could not be allowed]

I have another question to ask of you.

[A slight pause as if he was questioning if he should continue or not]

If you were faced with someone who is hardheaded, willful and stubborn.. [All the "compliments" betrayed the fact that Ratonhnhaké:ton was severely annoyed] yet it was imperative that you try and convince them to change their opinion on something... what course of action would you take?

[OOC Edit: Ratonhnhaké:ton's attempt to make this private can fail if Haytham mun wants to reply XD. It's all good here]

 ....I dunno where your room is so I guess I have to use this stupid book. It looks like were headed for an island....

[he paused for a second. Maybe he was checking if they were still sailing towards it?] 

theres some stuff I wanna do during the day when we get there. But you wanna train sometime in the evening? I tried that executioner sword the other day...I kinda like it. But I'm not sure if I could wield it quickly enough for it to be effective. It'd help to have a partner to try it on...carefully, of course.

[he wouldn't want to make her bleed. Or piss her off for that matter]

[Vyse's voice sounds bored at the moment. Makes sense, because he is. He's lounging in the crow's nest with a candle on one side of him and a pile of papers on the other--not that anyone browsing the journal can see, but someone below might notice the candle's glow. Anyway, none of that is important aside from Vyse trying to work on his star chart some more.]

Hoy, is anyone out there awake? I can't be the only one.

If so, you should go on deck...or outside, if you're onshore, and look up at the sky. It's clear enough tonight, you should be able to see most of it.

You don't have to, but it's nice to look at.

[A few seconds of pause, then:]

But I also have a question. Whatever world you left to get here...what do you miss most about it? I myself miss the sky. There's nothing wrong with sailing on a water ocean, but it's not exactly the same.