Just Outside School Gates [all day]

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Barbossa still had a boat, the Heidy Ho III.

Barbossa still had his parasol umbrella to keep him from getting wet. The rain would remove that all-important layer of grime he had going.

Most importantly, Barbossa had a plan. And a sign.

Barbossa's Boatin'!
Helpin' t' get ye around Fandom without drownin'
fer mostly reasonable rats rates!!!!

Singin' be extra!

He didn't mention that he would be singing and they would be paying him to stop.

He put on his most innocent expression--which wasn't terribly innocent--and practiced yowling singing opera as he waited for customers to slog on up.

The two squirrels already in the stern wearing little striped costumes like gondoliers rolled their eyes.

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River also waved to the merpeople, and when Luna asked for more songs she looked at Barbossa expectantly. "Pirate songs?"

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"O' course!" Barbossa said, row a little slower. "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life fer me!"

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Not knowing the song, Luna just repeated the pirate, only much higher and with a British accent, "yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!"

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River joined in, singing something completely different. It worked quite well together.

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They rowed past Caritas, still singing, where they were greeted by the pungent smell of wet zombie.

"Ewww," said Barbossa eloquently.

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River knew the smell of corpses, but not of corpses soaked in water. It was not an attractive sensation. She made a face, feeling sick.

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Barbossa rowed faster. "We be almost there, fortunately," he said. "Here be the Perk. Wave t' the otters, wenches!"

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"Do you suppose that they are real otters, people who used to be otters, otters who wished they were people," Luna asked as she waved, "or just extremely lost?"

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River waved. "Even otters can be lost," she said, remembering the cows on Serenity. "When in the wrong place."

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"I be not askin' how they be gettin' thar," Barbossa admitted, "but they be puttin' rum in me coffee this mornin', so they be nice...whatevers...regardless."

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River gave him a solemn look and nodded. "That's kind of them."

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"Is rum an important part of coffee consumption?" Luna asked.

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"It be the most important part," Barbossa declared, pulling up in front of Wonka's. "Here we be!"

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Luna hopped out of the boat into about a foot of water. "Thank you!"

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Barbossa held out his hand expectantly and named a ridiculous price for his service.

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River fell silent as she certainly didn't have that amount of money on her.

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Barbossa grinned. "Or ye could sing fer me."

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River grinned back. "Yes. Any particular song?"

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"Lady's choice," he said magnanimously.

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River thought for a moment, then sang:


I am a mole and I live in a hole
I live underground and I dig all around
I've got bad sight as it is always night
You are forlorn 'cause I dig up your lawn

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Barbossa laughed and applauded. "Very good, wench!" He got back into the boat. "Be havin' a good day now!"

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River raised her hand and waved goodbye.