J,GoB; Thursday after Fourth Period [ 01/20 ].

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

It must have been the move and the excitement of her first teaching job and the peculiar weather and probably a great assortment of other things, but Jane had completely forgotten that it was her birthday earlier this week until she came back to her residence and found a letter from her father wishing her birthday salutations and good wishes. Inside the envelope was also a little bit of pocket money, and, though she planned to use most of it for practical things, she was going to spare a little bit of it for a little celebratory treat.

Which was why she was at Jeff, God of Biscuits with an absolutely splendid looking chocolate cupcake with a little candle on top of it, beaming happily as she gave a little chorus of "Happy birthday to me" and then blew the candle out, making a little wish.

And then it was time to pick up a fork and dig in. Indulgence, be ready to meet Miss Jane Porter!


[[ I am a dork, and post is open for all your delicious baked good needs ]]

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[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack arrived just in time to hear the last few notes. "I love that song! Is it your birthday?"

It was a good question. Sometimes he just sang the song because it was catchy.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"It is!" Jane positively bristled with pleasure. "Or, rather, it was, earlier this week, but I sort of forgot about it with everything else going on, and so I'm celebrating a bit late, but that's better than not celebrating at all, don't you think?"

And then, after that little ramble, Jane seemed to notice who she was actually talking to and had to ask, "Oh, my, are you a pirate?"

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"I am indeed," Jack replied, doffing his hat and bowing elaborately. "I am Captain Jack Sparrow. Happy birthday. Would you like for me to sing as well?"

No guarantees that the song would be even remotely relevant.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yes, please!" Jane brightened even more, if such a thing was even possible. "Would you? I've never heard of a singing pirate before, but that sounds much more pleasant than all the raping and pillaging and hijacking ships that I hear you chaps tend to take to."

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"Oh, we do that as well," he assured her with a smile, showing several gold teeth as he did so, "but in between that, we sing!"

He cleared his throat. "Happy birthday to you, you smell like a zoo, you're dumb and you're ugly, we're all glad we're not you!"

Sorry, Jane.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"That's hardly a flattering birthday song," Jane said with a note of criticism as she folded her arms in front of her and sat back in her chair. "And I should think not in the least but true, unless you're singing it to yourself, good sir. OH, is it your birthday, too?"

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"Indeed it is!" Jack proclaimed.

It wasn't.

He pointed to himself. "Pirate. It's hardly proper if I sing a normal song."

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"Then, I imagine it's hardly proper for pirates to have birthday cupcakes," Jane reasoned, looking thoughtful with a finger at her chin, and so she shrugged and dug her fork in. "All for the better, I suppose, more for me."

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack frowned. That hadn't gone like he'd planned. "I could steal it," he replied.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"You could," Jane allowed, carefully slicing off another piece with her fork. "That is, if I don't eat it all first."

Which meant for that very large piece promptly being put in her mouth. It wasn't at all a lady-like bite, but she did at least chew it delicately.

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack reached a slightly (okay, more than slightly) grubby hand out to swipe some icing.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

And Jane was going to be sure to try to slide the plate and any of her icing just out of swiping distance.

"You know, you could always ask if you wanted some cupcake," she informed the pirate.

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"I could?" Jack sounded surprised. "Then yes, that."

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

And that could only make Jane laugh a little.

"Then yes, what?" she prompted with a smirk.

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"Yes, give it?" Jack tried.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"Oh, come on, now, you can do much better than that," Jane insisted, with an arch of an eyebrow.

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"Yes, I do love cupcakes, I'm glad you noticed, fork it over, lady?""

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

Fork it over, it seemed, remind Jane to take another bite with the use of her fork, diminishing what was remaining of that particular birthday cupcake.

"An excellent try,s ir, but I do believe it's quite lacking in a few key words, such as perhaps a please, and a thank you, ma'am."

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Cruel, Jane! So cruel!

Jack made a face. "Being polite is terribly un-piratey."

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"One could say quite the same about birthday cupcakes," Jane noted, with yet another cruel forkful.

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"They are decadent and ultimately bad for you," Jack replied. "That sounds quite like a pirate to me."

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, he had a rather good point with that one, Jane would give him that, thinking it over with another little bite.

"Now," she finally said, "a whole cake, yes, that would most certainly be considered decadent and bad for you, but a cupcake is really quite delicate and cute and one could hardly consider it an overindulgence..."

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"It depends on the flavor," Jack decided. "As carrot cake is far too wholesome to be associated with pirates."

Beat.

"Who are never cute." That had to be acknowledged.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"Of course not," said Jane, who had to fight terribly hard to keep down a chuckle. She cleared her throat a little, turning her eyes back to the plate as she added, "Perish the tho--Oh, my, look at that. It appears I've already finished the whole thing. Goodness, it was not nearly as much as it looked like, but that does leave us with the problem of having none to share. But I'll tell you what. I have got a little extra pocket money, which I suppose I shouldn't tell you because you're just as likely to just lift it right out of my purse, but as a special birthday gift and because you were ever so patient, I'll offer to get you your very own. But, I do have one catch, and it's not to say please or thank you, I promise."

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack's eyebrows arched up. "I'm listening," he said.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"I should very much like to know the name of the pirate with which it appears I'll be sharing cupcakes and almost birthdays," Jane said with a little nod.

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"Captain Jack Sparrow," Jack replied. "Of radio fame."

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

There was a bit of a pause there as Jane tried to figure out if that should mean anything in particular to her, and she decided that, no, it didn't, so it was probably best she moved on.

"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Captain Jack Sparrow," she said. "My name is Jane Porter, and what sort of cupcake shall it be? I believe you said something about carrot cake?"

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack made a face. "I'm generally anti-vegetation, as it were," he hedged. "Do they have anything chocolate? With chocolate filling? And chocolate sprinkles?"

Suddenly the replacement teeth were making more sense...

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"Why, as a matter of fact, I believe they do have just the thing, chocolate cupcake with chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles. I take it you're a fan of chocolate, Captain Sparrow?"

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

"I enjoy a good rum cake as well," Jack admitted, "but they aren't very tasty with frosting."

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"You seem to have quite a sweet tooth, Captain Sparrow," Jane noted and, because she was feeling so witty, she added, "Or several, if one was to go by your dentatura."

[capt-maxfactor.livejournal.com]

Jack let out a hearty chuckle. "Oh, I lost a few of these in bar fights, too," he shared.

[bootlessjane.livejournal.com]

"Oh," said Jane with a nod, "naturally. I would expect no less."