Kitt smiled for once, looking from Dixon to his guitar, there was a stroke of luck... "Well welcome aboard, always good t' have a musician.... Now i know she dont look up to much, but this here schooner is one of the fastest on the seas, she just needs a little lovin' and gently care is all..."
He patted the dark-oak mast and quickly hid the fact that a large strip of wood had fallen straight off.... Behind him a smash and loud shout announced that Captain Black had finished the last of the rum.... Wincing, Kitt tried to ignore it and looked across the rest of the crew... they'd got a fair number of them, slightly more than you needed to sail a schooner but she had more than enough hold space to carry 'em all... besides, having spares was good when it came to training new crew... never could tell when one might just slip overboard and blow himself to kingdom come with some gunpowder....
"Alright, look.... youre all welcome aboard the ship, if you aint an experienced sailor, then your jus' gonna have to become one pretty quickly... i sugest you all..." He was cut off suddenly as Captain Black strode out from his cabin, and fired a thunderous blast from his flintlock into the air... several metres away an unlucky seagull plunged into the water with a splash... "Ever' one o' you... Shuttit n' stan' to attention fer yer cap'n!" He growled under his breath, still holding the smoking pistol as he stared at the motly group through his one good eye, before turning his gaze on Kitt... he did not seem best pleased...