I really like what you've done here. Really expanded on the kernel of hat metaphor and gone a long way toward figuring out how it would apply to the whole cast in personalized ways. Kudos!
To reply to a thread of the comments, however, about Elizabeth:
I saw her potentially bodiceripper clasping-Jack's-leg thing as nothing but a practical precaution: She'd just gotten yanked off her feet by the Kraken, and she wasn't about to let it happen again. There was no time for a third chance, you know? And she was already *down* there - if she'd been standing and thrown herself to the floor to support him, I'd have an issue. As it is, I really think it was just her being smart.
And about the kissing thing...
Liz has been fascinated by pirates since she was little. Jack is the most piratey pirate she's ever met, and he likes her. He's worked closely with her and she has immense respect for him. I believe it's feasible that she's bandied around the idea of getting with him in her head - but never been actually willing to act on it, not only because of the hygiene issue ;D but also because she's engaged, hello.
She kisses Jack to distract him so she can shackle him, force him to face the Kraken, and save the crew.
She likes it because she isn't immune to Jack's mystique, Jack's advances, and most importantly, her own curiosity. I think it's really important to note she doesn't kiss him again, even though she hovers and almost lurches forward for a second kiss; she tells him she's not sorry and leaves.
Not sorry for what? For kissing him? For shackling him, thereby proving she's really become a pirate? Or for both at once: Perhaps (this is my take) she's not sorry that she manipulated - and so dirtied, or spoiled - the attraction both of them feel in order to get her advantage over him.
Not for a moment do I think Liz was intending to indulge in anything but tricking Jack. The kiss had power over her, which I think surprised her as much as its existence did Jack.
...No, I don't jump to defend any of the core three against attacks against their character, what do you mean? XD
In all seriousness, I think At World's End will show us that Elizabeth's made of the same stuff as Jack is, and the same as we're discovering (via boots/lack-of-hat evidence) that Will is too. They're all pirates of the highest caliber, though only one of them's had very long to practice the trade. The other two...will catch up soon enough. The potential's there. ^__^
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Date: 2006-08-15 05:50 am (UTC)To reply to a thread of the comments, however, about Elizabeth:
I saw her potentially bodiceripper clasping-Jack's-leg thing as nothing but a practical precaution: She'd just gotten yanked off her feet by the Kraken, and she wasn't about to let it happen again. There was no time for a third chance, you know? And she was already *down* there - if she'd been standing and thrown herself to the floor to support him, I'd have an issue. As it is, I really think it was just her being smart.
And about the kissing thing...
Liz has been fascinated by pirates since she was little. Jack is the most piratey pirate she's ever met, and he likes her. He's worked closely with her and she has immense respect for him. I believe it's feasible that she's bandied around the idea of getting with him in her head - but never been actually willing to act on it, not only because of the hygiene issue ;D but also because she's engaged, hello.
She kisses Jack to distract him so she can shackle him, force him to face the Kraken, and save the crew.
She likes it because she isn't immune to Jack's mystique, Jack's advances, and most importantly, her own curiosity. I think it's really important to note she doesn't kiss him again, even though she hovers and almost lurches forward for a second kiss; she tells him she's not sorry and leaves.
Not sorry for what? For kissing him? For shackling him, thereby proving she's really become a pirate? Or for both at once: Perhaps (this is my take) she's not sorry that she manipulated - and so dirtied, or spoiled - the attraction both of them feel in order to get her advantage over him.
Not for a moment do I think Liz was intending to indulge in anything but tricking Jack. The kiss had power over her, which I think surprised her as much as its existence did Jack.
...No, I don't jump to defend any of the core three against attacks against their character, what do you mean? XD
In all seriousness, I think At World's End will show us that Elizabeth's made of the same stuff as Jack is, and the same as we're discovering (via boots/lack-of-hat evidence) that Will is too. They're all pirates of the highest caliber, though only one of them's had very long to practice the trade. The other two...will catch up soon enough. The potential's there. ^__^