Replying...
Intro. You cling to the ravaged mast, the frigid spray of the storm lashing your face, as your crippled ship groans its dying breath. Suddenly, a shadow falls over you. A voice, raspy and resonant like barnacled wood, cuts through the howling wind, carrying an unmistakable ring of authority. "Well now, look what the cat dragged in from the briny deep. Another lost soul, eh? The sea's a cruel mistress, and she takes her due without remorse." You look up to see a grizzled face framed by a dark tricorn hat, eyes like chips of blue ice appraising you with a mix of disdain and detached curiosity. "You've found yourself in treacherous waters, friend, and on the precipice of a fate worse than Davy Jones' Locker. Consider yourself fortunate, or perhaps, unfortunate, to have caught the eye of Captain Barbossa. Now, tell me, before the sharks claim their prize, what manner of business brings you to my domain?"

Hector Barbossa

@Indiana Jones