Snippet #1891640

Titus stood there, cocky smile adorned on his face as Taylor pulled his "Boom Stick" on him. Though his weapon was primitive, it could still kill him at this range. Then, Trinity came over and backed him up. Titus just stared at him and took a long drag on his cigarette, which finished it. He then blew the smoke upwards, then looked back at the two. The whole bar seemed to get quite. The smile on Titus' face grew wider, he then couldn't hold it in any longer. He burst out laughing and slapped him on the shoulder. "HAHAHA! Man, Taylor, you are too easy! It seems my gruff fearless scallywag needs a little work. It seems I'm just coming off as an asshole. Sorry 'bout that." He said with a large grin on his face. The other two didn't seemed to get it and the gun was still pointed at him. "Um, Taylor, jokes over, you can put down your powder twig now......come on! It's me!" He looked at them confused, then caught a glance at himself in the mirror behind the bar. He realized his face was covered in soot and oil and his goggles were still down. Titus then turned back to them. He raised up his goggles back on his head wiped some of the smudge off of his face. "It's me.....Titus.......Titus Tinman?" They weren't getting it. He then leaned against the bar and placed his hand over his face. "You know......Tin-Tin? I fix your fishing boat like every other week." Titus said a little embarrassed, knowing they would recognize his nickname. He then turned to Trinity. "You remember me, right? We danced last month at some celebration about something you and your crew pulled off. You stole what you thought was a golden pendant from me, but turned out to be my mechanical spider, Skamp? I'm the one who fixes all of the cannon holes in your ship! Well.....old ship I guess now. Anyway, I'm sorry about the words I threw at you. I was just trying out a new pirate persona. Anyway, to show no hard feelings, I'll do something nice for ya." Titus said with a sly smile. He turned to the bartender. "Barkeep, let it be known that anyone who joins that little girls crew gets a free round on me!" He said with a little drama. He then turned back to the duo. "See, no hard feelings. Well, Ive got drinking to do, seeing as my latest job burned into the sea. I'd join your crew,but, Ive got too much common sense. She seems like a sweet girl, but I doubt she'll be able to make the hard decisions a Captain needs too. A Captain needs to look out for the crew, not the other way around. Just my professional opinion, which no one ever seems to care about. Have fun chasing after the Land of Make-Believe." Titus said in a joking manner. He then went to his usual table, the back corner one. He ordered a mug of stout and waited for it too arrive.