Ragetti's thoughts were about what I would expect of them. I think you did a very good job of capturing his tone in this. It's short but it does feel like what the two would have gone through. I myself have been dehydrated nearly to the point these guys are and let me tell you it's not fun. You got their reactions pretty well on the money. Nice job here.

Broken Compass authors are always the best! Freedom is great to have as a Beta-she's such a good author herself.

I loved this piece because of the contrasts. Ragetti's intelligent and sometimes, non-intelligent musings about word origins and nerve endings showed us a glimpse into his character. He doesn't do these things to be annoying-it's simply him. PIntel's lack of bile shows us his own exhaustion as well. And yet as numbed as they are by sea, sun, and hunger-you pointed out that they could still feel. The starkness between cursed/hanged and alive is very powerful.

The ending, as well, contrasts with that blazing hope. Alive-but for how long?

You've done a great job painting this little vignette for us! I used to row for my University team, and the finger twitching pain is so real and vivid in this story-I could feel my own fingers tense and lock! All and all, very real, very detailed. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Ah, the workings of Ragetti. How do we love out one eyed pirate?

Ciao Bel!

This is such a wonderful drabble, and I truly enjoyed getting a sneak peak at it because it was so intriguing and humorous at the same time. Leave it up to Pintel and Ragetti to evoke such emotions!

I loved the fact that we saw a bit of Ragetti's thought process, and his voice was very well written.

"Lately, he even found it difficult – or at least, worthy of a debate with himself – to pick up the bucket they used to bail. Sometimes he just watched his fingers twitch as though of their own accord and wondered why it felt so hard to move them when they seemed to be doing fine on their own."

Loved this! Such a wonderful look at the psychology of the whole thing!

Beautiful work here love! I'm so glad you joined us this week for the prompt challenge!

Of course we were all happy that Pint and Rags were clever and escaped, but this being alive stuff takes getting used to again after ten years of the curse.

Great look at what it means to join the world of the living again. Little things like lack of food and the heat become extreme obstacles for the former undead, and the end where they are uncertain that they might remain in the realm of the living was a fantastic addition.

So glad you had a response to the prompt! :D

Cheers!
Nytd

That was a lovely response to alive. I thought you wrote Ragetti's voice very well. "Encompass’. Funny word, Ragetti thought idly. Wonder if it’s got aught to do with ‘compass’." - That was sweet and a very Ragetti like thing to think about.

"weary voice, totally devoid of its usual bite.

For how long, though, he didn’t know." - :)

Loved it!
~Damsel

I love how they all dreamt of feeling again but possibly forgot that you get the good sensations with the bad sensations. Great response to alive.

Really good response to the challenge.

"They weren’t cursed.
They weren’t hanged.
They were alive."

I liked this bit.

Oh man...only us Ragetti fangirls would go look up the origin of "emcompass"! ;D

Anyways...excellent response to "alive"! It fits Pintel and Ragetti so well!