And as the two pirates turn and start their way up towards the deck, a shadow falls across them. The tall dark man stands in their way, hands balled into fists at his hips, black eyes regarding them and a knowing little sardonic smirk curling the corner of his mouth.

For a moment he bars their way, then the smile turns into a welcoming grin as he steps aside and flourishes the broad-brimmed hat off his head in a parody of a courtly bow.

"Captain Sparrow, welcome back to the Pearl."

((OOC: Sorry, I just had to do it, if only for the forebodingness of the moment. ))