The Jolly Swan Surprise.

[itsapirateslife]

Ever since he'd started putting the finishing touches on his boat, Hook had been planning this party. When he realized it would line up perfectly with a certain someone's birthday, the plan was immediately modified.

The food he'd arranged from a local cafe was fairly simple, cut up fruit and vegetables with a variety of different sandwiches and meat pies, as well as some modern snacks like potato chips and the curly fries from the boardwalk. To drink, there was a juice and sodas as well as a fully stocked bar, all courtesy of funds from Hook's new job...not that he'd told anyone he'd gotten a job. It wasn't like there was any piracy to be had in Darrow and he would rather not have to put Emma in the position of having to arrest him.

He'd conspired with Henry, Charming and the others from their realm to make this a surprise for Emma. Some of the food was sitting on the table on deck but must of it was in the galley by the bar. In the center of the table under the deck was a cake made by Henry surrounded by cupcakes (There were some apple tarts, donated by Regina, but that had mysteries disappeared. Overboard. It's what the queen got for trying to clean his boat. It was perfectly clean thank you very much).

Hook had made sure to invite has many of both of their friends as possible and had them all gather on deck at the time Henry was supposed to bring Emma to the docks. There was a drape covering the name on the back of the boat. He was dressed in his pirate best, with his red waist coat and hook polished to a shine as he stood on the dock, two glasses of champagne perched next to him on a post.

[backdated to October 23rd. The boat looks like this yacht though the furnishings inside are much more rustic and only half the cabins have beds, the others are storage. The plumbing and electricity do work, but there are no TVs or anything by way of modern convenience outside of the galley.]

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[infamousdelsin]

Delsin grins at the kid's enthusiasm. It's pretty great. When Henry asks about the amount of fights Delsin might have been in, he can't help but laugh.

"I've gotten into a few fights, sure." Fewer since he'd come here, though. Seemed like every day in Seattle had been one giant fight, from start to finish. A war, or something. But he doesn't let that drag him down. Henry returns to the painting, so Delsin grins.

"Art is a great way to express yourself. Don't let anyone tell you different, got it?"

[wanttobeahero]

"Got it," he nods. "I've been trying out pottery. I guess that's kind of weird for a kid, but I thought it sounded fun to try making stuff. I talked my mom into coming, she's not very good at it, but it was a good effort," he smirks.

"I'm getting better at it, though. Plus, then I can paint it however I want."

[infamousdelsin]

"Hey, we all gotta start somewhere, right?" Delsin agrees. "Pottery is badass, though, Man, don't give up if it's something you love." He grins. He loves seeing people work on art, no matter what form it comes in. Delsin's preferred media are cardboard and spray paint, but he's pretty good at sketching, and his sketchbook is full to prove it.

[wanttobeahero]

Henry enjoys pottery and he wouldn't have given up on it anytime soon, but hearing someone encourage him - someone he's just met - motivates him to stick with it even more.

"Maybe I could show you sometime. And...I could see what you do? We could share."

[infamousdelsin]

"Ah, your mom is a cop here," he says. "If I show you the stuff I do outside of my sketchbook, we might both get in trouble." He grins. "I can keep a secret if you can?"

[wanttobeahero]

If this guy doesn't know his mom used to be a thief and was in jail once, Henry won't be the one to tell him. Sure, she wouldn't encourage lawless behavior, but he knows she's not super strict about stuff that might not be technically legal, as long as it isn't hurting people.

"I can totally keep a secret," he grins back, his curiosity piqued.