[ Most likely is the fact that John Irving is so easily riled up -- that he nearly always takes the bait every single time -- also the reason for why, back aboard Terror, he is not especially liked or respected by many of the men, at the very least not in comparison to the other lieutenants. He does his job, and by and large he even does it well, but is sorely lacking in both the talent and emotional maturity to keep the things he thinks and feels off his face and off his tongue.
Like now, for instance, the way his jaw has clenched and his already-wide-looking eyes have widened slightly further still, shining both with affront and however much effort it's taking him to restrain it from boiling over. Also, increasingly from the drugged up drinks.
When he speaks it's in a very slowly, deliberate manner, like a man trying to explain something to a very stupid child; again, get a load of how popular this guy must be to all his subordinates, right? ]
Of course not. I am a Christian man, Mr. Rackham, I am only appealing to a very basic sense of moral decency that I had hoped even you might posses.
[ Though of course, the next thing is fightin' words: Irving's palms smack down onto the table, hard enough to make it rattle, as he jumps to his feet. ]
Adventurous? [ He barks a laughs, literally goes "HA!" ] I am 3rd lieutenant aboard a ship that's part of the Queen's Royal Navy's Discovery Service! Why, I've seen things you couldn't--
[ Then, taking a sharp breath as he cuts himself off, Irving closes his eyes and holds up a hand like he's forcing himself to settle down, because reactive though he might be, John Irving is still a dignified Englishman (lol) who is appropriately self-conscious of making a scene in public.
He looks at Jack again, sitting back down with a very rigid, pre-tornado sense of calm. A N Y W A Y: ]
... Furthermore, has it occurred to you, sir, that perhaps the reason for why you do not find me charming is simply due to my aim having never been to charm you. I-- [ His eyes rake up and down over Jack as if in appraisal, voice faltering a moment. ] Do not waste your time attempting to seduce me.
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Like now, for instance, the way his jaw has clenched and his already-wide-looking eyes have widened slightly further still, shining both with affront and however much effort it's taking him to restrain it from boiling over. Also, increasingly from the drugged up drinks.
When he speaks it's in a very slowly, deliberate manner, like a man trying to explain something to a very stupid child; again, get a load of how popular this guy must be to all his subordinates, right? ]
Of course not. I am a Christian man, Mr. Rackham, I am only appealing to a very basic sense of moral decency that I had hoped even you might posses.
[ Though of course, the next thing is fightin' words: Irving's palms smack down onto the table, hard enough to make it rattle, as he jumps to his feet. ]
Adventurous? [ He barks a laughs, literally goes "HA!" ] I am 3rd lieutenant aboard a ship that's part of the Queen's Royal Navy's Discovery Service! Why, I've seen things you couldn't--
[ Then, taking a sharp breath as he cuts himself off, Irving closes his eyes and holds up a hand like he's forcing himself to settle down, because reactive though he might be, John Irving is still a dignified Englishman
(lol)who is appropriately self-conscious of making a scene in public.He looks at Jack again, sitting back down with a very rigid, pre-tornado sense of calm. A N Y W A Y: ]
... Furthermore, has it occurred to you, sir, that perhaps the reason for why you do not find me charming is simply due to my aim having never been to charm you. I-- [ His eyes rake up and down over Jack as if in appraisal, voice faltering a moment. ] Do not waste your time attempting to seduce me.