{"id":1709,"date":"2024-10-06T01:01:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T06:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2024-02-10T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T16:22:34","slug":"rum-ruckus-and-really-bad-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/rum-ruckus-and-really-bad-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Rum, Ruckus, and Really Bad Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The sun was barely setting by the time the band stumbled back onto dry land, but their adrenaline still surged like they\u2019d just walked off stage. None of them were ready to call it quits \u2014 not while still in full pirate gear, not while Gabriel was still waving his wood sword and yelling \u201cAVAST YE!<\/em>\u201d at pigeons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So when Mark casually suggested, \u201cWe could hit a pub,\u201d the rest of the pack shouted in such unified agreement that nearby tourists ducked for cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so it was that nine fully costumed pirate-werewolves and humans stormed into a harborside tavern like it was Tortuga reborn. The pub \u2014 an old wood-and-brick joint called The Salted Barrel<\/em> \u2014 was quaint, cozy, and definitely not<\/em> ready for what hit it. A few locals looked up, blinked at the sight of a tricorn-wearing Gabriel with a clawed paw on the bar shouting, \u201cRUM FOR ME AND THE WHOLE CREW!\u201d and simply decided to stay for the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They never regretted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within minutes, Rico was arm-wrestling the bartender over a bottle of whiskey (which he didn\u2019t win), Jonah was trying to learn an Irish jig from a local who barely spoke English, and Maya had commandeered the jukebox and set it to nothing but Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. Cassie, already tipsy on something suspiciously pink and glittery, started narrating the evening like a history channel special about debauched pirate courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily sat at the bar sipping soda and giggling helplessly at the chaos, occasionally live-streaming little clips for the band\u2019s story feed. \u201cThis is not a sanctioned tour event,\u201d she said on camera, \u201cbut it\u2019s happening anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel, of course, was at the heart of it all. Still in full pirate regalia \u2014 minus the boots, which he had ceremoniously flung at someone\u2019s poodle outside \u2014 he was now on<\/em> the bar, paw lifted in a dramatic flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTHIS ROUND OF DRINKS BE ON THE PACK!\u201d he shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pub cheered. The bartender almost<\/em> protested\u2026 until Thane silently slid a platinum card across the counter and gave him the kind of look that said don\u2019t ask questions \u2014 just run the tab.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSeriously, Thane?\u201d Mark muttered, sipping his water as a foam dart whizzed by his ear. \u201cHe\u2019s literally sword-fighting a barstool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane gave a long-suffering sigh, arms folded. \u201cI\u2019m letting him burn off the chaos before tomorrow. He\u2019s going to crash so<\/em> hard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane raised a brow. \u201cI live<\/em> in a state of exhausted tolerance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the back corner of the pub, a group of young tourists approached, tentatively holding out menus and napkins. \u201cS-sorry,\u201d one of them asked, \u201cbut\u2026 are you actually<\/em> Feral Eclipse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo we look<\/em> like a tribute band?\u201d Cassie drawled, twirling a bottle between her fingers. \u201cCome on, sit. We\u2019re handing out rum and trauma tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autographs were signed. Photos taken. Someone put a pirate hat on Mark \u2014 who didn\u2019t object, but grumbled the entire time. Gabriel ended up arm-in-arm with a local sea shanty group, leading them in a werewolf-themed version of \u201cDrunken Sailor\u201d that went viral within minutes of hitting social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somewhere around midnight, a conga line of people in pirate<\/em> costumes<\/em> came in. Nobody knew where they came from. Nobody questioned it. They were simply absorbed into the swirling vortex of nautical nonsense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 1:30 a.m., Jonah was asleep under a table with a parrot plushie. Maya was teaching Emily how to balance on bar stools like they were mast rigging. Rico was busy sketching new tattoo ideas based on tentacles, tridents, and moon phases<\/em> on a napkin. Thane was leaning in a booth, rubbing his temples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel bounced over, flopping next to him in a heap of rum-scented werewolf pirate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat,\u201d he said, licking rum from his fingers, \u201cwas the BEST DAY EVER.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane didn\u2019t disagree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou gonna tell me not to do this again?\u201d Gabriel asked with a mischievous grin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thane smirked. \u201cYou already know I won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabriel leaned his head on Thane\u2019s shoulder and yawned. \u201cLove you, my wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d Thane said, wrapping an arm around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they sat there in the flickering candlelight of the pub\u2019s quieting chaos \u2014 costumes rumpled, fur tousled, hearts full \u2014 someone from the kitchen peeked out and whispered, \u201cAre they always<\/em> like this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d Emily answered, sipping the last of her soda. \u201cAnd it\u2019s awesome.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sun was barely setting by the time the band stumbled back onto dry land, but their adrenaline still surged like they\u2019d just walked off stage. None of them were ready to call it quits \u2014 not while still in full pirate gear, not while Gabriel was still waving his wood sword and yelling \u201cAVAST […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tour-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3003,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1709\/revisions\/3003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/threewerewolves.com\/tourblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}