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It’s Centipede Time!
Pranking each other was a continual pastime aboard whalers. To read about the various practical jokes lads would play upon each other, you can read my historical context essay :here:!
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Panel 1 [Lawrence holds the tankard up to his nose, scrutinizing it. Josue comes up beside Ezra, grinning]
Panel 2 [Same shot. Lawrence puts the tankard to his lips. Josue's grin has widened and he's raising his eyebrows.]
Panel 3 [Lawrence sputters, shocked and dropping the tankard]
Panel 4 [Show the spilt cup on the deck between his feet, spilled wine and two centipedes writhing around in it.]
LAWRENCE:
Waugh!
Panel 5[Lawrence recoiling, Ezra and Josue laughing alongside him]
LAWRENCE:
Wooooghhhhh, God!
Panel 2 [Same shot. Lawrence puts the tankard to his lips. Josue's grin has widened and he's raising his eyebrows.]
Panel 3 [Lawrence sputters, shocked and dropping the tankard]
Panel 4 [Show the spilt cup on the deck between his feet, spilled wine and two centipedes writhing around in it.]
LAWRENCE:
Waugh!
Panel 5[Lawrence recoiling, Ezra and Josue laughing alongside him]
LAWRENCE:
Wooooghhhhh, God!
Boys will be Boys! Josué’s look of gleeful anticipation delights me.
Josué has big Little Shit energy
this is so funny to me
He walked right into it!