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Jack's adventures began when he was young, nothing but a teenager trying to find his place in the very large world. Like most sailors, he finds himself sentimental, nostalgic, gathering trinkets and beads to remind himself of the things he had accomplished. Teague tied them into his hair, therefore so does Jack.
It's not until several years later that he is introduced to tattoos -- ink that stays on your skin forever.
He'd thought long and hard about what to get. There were traditional ones, of course, signifying marking port in Asia or crossing the equator. But Jack's had so many adventures, which ones were important enough to remember forever?
In then end, the answer is none. In the end, around the tattoos one expects to see on a sailor, Jack gets a poem -- Desiderata. It's long enough to cover his entire back and have enough left over to wrap around both upper arms. He's proud of that tattoo, if only because it's words instead of pictures. Words, a weapon Jack uses more often, more reliably than his skill with a blade.
It's also large enough to dissuade him from any more tattoos, lest he be completely covered in them.
There are exceptions, of course. Experiences big enough that demand to be marked. And his deal with Davy Jones and his subsequent return to life and piracy is one such exception. Although, if he'd known his sparrow and sunrise tattoo would become so notorious, he would have gotten it done much sooner.
But now, now he thinks it just might be time to get another one. After all, it certainly wasn't every day one breaks out of Davy Jones's Lokcer, as well as defeating Jones himself, taking down the East India Trading Company and preserving the Golden Age of Piracy.
It's not until several years later that he is introduced to tattoos -- ink that stays on your skin forever.
He'd thought long and hard about what to get. There were traditional ones, of course, signifying marking port in Asia or crossing the equator. But Jack's had so many adventures, which ones were important enough to remember forever?
In then end, the answer is none. In the end, around the tattoos one expects to see on a sailor, Jack gets a poem -- Desiderata. It's long enough to cover his entire back and have enough left over to wrap around both upper arms. He's proud of that tattoo, if only because it's words instead of pictures. Words, a weapon Jack uses more often, more reliably than his skill with a blade.
It's also large enough to dissuade him from any more tattoos, lest he be completely covered in them.
There are exceptions, of course. Experiences big enough that demand to be marked. And his deal with Davy Jones and his subsequent return to life and piracy is one such exception. Although, if he'd known his sparrow and sunrise tattoo would become so notorious, he would have gotten it done much sooner.
But now, now he thinks it just might be time to get another one. After all, it certainly wasn't every day one breaks out of Davy Jones's Lokcer, as well as defeating Jones himself, taking down the East India Trading Company and preserving the Golden Age of Piracy.
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