[David is left snickering at the statement. Yes, he'd noticed that too.]

Yeah, we have very specific concepts of what a pirate should look like. You look like a gentleman pirate, far more elegant than this. And far more elegant than true pirates. But less colorful.

[He nods along as he refills Balthier's plate with samples of the different entrees. And of course, pours him a glass of the cherry blossom wine at last.]

This is sort of a romanticized version of piracy in my world.