Anthony had, in fact, met a 'pirate' before but it was certainly a much less exciting encounter than James would probably think it be. "Have I ever met pirates? Of course I have, a couple years ago at the latest," he smiled. 

Time to improvise. "Well, it was.....nighttime, and I was walking around the docks looking for. Someone to rob. And so I found this guy and followed him for a bit and then tried to steal from him and threaten him and it didn't really work, but. He was so impressed and intimidated by me thaaaat.........he told me that he thought I was so good at that that he offered me a spot on his....pirate ship. And I almost accepted before I remembered that I had reasons to not accept his offer. And he was very sad about that but we ealked a bit together and stabbed one person and then parted ways." Not a good story but a story nonetheless.