[He gives Izzy Hands a look. This is a line that's been frustrating him for a while now, even if not quite the same words. And while he knows there's standards he's not living up to, there's still one thing that he knows for sure]

A pirate can do whatever the fuck he wants.

[he tosses his hair bangs from his face]

If he couldn't, what is the point of being a pirate? What is the point of breaking free from society and living out on the open seas if you're just going to fit the narrow definition of what everyone else thinks they should do?