Is that what life is all about? [Strangely, drunken Stede does make some amount of sense.] I suppose it is, what more should there be than doing what you wish and then reaping the rewards.

That is what you desired? Becoming a pirate with Blackbeard? And he's here too as well, so the adventure just continues. You truly are achieving your dreams. [Hm. Are they all side characters in the story of Stede?] I do vaguely prefer you to him, he tried to shoot me and you merely use your words. I'm on more even ground there.

[He's better at battles of wits. Doesn't even have a gun right now. A travesty really.]