If the ship hadn't just been infested by ghosts possessing people Pratt would have shot him without a moments hesitation. Any other time that wasn't immediately after the shitfest that was October, he'd pull that trigger in a heartbeat even though he's using his off-hand and a gun in it feels weird and awkward. But... What if he kills him and Ed comes back as someone else? The Captain seemed to have fixed the respawn system, but were they really sure of it? There's a moment where he almost kills him anyway, hoping maybe he'd get the guy who had possessed Sharky back so he could kick his fucking ass and punch out the few remaining teeth he'd missed last time.

But that's a huge chance. There has to be thousands of ghosts and trying to get one specifically was statistically impossible.

There's a growl of utter frustration because damn it, he can't knowingly force someone into the torture of being nothingness inside the ship. Even a guy who'd cut off his finger and was trying to feed it to him. He's pretty sure Captain Hands would have managed to make this whole encounter a good deal hotter too. If he was the one cutting off digits, Pratt would take it like a good boy, but for Blackbeard? Who he met five minutes ago? Nah.

He pulls the gun back, flicking the safety on again and holding it at his side since he can't reach the holster from this position. He's definitely still glaring though. Because fuck everything about this.

FINE. Fuck it.

Past caring at this point, he'll be a good decent underling and go ahead and do what he's told. Not like he's never eaten human flesh raw before. He's not stoked about all those little bones though.