[Zulius snorts in amusement. Edward's confused look doesn't help matters here. ] I bet it is.

[Zulius, you are an adult man, stop this.]

IDK, it's something you see in Hollywood all the time. Like the pirate gets his hand bitten off or cut off or whatever and he just sticks a hook on there instead. Maybe it's for the intimidation factor?

Man, I can't believe I'm meeting an actual real-life pirate who has completely busted all these Hollywood pirate traditions. I'm living my best life right now.