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Can't blame you.
( Luffy gave Koby a similar speech one time, about how being a pirate felt like nothing else in the world.
He gives a nod at Buggy affirmation on Shanks and his cool factor, blinking when there's a compliment swift on the heels of it. )
You think? Probably because I hounded him a lot. But, I'll give it back to him, when I'm a better pirate than he is.
( Luffy gave Koby a similar speech one time, about how being a pirate felt like nothing else in the world.
He gives a nod at Buggy affirmation on Shanks and his cool factor, blinking when there's a compliment swift on the heels of it. )
You think? Probably because I hounded him a lot. But, I'll give it back to him, when I'm a better pirate than he is.
[That gets an exasperated laugh. Really?
The most frustrating bit about it all is that Buggy believes the kid could do it. He's got more ambition than Shanks has ever had in his whole damn body.]
He wouldn't have given it to some kid just because he annoyed him. He saw something in you... What, I haven't got a clue.
[But his one should make it obvious it's more of a tease than anything like a serious jab.]
Anyway, we have to figure out how to get back home first.
The most frustrating bit about it all is that Buggy believes the kid could do it. He's got more ambition than Shanks has ever had in his whole damn body.]
He wouldn't have given it to some kid just because he annoyed him. He saw something in you... What, I haven't got a clue.
[But his one should make it obvious it's more of a tease than anything like a serious jab.]
Anyway, we have to figure out how to get back home first.
I could hazard a guess but you wouldn't like it.
( Luffy grins, taking the teasing with ease as he nods at the mention of home. He's been hearing some things, strange things about other worlds and different places, but it's a whole lot of information for one pirate captain to take in. )
There's definitely a way home. If we got in here then we can get back out, maybe even the same way.
( Luffy grins, taking the teasing with ease as he nods at the mention of home. He's been hearing some things, strange things about other worlds and different places, but it's a whole lot of information for one pirate captain to take in. )
There's definitely a way home. If we got in here then we can get back out, maybe even the same way.
Yeah, we'll find a way back.
[They can't just stay here after all... Buggy has no interest in that, personally.]
If that's all, Straw Hat...
[They can't just stay here after all... Buggy has no interest in that, personally.]
If that's all, Straw Hat...
What?
[He's not sure what business that is of Luffy's really, but--]
Not exactly. Do you?
[He's not sure what business that is of Luffy's really, but--]
Not exactly. Do you?
[Luffy, buddy...
why.]
I didn't think we had anything left to talk about, that's all.
[But apparently, they do.]
Enough. Why...?
[What are you about to dump on him now, Luffy.]
why.]
I didn't think we had anything left to talk about, that's all.
[But apparently, they do.]
Enough. Why...?
[What are you about to dump on him now, Luffy.]
You got a boat??
[UGH, WHY.]
You don't know how to patch up holes? I can come down and look at it, I guess.
[UGH, WHY.]
You don't know how to patch up holes? I can come down and look at it, I guess.
What are you talking about? That doesn't just happen!
[He will stab you, Luffy. He will stab you. One day.]
It's probably cursed or something! No one gives away a free boat!
[He will stab you, Luffy. He will stab you. One day.]
It's probably cursed or something! No one gives away a free boat!
Do you know the kind of shit I've seen since I've gotten here? I got chased by myself. We ran away from a smoke monster! Why couldn't you curse a boat?
[Don't be stupid, Luffy!]
[Don't be stupid, Luffy!]
[ She has to be dismissive of that wink, especially because when he gives the all-clear, Nami's getting closer to the wall and looking at Buggy expectantly. ] Alright, give me a boost.
[ Whether he just nets his fingers so she can use them as a step, or something weirder (she wouldn't put it past him), Nami pulls her bandana down over her ears, clearly bracing herself. ]
[ Whether he just nets his fingers so she can use them as a step, or something weirder (she wouldn't put it past him), Nami pulls her bandana down over her ears, clearly bracing herself. ]
What are you even on about? [He's not going to ask someone about a god that he doesn't even know the name of?]
You can curse objects too, I think. Put bad luck on them or make them cause misfortune. I've heard about stuff like that from other pirates.
Pretty sure the downside of Devil Fruits count as a curse, right? [Unless Luffy enjoys the constant threat of death by seawater that plagues their lives.]
You can curse objects too, I think. Put bad luck on them or make them cause misfortune. I've heard about stuff like that from other pirates.
Pretty sure the downside of Devil Fruits count as a curse, right? [Unless Luffy enjoys the constant threat of death by seawater that plagues their lives.]
[Look, he'll give her a boost up, with his hands, so she doesn't have to be too weirded out. Although he could probably think of something weirder, if she really wanted.
He'll go easy on her. Tonight.]
Alright, up we go. [And he's even being a gentleman, not checking out her ass.]
He'll go easy on her. Tonight.]
Alright, up we go. [And he's even being a gentleman, not checking out her ass.]
I don't know, it's things I hear at the docks. They like to talk there but they don't explain a lot of things.
People bring their own misfortune I think. And I guess devil fruits count but then it doesn't really do anything until a person is involved. The fruit isn't cursed the person is?
(Luffy rubs his forehead. COMPLICATED.)
ANYWAY my boat keeps sinking. If you can stop the Doing Her Best from doing that you are welcome to use her on occasion?
People bring their own misfortune I think. And I guess devil fruits count but then it doesn't really do anything until a person is involved. The fruit isn't cursed the person is?
(Luffy rubs his forehead. COMPLICATED.)
ANYWAY my boat keeps sinking. If you can stop the Doing Her Best from doing that you are welcome to use her on occasion?
[Stop hurting that one brain cell in your head, Luffy. It's probably going to be needed eventually.
Although that-- catches him off guard. Doing Her Best, huh?]
... You'll let me use your boat?
Although that-- catches him off guard. Doing Her Best, huh?]
... You'll let me use your boat?
(Luffy laughs at that one, he can see the way Buggy's attitude changes in a moment. Little do either of them know that the boat truly is cursed and will never stop sinking....)
We'll all need to use it, but sure. You think I'm joking when I say it keeps sinking so be my guest. As long as she comes back, don't make me come out looking for you.
We'll all need to use it, but sure. You think I'm joking when I say it keeps sinking so be my guest. As long as she comes back, don't make me come out looking for you.
[Why would he trust him like that? They both know he's not a good person, surely.
... It makes him feel a little awkward, honestly, whether he actually fixes it or ever decides to take it out or not.]
Huh. I'll see what I can do, Luffy.
[His name this time, maybe just a little distractedly.]
... It makes him feel a little awkward, honestly, whether he actually fixes it or ever decides to take it out or not.]
Huh. I'll see what I can do, Luffy.
[His name this time, maybe just a little distractedly.]
[ Relieved when nothing that weird comes from getting a hand up from Buggy, Nami waits on the roof for him to join her, inching closer to the edge of the open-air portion of the house, the darkened shapes of the fountain and various furnishings and plants below coming into view the longer she peers inside, letting her eyes adjust before making her next move, her ears trained for any sound that their arrival has disturbed the household in any way.
After a minute Nami turns to Buggy, sticking to the softest whisper she can as she points through the opening in the roof towards a corridor barely visible on one side of the area. ] Through there. If there's a safe leave it to me.
[ Going down is easier than coming up, and after letting herself hang off the edge by her hands for a split second, Nami lands, surprisingly quiet despite the boots, crouching in the dark and listening again. It would have been easier, and quieter to let Buggy help her again, but asking the once is her limit for a while. It's not you Buggy, it's her. ]
After a minute Nami turns to Buggy, sticking to the softest whisper she can as she points through the opening in the roof towards a corridor barely visible on one side of the area. ] Through there. If there's a safe leave it to me.
[ Going down is easier than coming up, and after letting herself hang off the edge by her hands for a split second, Nami lands, surprisingly quiet despite the boots, crouching in the dark and listening again. It would have been easier, and quieter to let Buggy help her again, but asking the once is her limit for a while. It's not you Buggy, it's her. ]
My, you're just full of skills, aren't you? [Once he's settled, he looks around their surroundings, thoughtfully.]
Which way first?
[He's a little dubious about picking any safes they may or may not come across, if only because they don't know how long they've got and he doesn't want to cause too much trouble when they're new.
On the other hand, they need fund and comforts, or this is going to be a real bad time. It means getting a little sneaky, apparently.]
Which way first?
[He's a little dubious about picking any safes they may or may not come across, if only because they don't know how long they've got and he doesn't want to cause too much trouble when they're new.
On the other hand, they need fund and comforts, or this is going to be a real bad time. It means getting a little sneaky, apparently.]
Nobody makes a hundred million berry in eight years without talent. [ And she's just going to leave that comment where it is, stepping forward silently through the dark villa and waving him on towards the rear of the house.
She keeps an ear trained on any other noise beyond the two of them as they creep through the corridor, cocking her head towards one of the doors before heading toward it. Nami waits, listening for a second before she quietly pushes it open and slips inside.
The home office for the man of the house, a tidy sum of gold coins stacked in neat columns on the far side of the desk, seemingly waiting for them. ]
Now this is a nice office. [ Nami breathes, her eyes turning from the gold to the gilded curios lining the mantle, stowing a few in her rucksack as she moves. ]
She keeps an ear trained on any other noise beyond the two of them as they creep through the corridor, cocking her head towards one of the doors before heading toward it. Nami waits, listening for a second before she quietly pushes it open and slips inside.
The home office for the man of the house, a tidy sum of gold coins stacked in neat columns on the far side of the desk, seemingly waiting for them. ]
Now this is a nice office. [ Nami breathes, her eyes turning from the gold to the gilded curios lining the mantle, stowing a few in her rucksack as she moves. ]
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