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Cover-art kindly provided by our noble artiste, Draw-anon, who generously took time off repainting the Sistine Chapel for us. Look upon our prettyboy protagonist. Look upon his devilish smile and despair.

In last thread’s episode of Happy Families, you acquired a Sabo and gifted him to Fireplace. It turns out that Mr Stealthy is actually some kind of secret government agent, previously afflicted with amnesia, and he’s going to meet up with Brother Number 3 in two or three days, when the Strawbrat crew arrive.

You’re pretending very hard that you don’t know any of this.

More importantly, you’re soon to go to Ennies Lobby with Mibird, Abs, Klaus, Hat and Sunglasses, so that you can maybe attempt to reacquire Wado and not let your eternal rival know you sort-of misplaced it via Ta-sis. Oops. You also bought salt, and are now having a delightful bowl of expensive ice cream with some random pickpocket, whose heart you are groping.

We now return you to your scheduled idiocy.

>O N E H U N D O

Pickpocket-girl’s head dips down, not fast enough that you can’t see her bite her lip, shoulders tensing. “You wouldn’t get it.”

“I get a lot of things! Sometimes they’re injuries, but still.” You shrug. “Might as well spill, right? Can’t make things worse.”

The girl somehow manages to scowl even harder. “It’s this evil bitch... Mokuyobi.” She spits the name with venom, hand clenching around her dessert spoon. “She- she’s trying to get our orphanage closed down!”

Somewhere outside the cafe, trumpets blare a dramatic cry for no real reason.

Dear, sugar-filled Seasus.

>[THIS IS THE (second) WORST THING YOU’VE EVER HEARD (in the last ten minutes)]
>... That’s rough, buddy.
> Hmm... by... adopting you all?
>Other?
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>>3811549
>roll up your sleeves, get up, and tell her to lead the way, she can fill us in while we walk

Orphan flashman takes this kind of shit seriously
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>>3811549
>OK I'm going to need details, who is the evil bitch, why is she trying to get the orphanage closed down like she was a villain from a comic strip and how is she doing it?
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>>3811549
>>3811571
+1
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>>3811571
support
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>>3811571
This.
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>>3811549
>welp, time to get shit done
>I need more details to work with, who's this Mokuyobi bitch?
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>>3811571
Support
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K Paste updated. i need a trip for Sheep-kun for their crit... also BP Please be aware we are at 9 Crits atm.
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>>3811758
I say 1 more crit and we should be able to purchase an awakened weapon

I vote pistols being we need a hardboiled detective to reign in our dumbasses
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>>3811766
our weapons are close to awakening on their own, no need to spend crits on that
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>>3811766
Im with >>3811771 on that.
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>>3811766
Sory im with them.
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>>3811571
Support
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>>3811844
oi you get a trip or spend your crit!

Can use to get +1 in anything we already have as far as im aware. so if you did wana speed up awakening it could be used on that.
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>>3811862
Okay! Put it in Chemistry if I can use it on that. One day we wil poision someone or BS a miracle cure either or.
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>>3811870
Confirming.
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>>3811870
That's incredibly wasteful.
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>>3811893
Who cares im not mutch for efecency or long term planing realy in quests. As long as Im having fun its fine.
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>>3811893
well chemistry is all about the atomic bonds of atoms and molecules, so maaybe a higher chemitry skill will let us do some cool things with our fruit for dealing with the more anoying and esoteric fruits out there
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>>3811893
Hell a better udnerstanding on the free form movement of electrons witin metallic compounds should make phasing through metals easier, and a better understanding of shit like Covalent and ionic bonds should let us do some crazy shit like disintegrating something with fine electron manipulation, thought thats prob like S rank shit
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>>3811899
Isn't our chemistry rank really low right now though?
Wouldn't it be better to put it in something that wouldn't be easy to level?
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>>3811901
well i think the crit is jsut set for it to be a crit next tiem we study chemistry? either way is their crit, hell am using mine to make sure Ta-sis Smoboss and the others in the white mist have a denden conveniently placed to hear Robins Ohara speech if it does happen
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>>3811895
Honestly? Not a bad attitude to take. And if it results in us having some odd skills we might not otherwise have picked up, I can't see it as a bad thing.

Optimising the hell out of things isn't always necessary
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>>3811893
Due to out body were basically a walking chem set.
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>>3811978
Dude our*

Apologies
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>>3812040
Due to our*
Apologies
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>>3812053
Doot hour*
Apollo Jeez
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>>3812065
Dud taur*
Apple Cheese
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>>3812107
Dead Deer
Bone Apple Teeth.
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>>3812206
Detour
Apprentice jeans.
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>>3812564
Desu
Apply juice.
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Sorry guys, just got home and I need to up in six hours for hospital appointment, yaaaaay (not). I'll sort out a plus to chemistry for that crit in th morning, it'll probably be more than a +1 because you're very low on it at the moment. Might also figure out some cool stuff to buy with crits, probably Haki tricks or rapid improvement with techniques, if the guys have any suggestions.

Heading to sleep now, but just so you know, Mokuyobi has already been introduced. I'm shocked you don't remember her name! Shocked!

Night all!
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>>3812694
Sugar bulle- wait we already have bullet time. SUGAR OVERLOAD PRECOG
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>>3812694
>she's already been introduced
Flashy can't remember a name to save his life, we're just being IC (and totally didn't forget ourselves).
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>>3812694
Clearly the name was never spoken. We would have remembered someone with such a stupid name. We all have perfect memory after all.

So we're looking for a nickname that would indicate some orphan-hating-bitch. Probably like, Karen or something.

Good luck at the hospital. Don't die!
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>>3812694
I assumed they meant "who" as in, not her name but, hmm, y'know, who IS she? What does that name mean to us? What does she have to her name?
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>>3812717
To be fair for a lot of anons it was a decent while back.
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>>3812694
If we get good enough with chemistry, engineering and possibly decent in electricity and meteorology, we could we make a functioning cloud bike for our Baby Snek?

Also, with a high enough chemistry we could probably figure out how sea stone works. And how devil fruits manage to attach themselves to every cell of the body. Do devil paramecia's work because the human body is constantly flaking, and that's why they don't require energy but also don't move as quick as the user wills it? Could we science gravity to death????

Also o a serious note, I hope the hospital appointment is nothing serious BPQM.
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>>3812694
Fan Lady? Or was it someone else?
>>
We should adopt all the orphans. That way we can say we have kids everywhere.
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>>3813310
>tfw it's the children's crusade all over again
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>get up at 6am
>coming down with something, feel like shit anyway
>get to hospital
>'lol ur radiographer's called in sick, come back in october'

Guess it's EARLY UPDATE TIME, YEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHH haha goodbye taxi fare

>>3812937
shhhh

>flashman protec. he attac. but most importantly, he snac.

What the what the what.

Whaaaaaaat.

Your eyes narrow. "OK, I'm going to need details; who is the evil bitch, why is she trying to get the orphanage closed down like she's a villain from a comic strip and how is she doing it?"

Bad-hair girl twitches, head still bowed in a miserable scowl. "Her mom's some rich-bitch who owns a lotta land, and apparently our island's orphanage is, like, 'prime real estate' or some shit. And 'cos we only have a lease on the place, and don't own it, every time the lease comes up..."

"She tries to buy you out?"

Bad-hair nods sullenly. "Yeah. The owner doesn't care who's there as long as they pay, and all the lawyers say it's legal an' shit. We just have to outbid her every couple'a years."

Nuts. That sounds... well, legal, like the lawyers say.

>There's only one choice. I'mma have'ta beat this real-estate woman up.
>Ha! There's no-one who can beat ME in contract law, probably, maybe, not really! Get me a copy of your lease to look over, and I'll figure something out...
>Damn. Guess I'm gonna have to adopt you all.
>Other?

Also Bob, please put Chemistry to +12 rather than +6 on the pastebin for Sheep-kun's crit, mercy-buckets (that is le french).
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>>3813706
It's always something with hospitals, no matter the region you live in, I guess.

>Ha! There's no-one who can beat ME in contract law, probably, maybe, not really! Get me a copy of your lease to look over, and I'll figure something out...
>Failing that, I'll adopt you all.
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>>3813706
>>There's only one choice. I'mma have'ta beat this real-estate woman up.
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>>3813706
>Ha! There's no-one who can beat ME in contract law, probably, maybe, not really! Get me a copy of your lease to look over, and I'll figure something out...
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>>3813706
>>Ha! There's no-one who can beat ME in contract law, probably, maybe, not really! Get me a copy of your lease to look over, and I'll figure something out...
A dangerous gleam is in the eye of the marine-rules-lawyer.
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>>3813706
>Ha! There's no-one who can beat ME in contract law, probably, maybe, not really! Get me a copy of your lease to look over, and I'll figure something out...
Is it time for dread lawyer flashy? Scourge of the litigorial seas?
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>i am the one who lawyers

"Ha! There's no-one who can beat ME in contract law, probably, maybe, not really! Get me a copy of your lease to look over, and I'll figure something out..."

Bad-hair looks up at you over her ice cream, obviously suspicious. "You're a Marine. Wha'dd'YOU know about contracts?"

Well, probably not a lot about leases. But that can easily be rectified! Wiiiiith a quick book or two.

"Plenty!"

She squints at your confident face. "Okay... I guess I can get you a copy?"

You shoot her a quick thumbs up with one hand, the other retrieving more delicious sugar-cream. Ice cream. Whatever. "I should be on the White Mist soon, Commodore Smoker's ship. Just address it to Commander Flashman."

"Uh, yeah. I'm -"

>Listen to her name.
>mmmmmmm ice cream yes good
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>>3813737
>>try to Listen to her name. fail.
>mmmmmmm ice cream yes good
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>>3813737
>>mmmmmmm ice cream yes good
Man the seagulls sure are loud today.
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>>mmmmmmm ice cream yes good
We already know her name and it's bad hair girl
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>>mmmmmmm ice cream yes good
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>>3813737
>>Listen to her name.
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>>3813862
>>Listen to her name.
Orphans get specal rember your name privelige. Our orgins demands it.
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.

As a by the way, the orphanage-buying lady is probably. Miss Thursday. Mokuyoubi is Japanese for Thursday. Very subtle disguise.
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>>3813913
It is Miss Thursday. She had told us her name back in Mock Town but we all pulled a Flashy and forgot it.
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>>3813737
>>Listen to her name.
Need to know what part of canon we are breaking over our knee
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>>3813737
>Listen to her name.
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>>3814069
All of it.

>be some kind of loser nerd who actually listens to people's names (laaaaaame)

As a fellow orphan, you owe it to the shampoo-deprived victim to actually hear her name, so go keep your ears pricked.

"- Ihatsu."

That's a terrible name.

"That's a terrible name."

Crap! You'd said it out loud!

"Your name's Flashman!"

"Moving on," you quickly continue, when's the lease next up?"

"Not for another year, but it's more expensive very time, so we need to start getting money early," Bedhead says, returning to her ice cream. "I dunno if we'll make it this time..."

"You can count on me," you how, with the honor of JUSTICE and the Marines at stake. And an orphanage, you guess. "I'll get this sorted!"

"... Yeah, sure. At least I got free ice cream, I guess."

It's almost like she doesn't believe you can fix this. Well, she'll see...

>Anything else to do/say to Bedhead?
>Amble over to the camera store.
>Other?
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>>3814658
>>Amble over to the camera store.
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>>3814658

>Amble over to the camera store.
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>>3814658
>Anything else to do/say to Bedhead?
>Turn her into our new waifu
>Hold hands
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>>3814675
dude shes like 12
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>>3814677
That just means she's flashy's height
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>>3814675
You done fucked up mate.
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>>3814677
Not him, but you're right
>Pinkie promise instead
>>3814658
Orphans gotta look out for each other
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>>3814658
>If you meat a guy in top hat and godly har that has a pipe say I sent you. He might be able to help. (With your hair because damn she needs shampoo fast.)
>Amble over to the camera store.

Well misunderstanding incoming.
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>>3814658
>"By the way, don't try to pick any more pockets. If you get caught again it probably won't end in ice cream."
We need to scold her you fools.
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>>3814732
Support
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>>3814732
Supporting
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>>3814687
Lmao
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>>3814658
>>3814732

Better yet
> Take her with us to make sure she doesn't steal more stuff for now.
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>>3814823
You dumbass ,we can't take a child to the shitshow that is ennies lobby
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>>3815012
Damn. Sorry Mina but we're leaving you here with the street urchin.
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>>3815139
Well yeah obviously.
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I FINALLY RETURN, are we agreed on scold and then wander off to camera store?
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Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>3817044
sure

rolling for camera luck.
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>>3817044
Remember children, thieves get sent to work in the salt mines. And they have to extract the salt with their teeth.
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>>3817047
m e d i o c r e :\

>bad girl no biscuit

You finish your ice cream quickly, thoughts of finally getting your camera speeding you up, before pointing at Bedhead. "Okay, so send me the stuff, BUT - you gotta stop stealing."

"But if the lease-!"

"Noooope." You cross your arms. "I'll get it sorted, but you do NOT wanna be arrested when you inevitably get caught by someone else. You're okay for everyday cash?"

She scowls again. "Yeah, we get enough funding for that..."

"Then that's good! Just wait until I look over those papers." You stand up, adjusting your coat of JUSTICE, and say a goodbye (she's still eating, but you're fairly sure that muffled grunting was one as well), and head off.

The camera store isn't all that hard to get to, and your camera is safely fixed up and functional.

"I'm amazed I got it working," the bent-backed proprietor tells you. "It was knocked about harder and took more damage than any camera I've ever seen."

"Ha ha ha imagine that," you say, smiling wide. "I have no idea whose fault that would be ha ha ha."

He glares at you suspiciously as you quickly leave.

Well - with that done, it should be time to meet up with everyone and get on the train. The SEA train. Which sounds, y'know, pretty freaking awesome.

>Who to track down first?
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>>3817178
>Ace
Mihawk is probably already there waiting. And Klaus will do whatever Klaus does to teleport behind u to Flashy.
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>>3817178
>Hat & Sunglasses
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>>3817178
>M'bird
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>>3817178
>Our minions, Hat & Sunglasses
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>minions

>Roll 1d100, best of 3
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Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>3817270
>>
Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>3817270
>>
Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>3817270
>>
Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>3817270
rip
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>>3817273
Noice

>95

Mibird and Klaus are creep- talented, right, talented enough that they'll probably find you, and Abs can have a few more minutes with his brother. Instead, you track down Hat and Sunglasses.

... Surprisingly quickly.

It's sheer luck that as you make casual progress towards the train station, thanks to some locals' directions, you see the two dorks bickering about something on a street corner.

>Pull a Klaus and appear from the depths of hell... (stealth roll)
>Actually approach them like a regular human being.
>Other?
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>>3817320
>Pull a Klaus and appear from the depths of hell... (stealth roll)
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>>3817320
>>Pull a Klaus and appear from the depths of hell... (stealth roll)
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>>3817320
>>Pull a Klaus and appear from the depths of hell... (stealth roll)
We need to practice so we can do it to Klaus someday.
>>
>I'm going to be doing these quickly because need sleep

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 to become the night
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Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>3817340
>>
Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>3817340
>>
Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>3817340
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>>3817343
Flashman more like Batman amiright?
>>
>93 + 17 = 110 OH YEAH

With both of them distracted, there's only one possible option.

Sneak up behind them and scare the crap outta 'em.

While they babble at each other (something to do with the upcoming officer exams), you carefully edge your way around the street and near the walls, moving as quietly as possible.

With your minions distracted, it's almost too easy to slowly, gently, approach from behind, and -

"HEY GUYS HOW'V'YA BEEN?"

(Stealth increased to +19!)

The ensuing twin screeches are as beautiful as they are loud. The jumping and flailing only add to it, like a.painting contained within an exquisite frame.

"Man, you guys sure are jumpy~" you tell them sweetly, eyes wide as they gasp for breath.

"Y-you... You did that on purpose! Asshole!" Sunglasses points at you, face furious.

"Aah~? But I just walked up...?"

"THERE'S A WALL BEHIND YOU, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY MESSING WITH US! YOU DICK!"

"What a strange way to tall to your superior... hmm..."

"Ah - apologies. I meant 'you dick, SIR.'"

That's better. "Sounds about right. Now! If you two are actually functional, how about we head to the station before Mibird gets bored and leaves without us?"

Apparently this is a believable enough threat that your minions quickly fall in line still bickering, but can't win 'em all.

>Conversation topics along the way?

Going to sleep before I pass out, night all! Early start but early finish tomorrow!
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>>3817448
>Conversation topics along the way?
"What were you guys so busy talking about?"
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>>3817448
>"Where did you guys grow up?"
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>>3817448
>Did you know Mibird bit me when we sparred? >I’ve been reallly thirsty lately and can’t get the thought of cherrry flavored drinks out of my head.
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>>3817448
>>3817460
Support.
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>>3817460
Support
Plus
>"So plain or buble water?" Shugar waters better obiously but let them be wrong together (QM did a roll one prefers plain other buble)
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>>3817460
support
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>>3817737
>>3818694
+support
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>>3818694
>>"So plain or buble water?" Shugar waters better obiously but let them be wrong together (QM did a roll one prefers plain other buble)
support this is perfect
>>
so we pretending to be a vamp?
suport
>>
>questions for the ages

"So," you say, fixed on the most important question you can think of. "Regular or sparkling wate- uh, I mean, what were you arguing about?"

"Regular," Sunglasses says.

Hat is less enthused. "Sparkling! You gotta add a little fizz!"

"That stuff's disgusting, aniki!"

"I'm not making YOU drink it..."

"Aaanyway," Sunglasses redirects, "Aniki thinks I should see if I can eat that Devil Fruit we found. Then we'll get more say in getting assigned together, y'know? "

>Sounds fine to me. Klaus has it right now, you can eat it at the station.
>We'll have to go through Smoboss for that, at least if you're gonna be public with it...
>Other?
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>>3819668
>>Sounds fine to me. Klaus has it right now, you can eat it at the station.
the hardest part of having all of our minions be devil fruit users is no one can save all of us when we get dropped in water
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>>3819668
>We'll have to go through Smoboss for that, at least if you're gonna be public with it...

Be responsible for once flashman, you're gonna be a captain soon
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>>3819668
>>We'll have to go through Smoboss for that, at least if you're gonna be public with it...
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>>3819668
>Sounds fine to me. Klaus has it right now, you can eat it at the station.
Everyone gets froot.
This crew is such bullshit.
>>
Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>3819714
Rolling for Tashigi to get the Anti-Sword Froot that repels all swords from her.
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>>3819668
>>We'll have to go through Smoboss for that, at least if you're gonna be public with it...
>>
Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>3819728
Rolling for Tashigi to get the sword magnetism fruit?
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>>3819737
Tashigi confirmed top tier at getting stabbed.
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>>3819748
She is a sworddere after all.
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>>3819668
>>>Sounds fine to me. Klaus has it right now, you can eat it at the station.
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>>3819737
>>3819748
RIP Ta-sis...

>actually being responsible, ugh

"We'll have to go through Smoboss for that, at least if you're gonna be public with it...," you suggest, considering there's already you and Mina aboard keeping your Fruits secret.

Okay, you're not doing too well with your own... but the Brass don't know, and that's the important thing!

Sunglasses nods. "Yeah, that's what I thought. And I don't wanna get in trouble for eating it without permission, you know?"

"The only permission you need is dibs," Hat insists, slapping his aniki on the back.

Man, those two are really dedicated to the pure and beautiful Marine ideal of dibs, huh? Unfortunately, you don't think the paper-pushers would agree with him.

The train station is just as clean and aesthetically pleasing as the rest of Water 7, with the unfortunate complaint of currently containing Mibird, Abs and a sword-hobo.

"You didn't get lost?" Klaus looks amazed from where he sits, flicking through a newspaper. "Incredible! Amazing! I'm so proud!"

>My enemy is gravity, not directions. Jerk.
>Hi Klaus, guess who sexually harassed me today? Spoiler, it was Fireplace.
>If you're looking for a thank you for getting me my swords, you can forget it now.
>Other?

>>3819774
SCREW YOUR LATE VOTE
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>>3819800
>My enemy is gravity, not directions. Jerk.
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>>3819800
>>Other?
>"THANKS DAD!"
>Roll your eyes
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>>3819800
>>Hi Klaus, guess who sexually harassed me today? Spoiler, it was Fireplace.
Show him on the bear where we were touched.
We need a seat need a table or something so we can hit up all this paperwork.
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>>3819800
>>My enemy is gravity, not directions. Jerk.
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>>3819800
>My enemy is gravity, not directions. Jerk.
>>
>>3819800
>>My enemy is gravity, not directions. Jerk.
>>
>>3819800
>>Hi Klaus, guess who sexually harassed me today? Spoiler, it was Fireplace.
Sworddad hasn't stabbed anyone for a while. I think he might be in withdrawal.
Really, this is the only humane choice.
>>
>not setting an angry papa on fireplace?
shocking

You scowl at the smug hobo, while he just smirks back. "My enemy is gravity, not directions. Jerk."

"You enemy is-? Actually, that makes sense..."

"Now you've arrived," Mibird butts in from where he was lurking dramatically by a wall, "come with me."

You pause, surprised, as he strides past you, one hand reaching out to grab you. "Isn't the train gonna- URK OKAY."

Well, then. All right.

Mibird drags you a few steps before you get your legs working, the others watching you go with mild curiosity - or, in Abs' case, a look of amusement. Suspiciouuuuus.

"Where are we-?"

"Bathroom," Mibird states, emotionless.

"... That's a little weird." Then you shut up as he fixes a creepy semi-glare on you, walking you into the (thankfully empty) men's bathroom.

"Answer me this." The way-too-tall Shichibukai stares you in the eyes as he crosses his arms. He's... carrying a bag of something. "You want to retrieve Roronoa's sword, or at least test it's wielder, yes? So - how much trouble are you going to cause?"

.... Bwuh?

>????????
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>>3819896
"It's less about causing trouble, and more just seeing how the situation develops.

Perhaps setting things up such that roronoa has the opportunity to fight the new wielder himself, uninterrupted? After all, the strawhats will be in the area soon. And they're even worse than me at not getting into trouble. "
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>>3819916
Support
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>>3819896
> I? ZERO. My 'dramatis personae' considerable amount of trouble.
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>>3819896
>Well hopefully I don't have to cause any trouble. But knowing my luck - a lot of trouble.
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>>3819896
"Hopefully none. Probably a lot."
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>>3819896
>>3819949
Support
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>>3819896
>>3819916
Support.
>>
Zolo is gonna be pissed if we don't get the sword for ourselves. I really think we should listen to Mibirds plan.
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>>3819896
>>3819916
supporting this, adding on something along the lines of
>"All I want is for a rival to train against and continuously prove myself again, and letting him acquire will better me in his standing and give him more ferocity to whet myself on."
>>
I don't think dueling people for swords is illegal so I'm not sure why everyone is so afraid of the idea. It's not like we have to duel them to the death.
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>>3819896
>>3819949
Support
>>
Writing soon, just doing some boring house stuff, in case anyone has anything else to add.
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>the mibird cometh

You pull a face as the bathroom door swings closed. "Well, hopefully I don't have to cause any trouble. But knowing my luck - a lot of trouble. I mean, It's less about causing trouble, and more just seeing how the situation develops. Perhaps setting things up so that Lolonoa has the opportunity to fight the new wielder himself, uninterrupted? I mean, the Strawbrats will be in the area soon. And they're even worse than me at not getting into trouble."

Mibird makes a vague humming sound, still fixing you with that intense (and creeeeeeepy) stare-glare. "Flashman. Understand this." He leans down, closer. "Roronoa Zoro is a true swordsman."

... 'k?

"While his skills are still lacking, he has both the correct mindset and the true potential to be the world's greatest swordsman, and surpass even me." He states it as a bland, simple fact. "Do you know how rare that is?"

"I'm... guessing very?"

One of his eyes twitches. "Yes. 'Very'. You... are his chosen rival. For some reason." Rude. "That means you're a valuable stepping stone on his way to me, should his luck and skill get him that far." Eeeeven more rude. "From what I've seen, you have the undeniable ability to stumble into nonsense and chaos wherever you go."

Eeeeeeeeven moooore ru- well, accurate. Still rude, though.

"... maybe-that's-true," you mumble.

Mibird nods sharply. "I have little doubt you're going to end up causing some kind of problem at Ennies Lobby." ... Still accurude. "However, I refuse to end up having my potential successor's growth slowed because his idiotic rival ended up arrested or killed so soon - and thus, Commander Flashman will not be coming to Ennies Lobby."

W H A T

You open your mouth in angry refusal, paused only as Mibird shoves his bag towards you, forcing you to reach up and grab it before it slams into your chest.

"Change into this," he says shortly, a worryingly dangerous smirk growing across his suddenly-terrifying face.

>(look in the bag)
>... W-what's... the plan, here...?
>........ You mean in a stall, right?
>Other?
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>>3820287
>(look in the bag)
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>>3820287
>>........ You mean in a stall, right?
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>>3820287
>>(look in the bag)
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>>3820287
>Should I put holes in the bag first? I won't be able to see out of it otherwise. It's a joke please don't stab me.
>(look in the bag)
We're not going to look like a masked Mini-Mihawk are we?
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>>3820287
>(look in the bag)

Oh no
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>>3820287
>but i already have a pirate persona?
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>>3820333
Oh yes

>>3820350
That the Marines know about. Because you decided to include it in your report to them. Damn Flashy.

>look in the baaaaaaaag

IT'S TIME
>Option 1: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3781750/images/1567029810786.png
>Option 2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3781750/images/1567029573201.png
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>>3820350
our crew is aware of that persona, so prob dont wanna use it
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>>3820357
Option 1 is a jpg (ick), hold on:
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3781750/images/1567029810786.jpg
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>>3820357
>>3820361
It's gotta be the real Zoro. Option 1 for sure. We even have a rapier to complete the outfit.
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>>3820357
>>Option 2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3781750/images/1567029573201.png
this, dear god this, also hoping we get introduced as Mibirds cousin or someone auditioning to be his apprentice some shit like that
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>>3820357
Didn't we agree on a fusion? Draw-anon even gave us a picture.
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>>3820357
>>3820361
>>Option 1
How many identities are we going to have to juggle by the time we're admiral?
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>>3820394
Fusion vote is fine too.

>>3820398
All of them.
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>>3820398
given we seem to have just become the revolutionaries favorite marine prob a lot
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>>3820417
oh in that case changin vote to
>Fusion
mostly cause we have a mask and the feather cape is doflamingo af
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>>3820357
>Fusion
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If fusion wins, it WILL be the mask from option 2, by the way. I refuse to give Flashy a flamingo mask.

If anyone disputes this, I will ensnare you in a web and make you eat flies.
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>>3820357
Fusion time.
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>>3820506
>>Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!
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>>3820450
Or wait, are we going with the fusion mask, which is a regular half-mask? Shit, I dunno. Oh well!

>F F F F F U S I O N

Torn between dread and mortal terror, you open the massive bag to see -

Wooowwwww, that's a lotta feathers. Damn. Ooh, and a hat! Also with a feather! Oh, and a sash! And -

Yeah, this is a whole outfit. The hell?

You blink up at Mibird, who continues throwing out limitless smuggery, which is totally a real word. "As a Shichibukai, I haven't taken advantage of my right to have a crew," he muses (also smugly), "but you'll make an adequate -" First mate?! "- cabin boy."

Nuts.

>Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!
>This is the worst idea I've ever heard.
>This is the greatest idea I've ever heard.
>(vibrate in excitement)
>Other?
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>>3820357
>>Option 2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3781750/images/1567029573201.png
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>>3820516
>>Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!
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>>3820516
>This is the greatest idea I've ever heard.
>(vibrate in excitement)
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>>3820516
>>Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!
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>>3820516
>>Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!
>>(vibrate in excitement)
Don't admit how cool it is. Never give him the satisfaction. Does this mean he'll float by sometimes to pick up Flashy to make him do errands for him?
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>>3820516
>This is the worst idea I've ever heard.
>This is the greatest idea I've ever heard.
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>>3820516
>Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!
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>inconceivable!

"Impossible! Everyone knows your coffin boat thing doesn't have a cabin!"

Mibird turns the smug up even higher. "Or does it...?"

Huh. "Wait, it really has-?"

"No. Moving on, hurry and put it on. Whatever trouble you inevitably case, you'll at least have some veneer of protection, being under my command." He gives you a quick, up-down glance. "The fit should be about right... you'll require a name as well."

>How about (name)?
>(let your beloved Captain Mibird pick your name)
>Other?
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>>3820630
>>How about Harvey?
We are a bird man.
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>>3820630
>>(let your beloved Captain Mibird pick your name)
I'm curious as to what he thinks a good name is.
If he says something like Mieagle or something I'm going to scream.
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>>3820630
>>(let your beloved Captain Mibird pick your name)
I really like Harvey Birdman but I also want to see what Mibird comes up with.
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>>3820630
>(let your beloved Captain Mibird pick your name)
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>>3820677
Sam Mieagle, obviously.
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>Vlad Sparrownose
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>>3820686
>sam
>not Elucard
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>>3820686
Sam D. Eagle.
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>>3820707
+1
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>>3820630
>>3820646
>>3820707
>Sam D. Eagle.
Shit, that's so much better. Switching.
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>oh no

"Your name," Mibird says slowly, with trait of one bestowing a great honor, "is Karasu."

Karasu? That means... "Crow?"

Mibird nods, looking you dead in the eye. "Yes, it fits with the coloration and feathers of your clothing. Abandoned at birth in a forest, you were raised by crows."

What.

"However, saddened by your inability to fly like your parents and siblings, you finally swore to leave the forest and seek out some manner of flight."

He's fucking with you. He's gotta be fuckin' with you.

"Thus it is that you now sail the seas in search of the Crow-Crow Fruit, which will allow you to return home and win the heart of the glossy female crow that -"

"You're just screwing with me, aren't you?"

Mibird keeps staring at you, eyes studiously blank. "I am devoid of humor. Do you have a problem with my judgement?"

>Yes! That's the most stupid backstory I've ever heard!
>... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw.
>........ I have a better idea for a name.
>Other?
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>>3820707
+1
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>>3820717
>... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw.
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>>3820717
>>... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw.
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>>3820717
>>... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw.
dude is making us retend to be his OC from the book he is totally not writting back in his abandoned castle
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>>3820717
>>... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw.
This is a tough choice. But Mibird gave us a wonderful backstory so I have to pick this.
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>>3820740
Don't tempt me

The best part of this is that I'm still not sure whether to have Zolo recognise you and wonder what the hell is going on, or be honestly excited that Mibird apparently has a subordinate swordsman to test himself against. And then he can angst over whether he's betraying his One True Rival for another swordsman.

Ah, decisions, decisions.
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>>3820754
roll for it when he sees us, and when he sees we have Wado he realizes wtf iss going on
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>>3820754
>Zoro rolls his perception check
>nat 1
>"This bastard is mocking me. I'm going to kick his ass so I can tell Flashman how cool I am."
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>>3820754
It would be way funnier if he didn't recognize us. We can pull a Vince on him. Or a Dio
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>>3820760
On a scale of 1-10 how mad would you be if when Zoro inevitably beats us he takes one of our swords to give us the same incentive we gave him?
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>>3820783
Zoro sees wado as a partner and legacy, we see our swords as our children, we wouold prob dedicate our everything to getting them back, also i expect our rival bonus would shoot to something insane
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>>3820717
>>... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ij0ehXQdp4
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>yes captain mibird you're always right captain mibird

Screw it.

"... No. It's genius, Captain Mibird. Or as we say in Crow, caw ca-caw."

You think you might, MIGHT, have just seen his lip twitch. Yure probably imagining it. "Ah, yes, and that reminds me... finish your sentences with 'caw'. It will help you immerse yourself in the role."

You slump. "You really hate me, huh? ... Caw."

Mibird smiles serenely. It's the most terrifying thing you've seen in at least a month, including Bedhead's hair.

"Go change, Karasu. We have a train to catch."

Your life is suffering.

>Apart from wearing a ridic- HANDSOME and DASHING costume and ending your sentences with 'caw', what kind of tics/personality will Karasu have?

>>3820768
>zolo: I bet Flashman would want that rapier... I'm going to kick his ass, take it, and give it to Flashman!
>robin: everyone around me is an idiot.

>>3820783
Great (or awful) miiiiinds~
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>>3820795
>ticks
He should occasionally flap his feathered cape when speaking if he has an idle hand.

>Robin: everyone around me is an idiot
>also robin: I'm going to blackmail this guy who holy shit he decapitated that guy oh fuck oh god
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>>3820795
>>3820808
This. Also, even when we're flapping our cape and saying "caw" we should maintain an aura of complete seriousness.
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>>3820795
>>3820808
Support
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>>3820795
>he laughs like CawCawCawCawCawCaw
>is always twirling a coin around his fingers
>Tends to sway his cape around when making important speeches
>Winks at women a little too much
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>>3820831
Should we channel our inner wannabe Mihawk? Staring at things 24/7 to strengthen the eye muscles. That's totally how it works.
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>>3820795
He keeps setting his feathered cloak on fire spontaneously. Even when there are no apparent heat sources.
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>>3820842
>MiniMibird with ridiculous mannerisms
This sounds amazing. I wonder if we picked up any staring skills from that contest.
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>become Karasu (Cawrasu in Ye Olde Crow)

While Mibird saunters out, radiating Smugness Haki, you find a decently clean cubicle and TRANSFORM INTO A PIRATE.

To be precise, a CROW PIRATE.

Smoboss is going to murder you. Or have a heart attack.

... At least the outfit's badass. You kind of want to keep stroking your cape, which is so sleek, and smooth, and shiny, and-

Ah. Right. Gotta stop preening. Or should you? Maybe that's in-character. Or in-cawracter.

Serious. Right.

You are Karasu, the trans-bird cabin-boy of the Shichibukai Mibi- Mihawk. Right. And, uh, caw. You can do this! ... Caw.

Fully attired, right down to mask and gloves, and equipping your rapier, you bundle your Marine uniform into the shopping bags. Most of your shells (and Mr Speedy), you can hide in your costume fairly easily.

Mr Speedy takes one look at you as you transfer him, shakes his eyestalks in sad disgust, and goes to sleep.

Jerk.

Then - you

(CHOOSE NORMAL WALKING STYLE)
>stride with casual, quiet confidence
>arrogantly saunter
>amble lazily
>Other?

into the main waiting area, where your companions look over at you.

"My gods," Abs whispers, eyes gleaming brightly. "It's full of stars..."

Klaus, eyes still locked on you, speaks to Smugbird, tone reverant. "Mihawk... I don't know whether to kiss you or stab you. Or both."

>(finger-gun) Ca-caw.
>(glare at everyone, Mibird-style. They are beneath you.)
>I just want you to know that I hate all of you. ... Caw.
>Other?
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>>3820873
>arrogantly saunter
>I just want you to know that I hate all of you. ... Caw.
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>>3820873
>>arrogantly saunter
>>(finger-gun) Ca-caw.
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>>3820873
>stride with casual, quiet confidence
>(glare at everyone, Mibird-style. They are beneath you.)
>Caw
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>>3820873
>arrogantly saunter
>I just want you to know that I hate all of you. ... Caw.
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>>3820873
>>stride with casual, quiet confidence
>>(glare at everyone, Mibird-style. They are beneath you.)
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>>3820873
>arrogantly saunter
Look at all these shitty non-birds, caw.
>(glare at everyone, Mibird-style. They are beneath you.)
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>>3820873
>>arrogantly saunter
>>Ignore them and preen, your captain is the only one worthy of responding too
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>>3820873
"I am the terror that flaps in the night, CAW! I am the scourge that pecks at your nightmares! CAW!"
"Im Karasu!"
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>>3820873
>Twirl like a fucking Ballerina
>>(glare at everyone, Mibird-style. They are beneath you.) Caw
maybe try to push some conquerors?
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>cabin-boy or cabin-bird? We may never know

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for imperious glaring

If you get a nat100, you accidentally release Caw-nqueror's Haki.
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Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>3820913
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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>3820913
Lets go.
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Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>3820913
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>>3820795
>Apart from wearing a ridic- HANDSOME and DASHING costume and ending your sentences with 'caw', what kind of tics/personality will Karasu have?

> Head at odd angles (especially when asking or being asked a question)
> When standing idly nuzzling his 'beak' into his feathered arm
>When 'sitting' he perch up first then sits normally.
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>>3820918
>When 'sitting' he perch up first then sits normally.
He actually just squats on the chairs.
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>>3820873
>(CHOOSE NORMAL WALKING STYLE)
>Other?
From birth Your knees ware bend backwards. When walking you decided to not bend them at all.
>(glare at everyone, Mibird-style. They are beneath you.)
>>
Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>3820913
Rolling for Caw-nquerors haki if we were actually raised by crows.
>>
Tsk. Tally-Ho, you at least managed to get the same roll as the number of seconds in the time posted, so good effort. Everyone else, shame on you. Doctor Oniichwan is displeased.

>>3820921
>karasu is l
Finally, the sugar makes sense!

>arrogantly saunter
>attempt to glare
>44
>fail at glaring

You glare at all these filthy non-birds (but not your magnificent Captain, naturally, caw), which utterly fails to get any effect except for Fireplace biting his lip in obvious amusement, and Sunglasses letting out a low coo (like a pigeon! How common!).

"I wanna pet his feathers," he sighs, hand twitching as it reaches slowly towards your precious cape...

You quickly dart aside, ducking behind Mibird and glaring suspiciously out at your disappointed minion. Not that you have minions! Being a cabin boy and all! ... Caw.

(Gained Unintimidating Glare! You mostly just look like a pouty prettyboy in a mask. Maybe practice some more.)

"This is the best day of my life," Klaus says, though you interrupt his glee by throwing your bags at him. It's just not in-caw-racter for you to caw-ry them, okay? Klaus (or is it Caws?) seems to agree, from the cheerful way he swings them under one arm, tannoy screeching above to announce the train's imminent arrival.

The time has come.

For a perfectly normal, uneventful trip to a government facility. Where you will see Wado. And maybe enough books to screw the Government into paying for Mibird's boat. And cause (or caws) absolutely no problems whatsoever.

Yes.

You're sure absolutely everything will be fine.

The wonderful thing about travelling with a Shichibukai (or two) is that the occupants of the train-car feel a sudden urge to find a different one when said Shichibukai enter the train. Within a minute of boarding, you and your filthy non-bird cawmpanions (plus Captain Mibi- hawk) have your pick of seats, for the three hour trip to Ennies Lobby. You should get there for mid-evening.

>Sit next to (choose who)
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>>3820955
>>Sit next to (choose who)
Caw-ptain Mi-squawk. Obviously.
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>>3820955
>Sit next to (choose who)
Perch on the window sill
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>>3820955
Our Captain, obviously, caw.
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>>3820955
Captain Mihawk. We must watch him to learn how to stare. And totally not just stare out the window looking for sea-kings because sea-train so cool ohmygod
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>>3820955
Perch next to Mihawk, duh
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>>3820978
this.
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>i just would like to admit i didn't plan all the bird stuff. so i'm blaming all of you.

You sit (like a filthy human, curse your bipedal human body with its freaky legs!) next to your Caw-ptain, still attempting to intimidate everyone with your presence. And failing.

Your Caw-ptain lets out an annoyed huff as he sees your attempts, gaining your attention as the others watch the view.

"Your glares are pathetic," he bluntly tells you. "Do not embarrass me in front of the Government - observe."

>Roll 1d100, best of 3, to mimic the Miglare.
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Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>3820995
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Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>3820995
Nat 1 for an ADORABLE glare
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Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>3820995
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Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>3820995
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>>3820992
Somewhere, Roci-papa is wiping a tear of pride from his ghostly eye. And falling over.
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>>3821003
While on fire. Ghost fire.
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>83

With a couple of minutes of careful observation, and terse criticism from Mibird on how to angle your head or hold your body, he finally gives you a sharp nod and settles back in his seat. Apparent you're at least decent enough for him not to promptly disown you if you try to glare at someone.

(Gained Slightly Intimidating Glare! Civilians and low-ranking Marines/Pirates will find it best to steer clear!)

>Three hours to spend aboard! What do?

I need to go to sleep now, so feel free to come up with ideas. Anything you can practice? Conversations to have? Wander the train and glare at terrified civilians? Read? Find the kitchen and try to rescue any eggs?

Night, all!

>>3821007
Spoooooky fire~
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>>3821018
>Three hours to spend aboard! What do?
>Improve Glare quality of course
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>>3821018
>feel free to come up with ideas
Only one thing.
That 'glossy female crow' we want to win the heart of?
Her name is Caw-roline.
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>>3821018
>Civilians and low-ranking Marines/Pirates will find it best to steer clear!
Not good enough. We must become the terror that flaps in the face of danger.
>>Three hours to spend aboard! What do?
>Practice The Glare.
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>>3821018
>Practice the glare, see if you can call some of that bullshit haki Abs told you about into it
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>>3821018
>Find the kitchen-car and glare at the cooks to hand over the eggs unharmed, caw. Then promptly glare at everything that moves. Especially fish. Like an eagle waiting to snatch its prey from just under the surface.
Do we have to learn to incorporate kicks into the rapier style? Birds of prey have talons after all.
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>>3821018
Is there enough space to practice our metal cutting? That bonus has been taunting me for so long.
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>>3821018
>glare-provement
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>>3821031
Caw-therine the Great
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>>3821025
this
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>>3821031
Her name is [Unintelligible Squawking Noises]. It means something very deep and meaningful that doesn't have a direct translation in your pitiful human language.
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>>3821105
>tfw we meet up with Chopper again and randomly squawk at him
>and it is actual words in the language of the crow
>and he's wondering why we are threatening to eat his eyes
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>Practice observation emotion reading by seeing how people react to the glare
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>>3821110
Nah, that’s legit crow mood, dude. He’d be like ‘yeah, dude’s a crow, I believe it one hundred percent’.
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First off, oh my god, the world's most powerful swordsman is a chuuni, and second, I am loving where this is going.
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>>3821551
>be Mihawk
>try to embarrass this frustrating kid
>holy shit he's actually doing it
>wait hold on he's taking it too far
>fuck go back
>I swear if he thinks I'm a weirdo like him
He should have hidden his powerlevel better.
>>
stuff happens
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>>3820918
>>3820921
we must do all of that
>>
I just lurk, but QM you have really outdone yourself well fucking done.
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>>3822303
Thank you, I feel very a-caw-mplished.

BA DUM SHISH

>>3821551
>the world's most powerful swordsman is a chuuni
Dude, he sails around in a coffin, and wears... well. THAT. How is he not a chuuni?! This is basic canon, dammit. Just look at him. He grew up with freaky eyes and immediately assumed they were sealing an awesome power inherited from his father, the Demon Lord. You know it's true.

>you will likely end up in combat soon, so clearly the priority is to practice glaring

You shift position, fixing your Cawptain with an attempted intense stare.

And stare.

And stare.

And stare.

".... Is there a problem." He speaks!

"Please help me improve my glare further. Caw," you request, intensely. While staring. Intensely.

Mib- Cawptain Mihawk closes his eyes very briefly, almost like he's holding back the urge to stab you in the face. Which is ridiculous, of caws, because why would he stab his cawbin-bird?

"........ I suppose it's best if people are disinclined to interact with you as much as possible," he says, which makes no sense, but whatever. Caw.

You ignore your uncute minions (filthy humans) nodding in agreement, and focus instead on your Cawptain's lessons, and not his magnificent plumage (also called his coat).

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for further glaring. This will take 30 minutes of your time.
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Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>3822482
This time we will puppy-dog-eye him into oblivion.
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

>ROLLING FOR CAWSTICE
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3822482
>>
Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>3822482
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>>3822485
>tfw giving bedroom eyes to your captain by mistake
Damn you, dice. Be cute.
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>>3822485
Well this has implication... Nit too big of a one judging from the past but still.
>>
Rolled 63, 83, 67 = 213 (3d100)

>>3822485
Not sure if puppy or sultry...

>69, decentish but nothing impressive

You think you've got a better grasp on glaring, afer a good thirty minutes of practice. Admittedly, you're somewhat distracted by Fireplace and Klaus sniggering over you and your Cawptain's valuable lesson, but the opinions of such plebeian ground-crawlers are beneath you. Scummy mud-apes. Caw.

(Gained Somewhat Intimidating Glare! Ensign and the equivalent will be intimidated by your glare but might power through, but Lieutenants and above will be mostly unaffected.)

Two hours and thirty minutes to Ennies Lobby. The sky outside seems a little darker. Dark... like your feathers. And heart. Ca-caw.

>What now?

ignore this roll. It's totally unimportant. Nothing to see here.
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>>3822512
Part of me wants to just waste all of our time glaring but another part wants to climb on top of the train and try cutting clouds again. Hopefully not splitting the train in half.

So practice weather disrupting swordsmanship I suppose.
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>>3822512
>Metal Cutting
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>>3822516
To be honest Im not really sure what we can even practice at this point, we are on a fucking train in the middle of sea.
Maybe some train exploration is in order?
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>>3822521
RIGHT!
Lets practice some haki stuff! All the haki stuff!
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>>3822512
>>3822520
Switching to kami-e. We should be able to practice that without any issues.
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>>3822512
>>3822523
Let's get a feeling of who is on this train with Observation
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>>3822521
Support
>Exlore the shit out of this train. I heard this train has rammen chief... For wathever reason.
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>get a load of books to improve youraelf
>wander around and glare at people instead

Calling for exploration while Observing!

>Roll 2 (TWO) d100, best of 3
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Rolled 59, 67 = 126 (2d100)

>>3822535
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Rolled 26, 19 = 45 (2d100)

>>3822535
I flipped a coin and got glaring. This must be a sign.
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Rolled 42, 16 = 58 (2d100)

>>3822535
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>59, 67. so mediocaw...

(Observation Haki +1! DC dropped to 43.)

"I'm going to go look around... caw," you inform your cawptain. He gives a barely-visible nod, looking utterly bored by the scenery flying past the window, and flipping your Observation on only confirms.

Damn, he bores easy.

The others feel a little more chill, Hat and Sunglasses obviously thrilled by the view, as you saunter out like the superior bird that you truly are. Caw.

Despite your Observation, you feel absolutely nothing interesting as you explore the train carriages. There are some sparks of fear or wariness as people see you, but mostly it's civilians just making the journey to one of several stops along the tracks. No-one sticks out as anything interesting, although you do manage to separate multiple people's emotions a little better.

Cocking your head like the graceful avian you are at heart, you stare deeply and meaningfully out one of the windows, watching as waves and clouds whip past. Caw. You feel...

Broody.

And not 'sit on a nest' broody.

>Practice looking like a dark (despite being blond) and broody bad boy
>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
>Mentally compose angsty poetry about how cats are evil.
>Other?
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>>3822564
>>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
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>>3822564
>>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
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>>3822564
>>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
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>>3822564
>Mentally compose angsty poetry about how cats are evil.

Get that Angst +1
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>>3822564
>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
Until we learn how to fly and conquer the skies, we have to be content with just cutting it.
Hopefully we wont owe somebody a sea train this time.
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>>3822564
>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
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>>3822564
>>Climb onto the roof and try that slashing stuff your noble and beloved Cawptain taught you.
Fuck you, clouds. Flying higher than us, caw.
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Rolled 4 (1d10)

>DESTROY ALL CLOUDS

There's only one choice.

You must attempt to take the skies... via SWORD.

By which you mean that you wander outside one of the carriages, and take the ladder (screw you, gravity, not today!) up to the roof.

Sure is windy up here. Especially at this speed.

On the bright side, lots of clouds!

You draw Ray-san, pointing him at those filthy caw-louds that dare lounge around in the sky, mocking you with their... floatiness.

Caw.

>Roll 1d100, best of 3

My roll is the 1d10 rival bonus.
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Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>3822585
>4
That's not a good sign.
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Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>3822585
Bye bye train.
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Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>3822585
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Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>3822585
Lets Go.
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Rolled 66 (1d100)

Man the dice sure are moody today. Maybe we should caw whilst rolling, caw?
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Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>3822593
A slightly better result, caw.
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Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>3822593
>>3822596
Test number three, caw.
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Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>3822593
>>3822596
Birds are superior, caw.
>>
Tricksy dice.
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>>3822585
That reminds me, what dice does Zolo roll for his rival bonus? He gets more than a d10 on account of him jobbing to us a lot right?
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>>3822590
omg we almost destroyed the train by trying to cut clouds... AGAIN!
>>
Remember, Karasu isn't a D, so he clearly doesn't have Flashy's luck.

>filthy mudmen with your under-evolved rolling skills, caw

>55 + 4 + 42 + 19 = 120

Eyes narrowed, you hold Ray-san at your chosen target, an upcoming cloud that particularly offends your delicawt sensibilities.

You remember your Cawptain's lesson.

You breathe in, slow and steady.

In one smooth movement, you swing your arm - and unleash a flying cawt.

You don't see it, but you sense it, feeling the strange ripple in existence that flows from your will, your sword, slicing through the air and towards the cawloud-

And slices it in two, the best edges turning almost immediately to billowing wisps as the wind moves them, before it vanishes past, out of range once more thanks to the train speed.

Holy caw-rap.

You blink, staring down at Ray-san.

You... did it?

(Ray-san awakening +1! Armament +1! Armament DC reduced by 1! Flying Slashes raised to C.2!)

>Practice more!
>Other?

>>3822627
Zolo gets a +20 rival bonus as he's currently very motivated by you because of Wado.
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>>3822639
>>Practice more!
in this disguise we working mostly with Ray-san so might as well get good with him, im guessing the lan is to use this disguise to get Wado and then challenge Zoro to a duel with it, hope Zoro rolls well enough to recognize us
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>>3822639
>>Practice more!
>>Other?
Same principle, but with a stab this time maybe?
Just curious if it will even work that way.
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>>3822639
Oh man Zolo is gonna kick our ass super hard. That applies to his gains as well doesn't it? I bet he can fit three entire cheeseburgers in his mouth at once now!

>Practice more!
Become one with the stabby-stick.
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>>3822639
>Practice Kami-e
Klaus will be pissed if we master flying slashes without him.
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>>3822639
>>Practice more!
Maybe try the same thing, but with kicks. If we're going to be a crow man, we ought to fight like a crow.
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>>3822649
>tfw he's clinging to the side of the train car watching us over the edge
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Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>3822653
Rolling to see if he's standing behind you.
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>>3822657
FUCKINSHIT Hi Klaus.
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Busy, update soonish.
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>>3822657
>>3822661

He is going to be mad we are practicing dangerous stuff without supervision again.
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>>3822669
>Prettybird what did I tell you about doing stupid shit alone?
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>>3822671
HEY, I was already planning to use prettybird! Don't take my lines before I use them!

Also, I just won a 24 piece cake in a raffle. To eat by myself. Help.
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>>3822686
send me some
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>>3822686
The only mistake you made was going up against the fastest shitposter in the west.

What kind of cake? Is it a basic bitch yellow cake? Common chocolate? Rascally red velvet? Charlotte-style Carrot?
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>>3822689
I wish I could, I've eaten two slices and I already feel sick. Walking home, update soooooonish.
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>>3822686
What kind of cake?
Fridge that shit and have dessert every day for quite some time.
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>>3822691
A very nice home-baked sponge with vanilla icing and chocolate sprinkles. It's good, but these are meant to be shared between an entire table, and I'm sitting alone. Oops.
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>>3822696
dear god stop, i dont get to go home and eat sweets for another 3 hours, why are you torturing me?
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>>3822696
Well it sounds lovely. If you channel the power of the amerifats you might even be able to finish it in one sitting! Don't it'll kill you.

Yeah if you can take it home
>>3822694
what 'e said.
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>>3822698
Because it's fun. :)

At home, with cake safely tucked away in kitchen until tomorrow morning. Yum yum.

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for more Ray-san beating up clouds
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Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>3822773
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Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>3822773
CA-CAW!
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Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>3822773
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Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>3822773
i got this
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Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>3822778
Etelnar liar bonus.
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76 is pretty good, but is it enough to breakthrough to B rank?
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Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>3822789
No. But this one is.
I missed my chance to roll because I was eating cookies like a pathetic blue monster.
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>67 + 9 + 42 + 19 = 137

Okay. You did it once. Now... do it again. And again. Until you can acawmplish it every time.

You pick another cloud (self-absorbed jackass, showing off up there) and prepare Ray-san as the train hurtles towards your target.

And... s l a s h --

(Flying Slashes improve to C.4!)

Another glare of will (oddly familiar... is it Armament related?) carves through the air, piercing through that pathetic asshole cloud like a hawk's talons through the hide of a baby rabbit, ca-caw.

You watch with pride as the attack carries on through another cloud in the same direction, before you feel the power finally dissipate, train leaving the remnants far behind.

>... I'm awesome. Caw.
>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack.
>TAKE THAT, SCUMBAG CLOUDS!
>Other?
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>>3822799
This should be flare of will, but glare works too.
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>>3822799
>>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack.
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>>3822799
>>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack... Caw.
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>>3822799
>>>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack.
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>>3822799
>>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack... Caw.
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>>3822799
>>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack.
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>>3822799
>>...... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack.
How goofy do y'all think it's gonna be? Tailwind slash? Long-talon wave? Eagle's flight? Bird-Beam?
How hard is Klaus going to facepalm when we start shouting the name out and flailing a sword around?
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>>3822819
>Tailwind slash? Long-talon wave? Eagle's flight? Bird-Beam?
Yes.
All of them.
We keep on shouting different name every time we do it.
No actual variety in the attack, just different name every time.
That being said I do like the sound of Tailwind Slash, so if anything other fails it gets my vote.
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>>3822799
CROW CRESCENT
>>
You aren't thinking chuuni enough.
Our attack names need to be in Latin or something.
How about Corvus Volatus?
Latin for "The Crow Flies" I think.
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>y halo thar

You gaze out at the myriad clouds. Wicked, evil sky-dwellers, in your rightful home. "..... Yeah, I need a bird-themed name for that attack... Caw."

"Bird-brain Strike?"

.......

Slowly, you turn your head.

And see Klaus.

Smiling.

... Didn't you promise him you wouldn't practice your swordsmanship by yourself?

>Oh. Hi. I was....... please-don't-kill-me-I'm-sorry-please
>......... Caw?
>Okay. So this looks bad - but I can explain!
>Other?
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>>3822841
Crow's flight is translated to corvis fuga or corvis volatus.

The crow flies (Present tense) translates to "corvus volat" by the way.
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>>3822845
>mistakes were cawmitted
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>>3822845
>>......... Caw?
>*tilts head*
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>>3822845
>Hello, human I met only briefly. Witness the majesty of my avian forefathers!
>Flap cloak.
>... Caw!
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>>3822857
Support
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>>3822857
Support
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>>3822853
Support
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Gotta sleep, thanks for playing! Vote still open, obviously.
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>>3822855
Support
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>>3822857
support
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>>3822857
Supporting
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>>3822857
I can't wait until Flashy tries to argue that this man Karasu has never agreed to train with supervision. And Klaus slaps him upside the head so hard Flashy faceplants on the roof of the train car

>inb4 we meet the Karasu in the revolutionary army
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>>3823193
Oh, not that Flashman human again, caw. Why does this keep happening? The way everyone talks about him, I dread to think what he's up to unsupervised back on Water 7. Caw!
Double down, brazen through!
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>>3823193
>>3823207
Flashman takes his acting VERY seriously.
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>>3823207
>"The noble protegee of Captain Mihawk follows the orders of none but his Captain, caw. You'd be better off waiting below you shabby hobo, caw! I mean - please don't hit me ca-caw!"
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>>3823210
I wonder what his next disguise will be. He's going to have to infiltrate Hancock's crew. You already know there is going to be a crossdressing section. And he'll be prettier than everyone else there.
Real shit though if gets stuck with the Whitebeard pirates and has to bullshit his way through that'd be the best.
>"You seem familiar. Didn't Ace say there was some kid to look out for? Wait he said the kid was blonde, can't be you."
And Flashy never took off the wig after that.
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>>3823222
If Flashman has to pretend to be a member of the Kuja Pirates, you know exactly what type of weapon he'll use: the battle fans.
"Ohohohohoho!"
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>>3823222
Well, NOW there's going to be a crossdressing event. With Harriet Flashwoman, naturally.

>>3823193
I forgot about the other Karasu... presumably he was also raised by crows. This seems the only possible explanation.
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>>3823215
support
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I do like how we spreading our weapons across our personas, Arthur uses the Meteor Hammer and cannonball throwing, Karasu is a Rapier focused swordsman, Flashy mainly dual wields katana and sabre, i say if e do end u on a crossdressing adventure related to Boa we focus on the bladed fans
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Probably no updates today because I suck. Apologies. Caw.
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>>3823969
CAW(Mourning caw/crowing)
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>>3823969
>this is an act most fowl
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>>3823659
>presumably he was also raised by crows
He IS the crows. But not A crow. It's weird. He's weird. Fuck that guy he's obviously copying Flashy's excellent disguise,
>>
>oh no

RED ALERT

RED ALERT

ALL BRAINCELLS ON DECK

THINK FAST

You draw yourself up straight, turning swiftly to meet the pleasant and disturbingly charming smile of Hobo Man. "Hello, human I met only briefly," you burble, retteating into the excellent defence of your shiny new identity. "Witness the majesty of my avian forefathers!" You flap your magnificent plumage, i.e. cloak.

Klaus, very slowly, blinks.

".... Caw!"

Klaus, very slowly, closes his eyes and keeps them shut. "... Do you realize how hard it is to punch someone when you're trying not to break down laughing," he whispers in a strangled tone. "But my mother told me never to beat up the mentally disabled... what am I supposed to do?"

"I- it's a caw-mplex issue," you agree, gaze flicking side to side as you try to figure out an escape route. Curse your pathetic inability to fly without a Devil Fruit that you, Karasu, totally don't have! Caw.

Klaus shudders faintly, eyes still tightly shut in his slightly reddening face, hand clenching by his side. "Prettybird, I'm trying very hard to be angry at you. Stop. Cawing."

>H- have I ever mentioned my multiple head injuries and caw-ncussions, strange hobo-man?
>........ Caw.
>You want me to stop speaking the tongue of my people? Bigoted human oppressor! C-caw! I must leave now. To away from here. Immediately.
>Other?
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>>3825479
>"caw-pologies..."
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>>3825482
>support

It must crow tiresome to hear so many puns

But we caw-not be stopped
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>>3825482
Support
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>caw-ful puns caw-mmence

You shuffle a little in shame, letting your majestic plumage flow in the wind. "Caw-pologies..."

An undignified squeak erupts from Klaus' twitching mouth, before he swallows it, takes a deep breath, and opens his eyes once more to glare at you.

His mouth keeps twitching, though.

"Flashman."

"No?"

"Oh, for - fine. 'Karasu'. Seasus..." he reaches up to rub his forehead, still managing to frown sternly, like a man who's completely unamused by his idiot apprentice making bird noises. Not that you'd know who his apprentice is. Caw. "Now." He speaks slowly, patiently. "What did I tell you about practicing alone? At sea? Where you can blow up the train or tracks and kill us all?"

>It caw-not be allowed...?
>We haven't spo-caw-n before, human hobo. Your issues with my training aren't my caw-ncern.
>... My tiny bird brain caw-not caw-ntain memories from longer than a day ago. Caw.
>Other?
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>>3825529
>Caw-ctually wording was "while on a ship", we are no....
>I'm acting irresponsible again, am I?
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>>3825540
Support
> +Somtime I think im guided by bunch of compeating news birds seling difrent papers. I caw-nt somtimes help myself.
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>>3825540
>>3825546
Heh, support
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>>3825546
...Aya and Hatate?
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>>3825539
>>My tiny bird brain caw-not caw-ntain memories from longer than a day ago. Caw.
>>... sorry I forgot. *be filled with shame at breaking your promise*
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>>3825666
Support
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>>3825539
>... My tiny bird brain caw-not caw-ntain memories from longer than a day ago. Caw.
>>
The number of bird sounds Flashy can make in one go is incawnceivable.
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>>3825540
>>3825546
support
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>the bird is the word

Uh. Well. "Caw-ctually the wording was 'while on a ship', but we're no-" You break off at Klaus' narrowing eyes. "... I'm acting irresponsible again, aren't I?"

"Yeeeeep," he drawls.

You slump. "My tiny bird brain caw-not caw-ntain memories from longer than a day ago. Caw. Sometimes I think I'm guided by a flock of competing news coos seling different papers. I caw-n't help myself..."

"Okay, first of all? Every time you slip in a few, I'm going to kick your ass in a spar." Not unexpected. "Secondly... damnit, Prettybird, your memory is terrible." He sighs, sounding more frustrated than actually pissed-off, as he folds his arms. His coat whips dramatically in the rushing wind.

... You gotta figure out how to do that.

"If I thought for one minute your dumb ass was deliberately sneaking off to train in secret," Klaus says, "I'd be beating you up right now."

You perk up a little. "You're not mad?" Don't caw. Don't caw.

"Nah. Just disappointed."

O O F

You slump again, shame caw-mplete. You are worthy only of death.

>I won't mess up again. I mean, training-wise. I'll definitely mess up again in a different way. ....... caw.
>Is there some way I can make up for being an idiot?
>I'm sorry.
>Other?
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>>3825905
>>Is there some way I can make up for being an idiot?... Caw
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>>3825905
>Other?
>Up for epic spar on the roof of speeding train caw?
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>>3825905
>I'm sorry.

>>3825921
Do you want to die, cuz that's how you die
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>>3825934
It's important to have a stylish death.
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>>3825934
>Do you want to die, cuz that's how you die
He is here right now so that's mean we can train right?
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>>3825905
>>Is there some way I can make up for being an idiot?
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>>3825965
>Caw
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>>3825921
Support
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>>3825921
Support
>>
>

Okay, then. "So... up for an epic spar on top of a speeding train?"

Klaus studies you for a moment. "No. Not really."

"Oh." Unexpected.

"I'm heading back down," he continues, half-turning to leave. "If you stay up here, try not to kill us all or fall into the sea."

"... Right," you mumble, having the uncomfortable feeling that something went wrong somewhere, as Klaus swings himself down onto the ladder.

>Keep training flying slashes.
>Other?
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>>3826271
>Go back down and read a book
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>>3826287
+1
>>
klaus was upset and we went with a joke isntead of a legitimate apology, sometimes the joke option is not the best option
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>>3826271
>>3826287
Support.
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>>3826292
One thing I enjoy about this quest is that our benevolent spider overlord turns our stupidity into actual consistent character flaws for Flashy.

QM does a good job even when we don't.
>>
>insert sad face here

... Screw it. You don't feel like training anycaw.

Sheathing Ray-san, you following Klaus' footsteps/handgrips and head down the ladder.

You have books to read, and you're definitely allowed to do THAT - You make your way back to the carriage to grab the book bag, and settle down to try

>Which book?
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>>3826307
>Which book?
>One about how to be a good liar
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>>3826307
>Electricity book
which ones did we have aside from this again? the lying one and the manipulation one?
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>>3826307
>Electricity book
Anything but the nat1 books.
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>>3826307
>electricity book
Is there a set amount of times we can read this thing before we just can't anymore?
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>>3826320
Prob up till a certain skill rank before we need a new book, experimenting or actual classes
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>>3826320
You'll get diminishing returns each time you read it, as you understand more and more and there's nothing new to learn from it. At the moment, you don't fully understand even the parts you HAVE read, but a re-read once you've finished will still net some small gains.
There's still plenty to learn from it though.

>Roll 1d100, best of 3, for Electricity for Crows
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Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>3826325
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Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>3826325
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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>3826325
K
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>83

At least sticking your head in a book seems to work out okay; maybe you just need to be distracted, but you read for a good thirty minutes and actually take in every word.

(GGnM: Science increased to C.6!)

You get through several chapters, the diagrams actually making sense, before the sea-train pulling in at another island's station drags you out of it once more.

>Keep reading.
>Read something else.
>Make conversation with (who?)
>Steal something shiny, caw.
>Other?
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>>3826345
>>Make conversation with (who?)
>>Klaus, apologize for being an idiot, shouldn't have tried to make a joke like that after messing up
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>>3826345
>>3826354
Support. We should go somewhere private to do it though.
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>>3826345
>Keep reading.
>>3826354
We already apologized. No point in saying sorry over and over again. Also what joke?
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>>3826364
we didnt actually apologize, we said we were being irresponsible and then asked him for a psar instead of apologizing
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>>3826368
>You shuffle a little in shame, letting your majestic plumage flow in the wind. "Caw-pologies..."
>>
Gotta sleep, I'm exhausted. Thanks for playing, and I have a late start tomorrow so should get a good run of updates beforehand! Night all!
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>>3826371
You can't really call that an apology. And we kinda ruined what little impact it had by asking for an "epic spar on the train" instead of showing actual regret.
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>>3826391
We have flaws, that’s the point. We shouldn’t beg on our hands and knees everytime we slightly annoy someone.
After all it makes for fun “I’m getting back at you flashman” scenario’s.
Let it ride we’re not some perfect harem protagonist. We’re the childlike, occasionally competent, marine goofball.
We already took a hit with being told he’s disappointed, you can’t shake that with an apology anyway, trust me.
Let’s move on and actually do something worth the text space.

>>3826345
>Attempt to learn how to juggle
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Two for apologise, one for read, one for juggle. Aaaaany more votes?
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>>3827275
>read
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>>3827280
Support
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>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for pretending to be literate
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3827303
>>
Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>3827303
>>
Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>3827303
>>
>74 not bad

For a moment, you consider breaking off your reading to talk to someone - specifically Klaus. But with your book whispering sweet, sultry promises of actually making sense, and everyone else busy with chatting/enjoying the view/sleeping (pretty much just Cawptain Mihawk for that last one), you plunge deeper into the world of actually learning from things you read.

It's a little s-caw-ry.

Most importantly though, you're clearly on a roll, because while you don't understand or remember everything, plenty more is staying in your skull than escaping through any available holes. Caw.

(GGnM: Science increased to C.8!)

With an hour left until your destination, you glance out the window at the darkening and star-specked sky, waves even choppier now as evening falls. Has Wado even arrived at Ennies Lobby yet? The Strawbrats can't be too far from Water 7...

>Read some mooooore. (-5 malus due to brain-overload)
>Find the on-board kitchen and acquire FOOD.
>Practice Haki.
>Other?
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>>3827393
>>Find the on-board kitchen and acquire FOOD.
>>Practice Haki.
We will be probably walking past a bunch of people to get there, so why not both? Also pick something up for Klaus and Mihawk to eat.
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>>3827400
Support
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>>3827400
Support
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>>3827400
Support
to be clear this is observation right?
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Rolled 69, 37 = 106 (2d100)

>>3827439
I was going to hold a vote on which Haki if this won, but as Observation is implied, I don't bother.

Rolling for Stuff, also

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for haki
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>3827454
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Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>3827454
>>3827455
jfc good thing its obs
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>>3827455
Kek.
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Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>3827454
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>>3827455
mmm yesssss gooooood
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did we accidentaly obs mihawk and incapacitate our obs for the rest of the ride?
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>>3827462
That's one of the opinions, will roll for what happened soonish. On a bus right now.
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I LIED,

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for Stuff
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Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>3827475
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Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>3827475
>>
Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>3827475
>>
Rolled 8 (1d10)

Rolling.

1-3 Observation is fuxxored for next few days and can't be activated
4-6 ow pain ow
7-9 processing delay
10 oh no
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>>3827487
At least we didn't conqueror's the train with no survivors.
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>processing delay oopsies

As elated as you are by successfullu managing to learn things that don't involve beating people up, it's probably best not to overdo it. Instead, you put your book away, stretching slightly, and go for a walk to stretch your legs.

... And maybe your stomach. Caw.

The train - kitchen? Galley? What do you caw-ll it on a sea-train? - is probably near the back, so that's the way you wander, absent-mindedly activating your Observation as you do so. It's always good to get a little extra training in.

Presences flare to life in the carriages, some bored, others sleeping, or immersed in some kind of entertainment. With Ennies Lobby the last stop, there aren't many aboard now, so it isn't too hard to differentiate them.

Hell, under the speeding real, you can even feel the vague, murky-minded, hungry feelings of sea kings as they're rapidly left behind. On Marine ships, the seastone-hull usually means they don't come too close, but that obviously isn't the case here.

Curious, you reach out with Observation as you walk, almost poking at the odd, inhuman sensations of an approaching seaking mind, so different from --

OW OW CRAP OW

Pain blazes through your brain, blinding your senses, as you're suddenly overwhelmed by bizarre urges-feelings-emotions that don't quite fit a human mind, even as the seaking you were latching onto rushes past beneath you and away, left behind by the train.

For a moment, it feels like it's taking your damn head with it, as you slump against the train wall, grabbing at your poor, screaming skull.

After maybe twenty seconds, the pain fades to a throbbing numbness, and an odd urge to defend your territory and eat fish.

... Hopefully that'll fade soon, too.

"Ow," you mumble, pushing yourself straight, before remembering to add, "Caw."

Your Observation is... still on, but even aside from your aching head, something's different. When you feel people's presences, it's like looking at an abstract inkblot and trying to see a picture; a couple of seconds, and you realize what they're feeling, but it requires actual focus.

Crap. This probably isn't permanent. Maybe.

>Keep looking for the galley.
>Head back to the others and tell them you've got a boo-boo on your Haki, plz help.
>Call Doctor Lighthouse, Observation-nerd!
>Other?

>>3827492
Next time!
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>>3827501
>>Call Doctor Lighthouse, Observation-nerd!
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>>3827501
>>Call Doctor Lighthouse, Observation-nerd!
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>>3827501
>>Call Doctor Lighthouse, Observation-nerd!
I hurt my brain observing a Seaking!
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>>3827501
QM what would have happened if we rolled a 10?
>Call Doctor Lighthouse, Observation-nerd!
>>
Almost at Ennies Lobby. I wonder if Strawbrat can actually beat Lucci now with how much Flashman has inadvertently weakened him.

His crew is much stronger at this point than cannon, but he's missed out on his bigger personal battles.
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>>3827742
Well Zoro has been strengthened compared to Canon and they have Sandyboi now, so I think they can win, just not gonna be a 1v1 for luffy
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>>3827748
He'll still probably win because right about now is when he develops gear 2 and 3
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>>3827742
>>3827754
Yeah, the big motivator for Luffy creating his gears was him feeling weak and not being able to protect his crew. Having his brother bail him out and Zoro getting so far ahead of him would most likely lead to the same result.
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>>3827773
Tru Ace being forced to become a warlord to save him might give him the motivation he needs to develop them even without his battle with Enel
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>>3827501
Hmm, pretty shit outcome, but probably beats no Observation at all for a few days. Or whatever horrible outcome a 10 would be. Should be repairable, hopefully.
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>>3827516
You'd have been comatose for awhile, probably waking up juuuust in time for Shit To Kick Off, but you'd have developed the start of a nifty new Observation ability that would have impressed even good ol' Uncle Katakuri.

>>3827742
But most importantly, they have a duck on the crew now. And a Logia. But mostly a duck.
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>plz help my brain

This calls for a man of SCIENCE.

Unfortunately, you don't have Vegapunk's number, so you fumble Mr Speedy out and call Doctor Lighthouse instead.

It takes a while to get through, and the sound is patchy, but he finally picks up, sounding grouchy as always. "This'd better be important."

>?????
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>>3827883
>"It is"
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>>3827883
>So if someone pokes a seaking with observation haki and starts having a harder time using it along with an increased desire for fish, is that bad? Asking for a friend.
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>>3827883
>So if someone pokes a seaking with observation haki and starts having a harder time using it along with an increased desire for fish, is that bad? Asking for a friend.
In before it turns out we are in the process of unlocking The Voice Of All Things
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>>3827939
Ahh shit

Freaking flashman sue, chosen champion of the dice

Even when we lose we win
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>>3827954
>gubmint finds out Flashy can hear THE VOICE
>beats the shit out of him and locks him away because THE TRUTH may be revealed to him
Fukken Gubmint.
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>>3827877
Wait, we could've Newtype'd so hard that Katakuri, the man whose own Observation utterly eclipsed Luffy's, would've been impressed? Damn son.

On the flip side...

>Somehow overdevelop your Observation Haki so hard, that you more or less wind up with a self triggered Chronos effect.
>Can simulate various scenarios in your head, and near flawlessly replicate them.
>Can "rewind" to an earlier state if you die.
>Practically start dying on the inside from constantly "rewinding", and start losing sanity from questioning if what you're seeing is actually real, or just another sight from your mind.
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>>3827939
You will absolutely not, under any circumstances unlock that. I wouldn't even have given you Conqueror's, except I never expected you to save up 10 crits.

Aaany more votes? Otherwise I'll start writing.
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>>3829723
so 20 crits? got it
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>>3829731
>Voice of all Things + Goro Goro no Mi buffed Observation

I HEAR
EVERYTHING.
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>>3829731
FORBIDDEN

>>3829736
DOUBLE FORBIDDEN

>doctor doctor can i play the piano

"Soooo, if someone pokes a seaking with Observation Haki and starts having a harder time using it, along with an increased desire for fish, is that bad? Asking for a friend."

"....." says Doctor Lighthouse, ever the professional. "Hello, sprout. And they're going to die."

WHAT

"Crap, seriously?!" You almost recoil from Mr Speedy, panicked.

"Sure, hopefully of old age. Or sooner, of stupidity."

.... Dick. "But... not from poking a Seaking?"

Doctor Lighthouse sighs. "Not with Haki, no. Why'd you decide to try and read a completely inhuman being's feelings, hm?"

You could deny it and remind him that it's totally for a friend, not you, uh-huh, but yu suspect he's seen through your cunning ploy, and slump. "I was trying to train it, and I'm at sea, soooo..."

"Aaah. Idiocy."

"Yeah, sure, and that."

He snorts. "Well, don't worry about it. You confused your brain by having it try to make sense of things it's completely unequipped for, but you should be back to normal in three to five days or so. Just try not to use your Observation for a while, and if it persists past a week, THEN worry."

Three to five days?! That's a whole three to five days longer than you were hoping for.

"Try not to haemorrhage in your sleep," he adds brightly.

... Thanks.

>Well, thanks. I feel completely reassured and am definitely not panicking.
>So getting too into non-human heads is out? What about... crows?
>What happens if I just kinda skim animal minds? Surface-level?
>Other?
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>>3829758
>>What happens if I just kinda skim animal minds? Surface-level?
>>Also how you been? Hows Laboon doing?
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>>3829758
>>What happens if I just kinda skim animal minds? Surface-level?
>Hey you wanna guess with which shichibukai Im now traveling ?
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>>3829758
>>What happens if I just kinda skim animal minds? Surface-level?
Does Flashy know about Laboon?
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>>3829779
Unless I've forgotten about him being mentioned, no.
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Thought I could update, but I seriously need sleep, sorry. Will update early tomorrow. Night all!
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>flash working his way to be aquaman, up to and including the ability to talk to fish
This made me giggle a bit.
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>>3829875
>aquaman who can't swim
Ouch. What an insult.
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Hmmm.
Isn't the Goro Goro no Mi like a super counter to Pacifistas and Cyborgs in general?
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>tell me about the fishies, doc lighthouse

"What happens if I just kinda skim animal minds? Surface-level?"

"You'll die."

WHAT

"In about seventy years."

.... oh, right. He's an ass. "Uh-huh. And short-term?"

Doctor Lighthouse sighs, voice crackly down the bad connection. "You can't get the fine detail that's possible with humans, fishmen and the like. It's impossible. You can sense their presence, basic feelings like hunger or aggression, maybe who or what they're targeting. If the brain's set up too differently than yours, you can't make proper sense of it." He pauses. "Although now I think of it, that doesn't explain how you're able to use it on people in the first place."

Hey. Your brain is fine. Probably. "Gee, thanks." Well, at least yu can probably still use your future-movement-prediction-thingy part of Observation to see what they're gonna do - just not so much on the feeling-thinky-thingy part.

"Remember - no Observation for a good few days!"

You scowl at the sharp, Doctor's Orders tone. "I know! I'm not gonna forget," you insist, having already recently forgotten that you weren't supposed to train with swords without someone else around.

"Hmmm..." He sounds disbelieving.

>W- well, that was all, thanks! Gotta go now!
>By the way, I ate a Logia. A Fruit, I mean, not a user. That'd be weird. And wrong.
>Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?
>Other?
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>>3830943
>W- well, that was all, thanks! Gotta go now!
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>>3830943
>>Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?
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>>3830943
>Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?

C'mon gramps, we're trying to change the world government here and we need all the help we can get
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>>3830960
Let's make sure that we don't mention that we're the one's who used it; Seasus knows who's listening in.
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>>3830943
>>Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?
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>>3830943
>Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?

OH the money I'd pay to see Doc's face right about now.
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>>3830943
>Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?
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>m'haki

"Oh, while we're talking, do you know anything about Conqueror's Haki?"

A pause. A longer pause. Then a dry, "Is this also for a friend?"

Crap. He might be onto you. "I have many friends." Ha! Great deflection, Flashy!

"Mm-hm." As it turns out, Doctor Lighthouse DOES know about the mysteeeerioud third Haki. He can't really tell you any more than Abs and Mister Stealthy could, though - presumably it's rare enough that any actual studies are few and far between. You can't really see any of the Admirals spending their time as lab rats.

He finishes off with the warning you already know, that it's the sort of thing that attracts massive amounts of notice, but nothing really new. At least he's confirmed why the brothers told you.

With Mister Stealthy being so well-connected, and Abs being an ex-Whitebeard Commander, you can see why they'd know about it. Doctor Lighthouse, on the other hand? That's kinda surprising.

>Question how he knows so much about Conqueror's.
>Finish the call.
>Other?
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>>3832312
>>Question how he knows so much about Conqueror's.
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>>3832312
>>Question how he knows so much about Conqueror's.
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>>3832329
Support for asking Dr. Grandpa about his day.
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>>3832329
Support
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>>3832768
That would be nice
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>>3832329
Delightfully wholesome. I'll support it.
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>>3832329
Support
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>a better grandpa than monkey d. 'will help execute my own grandson' garp

Ah, well. Main reasons for calling over, you get down to the casual. "So, how've you been? Anything crazy come down Reverse Mountain since we passed through?"

"Plenty of crazy. You have to be a little nuts to want to sail the Grand Line to start with," Doctor Lighthouse grumbles. "But - nothing that stands out, no. More pirates slipping through, since your over-eager Commodore decided to charge off and leave Loguetown practically unmanned."

Oops? Well, you know he left a skeleton crew, and you're sure someone competent took over. Probably. "W- well, ah, I'm sure that'll stop happening! Eventually."

He grunts. "It had better, I've already had to kill too many idiots trying to rob the lighthouse."

You're... not gonna touch that one. "... Right. Sorry?"

"It's fine, gotta keep in practice somehow." STOP SAYING WEIRD THINGS. "Anyway, much as I dread hearing about your weird life, it's nearly midnight and I'm old enough to need my sleep these days. We'll speak again soon, I'm sure."

Ooh, yeah. Timezones. You've sailed... pretty damn far from East Blue, now you think about it. Weird, to be going back to your original time.

Once goodbye are said, you

>continue on to find FOOD
>head back to the others. There's only about thirty minutes left anyway.
>find a bathroom and practice your imperious glaring.
>Other?
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>>3834896
>>head back to the others. There's only about thirty minutes left anyway.
SIT ON YOUR ASS AND DO NOTHING!
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>>3834896
>>find a bathroom and practice your imperious glaring.
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>>3834896
>gloriously saunter up to the others with your best broody bird impression and perch comfortably.
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>>3834896
>>head back to the others. There's only about thirty minutes left anyway.
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>>3834904
Support.
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>>3834896
>>head back to the others. There's only about thirty minutes left anyway.
>>
4-2 for returning to your murder of not-crows, caw.

>Converse with (select filthy mudman?)
>Read strange human squiggles in a book.
>Try to touch your beloved Caw-ptain's shiny black sword. Because shiny.
>Other?
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>>3834945
>>Read strange human squiggles in a book.
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>>3834945
>>Read strange human squiggles in a book.
we had a medicine book right?
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>>3834948
Focused on the nervous system, yep.
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>>3834955
gonna want to read that to develop self enhancement techniques, also givent hat it a different branch of science form our physics book it should solve the diminishing returns problem form reading the same book.
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>>3834945
>>Read strange human squiggles in a book.
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>>3834955
If the system is so nervous maybe it should take a break. Maybe have a beer or something.
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>>3834985
Beer? Is that a type of sugar?

Everyone agreed on medical book, or a different one?
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>>3834945
>>Other?
>TAKE A NAP!
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>>3834989
Would be good to get started on the medical book.
>>
>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for becoming mini-dr-oniichwan
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Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>3835033
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Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>3835033
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>>3835034
The number of death! Oniichwan has blessed me.
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>3835033
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>>3835034
>>3835040
>>3835048
We can never be allowed anywhere near a hospital. People will die just being near us.
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>>3835040
Nice
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Am going to assume our obsrvation induced headache combined with trying to read inside a moving vehicle gave us really bad nausea and we just napped the rest of the trip
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>>3835040
>So if I electrocute a perfectly healthy and normal individual's brain they will become supercharged? I should try this out, hey Hat!
Flashy pls stop fucking up. Did you throw your book out the window by mistake? Imagine the late fees.
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>>3835040
it's so beautiful

>Roll 1d100 best of 3 to see whether Dr Oniichwan suddenly had a stroke
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Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>3835081
He did
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Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>3835081
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Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>3835081
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Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>3835081
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>>3835003
>>3834902
You did not listen!
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>nat1 in reading a medical book, very impressive

Heading back to the carriage, you catch a confused glance from Klaus (likely wondering what the hell you've been doing), to which you respond by fixing him with a cool stare from beneath your mask, and mouthing 'caw'. He facepalms.

That sorted, you settle down in your seat, pulling out the book on the nervous sys-

The tannoy screeches.

"Uh - all passengers, apologies for the delay... we appear to be... under attack... by pirates. So, uh. Yeah. We'll be on our way shortly." A click signals the end of the message by a man clearly very confused as to why pirates are attacking a train just thirty minutes away from Ennies Lobby, although annoyingly enough, the vehicle IS slowing down to a shuddering halt.

"Should we... do something?" Hat sounds uncertain, glancing around like the ground-dwelling scum that he is.

>......... (look at your Cawptain for orders)
>I'll be right back. ... Caw. (Head out to assist)
>(grim look) We should eliminate the caw-s of this delay. With severe bigotry.
>Other?
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>>3835127
>>I'll be right back. ... Caw. (Head out to assist)
need to practice using only Ray-san and maybe a dagger offhand
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>>3835127
>>I'll be right back. ... Caw. (Head out to assist)
Yo who the fuck is dumb enough to rob this train this close to EL? It isn't the golden lizard pirates is it? I forget, did they die yet?
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>>3835127
>>......... (look at your Cawptain for orders)
>>
>>3835127
>>I'll be right back. ... Caw. (Head out to assist)
We should probably get some practice fighting without OH. It's been a while.
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>>3835127
>I'll be right back. ... Caw. (Head out to assist)
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>>3835127
>>......... (look at your Cawptain for orders)
>>
>by your dumbassery combined

.... Huh. Suicidal pirates. Cool. Or, uh, caw-l? "I'll be right back. ... Caw."

You rise gracefully, like an avian master of the skies, from your pleasant perch, plumage rustling around you. Truly you are large and intimidating, with only the glossiest of feathers.

"Good luck, strange bird-guy we've never met, caw!" Sunglasses gives you a cheery thumbs-up, until Hat slaps his arm.

"Stop the caw-ing! That's only for him, aniki!"

"Please, stop," you hear Abs wheeze as you leave the carriage. "Can't breathe - laughing - too hard -"

At least your Cawptain merely stayed put and expressionless. Although to be fair, you think he may have been asleep.

Faintly, you can hear cannonballs hitting the water, up near the front of the train - likely warning shots for now.

>Continue from within the train.
>Run along the roof, stealth is for stupid humans.
>Other?
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>>3835178
>>Run along the roof, stealth is for stupid humans.
Will our birdface be the key for defeating roofs? one way to find out
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>>3835178
>>Run along the roof, stealth is for stupid humans.
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>>3835178
>>Run along the roof, stealth is for stupid humans.
We must have a clear view to throw cannonballs at them.
>>
>NANI?!?!?!?

Stealth is for wussy little humans that can't even fly, caw (not like you, you're just suffering a temporary wing malfunction, I.e., a lack of them). As such, you get between the carriages and quickly skim up the ladder to THE ROOF, a fine vantage point worthy of a majestic avian like you.

Ca-caw!

Taking a moment to strike a pose (alas, with the train stopped, the wind is light and your plumage merely slightly flutters) in the GRIM TWILIGHT, you cast your powerful crow-gaze out to the approaching pirate ship.

Amidst the distance and darkness, it's hard to make out the details, but it's clearly large and well-manned, not desperate (although definitely stupid).

Ca-ca-ca-ca-ca-caw! Or possibly kukukukuku! Foolish humans, picking a fight with Cawptain Mihawk (and his unworthy cawbin-bird)!

You unsheathe Ray-san and flu (metaphorically) forth at blazing speed, over the carriages, towards the front carriage and the ship.

Oh, and your cloak flows out behind you. It's totally sweet. ... Caw.

>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
>CHARGE IN AND SURPRISE-CANNONBALL-GIFT
>Stand on the front caw-riage, strike a pose and demand their surrender. And any shiny objects.
>Other?
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>>3835227
>CHARGE IN AND SURPRISE-CANNONBALL-GIFT
>>
>>3835227
>>Stand on the front caw-riage, strike a pose and demand their surrender. And any shiny objects.
We should probably see what they want first.
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>>3835227
>>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
Better learn how to duck you fukken pirates, caw.
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>>3835227
>>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
We no using cannonballs, to closely tied to flashy
>>
The ship is big and reckless enough to attack close to EL. Charging in is a horrible idea.
>>
Heading to sleep, thanks for playing! Update in morning and hopefully during break, not sure when I finish tomorrow.
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>>3835227
>>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
Crows are carrion birds. We can pick them clean of shines later.
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>>3835227
>CHARGE IN AND SURPRISE-CANNONBALL-GIFT
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>>3835227
>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
>>
>>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
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>>3835227
>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH

We have to do this one. Flying is right in the name!
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>>3835227
>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
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>>3835227
>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
Remember each persona gets a separate weapon to distance themselves from eachother. Also I look forward to the day we learn to split ourselves so that we can have flashman and karasu in the same room and completely dunk on everyone
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>>3835239
this
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Updates will be later because my shifts got totally rearranged at the last minute, yaaaaaaay~

Apologies again.
>>
Hmmm, I think Rapier-san and Pistol-chan would be our best picks, as primary weapons when we're acting as Karasu. Can really play into the fact that we've got a big, flowing cloak to conceal the initial trajectory of our bullets and rapier thrusts.
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>>3835227
>>CHARGE IN AND FLYING SLASH
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>>3836956
I have no mouth but I must reee.
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>>3837231
I'M HERE NOW
REEEEEE HARDER

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for Fryingu Srashu (that's Japanese for Flying Slash)
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Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>3837319
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Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>3837319
PLS.
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Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>3837319
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>>3837327
>>3837329
>74
>47
...hmmm.
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Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>3837319
Well now I'M the late one. DAG NABBIT

UNLIMITED REEEE WORKS
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>>3837327#
>>3837329#
74477447...

>>3837334#
>35
Not even similar, shameful.

>74+ 42 + 19 = 135 with f.s. at C.4

You blitz forwards like lightning. But not actual lightning because, y'know, you don't have a Devil Fruit. That would be silly! ... Caw.

In any case, you zap - sorry, ZIP forwards, Ray-san swinging forth, in a manner that isn't really suitable for rapiers, but is excusable when you're sending flying slashes blazing forth into pirate ships.

Specifically the pirate ship that's coming to a slowed position ahead and to the side of the driver carriage, perhaps only twenty meters from those fragile tracks.

... A very familiar pirate ship, judging by the flag, you realize, by the light of moon, stars and cannon-fire. Your eyes widen even as the invisible pressure of your slash sallies forth - not that you can sense it, with Observation inactive - towards the ship bearing the flag of the Xiao-Long pirates.

A loud crunch sounds, as part of the railings suddenly explode, wood-splinters flying and several figures standing by them thrown backwards and out of sight.

>SEND A FOLLOW-UP, QUICKLY
>Strike a pose and announce your presence
>Try to deflect the next nearby cannonballs/bullets back at the ship (will require tricky roll)
>Other?
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>>3837390
>Try to deflect the next nearby cannonballs/bullets back at the ship (will require tricky roll)

You should know better than to temp fate by labeling a roll as difficult my dear spinster.
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>>3837390
>>Strike a pose and announce your presence
>>
>>3837390
>Try to deflect the next nearby cannonballs/bullets back at the ship (will require tricky roll)
>>
>>3837390
>Try to deflect the next nearby cannonballs/bullets back at the ship (will require tricky roll)
By the power of flamboyancy!
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>>3837390
>>SEND A FOLLOW-UP, QUICKLY
>>
>>3837390
>>Try to deflect the next nearby cannonballs/bullets back at the ship (will require tricky roll)
>>
>>3837390
>>Strike a pose and announce your presence
>>Try to deflect the next nearby cannonballs/bullets back at the ship (will require tricky roll)
both, we make ourselves the target by doing the pose and then we redirect the barrage
>>
Rolled 20 (1d100)

Checking.
1-50 bullets
51-100 cannonballs
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>>3837480
Good news is bullets are way easier to stop.
Bad news is bullets are way harder to see in the first place.
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>>3837390
We finally meet the xiaolong pirates again, and we're disguised.

Why do you do this to me BPQM?
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>>3837487
>inb4 they try to recruit Karasu too
>>
>bullets

>Roll 1d100, best of 3

+61 bonus due to sword, Billiards is currently too low-levelled to add a bonus

120/150/160

>>3837487
The same reason I do anything... sadism!
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>3837499
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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>3837499
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Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>3837499
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>>3837500
>>3837501
>>3837506
Lads I think we've been shot.
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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>61+ 36 = 97... eheheheheh

>Roll 1d5 (FIVE), first three rolls.

1 highest roll
2 middle roll
3 lowest roll
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>>3837509
So does this mean we're going to wake up having been kidnapped again?
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Rolled 3 (1d5)

>>3837513
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Rolled 1 (1d5)

>>3837513
I'm calling, right arm.
>>3837517
Not with our noble Cawptain around we aren't.
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Rolled 3 (1d5)

>>3837513
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Rolled 1 (1d5)

>>3837513
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Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>3837509
I WARNED YOU ALL

You know the Dice Gods love drama and stupidity! What were you thinking?!

>>3837517
Don't know yet, let's find out how many bullets hit you and how severe it is. You bullet-sponge. Caw.
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>>3837520
>>3837521
>>3837522
so uh
what's the middle number here
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>>3837520
>>3837521
>>3837522
>>3837523
Yo what the hell is going on with these dice.
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>>3837524
If this is crippling, can I burn my crit to save us?
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>1, *3*, 3
>3 bullets

1 - left arm (/wing)
2 - right arm (/wing)
3 - left leg
4 - right leg
5 - chest
6 - stomach
7 - head
8 - a hand
9 - a foot
10 - THE GROIN just kidding, it's the throat. That's better, right?

>Roll 1d10 (TEN), first 3. Each roll is a bullet.

>>3837532
Yes. But why would you?
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Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>3837532
>bullets
>doing any real damage to anyone except that guy who got shot in the head when luffy was a kid
Unlikely.
>>3837543
DICKSHOT! I mean NECKSHOT!
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Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3837543
>Inb4 clipped wings.
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>>3837547
>>3837548
Oh hey, looks like we're right.
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Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3837543


>>3837547
oh no
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Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>3837543
We do kinda deserve it honestly.
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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3837548
>>3837551
1 both to left arm
2 both to right arm
3 one left, one right

Not that it matters considering you GOT SHOT IN THE THROAT

Good calls, by the way.
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>>3837561
can we activate armament to tank the bullets? or does our fruit auto activate to save our dumbasses?
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>>3837561
Well on the plus side I think Mihawk will appreciate the silence for a while. And Klaus. But Smoker is going to be so down over it.
Klaus and Smoker are going to be Double-Mad though. Super pissed off. Sorry Xiaolong pirates but you've signed your death warrant now.
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Rolled 18, 34, 31 = 83 (3d100)

>
Severity.
First two rolls are arm bullets, each +10 due to compounding.
Third is throat, at +50 because... throat.

>>3837565
You haven't trained enough with your Fruit to automatically change on reflex. Your Observation is also currently inactive, so that's a massive hit to your perception and reaction times. As for Armament, you rolled too low on your deflection roll to activate it.
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>>3837581
at what level of fruit does it become reflexive to shift?
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>>3837581
Oh hey, those aren't nearly as bad as they could have been. Poor Flashy definitely isn't doing much talking for the next few weeks though.
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>28, 44, 81! Not too awful. Or not immediately fatal, anyway.

Okay, the arm isn't too bad, it'll heal up (although it's out of action for a while). The throat isn't fatal, as someone will get to you in time, but there'll be horrific scarring (permanent), you'll be a non-combatant for a while (definitely no Ennies Lobby fighting or strenuous activity), and you won't be able to talk for three in-game weeks.

OR someone can spend a crit to make the third bullet miss. Boooooo.
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>>3837596
ill use mine, i have 2 according to the paste
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>>3837596
Honestly? I hope it sticks.
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>>3837596
saving my other crit for that conveniently placed Den Den that can ruin Tashigis view of the government by the power of Robins backstory
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>>3837596
On the one hand(HAH), Ray-san is a one handed weapon, so one arm out of action isn't too bad.
On the other hand, Doctor Nii-san just had a brief moment of panic and doesn't know why.
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>>3837587
GGnM: Logia at C.5, when Observation isn't active.

>>3837599
BOOOOOOORING, but fine. No horribly-scarred, temporarily-mute Flashy. Jerk.

Also a little concerned over the weirdly plausible theory that Oniichwan is an undercover Marine and member of SWORD. Going to have to hedge my bets when writing him.
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Rolled 14, 7, 25 = 46 (3d100)

>>3837609
Rolling for Doctor Oniichwan's sudden and inexplicable panic attack.
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>>3837616
>he knew Flashy would be fine all along
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>>3837603
>mfw instead of ruining her view of the government this affront to her worldview just serves as a way to make it stronger

>mfw when tashigi becomes an absolute justice fag like akainu-senpai

>mfw she becomes a constant thorn in our side by rising through the ranks as fast as we do and gathering support of her fellow dark justice and absolute justice and corrupt government fags while on the flip side we are the ones recruiting the righteous and the ones who believe in duty to the people and doing good

>mfw the final battle for the marine organization isn't between flashman and the admirals but between flashmans group of good marines and tashigis group of asshole marines

>mfw tashigi becomes one of our worst enemies and we gotta put the bitch down.
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>>3837626
on the one hand that would be incredibly OOC for her and would manke no sense whatsoever, on the other hand the final battle being a duel between Ta-sis and Flashy while Smoboss fights Akainu and Klaus fight Kizaru with Aokiji Fighting Sengoku and Ace fighting Garp would be the coolest shit ever
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>>3837635
>meanwhile Luffy isn't fighting anything to get stronger and ends up murdered to shit by Blackbeard
>or Doffy
>or just about anyone, actually
Good news is while the Strawhat pirates would end, the Mosshead pirates would begin a storied career.
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>just the arm injuries. yaaaawn.

The pirates, as they tend to do, counter-attack.

You've made yourself the focal point for a moment, despite the train security - some Marine, some private guards - syill providing their own rate of fire from the roof, windows and ledges.

Even as you pause to see what damage you did, several Xiao-Long pirates are all to eager to avenge their comrades, figures dark against the railings as they aim their guns.

Well. You haven't used Billiards in a while, but that doesn't mean you've forgotten how, ri-?

You pause, Ray-san tilted to deflect the first barrage of bullets, as a small chunk of metal slams into your right arm in a second of pressure, followed by a blaze of sharp pain.

Then the second.

Ah.

Your right hand twitches, spasms, loosens.

As a third bullet screams just barely past your neck, you

>switch Ray-san to your left hand.
>sheathe Ray-san and draw another weapon.
>collapse to the floor, clutching your arm dramatically, and swear vengeance on the filthy humans for injuring their better, caw.
>Other?

>>3837620
>'that idiot is too stupid to know how to die'
>meanwhile, flashy is packing his wounds with sugar to promote healing

>>3837626
Maybe the final boss is the sister you made along the way, uwu
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>>3837635
If you've watched the dark crystal then you know what I'm trying to say man,

Just like that one bitch princess, when someone is faced with a worldview shattering event they either accept it or dig their heels in and hold onto their own bullshit no matter the consequences

This is just an idea of what would happen if instead of changing she decided to double down
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>>3837643
>switch Ray-san to your left hand.
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>>3837643
>>switch Ray-san to your left hand.
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>>3837643
>>switch Ray-san to your left hand.
Well now they've activated the power of adrenaline.
At least he isn't packing his wound with dough hoping it'll make an emergency secret cake in his bicep.
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>>3837643
>>switch Ray-san to your left hand.
One question, entirely unrelated to the events currently unfolding: do any of the Xiaolong pirates happen to have six fingers?
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Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>3837665
..... 95+ is a yes.

>>3837664
Don't give him ideas.
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>>3837676
Holy crap, it's past 1am. Okay, I need to sleep, tune in tomorrow for the thrilling continuation to How Many Crits Can I Make You Blow Through Before I Get To Cripple Flashy: The Questening.

Thanks for playing!
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>>3837676
>Don't give him ideas.
>he uses his logia powers to turn his arm into an electric stove gets a cupcake stuck in it
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>>3837686
BTW do you update the pastebin in between threads?
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shame I'd liked these guys
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>>3837694
I am the one who updates the pastebin and i generally do so when a new thread starts of i have a decent amount of stuff to edit or important stuff to edit such as crits being gained/burned.
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>>3837640
Doffy dead anon
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Again, no updates tonight due to me sucking, but late start tomorrow so should be lots of Xiao-Long slaughter then. Apologies again.
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>>3838567
Doflamingo died? Must've missed that. Who got him?
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>>3839252
Spiders are known for their kung-fu sucking action. Unfortunately I think we are out of innards for the suckenizing. Better stop at the supermarket and get some pulped innards.
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>>3839400
Sadly, he yet lives.

>fight on!

Gritting your teeth against the pain of BEING SHOT OW OW DAMMIT OW BLEEDING ahem, you manage to shift Ray-san to your left hand, determined to keep fighting. What would your noble Cawptain think if you gave up now?

Actually, he wouldn't stop to think. He'd probably just decawpitate you.

The bullets keep flying, the pirates' furious attention focused on you, the mysterious and handsome (and very tall) bird who just smashed part of the top deck and wounded - or killed? - some of their pathetic human crew.

You deflect two bullets despite your slightly more cawkward hold with your left hand, judging the distance, as another figure appears at the ruined part of the railings.

"That one's mine!" The stranger's cry echoes across the dark seas, determined.

"Yeah! Get his hat for my hoard, Tong-tong!" That familiar voice echoes as well, but with more cheer and stupidity.

"Shut up, Captain!"

... Aha! Dissension in the ranks! Typical of these weakling homo sapiens, cawcawcawcawcaw!

The strange man draws some items from his coat as you

>throw yourself across to the bowsprit and take on these protozoans at close range! (DC 70)
>send another flying slash across at this foolish human, caw!
>announce your name and affiliation, demand his, and challenge him to a d-d-d-duel!
>Other?
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>>3840300
>>announce your name and affiliation, demand his, and challenge him to a d-d-d-duel!
Let's give him a Glare as well.
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>>3840300
>send another flying slash across at this foolish human, caw!
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>>3840300
>Attempt to glare and challenge to a duel!
If we roll high on the glare, could we accidentally reveal our conquerors haki?
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>>3840380
>>3840324
Support
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>>3840380
If you nat100.... maybe.
>>
>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for INTIMIDATING GLARE
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>3840429
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Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>3840429
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>>3840431
Apparently Mihawk and Klaus are a bad baseline for measuring how terrifying our glare is.
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>>3840429
>>3840431
>>3840433
We need one more roll
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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>3840429
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>>3840435
Plus getting shot tends to piss you off.

>(Introduction/challenge? Otherwise I'll write it.)
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>>3840470
you write it, you tend to be funnier than most of us
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>>3840470
Something about not liking them defiling our MAJESTIC PLUMAGE... *caw*.
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Here's to hoping that we end up having our tattoo revealed.
As they'll recognise it. And hopefully appreciate how badass we adjusted it to be.
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>>3840666
>implying the littlest dragon wouldn't be mad as hell over defiling their wondrous tattoo
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Nat 1s seem way worse than Nat 100s
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>>3840694
Nat 1 resulted in meeting Mibird and could havee resulted in developing some special snowflake Observation powers, honestly at this point i see Nat 1 less as a calamity and more as an opportunity.
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>>3840712
Everything is an opportunity for something so long as it doesn't kill you.
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>>3840694
Nat 100s bought us conquerors, and allowed us to ignore a Nat 1. In addition to the other effects for the original roll. They're pretty fucking good.
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I like that the new (thankfully non-canon) One Piece movie has tried to retroactively make young Crocodile as strong as a guy who was stronger than Rayleigh.

This guy is so strong it took an entire Buster Call, with Sengoku and Garp at the helm to take him down, and even then they needed to rely on pirates to overwhelm him.

Crocodile managed to pull off a Draw against this man.
Somehow.
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>>3840985
Well clearly he started skipping out on leg day as he got older. The tremendous buffoon.
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>>3840985
who are you talking about?
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>>3841425
Bullet.
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>>3840985
next episode Rox spoilers are bonkers too, about who was actually in the crew and the yonko bounties where revealed
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>>3841689
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>>3840520
Remember, you asked for this. Yes, you rolled high on intimidation. And then you let me do this.

>IT IS I, CAWRASU

You step forth, dark clothes and dark skies hiding the blood, cape billowing around you in the the cold wind of night seas. Doubtless you're an intimidating (and incredibly attractive) sight, Ray-san held with cool arrogance, your avian perfection revealed to all and sundry.

... Caw.

"Weak trash!" Your sharp tone rings across the distance as the figure pauses, clearly listening to your polite and charming announcement. Then you glare, imbuing your noble feature with the full ferocity and dominance natural to one of your superior species. "You were bold or foolish enough to challenge I, Karasu, underling of the undisputed greatest swordsman, Cawptain Mihawk, and emmissary of the crows! In pity for your mental defects, I will caw-llow you a one-on-one duel with me, after you've given me all your shiny items. What is your caw-nswer, stupid humans?"

"Uh." The figure seems to turn lean over the ship edge slightly, staring at you. "What the fuck?"

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE."

Another figure - smaller, and with a far more impressive hat, but still a weak human - jumps into view, voice furious. A woman. Oh, it's the Captain... whatever her name was. Not that you've ever met her. Obviously. Caw.

"THE ONLY ONE GETTING ANY SHINY STUFF IS ME, CAPTAIN XIAO-LONG, QUEEN OF THE DRAGONS!"

"Maria, wait-"

"HAND OVER YOUR SHINIES FOR MY HOARD, BIRDBOY! AND YOUR HAT!"

"Captain, I know he's weird, but I think we should check if he's really with Miha-"

"WHAT SAY YOU, SQUAWKER?!"

>Kukukukuku! A mere Queen of Dragons?! When I was my beloved Caw-therine, I will become EMPEROR OF THE CROWS! You pitiful reptiles are nothing to my avian empire, KUKUKUKUKUKU~!!
>All the shining objects in the world are the rightful property of crows, thou thieving wretch! Caw-n garde!
>Unworthy human, claiming kin with your superiors! You are beneath my hat! And your own hat, but literally! Surrender, or face my wrath!
>Other?
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>>3841802
>Kukukukuku! A mere Queen of Dragons?! When I was my beloved Caw-therine, I will become EMPEROR OF THE CROWS! You pitiful reptiles are nothing to my avian empire, KUKUKUKUKUKU~!!
What in the name of fuck are we doing.
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>>3841802
>>Kukukukuku! A mere Queen of Dragons?! When I was my beloved Caw-therine, I will become EMPEROR OF THE CROWS! You pitiful reptiles are nothing to my avian empire, KUKUKUKUKUKU~!!

When I was my beloved Caw-therine?
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>>3841814
When I wed.

Fucking autocorrupt.
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>>3841827
>autocorrupt
huehuehue
you probably did this one on purpose didn't you
>>
>>3841814
Support
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>>3841802
>Kukukukuku! A mere Queen of Dragons?! When I was my beloved Caw-therine, I will become EMPEROR OF THE CROWS! You pitiful reptiles are nothing to my avian empire, KUKUKUKUKUKU~!!
Yes. This is beautiful.
>>
Of course he has the Orochimaru laugh
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>>3841904
Orocawmaru, filthy human.

>refuge in dumbassery

Oho! So it's royalty you face?! Royalty of the draconic kind, at that? So what! That means nothing to you, Karasu, as excitement pounds through your veins, body lightening as you make ready to strike. You throw your head back, laughing in disdain at this weakling who considers herself worthy of your surrender.

"Kukukukuku! A mere Queen of Dragons?! When I wed my beloved Caw-therine, I will become EMPEROR OF THE CROWS! You pitiful reptiles are nothing to my avian empire, KUKUKUKUKUKU~!!"

The Xiao-Long cawptain stands with one hand on her hip, the other pointing at you. "Carrion-eater! I, superior to all other other beings, find you beneath my regard! Henceforth, let it be known - all of crow-kind will be the enemies of dragons! This means war! Rurururururururu~!"

As if war with weakling lizarda means anything. "Accepted! Kukukukukukuku~!"

"Rururururururururururururururu~~!!"

"KUKUKUKUKUKUKUKUKUKUKUKUKUKU~~!!"

"RURURURURURURURURURURURURURURURURURURU~~!!"

One of the other figures on deck tentatively lifts a hand. "Are we... still fighting?"

"I don't know what the hell's going on," a confused voice calls from the train window.

Peasants. Caw.

You jab Ray-san in the wussy little dragon's direction. "Now! Hand over your shinies and surrender, or die!"

"No, you!"

"No, YOU!"

"That's it!" The man you'd originally seen throws his hands up, clearly in c-awe of your magnificent plumage. "Maria, just kill 'im, I doubt he's really with Mihawk anyway."

"Don't give me orders, Tongku!" The dragon-runt reaches to her sides, where something - too small and far to see - are attached. "Hey, birdie, I'm going to kill you now! And with that, we'll finally end the centuries-long war between crows and dragons!"

"Indeed!" You ready yourself, flush with the strength of your avian ancestors, their spirits urging you on to avenge their deaths at the ferocious (but totally weak) claws of dragon-kind. "After everything... it's come to this!"

"Please shut up," the man standing by the dragon cawptain pleads.

"It ends here! My claws.... are unsealed!" With that, the Xiao-Long raises her hands - revealing the silhouette of long, thin claws now erupting from her fingers. "Die with honor, Karasu!"

"Just die, caw!" You tense your muscles,as the woman snaps into a run, along the bowsprit and jumping towards the train, towards you, fingers curled and ready to claw you to pieces, her savage grin becoming obvious as she nears -

>Strike! Channel the power of your crow-kin and stab her like the mightiest beak in the world pecks at a mere worm!
>Use Ray-san to block her caws- uh, claws and try to knock her off the train!
>Pull out Pistol-chan and shoot her in the face.
>Other?
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>>3841931
>>Strike! Channel the power of your crow-kin and stab her like the mightiest beak in the world pecks at a mere worm!
>PECK OF THE EMPEROR CROW!
>>
Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>Strike! Channel the power of your crow-kin and stab her like the mightiest beak in the world pecks at a mere worm!
>PECK OF THE EMPEROR CROW!
>>
>>3841931
>>Strike! Channel the power of your crow-kin and stab her like the mightiest beak in the world pecks at a mere worm!
>PECK OF THE EMPEROR CROW!
Whenever we do stab attacks, we must channel the hopes and dreams of crow-kind from now on.
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>>3841931
>>Pull out Pistol-chan and shoot her in the face.
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>>3841935
Support.
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>>3841935
This
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>>3841935
This, we are now a thekwane.
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>>3841953

Nooo, that would be a Arthur/Flashman move. We are above pulling an Indiana Jones; our noble crow blood demands we show this inferior dragon how much she sucks by utterly besting her in a duel.
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>>3841935
+1
How can you not shout out attack while executing it
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>>3841935
I can't not vote for this. I just can't. Supporting.
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>>3841931
>>Strike! Channel the power of your crow-kin and stab her like the mightiest beak in the world pecks at a mere worm!
The chuuni-off was a thing of beauty.
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>>3841953
Nice gif, what game?
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>>3842025

>Mihawk sees the chuuni-off, and decides to show them how it's REALLY done, by taking off his weighted clothes, so to speak
>There were no survivors, only chuuni.
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>>3842038
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones for the Gameboy Advance.

Sadly, no, you can't actually do that in the game.
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>>3842046
Damn.
Well, thanks anyway, will probably check it out in near future.
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>>3841931
we are eventually going to have a attack just called pecker as in the thing that pecks
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>crows rule and dragons drool or something

NOT TODAY, REPTILE SCUM!

Ray-san gleams in your grasp, moonlight displaying his exquisite blade in its full glory, as you prepare the ancient crow technique that you've adapted to the sword, due to your tragic lack of beak, caw.

"PECK OF THE EMPEROR CROW!"

>Roll 1d100, best of 3
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Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>3842442
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Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>3842442
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Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>3842442
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Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>3842442
It is time
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>>3842443
>>3842444
>>3842446
We bring shame to our murder, but also trips.
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Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>3842450
Trips... OF DEATH.

30 + 42 + 19 = 91
Vs
(Roll) + 60 = ?
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>>3842465
>30
Uh. Wow.

30 + 60 = 90

You got the same roll... and beat her by 1 point.

Wtf dice.
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>>3842465
>We roll 30
>She rolls 30
>17+13 = 30
nani
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>>3842467
Isn't her bonus kinda weak for captain of pirate crew?
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>>3842467
Truly a most worthy opponent of the crows
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Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>3842467
stalemate, in which she sees a glimpse of our true face, and we make her swear an oath never to tell anyone, while both of us part willingly
Or
Alliance
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>>3842474
What's the point of wearing disguises if you want to lose them every time they're worn?
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>>3842485
As an instrument of calculated dramatic reveal timing, duh.
>>
>91 vs 90 hmmmmmm

Ray-san strikes true - but so does Cawptain Dragonface. Even as you cry your attack, lunging forth to peck mightily at her scaled underbelly, she swings her claws, hands swiping through the air to try and shred you with the golden gloves she wears, the fingers caw-ving to sharpened razors.

Ray-san pecks - the gloves slash -

And no-one wins.

You step back to avoid her as she twists slightly to avoid the peck, her feet slamming with a vibrating CLANG on the metal roof, hands already rising for another strike.

"FOR MY HOARD!" Her bellow is exhilarated, a manic gleam in her eyes and grin. "DRACONIC FLURRY!"

>Fight defensively!
>Fight offensively!
>Other?

>>3842471
She's jumping though the air at the moment, which decreases aim and manouverability a tad. She also isn't using her Devil Fruit or any Haki, and isn't really taking you seriously at the moment. You're a weirdo crow-cosplayer nobody who's turned up and has displayed a grand total of one useful attack. And then got shot by some mooks. Good thing you're a dual-wielder and don't get a malus for using your off-arm!
>>
Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>3842486
This guy knows what's up
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>>3842490
>>Fight offensively!
>>
>>3842490
>Fight DRAMATICALLY!
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>>3842490
>Fight offensively!
Gotta slap a bitch outta the air for daring to encroach on our territory.
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>>3842490
>>Fight offensively!
Crows do not defend. They attack without mercy or they fly away. No middle ground.
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>>3842490
>>Fight offensively!

>MURDER BARRAGE!
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>>3842495
Chuuni on Chuuni combat? Supporting
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Rolled 53 (1d100)

>be highly offensive

>Roll 1d100, best of 3, caw!

Rolling for Cawptan Xiao-Long, (?) + 65 now she's on solid footing but still not taking you seriously.
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Rolled 90 (1d100)

Rollan
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Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>3842525
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Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>3842525
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Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>3842525
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Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>3842525
check out this 1
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Rolled 17 (1d100)

Rollan
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>>3842533
Ah
Crud
Accidentally posted twice
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>>3842525
>still not taking you seriously.
>underestimating such a clever corvid
The fool
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Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>3842532
Terrible 1.

>>3842529
Trying to roll the same as Xiao-Long, huh? Impressive.

>90 + 42 + 19 = 151 vs
>53 + 65 = 118

The Draconic Flurry is unleashed!

..... It consists of her repeatedly slashing at you with her claws. Huh. Well.

......... In any case, you don't even bother to try blocking. You dodge as best you caw-n, but you're more focawsed on offense; Ray-san pecks and jabs in short, sharp, staccato stabs, point managing to ding uselessly off her metal gloves at the wrist, but biting into her stomach, her chest, her shoulder, in shallow but blood-drawing attacks.

(Swordsmanship +1!)

You can see her eyes narrow, lips thinning as she bites back the pain, gloved-hands moving back on the defensive to block another strike. "You're not totally useless," she reluctantly allows, as you sidestep a probing attack. "But! Don't think you can defeat me, birdbrain! For centuries, I've trained to defeat you crow trash!"

"YOU'RE TWENTY-ONE," the boring man yells across.

You both ignore his inane rambling, caw.

>Roll 1d100, best of 3

(?) + 70 now, taking you mostly seriously but no Devil Fruit yet.
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Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>3842596
nice hundo
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>>3842596
>100

oh caw-rap.
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Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>3842596
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Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>3842596
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Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>3842596
Well
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>>3842596
Did we not activate Armament? Also I guess it's combat crit time.
>>
So uh
What’s her devil fruit?
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>>3842596
>>3842605
...it's been so long since we had to I honestly forgot we could do that. This.
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Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>3842596
>hundo
Okay CAWPTAIN HELP SHE'S BULLYING US
She's just lucky we can't use our observation or devil fruit dammit. We're triple handicapped here. If we scream loud enough Klaus might appear.
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>>3842605
Actually, yes. Combat crit for maximum chuuni
>>
Combato Critto.
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Rolled 46, 50, 64 = 160 (3d100)

>>3842605
I actually didn't realise you were already down to 89 for Armament activation, so yes. But she's now nat100'd so, uh. Oh well. I'll give you some kind of fancy bonus tomorrow in apology.

I need to sleep now, so update tomorrow, please decide whether you want to use daily combat crit or not. It looks like you will, but one never knooooows.

Ignore these totally unimportant rolls that have nothing to do with anything.
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>>3842605
caw-mbat crit pretty please
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>>3842621
>46, 50, 64
Perfectly balanced, as all stupidity should be. Night, all. And go home dice, you're drunk.
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>>3842621
Good night then. Thanks for running OwO caw
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Daily caw-mbat crit time
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Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>3842630
I caw-ncur
Daily caw-mbat crit please
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>>3842621
cawmbat crit time
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On a scale of 1-10 how often do you think Flashy will unconsciously say "caw" in casual conversation even after he drops the Karasu persona?
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Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>3842814
Let's find out!
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Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>3842814
Let's actually find out.
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Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>3842814
Bo3
Let's actually Actually find out
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>>3843347
>"Caw! Caw weapons caw, caw caw c-caw! Sugar caw caw, ca-caw Marines caw. Caw."
-Cawry Cawman
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>>3842621
Combat crit so she doesn't shred us plz.
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>>3843422
The only one who would understand you is Zolo, who would tune out all the caws and understand you perfectly via the power of swords. Meanwhile, PapaSmo cries in a corner.

>C-C-C-COMBAT CRIT

"THESE CLAWS OF MINE BURN WITH AN AWESOME POISON!" The Cawptain screams in wrathful glory, hands taking out at you - and yes, taking a moment to look, you can see the slick sheen, liquid, that coats the long, golden metal.

"Dishonorable caw- cur!" You step back, swivelling to keep your shot, bleeding arm out of range as you clash your blade against one of her golden-gloved hands, leaving the other free to lash at your face. "As expected of a snivelling reptile, caw!"

"Victory is the greatest honor, squawk-beast!" The gilded lunatic matches your pace and increases it, as it dawns on you that she's at least a little stronger, and with more stamina to boot. "My ancestor smile upon me, Karasu! They grant me the sign of their regard!"

(Cawmbat Crit-o! I choose you!)

And then a giant motherfudging sea-serpent thing erupts from beside the train.

It rises, rises, forty feet up, water sluicing down from the emerging monster, moonlight reflecting off its dark but shimmering scales. Its eyes black as crow-feathers, big as a man, set in a head imbued with snaggled fangs that gasp wide with ravenous hunger. Upon it's sinuous back, fins flutter like wings. Shitty dragon wings, not sexy, magnificent bird wings.

"HOLY CRAP!" Amidst the screams of panicked horror, one fighter's cry rings loudest. "SHE SUMMONED A SEA-DRAGON!"

"Ah. Uh." Your opponent pauses, sjuffling back slightly at the sight of the seaking. Serpent. Thing. "RURURURURURURU~~!! YES! EXACTLY AS I MEANT TO DO! FACE BOTH OF US AT ONCE, PITIFUL BIRD! RURURURURU~~!!"

Oh Seasus. She's not crazy at all! She's a real dragon. A dragon who can call upon her asshole kind to help her, while your own kin are back on CROW ISLAND, doing crow stuff.

This is... not good.

The monstrous dragon (not the Revolutionary kind) roars, and you fight not to duck and cover your ears at the screeching vibrations that rattle the train windows and set.off more screams.

"Captain?" Her lackey sounds oddly nervous. "Maybe we should... leave?"

"Not without my shiny new meitou, Tong-tong!"

>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
>Such a vile wretch must not be permitted to exist! Fight on, and KILL THE CAWPTAIN.
>What is a dragon's greatest love? Threaten its hoard, and DESTROY HER SHIP.
>Other?

>>3842606
A mystery.

Your next set of rolls will get an auto +20 due to my forgetting Armanent earlier.
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>>3843625
>>What is a dragon's greatest love? Threaten its hoard, and DESTROY HER SHIP.
DEATH FROM ABOVE!
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>>3843625
>>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
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>>3843625
>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
FROM HELL'S BEAK WE STAB AT THEE
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>>3843625
>>Such a vile wretch must not be permitted to exist! Fight on, and KILL THE CAWPTAIN.
>>
>> dragon's greatest love
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>>3843625
>>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
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>>3843625
>>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
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>>3843625
>What is a dragon's greatest love? Threaten its hoard, and DESTROY HER SHIP.
I like her and don’t want her dead.
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>>3843625
>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
Actually on second thought prefer this
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>>3843625

>As your sensei once caw-ght you, when danger strikes, one must strike at danger. SLAY THE SEA-DRAGON.
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Rolled 49, 27, 47 = 123 (3d100)

>KARASU vs MYSTERIOUS DRAGON OF THE SEA (caw)

>Tactics? Weapon? Target? WHAT DO?!

Ignore these rolls. They mean nothing. NOTHING.
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>>3843625
>CAWPTAAAAAIIIIIN THE DRAGONS ARE BULLYING MEEEEEE

Call up reinforcements of your own!
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>>3843700
We should flying slash straight for the eyes. Blind flailing is slightly less dangerous than regular flailing.
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>>3843700
>>3843708
Support.
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>>3843708
Support
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>>3843708
+1
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Rolled 99 (1d100)

>FRYING SRASHU

>Roll 1d100, best of 3
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Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>3843767
oh no
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Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>3843767
Holy shit the sea dragon is actually the captain and the girl is a figurehead. 2 stronk
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Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>3843767
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>>3843777
Nice triiiiiips

>99 + 80 = 179
Vs
>89 + 10 Armament activation bonus + 43 + 19 + 20 temporary bonus = 181

You absolute shonen hero.
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>>3843777
Jackpot.
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>179 vs 181, f.s. at C.4.

Yeah, no, caw. If this crazy reptile thinks she can just call up grandma and not even deal with her opponent herself, she's got another think coming.

The beast's massive head turns slowly across the assembled train and ship, eyeing its meal - and you take advantage.

You're not well-versed in the weak points of sea-going dragons, but you bet this one needs to see; and so you aim your blade, and breathe deeply.

(Armament +1! Activation decreased to 88. Flying Slashes increase to C.7!)

"NONE SO BIRD AS THOSE WHO CAW-N'T SEE STRIKE!" Ray-san slashes through the air - and darkens faintly, as well. Without Observation, you can't sense the air slash, but you can see the effect ad one of the giant sea-serpent's eyes suddenly bursts in a shower of fire and vitreous fluid, the beast's scream high and loud, sudden and shocking.

Others scream as well, on the ship and train, terrified and confused as to the sudden wild flailing of the beast -

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for seaking flailing...

Need sleep now, thanks for playing!
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Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>3843842
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>3843842
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Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>3843842
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>>3843849
Whelp, this is gonna suck for them. At least it wasn't a 100.
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>>3844570
>local sea dragon body-slams pirate ship, more at 11.
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>>3844570
>>3844572
Yup.

>95 oh my

The sea-dragon-serpent-king doesn't take kindly to having one of its great black eyes turned to gelatinous goop and sprayed across the surrounding area. Few would. You suspect you'd be slightly displeased ofnthe same were to happen to you.

Caw.

The long neck/body doesn't so much sway or undulate, as slam itself around like a headbanger at a rock caw-ncert. The bellows it lets out are backed by the crashing of water as the massive body violently twists, head shaking, fins slapping at the ocean, body writhing.

And in the midst of all the panic caused by the rocking train and monstrous howling, it - probably by accident - slams part of its manic body against the Xiao-Long ship.

Something caw-runches. Loudly. It isn't the sea-dragon.

And as the beast continues its flailing, the ship continues to be crushed beneath its bulk, wood shattering beneath the pressure, crew screaming in panic and horror as they cling to falling debris.

... Hm.

>....... Just as caw-kaku. (Strike a pose)
>(KEEP ATTACKING IT!)
>............ (time to sneak off and rejoin the others)
>Other?
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>>3845719
>............ (time to sneak off and rejoin the others)
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>>3845719
>>....... Just as caw-kaku. (Strike a pose)
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>>3845719
>>....... Just as Kei-caw-ku. (Strike a pose)
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>>....... Just as caw-kaku. (Strike a pose)
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>>3845719
>>(KEEP ATTACKING IT!)
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>>3845719
>>....... Just as caw-kaku. (Strike a pose)
Editor's note, "caw-kaku" means "bird-plan".
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>>3845719
>....... Just as caw-kaku. (Strike a pose)
>>
Should we ...
Help them?
They were pretty chill in loguetown
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>>3845762
They were about to rob a sea-train. Who even does that? Evildoers that's who.
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>>3845762
they got us tatooed with "Property of the Xiaolong Pirates" across teh chest and just tried to kill us, they might be more chill than the worse ones like Kid, but still shoudl fight them as hard as we can at least till they try to run away
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>how about caw-caw-ku

Okay. Now it's time to pretend this was your intention all along.

You swiftly strike a pose, alert but not tense, Ray-san held casually as your other hand rests on your hip. "Just as caw-kaku."

"MY SHIP! MY CREW! MY HOAAAAARD!"

Ah. It appears Cawptain Xiao-Long is too busy freaking out to pay attention to how awesome and strategically genius you are. Shame.

The ship continues to get absolutely wrecked as the sea-dragon's coil keeps pressing down, the beast's cries turning to keening wails. Its one good eye dart about, looking for the mysterious thing that attacked it, while you hear the train's engines starting up once more, hurried.

It looks like whoever's in the boiler compartment is eager to get moving before the sea-dragon starts looking for vengeance; meanwhile, the pirate Cawptain is crouching over the edge of the train roof, calling what must be her crew's names as she tries to seek them out. Some answer, swimming desperately towards the train tracks; some don't.

>Knock her over the edge.
>Say something (what?)
>Demand her shiny gloves, as a prize to the victor, caw.
>Other?
>>
Sleepy time for all UK QMs, thanks for playing! Shorter shift tomorrow so more updates then.
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>>3845783
>>Demand her shiny gloves, as a prize to the victor, caw.
>"Leave now, and you will be allowed to save your crew, BUT YOU HOARD BELONGS TO THE CROWS! CAW-CAW!"
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>>3845783
>Kill the sea dragon
>Maybe toss down a few planks/life rafts
>"The caw-rvid empire has won the battle of might. Now we shall win the battle of caw-nor"
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>>3845783
>>Knock her over the edge.
Such is the penalty for being caw-t unaWARKs.
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>>3845821
shes a fruit user so this kills her
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>>3845783
>try to finish off the fish beast
Its kind of a right thing to do? I don't want XiaoLongs to get completely destroyed, at least not more than they already are. Also, I think the dragonlady understood that the most precious hoard is the friends she made along the way.
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>>3845830
Vote for my plan then
It's yours with extra HAM
>>3845816
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>>3845783
>Kill fish
There's only room for one dragon around here
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>>3845830
This
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>>3845835
Ham when some of her friends just died seems a dick move so it’s IC but still.
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>>3845824
And? J U S T I C E
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>>3845783
>>3845830
+1
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>>3845841
Okay
Fair
But
We should also prob help get her crew back
Bc that's the priority here
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>>3845848
The train is starting to move and they aren't going to stop it just to save some pirates. Killing the sea king before it can kill more of her crew is the best we can do.
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>>3845792
>>3845816
>>3845783
switching to kill the dragon and throw planks at them
>>
I can't wait for her to blame us for this so we can fire back with the "You're the one who called for the big snake." and watch as she has to admit she didn't or eats the shame of seeming like it's her fault.

Or she doubles down and just screams. Either way.
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>>3845783
>finish off the sea-dragon
The flailing can get dangerous for civilians.
That's my whole reasoning.
You can either throw the planks to stragglers or not, don't really care.
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>>3845783
>>>Knock her over the edge.
Saving the friends of an enemy is something a handsome marine or dashing sky pirate would do.
Unfortunately, there are none of those here. Only, I, Karasu.
Caw.
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>>3845783
>Kill sea dragon
>Toss planks to survivors
>Adopt "everything here BORES me" attitude of Mibird's, even though it's too late to establish that, while saying "Next time, perhaps you'll settle our duel without having to rely on outside help."
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>>3845816
Support
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>>3846533
Support
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>>3845783
>>3845816
Support
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>>3845830
>support
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Rolled 6 (1d100)

>convince Mibird to fake-recruit xiao-long so she doesn't get arrested
>Mibird becomes known for having a crew who think they're a dragon and a crow
>Shanks dies from laughing too hard
>Mibird can't bear the shame and commits seppuku
>mfw you kill a yonko and Shichibukai via being a pretend-furry
Caw.

>SLAY THE BEAST
I assume you're still using Ray-san for this, please say otherwise. In any case,
>Roll 1d100, best of 3

Seaking bonus is +70 instead of +80 right now, due to injury.
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Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>3846852
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Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>3846852
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Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>3846852
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>>3846852
Hot damn, we just used a sea king as a weapon and tossed it away when we were done.
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Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>3846929
Rolling for Smoboss aneurysm.
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>>3846929
>'make use' of a giant sea beast
>it tries to wreck everything around, including us
>we kick it ass so hard it flies off beyond horizon
>somehow it eats a devil fruit before coming back to us
>becomes a literal double-edged sword
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>>3847026
a sea king eats a devil fruit...thats gonna be a very shot existence
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>>3847052
Not really, just like a fishman that eats one, it cant swim, so it would have to go along the see floor or something.
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>>3847073
yeah but i dont think thats an option for a a seaking, also its more than no swimming, they basically lose all strength and can barely move
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>Mihawk doesn't teach us the way of the sword
>He teaches us how to be chuuni as fuck.

Zoro: ...Damn it, Mihawk, what did you do to my rival?!
Mihawk: There was darkness slumbering within him, begging to be unleashed. I simply acquiesced to it's demands. Now, now he stands before you not as the man you once knew, but as a man who has harnessed his darkness into strength!
Zoro: >Just now realising, to his growing horror, that both men he wishes to surpass are chuunis
"...aaahhHHHHH---"
Flashman: >"I wonder if I could maintain my awesome image while also eating candy?"
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>>3847110
Halloween candy maybe, but Thriller Bark is miles away.
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>>3847080
I mean, that one fishman that had the devil fruit didn't seem to be paralyzed or anything AND he could still use his Homing power
He just was weaker than the average fishman and couldn't swim
Maybe the devil fruit doesn't affect something that's already linked to the ocean to the extent it affects a human
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>>3847126
he spent all his time inside air bubbles tho, in water he would have been paralyzed
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Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>3847110
... that's how mihawk got so strong
He channeled his EDGE into power
...
>edge
SWORD PUNS
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>>3847125
>chew the candy thoroughly or it'll try to eat you from the inside
Goddamn zombie-bread-men.
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>85 + 42 + 20 + 10 armament = 152 vs
>6 + lol who even cares = sashimi

>(What to yell while making your badass beheading flying slash?)
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>>3847595
>"This will taste great in a Caw-lifornia roll!"
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>>3847595
>Bird-brain Strike!
Thankfully Klaus gave us a name for this technique.
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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>3847595
>SLASHING TALONS OF YAGARATSU!
Apparently yagaratsu is a crow god
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>>3847652
Preeettttty sure you mean Yatagarasu
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Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>3847660
Yes I do
Thank you
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If this is a kill move it should be something with hawk in it after our captain.
>>
Massive tie, so if no consensus soon I'll just roll a die.
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>>3847652
+1
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>>3847652
Support but make it Yatagarasu
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>>3847612
What's a California roll?
Was it made by somebody related to Dr. Stockholm?
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>>3847595
>>3847652
>SLASHING TALONS OF YATAGARATSU!
This'll do.
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>>3847652
This but Yatagarasu
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>>3847595
>>3847652
Supporting
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>caw-ncensus achieved

The train stats to move - and the sea-dragon starts to regain its bearings; but you're not going to let it.

"SLASHING TALONS OF YATAGARASU!!"

Ray-san slashes across only a small arc, but you force far more fury and determination and sheet annoyance into the damn attack than you've ever managed before, Armament blazing through it, and it shows.

Not at first - it's still too dark for that, as g train begins to move past the monster, picking up speed. But it's obvious when the strike hits the dragon's neck just as it moves to duck down and start grabbing at some of the terrified swimmers, as that's when a brief flinch turns to a sudden spasm; and in a slow, deliberate motion, the massive head and part of the neck slides bloodily to one side, toppling off the rest even as the body itself starts to fall and sink.

There are more screams, mostly confusion and relief this time, as the humongous body of one giant snakey asshole joins the debris of the ship it destroyed - and Cawptain Xiao-Lomg turns slightly, eyes narrowed as she glares at you, pointing with one golden-taloned finger. "Karasu! This... isn't over!" A quick crouch down, and then she's throwing herself off the top of the damn train, aiming for who-knows-where.

... Whatever. Caw.

You stand alone, atop the sea-train as it speeds up, while the guards and Marines celebrate in the carriages below, and whisper to yourself the ancient victory word of your people; "Caw."

It doesn't translate well.

(Flying Slashes increased to C.8! Swordsmanship +1!)

>Rejoin your caw-mrades like the handsome and stoic badass you are.
>Flounce back to your Cawptain and preen at him over how awesome you were.
>Compose an epic victory poem to cawmmemorate the occasion, as is the way of your people.
>Other?
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>>3847715
>Rejoin your caw-mrades like the handsome and stoic badass you are.
Psh, that was nothing out of the ordinary for Karasu
*internal Flashman Squee-ing noises at our badassery*
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>>3847715
>>Flounce back to your Cawptain and preen at him over how awesome you were.
Preen entirely in crow. Pick loose anything that got caw-t in our feathers and caw imperiously.
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>>3847715
>Compose an epic victory poem to cawmmemorate the occasion, as is the way of your people.
The caw-ll of caw-mbat
feathers shimmer in the sun
the Crow has murdered.
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>>3847715
>>3847731
Support
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>>3847731
Oh, and it's snowing on Mount Fuji.
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Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>3847731
>>3847715
Supporting
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>>3847731
This is incredible. I particularly like the part about the Sun, even though it's night time. It's very... Karasu. Caw.

>Use this poem
>Something different?
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>>3847744
>something different

>The caw-ll of caw-mbat
>feathers shimmer in the sun
>the Crow has murdered.

>the dragon has lost
>its larger kin has been slain
>the empire has won
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>>3847715
>go and get your brand new bulletholes checked by onboard medic
Lets not bleed on the floor, please.
Its rude and unbecoming of proud bird like us.
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>>3847744
Oh, well, moon doesn't change the syllable count, so it's an easy fix. I forgot what time it was, by which I mean I definitely bothered to check and then forgot.
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>>3847744
>>Use this poem
You can't improve upon perfection.
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>>3847744
>Use this poem
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>>3847735
Who is this Mount Fuji?
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>>3847715
I'm glad Xiao-long is ok. I like her and she gave us the beginning of our bitching tattoo.
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>>3847744
>Use this poem
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>>3847797
It's on the island of California in West Blue.

>i'm keeping the sun because it's funnier that way

Overhead, the Moon hangs like a big pizza pie. Around you, the wind whips through your air, tugs at your cloak, mocks your cursed inability to fly.

You gaze up at the sky, bedecked with stars, and in the ancient style of your people, silently cawmmemorate your battle and victory with an eloquent and subtle poem.

The caw-ll of caw-mbat
feathers shimmer in the sun
the Crow has murdered.

(Poetry skill acquired at +10!)

... Holy Yatagarasu, you're so awesome.

"So that was dumb," Klaus says, to which you jump, shriek and try not to have a heart attack. "Are you all right? You're kinda bleeding."

You twitch around to face his general direction behind you, scowling through your mask as Klaus lazily swigs at his flask. When did he even get up here?!

>I'm fine! No-one's caw-pable of injuring Karasu!
>... That was the woman who kidnapped me and tattooed me.
>I was at least a little impressive, right?!
>Other?
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>>3847826
>>I'm fine! No-one's caw-pable of injuring Karasu!
Every injury is just part of Caw-kaku
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>>3847826
>>... That was the woman who kidnapped me and tattooed me.
""kidnapped""
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>>3847826
>... That was the woman who kidnapped and tattooed that Flashman guy I've never met.
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>>3847826
>I'm fine! No-one's caw-pable of injuring Karasu!
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>>3847826
>... That was the woman who kidnapped me and tattooed me.
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>>3847826
>... That was the woman who kidnapped me and tattooed me.
>Do you happen to have spare bandages... caw?
>>
Gotta sleep, update tomorrow caw-ning...

ENNIES LOBBY SOON
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we kinda already told Klaus she didnt kidnap us, we jsut got drunk with her crew
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>>3847826
>>3847886
Support.
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>>3847943
It could legally be considered kidnapping since Flashy was impaired. Just depends on who's arguing the case.
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>>3847943
I assumed you wouldn't want to blurt the truth out about getting drunk with them, while standing around on top of a train. Karasu is a discreet crow, caw.

>a special ocawssion for all involved

"... That was the woman who kidnapped me and tattooed me," you say, not entirely sure why, as you watch the scene recede into the distance, noises muffled by the train.

Klaus groans slightly. "Want me to go back and stab her?"

"I, uh. I think I'm good, thanks. Caw." You shiver, despite the warmth of your magnificent plumage. "Why are you up here?"

"Partly to scare you, but mostly because a giant seaking popped up, and we were a little worried you might die." He shrugs, then motions towards the ladder down. "You're getting not-awful with those air slashes."

>Air-based attacks are only natural for my people. Caw. (thumbs up)
>You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met.
>Okay, but how badass did I look?
>Other?
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>>3848816
>>You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met.
>>
>>3848816
>You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met.
>But more importantly, how badass did I look?
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>>3848816
>You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met.
>Okay, but how badass did I look?
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>>3848816
>You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met.
>Caw I would like to bandage myself up.
We gonna bleed out otherwise
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>>3848816
>You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met.
>More importantly, how badass did I look?
>>
Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>3848908
Rollin' for bleeding like a stuck crow.
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>>3848908
Support
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>>3848908
Support
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>>3848908
This
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>>3848908
Support
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>>3848816
>>Caw I would like to bandage myself up.
>>More importantly, how badass did I look?
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>>3848816
>>3848908
This
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>>3849015
We're on page 9 OP, be careful.
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>>3850106
None here fear death. Except Simon. The coward.
>>
>something to crow about

"You're a not-cawful teacher, man I've barely met," you assert, crossing your arms after sheathing Ray-san. And, uh. Your arm is kinda hurting. A lot. "Caw, I would like to bandage myself up."

Klaus looks like he's torn between grinning and groaning, but thanks to your completely justified and not at all reckless Observation injury, you can't check. Man, may be you've got a little too used to sneaking in on people's emotions? ... Caw. "Yeah, I'm not taking credit for that. Don't remember teaching you to block a bullet with your body, Prettybird." He swings himself down onto the ladder, metal clanging. "Get down here, idiot, I'll catch you if you can't grip properly."

Aww. Getting called idiot reminds you of Smobo- wait, why does everyone caw-ll you insults? Now you think about it, that's kinda impolite. "I can grip!" Despite your indignant protest, you half-slip down the ladder, Klaus shaking his head as he watches (and winces), your arm aching and bleeding all the way down.

No doubt the blood only adds to your sexy badass look. Ha! Even injuries only add to the handsome appearance of the caw-vid empire ow ow ow pain pain pain.

"I saw a first aid kit in one of the carriages up here," Klaus sighs, shoving the train door open for you. "Really should have brought it with me, knowing you."

"We've barely met, caw."

"... You're really into this, huh?"

>Physician, heal thyself!
>Let Klaus tend your dumbass wounds, dumbass.
AND
>Roll 1d100, best of 3 for first aid and not bleeding to death.

>>3850106
New thread tomorrow probably, it's fine. You can still archive even when it drops off, for a short while.
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Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>3851124
>Let Klaus tend your dumbass wounds, dumbass.
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Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>3851124
>Physician, heal thyself!
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Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>3851124
>>
>>3851124
>>Let Klaus tend your dumbass wounds, dumbass.
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>>3851124
>>Let Klaus tend your dumbass wounds, dumbass.
>>
>>3851143
Support
>>
>karasu is obviously a far more sensible person/crow than that idiot flashy

The first aid box is quickly located, and you sit yourself down to start reluctantly removing your magnificent plumage. And the other clothes you need to let Klaus gain access to your leaky bullet holes. But mostly your plumage.

Caw.

"Not badly stocked," the mysterious and dishevelled sword-hobo that you barely know muses, pulling various bandages and bottles from the box. "All right, Prettybird - I'm not a doctor, but I've seen and patched up far worse than this. Or we can find a vet, if you'd prefer?"

You flip him off with your middle talon, to which he sniggers, and dumps some kind of fluid on a cloth.

(Klaus first-aid roll 70 + 30 = 100 noice)

It doesn't take overly long before you're devoid of sticky red goop spurting from unacceptable holes in your horribly bipedal body; at least they went straight through, and Klaus didn't have to dig them out. That said, it still hurts like a mother-cawpulator, and you're not going to be using it as full caw-pacity for a while.

"In fact, don't try to fight or spar with it for about a week, and don't put too much strain on it for at least a few days," Klaus tells you, packing the box back up and noting down needed replacements for the staff. "And if you somehow forget THIS order, I'm dragging you to an island for a month and beating some sense into your damn skull."

"Caw," you mutter sulkily, eyeing the bandages wrapped around your arm.

"I mean it." He... sort of glares at you. Without Haki, you can't really tell whether he's honestly annoyed or just trying to impress on you how serious he is. "Its a weird fact of human biology that the stronger you get, the faster and better you heal. If you were on a Captain's level, you'd be fine on a few days, max. But you're not, so if you want to survive to that level, stop picking dumb fights."

>... It's not like I could have expected the giant sea-dragon thing.
>Getting injured is a fact of my job as a Ma- uh, pirate. I still took care of the problem.
>Do you just cawstantly think I'm gonna die, or something?
>Other?
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>>3851301
I FORGOT TO MENTION

Flashy First Aid skill +2!
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>>3851301
>... It's not like I could have expected the giant sea-dragon thing....ssssss

We should probably let him know we hurt our brain trying to get him lunch.
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>>3851301
>>3851352
Support. I'm sure he'll be shocked when he finds out we have brain damage.
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>>3851301
>>Do you just cawstantly think I'm gonna die, or something?
>>
>all these missed cawpportunities

"... It's not like I could have expected the giant sea-dragon thing....ssssss."

Klaus quirks an eyebrow at that. Then he dismisses it, looking... weirdly conflicted. "Yeah, I know. You also knew you were heading into a fight against an entire pirate crew, one nuts or experienced enough to attack the sea-train to Ennies Lobby. You ALSO knew you were travelling with several highly experienced people, and you knew that you have a Devil Fruit, and would've been utterly screwed if you'd fallen overboard. Over... train. Whatever. So why didn't you ask one of us along for backup?"

>Because I'm supposed to be able to deal with a single crew by myself!
>I just... didn't think about it.
>To be fair, I'm pretty sure I gave myself brain damage like, five minutes beforehand.
>Other?
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>>3851587
>To be fair, I'm pretty sure I gave myself brain damage like, five minutes beforehand.
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>>3851587
>I just... didn't think about it.

Truth hurts I guess. We were too caw-ght up in our act that we just forgot.
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>>3851587
>To be fair, I'm pretty sure I gave myself brain damage like, five minutes beforehand.
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>>3851587
>To be fair, I'm pretty sure I gave myself brain damage like, five minutes beforehand.
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>>3851587
>>Because I'm supposed to be able to deal with a single crew by myself!
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>>3851587
>>To be fair, I'm pretty sure I gave myself brain damage like, five minutes beforehand.
>>
>send me to cawspital

Oops. Well. "To be fair, I'm pretty sure I gave myself brain damage like, five minutes beforehand."

He stares at you. Apparently that wasn't on his list of expected answers. "What."

"Uh." You wince. "I was just training my Observation Haki while I was exploring the train, y'know? And I kind of... got into a seaking head. And theeeen..."

Klaus groans, very faintly, dipping his had to rest on the palm of one hand. "Oh, for - okay, we need to get you checked out."

"Its okay! I called Doctor Lighthouse and gave him the rundown." You try to look cheerful and reassuring, realize that's completely out of character for Karasu, and give up. "I just can't use Observation for a while, is all."

"That's it?"

You nod furiously.

"Right. Fine." He sighs. "Calling him mighta been the smartest thing you've done all day, but - look." The seat squeaks slightly as Klaus settles down next to you, oddly deliberate, though that might be to avoid stabbing himself or you with his assortment of swords. He doesn't look at you; half-scowling at the floor an then his hands as he leans forwards.

"You went and fought without Observation. Rationale aside, that means you were even less safe than I thought. You're an officer. When you get to a high enough rank, that means you really can take off and fight alone, without much worry, but you're not THAT high or that good yet. If you keep pulling this kind of - kind of thing, you're going to end up seriously injured or dead. Being reckless or thoughtless in East Blue isn't all that bad, but you're a trouble-magnet, Prettyboy. If you don't learn to rely on - and lead - your allies and subordinates, things aren't gonna go well for you."

>So what are you saying?
>... I think you need to up my training. Please.
>Don't you trust me?
>I'm an adult. And an officer. Maybe I'm inexperienced, but I don't need lecturing, Klaus.
>Once we get back from Ennies Lobby, I promise I'll start taking things more seriously.
>There's so many things I don't WANT to think about, recently... It's like everything's happening at once, and I just need to clear my head for a while and just react.
>Other?
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>>3851651
>I'm an adult. And an officer. Maybe I'm inexperienced, but I don't need lecturing, Klaus.
add in something like
>"Only way to teach a kid not to stick his hand in the frying pan is to let him feel the burn, otherwise he'll lust after the thrill of it more"

>Once we get back from Ennies Lobby, I promise I'll start taking things more seriously. Caw.
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>>3851651
>>So what are you saying?
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>>3851651
>>I'm an adult. And an officer. Maybe I'm inexperienced, but I don't need lecturing, Klaus.
That said,
>After Enies Lobby, I think we need to up my training.
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>>3851651
>>... I think you need to up my training. Please.
I think alot of our issues stem from being too reliant on the bonuses we get from our haki. We are talented, but only marginally skilled in things that should be easy for us to improve, like Klaus' raccoon style and the relatively little training for us to reach the next level for metal cutting
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>>3851651
>>There's so many things I don't WANT to think about, recently... It's like everything's happening at once, and I just need to clear my head for a while and just react.
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>>3851651
>>So what are you saying?
I think we should actually listen to hobodad for once. That last encounter was basically nothing but stupid decisions on our part.
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>>3851676
>>3851651
>So what are you saying?

I am also going to add this to my response along with more training.
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>>3851651
>But what if relying on my allies or subordinates will end up with them crippled or dead? I don't want to be a guy that throws people in the way of enemy sword so they get cut down instead of him.
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>>3851676
Ding ding ding~!

>avoided a problem there, nice

You bite your lip. "... I think you need to up my training. Please. And... what are you saying?"

Klaus nods, slowly, and tilts his head slightly to eye you seriously. "I'm going to increase the training, yeah. Now we're this far into Paradise, you'll need a lot more. And..." He pauses, then sighs again, sounding frustrated as he reaches up to run a hand through his hair. "I'm saying... You could die. You could go face someone you could definitely beat, and still die because you're not taking it seriously enough. You're focusing on too many things, spreading yourself thin... you've got, what, a half-dozen types of weapons? And both your Haki, and your Devil Fruit... It's too much."

You frown. "Too much?"

"There's a reason they hand people who awaken their Haki over to someone higher-ranking for training, Prettyboy, and its not just to keep an eye on them." He looks at you properly now, face set. "You need real, dedicated training. Thanks to that Sky Island and all the other crap that's happened, you've missed out on a lot of my training, you haven't been sparring much lately, you've been spreading yourself between training too many things... being a jack of all trades is fine, but you're not even at 'jack' stage. You'd kick ass in the Blues, but you're not there any more."

"So - What? I should just focus on a couple of weapons?" The thought of that - of just abandoning some of your weapons in favor of others for convenience sake... no.

Thankfully, surprisingly, Klaus agrees. "Nah, that's not what I'm saying. But you need to get a proper training schedule. I'm sorting out your Armament teacher, I'm good enough to teach you the sword for a long while yet, and Smo-kun's decent with the jitte - but you need to get GOOD with all your weapons and use them effectively in battle, not just be tolerable with them."

You thought you were pretty good with them, but fine. You can train more. "Extra training isn't really an issue. I mean, I'm all for it!"

"Yeah. The harder thing is that you need to change your mindset."

What. "What?"

"You said you want to be less manipulative, right?"

You nod, confused, even as Klaus looks you in the eyes. You just... can't tell what he's thinking or feeling. "If you want to make it high up in the ranks, you can't be forthright and honest. Not unless you agree with the party line and want to play by all the rules, and you don't. So maybe you should be honest with people you trust, but mostly? You're gonna have to be twice as manipulative and ten times as cruel with most of the people you meet."

Double what.

(1/2)
>>
Double what.

Klaus must read the confusion on your face. Or he feels it with Haki. "If you don't start planning properly, and stop being so naive, politics is gonna chew you up and spit you out. Hell, Smokun's holding off on officially reporting your Fruit right now, but what do you think will happen if it goes down as a Static Fruit, and five years from now you have to admit it's a Lightning Logia? That's your career advancement down the drain, because everyone'll be watching you with suspicion. And if they start digging, they're gonna find out about all the other crap you've pulled or are planning on pulling."

You open your mouth - then close it again. Keeping your Logia secret for the entirety of your career is kind of... yeah. Something in your chest sinks a little.

"Tell me," Klaus says, almost emotionlessly. "What do you think of Mihawk? And what do you think Mihawk thinks of you?"

>???
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>>3851787
>I respect his strength, but I don't really know much about him as a person. He probably sees me as a useful stepping stone for Zolo at best.
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>>3851787
>The guy cares about swordsmanship and sworrds above all else, he cooperates with the government cause its convenient for his quest of finding stronger swordsmen to duel and eventually a successor. As long as I am not an obstacle to those objectives he won't be a problem. He probably thinks I'm amusing, at a minimum hes having a lot of fun with this whole Karasu thing, even if hes kinda jsut fucking with me. He thinks I can be a useful stepping stone for Zoro, and thats the main reason he is willing ot help at all, as Zoros rival I am useful to his dream of having a worthy heir. After this is done he probably wont care much about me beyond whether or not i can be useful to him or whether or not am an obstacle to him. Potential cordial business relationship, but I am nowhere near strong enough for any real friendly relationship to form, even if i do have the potential.
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>>3851810
Supporting
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>>3851810
Supporting
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>if this quest had social links, you'd have increased klaus' just now

Gathering your thoughts, you take a deep breath as you reach up to adjust your mask. "The guy cares about swordsmanship and swords above all else - he cooperates with the Government 'cause it's convenient for his quest of finding stronger swordsmen to duel and eventually a successor. As long as I'm not an obstacle to those objectives he won't be a problem. He probably thinks I'm amusing, at a minimum he's having a lot of fun with this whole Karasu thing, even if he's kinda just fucking with me. He thinks I can be a useful stepping stone for Zoro, and that's the main reason he's willing to help at all; as Zoro's rival I'm useful to his dream of having a worthy heir. After this is done he probably won't care much about me beyond whether or not I can be useful to him, or whether or not I'm an obstacle to him. Potential cordial business relationship, but I'm nowhere near strong enough for any real friendly relationship to form, even if I do have the potential."

You glance at Klaus, who looks... weirdly happy? "You... are actually using your brain!"

And then ACK HUGGING

Sort of, anyway. In an instant, Klaus wraps an arm around you and tugs you in, other hand suddenly appearing on top of your head as it knocks your hat off and ruffles your hair like you're a damn five year old. Jerk. "Klaaaaus!"

"You actually got it pretty on the money," he coos, still beaming like you performed some amazing trick. "You're not as naive as I was worried about! This is such a load off my mind!"

>It's not like I thought he was my friend!
>I kinda want to use him as much as he wants to use me, y'know...
>I might not be great at reading people, but I know I'm not irresistibly charming.
>Well, what do YOU think of me? Beyond 'reckless Prettyboy', huh?
>My hair! Don't mess up my hair! Uh, caw!
>Other?
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>>3851841
>I might not be great at reading people, but I know I'm not irresistibly charming!
>Look you are right that I'm gonna have to be manipulative and ruthless with most people I meet. Regarding the Logia thing? Abs brother already knows, and between you and me, I think the guy is Cypher Pol of something, he implied he can get me positioned with a marine that have a similar moral code to my own if I go up the ranks. Need to talk to Smoboss about reporting my fruit as a Logia over the next couple months, need an excuse for the paramecia stuff, maybe we can claim we just thought it was a paramecia or something. You got a point that the longer we hide my fruit the worse the consequences.
>>
Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>3851841
>I kinda want to use him as much as he wants to use me, y'know...
>Well, what do YOU think of me? Beyond 'reckless Prettyboy', huh?
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>>3851841
>>Well, what do YOU think of me? Beyond 'reckless Prettyboy', huh?
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>>3851841
>>I kinda want to use him as much as he wants to use me, y'know...
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>>3851810
+1
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>>3851841
>My hair! Don't mess up my plumage! Uh, caw!
>Well, what do YOU think of me? Beyond 'reckless Prettyboy', huh?
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>>3851867
I wouldn't say that in possibility he can hear us
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>>3851841
>>Well, what do YOU think of me? Beyond 'reckless Prettyboy', huh?
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>>3851841
>>3851872
Support
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>>3851841
Just popping in to say I love this quest, it's my favourite thing set in One Piece aside from the original.
>>
>choo choo it's the feels train

You pout pathetical- no, scowl manfully (or crowfully, right) up at him, hair still bring mutilated by his evil hand. "Well, what do YOU think of me? Beyond 'reckless Prettyboy', huh?"

The hand pauses, although Klaus' grip around you doesn't loosen. If anything, it maybe tightens a little, as you watch him freeze up, paling and then flushing in rapid turn. "What do I-? Oh. Wow. That's... a question."

"Yeah, it is. So?" You wriggle a little, but the grip is unyielding. Not that it's bad, per se - you like hugs! And Klaus! - but right now you're a stoic, badass crow who don't need no stinkin' homo sapien, caw.

"You're..." He trails off, once more not looking at you, eyes vaguely directed at an insignificant corner. "Frustrating. Endlessly frustrating. It's like it's your hobby to give me a heart-attack. You're mercurial, and ditzy, and needy, and more immature than you really should be, though you're growing up. You're way too stubborn, and impractical, and you rely on luck far more than's safe."

... Oh. You're. Not really sure how you feel about this. Kinda blank.

"And -" You feel his hands tighten again, just a little. "- if I thought you'd go for it, I'd adopt you in a heartbeat. If I'd been by that orphanage-- but I guess I'm just glad to have you as my apprentice, at least."

>???
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>>3851917
Thank you! I know the standard and updates have been a bit... yeeeeeeah... lately thanks to my atrocious shifts and general tiredness (and my flu for the past three weeks... joy), but hopefully things will be better once we've got Ennies Lobby. It's always good to hear people are still liking it.
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>>3851922
>There are no words only tears
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>>3851922
Try not to cry
Cry
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>>3851922
Let's go for it
Let's get adopted
He and smodad can share custody
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>>3851922
>While crying, "What makes you think I wouldn't go for it?"
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>>3851922
"...I think I'm a little old to get adopted at this point. Especially when I'm just starting to get leads on who my dad might be. Have been. One of those."
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>>3851922
>Burst into tears
>"Idiot! You're already part of my family!"
maximum cheese
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>>3851922
Cry our bitch tears
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>fill the train with more water than on the outside

................. oh

oh

Everything, even the air itself, suddenly seems so hot and heavy, but you feel... light. And kind of dizzy. And your eyes are maybe a little wet. A lot wet. And so is your face. And everything's blurry.

Yeah.

This is fine. Everything's fine.

You muffle a high-pitched, choking sob via slamming your mouth tightly shut. You - you should probably hug him back? But you kinda can't move, or even see much of anything, and your head isn't working right and what are you supposed to do when someone, when Klaus, says he wants to be your-

Yeah.

You're- you're wanted? A lot? In kind of a big deal way? And does that mean - it MUST mean - that he... loves you? You have to love someone to want that, right? You feel dumb for just thinking that he might, but as long as you don't actually say it out loud, you don't have to hear a denial or rejection of it, so you keep your mouth shut and try not to cry too loudly instead.

"Aw, crap - Prettyboy?" Klaus sounds panicked, shifting to look at you properly, eyes wide "Are you-? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to - hey, are you okay?"

>???

(I really need sleep, but late start tomorrow, so updates earlyish! Thanks for playing!)
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>>3852037
What's Klaus' surname? Because I think he just got a son. We will collect names like we collect weapons.
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>>3852077
>>3852037
Let me make it an actual choice.
> What's you last name? I need to know if it sounds better before or after Flashman.
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>>3852037
Does this mean Klaus is going to teach us how to play catch? What will Smoker think? Will Tashigi stop having a stick up her ass? Find out next time!

I admit I never thought Klaus'd outright say that so I hadn't prepared a response to it.
>>
We already think of Klaus and the Smoboss crew as members of our family, right? So I don't think there's any need for formal adoption. We can become the marine version of Whitebeard.
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>>3852149
>Marinebeard
>everyone thinks it's a guy with a big off-blue beard
>it's actually some chucklefuck kid with like eight dads
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>>3852157
A truly beautiful timeline.
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>>3852083
Support
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>>3852171
Until you get to the whole "family falls apart and some of it even betrays him" part. Sorry Whitebeard.
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>>3852037
>???
I don't really know what to say so...
>Hug him. Hug him so hard like he isn't real and this moment might have never happened and you doing everything to make it real with this hug.
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>>3852085
I didn't expect this to happen either, and always thought papaSmo would be first, but you kept pushing Klaus' buttons. Also, the stick up Tashigi's arse is a sword, and whoever pulls it out becomes rightful Marine Admiral.

>>3852608
C-cute... caw...

>meanwhile, mibird is being driven slowly insane by hat and sunglasses

You blink up at Klaus, trying to restore a bit of non-blurry vision, and choke out, "What's your last name? I need to know if it sounds better before or after Harry."

Klaus blinks back, probably less to restore vision and more from surprise. Or shock. Yeah, judging from his face, shock, and a dawning, happy disbelief. "I... don't have a last name? Is that - wait, are you actually saying...?" He twitches a little closer, hand curling slightly through your hair. "Don't screw around with me Prettyboy. Not on this."

>I wouldn't mess around over this.
>I don't know. I need to think about this. It's kind of a lot.
>I... I don't think we should. I'm sorry.
>You should take my last name. It's awesome. Caw.
>Other?
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>>3852664
>I wouldn't mess around over this.
>Why would I ever joke about this.

Note there hasnt ben a caw in a while. Means we are 100% serious.
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>>3852664
I don't really like it. Flashy coming right back to old himself right after one post... Where to take it i'm not sure. Flashy thinking is a dream and caling himself stupid for thinking it was real or coming back to his old behaviour?
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>>3852664
>I don't know. I need to think about this. It's kind of a lot.
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>>3852664
>>3852674
I'll support this.
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>>3852664
>Of caw-rse not, but you are already my family
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>>3852664
>I wouldn't mess around over this.
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>>3852664
>HUG
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>>3852664
This better not be some route-lock shit. I love Hobodad and Smodad both equally.
>Hug a sword hobo.
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>>3852830
>>3852922
+1 HUG
Just hug no words
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>>3852830
This
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>>3852922
No route-lock, papaSmo is always an option. It's kind of like Japan, where men get adopted as adults in order to take over a family business... except there's no limits to parentage for what I'm handwaving as historical political reasons, but is really because this is Dad Collector Quest. Gotta son them all.
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>>3853035
>Play Saiyan Conquerer Quest and Dad the entire universe
>Play One Piece Baker Crow Quest and son the entire universe
Harry and Karn can never meet. It’s not allowed.
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>>3853035
But Klaus gets to be our first and pop our daddy cherry.
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>>3853084
please never say that again, for everyones sake just dont
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Rolled 67 (1d100)

Rolling for Sengoku feeling a disturbance in the Dad-force
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>>3853089
If you get adopted by papaSmo and Klaus, I think that means Sengoku gets two new sons! And Doctor Oniichwan gets two dad as well! Or something. That's how it works, right?

>ULTIMATE MEGA-ULTRA-HOBOHUG

Screw speech. Like the blubbering (but tall and handsome) mess you are, you throw yourself right back into Klaus' grip, latching around him in a tight hug, trying not to cry like a bitch. Also, you cry like a bitch.

... He smells like the shampoo from Lawless' ship. Huh. Nice.

"That's, uh, not really an answer," Klaus points out, a little tentatively, but the way he settles into the hug makes you think he's cool with it anyway. You feel a slight wriggle by your head that turns out to be an unimpressed rat (hi, Rodent) climbing out of his pocket to settle up somewhere on his shoulder. "Huh," Klaus mumbles. "I'd've thought this'd be more... awkward."

Nothing you do is awkward. Ever.

>Try to stop crying. You are a professional adult Marine. Or crow pirate. Maybe both.
>"W-wait, didn't you already say you had a son?"
>Say something. (What?)
>Other?
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>>3853126
>Try to stop crying. You are a professional adult Marine. Or crow pirate. Maybe both.
>"W-wait, didn't you already say you had a son?"
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>>3853126
>Try to stop crying. You are a professional adult Marine. Or crow pirate. Maybe both.

One day, when we're older, we're going to become the adoptive father of a whole bunch of kids, using everything we've learned from our ¿5? Dads to raise those kids right
(Maybe some bio ones if we ever get our pirate waifu that dice gods demanded)
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>>3853126

>Say something. Thank you for everything (insert all the stuff and times he has been there for us)..... Dad
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>>3853126
>Try to stop crying. You are a professional adult Marine. Or crow pirate. Maybe both.
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>>3853136
Suppor
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>>3853126
>>Try to stop crying. You are a professional adult Marine. Or crow pirate. Maybe both.
>>
I'm really glad we've been so in character with the Karasu thing, because to a theoretical audience, it'd sell Flash's seriousness even further, i can smell the Anime Youtuber Character Analysis videos from across the dimensional barrier
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>>3853580
>tfw people wonder why Klaus is adopting Mihawk's random cabin boy instead of Flashy as the rest of the internet screams at them for having a low IQ
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>>3853126
>Try to stop crying. You are a professional adult Marine. Or crow pirate. Maybe both.
>>
>cease bitch tears

You are a mature professional. Possibly a professional Marine - maybe a professional pirate and aspirant Emperor of Corvids. Whichever the case, you pull yourself together as much as you can, now the sheer shock of the situation is wearing off, the understanding of family, family, holy crap, FAMILY ringing through your head.

Klaus thinks of you as- as more than a student. As a son. And that's... wow. You feel kind of warm. And bubbly. And also a complete mess. And kinda confused, because Klaus is great, honestly, and this is absolutely freakin' amazing, but it also reminds you of that niggling knowledge that Smoboss is never gonna-

Well. Whatever. You bask in the moment, and actually wipe your face off on a tissue you're handed, rather than Klaus' coat.

Seasus. You cried into Abs' earlier from misery and secret jealousy over Bullshit Family Issues, and now you're crying again. Over Less-Bullshit Family Issues.

You gotta stop crying about stuff before you dehydrate yourself. What an embarrassing way to go.

"... sorry," you mumble, not really sure where to look.

"I'm not gonna blame you for crying over this, Prettyboy," Klaus says, and then flicks you (admittedly gently) in the forehead, because apparently fatherly feelings don't negate his desire to inflict pain and suffering on you. "Might mock you next time, though."

"..... Gee. Thanks."

You're still hugging him, if looser, but he's also still hugging you, so... that's probably okay?

>Should we... get back to the others?
>This has been a really weird day, even by my standards.
>Does this mean you're gonna stop calling me Prettyboy?
>Other?
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>>3853736
>>Should we... get back to the others?
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>>3853736
>Should we... get back to the others?
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>>3853736
>This has been a really weird day, even by my standards.

And that's saying A LOT.
>>
>i'm starting to think you're okay with being called prettyboy

"Should we... get back to the others?" You wipe the remainder of the tears away, adjusting your mask properly back on. "They probably think I finally pissed you off too much and you murdered me."

"That, or I grabbed you and started walking the tracks back to Water 7," Klaus sighs, though he slowly pulls his arms back from around you. "Seriously, travelling with Mihawk makes me all twitchy. At least Firefist is more predictable."

"He really isn't."

"Well, he's less likely to get bored and kill us in our sleep on a whim, at least." He rises, followed by you. Your arm twinge a little, but not terribly; your healing really has got better lately, though you're not stupid enough to try testing your arm too much. "Listen." He pauses you with a quick hand on your shoulder, face serious. "When I went to follow you up, I asked Mihawk if he was coming."

Okaaaay? You stare up at him, eyes still stinging a little. "Yeah?"

"Yeah. And he said if you died, you died." He frowns. "Supposed cabin-boy or not, if you get into shit, don't expect him to step in for you."

Ah. Well. You guess... if you're not a decent rival for Zolo, then... yeah. "Right."

Klaus briefly squeezes your shoulder before his arm drops, and he turns to walk. "Just making sure you know."

The walk back to the carriage - the train now thankfully not far from Ennies Lobby - is mostly quiet.

>Any last conversation/action before Ennies Lobby arrival?

New thread will actually be tomorrow because I can only post from mobile today, due to being a dumbass. Oops. Might archive this thread later, just in case.
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>>3854815
>Any last conversation/action before Ennies Lobby arrival?
>Power nap
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>>3854815
>Try to use our Devil Fruit to sense electromagnetic waves
First step to achieving omniscience. It also might sort of make up for the lack of Observation.
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>>3854818
Support.
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>>3854842
How about acting responsibly and waiting with training our fruit until we get back with Smoker?
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>>3854868
It's not like we'd be sparking anything. And I'm not sure Smoboss could even help us with this aspect of our fruit.
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>>3854870
>It's not like we'd be sparking anything.
How can you know that?
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>>3854871
I don't see how trying to sense something would lead to accidental sparks unless we nat1.
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>>3854872
>Expecting us not to get a nat 1

Kinda setting yourself up for failure there.
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Rolled 57, 7, 79 = 143 (3d100)

Locking for nap-time, but rolling to see what would happen if you'd tried sensing electromagnetic waves.

nat1nat1nat1nat1nat1
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>>3854896
See? We would have been fine. Cowards.
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>sleepy time for all good little crow pirates

"I think I need to rest. ... Caw," you say, as the pair of you enter the carriage. Mib- your glorious and noble Cawptain Mihawk doesn't look up, eyes closed and either relaxing or sleeping in a languid slouch; the others do, your minions perking up.

"Aniki, were you the one who killed that seaking?!"

You open your mouth to say 'Caw' in a deep and intimidating tone, but Klaus slaps a hand over it first. "Shhh. He's asleep."

"No, he's-?"

"It's not often this idiot admits he needs a break, don't interrogate him." Removing his hand from your mouth (good, you were worried you might have to lick it before he let go), Klaus shoves you slightly in the direction of your seat. "Don't let the sea-kings bite, Prettybird!"

"Kind of hard to bite, when he already chopped their head off," Abs points out brightly, undaunted by Klaus' pointed look.

You seat yourself, resisting the urge to curl up in a ball, ignoring the throb of your arm, and settle in to sleep.

>Roll 1d100, (my roooooll) of 3 for sheer exhaustion.

1 best of
2 middle
3 worst of
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Rolled 2 (1d3)

>>3854902
STUPID DICE
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Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>3854902
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Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>3854902
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Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>3854902
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>56, you don't sleep through the arrival. DISAPPOINTING.

Sunglasses pokes you awake just as the train slows to a shuddering halt, and you blink the bleariness away to spot Marines waiting outside (and looking utterly terrified at the sight of two Shichibukai).

"Remember you're my cabin boy," Cawptain Mihawk blandly states as he rises, coat flowing effortlessly around him (you need to learn that). "Behave appropriately."

"I'll be on my best behavi-caw," you promise.

"I mean you should stab anyone who annoys me."

"Oh." You probably won't do that. Hopefully.

... You hope no-one annoys him.

While the minions and Klaus give their IDs - or in Klaus' case, his old one, casually describing himself as a guest of both Shichibukai (good luck tossing him out with THAT, you figure), you ease yourself out behind a swaggering Fireplace and striding Mihawk.

"This is my new cabin boy," he announces to the pair of white-faced infantry who are trying to deal with the unusual guests. "Karasu, no bounty."

"He, um, needs to -"

"No."

"Okay, sir!"

Well, that was easy.

"So what now?" Abs is clearly enjoying terrifying the Marines, bouncing on his feet. "Any food ready?"

"There's quarters prepared for Shichibukai Mihawk," one of the infantry hesitantly offers, "but we weren't expecting more peo-"

Your Caw-ptain fixes the man with a golden-eyed stare of disdain.

"But we'll get more quarters set up immediately! And food!"

You don't know if it's the reputation or glare that's doing this, but you love it. And the sight of Ennies Lobby when the small group is escorted outside the station area is impressive too, brightly lit by the weirdness of the eternal daylight.

>Go eat with Fireplace.
>Get some proper sleep (timeskip to morning).
>Scour the library for FREE COFFIN-BOAT voucher.
>Enquire after Wado.
>Other?
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>>3855463
>>Scour the library for FREE COFFIN-BOAT voucher.
We agreed to try and sort this. Follow through.
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>>3855463
>Scour the library for FREE COFFIN-BOAT voucher.
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>>3855463
>Scour the library for FREE COFFIN-BOAT voucher.
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>>3855463
Change from >>3855490 to >Go eat with Fireplace.
we didn't eaten yet
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>>3855463
>>>Scour the library for FREE COFFIN-BOAT voucher.
Shichibukai Cabin Boy Quest begins...
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>>3855463
>>Scour the library for FREE COFFIN-BOAT voucher.
We should pick up something to help with the orphanage and a meteorology book while we're at it.
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>>3855510
I feel like borrowing from the library at Enies Lobby of all places is not the best idea, considering how much of a spectacular pain in the ass it is to get to. Might be hard to return books.
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>the duty of a cawbin-bird, expert in avian law

"Paperwork, caw," you mutter behind your Cawptain, who gives the faintest of nods. "My cabin-boy will be looking over some legalities," he says. "You'll escort him to your library and give him whatever he requests."

The infantryman is past arguing, and in fact kind of looks like he wants to die. "Yessir."

One of the men darts off, no doubt to make arrangements for unexpected arrivals - Fireplace wanders off towards where he's told the cawfeteria is (poor, poor cooks), and the others head off towards the sleeping quarters. You suspect they won't be stuck in regular barracks, because that's a good way for the locawls to get stabbed by your Cawptain.

He's a stabby kind of guy, caw.

As for you; you're taken to a massive room, filled with towering shelves of books, papers and catalogues, by a nervous-looking infantryman who points out the guide to the filing system and settles himself in a corner to try and hide from you.

>Roll 1d100, best of 3 to search for useful paperwork for FREE SHICHIBUKAI BOAT BUY 1 GET 1 FREE LIMITED TIME ONLY
>(And anything else while you're here?)
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Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>3855555
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Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>3855555
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>>3855555
Blessed quints btw
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Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>3855555
>Look for something to help the orphanage
We need this at least.
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>>3855567
Supporting
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>>3855563
This is a sign. I don't know of what. But it's definitely a sign.
... Probably that Flashy's gonna die.

>95 + 25 = 120

You expected to have a long and boring search, poring over legalities and protocol books, standardized rules for Shichibukai and their permissions. You expected to be working into the early hours (notntyat it really means much, in Ennies Lobby, where its eternal daylight).

Instead, you blaze through the research like... lightning. Crow-lightning. Yeah. The filing system here is spectacular and easily navigated - the books themselves are thorough and up-to-date, and even the thickest, most dust-cawvered volume bears its knowledge with a minimum of tedium.

You will be the Emperor of Crows... and the God of Paperwork.

... Anyway, within two hours you find you can get Mihawk his ship, so that's cool and all.

(Bureacracy +3!)

>Accawst your unfortunate escawt for cawnversation. ... Caw.
>Hunt for orphanage legalities (not as easy as this doesn't deal with Marine or World Government protocol).
>Browse the shelves for anything interesting (high DC).
>Other?
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>>3855593
>>Hunt for orphanage legalities (not as easy as this doesn't deal with Marine or World Government protocol).
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>>3855593
>>Hunt for orphanage legalities (not as easy as this doesn't deal with Marine or World Government protocol).
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>>3855593
>Hunt for orphanage legalities (not as easy as this doesn't deal with Marine or World Government protocol).
You tempt me with the mystery box, but the orphans demand satisfaction.
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>>3855593
>>Hunt for orphanage legalities (not as easy as this doesn't deal with Marine or World Government protocol).
>>Browse the shelves for anything interesting (high DC).
I'm thinking if we cant find the orphanage stuff or have extra time, we can try to do some research on our devil fruit. I vaguely remember the devil fruit encyclopedia being a hard book to come by.
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>mfw anons turn down mystery box
>what is this bullshit

>Roll for cawphanage legalities, best of 3

DC 60/85/100/118
+28 for Bureaucracy but -10 for non-WG focus.
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Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>3855606
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Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>3855606
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Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>3855606
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Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>3855606
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>>3855612
IDK man this I'll take that role any day of the week
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>>3855593
>... Anyway, within two hours you find you can get Mihawk his ship, so that's cool and all.
huh, I expected it to be more difficult?
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Rolled 47, 31, 39 = 117 (3d100)

>>3855610
SO. CLOSE.

>117, wowzers

(Bureacracy +3 AGAIN. You are a machine of the law. And a crow.)

Next up - that orphanage.

It isn't too hard to find out the issue - there's a helpful section on shelving entirely based around property laws - and from there it's a matter of looking up those that specifically relate to orphanages, because guess what?

It turns out those have particular laws affecting them, rather than just a one-size-fits-all mandate for children's services.

You know the building or land is privately-owned and rented out, so you focus on that, and under the confused gaze of your infantry babysitter, you start scrawling notes onto hastily acquired paper.

The only problem is, it's pretty much bad news.

As a private landowner, the landlord can do... pretty much what he likes. There are limits to how much he can put the rent up, and it takes time to evict people (though not very long), but he's legally entitled charge basically whatever he wants, and even play potential renters off against each other in a bidding war.

Which, you're slowly starting to suspect, is what he's doing. So unless he's willing to sell to someone, and accepts an offer... he can basically do what he likes, unless the Government sees legal reason to claim the property or force a buyout.

Unfortunately, 'it stops a bunch of orphans from being homeless' apparently isn't reason to force said buyout. That's more for things like 'finding a deposit of rare minerals under the land', or 'a Celestial Dragon said so'.

You're really starting to very, highly, massively dislike World Nobles.

When it comes down to it, you can see only several options - force her to back off from competing for the property; convince the landlord to sell the property to someone sympathetic; or render the entire thing moot by getting all the orphans adopted. And then maybe burning it down to spite the money-grubbing assholes.

Well, you're a lot more informed, but you don't feel like this puts you in a better position.

... Also maybe a friendly chat with the landlord (involving a weapon or two) might encourage him to be a little more sympathetic to the orphanage...

>No! You're a Marine, and you'll get this done legally!
>Sometimes what's Just isn't what's legal. Too bad for him, but he brought this on himself.
>Forget the landlord - destroy the competing bid, and it's a straight run for the orphanage.
>Other?

>>3855638
It was going to be, but then you got 95. That said, there's background complications which you won't be made aware of just yet, caused by getting him his new coffin-death-angst-goth-mobile, so I'm going to enjoy hitting you with those later.
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>>3855645
>Sometimes what's Just isn't what's legal. Too bad for him, but he brought this on himself.
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>>3855645
>>Forget the landlord - destroy the competing bid, and it's a straight run for the orphanage.
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>>3855645
>>No! You're a Marine, and you'll get this done legally!
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>>3855645
>Forget the landlord - destroy the competing bid, and it's a straight run for the orphanage.
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>>3855645
>>Sometimes what's Just isn't what's legal. Too bad for him, but he brought this on himself.
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>>3855651
Someone gonna need yet another set on kneecaps
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>>3855645
>>No! You're a Marine, and you'll get this done legally!
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Need to sleep - new thread tomorrow, this one has been archived already. Also congrats on horribly failing your perception check! Night all!
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>>3855645
>>Sometimes what's Just isn't what's legal. Too bad for him, but he brought this on himself.
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>>3855669
It wouldn't happend if we could use observation, man it like we are addicted to it or something
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>>3855645
>Forget the landlord - destroy the competing bid, and it's a straight run for the orphanage.

Given how important this'll be to those poor orphans, we've got to be smart about this. Make plans, take our time.
After all, Justice is best served cold. If it were served warm... it'd be Justwater.
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>>3855669
What perception check?
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Just a reminder, we're currently a "cabin boy" for one of the chuuni-est Warlords alive, and thus not exactly a Marine.
Plus, we could do so under the pretenses of following our Captain's orders of "stabbing anyone that displeases him." We could lie and say the guy called his attire sucktastic. Or something.
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>>3855691
>Justice is best served cold. If it were served warm... it'd be Justwater.
This is awful. I'm stealing it.

>>3855715
The 3d100s I rolled in previous update. You failed it so badly you didn't even see me roll it!

>>3855675
Pretty much. You're kind of massively over-reliant on it, to the point where you're actively annoyed you can't just poke at people's emotions rather than reading their facial expressions or actually figuring out what they're going to do next. Sometimes too much of a good thing is bad for you. But not sugar.
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>>3856429
Would it be metagaming to try to train in switch weapons fast, eventually adding strikes and flourishes in the gestures and evolving it into a flowing, unpredictable fighting style? Cause you said something like this would come with enough training in the singular weapons, but training for it specifically would be faster. Thing is I don't know if Flashy would come up with it IC, or if another character would need to suggest that first. Considering that Klaus mentioned something about upping the training it could be a good time to try this.
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>>3856473
Part of the charm of this quest is that we're all shamelessly metagaming all the time, but dice gods have screwed us over because of this so much that even though we know the general story, we got no idea what will come next
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>>3856473
This is exactly what I expected you to train in ages ago, because being able to switch weapons on the fly would be a large boost to your combat abilities. If you don't feel it's IC for Flashy (althòugh I certainly see him complaining about having to only use one or two weapons on a fight and neglecting his other babies), I can certainly have Klaus (or someone else if Klaus doesn't survive Ennies Lobby) suggesting it.

Don't know when update will be tonight, yay for Friday night bar shifts. Will stay long enough to abuse their internet and get a new post up, though.
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>>3856595
>if Klaus doesn't survive Ennies Lobby
Hobodad must survive.
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>>3856429
>The 3d100s I rolled in previous update. You failed it so badly you didn't even see me roll it!

That was the joke, yes.
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>>3856783
CURSE YOU

>>3856654
There’s a massive difficulty bump here, so it’s very possible someone you like is going to die. If YOU die, you’ll get an auto-do-over, but if someone else dies, you’ll have to spend a nat100 to save them or redo.

Putting up new thread and then going home, will update from there. Also getting drunk. Nothing can possibly go wrong.
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>>3856893
NEW THREAD
>>3856913
Heading home, update laterish.



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