[Video] + Locked to Whitebeards other than Ace

[justicereigns]

I need some advice on the best refractory material that can withstand extremely high temperatures and a near immediate cooldown. It has to cool white. And I need someone who can work scrimshaw on it without risking cracking or compromising the integrity. Thanks.

[Short and sweet as always.]

[Meanwhile, Smoker locks a message to Namur, Rip, Grell, and even Marco, though he basically hopes the Phoenix ignores it.]

I need to meet with you during Portgas' work hours. It's not an emergency, nothing's wrong, but it is important. Send me times, or stop by the shop, but not alone.

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[Video]

[burnt_offering]

[At this point Ace has one singular point where he can remember the actual word refractory being said at all. And it came with a period attached. So his mind goes right to Smoker's long suffering attempts at making sure his dumbass pirate was actually given some form of real sex ed.

Which means, in his mind, Smoker is somehow weirdly airing out the dirty laundry on the whole damn network. Or he's found a really wild way to announce something new happening to Ace.] ...Is this something you should be askin' everyone? [Says the young man who in the past admitted without privacy settings a very private nickname for Smoker.

Ace, please.]

[Video]

[justicereigns]

[It's not like Smoker FORGETS Ace is a dumbass, even if Smoker still wants to marry him -- and yet!!! It still managed to surprise him.]

Portgas, what exactly do you think I'm asking?

[He's reminded of how Ace's first post went down with Namur, yup.]

[Video]

[burnt_offering]

[Sometimes his levels of dumbassery surprises even those most used to his antics. And in the end, he really was raised by bandits. That's a forgivable excuse for some of it, surely.]

I dunno. But refractory happens when you can't get it up for a few minutes right?

[Video]

[justicereigns]

[Yes, also the punches to the head from Garp.]

[And Smoker falls the fuck over and out of the chair. Fuck. Why?] I know this is hard to believe, but not everything is always about sex!

[All the red!!!! This is his fault. This is what he gets.]

[Coughs and rubs his face!!!]. Refractory just means stubborn and resistant to everything, no matter what. Like you and me.

Refractory materials are what forges use for insulation, or what crucibles are made out of. A crucible is what you put your smelting -- the stuff you want to melt; into. That means they're more stubborn than bone or teeth about melting. You'd put bones and teeth into a crucible to melt them... Sort of.

And scrimshaw... Do you know what that is? It's not a sex thing, just getting that out of the way.

[Video]

[burnt_offering]

[Between all of the literal abuse he got, and childhood accidents, it's a miracle that Ace is even alive. And a miracle that he's this intelligent despite the knocks to the head he's gotten.

...Oh, wow. That's a reaction. Ace leans in, and shakes his head. He might be a little indignant about the not everything is always about sex thing. Because for them, 8 times out of 10, it is.] I know that! I'm not stupid! [Oh, Ace. The rest of that gets him to listen though, okay. So it really isn't about sex.]

Okay, okay. I get it! [He does after the explanations anyway.]

I know what scrimshaw, I think. It's that fancy carved bone, right?

[Video]

[justicereigns]

[It really is!!]

[And Smoker calms down and nods.]

Yeah, good job. Bones are pretty heat resistant too. So it's a special kind of jewelery. Or treasure, I guess.

[Video]

[burnt_offering]

So you're wanting to make something special for yourself? Okay. I don't know much about stuff like this. I can make basic weapons and stuff like that, but I'm pretty shitty at delicate work. But I can do some research for you!

[He's not the best at that, either. Unless it's something he's really interested in. But for Smoker, he'll do some legwork and try to get information on things!

...And then it hits him, they have someone in their lives that's better at this.] You probably wanna ask Namur, actually. He knows almost everything.

[Video]

[justicereigns]

Not for me, Freckle-butt. For you. I want it to keep up with you. That's why it has to handle heat so well.

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[burnt_offering]

Really? Damn you're spoiling me again.

[burnt_offering]

[But wait...]

Do I have freckles on my ass?

[justicereigns]

Yes. [Nods firmly.] Not that I counted them. [Yes, he did.]

[burnt_offering]

Huh. Didn't know. Then again, I've never looked.

[Sure, Smoker. Sure.]

[justicereigns]

Forty-two. If I had to place a bet.

[He's not obsessed.]

[Yes, he is.]

[burnt_offering]

That's pretty specific for someone who does count 'em.

[...Ace blinks.] That's a hell of a lot of freckles.

[justicereigns]

Yeah. I can't even count your shoulders. You're like a jaguar or something.

Not that I do count, but if I did.

*doesn't!!! Mobile tagging is a bitch

[burnt_offering]

I've got a lot more than people think. There's a lot of paler ones that get missed unless you're really close up.

...I swear this isn't the first time I've been compared to a wild cat.

I know this well and didn't even notice the typo lmfao

[justicereigns]

I'm not surprised. I did used to leave window open for you, after all.

At least I know the others haven't been scratched up in bed by you.

[burnt_offering]

Well that's your fault, isn't it? You kept feeding me, and let me come and go as I pleased. So I just decided not to go anymore.

Yeah, you have exclusive rights there.

[justicereigns]

Am I not supposed to like that?

[burnt_offering]

I'm glad you do. I'm kinda screwed if you don't.

[justicereigns]

You're more fucked that I do.

[burnt_offering]

And that's my ulterior motive. You know what I like.

[He snorts.]

But not everything is about sex, right?

[justicereigns]

Yeah. Just 4/5ths.

[burnt_offering]

I'm not complaining about that.

[justicereigns]

Better not be, brat.