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[orangeoutlaw]

[Ace is camped on his favorite spot on the beach of Genessia on another pile of driftwood and such that he's been collecting for various Ace related reasons. He doesn't look really happy, though. And he even sounds pissed, voice tight and clipped.]

I'm looking to start a pirate crew. Not sure what the ultimate goal is but for right now adventure, breaking laws, maybe some arson and never paying for anything you eat ever.

If you're interested come and apply in person.

You know where I am.

[it's almost as if he has ulterior motives for this post. But what could they be?]

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[fierybluebird]

[Flies over and sits back to back with him.]

Something on your mind, Sparky?

[orangeoutlaw]

No. Get lost.

[he doesn't want to talk to you. That's why he's been avoiding your place for a while now. Or hadn't you noticed]

[fierybluebird]

[AW PUMPKIN DON'T BE SAD.]

[Marco turns around and super duper uber glomps his Acey Basey.]

[Big bro phoenix squish hug.]

[He's not as good as Jozu, but he's fluffier, does that count?]

[SQUISH.]

[orangeoutlaw]

[fuck you

he hates you

go away

as he offers no resistance whatever.]

Don't you have a wife to take care of.

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[skilledwithwords]

I'm already a wizard with Fairy Tale and we break enough things as it is.

Why are you looking for a crew if there isn't a sea to sail on?

[She pauses realizing the question might come off as insensitive.]

I'm sorry... I just wanted to make sure you're okay.

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[orangeoutlaw]

[You don't even know him. Why do you care? Have more self preservation instincts damnit]

Because I want to. Got a problem with that?

[completely ignoring the other part. See how much you care now]

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[skilledwithwords]

[Levy rolls her shoulders in a shrug. She's met Ace one other time before but he always seems to be the happy sort of person.]

There wasn't a problem.

[She exhales a slow breath.]

You just seem... different than last I saw you on the network. Maybe I've changed, [She shakes her head.] I don't know but I wanted to make sure you were okay.

Action, late evening

[enchantressofore]

[ Adela's seen the video post, and after talking to Marco... She still has no idea if it's the right thing to do or not. Selfishly, she doesn't want to lose her friend. Maybe this is her only chance to make sure things aren't permanently damaged, whatever happened with Ace earlier.

It's taken some planning to be able to sneak away from her apartment, and she knows she'll probably get yelled at for it later considering she hasn't even left a note. She doesn't want to be stopped however, and with some help from the train systems she manages to use a crutch to hobble her way into Fayren, and then to the beach. When she spots him, it's soft, but she finally says something. ]

Hello, Ace.

[ ... Not that it's very much, but it's enough to keep him from thinking that she's trying to sneak up on him or something.

Is he going to look at her? She doesn't know, but she doesn't bother trying to quiet her steps as she approaches, having to take her time so that she can seat herself beside him - albeit, some distance away in case he still needs it. Even if she's taken a lot of time to think over what she could say to him, it's still hard to think about what's right to say or do, or even to just... Say nothing and simply be there. Why is this so hard? ]

[orangeoutlaw]

[Damnit. Why is she here?

Well it was inevitable, he supposes. And he's proud of how brave she is.

But she's also stupid.]


What do you want?

[and then noticing her leg. Or rather lack of one says in an eerily calm voice]

What happened?

[enchantressofore]

[ She sighs, using the hand that isn't holding her up to rub the back of her head. She should have expected that question... Marco hasn't told him, from the sounds of it. Somehow, she'd forgotten that he doesn't know yet.

It twists in her gut like a knife, but she knows he can't know the truth about that. Especially not right now. ]

It was an accident in the forge, a couple of weeks ago. It had to be removed to that point to keep the damage from becoming too terrible. And I am here because you are -- do I need another reason?

[Video]

[justicereigns]

Wouldn't it be simpler to just hang a sign that says "Look at me, look at me, I'm a pirate, pay attention!"

[Video]

[orangeoutlaw]

Only an idiot like you would need that.

[Video]

[justicereigns]

I already know you're a pirate, Portgas. Apparently it's the rest of this place you feel the need to inform.

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[unhappy]

You know a land pirate crew is just a gang right?

[ She's well-versed in the difference. She's not against either, but it doesn't serve her well to admit that. ]

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[orangeoutlaw]

So what? Who says we'll stay on land?

[there is water. They can have a boat. That's not the point anyway]

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[unhappy]

Where's your boat then?

[ There is nothing more dangerous than a bored thief with no leader, great lying talents, a roommate who wants her to stay out of trouble for his sake while also enabling her to get used to worse and worse stuff so she doesn't feel any guilt about it, an inexplicable hatred for 95% of the people she meets, and the ability to manipulate minds to make people see/hear whatever she wants.

Naturally, she wants to sneak onto the ship and see if there's anything worth anything or if this guy's just blowing smoke. It just sounds like she's cheerfully teasing, though. ]

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[espio]

Don't wanna.

[He has a crew already. Join his. Why aren't you already in his?]

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[orangeoutlaw]

Then don't.

[problem solved.]

[espio]

More importantly, why are you just now deciding to start one? How long have you been here?

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[strawberrypenguin]

How can you be a pirate if there isn't a sea?

[He asks the most serious of questions.]

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[orangeoutlaw]

Funny. You'd think I haven't heard it already.

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[strawberrypenguin]

I was going to go with land pirate originally. They could be real.

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[rakuganzuki]

Oh! I wanna do that! It sounds like fun!

[ This is a video but Ace might not see Yahiko. ]

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[orangeoutlaw]

[he can see him. He's human... more or less... but his haki is strong enough that it doesn't really present a problem]

You strong enough?

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[rakuganzuki]

[ Awesome. ]

Yeah, I'm strong! Did you think otherwise?

[ Even though he looks like a tiny child at the moment. He is a youkai with a fair amount of power. ]