ACE

[ballies]

(pirate noises)

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So, if someone does actually hide something in a trash can we're just screwed.

[selfimmolation]

Let's not give them the idea.

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If we came up with that out of nowhere, I'm sure someone else will too. Maybe I'll just add peeking in trash cans around the locations we get sent to...

[ cursed. ]

[selfimmolation]

... Well, I'm pretty sure we didn't miss a trash can in the halloween store. It was pretty empty.

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It wasn't even open yet. Nico was probably heartbroken.

[selfimmolation]

There were bigger things to be mad about, but... he was definitely mad about that too.

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Yeah... he was pretending not to be interested, but he was so interested in what as going to be in there.

[ she adores that boy. ]

[selfimmolation]

... Was he pretending? I think he waited in front of it for hours every day.

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He did. But it's a teen thing isn't it? You know when they go "I'm not that interested, really". He was pretty insistent it was for the clothing options more than anything.

[selfimmolation]

Is that a teen thing? Maybe I don't know enough teens.

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Back home, yeah.

[ pats his shoulder. ]

A lot about you is different to what I'm used to though, so maybe I won't count your experiences in that.

[selfimmolation]

Well, I didn't know that many teens in general, either.

[ saying it with a laugh because his life is sad ]

[ballies]

[ just mentally puts ace's face on one of those posters of sad kids that were deprived of all of life's joys growing up, even though he's so flippant about it. ]

Just bandits and pirates?

[selfimmolation]

[ it's like not entirely wrong ]

Yeah, pretty much. I had my brother, and my first mate back when I was captain ended up being my age, but it's not like I was seeking out other teens or anything when forming my crew.

[ballies]

[ me going SABO out loud because all i WILL wave what little i do know about one piece around proudly in bracket text. it'll be really funny if it's not sabo at all. ]

You're 20, right? How old were you when you started captaining a pirate crew anyway...?

[ this is going to be one of those "one piece is weird and tama is from a world with laws about this shit" moments, but she will try not to be a total nag about it. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ :o ]

I set sail when I turned 17. So around then.

[ honestly for anime

not that bad ]

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[ O: ]

...

Honestly, I was waiting for you to say 13 or something. Seventeen's only a year younger than one of ABIS's active agents.

[ sweet mizuki. ]

[selfimmolation]

Nah, I wouldn't have been strong enough at that age. Besides, I had a little brother to take care of.

[ballies]

Right, Robin’s captain?

[ the pirate brothers …. ]

That makes sense, I imagine your ships aren’t running motors like the ones used back home do.

[selfimmolation]

We have sails and rudders. I don't know what fuel you guys even have that'd be a good idea to use on the seas for so long...

[ there is no petrol in one piece because the. the dinosaurs are alive. there's an island with dinosaurs*

*there might be petrol but no one fuckin uses it so who knows ]

[ballies]

Yeah, stick to those. There’s a whole ordeal now because it turns out the fuel wasn’t good for the sea or anything at all, really.

[ every time you explain one piece the more lost i am. may those dinosaurs live very long, un-oiled lives.

[selfimmolation]

Is this like the thing where Danny says you guys don't have enough trees?

[ballies]

Not enough trees, too many people and the ocean’s full of plastic. Yup.

[selfimmolation]

What did you guys do?

[ YOU, PERSONALLY, ]

[ballies]

Hey, it was like this when I was made!

[ like every child from the 90s onwards. she inherited this mess. ]

Mostly capitalism and greed though. As always.