catchall ryuki

[selfimmolation]

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[selfimmolation]

[ it's the nervous energy ]

I haven't finished looking... To be honest, I was kind of hoping the beach would've opened by now. [ he grins sheepishly ] Wanna just go get something to eat?

[unsync]

Yeah, that is still weird. And almost rude at this point. It's like going to Atami but all the beaches and onsen resorts are closed off for the whole time you're there.

[ WHERE. IS. THEIR. BEACH EPISODE. ]

I could go for some food. What do you like?

[selfimmolation]

I don't know what Atami is, but I think I get the gist of it. It's driving me nuts, to be honest.

[ ah, well. he grins ]

I like pretty much anything, so how about you pick? My treat.

[ you have infinite money ]

[unsync]

It's a city in Shizuoka... it's known for being a pretty popular resort area. Really good view of the ocean and has a pretty good beach.

[ Barring the fact that it's a beach by Japan's standards which is garbage by American standards. I grew up in Los Angeles, the beaches just hit different. Nice views though.

Hey, it's the thought that counts. He fiddles with his sleeves a bit. ]

We don't have much more than the cafe, but I've been being encouraged to try cooking since we have a kitchen in the dorm and all...

[selfimmolation]

Sounds like a pretty nice place.

[ he says, solely because it's a city with an ocean,

ace kinda grins at that ]

Oh, yeah? I can't really cook anything that's not roasted on a fire. [ a little sheepish ] How are you getting along with trying it out?

[unsync]

If you ever wanted to go, I'd totally go to Atami.

[ It is a running gag in this series that the male protagonists can potentially just straight up abandon their extremely important investigation just to go to Atami with a girl on the fly. You can be that girl. ]

Like camping? I'm no good with camping actually, it's hard if I don't have the right tools for it. I grew up cooking for myself and my brother a lot so I know how to, I just haven't been doing it consistently lately. Busy and all, but I'm pretty sure I haven't forgotten how?

[selfimmolation]

Really?

[ genuinely shocked pikachu about being offered to be taken somewhere, unaware he has become the hot girl ]

Camping's pretty much how I grew up. [ oh but he perks up at the brother thing ] You've got a brother too? I didn't know that. [ tell me more about yourself!!! implied, distracting him from even FOOD ]

[unsync]

[ Ace... going on his hot girl walk... eating his girl dinners... I was forced to watch a video on the history of the '-girl' trend yesterday and it really lives in my head rent-free now. ]

Um... yeah. Well, had.

[ He does say this delicately because he doesn't want to put a damper on Ace's mood but it'd also be weird to let him keep believing his brother is still alive. ]

Twin, actually. We only had each other ever since we lost our parents. He was like my other half.

[ Come walk with him if you'd like, they can traipse somewhat towards Mouse dorm I guess for fooooood. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ girl walking towards girl dinner... ]

Oh. [ they are walking side by side because this is a girl date (No) but ace bumps him lightly with his shoulder ] Sorry. My brother died when we were ten. I can't say it gets any easier with time.

[ dead sibling bonding! romantic! ]

[unsync]

[ This IS a girl date don't back out of it. ]

That's even harder. We were together until we were 18.

[ So they were like, legally adults when he lost his I guess. That's maybe better? (No, grief is grief.) ]

I'm sorry to hear that. Um... yeah, it doesn't, really. I remember you talking about him a few weeks ago.

[ He just assumes this is the same brother. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ that one takes him a second, because he's like "I did?" for a second before he laughs a little sheepishly ]

Ah, no. That's my younger brother, Luffy. He's alright. I had two brothers.

[unsync]

Ohh.

[ Wow. Two brothers. ]

So you're the middle child?

[selfimmolation]

Sabo and I were the same age, but I was probably older technically. We never really discussed it between us.

[unsync]

Same age? Were you also twins?

[ Sweet Sabo. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ sorry, that makes him laugh ]

Nah. We're not related by blood. Luffy's grandpa took me in, and we brought in Sabo without asking for his opinion.

[unsync]

Oh...

[ He smiles faintly a bit. That's sweet. Adopted bros!! He knows literally like, three adopted kids and he knows that's just as much family, if not sometimes more, than one of blood. ]

It sounds like you guys... are really close.

[ Debated are and were, but since Luffy's still alive, he goes with are. Less depressing that way. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ he grins brightly right back at Ryuki ]

Yeah. I did my best to take care of Luffy for both of us, since he's our stupid little brother. [ FOND ]

[unsync]

[ He's such a good big brother. That's attractive in a guy. Or in anyone. ]

Hey. Where he can't even defend himself?

[ You are BULLYING your little strawhat when he isn't even HERE. ]

[selfimmolation]

Hey, it's what he gets for always being reckless and getting into trouble and worrying me. [ he laughs ] He'd probably agree anyway.

[ he'd still be somewhat offended but he'd agree ]

[unsync]

How old is your brother, anyway?

[ He's trying to get together a picture considering their pirate life and all. Is his brother also a pirate, I ask, while OOCly looking into the camera. ]

[selfimmolation]

Seventeen! He set sail for himself a few months back.

[ shockingly... luffy is a pirate........ ]

[unsync]

Wow, he's still really young.

You don't travel together?

[selfimmolation]

Nope! I set sail at seventeen myself, too. Luffy needs to be captain of his own crew, and I'd never be able to let him boss me around.

[unsync]

Is that... like... everyone's goal, where you're from?

[ Is being a pirate captain basically his equivalent of 'land a good job and make money'? ]

[selfimmolation]

[ he's laughing out loud and not hiding it a LITTLE ]

No, it's definitely not. But there's a lot of pirates out at sea right now.