catchall ryuki

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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 ]

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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...

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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?

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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?

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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 ]

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[ 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. ]

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[ 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! ]

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[ 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. ]

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[ 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.

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Ohh.

[ Wow. Two brothers. ]

So you're the middle child?

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

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Same age? Were you also twins?

[ Sweet Sabo. ]

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[ 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.

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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. ]

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[ 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 ]

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[ 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. ]

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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 ]

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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. ]

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

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

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Wow, he's still really young.

You don't travel together?

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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.

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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'? ]

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[ 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.

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It's a... competitive market?

[ HELP he supposes he can maybe think of it as like. Treasure Hunter. Those people who think they can get by in life by striking gold. Crypto-farming but on the seas? ]

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Well ... it always kind of is, but these days everyone's been in a race to be the next Pirate King. [ he shrugs ] It's a long story.