catchall nimona

[selfimmolation]

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[sharkgirl]

[bites at his fingers again]

Yeah, but I'll make sure you know it's me. [as for the rest, she shifts, glancing up at him. god she's gonna just be covered in sand forever.]

You yell your attack names out? Okay. [the vibe is ok dork, even if she does think it's wildly cool that he took out a bunch of ships.

a little ? ping...] Update your poster? Why?

[selfimmolation]

The best attacks are named, c'mon!

[ YELLING OUT YOUR ATTACKS IS COOL, NIMONA. HE IS GENUINELY OFFENSE. also yea they are both just going to be sand forever but he has no qualms about it. just kind of a dissatisfied type feeling when he thinks about the rest ]

... The world knows me as the pirate king's son now, whether I like it or not. [ which his feelings on that are angry, because whitebeard's his dad, fuck you, etc, ] So they'll probably raise my bounty and change my name back to his.

[ he shrugs and the feeling is now like. wry. he's aware it doesn't matter, it's just a poster. but. y'know. ]

It's stupid, but I was kinda relieved when the profiles in this place still had it down as Portgas.

[sharkgirl]

[ABSOLUTELY NOT THAT'S LAME

and like - her instinct is to tell him to own it, but she knows it's more complicated than that, and she knows that he doesn't want to own it. maybe it doesn't matter on a large scale, but it matters to him. it's his identity. he should get to present himself however he wants to - he should get to be whoever he wants and the world should have to accept it.

all that buzzes around in her chest, a bright and stubborn sort of sensation, and then:]

It's not stupid. You can still be that. [she rolls over to just sprawl on him, frowning.] I know what you mean. You can't change what the world thinks of you.

But you're the only person who can say who you are. [...] And you'll always be just Ace to me.

[selfimmolation]

[ all cool attacks are named so the fansub team can do cool transition with the name in the subs GOD nimona

kind of oofs as she sprawls on him like she actually weighs anything to him, but her buzzing feeling and talk just make his emotions something warm and soft and also a little embarrassed he even mentioned anything. he doesn't want to complain about silly things all his issues should stay in the vault ]

Yeah, I know. [ children of the sea and all. plops the hat so it rests on her back and he can ruffle her hair like an asshole ] Thanks, Nimona.

[ a beat ]

Well, I can at least change one way the world thinks of me. Considering I'm coming back alive in the first place.

[ lol. lmao. living. ]

[sharkgirl]

[she makes a face when he ruffles her hair but her emotions absolutely indicate that she likes it when he does that so she's not fooling anybody. anyway he's not getting away from his issues she will be mean about getting him to talk if she has to with all her fun new techniques she's learned from nico and reigen

she smiles a bit when he thanks her, and then - laughs.]

Flame Ghost! [his name is a prophecy...] Unkillable Flame Ghost and his also unkillable [she stutters here because she's not sure what to call herself and there's a little flash of embarrassment, and then:] sidekick! Causing chaos across the sea while looking for the pirate king!

... That's what Luffy wanted to be, right, I didn't make that up.

[selfimmolation]

[ his vibes are now all amusement even though he groans dramatically ]

Noooo. No Flame Ghost, and definitely no sidekicks. [ pokes her nose ] You can be Shapeshifter Nimona or something. Nimona of a thousand faces. Wildcard Nimona. Something like that.

[ he's just throwing out names, she can pick her own. he likes wildcard best because he has a thing with playing cards. it's a problem. ]

But yeah, Luffy's aiming for that. You got it right. [ which there is something hilarious in luffy trying for the title of the man that haunts ace's life, but he has never cared about that. ]

[sharkgirl]

[okay but ace and wildcard is cute, though]

Shapeshifter Nimona is boring. Thousand Faces Nimona is more on the right track. [a beat.] Wildcard is kinda neat. I'm not gonna yell out attack names before I chomp them in half, though, so I guess we'll see what sticks.

[she will die on this hill]

You don't wanna do that, though. Be the king. [this isn't a question she's kind of just sorting through her thoughts.] What do you wanna do? Like after we've found everybody.

[selfimmolation]

[ ace and his wildcard child.... ]

Yelling out techniques makes them stronger.

[ he will die on that hill as well. it's not a question but he confirms it anyway: ]

I've never wanted his legacy. [ he's spent all his life wanting to break out from roger's shadow. it's not a secret. but at that... something kind of restless and empty is the emotion ]

... I don't know. I wanted to... I just wanted to help Pops reach the top. [ and that's not really an option anymore. ] I guess I wanna see Luffy fulfill his dream. And... I promised I'd come back and liberate Wano. I still want to get revenge on Blackbeard. But I'm not strong enough for that yet.

[ it is. killing him to admit. but considering he got his fuckin ass kicked in the first place. ]

So I guess I want to get stronger. [ training montage........ he is truly so shonen ]

[sharkgirl]

[there's another little flash of pride at i've never wanted his legacy, which might be silly, but. she just likes it when people really know what they don't want to be. it took her a while to figure it out for herself.

she also wants to get revenge on blackbeard, coincidentally. but - all of those things seem pretty reachable to her? they're good goals. and since she doesn't really have anything specific to do anymore, so! these are now her goals, too.]

You should find another one of your fruits and eat it and get double fire powers. [that's not how it works]

[selfimmolation]

[ the feeling is jiii ]

Yeah people who eat two Devil Fruits explode. [ so like. no. ] Besides, until I die there's no other fire fruit in existence. Once the user dies, the fruit reappears somewhere in the world.

[ uh. wait. hm. um. Hm. ]

Uh...

[ HE? DIED? WAIT ]

[sharkgirl]

[HELP THEY EXPLODE

...]

Wait, does that mean there's another one, then? [how do these logistics work

a pause]

I'm going to find your fruit and eat it and get fire powers. [no!!!]

[selfimmolation]

You can't be a shark if you can't swim.

[ first of all, important, but also he's just kind of uhhhh ]

I don't know if there's another one. People don't usually come back? From dying?

[ well, technically they do, but only if they have the can't die fruit. ace hasn't met brook yet. ]

[sharkgirl]

... Oh, right.

[it's fine she absolutely does not need to eat any sort of fruit ever.]

I guess you'll find out when you go back? [rip sabo ig if it doesn't respawn...] Maybe it doesn't count because you've been here, and it's a weird loophole.

[selfimmolation]

[ sorry he is having a mental crisis. also ofc im making it respawn i think its hilarious to have two and break one piece canon further ]

Nimona.

Nimona what if we go back and I don't have it anymore.

[sharkgirl]

[really just ripped one piece canon in half

she blinks at him.]

... Why wouldn't you? You still have it here. It's a little different, but you've got it.

[selfimmolation]

Because a bunch of people got powers when they don't have any or got powers that aren't theirs at all somehow?

[ what if he was just gifted part of his regular fruit powers instead of nerfed!!!

he was not id never make him be a real person but he's spiraling ]

[sharkgirl]

[she reaches up to honk his nose.]

Quit it. You're gonna still have it when we go back, and if you don't, we'll find the fruit and make you eat it again. [stop spiraling she is very good at plans]

[selfimmolation]

[ bats at her hand. no nose honking ]

Finding these things isn't exactly easy. [ grumbles ] I just... don't want to have to start over more than I already do.

[ his captain is dead his crew is ??? and everyone knows his gross backstory AND thinks him dead he does not also want to go on a fruit quest ]

[sharkgirl]

[you booped her like four times she gets to honk]

... Yeah. I get it. [she really does - she's lucky enough that she wants to start over. she knows it's rough for him, when he left everything behind and didn't think he was ever coming back.

but.]

Don't think about it too hard. We'll figure it out when we get there, and I'm not gonna let you figure it out on your own.

[selfimmolation]

[ he really has that like, exhaustion of i wish i could stop thinking about going back actually, but he doesn't say that and just kind of sighs like trying to just. center himself ]

... Yeah. Yeah, I know. Thanks, Nimona. [ affection. and like she's gonna hate it but instead of ruffling her hair he just kinda pets it ]

w7, friday

[selfimmolation]

[ fuck it theyre on a boat which survived the moonpocalypse ]

I'm ready to never hear about the moon again for a long time.

[sharkgirl]

[yay boat

she is damp from jumping into the ocean. and cold. weh.]

Yeah, same. Ugh. [flops on the bed.] You don't have any stupid moon themed things where you're from, right?

[selfimmolation]

It helps with the tides?

[ the feeling is truly just nyeh? also he's reflexively turning part of his arm fire to hover over her and help her dry a bit ]

Never heard about anyone being obsessed with it either. [ one person exists but he was busy fighting luffy instead so we are free ]

[sharkgirl]

[oh, she immediately leans up into the warm]

Good, then we don't have to hear the word for like, ever again. [i just imagine someone in one piece mentioning the moon and both ace and nimona making the excalibur face

also important: if she still has his hat it isn't wet]

... What do you think tomorrow's gonna be?

[selfimmolation]

[ she still has his hat!! he said she could have it until the end. he has his beads back which i didn't mention in invest because i forgot, but saya would also still have them. mystery... ]

Tomorrow... A fight, going by everything we learned. Against the moon guy and maybe the leads? [ he sort of shrugs ] We just have to kick their asses no matter what.

[ hilariously despite the fact he told her he wants to get stronger and admitted to getting his ass kicked Twice he still has a lot of confidence when it comes to fights. that just how he be ]