[ 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 ]
[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]
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.
[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.
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]
... 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.
[ 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 ]
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:04 am (UTC)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 ]
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:13 am (UTC)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]
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:16 am (UTC)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 ]
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:19 am (UTC)...]
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!!!]
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:22 am (UTC)[ 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. ]
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:34 am (UTC)[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.
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:49 am (UTC)Nimona.
Nimona what if we go back and I don't have it anymore.
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Date: 2023-11-10 07:56 pm (UTC)she blinks at him.]
... Why wouldn't you? You still have it here. It's a little different, but you've got it.
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Date: 2023-11-10 09:39 pm (UTC)[ 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 ]
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Date: 2023-11-10 10:44 pm (UTC)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]
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Date: 2023-11-10 11:58 pm (UTC)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 ]
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Date: 2023-11-11 01:47 am (UTC)... 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.
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Date: 2023-11-11 03:59 am (UTC)... 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 ]