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[selfimmolation]

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[selfimmolation]

[ he hums a little. the feelings are still Conflicted ]

I don't know about better. But it's probably what's for the best. [ ... ] I've never been one to take shortcuts anyway. Kinda ruins adventures.

[ he is maybe convincing himself A Little ]

[sharkgirl]

Guess so.

[...]

If you ever change your mind, we still have the book.

[selfimmolation]

It's alright. No regrets, like I said.

[ scritchies under the chin ]

Only thing I regretted when I died was that I wouldn't get to see Luffy get to the end of his dream. That's about all I should care about fixing.

[ it's not, but. ]

[sharkgirl]

[tags this even though game is over]

Should. [she huffs.] You can care about fixing what's important to you.

[she knows he knows this, just. she takes the scritches...]

No regrets, I know, I know. You're gonna get to see Luffy do all that. And we're gonna be really fuckin' great pirates. We can do anything.

[she actually believes that. it's wild. she didn't, when they started.]

[selfimmolation]

[ he throws his head back a little with the laugh ]

Yeah, we are. [ he's a little delighted she believes it, and it also helps him believe it, even though like. he does on his own anyway! ace's self esteem is so funny please save me ]

[sharkgirl]

[there's a little grin on her face at that.]

What do you think you wanna call us? Like - your crew. Or do you want one?

[selfimmolation]

[ the idea... of making a new crew... had not crossed his mind... and it is clear when he blinks ]

... I figured we'd find what remained of my old crew and go from there. Even if Pops is gone... [ hmmm ] Remember that friend with the phoenix fruit I told you about? Marco should still be around somewhere no matter what. I figured we could start by looking for him. He's pretty much impossible to kill, and he was first division commander, so he'll know everything.

[ there's a pause ]

Not that you guys would have to listen to him. [ they only have to listen to ace :/ ]

[sharkgirl]

[nodding at that...

and then she wrinkles her nose.]

I wouldn't, anyway. [nyeh. only ace gets to boss her around and even then that's a 50/50 shot.] We can find that guy, though, yeah. Especially if he's got info. Do you think he'll know where Luffy is?

[selfimmolation]

Maybe. He should at least know if he's okay, anyway. [ boops her kitty nose at the wrinkle ] To be honest, I don't even know how Luffy got to me in the first place. He broke into Impel Down somehow, and he showed up to the execution with a bunch of escaped convicts and Boss Jimbei, but his crew was nowhere around.

[ things he probably could've asked robin but he forgo..... and also has no idea. when she joined so would she even know??? ]

If he's alive, Jimbei's another one who might know, but he's a fishman, so he'd be a lot harder to find unless he went back home... [ sighs a little ] I'm sure Luffy's fine. My crew wouldn't have let anything happen to him after I... you know. [ Died For Him ]

[sharkgirl]

[her tail flicks back and forth when he boops her.]

I've got no idea, but the way you talk about him all the time makes me think that he's kind of like, magic. [he's got protag powers] I don't believe for a second that he's in any sort of real trouble. Physically, anyway.

[there's a little like... sympathy twinge. ace has only been important to her for a little bit in comparison to luffy, and she was a wreck. she can't imagine what it might be like for luffy.]

... Hopefully he's with your crew or his own.

[selfimmolation]

He gets into plenty of real trouble physically. But he's more resilient than a cockroach.

[ neither of them know luffy needed life saving surgery after being hit by magma. but ace seems confident luffy is okay! this is partially because robin said luffy talked about him and ace was like WHILE I WAS ALIVE? FAKE ]

... His crew'll be there for him. I'm sure of it. I entrusted him to them, after all.

[sharkgirl]

[help all of you stop being vulnerable to magma. simply be invincible]

I'm guessing they took that serious. [she's not gonna lie, she's curious to meet the rest of the straw hats, too. nami's going to be her best friend or else]

[selfimmolation]

[ ok you joke but this is an actual skill they can and have learned. simply become invulnerable to things. ACE'S TURN TO LEARN THIS ]

They better have! It was a serious request. [ but despite the joke he leans back ] ... He really got himself a dependable one. They look at him like he's an idiot, but one they'd follow off a cliff if he asked. It's why I wasn't worried about what'd happen to him after.

[sharkgirl]

[OKAY ONE PIECE but yeah though. ace learn how to be invincible this is part of his training montage]

Kinda seems like he has that effect on people. [she's vaguely amused.] You better watch out, maybe I'll end up joining his crew instead.

[she would not]

[selfimmolation]

No way! I called dibs. [ FIRST OF ALL ] Besides, do you know how embarrassing it'd be to get ditched for my little brother?

[ don't do him like this!!! ]

[sharkgirl]

[cackling!!!

she does little cat kicks against his back and ignores how embarrassing it is that i called dibs makes her happy every time]

Super embarrassing! What if I'm looking for a cooler hat theme, huh? Or really good benefits? Reigen said I should be looking for better employment after my last gig! [does ace's crew have dental]

[selfimmolation]

Being a pirate isn't a job, it's a way of life! [ it is also sometimes a job. this is all mock offense and he's grabbing her so he can do that thing where you kinda just hold a cat like long cat is long and wiggle them a bit ] And there is nothing cool about his strawhat, don't lie to me.

[sharkgirl]

[:waugh:

she dangles, and is doing her best to be a cat slinky, trying to chew on his fingers in PROTEST but it's all mock protest in response so, y'know]

I'm very serious about my work! [ok] You just want me to tell you that your hat is cool.

[she has been wearing it without taking it off for like three weeks.]

[selfimmolation]

You've been wearing it for weeks!

[ his hat is not cool and he has bad taste but he thinks its so cool ]

[sharkgirl]

That doesn't make it cool!

[unfortunately she also thinks its so cool and her emotions betray her in this instance]

[selfimmolation]

You know I can tell you're lying.

[ wiggles her more ]

[sharkgirl]

[NYEH]

Cheater. [... turns into a ferret to try and escape being PEAR WIGGLED]

[selfimmolation]

[ yelps and she can successfully escape THE WRIGGLING ]

Hey--! [ GET BACK HERE AND TAKE YOUR WIGGLES YOUNG LADY*

*NIMONA, WHO IS NEITHER YOUNG NOR A LADY ]

[sharkgirl]

[sometimes i do be out here forgetting she's like a thousand years old

anyway she escapes and cackles about it, crawling around his arms and shoulders so she can stand on his head. triumphantly.]

[selfimmolation]

[ that thing where you try to look up at something that's on your head without making it fall off but you can't properly because it is on your head ]

Brat. [ fond. horrid. ] You want to keep it, or are we getting you a new one?