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[toujoursfluer]

[Have an image of Robin, sitting at her desk, her cheek propped up on her hand as she smiles faintly into the camera.]

Well then, it seems that Luffy has returned home. So be prepared to have things be quieter than normal. Maybe he will return here one day and maybe he won't.

[She hopes for the latter. He belongs on the sea. In the New World. Not here in this landlocked experiment. This prison. A second chance at life or not, they are all just puppets here and anyone who leaves, Robin feels, will be better off. Especially her captain.]


I am sure we will all miss him. [Because there is that, too. She will, and she knows her nakama will, but partings are always the hardest.] But perhaps this is for the best, ne?


[OOC: Robin will be hanging around house 6 for most of the day though eventually she will go for an hour or two for the library. Feel free to spot her either place]

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[Nothing]

[deathsdoctor]

[... and there goes one more...

... for now...]

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[alabastatomboy]

[Vivi's not quite sure what to make of this. She's been told eventually she would be able to go home, and she hadn't expected it to take this long. But now Luffy was gone?]

...oh. I'll miss her, but it's good she got to go back home! Right? And maybe one day she can visit again!

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[toujoursfluer]

It's better that he doesn't. [And if she could, she would give up anything to prevent that from happening. Though, as strongly as she feels about it, she speaks pleasantly enough.]

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[alabastatomboy]

[Well, that makes no sense to Vivi.]

Why? She has lots and lots of friends that live here too! Even her brothers!

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[toujoursfluer]

... [What to say to this? How to explain what some part of Vivi knows already. Or should know. The point of life is to move on and there is no moving here. Just stagnation. And Luffy should be where he can move ahead always without looking back.]

You'll understand when you're older. [Literally, she hopes]

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[redjacketthief]

[Another one--so quickly too. Intellectually, Lupin knows that it's for the best. Luffy was like him, and like Pops; such constrictive conditions weren't what he was intended for.

The knowledge didn't stop the brief pang of loss he felt. Though he barely knew Luffy, he liked the hyperactive pirate, and he understood why Smoker always compared the two of them.]

...I see. [His voice is even, but it doesn't hide the fact that he is bothered by all of this.] Thanks for the info, Robin-chan. You're right, Luffy's meant to fly free.

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[toujoursfluer]

[Robin-chan? Well, not important right now. She lets this slide]

We all are.

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[redjacketthief]

I know. [Lupin takes a moment to throw on a filter, not even truly caring who heard what he had to say anymore. All of the residents in his new establishment in House 46 likely knew all ready, and Lupin himself never really made it a secret.]

It's why I'm gonna find a way to get us out. Those of us who want to leave, anyway. I'm also gonna find a way to re-anchor us to different worlds too, if our own is too harsh to deal with.

[toujoursfluer]

Oh? [That is a solution she had never thought of before.] And what about those who are dead? Do you think they will still be once they leave here?

[justicereigns]

[He punches a wall: loudly since it jostles even his journal. This month is fucked up. Zenigata and Luffy gone, Liz and Kohaku returned with no memories of this place. What is even going on?]

[He's half tempted to insist that Luffy will be back. The kid always is. That's why Smoker is here isn't it?]

[Still....]

[There's also the concern that Straw Hat might return even stronger than ever with haki than him. Irritating.]

Did he ever stop being a girl from that whole thing? [Just you know. Curiosity. Also he might have accidentally convinced Luffy that Robin was a bitch when they were body-swapped. Oops.]

[toujoursfluer]

[Not a face that she wants to see. Not ever, really. Though she supposes it can't really be helped. At least she's no longer seeing it in the mirror]

Why should I tell you?

[She's not in the habit of giving Marines any information. Even if it's as innocent as this. Besides the fact that she just isn't fond of you, though mostly that's the Malnosso's doing]

[justicereigns]

Because you have nothing to gain by hiding it?

[It's not like he'd really care.]

[toujoursfluer]

I'd gain the pleasure of not giving you the satisfaction.

Earlier than Vivi's thread for ...obvious reasons >>

[mikangirl]

[...

Oh.

...had to happen eventually. Why is it the very first thing she feels is relief? That he made it home before her. So she can't break her promise.

Okay.

Not... the best reaction to have. She should feel more than this, and maybe she will later. For now, though, Nami just stops by all occupants of the house to offer them a silent hug. Robin's the last.]

[toujoursfluer]

[Though Robin doesn't really need one, she knows that you do and so accepts the hug and returns it warmly. She's not sure what to say on this count. All she has to say, Nami knows. He is better there. This is the best way. The house feels quiet, doesn't it?]

Is there anything I can do?

[mikangirl]

...no. [Her voice is a little on the quiet side, but it's perfectly steady.] I'm okay. Others might not be so much.

[toujoursfluer]

Mm. I don't doubt. Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be much of a comfort. [She was never particularly good at that sort of thing]

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[fierybluebird]

[Marco's really tempted to shield this from Ace and Sabo. Robin might feel it's for the best, but Marco remembers one of his very first discussions with Luffy. The captain of any crew wanted to look after very last member, and so long as they was any of his crew here, Luffy would want to be here to protect them, whether they wanted better for him or not. Still, for all the times Ace has been sent home and back, Luffy's managed to stay a good while.]

[Oh well, both the brothers would find out soon enough no matter what he did. Best he could do was be there for them. His concern shifts from the two boys to Robin. She seems to be handling it well, but then, of course, she'd be seeing him back in the New World.]

[Early morning, Marco's going to get ingredients for a dinner to cheer up Ace and Sabo later, but by afternoon, he'll be over at the library; finally returning several dozen books. And now to find something new and fun and maybe surprise a certain friend.]

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[toujoursfluer]

[Robin is sitting at a nearby table, ostensibly reading though her mind is really far away, on a certain ship under a certain sea, heading to new adventure but never quite getting there. Home has never seemed so far away]

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[fierybluebird]

[Don't look now, but there's a warm blue arm wrapping around her shoulders as Marco pretends to read over her shoulder.]

How's the book? [Not quite whispering, but he is quiet. It's a library after all.]

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[toujoursfluer]

[Hmm. That is warm. She walks up a chair for him to sit beside her if he wishes but she doesn't look at him yet]

I don't know. I can't seem to focus.

[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

He has? I'm sorry, he'll be missed.

[Voice]

[toujoursfluer]

He will be. But I would rather he be missed than he be here.

[Voice]

[goldenglasses]

Yes, it probably is for the best. Although knowing him, I doubt he's happy he made it home without his crew.

[Voice]

[toujoursfluer]

He won't remember we are here.