toujoursfluer | Log 003 [Video/Action]

Log 003 [Video/Action]

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

... for now...]

[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!

[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.

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.]

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

We all are.

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.

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?

[He's done nothing but listen and think; its how he came to that conclusion.]

It's why I won't force anyone, or offer the choice to live in a different world. If they want to stay, more power to them. Those of us who want to leave shouldn't have to stay.

...I can't guarantee a revolving door, not yet. My focus is just on an exit right now.

[Well, that makes no sense to Vivi.]

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

And just how do you intend to do that? I'm sure people have been looking for exits long before you even arrived.

[His bravado falters, and the energy in his tone plummets.]

I...have no idea. I haven't figured out how to exploit their weakness...

[And they killed him. There was no way he could win without aid.]

... [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]

What makes you think they have any? And even if they did, what makes you think we will even have the ability to exploit anything?

I don't, but we've gotta have hope.

Whatever gives your life purpose.

[Though she's beginning to get the feeling it's like banging up against a steel wall. Unless you have the strength to cut through it, there is nothing you can do but hurt yourself.]

But if you do find a way, I will assist you.

Thanks, Robin-chan.

[Because he had a feeling he was going to need every sympathetic hand he could find, and Robin had them in spades. Whomever this woman truly was, whatever her nature, he liked her.

Any friend of Fujiko's was worth his attention.]

If you need anything, feel free to ask.

Of course.

[Not that she will offer likewise. At least not for anything. Though she is curious...]

How do you know Luffy?

[Its fine. He's had more offers of help lately than he wants to deal with.]

...I know the Vice Admiral. [Because that was the truth--and he uses that rank only for Robin.] Have known him since I came here in November, and I was getting exasperated by his constant comparisons between 'Straw Hat' and myself. I didn't actually meet Luffy himself until a couple of months back, when Smoker and my rival, Zenigata, decided to trade places and targets.

It...was pretty wild. I've spoken with Luffy on and off since then, and I was looking forward to getting to know him better.

[Vivi scowls a bit at that non-answer. She doesn't think being older will change anything.]

When I leave, I'm still gonna come back and visit people! Because...because they're my friends!

You won't remember any of this once you leave. Your memories will be taken away as if this place has never been.

I see

[So a friend and not a friend, and some sort of thief or pirate himself. Someone not to be trusted, obviously, but so few people are. Still, she can't imagine there is much comparison to be had. ~~but then, she's biased~~]

I hope that you won't get the chance. But knowing how things are, you probably will.

[Thief, and go on a head and be biased. He doesn't mind, because he's only similar to Luffy in approach to conflict and mentality. They're very different otherwise, and Lupin almost wanted to yell at Smoker for the comparison when he finally met Luffy.]

It's the best thing to hope for, but you're probably right. Smoker left a few months back, and returned a week later with a few more scars, a much higher rank, and two years on him. None of us should have to live in a cage, though, so I'm gonna hope that Luffy stays on his ocean. It's the best place for him.

[...what? Vivi looks stricken. That's terrible. And what's more, nobody else told her that, not even Sanji or Nami, so she'll only accept one explanation:]

You're lying!

[And she slams her journal shut.]

I feel the same. [Even though... Well, no, those thoughts shouldn't be entertained. There is no purpose to them]

Do you have anything to go back to?

[He smiles.] Running from the cops, stealing treasures, and being a scoundrel. It's all great fun, really.

How about you? It's the Grand Line, right, but is it treating you well?

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