Log 004 [Video]

[toujoursfluer]

[You will see Robin sitting in her bedroom, glancing at the journal. It could seem like it was accidental, as if she was reading something else]

Strange how it seems both quiet and crazy these days, ne?

[Much quieter than she likes. Much quieter than she's used to]

Tell me your stories. Any stories so long as they are true. I want to know what Luceti is like. I want to know who you are. It could be fun.

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[oldest_trick]

Stories.? Why, I have plenty of stories. Though I can't promise they will all have perfect little endings.

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[weakahoshi]

Robin-sama, do you remember me? S- some people do and some don't.

[toujoursfluer]

Real stories rarely do. [But she's listening]

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[toujoursfluer]

I can't say that I do. [But given that she's a giant mermaid and Robin has yet to see her in Luceti]

Though I imagine I will meet you at Fishman Island.

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[seakingbait]

Sometimes "quiet" can be a good thing, Robin-chin.

[She sighs quietly.]

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[weakahoshi]

[If a humanoid being could deflate, that would be the nearest equivalent to what Shirahoshi does at this moment.]

Oh. Mm-hmm, that's right...

[Maaaan she never thought she'd feel so lonely, being surrounded by friendly people like the Strawhats.]

I'm sorry to have bothered you...

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[toujoursfluer]

Perhaps. But I've grown fond of chaos.

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[toujoursfluer]

There's no need to be shy. I can meet you all over again, ne? You certainly seem interesting.

[doubleppk]

True stories, hum?

[She taps a finger to her chin.] Honestly those are more outrageous than any lie.

But it's customary to start with one of your own, so you might have to tell a story first you realize~

[toujoursfluer]

How can you be sure what I'm telling you is true? [She rests her chin on interlaced fingers]

I could say anything.

[fierybluebird]

Quiet and crazy. Sounds about right.

So this one time, the pineapples that raised me thought it would be cool to teach me how to ski. Of course at the time I couldn't quite get the ski boots over my talons, so they told me to just hold onto the skis and pushed me down the hill.

I made a very nice large snowball.

[Oh, did you want a true story? He's not sorry. That was obviously the truest story he's ever told.]

[doubleppk]

Perhaps then, the lies are truly the most revealing of them all.

[toujoursfluer]

You should tell the Judge that. He might enjoy it. [Have a smile]

Is that really how you ski, Bird-chan? Throw yourself headfirst down a hill?

[toujoursfluer]

Then I'll lie to you and you lie to me and we'll see who's most exposed.

[fierybluebird]

I'll make sure to.

Hey hey, I got better, eh? I can ski just fine now.

Except moguls. Them I don't get.

[toujoursfluer]

Can you really? [It might sound like she doesn't believe you. But she may just be teasing. Which do you think?

She cocks her head to the side at the strange word]

Moguls?

[doubleppk]

Interesting game.

A story is it...

One time a certain government commissioned me to investigate counterfeit plates. They're used to reproduce fake currency and as you can imagine, everyone always wants their hands on them. It's not much good when the money is all fake, but these were the best in the world, their bills were all but indistinguishable from the real thing.

There was a beautiful large castle overlooking a grand lake. I took on the position of Governess to the young lady of the house and set about to see what rumors would true.

After a few months, I finally hit a breakthrough, but wouldn't you know it, a certain idiot thief showed up so I knew everything was going to explode. My cover, the investigation, soon his favorite cop would follow and the secrets the castle held would likely disappear in the firestorm.

[It's a start. To a long story.]

[fierybluebird]

I can actually. [Completely confident, of course.] Though I rather prefer the lodges with the fires and hot springs. Great for reading a book at night.

They purposely make bumps in the snow. Death traps to kill you I assume. [Forever deadpan, and possibly serious.]

[toujoursfluer]

I see. What was in it for you?

[toujoursfluer]

I think I would prefer the lodges and hot springs as well, as long as there was someone to wash my back.

[But before you can dwell to long on that]

And how many times were you killed on them? [Given that he is a phoenix. And the image of him rolling down a hill in fiery panic amuses her somehow]

[doubleppk]

[What indeed.]

Oh, that's part of the mystery of the story. But really, what wasn't in it for me? I could either ransom the plates to the governments to make them fulfill certain promises they made. [Though really, she'd long since given up hope on any government coming through on any promise... ever.] Or I could leverage them among the mafia dons, or really I could just remove Cagliostro's leverage.

You see, he was a greedy cruel man, and I have a terrible bad habit of not getting along with men like him.

[By shooting them in the face, but you know...]

And what better way than by hitting where it hurts the most? Their finances.

That's a very old game. Dealing with men like him and removing their leverages.

[fierybluebird]

[You are a terrible woman Nico Robin and you should be ashamed. Or proud. But he's pretty sure she's definitely proud about it. Which is somehow more awful and awesome at the same time.]

Make sure you stay until winter and that can be easily arranged.

[Coughs discreetly.] Only a couple... dozen.
[Honestly, whether he's lying or not is really up to the imagination by now.]

[toujoursfluer]

An old game but a dangerous one.

[She says it lightly enough though she's played those kind of games herself...and paid for them. Though she's long forgotten the twinge of that particular wound.]

Is that your aim in life, Trap-san? To get them before they get you? Or is it just for the fun of it?

[Because those sorts of games can be thrilling, she has to admit]

[toujoursfluer]

[She laughs. Whether it's a lie or not doesn't matter, really.]

I think I will, if only to watch you tumble downhill. But, of course you can't die too much. I'll need someone to warm me, after all.

[fierybluebird]

I'll keep my dying to a minimum just so you can never get cold.