Log 17 [video]

[toujoursfluer]

[Robin looks quite serene today, though those who have known her will notice a certain glint in her eye that spells trouble. It is high time she gets one certain thing straight in her life]

Hello, Luceti, and new feathers. Welcome to our little town where you will both make wonderful friendships and suffer traumatically for making them. However, that's life, ne? It will all work out in the end. [after we break them in half like twigs]

Speaking of trauma, however, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to kidnap a certain longnosed sniper, who is fond of elaborate stories but not so much of mushrooms. I was thinking a baited trap of some sort and briefly considered an arrow to the knee but that may be going a bit far. I do want to keep him around, after all.

[in other words, Usopp... 1, 2... Robin's coming for you. There is nowhere to run.]

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[fierybluebird]

An elaborate mousetrap with chowder as bait?

[Not that Marco ever considered such a thing with Ace. Nope.]

[toujoursfluer]

Wouldn't a mousetrap just snip off his head?

[fierybluebird]

Robin, love, what kind of traps are you using? Because I think we need to discuss them...

[He's just teasing and he loves your morbidity, really.]

[toujoursfluer]

The standard kinds. [all innocence here] Though I forewent the poison tipped spikes. They might end up a bit rough on him, don't you think?

[fierybluebird]

Try something less meant for assassination and more for capture and release, love.

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[hero_of_smiles]

[Oh.My.God. Robin, just why? Why would you even say crap like this to people?

If he were new, he definitely wouldn't want to hear that. The experience is already frightening enough being randomly thrown into another. It would make it worse to have a vague sense of dread of bad stuff to come.]

Was that all really necessary?

And can't you just ask that person to hang around rather than thinking of an elaborate way to lock him up?

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[toujoursfluer]

It was. And I could have.

[but she is much too tired of playing that game and hurting for it. So she will do things her way. She sips her coffee and leans back nonchalantly]

You look well, Cross-chan.

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[hero_of_smiles]

...Sometimes I question how sane you are.

[If he knew that much, he'd just go and ask the person for her. Better than freaking them out with some kind of pit trap.

Her comment throws him off a little bit.]

Um, thank you?


[At least he was doing a good job at fooling people. Last month still was troubling him a lot.]

You do too, Robin.

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[toujoursfluer]

Always an interesting question. What do you think the answer is? [she hesitates only the barest moments and adds]

And why so surprised? Isn't it natural that I should be concerned about your well-being?

[she's testing the waters here, wondering ow much he remembers and how much he wants to]

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[hero_of_smiles]

Honestly, I'm afraid to find out.

[Oh...oh those questions were not something he expected. And clearly ones he wanted to avoid answering for now.

He'll play the dumb card for right now.]

Suppose not. We're friends after all.

[weathervain]

[There's a problem with not being used to your brand of humour, Robin--]

Excuse me?

[toujoursfluer]

My, you're protective. [faint smile as she rests her chin on her fingers. It's somewhat a relief though--Nami is a bit harsher than she's used to. She can't define it easily but it's almost as if there's a sort of edge]

I take it you don't approve.

[weathervain]

The guy's got enough issues without you stalking him. [Though Robin's whole post is kinda creepy, she sounds more slightly put out than genuinely angry. Whether that's because she's pretending she doesn't care or she's factoring in the fact that tRobin might be trolling, who knows?] What do you want him for, anyway?

[toujoursfluer]

Issues?

[she's never thought of him having issues before. Charming character quirks certainly. Unless she means he's in trouble-- Outside of being in Luceti of course. But no...that can't be the case or everyone would know so--perhaps just being in this place.

In any case, the answer is simple. She watches Nami carefully]

We are nakama. Whether the memory of it is there or not, we're bound together.

[weathervain]

[Well to be fair, she's just being a brat with the issues crack. Robin's sentence gets a raised eyebrow. Such a comment doesn't particularly unsettle her now, more than a faint twist of discomfort. She's had time to grow used to this double-life thing.]

Does that mean I should look forward to you stalking me in the near future?

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[nosenobounds]

[ For a second, he is actually not even listening to the words because he's busy recognizing this woman as the woman from the store that stormed out all upset because of him. Man, he's already really grateful for these journals. Usopp opens with a plainly chipper "Oh! It's you!" Since he's just kind of had that one shirt stuffed into his satchel until such time as he ran into her again-- well, if he ever would, but it's not that big a town, really, and apparently crazy things are always happening hold on a second

Did she say kidnap? She knows he's the sniper! And that he doesn't like... mushrooms... so maybe she definitely must have spent time with him at some point, since it's not like he deliberately seeks out stuff with mushrooms to talk about how he doesn't like them...

No, he's still kind of freaked out, there's no stopping the train now: does this lady just always say really creepy stuff-? Does she always plan it?!! ]

K- kidnapping is already going way too far just as an idea! [ APPROPRIATELY SCANDALIZED. ] Everybody here is already kidnapped, so it's not even really original! In fact, I hear releasing people is really great this time of year!

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[toujoursfluer]

Oh but the longnosed liar is quite rare. I'd be remiss if I didn't add at least one to my collection.

[there is no getting off this sea train once it's started. But she will go just a little further. Just a few more stops]

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[nosenobounds]

[ If this conversation were running, this would be where his part tripped all over its own feet while he got onto the bullshit track. ]

Ah- ah, yeah, I mean, I'm a pretty popular guy like that, of course! [ Everybody wants a piece. Of course. ] But I'm kind of already in a few collections, I don't have time to be in everybody's!

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[toujoursfluer]

But you are in Luffy's, ne? [she laces her fingers together and rests her chin on them]

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[nosenobounds]

Well- yeah, but- if we're both really part of Luffy's collection, we can't exactly collect each other, right? [ He doesn't know the rules of kidnapping, gosh. He just co-opts toddlers for play pirate crews. WAIT. ] I don't even know your name yet!

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[spohkh]

[Spock looks slightly uncomfortable as he appears on the journal.]

Greetings Miss Robin.

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[toujoursfluer]

Spock-chan....

[how interesting this discussion would be]

You're...looking well.

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[spohkh]

[The Vulcan hesitates...]

Would you be... amenable to meeting in person? I do not wish for anyone to overhear what we might say.

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[toujoursfluer]

[she does want to and she doesn't. But it is what it is and it's not as if they can avoid eachother in this place]

Come by the house then. I assume you remember the way?

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[spohkh]

I do.

I will be there momentarily.
[With a final nod, the Vulcan cuts the communication and heads out the door. He doesn't want to think too much about this, but he can't help it. The only comfort he has right now is that he has already spoken to Marco about this... and thankfully there doesn't seem to be any hard feelings there.

But... Robin is a different issue entirely. She was there.
Spock knocks.]