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Log 17 [video]

[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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Who can say...

[she can think of all kinds of things, course. Little tricks and traps to keep him around but-- in cases like that, as soon as you stopped, the need vanished and so did the prey. She wants to kidnap him, (or at the very least tease him about it) just for fun--but the reality of the aftermath... She is selfish enough to want him to stay just because of her.]

It makes me want to be completely selfish...

I think that's natural. [Pets under her chin soothingly.] Good even.

Maybe he just needs to know how much you want him around, eh? Mah, sometimes even you are like a wild bird. Not just a cassowary, but a robin. All I want do is build you a nest and keep you safe, but I know you need your freedom too.

[Kisses her cheek.] He will grow to love you again, because you are you, not because you're nakama. You don't need your captain to be the one who links you all together, eh. But I am sorry that it will hurt until then.

Until then, just trust him, eh?

[for just a second she hates him. For saying that. For making sense. She looks away but her hands cling lightly to the fabric of his clothes. Wanting to hold on and let go at the same time.

She should trust him. She should be connected to him. She is linked to him even if he doesn't know it. And she can protect him here a little. If not from the Malnosso than other things. She can protect his heart and his spirit but...]

He'll leave again... [and forget again. She swallows, and sucks in a soft breath, sitting up straighter] ...and will forget. And if you are sent back and...and taken from when Whitebeard is still alive--you will have forgotten, too.

[and even the people here who--who had been-- They had been a family-- had either left or seemed determined to forget what it had meant. As if feelings like that didn't matter. She wipes a tear from her face with the back of her hand, angry at it for even daring]

Robin...

[He pins her down, but in a warm blue hug.] You don't know that will happen. You fear it. Trust your nakama to be stronger than those fears. This ring, [Taps it with a finger where it is on her hand.] isn't just because I want to marry you, eh? It's my promise that even in our own world, I'll do my best no matter how many memories I forget to always remind you and always give you my best.

Besides, even if I came back here from Whitebeard's time, I'd want to romance you all over again. Even when I had the memories of over thirty years ago here, I wanted to sneak away and steal you for my own. To rescue you from your ivory tower and black thorns.

That ring is a promise that you can always steal me back. Because you would, whether intentionally or otherwise.

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

Excuse me?

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.

[ 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!

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]

[ 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!

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

Greetings Miss Robin.

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?

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

Spock-chan....

[how interesting this discussion would be]

You're...looking well.

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.

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!

Well then, if we're both part of the collection, you should come stay with me. By any means is fine, but kidnapping is so much more fun.

[if you don't stop being absolutely adorable, you're not going to make it any easier on yourself]

My name is Nico Robin.

D- don't just threaten to kidnap people! [ IT IS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU. ]

[she giggles] Then how about guide?

[hands, blossomed from the ground, lightly tug at Usopp's pants]

Yeah, I guess I could at least know where you- [ He does need to make the official amends and try to figure her out more and all.

But what is that-- ]

[ A LONG AND MIGHTY WARRIOR'S SCREAM.

First ghosts, now this?!

Usopp very bravely... attempts to run away... bravely. ]

[The Vulcan hesitates...]

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

[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?

Keeping an eye on you, certainly. For all the good it will do here. [which won't be much. But she knows better than to corner someone on the run, even if there is nowhere to run. Perhaps Nami-chan will come around and perhaps she won't. Who can say?]

[she sighs and grabs his ankle]

It's nothing to be afraid of, only me.

[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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