Previous threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=One%20Piece%20Bounty%20Photographer%20QuestMC Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/XGUgpV79Cover-art kindly provided by our noble artiste, Draw-anon, who kindly took time off repainting the Sistine Chapel for us. Look upon our prettyboy protagonist. Look upon his devilish smile and despair.In last thread’s episode of One Piece Genuine Pirate Quest, our accurately named mysterious hero MYSTERIOUS HERO ARTHUR woke to find himself a temporary guest of the ferocious and cunning Strawhat Pirates, along with the King of Snipers, Sogeking, which conveniently translates to Sniper King. What a coincidence! Also, they’re in THE SKY.Shockingly enough, it appears that genuine pirate Arthur may not even be a pirate at all, as the evil Devil Child, Nico Robin, has discovered him reporting to a Marine! Could it be that our Mysterious Hero is truly a hero of JUSTICE?!We now return you to your scheduled idiocy.
>the interrogation begins“So Pajaya,” you politely begin, making your way to the front of the parade of CRIMINAL SCUM, “Skypiea sounds pretty self-sufficient. Do you guys have a lot of industry here?”While it’s not as detailed as Curly’s lecture on Alabasta, the man happily gives a rundown on how different clouds are used to make different things - and how earth, or vearth as they call it, is beloved for its ability to grow trees and crops. That’s.... fascinating, although frankly, you were more interested in potential sky candy, something Chopper is only too happy to hear about as well.Yes. They have candy. It’s made from the sugar in fruits, and not in huge amounts - candy here is an uncommon treat, and fairly expensive, but you’re sure you can find a way to buy some, somehow. Maybe someone wants some sword lessons?“We’ll figure out a way,” you tell the child, giving him a determined thumbs up. He nods at you in agreement, face stubborn (and cute).The next thing you find out, as you hammer Pajaya with questions, is about the shells, which drags everyone’s attentions in. A thorough explanation of most of the dials ensues, and it turns out the pretty shell you picked up on the beach was a Breath Dial. It’s only palm sized, not big enough to power the waver or similar, but you’ll probably find a use for it.... Or sell it for candy. That’s a use, right?In any case, as soon as you reach their home, various dials are displayed, which you eye in interest. Lamp Dials would save a lot of trouble on ships, without having to worry about fire or electricity, let alone Heat Dials for cooking. Maybe you should try to bring a few back with you?In any case, your main priorities are to>Get back down to the Blue Seas >Get Chopper away from the pirates>Find out how the Strawhats are connected to the Revolutionaries>Get some useful Dials to take back>Kill at least one or two of the Strawhats while you’re here (any in particular?)>Figure out what the hell is up with that Sogeking dude>Other?(You haven’t yet asked about who’s in charge, you can also vote to do that if you wish. The update was just taking a while.)
>>3477679>>Get some useful Dials to take back>>Get back down to the Blue Seas >>Get Chopper away from the piratesWe should also thank Papaya for his help
>>3477679>Get some useful Dials to take back
>>3477679>Get some useful Dials to take back>Get back down to the Blue Seas>Capture strawhats
>>3477679>Find out how the Strawhats are connected to the Revolutionaries>Get some useful Dials to take backAny excuse for us to actually talk to them
>>3477679>Get back down to the Blue Seas > JUSTICE or capture the Strawhats.
>>3477679>>3477700Also adding >PHOTOS AND SOUVENIRS
>>3477679Supporting >>3477700>>3477707Especially that last one.So, when are we going to toy with using a breath dial to give our boy Harry a boost to the meteor hammer?
I can't believe Crocodile, Kidd, Ace, Coby, Helmeppo, Bogard and Garp are dead.
So priorities are>Get cool dials>Get back down to Blue Seas safely>(Plus photos. And candy. Lots of candy.)So you’re considering gathering intel or taking on the Strawhats as not worth the current risk, and I’m guessing you think grabbing Chopper isn’t worth the risk either.OKAY?>>3477713>when?When you vote for it. Considering you’ve never even used it, though...
>>3477679>>Get some useful Dials to take back>>Get back down to the Blue Seas
>>3477715And maybe way to earn cash to afford this stuff
>>3477679>Find out how the Strawhats are connected to the Revolutionaries>Get some useful Dials to take back>Get some useful WEH-PUNS to take back>PHOTOS AND SOUVENIRS>SKYPEIAN CANDY YOU NEEEEDDDDDD IIIIIIIITTTTTTTCan't believe people are forgetting about Donquixote Harry coming out due to sugar deficiency
>>3477715I thought people voted for it on the assumption it would use the cannonball stat.It wasn't clear at all.
>>3477714>Ace deadI'm not believing anything until we hear it from Smoboss himself.If its true I can't believe we got Ace killed earlier than canon.>>3477715Pretty much yeah. Now that robin has our number its going to suicide to try anything
>>3477724Anons wanted us to be Garp Junior and carry like a canonball on a string to use when we're off ship and away from the cannonball supply, which is why we got a seperate weapon vote.
>>3477725I will ceaselessly call Bullshit if Blackbeard beat Garp and Ace at the same time.Garp is like one of the only people who could actually take Whitebeard on.Blackbeard got assblasted by a mortally wounded Whitebeard.
>>3477720Steal from the Strawhats, duh.>>3477724... Why would throwing cannonballs have anything to do with using a bastardised meteor-hammer type weapon?>You collapse into a chair, to take a moment to figure things out, while the Strawhats seem to be... overly enthusiastic. You’re not sure what their cook feeds them (and he’s currently investigating the contents of the kitchen), but it certainly seems to be working for their energy levels. The Witch Thief is still riding the waver outside, while everyone else admires the household Dials, or talks among themselves.Sogeking seems to be quite happy to place himself as part of the conversation, but you can’t help but be aware you’re... not exactly stand-offish, but clearly an outsider. Not that getting too involved is good, of course - you don’t want to slip up and say something suspicious or odd - but you should probably try to get yourself involved. Even if you’d rather just collect a load of these useful Dials and get back on the ground.Rescuing Chopper... will probably have to go on the backburner, unfortunately. With Nico Robin onto you, it’s too much risk. Even arresting the Strawhats is unlikely, with her on guard and likely looking to win their trust.>Talk to Conis or Papaya (about?)>Talk to one of the Strawhats? (Which? About?)>See if you can slip out and head back to the ship.>Other?
>>3477732They did get super shit rolls (pretty sure someone got a 4) and they're all Ds which negate plot armor, so who knows
>>3477737>>See if you can slip out and head back to the ship.either this or>>Talk to Sogeking about his opinion on the Dials
>>3477737>Talk to one of the Strawhats? (Which? About?)>ViviMake general small talk, something to report back to Curly on how she's holding up.
>>3477740Negating plot armour shouldn't negate Garp being able to snap Teach in half with ease.
>>3477737>Talk to Vivi
>>3477737>>Talk to one of the Strawhats? (Which? About?)Cheapshot. His assessment of skypeian ingredient quality and quantity. If we go non-combat, helping out the kitchen would be a good way to stay useful.
>>3477737>talk to sogeking about his opinion on the dials, have nerdgasm and try ideas about implementing them in weapons
>>3477755>We roll for it....Chef Flashy anyone?
>>3477760Not even necessarily cooking, just making sure there's enough to eat. Gotta supplement the kitchen when you can.But a knife is a weapon...
>>3477764>But a knife is a weapon...We DO have currently unused dagger skill...Probably would synergize well with Throwing Up skill if we train a bit too.
Tie between Vivi and Sogeking at the moment, will roll if there’s no tiebreaker.
>>3477776>Vivi
>>3477778Calling here for filthy traitor Vivi-scum.
>magical princess pirate-chwanYou cast your attention over to Princess Vivi, the one who may not have caused this whole mess, but certainly helped it along. If she hadn’t taken up with the Strawhats... well, you don’t know what would have happened to Alabasta, but she, Kohza and Carue wouldn’t have decided piracy was a great idea, and maybe Nico Robin wouldn’t have joined either.Like, seriously... what the crap is Nico doing here. Hmm?“You’re Princess Vivi, right?” You make sure to keep it casual, innocent-sounding. Definitely not like you want to arrest her, no sirree!“Ah, yes,” she sounds a little embarrassed by the fact. “But right now, I’m not a prin-““She’s a prisoner,” Kohza butts in, arms folded where he lounges on another chair.“Kohza!”He stares at her pointedly, an impressive act considering his sunglasses. She slumps back, looking annoyed. “Yes, that’s right. The Strawhats are holding me prisoner.” .... That’s a blatant lie. That’s definitely a blatant lie.“Ooookaaaaay,” you respond, mildly confused. Do they really think anyone’ll fall for that?The princess smiles at you apologetically. “It’s complicated.”“No it isn’t. You’re a hostage.”“KOHZA!” She reaches over to smack his arm in a decidedly non-hostage manner. “I doubt Arthur’s going to report anything to the Marines!”Hahahahahahaha yes of course not hahahahaha. You try to look innocent as Kohza tilts his glasses down to glare at you properly. “I’m sure he has nothing interesting to tell them.”>Really feeling the trust here...>So, uh, how’s the prisoner-thing working out for you?>What was up with Alabasta, anyway? I dunno how much of the news was just bull.>Other?
>>3477809>so how is a"""prisoner""" treated on the strawhats ship, and what happened in Alabama, shit was crazy yo
>>3477809>What was up with Alabasta, anyway? I dunno how much of the news was just bull.Can roll for haki here? Just to try to get some surface feelings on the matter of Alabasta.
>>3477809>Really feeling the trust here...>What was up with Alabasta, anyway? I dunno how much of the news was just bull.
>>3477809>>So, uh, how’s the prisoner-thing working out for you?
>>3477809>“I doubt Arthur’s going to report anything to the Marines!”>Nervous sweatingWe should ask her about the ducks for our candy army I mean Marines
>>3477809>What was up with Alabasta, anyway? I dunno how much of the news was just bull.Should we lie to them that marines already send out Vivis wanted posters? Just for reaction.
>>3477809>>Really feeling the trust here...>>I see the dastardly Kosher is holding you prisoner Valve
>>3477809>"Prisoner, Hostage, Crewmate, whatever! You're along for whatever ride the Strawhats are going on. What I wanna know is what was up with Alabasta."
>>3477816Sure, I’ll put this one as an auto success since you succeeded at it very recently and this is a calm situation, but you won’t make any gains from it.
>>3477809>What was up with Alabasta, anyway? I dunno how much of the news was just bull.>HakiThe prisoner thing is getting awkward, let's take a big step away from that minefield into a less intense one. Strawhat pov on Alabsta gooooo.
>>3477809>So Stockholm syndrome? As a person that is quite often kidnaped I can relate.
>>3477816Support
>>3477839Anon...Stockholm is a real city.
>>3477860Ah yes, the famous Stockholm syndrome, named for the Marine Psychologist who quantified it, Stockholm Hugo!
>hahahahahakiiiiiiiiiiYou take the opportunity to flip your Observation on, finding yourself afloat in a goopy ocean of emotions. You’re getting a little better at picking them out though, despite the relatively close proximity of the Strawhats, especially when you minimize your range to just the room.Interestingly, there seems to be a dark thread of guilt-shame-sadness in the air - quite a bit of it, at that. Still, not your business or problem to work out who it belongs to; you focus on picking out Vivi’s emotions instead.“What was up with Alabasta, anyway? I dunno how much of the news was just bull.”Vivi and Kohza look at each other in a way that communicates beyond words. They both feel... like the Spring after a long Winter.“Also complicated,” she admits. “Most of what the news reported was right, amazingly... Sir Crocodile was leading an organization called Baroque Works to try and overthrow my father. The combined forces of the local rebellion, Strawhats and Marines dealt with it, and... Luffy and Firefist Ace disposed of Sir Crocodile himself.”“Can’t say I’ve ever heard of a pirate crew teaming up with Marines, before,” you say lightly.“Well - it’s not like they were actively working together...”“The Marines worked separately, though I guess they helped,” Kohza clarifies, sounding disgruntled to admit it. Dick. That’s what Marines are there for! Maybe you dumbasses should have asked for help in the first place?! Shitheads!“I see...” you lie. “And Strawhat Luffy helped with Crocodile, huh? I read that was all Firefist.”“Yes, Luffy took him on first.” Vivi brightens, obviously eager to sing her savior’s praises. “Unfortunately, he wasn’t quite strong enough the first time, though he succeeded in delaying him somewhat... but during their rematch, he injured him. Although considering how easily Firefist killed Crocodile once he appeared, I guess it makes sense the Government would attribute the entire fight to their new Shichibukai.”“Not like they could admit any pirate helped,” Kohza adds, which is true. “But most of the Strawhats were involved in taking down Crocodile’s men - except for Roronoa, obviously.”>They did a lot for your country, huh?>Roronoa... wasn’t he arrested?>So the Marines didn’t do much?>Other?>>3477860I’ve mentioned Stockholm syndrome in-quest a couple of times, for convenience, because I can’t be bothered to make up a fake name and then attach the concept to it. Assume a Doctor Stockholm in-game came up with it.
>>3477866>>They did a lot for your country, huh?I wouldn't mention Zoro's arrest. That may not be public knowledge.
>>3477866>They did a lot for your country, huh?
>>3477860Not knowing about famous Psychologist Stockholm Hugo, for shame.
>>3477866>Huh. That Lolonoa guy sounds kinda useless huh? Missed out that entire fiasco>inb4 SUDDEN REALIZATION
>>3477866>>They did a lot for your country, huh?>>And Straw Hat is actually that strong? No offence he seems kinda...
>>3477871The first recorded user of the Hostage-Hostage fruit.
>>3477866>They did a lot for your country, huh?>So the Marines didn’t do much?Resist urge to defend SmoBoss
>>3477866>>Roronoa... wasn’t he arrested?>>They did a lot for your country, huh?
>>3477866>>They did a lot for your country, huh?>>So the Marines didn’t do much?
>>3477866>>They did a lot for your country, huh?
>>3477875The Hostage Hostage Zoan - whoever eats it can turn into... Harry Flashman, ultimate kidnappee!
>>3477878+1
>>3477885Dad not included
>gee those strawhats sure sound mildly useful maybe“They did a lot for your country, huh?”Vivi nods, gratefulness-relief-joy bubbling happily from her emotions. “Of course, the rebellion, the Marines and Firefist all did their part... but the Strawhats did a great deal to end Crocodile’s threat faster and more safely than it could have been.”“Even though she’s a prisoner,” Kohza mentions.“... Even though I’m a prisoner, yes.”“So what about you, Arthur?” Kohza leans forward, and you feel his attention sharpen and fix on you, alert. “U- Sogeking said your ship and crew were dealt with by Vice-Admiral Garp, right?”>That’s right... I just barely managed to get to Mocktown before my lifeboat sank.>Actually, a couple of my crew survived, but pretty much, yeah. I already got into contact and let them know I was in Skypiea.>I... I’m sorry. it’s still too raw... (will require a roll to convince)>Other?>>3477891The special ability of the Hostage Hostage Fruit is clearly to lure in middle-aged men who want to become the user’s father. I’m not sure if female users attract motherly women instead. Much more research must be done on this strange and enigmatic Fruit.
>>3477904>>Canonballs....Everywhere....>>Actually, a couple of my crew survived, but pretty much, yeah. I already got into contact and let them know I was in Skypiea.
>>3477904>>That’s right... I just barely managed to get to Mocktown before my lifeboat sank.Do not let the crew know that we have a comms device.
>>3477904>>Actually, a couple of my crew survived, but pretty much, yeah. I already got into contact and let them know I was in Skypiea.>No real way to get up here, so I hope I make it back to Mock Town in one piece... Captain is probably going to yell at me a lot...
>>3477904>>>Canonballs....Everywhere....>>>Actually, a couple of my crew survived, but pretty much, yeah. I already got into contact and let them know I was in Skypiea.
>>3477904>Cannonballs....everywhereTap into our very real Garp cannonball trauma to fool them.I'd say hold off about crew for now. We did pretty much imply we were the only survivor to Usopp, after all.
>>3477904>>>>Canonballs....Everywhere....>>>>Actually, a couple of my crew survived, but pretty much, yeah. I already got into contact and let them know I was in Skypiea.
>>3477904>Canonballs....Everywhere....>No real way to get up here, so I hope I make it back to Mock Town in one piece... Captain is probably going to yell at me a lot...
>>3477904>>That’s right... I just barely managed to get to Mocktown before my lifeboat sank.
>>3477914Ah, but Usopp isn't here! Just that dashing rogue Sogeking!
>>3477914>UsoppGood think he's not here then
>>3477919>Usopp>Fren
>garp syndrome is also a thingYou let your eyes glaze over, as you sink into the horrible, terrible past of That Day, trapped in the classroom as... no...“Cannonballs,” you whisper, seeing them smash through the walls around you, hear the screams of your classmates, the crunch of bones. “Cannonballs... everywhere...”“...... Are you okay?”“Whu-?” You blink back to reality. “Yes! Yes, I’m fine! Just... remembering.” You shudder, unable to prevent it. “Actually, a couple of my crew survived, but pretty much, yeah. I already got in contact and let them know I was up in Skypiea.”“Y-you have a crew?” Vivi looks and feel horrified and guilty, Kohza surprised. “Sogeking said that Usopp told him your crew was - well, I suppose you were drunk at the time - I’m very sorry!”“I’m sure he wouldn’t have brought you here if Usopp had realized you still had some crew,” Kohza says, sighing. “Sorry, Arthur. You should probably mention that to Sogeking and Luffy.”“It’s fine. Not exactly expected, but I guess he misunderstood,” you admit. “It was kind of Usopp to try and look out for me, anyway...even if it WAS by handing me over to Sogeking and the Strawhats.”“He certainly has good intentions,” Kohza muses, his blank face hiding the amusement you feel from him.“Yeah... I hope he and his crew are doing okay. He said they wanted to come up here, so I guess they’re missing out.”“..... I’m sure they’re fine.” Man, Kohza feels REALLY amused. That’s kind of insulting, though you’re not sure if he’s feeling it about you or poor Usopp. Even Vivi feels like she wants to bust out laughing. Rude.>(anything else to say?)>(talk to someone else?)>(head back to the ship.)>Other?>>3477927usopp best fren
>>3477904Obviously the Hostage Hostage fruit only attracts Moms if you're a princess....like Tashigi Flashman, duelist extraordinaire!
>>3477937>(anything else to say?)>I like your bird.
>>3477937>>Hey Kosher if you see Usopp again can you tell him that he's a good guy?>Talk to Sugeking about Dials and what he thinks of them
Rolled 27 (1d100)>>3477938>mfw you convince the strawhats you’re Harry Flashman’s sibling and not him/her nope not at allRolling for Hostage-Hostage Fruit~
>>3477937>>So what's Luffy's deal anyway? He seems like an idiot, but it sounds like he had a fair shot at beating Crocodile, and he saved your country but kidnapped you?
>>3477937>Try not to think about cannonballs>Find Sogeking and inquire more about Usopp.
>>3477949+1
Rolled 9 (1d100)>>3477949SupportAlso rolling for Ace jobbing in the afterlife
>>3477953Did he... job at jobbing?So he greatly succeeds?
>>3477953He just can't catch a break.
>>3477948>Whatever you do, dont correct Luffy and say your name isnt Art-guy but Flashman...uh...Arthur Flashman.
Rolled 1 (1d100)>>3477955I don't know.Let's see.Rolling for Ace ever not disappointing every father figure he has.
>>3477962...............W O W
>>3477962That looks about right
>>3477962HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH.
Things the Dice Gods disapprove of:>waifuing>FireplaceThings the Dice Gods approve of:>weapons>puking on thingsIncredible. I’m so proud and honoured to run this quest.
>>3477962https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kc70k14uDc
Rolled 82 (1d100)Heading back, will update later, please try not to obliterate poor Abs any worse than he already has been.Rolling for how much you make Smoboss proud.
Rolled 96 (1d100)>>3477979How embarrassing for Ace, even in fanfiction he can't escape his jobbing.Would Ace have had more fortune had he actually become a marine?Let's find out.
>>3477986Well would you look at that.If only he chose JUSTICE.
>>3477986My next quest will be playing as Marine-Ace, we'll see what the rolls are like then!Heading out now byyyyyyyyyyeeee
>>3477986THE WORST TIMELINE CONFIRMED ACTUALLY BEST TIMELINEApart from that bit where his identity is inevitably revealed and no matter how good a soldier he is he'd get super fucking executed
>>3477986Garp was right all along. Let us welcome Fireplace Ace, God King of Jobbing.
>>3477993Nah, Garp would legitimately go berserk if they tried that shit.Ace could then join the revolutionaries or something.
>>3477993I dunno, Sengoku would have a lot of incentive to prevent the Gorusei finding out if he were a Marine. Alternately, make it public and use it as propaganda that they even have the Pirate King's son loyal to them.>>3477997Plus this.
>>3477993It's one thing if he's a pirate, if he'd joined the marines and done nothing else wrong except 'being born' you'd think more than just Garp would throw a fit
>>3478040>>3478032>>3477997Oh I don't deny there'd be a fit, there's a whole interesting story there about a marine civil war basically.But If the higher ups were willing to kill thousands of babies to get the son of Rodger, whats the life of one soldier?
>>3478044The fact that Garp would tear the fuck out of Marineford followed by Mariejois.He'd show his asshole son how it's done.
>>3478044I'm betting the assumption there was that the child would grow up to be as bad or worse than Rogers... but if he's grown up to join the Marines, you kind of lose your argument there, unless you're like Akainu and think everyone with a drop of pirate blood is evil.To be frank, I think the Gorusei are smart enough to know he's more useful to them alive and loyal than dead and starting a civil war. Sure, he's a D, so they won't let him become Fleet Admiral, but even Garp was offered Admiral position, and Saul was a Marine officer too, so it's not like they're opposed to D's serving them. Just trouble-making ones like pirates.Anyhoo, tallying and writing.
>"So what's Luffy's deal anyway? He seems like an idiot, but it sounds like he had a fair shot at beating Crocodile, and he saved your country but kidnapped you?"Vivi and Kohza give each other one of Those Looks again."Well..." Vivi slowly begins, "He's certainly not - conventially intelligent? But he arm a right through to the heart of things -" With his animal cunning, no doubt. "- and he's a strong fighter! He definitely would have won against Crocodile the second time, I'm sure - but his bro- but Firefist intervened, so he didn't have to."You ignore the slip-up. "And kidnapping you...?""Vivi's father won't pay the ransom," Kohza says. "So we'll see how he feels as time passes."... Yeah, they don't expect anyone to believe them. They're paying the bare minimum of lip service to her being 'hostage'."But! Even so, Luffy did a great deal to save Alabasta!" The wide smile on the princess' face perfectly matches the cheer you feel from her. Whether it's true or not, it's honestly what she - and Kohza- believe."I can't say I ever thought good things about pirates before the Strawhats, but they definitely changed my mind," Kohza admits, allowing a faint smile to show. Ah, one of those dramatic, 'I gotta look manly and cool at all times' type of guys. You'd be annoyed, but Smoboss is one of those, so you have to be loyal and not have any opinions on it.... It's totally dumb.In any case, you certainly have food for thought.>Anything else?>Talk to someone else?>See if Cheapshot wants any help with the food?>Other?
>>3478115>see if cheapshot needs any help with food Inb4 nat 100 and we surpass his cooking level
>>3478115>>See if Cheapshot wants any help with the food?What could go wrong?
Rolled 57 (1d100)>>3478123Rolling to find All Blue within the next week...
>>3478115>>See if Cheapshot wants any help with the food?
>>3478115>>See if Cheapshot wants any help with the food?Yesssss...
>>3478123SupportI MEAN HOW EVIL CAN COOKING BE?
>>3478115>See if Cheapshot wants any help with the food?
Rolled 76 (1d100)>>3478115>See if Cheapshot wants any help with the food?Rolling for our culinary performances
Rolled 56 (1d100)>>3478115>Go help Cheapshot with the cookingMasterchef Arthur Flashpan reporting for duty
>>3478133Prepare to discover your talents in poison!>fooooooodWinding down the conversation, you next head over to the kitchen, where the villainous Cheapshot Sanji is currently beginning to prepare some kind of lobster dish. The ingredients certainly all look good, you have to admit, and there looks to be plenty to go around."Can I help out any?" You lean over the countertop as he eyes you. "I'm feeling kind of useless, and it seems only right to assist in some way."Cheapshot clicks his tongue as he washes a bowlful of vegetables. "Its nice to get an offer of help for once, and there ARE a lot to cook for... you have any experience?""Nothing beyond the basics, but I can do simple prep."He doesn't look pleased by that, but after a few moments, you apprently pass the test of 'this guy can't mess up TOO bad, right?' and get pointed in he direction of various vegetables, with instructions on precisely how thin to slice or dice them.Oh, and you're firmly ordered to wash your hands thoroughly first, because ladies will be eating. You're not sure why the women apparently have weaker immune systems than the guys...>Roll 1d100 best of 3 for food prepYou get a +20 because it involves STABBY THINGS
Rolled 17 (1d100)>>3478155
Rolled 69 (1d100)>>3478155
Rolled 33 (1d100)>>3478155>Think about Fireplace and channel the stabby
Rolled 48 + 20 (1d100 + 20)>>3478155Slashy slashy
>>3478157>69Shoukugeki bonus?
>>3478157To bad this isn’t a lewd quest cause this is hilarious.
Rolled 56 + 20 (1d100 + 20)>>3478155
>>3478157>69>erocook>NIIIIIIIIIIIIIOCCCCCCEEE
>>3477962Jesus that's depressing
>>3478157Ah. I see another poor soul has fallen victim to the wiles of Princess Flash- uh, Mysterious Pirate Arthur-chan.
>>3478157Apparently Flashman is the type to make a home cooked meal for his dates.
>>3478165>flashy sexily drops lettuce over himselfmmm yeah, baby, pour some olive oil over that, mrowr~>>3478176Klaus will become his father... he's already used to disappointment.>69 + 20 = 89Turns out, you're pretty good at this. Okay, it's just rinsing stuff and chopping it, but you're handy with a knife, and after a few checks on you, Cheapshot decides you're 'not too bad, better than some of the idiots at the Baratie', and leaves you to it.You think that's a compliment? Maybe? He does feel mildly pleased...(Gained Cooking skill +7 from watching Sanji!)>Talk to Cheapshot? (About?)>Ask for cooking lessons?>Other?
>>3478193>>Ask for cooking lessons?>>Anything cool been happening with you guys?
Hey what did I mi->>3477962He's already dead anon. Y did you do this to him?>>3478193>>Ask for cooking lessons?
>>3478193>>Talk to Cheapshot? (About?)>How confident are you in cooking the food up here?Becoming a proficient chef might be a long shot, but if anyone can recognize edible materials, it's Sanji.Just in case a cut and run turns out to be necessary.
>>3478193>>Talk to Cheapshot? (About?)What's the Baratie?
>>3478193>>Ask for cooking lessons?Might be a good idea to learn at least the basics in case we're ever away from away from friends for a while.Like, say, we're undercover as a pirate and get caught.
>>3478193Stupid sexy Flashman.>Ask Sanji about cooking. Learn his secrets so you can one day out cook him.
>>3478193>>Talk to Cheapshot? (About?)>>So what's your deal? Good cooks are hard to come be...
>>3478193>Ask for cooking lessons?>All of our audience knows is it, but how did you join up with strawhats?
>>3478209Pffft, when have we ever been kidnapped by pirates? This is all according to keikaku.
>>3478221In fact, you're the one who's kidnapped THEM! Brilliant work again, Flashman!>teach me, Gordon Ramsey"Don't suppose you can manage a cooking lesson while we're at it?" You try not to sound too demanding, but there's two points in your favor - firstly, cooking apparently makes Cheapshot happy and relaxed, judging by the emotions you feel bubbling off him, and secondly, you've won his approval in the field of chopping things up.You're not really sure how hygienic it is for him to smoke while he cooks, though."I'm not letting you touch the trickier stuff, but sure," he says, not even looking at you as he measures out some spices. "How about I tell you what I'm doing and why as I go along?""Sounds good!" You push the bowls of chopped vegetables aside like he directs you, and move beside him to watch and listen as he works through the seafood.You have to admit... he's really good. Smooth, practiced movements, even though he admits these types of food and spices are new to him - with a small taste, he knows exactly how much of what to add, and can even vary it according to individual crew members' tastes or nutritional needs, adding or removing various types from each plate assigned to the crew.Damn pirates probably eat better than on your own ship, judging by the smell coming off the seafood, not fishy but light and enticing.>Roll 1d100 best of 3 for cooking lesson
Rolled 69 (1d100)>>3478241
Rolled 71 (1d100)>>3478241
Rolled 55 (1d100)>>3478241
Rolled 51 (1d100)>>3478241
>>3478243That's actually concerning
>>3478243>69>Food wars?
>>3478243Lewd Anon.
>>3478243Double 69. Nice
>>3478157>>3478243Oh god what am I doing
>>3478243Man, is it just us or is it getting hot in here?>Remove jacket
>>3478243Flashman has really got that sexy chef thing going on
>>3478256Rolling two 69s in a row, apparently...Is it orgy time in Conis' house? I think it's orgy time.
>>3478263Orgy or Sanji falling prey to the curse of Princess Flashman. QUICK DELICATELY BRUSH SOME HAIR OUT OF YOUR EYES FLASHMAN!
>>3478263Would Luffy even be good at sex? Like he's one of those protagonists whose not interested in it, but if he did would he be good?I guess I'm asking if being made of rubber is really good or really weird.
>>3478263>>3478265+1 for Sanji falling for our Princessly charm
>>3478267Anon....
>>3478270>>3478265Please stop, our GM is a grill Which means she'll do it To be honest I got really tired of princess thing when it became an actual plotline and made it so that we are pretty much being a gigantic ass to Fop for no reason other than lolz
>>3478263>Flashman:"Yo big sis glad you made it! Now do you want dinner, a bath, ooooor me~">Tashigi: "GAAAH-wait....phew thank god that was just a dream....why was dream Flashman so jacked?"
>>3478267I'm sorry, anon. I don't think it's going to happen.Not even if you distract him with bacon.
>>3478281Sanji tried to break our dick. I want to break his heart and give Zolo all the chuckles. Fop though, we need to fix that.
>>3478267On one hand he could probably control his dick size, but on the other hand I don't think Luffy even gets what sex is....
>>3478281The thing with Fop is just really awkward. You want to bring it up but he's already past the initial issues anout it and Flashman's confidence as a man is already fragile as is without bringing the gender thing back up.
>>3478287I meanSomehow Goku has two children despite not knowing what kissing is.Shonen is strange.
>>3478291Going off my admittedly vague, hazy recollections of Amazon Lily, no. No he does not.
>71.>also another 69, which means if you were a woman, Sanji would fall madly in love with you. but he'd do that anyway if you were a woman, so oh well.(Cooking +7! Also bonus for double 69... I'll figure something out. If you pull another 69 in Cooking or by same anon, I'll figure out something reeeeally good.)Yeah, you feel like you've learned a good bit - Cheapshot has to explain how cooking with regular ovens varies from cooking with Heat Dials, and how different spices are similar to Blue Sea ones, but he honestly sounds happy to have a willing audience.You have a suspicion that no-one else helps out with the cooking on board, proven when Roronoa wanders over and demands to know if there'll be any booze with the meal."None for freeloaders!" Wow, Cheapshot sure snapped to pissed off fast. "Maybe help out a little instead of lazing around, Mosshead!" Heh. Mosshead. Nice."Like you'd even want me helping," Roronoa scoffs, sounding both bored and annoyed."Of course I wouldn't! You're too dumb too realize you don't know jack shit, you'd probably poison us all! At least this guy wants to learn!">... Please don't bring me into it.>I just wanted to make myself useful?>It's a handy skill to have...>Other?>>3478265>>3478270... I don't think Sanji has any reason to suspect Flashy of womanliness? Apart from pretty eyes and a suspiciously body-concealing outfit, I guess, but I don't think he's dumb enough to jump on that as evidence.>>3478267Pretty sure it's bad, honestly. I mean, people are all 'oho, stretchy!' but in practice? Probably more compression. Plus I'm pretty sure he's as asexual as Flashy seems to be.
>>3478295>Flashman's confidence as a man is already fragile as ...It's really not though? The most he has against being called a woman is that everyone ELSE is sniggering about it. If the peanut gallery kept their thoughts to themselves I doubt he'll care what Fop thinks he is.
>>3478299Just finished Marineford and can confirm, no he does not. Word from Ods actually, that Usopp is the bad influence in those matters. He reacted to Nami when he was with Usopp in Alabastra because he's effectively a middle school boy, and when their together shenanigans happen. Its why he doesnt react in the slightest on Amazon Lily by himself.
>>3478308>It's a handy skill to have...The enemy of our enemy is our friend, after all. We must back cheapshot up for the greater good of annoying lolonoa.
>>3478308>>I just wanted to make myself useful?>>It's a handy skill to have...
>>3478308>>Hey, don't talk down to knowing about poison, saved my life before...
>>3478295It's not just awkward, it's tied to what is basically the worst day of his life, and it's someone who he believes to be a friend and someone who can be trusted. WHEN he finds out,he isn't going to just up and accept it, either he sulks and we'll have to work extremely hard to regain his trust again (best case scenario) ,or he'll be so fucking pissed that we might even turn him onto a darker path, becoming our enemy and stuff
>>3478308>>I just wanted to make myself useful?
>>3478308>>It's a handy skill to have...
>>3478308>Cooking is important if you're gonna be out on the sea. Dont want scurvy after all.....Mr. Marimo.
>>3478308>>I just wanted to make myself useful?Ain't this just the epitome of Flashman
>>3478308>it's something any pirate worth his salt should know, or anyone who wants to call themselves an adult for that matter.
>>3478308>It's a handy skill to have...>Does that mean I get to drink?
>>3478323Yeah, I never thought you guys would take so long to tell him. I figured as soon as Tashigi was confirmed the winner and you were assured he wasn't going to out her, you'd tell him, hohoho, hahaha, joke over, the end, with a bit of panic and confused embarrassment on his end.It kind of... spiralled. I mean, I love mistaken identities, disguises and general misunderstandings, but daaaaamn, if it isn't bad for poor Fop in the long-term. Good thing I'm looking forward to making Flashy suffer!>>3478336I was wondering who'd point that out...
>>3478339I just want to know who abducts Flashman next...
>>3478342Here's hoping for Whitebeard, Law or Doffy for maximum fun.
>>3478342I mean, were at Skypiea, so it would probably be Priests.
Rolled 77 (1d100)....Rolling for Ace's luck in the Silvers Harry universe.
Rolled 93 (1d100)>valuable life skills"It's a handy skill to have... for any adult, let alone pirates who might not have access to markets with food they know and trust," you point out.Cheapshot nods eagerly, smiling widely. "That's it exactly! Everyone should know how to cook at least a few things well, rather than sitting around drinking all day and then expecting to be fed.""Oh yeah?" Roronoa does that damn smug look again. "I don't see the women helping either...""OF COURSE THE LADIES SHOULDN'T WORK, YOU NEANDERTHAL!!"Deciding discretion is the better part of valor, you step back from the ensuing bickering, and focus instead on slapping Strawhat's rubbery arm away as it 'discreetly' stretches to try and grab food. You suspect people would kick up a fuss if you tried to cut his hand off.Dammit, Lolonoa...>Sit back and watch the fireworks>Try to play peacekeeper>Egg them on>Other?>>3478350Rolling for Stefan's luck in this universe.
>>3478355Stefan is too perfectToo pureToo puppy
>>3478355>>Try to play peacekeeper
>>3478355>try to play the peacekeeper Pirates beating each other up is nice, but MESHI!!!>tl note:meshi means food
>>3478355>>Sit back and watch the fireworks1) Try not to enjoy it too much2) Fail3) ???4) Profit!
>>3478355>Sit back and watch the fireworks
>>3478355>Try to play peacekeeperWe can't have them fighting in civilian house
>>3478355>Try to play peacekeeperRemember everyone, best behaviour.Robin is watching.
>>3478366>Remember everyone, best behaviour.>Robin is watching.Robin ain't going to do shit, why should we?If we were egging them on you might have a point, but sitting back is not going to get her mad
>>3478355>>Egg them onNo true pirate would ever try to keep the peace! That's a marine thing. Dead giveaway.There is no choice but to embrace the chaos.
>>3478369Because enjoying the conflict between the Strawhats is a silly thing to do.
>>3478372>Because enjoying the conflict between the Strawhats is a silly thing to do.Dude, the Strawhats enjoy the conflict between the Strawhats. These two fighting is background scenery for them at this point
>>3478355Fireworks
>you are a keeper of the peas, or somethingGiving a polite cough, you slap Strawhat's arm away once more. "Excuse me, but I think the food is going to go cold, and I don't think any of us want that..."That grabs Cheapshot' s attention at least, even if Lolonoa doesn't seem to care, the damn... Mosshead. Yeah. That's a good term. Cheapshot might be a cheapshot, but he comes up with accurate insults."Go find your own drinks, asshole!" That one's fitting too, as Cheapshot jabs a furious finger away from the kitchen, tasting of frustration and annoyance. "SOME of us are being useful!"... You're being useful! Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh~~!!!Ahem.In any case, Lolonoa casts the pair of you a silly, disgruntled glare, and ambles off to ooh and aah over dials with the others, which Cheapshot stubs out his cigarette, sniffs, and then eyes you speculatively."Hey," he says, lighting up another cancer-stick. "You wanna help make a dessert?">YES>YES>YES>Other?Feel free to vote on type of dessert. No, a a Pink Flamingo is not a dessert. I think.
>>3478399>other>YES
>>3478399>>YES
>>3478399>>Other?>*Is already mixing cake batter*
>>3478399>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYrkQL1bX4A
>>3478399>YESBunch of pink macarons. Shape them like dials if you want. Also Fop - can't we say we were too embarrassed / caught off guard by his assumption that we failed to correct him there and then so were just content to let him figure out we're a guy once we had the mask off...but he never did? Honestly I dont really have any sympathy for his stupidity, Flashy is attractive but not to trap levels that everyone looking at him will automatically assume he'a a chick.
>>3478410Still can't believe no-one's linked that You Are A Pirate song, or whatever it is. I Am A Pirate? Something like that.Looks like we've got one vote for some kind of cake, and another for pink macarons...
>>3478399>Pic relatedMake a flan, that's my favorite dessert.
>>3478399Shortbread?
>>3478399>YES
>>3478414How about some sort of cookie?
>>3478399>YES>Flamingo shaped macrons
>>3478399>>YES>>Flamingo shaped macaroons.
What a wonderful consensus.Is anyone opposed to macarons for now? You can always take over the White Mist's galley if you want to make more desserts.
>>3478399>YES.Probably appropriate that Flashman can't decide on a desert.Macaroons
>>3478432Fine by me
>>3478432Ye
>>3478432I figured Flashy wouldn't care too much as long as he gets to make 'something' sweet
"One second">Procede to find a pen and paper and write 10000 different deserts on in a list ordered from most prefered to least"Here you go">hand Sanji the list
>A MILLION YES-ES"Macarons!" Your answer is immediate. Your eyes are sparkling. Your drool is... not quite falling, but certainly forming.Cheapshot pauses. "You really like macarons, huh?""I like anything sweet," you immediately say. "But macarons are something I haven't had in... wow, a long time.""I'm not surprised, they aren't great for a firat-timer," Cheapshot comments, starting to pull open cupboards to look through. "They're hard-mode for most bakers, you really need to pay attention to the humidity and adapt the ingredient measurements - even a slight moisture difference in the air can throw the recipe off. We can probably do it though, looks like they have most of the stuff needed."He starts tugging out various packets as though this is his own kitchen, and you feel the relaxed cheeriness emanating from him. Why is this guy a pirate instead of a chef? "All right - you'll help out with this, but follow my instructions exactly. I'll step in and take over if it looks like you're gonna fuck up, got it?"You manage not to salute (too Marine), and give a thumbs up instead. "Got it, head chef!"... He's totally preening. "Head Chef, huh? All right, lemme show you how to measure temperature and humidity, then we'll weigh these out...">Roll 1d100, best of 3 for macaronsSanji will step in and give a bonus if you screw up, so you can't really fail this one, luckily.>>3478467When the Charlotte thing comes out, literally NO-ONE is going to be surprised. Except for Flashy.
Rolled 92 (1d100)>>3478471
Rolled 17 (1d100)>>3478471
Rolled 82 (1d100)>>3478471Here we go
Rolled 3 (1d100)>>3478471GIVE US POWER LIN LIN>>3478473YEAAAAAAA
>>3478471I just wait and let the lewd anon roll 69
>>3478476With bonus 14 its 96 so good enough
>>3478473Better than the other roll even without the +20!
>>3478473>>3478482But another anon rolled 92.
>>3478473You see, obviously the reason we did so well is because if you stretch it, cooking utensils can be used as weapons
>>3478487>Top 10 phrases that get Sanji to kick your ass
>>3478487>>3478489Cooking utensils ARE weapons, that you use on food to SUBMIT IT TO YOUR WILL or something along those lines
>>3478489Is the number 1 phrase"Oh that's cool, a mermaid joined my crew after I almost drowned."?
>92 + 14 = 106, NOICE. Or maybe SWEET.The main course is served up, everyone digging in except for you and Cheapshot. Or Chefshot. You can't even bring yourself to care - he isn't eating either, insisting both your focuses should be dedicated to making dessert, and you see his point.It should take longer to make the macaroons apparently, but the chef has a whole host of shortcuts he lets you in on that don't cut down on the quality - and though he helps organize you and instructs you in what to do and when, you find yourself picking everything up quickly, never having to be told anything more than once."You ARE good at this," Cheapshot approves, eyeing the nearly complete macarons with an air of impressed pleasure. "They're not perfect, but you could serve these in a decent restaurant. You sure you've never done this before?""I just have a way with sweet things, I guess," you suggest, trying not to be flattered by the words of a pirate. You're good at paperwork, but no-one makes much of a big deal over that except for Smoboss, and you're good at weaponry, but everyone kept trying to keep you FROM combat for so long.It's kind of nice to be good at something and just get straight-up complimented for it. Especially from an obvious expert."If I end up cooking more often before you go, you can help out a little," Cheapshot decides, shoving dishes into the sink. "I don't get much help usually, because I wouldn't trust most of the crew in my galley in the first place -" (you suspect he means the men) "- but you're not awful., shitty-guest."... Thanks.>You like teaching others how to cook as well?>Are most of the others too busy to help out, anyway?>I learned a lot, thanks! ... Can I eat now?>Other?>mfw sanji makes you his dessert apprenticewtf flashy
>>3478501>You like teaching others how to cook as well?Also, subconsciously bonding over being related to horrible people in the New World yay
>>3478501>>I learned a lot, thanks! ... Can I eat now?Does this mean Sanji got his Dad status back?
>>3478501>>You like teaching others how to cook as well?Even when we're not trying we still collect dads
>>3478501>You like teaching others how to cook as well?Also we are the best pâtissier to ever sail the sky.
>>3478506>>3478508PapaSanji will defend you from PapaZoloHe protecc, he attacc, but most importantly, he makes snacc, etc etc
>>3478508HmmmmShouldn't he technically be an uncle?
>>3478501>>You like teaching others how to cook as well?...honestly, at this point the only Strawhats we have any real dislike for are Nami and Zoro.It's weird.
>>3478524More accurate to say the only one we don't dislike is Chopper. They are filthy pirates after all.
>>3478529Well yea, but most of them by this point its more like "F-filthy pirates! Baka!"
>>3478523No, hes still a dad. Like, he's your moms new younger boyfriend she brings home ine night. She says he's gonna be your new dad, you say you want things to go back to how they were. He yells at you for disrespecting your mother, you shout back you hate him. But one day you find you have somethings in common, and he isnt actually all that bad even if he gets on your nerves. You always call him by his first name, but deep down you're glad you have someone to begrudgingly call dad when he's not around.
>sudden interruption!"You like teaching others how to cook as well?" You can't help but be curious; seriously, judging from his skill and his emotions while he cooks and bakes, piracy shouldn't be his career. He's utterly wasted on a pirate ship. Did they kidnap and Stockholm the crap out of him? Strawhat does have that cunning charm that's won the Princess and Kohza over, and you don't doubt he'd make a special effort for such a good cook."I used to work on the Baratie, a floating restaurant back in East Blue," San- Cheapshot says, as the two of you clear up. "Back there, even though I had to teach the other chefs plenty, those assholes still kept treating me like a kid. It's nice to get some actual appreciation for a lesson."You sigh. "Yeah, I understand the lack of respect thing." At first Smoboss though photography was stupid, and would rather have you fighting - then as soon as you actively WANTED to go fight, it was all, oh noooooo, too dangerous, stay back, why are you even here? "It's like people have this one, static view of you, and no matter how much you changed improve, they keep looking at you like you were when they first met you."Sanji nods sharply in agreement. "Exactly! I was a better cook than any of them, but just because I was ten or twelve or fifteen when I first met them, it's like they permanently locked me into their minds as some dumbass brat who couldn't tell the difference between terroires, or stuff a five-bird roast properly. Assholes."You have no idea what a terroire is, but as you open your mouth to ask, some of the Strawhats pause in eating their macarons to peer in alarm out to sea."Hey - where's Nami?"THAT grabs Sanji's attention. As a matter of fact, he very suddenly isn't even beside you any more, snapping into place at the balcony as he leans out to see. "NAMI-SWAAAAAAN?! WHERE IS SHE?!">Head over to see what's happening.>Sounds like filthy pirate business! Just relax and keep cleaning up.>Other?>>3478571This is disturbingly specific. (Also, he makes terrific desserts, you forgot that part.)Going to sleep now, thanks for playing and good night! If you have any suggestions for a cookery bonus for the double 69, please suggest it. It is truly the roll of oral pleasure.
>>3478585>Head over to see what's happening
>>3478585>>Head over to see what's happening.
>>3478585>If the witch dies you won't be able to capture her!>go see what's happening
>>3478585>>Head over to see what's happening.Night OP.
>>3478585>Head over to see what's happening.>sigh deeply, something tells you this is gonna be a long day.As for bonus on the double 69...Daily reroll on cooking rolls?
>>3478585Its step dad plot 101 BP you silly spider>Begin the hunt for the witch thief. Mystery is afoot.
>>3478585>Sounds like a job for Mysterios Pistol-ChanWho is in no way related to detective pistol -chan
>In before we somehow get so good at cooking sweet things, we somehow wind up cooking Big Mom's cake for her
If we do get the (highly unlikely) chance to eat Enel's fruit.Do we?It's easily an Admiral level fruit.Lightning would also be hotter than fire, generally, so Ace isn't as threatening (that is, if he isn't a corpse.)Also being able to literally flash around would be cool.Enel only lost to Luffy because of overreliance on his fruit and overconfidence. His theoretical bounty is HUUUGE.
>>3478650Bonus points in that we can get the nickname Shocker.Almost the same word as Smoker.Also we can electrify our chains if we bind an opponent. Also *railgun cannonballs*
>>3478650Provided we even get a CHANCE to eat it. I'd go for it. The Flashman with actual lightning would he amazing. It'd shore up his defenses and synergize with his weapons perfectly. It's definitely a gamble and something we should consider, but ultimately unnecessary with all the bullshit we pull normally. There's no need to go full power sperg with it, but yes we should eat the fruit. My thoughts at least.
>>3478659>Railgun cannonballs...We must do it now. For Garp.
>>3478650IF we get the chance i will be voting for it. But we saw what happened when we encountered the acid ?Logia?Even if we get the chance people might vote against it
>>3478659>*railgun cannonballs*...you sonovabitch. I was already fighting off the temptation to more or less become Raiden, god of thunder, but the. you bring that up.
>>3478650>>3478659Fuck, the temptation of power is strong... But I already made up my mind, no Logias.
>>3478674Acid Logia didn't synergise well with our abilities at all.What if we hurt our own weapons?
>>3478650I'll vote for it. I kind of feel like Flashman would do it just to make sure none of the Strawhats get bullshit lightning powers.
>>3478585That whole bit with Cheapshot was really nice, thank you. I really enjoyed it. That being said>Sounds like filthy pirate business! Just relax and keep cleaning up.Much as I'd like to run out, leaving dishes behind is gross. And we're the new guy. Basically our job.
>>3478650You know, there aren't many fruits on Skypeia. . . They said they make candy from fruits but its expensive and limited quantity. If we can get a fruit and carry it or put it near Enel, the chances of their being another fruit nearby are much smaller than on other islands probably. . .
>>3478650In a heartbeat. It’s a god tier fruit, and wouldnt carry the stigma of not knowing what it was like with the acid fruit. I mean, WE knew what it was, but IC Flashy was apprehensive because it could have been anything. With the Lightning fruit, we’d have a strong idea atleast.
>>3478650I also like the idea because it goes with Flashman's name :P
To be honest, if we manage to get our hands on the lightning fruit, I will be voting for giving it to Sunglasses, just for shits and giggles.
>>3478772He needs the base base fruit to go with Hat.
>>3478650Honestly? Yeah 100 percent. Enel's fruit is insanely powerful, the fact he met the one guy that couldn't be hurt by his lightning is 1 in a million, and Flashman gets pashed this by being capable with multiple weapons and hakis. I would feel like a total dumbass if we didn't eat the fruit, it's just too good. Plus used creatively and it would synergies well with our metal weaponry when needed.
>>3478674Acid fruit was potentially harmful to our equipment, we didn't know what it was IC so it would be fair for Flashman to be hesitant, and wouldn't work too well with our fighting style. Lightning on the other hand is insanely powerful, and Enel spent the entire arc absolutely wrecking everyone with virtually no effort whatsoever and it took a guy made entirely out of rubber and therefore completely insulated to beat him.
Regardless of pilfering the Overpowered Rap God's devil fruit or not I do wonder how Enies Lobby will play out if we do end up somewhat befriending the Straw Hats here.Because god fuckin damn it is the reason behind them wanting to kill Robin is retarded and totally against what I see Flashman's sense of justice being.>ok so we did the equivalent of nuking an island full of archaeologists because they might read the wrong thing and might use the knowledge they might have managed to find to activate superweapons they might find>and then we try to hunt down the only survivor, an 8 year old girl, for 20 years so we can kill herHow the fuck any marine can think the World Government is a good thing after learning about Buster Calls I don't fucking know.WHY CAN'T THEY BE RECALLED?WHY DO THEY REQUIRE NO CONFIRMATION?WHAT IF YOU FALL DOWN DURING A FIGHT AND THE BUTTON IS PUSHED ACCIDENTALLY?
>>3478650without a doubt
>>3478835The whole removing evidence of people's existence ain't new, government used to do it on the regular, before the media caused us to be too busy shouting at each other. Buster call is still bad, especially due to how easy to activate it is and how location dosen't matter
I completely support the eating of not!Eminem's Fruit just for the mental image of Flashman literally jumping off of Skypea and turning into Lightning to avoid splattering on the (possible) ground belowBonus points for landing near/in front of Smoboss and/or Tashigi
>>3478857I’d fucking LOVE to get one of the Invincible fruits. Goro-Goro is fucking insane and would make even a scrub Admiral tier.
>>3478857>lightning strikes the ship>on a sunny day>"What the f-">"HI SMOBOSS."
Rolled 8 (1d100)>>3478863Rolling for Goro-Goro?
Rolled 57 (1d100)>>3478867not yet anonBesides, you do it like this.
>>3478861Well it wouldn't make them admiral tier but they would easily be vice-admiral tier.Admirals need more than just a haxxy fruit, though it helps.
Rolled 73 (1d100)>>3478870You roll dice like little girl. Watch this.
Rolled 29 (1d100)>>3478896Nobody insults my honor like thisBEHOLD MY TRUE POWER
Rolled 95 (1d100)>>3478899JUST WATCH
Rolled 99 (1d100)>>3478914Such power!anyway, let's not take up posts with silly dicefagging.Goro Goro no mi will actually make us a legit threat to Doffy when that finally occurs too.His strings are just so bullshit.
>>3478934"Let's not take up post with silly dicefagging" said the Wise Man while dicefagging.And you are all getting ahead of yourselves, who knows if we'll even manage to beat Enel.
>>3478966If Enel isn't beaten everyone is dead anyway. Also we can just stab him while he's down or something.
>>3478966>Not oneshotting Enel with pistol-chanAnon, I...
Just caught up. This is amazing and I love it.
...It just hit me that IF we get the chanse and DO eat the Lightning Fruit, it's another thing we'd need to keep under wraps alongside our Haki to keep HQ from forcefully transferring Flashy out from Smoker's command.It also would also most likely be the thing that finally gives Smoker a heartattack/aneurysm.
>>3479350If we do actually get it and keep it under wraps then Vergo is going to get absolutely obliterated come his betrayal.
>>3478863300 cigar day.>>3479011Thank you, I hope you've enjoyed our various runs as Tattoo Quest, Dad Collector Quest, Smoboss Wrecks Everything Quest, Genuine Pirate Quest and now Quitting The Marines To Start A Bakery Quest. If we somehow avoid the last one, it'll instead be Three Threads Of Voting On What Uniform To Wear Or If Flashy Should Be Shirtless Quest! Look forward to it!>>3479350>be zolo>finally git gud enough to defeat your destined rival flashman>"Surprise, I know Observation Haki!">get your ass kicked>okay, train harder>definitely good enough now, it's rematch time>"Surprise, I know Armament Haki!">fucking dammit what the fuck>go back and train EVEN HARDER>you got this, you can kick his ass>go for rematch>"Surprise, I've been a Lightning Logia for years!">curl up in a ball and cry>sanji brings you macarons with 'better luck next time!' across their tops>at least you have the support of your crew>"Nah, these are from Flashman, stupid Mosshead.">commit seppuku
>>3479359...Damn, that interlude really made you want to bully Zolo, huh?
>>3479360It's you guys who keep bullying poor Zolo, stop treating Swordad2 so badly! Maybe if you were nicer to him, he'd play along for the interlude...
>>3479363The beatings with continue until morale improves.
>>3479366Will. Will continue. Dang it.
Another cool aspect of the Goro Goro no miTurn into a giant shiny guyKind of like another marine...Such a cool fruit wasted because it's owner was a jobber and RUBBERLOL.
>>3479363I have a question that I wonder if Flashy knows the answer to. ... Do the Marines even have jurisdiction in Skypiea?
>>3479371Once upon a time the WG did, back when it was all one island in the Grand Line. Presumably they no longer have jurisdiction over Skypiea or any of the Sky Islands, or they'd definitely be exporting Dials. I can't believe they don't know of the existence of sky islands though, because that's just ridiculous.Three options - one, someone with pull (perhaps a CD) is keeping the WG from taking it over. Two - the Sky islanders have managed to keep Dials a secret from the WG, so the WG thinks there's nothing useful there, and refuses to pay the tithe to the CD, so they don't come under the WG's rule. I'd be amazed at the secret keeping ability there, but it's theoretically plausible, considering how entire islands seem to manage to keep secrets in OP anyway.Three is that they tried to invade at some point, got their arses kicked, and then decided they had bigger problems elsewhere and it wasn't worth bothering with them.I mean, it COULD just be that there's a cloud cloud user in the WG who has a summer home in the sky and forbade anyone from starting a war up there because it'd ruin his vacations, but probably not.Regardless, as far as Flashy knows, the WG has no jurisdiction in the sky, although he has considered that it's just classified.In other news, as you probably won't find it out in-quest, Pink Flamingoes were originally created on a sky island. Yes, it literally comes from angels. This was cunningly foreshadowed when you suggested this to Captain Usopp earlier.
>>3479384>The home of the Pink FlamingoTruly, it is Paradise.
>>3479384>Enel is terrorising the homeland of our favourite drink Looks like we're gonna have to kill him regardless of wanting his fruit.
>take the power of "God" Enel>arch rivals/secret best friends with "God" Usoppoh no my sides.
To be fair to Enel, he comboed his fruit with his Observation Haki to get Island Wide surveillance, which is more than anything Smoker/Crocodile did
>>3479412>have one of the strongest logia and island wide surveillance combined with the ability to insta-kill literally anyone who's plotting against you except Luffy>still lose and manage to kill 0 people.At least Croc beats the shit out of Luffy.
>>3479413When has a villain ever killed anyone important that's not called Ace? Flashbacks don't count
>>3479417Blackbeard and co killed Whitebeard
I am rewatching the old episodes and they were not kind to Zoro. Every single fight he has all the way up to Arlong Park is with him either heavily injured or weaken somehow, and the one fight he has where he is at full health is against Mihawk.
Having reread early manga for obvious reasons, I'd also like to point out that Zoro was so damn smart and cunning nearer the beginning. Not that he doesn't show some of it in later chapters, but he definitely outthought his opponents rather than just hurhur make big sword slash hurhur. While he's very blasé about many things, he's a cunning fucker, and I hope that's coming through inquest.Although Skypiea is kind of weird, because Enel shocks Robin, to which Zoro goes 'She's a woman!'. Like... no shit, Mr I Believe In Equality For Female Swordsmen. She's not exactly a defenceless civilian, either. The hell was that about?
>>3479434Japan That's what
>>3479434Who knows?maybe his sense of equality got lost.
>>3479434Quest Zolo seems to be retaining his smarts *with* his dont give a fuck attitude. I blame Flashman. Next quest theme is Bully Zolo Quest.But yeah, again Oda whips around with whatever he feels sometimes and it gets my spinnerets in a tizzy.
>>3479434BPQM it's japan, you're just gonna have to accept that shonen writers are going to be weird with how they use their female characters because they're still an old school, far eastern asian society, and I'm saying this as an asian.
>>3479438>But yeah, again Oda whips around with whatever he feels sometimes and it gets my spinnerets in a tizzy.Oh wow, I didn't realize QM's cousin followed the quest
>>3479472Wait, I've cracked the code. Zolo is right, she is a woman. Just not a *swordswoman* if she had swords he wouldnt have said it.>>3479474You mean we arent all spiders here? I thought this was a spider board.
>>3478659>Flashman Shocker>Symbiote suit Smoboss. >Smoman if you willhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWRjsqoSWTI
>>3479479You forgot Mina as Carnage.
>>3479479>Smoker when we blow up Mariejois
I wouldn't mind if there was some consistency to it! Have another of the characters go 'yOu CaN't HuRt HeR sHe HaS a VaGiNa bluuuuuuurgh'. Just not the guy whose angsty backstory was based around 'the one who constantly kicked my ass was a girl'. It's not that hard for Oda to remember, is it?>>3479478I think you might have it right. It's because swords are Good and Pure.And don't worry, our superior species will soon overwhelm these puny humans. That's why it's called the World Wide Web and not World Wide Whatever Humans Live In.
>>3479492Don't make me get my rolled up newspaper. You're on thin web buster
>>3479495News paper is made of trees. Lumberjacks chop down trees. BP is a spider lumberjack. Anon do you struggle with weapon triangles? There's no way the superior spider doesnt win that matchup.
>>3479495Ugh, you guys overreact so much. The last time someone tried that was when I crawled into their ear overnight and laid some eggs. If they didn't want me to do that, why'd they make their ear canal so warm and inviting, huh?You're all racist.
>>3479478As a bee, I am offended.
>>3479502You should bee. ARACHNIDS UNITE!
>>3479500Jokes on you it's a flaming newspaper>>3479501>Implying it was an ear canal>Implying it was not Ace's corpse you sleep murdered
>>3479503Don't make me call the boys.My bees will blot out the sun.
Rolled 45 (1d100)>>3479504Rolling for eggs laid in Ace's ear canal
>>3479507Mediocre,fitting, for Ace.
>>3479505Then we shall fight in the shade.>>3479504Good luck getting more than two hits in before your weapon breaks.>Please select all motorcyclesCaptcha thats a tractor...
Rolled 88 (1d100)>>3479507Rolling for the health of my tiny spider spawn swarm emerging from his corpse's ear canal. Scurry, my children! Scurry!
>>3479507>>3479509*Paternal disappointment intensifies*
>>3479513>88Khorne wills it. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! EAR CANALS FOR THE SPIDER THRONE!
Rolled 61 (1d100)Ok Dice gods.Will Ace ever stop jobbing?
Rolled 46 (1d100)>>3479522Somewhat positive...Dice Gods, praise unto you! Tell us, will Ace stop jobbing once Blackbeard dies?
>>3479503>ARACHNIDS UNITE!No, fuck this shit.I can respect spiders, even tho I refuse to knowingly get closer than 1m to any of them.Scorpions are cool, plain and simple.But fuck ticks and tick accessories, and not in a fun way either. My flats bathroom if getting besieged by those damned bastards, I find two or three every fucking day on my walls, even after I seemingly patched all ways of entry, and those are big bloodsuckers, up to 1cm even before they get engorged.
Rolled 18 (1d100)>>3479524hmmm.Will Ace stop jobbing once __Sabo__dies?
Rolled 3 (1d100)>>3479526Ok dice godsFineWill Ace finally get to stop jobbing when we kick his ass in an actual fight?
Rolled 46 (1d100)>>3479525Those are the black sheep of the arachnid family, you may kill them at will.Crabs (the sea kind) are cool, though. And delicious.>>3479526Will Ace stop jobbing once Garp dies? Are their skills/luck being split between them?
>>3479525>Ticks are arachnidsHuh, today I learned. But yeah, fuck ticks. And house centipedes. Those little demons can go back to the hell they crawled out of.>>3479526Even death cannot save him now
Rolled 8 (1d100)>>3479530I've got it!Will Ace stop jobbing when he betrays the marines and attacks an admiral?
>>3479524>>3479526>>3479528>>3479530Stahp stahp the man is already jobbing so hardDon't need to turn him into a Double Jobber
Rolled 85 (1d100)>>3479533uh oh.Will he manage to turn the fight around?
>>3479533Doomed to be a jobber in all timelines.
>>3479534I triple job dare you to make it stop. Destiny is in motion, Toshiro Hitsugaya cant even job this hard.
Rolled 45 (1d100)>>3479530>>3479528>>3479526>>3479533... Fireplace, I love and respect your ab- I mean, you. But you need to stop sucking so hard.If only he'd become a Marine! Justice would have prevented this!All right, last try for Dice Gods... Will Ace stop jobbing if we can get Stefan for him?
>>3479535
Rolled 82 (1d100)>>3479530Thanks for permission, I guess.>Crabs are coolNah, crabs are fucking AWESOME!
>>3479541Anon....you made me almost spit my coffee.
Rolled 64 (1d100)>>3479545Really?! We can get an 82 for crabs being awesome, but not for Abs to stop jobbing?!... Does he need a crab buddy?>>3479541Magnificent. Did you make this, or find it?
>>3479550merely found it.
>>3479551For bringing it to my attention, I will permit you to continue voting despite beeing a filthy bee. Bee honoured.
>>3479548>Dante Flashman>Vergil Tashigi
>>3479550Eh, originally it was supposed to be a roll for Ace not jobbing after he becomes fully fledged Marine and rises the ranks to become an Admiral, just like Garp intended, but I decided against it.Forgot to clear the options field tho, so now you know my shame.
Rolled 36 (1d100)One last attempt for Ace to stop jobbingWill he stop jobbing when he defects to the Revolutionary Army?
Spiders are gay
>>3479555>Nero Zoro, the legendary deadweight bounty hunter
Rolled 49 (1d100)>>3479558WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS ACE?OKWILL ACE JOB WHEN HE, SABO AND LUFFY TEAM UP ON AN ENEMY?
Rolled 4 (1d100)>>3479563He's even a disappointment to his brothers...Speaking of, will Sabo job?
>>3479559No u
>>3479565
>>3479564Wew lad.
>>3479563I just realised I asked it will he and not will he stopHe barely stops jobbing>>3479564>4 on rolling for jobbing instead of not jobbingWhy are you so cool, Sabo
>>3479568Jobbing at jobbing = succeeding?Like, his plot armour compels him to move in such a way he actually does well despite acting like a moron?
>>3479564Wait, that's a 4 on a jobbing roll.Does that mean he fails to job, or he jobs but does it really, really badly?
Rolled 46 (1d100)Ok lets try that againtheoreticallySabo vs an admiralHow well does Sabo do?
Rolled 23 (1d100)Will ace stop jobbing if he eats some candy ?
Rolled 29 (1d100)>>3479576Ok that was unfair to Sabo, an Admiral is slightly out of his league.Sabo vs a Vice Admiral?
Rolled 38 (1d100)>>3479580Alright now I'm just confused....Sabo vs Garp
Rolled 58 (1d100)>>3479559I'm confused, does this mean 90% of the sex that spiders have is gay sex, or that of all the gay sex in the world, 90% of it is by spiders? If the latter is true and spiders are having so much sex, why am I not getting any?>>3479564I'm glad YOU'RE not a disappointment, Sabo.Rolling for Ace to stop jobbing if he changes his surname to Gol.>>3479580Might be rolling vs Garp there...
Rolled 65 (1d100)>>3479576>>3479580>>3479582Will Sabo ever stop jobbing?
Rolled 36 (1d100)... is it the "D." jobbing?
Rolled 88 (1d100)>>3479585The first roll might have been versus Vergo, and the second Garp.In Sabo vs Ace, how would Sabo do?
>>3479576>>3479578>>3479580>>3479582>>3479585>>3479586Jesus Christ you people are gonna kill Sabo at this rate hahaha
Rolled 44 (1d100)Will Blackbeard job to Stefan?
Rolled 90 (1d100)>>3479580Huh. Current hypothesis, he does worse the weaker the opponent is.Rolling Sabo vs random seaman recruit.
Rolled 4 (1d100)>>3479590Nah nahSabo vs Flashman
>>3479591Yeah seems about right.
Rolled 62 (1d100)All right, I'm gonna do one last roll, then start writing update.Oh mighty and devilishly attractive dice gods! Should Sabo eat a Crab Crab Fruit to stop jobbing?>>3479591Hehehehe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMhfbLRoGEwso no one posted this song yet?also seems like the guys on the channel have made some cool stuff on other places
>>3479594Absolutely M E D I O C R E>>3479591Guess it's a 500 cigar day today
>>3479591Such is the order of this world. Flashman always prevails. The legend grows.
>>3479590Welp, hypothesis disproven.>>3479591If we take down Sabo Ace may literally explode from pure rage.Especially if he finds out afterwards that Sabo has no memories and he assumes it's our fault.
>>3479596>falls down from sky island>turn to lightning bolt to land safely>end up landing on/striking sabo>smoboss' face when you take out the revolutionary 2nd in command by accident
>>3479602>Smoboss builds a Galleon entirely out of cigars>Named the Stress Cigar
>>3479608Smoboss builds the world's first literal cigar boat.
>>3479608>>3479614Is this the Ancient Weapon: the legendary warship Pluton?
>>3479616>Yfw Pluton is actually the Galleon armed with Flashman activated Railguns
>>3479608Sometimes a cigalleon is just a cigalleon...>check out dat ocean"She's not on the sea..." Sanji worries, peering out, as you head to look for yourself."Well, she's probably just out of sight," Vivi speaks up reassuringly. Conis and her father look less believing."Father, will it be all right?""I have a bad feeling too..."Strawhat butts in, still chomping on macarons. "What? What you talking 'bout?"Conis answers, visibly worried. "In Skypiea, there's one place that no-one should ever enter. That place is close to this island... with a waver, one can reach there very quickly."Her father clarifies. "The place that no-one should enter is the the Holy Land, the Upper Yard, where God lives.">(stay silent)>Oh no... it's a cult...>God? Like, capital-G God?>Other?
>>3479626>>God? Like, capital-G God?>>Covertly make cuckoo motions with our hands.
>>3479626>Oh no... it's a cult...
>>3479626>Any cultural context to "God"?
>>3479626>>Wait God? As in a celestial dragon?>>Or do you mean God? Like, capital-G God?
>>3479626>>Oh no... it's a cult...
>>3479626Internally>Oh no... it's a cult...But Externally>God? Like, capital-G God?
>>3479633Support
>>3479626>*Mutter*"No rest for the wicked...">"I'm gonna go grab my stuff from the ship."
>>3479626>When you say God, do you mean "God" god or like one of those figurative gods?
>>3479626>>Other?"Sooo... shit's about to hit the fan. Gotcha."Make sure we've got meteor-sama ready.
>at least it isn't amway"Oh no..." you mutter. "It's a cult..." You note a spark of amusement from Cheapshot beside you, apparently the only one to hear you, but before you can ask about capital-G God or small-g God, Strawhat speaks again."God is there?! In the place no-one should ever enter?!""Yes! The God's land is ruled by the almighty God Enel!"...... It's definitely a cult. You've landed in a cult. Do they do human sacrifice? Ohhhhh boy...And why does Strawhat look and feel so excited?!"That's forbidden, Strawhat! God himself decrees it! You can't enter!" You tell 'im, Sogeking! Stop the little shit from getting everyone killed!Well, he can get most people killed. Just not you and Chopper.Strawhat slowly nods, still looking thrilled. "I definitely won't go... it's not allowed... to the place no-one can go..."He... definitely wants to go..."Mm, but even if we go, God will forgive us, right? Because he's so nice?"Conis immediately sets the dumbass straight. "But that's disrespecting the rule set by God.""Oh, really? Well, that doesn't matter...">Of course it matters! Strawhat, don't pick a pointless fight with a cult!>Well, looks like that woman's dead. Sad.>(stay silent)>Other?
>>3479674>... God's probably gonna be mad at Nami, then.
>>3479674>>Ok, but are we talking almighty creator god? Or just a really strong guy?
>>3479674>You just know Strawhat is going to do something stupid. Begin preparations to fortify yourself in their ship with Doctor Cutie.
>>3479626>try expanding your observation haki, look for anything moving faster than a human >God pfft (tip fedora)
>>3479674>(stay silent)
>>3479683supporttip that cap.
>>3479674I'll support this >>3479682Except change stupid to EVIL and CUNNING
>>3479674>>Are there any other dumb laws we need to know about? Just to keep Strawhat away from breaking them.
>>3479674>>Other?"At least Usopp isn't here to see this. The sky island is a cult, he'd be so disappointed."
>>3479674>>3479683It still works even if it's a different action >+1 myself
>>3479674Supporting this >>3479682>inb4 3 nat 100s and we actually fix Merry
>>3479683Support.
>>3479691To be fair, if you prevent the priest from trashing Merry, that's a lot less damage for her to deal with...
>>3479699Damn, I want to save that ship.
>>3479699>Priest appears>pull gun on him>"HAHA! with my Mantra I can dodge your bullets!">"I know.">"what?">headshot
>>3479711Alternatively:>Billiards off his weapon for a headshotI want Revolver Flashman, dammit!
>>3479713>You cant predict my bullets if even I don't know where they're going.>Chopper in awe of Arthur Flashman>Little brother get
>>3479711To be honest, observation haki fight would be like a tournament duel with Fop, only five times worse, both parties countering each other moves before they even happen.The result would be them just standing there, looking at each other for a minute or two before one of them keels over from overuse.
>nothing personnel"Pffft... 'God'." You reach up to tug on your cap, even as you consider the best way to fortify the Strawhat's ship once the Captain tries to take over the cult and steal all their money. You should definitely try to grab Chopper, if possible."Please don't anger God Enel!" Conis waves at you frantically, paling. "We don't even know if she went there, but even just insulting God will make things problematic!""We still need to find Nami-chwan," Sanji insists, obviously panicked as well. You doubt he gives a crap about pissing off the cult leader, though."How about I have a look at the waver of yours? It might be fixable," Pajaya offers, which Strawhat gladly accepts. When the hell did they get a waver? When did they menti- oh, probably either on the way here, or when you were calling Smoboss. Oh well.>I'm gonna head back to the ship, grab my stuff.>(Go to the beach with them.)>Is it okay to look through the town?>Other?
>>3479720>I'm gonna head back to the ship, grab my stuff.
>>3479720>Tell me more about that god of yours.
Your Observation Haki can't reach to the Upper Yard, and you couldn't improve it THAT much even if you hit a nat100, so I held off. You also have zero reason to specifically look for someone fast-moving except for Nami, who again is out of reach.
>>3479720>>I'm gonna head back to the ship, grab my stuff.
>>3479720>>I'm gonna head back to the ship, grab my stuff.Need our gear before things get dicey.
>>3479720>I'm gonna head back to the ship, grab my stuff.>Mind if I borrow couple cannon balls?
>>3479720>head back to the ship Fucking captcha
>>3479720>Im gonna go back to the ship. Doomsday prep. Get ready to fight God.
>>3479730Things already got dicey. In the kitchen. Ayyyyeee...>>3479720>>I'm gonna head back to the ship, grab my stuff.
>>3479713>>3479717God damn I want to Billiards one of those priests so much.Then I want to accidentally armament Enel in half.Thank u Klaus
>gonna need a bigger swordYou make your excuses - not that they're really excuses, you DO want to get your stuff - and head back to the Strawhat ship. Merry, you think?As everyone else wanders off to see if the waver can be repaired, you head out of sight (freedom!) and up onto the ram-headed caravel.>Roll 1d100, best of 3. High DC.>>3479739You can't use techniques in combat until they're at C rank. Billiards are at D. This is what happens when you don't practice stuff!
Rolled 43 (1d100)>>3479744
Rolled 53 (1d100)>>3479744
Rolled 62 (1d100)>>3479744This is fine :)
Rolled 98 (1d100)>>3479744
Rolled 6 (1d100)>>3479744
>>3479749yOU
>>3479748>>3479749FOURSECONDSANOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS.
>>3479749NOT AGAIN
>>3479749:(So close
>>3479748>>34797494 seconds. 4 damn seconds.
>>3479748>>3479749Sorry this was not fine :(
>>3479749my sides~ no Merry klaubautermann for you, so sad! Unless someone wants to use a re-roll?>you didn't make itNo-one's robbed the ship - seriously, do these guys have NO defences? Did they leave Chopper's brother in Alabasta? Is he dead? They should leave SOMEONE to guard the ship, right? - and instead grab your duffle-bag from the cabin. Your babies are all safe and sound, though you five them a quick checkover just to be sure, and the promise of some proper maintenance later.The ship is so small.. how dod they even fit people on it? You're also not sure why the hell there's a whistle hung on the mast, either.>Do anything else on the Merry?
>>3479771Grab cannonballs.
Rolled 55 (1d100)>>3479771Hell, I have two, I'll toss one of mine in.
Rolled 44 (1d100)>>3479775really? ok
>>3479775And then I just never did that again ever?
>>3479775CONFIIIIIIIRMEDAll right, guys, in addition to vote>Roll 1d100, best of 3Still no guarantees you'll pass, of course...
Rolled 98 (1d100)>>3479771For cute Shipgirls!
Rolled 62 (1d100)>>3479775
Rolled 32 (1d100)>>3479778
Rolled 70 (1d100)>>3479778ok those other two didn't count right?
Rolled 78 (1d100)>>3479778>inb4 wasted reroll
>>3479778>>3479779FMLOh god oh pls god make this count
>>3479778HAH
Rolled 77 (1d100)>>3479778Ok
>>3479778... Alright, I need a guideline to remember on how rerolls work. Do I reply to the post asking for a reroll, or do I declare a reroll used and then wait for confirmation?
>>3479779ABSOLUTE LEGEND
>>3479779>>3479788
>>3479779Flashman, friend of children and fairies everywhere.
>>3479779...You missed the correct post. You monster.
>>3479779I mean, you didn't reply to the right post... but it WAS the first post after I called for rolls.And I DO accept votes/rolls that are made before I repost a deleted update...Fuck it. I'll allow it.>>3479787Wait for me to ask for another reroll. Unless I forget. I think.>implying i ever know what i'm doingHaha honouraburu-anon, how funny of you
>>3479771See if there are any macarons left. We might need emergency sugar.>>3479779Nice.
>>3479794It doesn't matter A rolls a roll.and the roll occured after rolls were called for.I will be very upset if we lose out on OUR SECOND 98 because of bullshit.
>>3479795yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayHello bote.
>>3479779>Gets high roll here>Used all my 3,000 skystones so I'm back to 0>Still no BaikenI HATE THIS GAMEIt's a mobage called Epic Seven and it's rates are horrible even for a Korean mobage
>>3479800I played FGO and got a limited SSR from a single roll, on my first roll.I am king of Kuso mobage.Raikou, if you're wondering.
>>3479799So, is flashman smart enough to know what a Klabautermann is, and how it’s the spirit of a well taken and cared for ship?
>>3479801>I don't have her. >ANON ONOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>3479802Maybe?We might also be about to get a boost to Awakening our weapons too.
>>3479801FGO here too. Im ashamed to admit but post DaVinci even I became a minor whale. The gatcha luck be fickle. Guaranteed rolled for Orion, triple Arjuna...
>>3479800Play Another Eden, it's great. Also there's a 'lumberjack' character who is totally a lumberjack and definitely not a ditzy, badly-disguised ex-assassin/bandit who thinks pruning leaves with a giant axe = gathering firewood. I love him. I'd buy an entire full-price game of him just stumbling around trying to convince people he's a civilian.
>>3479812I hardly play and I'm not even out of Rome and I got Drake and Raikou and like 9 4 stars.
>>3479815>totally a lumberjackTHAT LUMBERJACK IS A SPYDER!
>>3479816And here I am farming CCC. DW GIB MATS, SAUCY NUN DESERVES POWER.
>>3479815>God help me if it's another gacha game Imma scream so loud I'll wake up ThanosThanks! >>3479812I think like 80% of people dolphins for the guaranteed
>>3479823Its how I started dolphining. Then I saw the knights of the Round, and Babylonia, and NobuNobu 2 Meiji Boogaloo.
>>3479823It IS gacha, BUT! You get an automatic 20 crystals a day if you log in, plus a bonus 10 per day if you go to the purchase crystals screen, and it only costs 100 crystals to roll. Plus every quest and achievement awards crystals, and most are very easy to accomplish. I haven’t paid a penny, and it’s great.Benedict is the lumberjack guy, but I recommend picking Miyu for the starter 2nd character, or maybe Pom if you want a healer. (Pick Benedict, pick Benedict, pick Benedict.)
>>3479831>Easy, non-stress inducing mobageSOLD
>>3479833>stress from Mobagejust do what I do for FGO and only log in once every 3 months to collect apology gifts.
I just realized something important. Did Smoker get his name before or after he ate the devil fruit?
>>3479835I can't. I'm in this too deep now ;_;>>3479831>The Cat beyond Time and SpaceI'm liking it already. Thanks BPQM!Also brb playing this now
>GOING MERRY/INSANE with a 98You’re just glancing around the deck, totally not planning how to hold the ship against an army of pissed off cultists - the rest of the Strawhats aren’t too far, you won’t risk sabotaging anything right now - when you catch a flicker of something in your Haki,You pause.That was.. a presence? Emotions? But on board the ship, close-by, and aren’t you alone?Your hand drifts casually towards Ka-tan, even as you focus more on your Haki.A presence...cues. A BIG one. Faint, yes, but spread out wide. If you were at sea, you might think there was some kind of massive sea king or whale beneath, but docked?You can’t see anything, but the presence doesn’t so much linger as exist, dispersed but ever-present, simultaneously ephemeral and solid, which is (by the way) totally impossible. The emotions are hard to discern, as well - you can’t read animals, but this isn’t quite human, something twisted off at an angle, stunted in some ways, deeper in others. It’s peaceful-calm-watchful, filled with quiet pride and acceptance.It feels... nice.>”Who’s there?”>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDER>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.>Other?>>3479841Yes.>>3479842It’s the first gacha I’ve ever seen where the MCs have actual personalities. Usually I ditch them because I just don’t care about the characters, but not this one! The main hero in particular seems to be a Regular Shonen Guy at first, and then subverts it toally by being a genuinely nice guy, except also sneaky, sarcastic... ruthless... practical... oh fuck, he’s Flashman. Dammit.
>>3479856>>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.>>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDER
>>3479856>>”Who’s there?”>>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDER
>>3479856>"Who's there?">>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.
>>3479856>>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.
>>3479856>>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDER>>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.
Also, at least base on the anime, Zoro should already be able to cut through metal. Episode 45 has him cut a cannon ball in half.
>>3479856>>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.what could possibly go wrong?
>>3479856>>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.Poke poke poke....
>>3479856>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDER>Try to poke it with your own Haki-presence.When has poking the bear ever gone wrong for anyone?
>>3479868Actually, true Metal Cutting was only in Alabasta>>3479856>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDERSMOL DOCTOR YOUR SHIP IS HAUNTED
>>3479868Doesn't happen in the manga.non canon.
Eating, back soonish.Mmmm boigers is delish
>PUMP UP THE HAKI HARDER HARDER HARDER
>>3479877Good thing we rolled for your fear of spooky stuff a while back and it turned out average!Also, gonna be writing. Feeling queasy from eating a massive burger, but still writing. The sacrifices I make for you, anons...>Roll 1d100 best of 3
Rolled 18 (1d100)>>3479916
Rolled 50 (1d100)>>3479916
Rolled 20 (1d100)>>3479916
Rolled 89 (1d100)>>3479916It's been a while since we've rolled a hundred hasn't it?
>>3479921Are we fucking cursed in this thread? Was the thread 13 curse just delayed?
>>3479918Average fear, average roll. Perfect.
>>3479931We just feel IT thereunthreatenengly
>>3479920>>3479921Ah. This is going to be one of those days.
>>3479918>>3479931Perfectly Balanced, as all things should be
>>3479921Yes, but a couple of nat 1s for Ace disappointing everyone and your own inability to gain the willing touch of a woman, >>3479923The real curse is that both One Piece Headhunter Quest and Gun x Glory Quest have died. :(>50 + 15 = 65, decidedly average, but still a technical success. Slightly.You pump up the Haki, harder, louder, faster, stronger. Or something. At the same time, you use it to... ‘poke’ the presence’s own Haki. A gentle nudge, which doesn’t seem to be noticed at first.You shove harder.A flicker of alertness tells you THAT one was felt. You feel it become cautious, but whatever it is, it can’t use Haki itself. It knew something happened, though.>Come out before I kick your ass!>(POKE POKE POKE POKE POKE)>.... God...?>Other?
>>3479938>Arthur what's wrong?>It's just standing there....menacingly!>Oh Arthur you're so silly>*JoJo text hovers around Flashman*
>>3479943>>.... God...?
>>3479943>>(POKE POKE POKE POKE POKE)>>...Wait...was the cult right aout God?
>>3479943>...God? Im sorry I mocked you, please dont kill me.
>>3479943>>.... God...?Are you there God? It's me, Flashman.
>>3479943>Come out before I kick your ass!
>>3479943>.... God...?
>>3479943>TicklePoke it
>>3479943>inb4 the poking is a hint about having conquerors haki
>>3479943>>(POKE POKE POKE POKE POKE)>One Piece Headhunter Quest and Gun x Glory Quest have died. :(They're just out for a pack of smokes QM, I'm sure they'll be back
>>3479943>>(POKE POKE POKE POKE POKE)Poke it with a stick, Flashy!
>>3479943>>.... God...?REPENT
>>3479958Roll a 1d100 anon, if you get a nat100 I’ll give it to you. And cry..... please don’t get a 100.In other news, I decided to look up Flashy’s zodiac for lulz, and apparently he’s a libra. Which is represented by... the scales of JUSTICE. Clearly destiny at work!Writing for divine presence~
Rolled 54 (1d100)>>3479965K
Rolled 98 (1d100)>>3479965We should do a cool suplexhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUF0BjODYp8
Rolled 49 (1d100)>>3479965
Rolled 12 (1d100)>>3479965
>>3479969Well we already have the laugh too.Ohohoho!
>>3479969>Another 98>Where before I rolled another 98What is up with my luck today
>>3479969So close. The dohoho of justice clearly blessed your roll.Cousin Luvia wen
>>3479978Quick, roll more gatchas. Your gatcha luck must suffer for the sake of Flashmans success.
Rolled 69 (1d100)>>3479965Check out this 100
>>3479986TRIPLE 69
>>3479986THAT'S ANOTHER FUCKING 69 GOD DAMN IT.>>3478157>>3478243
>>3479986Save it for the kitchen, Casanova.
>>3479981>>3479986>>3479990>>3479991I AM ECLIPSED BY THE LEWD GACHA GOD
>>3479991We Food Wars now. Prepare the peanut butter squid!
>>3479986Focus anon, we don't have time to think about Sanji's White Chocolate eclair
>>3479967THANK ENELGuys, I just meant that anon. Not everyone.>and thus did flashy gain religionUm.This is... weird.“... God...?”OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT WHAT IF IT’S REALYOU GONNA GO TO HELLYOU GONNA GO TO HEEEEEELLLLLLLLThe presence doesn’t seem to care about your question, though. You still feel curiosity-concern-wariness as it presumably tries to figure out what shoved at its ‘mind’.... You poke it again.It flares into deeper, more intense caution now, and the ship creaks around you, gust catching at the sails from nowhere. Okaaaaaaay.Not god. Or God. Can it hear you physically? What has a mind but not a bod-Oh Not-God.It’s a ghost.The Strawhat’s ship is haunted.The ship. IS HAUNTED.>AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH>... Mr Ghost? Miss Ghost?>(point at the air) I feel you, Ghost! Move on to the afterlife before I arres- uh, beat the ever-dying crap out of you!>Other?>>3479986Oh my~
Rolled 34 (1d100)>>3479965gib conquerors
>>3479991Literally odds of 1 in a million. Blimey.
>>3480009>... Mr Ghost? Miss Ghost?
>>3480009>>AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>3480009>>... Mr Ghost? Miss Ghost?>>I don't mean any harm.
>>3480018Support.
>>3480009>AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH>(point at the air) I feel you, Ghost! Move on to the afterlife before I arres- uh, beat the ever-dying crap out of you!>A beat>CHOOOOPPPPPEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR HEEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPP
>>3480009>>(point at the air) I feel you, Ghost! Move on to the afterlife before I arres- uh, beat the ever-dying crap out of you!
>... Mr Ghost? Miss Ghost?
>>3480009>Apologize to the ghost. Find Chopper for comfort. Fluff dispells spooks.
>>3480018Support
>>3480009>>... Mr Ghost? Miss Ghost?
>>3480009>>3480018Supporting.Flashman is bluffing, of course. He can't harm ghosts with normal weapons anyways!
In unrelated news, I'm glad we found sea jesus in these trying times
>>3480037Of course, that's assuming we somehow don't crit and manage to do so anyways.
>>3480038Seasus, son of Cod, blessed be thy name.
Can someone tally for me please, I’ll be back in... a flash. Hehehehehehe
>>3480015>>3480018>>3480027>>3480032>>3480036Mr and Mrs Ghost>>3480017>>3480023I have no mouth and I must scream>>3480024>>3480025Threaten the ghost>>3480029Acquire chopper
>>3480052Mr. Ghost>>3480015>>3480018 (No harm)>>3480019 (No harm)>>3480027 >>3480032 (No harm)>>3480036>>3480037 (No harm)AHHHHH>>3480017>>3480023Threaten Ghost>>3480023>>3480024>>3480025Get Chopper>>3480023>>3480029
>>3480052Can do. Think I got them all.Talk to ghost>>3480015>>3480027>>3480036Be nice to ghost>>3480018>>3480019>>3480032>>3480037Manly screaming>>3480017Threaten the ghost>>3480024>>3480025Too many things for a pithy summary>>3480023Sorry>>3480029
>>3480052Yo dawg, I heard you like tallies, so I tallied your tallies.>>3480061>>3480062>>3480067
>>3480078
>>3480087Um. Is that an unfortunately cut thumbs up gif, or is he jacking off Claude Rains?
Thank you x 3, my good dudes and dudettes.>>3480078Thank you, I do love a good tally of tallies. You will forever be my Tally-Ho.>check if the ghost wants to be your papa“... Mr Ghost? Miss Ghost?” You speak aloud, careful for any sign of something spooooooky. “I don’t mean any harm...”Ex-Strawhat? Murdered Marine? Goddamn ghosties and ghoulies....The presence at least seems to pay attention to you properly now, flickering faded amusement at your words. So it CAN hear you, at least.As you feel it regard you - not your Haki, it still seems obvious to that, but your actual body - with more defined interest now, you slowly turn, trying to see if anything’s visible.Whoever or whatever it is, it doesn’t feel dangerous. Yet.“Are you a guy?”That doesn’t feel right.“Girl?”It considers it, then decides on yes, a feeling of confirmation-agreement. Okaaaaay. Was it- she - not a woman when she was alive?The fuck?“Are you... dead?”Nope..... okay, now you have no damn clue.“Do the Strawhats know about you?”Also nope...............>Fuck this, go tell the Strawhats their ship’s haunted by a spooky chick.>Question Mystery Spirit further! (What?)>Other?
>>3480135>...do you want them to know about you?
>>3480135>>So....what's your name?
>>3480135>>Do you have a name? Mine's Flashman, nice to meetcha.>>You mind watching over the ship while I'm gone? Someone might try to attack it.
>>3480135>>Question Mystery Spirit further! (What?)>>Do you know what you are?>>Play 20 questions
>>3480135>Question Mystery Spirit further! (What?)>Are you a pirate ghost? Or just a ghost ghost?>...do you want them to know about you?I've been given a name. I feel honoured.
>>3480135>>Question Mystery Spirit further! (What?)>Can I see you?>(If yes)Where?
>>3480135>ask if the ghost can become visible so we can take a picture of it. I want pictures! Pictures of ghost-chan!
>>3480135>>3480145This.
>>3480145Sup port.
>>3480135>>3480143>>3480145Supporting introducing self and playing 20 questions. We're only getting yes/no after all. Can't wait for the reveal that Robin is still spying on us and is currently wondering if we're actually just fucking crazy.
>>3480135>Question Mystery Spirit further! (What?)>What are you?
Rolled 57 (1d100)>>3480164... ROLLIN’ FOR ROBIN-SWAAAAAAAN
But seriously, heading out, update when I get back, aaaaaaayyyyRolling for Abs to stop jobbing if he takes anti-jobbing lessons from Flashy.
>>3480135Spooky... but also fun. I want to find the ghaosty.>Do you like games?>Do you know how to play hot/cold?
Rolled 64 (1d100)>>3480172DAMN DICEGoddamn Ace made me job on typing the dice in correctly, what a little shit.
>>3480172>Abs naturally fails so hard at not jobbing he doesn't even get a rollSeems right.
Rolled 21 (1d100)>>3480175Rolling for effectiveness of Arthurs (NOT FLASHMANS) how not to job lessons.
Rolled 25 (1d100)>>3480179Oh man that's not a good omen.Donquixote D. Harry anti jobbing lessons?
>>3480145>>3480135Support
>>3480115Yes
Rolled 50 (1d100)>>3480172rolling for flashman’s knowledge on spirits
>>3480279PERFECTLY BALANCED
Rolled 58 (1d100)>>3480279Average.Rolling for Arthurs knowledge on spirits.
>>3480283>>3480284Perfectly balanced fear and knowledge
Rolled 86, 12 = 98 (2d100)HmmWho wins in a fight?Harry "Lightning" Flashman (1st dice)OrSilvers "Dark Prince" Harry (2nd dice)
>>3480297Flashman Prime is undefeatable, clearly.
>>3480297I _really_ want the Goro Goro no Mi.
Rolled 84, 42 = 126 (2d100)>>3480297But which one does stefan favor?
>>3480336Disgusting result, you sicken me.>>3480323IF Enel dies, someone can spend one of their nat100s to find the Fruit. Otherwise it'll come down to a high DC roll.Writing now.
>>3480367Yes. Yesss. YESSS.
>>3480367>Flashman eats Enel's fruit>Strawhats (save for Robin) think Arthur is the new Thunderman>Flashman departs, meets back up with them in normal uniform>They think Flashman killed Ar-Thor>Robin face whenAll these hands cannot contain my sides. It's pottery in motion.
>>3480394>Ar-ThorNice.
>>3480367Gentlemen. We must kill a god.
>>3480403...Maybe we can choke Enel to death by wrappin one of Luffy's limbs around his neck...
>20 questions"Soooo..." Your mind rattles around, looking for questions that can be answered with yes or no. "If you're not dead... are you alive?" Yes. You think that's good, unless it just means you've got a crazy ghost and need to break the news that it's dead. That would suck. "Do you WANT the Strawhats to know you're here?" A sort of wishy-washy unsurety, that turns into a yes.Okey-dokey then."Are you on the ship?"A tentative unsure-yes."Can you LEAVE the ship?"Hard no."... Do you want to leave the ship?"Hard no again."Do you... want to hurt anyone?"No! Thank the utterly non-existent sky-god! You're not going to have to fight a ghost-thing! Probably!"Can you... make yourself visible to me?"More unsurety. Followed by...>Roll 1d100, best of 3
Rolled 16 (1d100)>>3480413
Rolled 76 (1d100)>>3480413THE SPIRITS ARE ALWAYS WITH YOU
Rolled 91 (1d100)>>3480413
Rolled 13 (1d100)>>3480413here we go
Rolled 22 (1d100)>>3480413I BELIEVE
Rolled 17 (1d100)>>3480413
>>3480410Our steel cutting is technically armament. There’s a decent chance we can kill him, since he loves doing the invincible thing where he lets peoplecut him in half and stab him in the head.
>>3480421AH YEAH
>>3480421MERRY! MERRY! MERRY!
>>3480421We've barely been with the Merry and already progressed further than the crew in meeting it.>>3479831QM, I just got Benedict. His voice is absolutely amazing.
>>3480437Great, now we're gonna mourn the ship too. MEERRYYYY!
>>3480441Like hell we gonna mourn it. We gonna steal it so fuckers can't burn it like psychos they are.
>>3480447>stealing MerryYou could literally be advocating the destruction of the marines to plunge the world into chaos and you'd be less morally wrong than suggesting this.
>>3480458Is it stealing if the boat spirit likes us?
>>3480447BOO THIS MAN!BOOOOOOOO!
>>3480418>>3480422>>3480423>>3480424The spirit of Ace lives on in your rolls. UNLIMITED JOBBING WORKS>91... a hazy something.While your Haki tells you the presence remains mostly as is, part of it seems to focus, deepen, even solidify, more distinct than befor. And that part centers around the something that flickers vaguely on he deck in front of you.Shorter than you. Colorless. Outline blurred. No details. But there's SOMETHING there, all right - something vaguely person-shaped, wearing some kind of... hooded robe, maybe? And carrying something in one hand - a weapon?It hovers in existence for perhaps ten seconds, your Haki registering the spirit's growing exhaustion, before it vanishes again, the gathered Haki dispersing from its focal point once more.Well.That's not creepy or anything!"Okay, I... definitely saw that."Happiness! Excitement! You kind of wanna pet its head."Do you have a name?"Yes.All right... it's time to get really boring. "One word?" No. "Two?" Yes. "Number of letters is first word... Less then ten?" Yes. "Less than five?" No. "Five exactly?" Yes. Good! "Second word..."You carry on, through the number of letters and then the individual letters themselves. First name is Going, which is... odd, not that you're an expert on ghost names.Second word is... Merry...Um.......>?????>>3480440His background quests are amazing. Just... incredible. If you think Flashman is shitty at seduction, wait until you see Benedict try to propose to random women on the street because 'romance is a thing normal people do, and I am normal'. But with more planned murder that Aldo has to talk him out of.I want to adopt him. My precious idiot son.
>>3480470>brain bluescreen>try to remember anything about spooky ship spirits
>>3480470>>Introduce ourselves>>Ask if she needs anything.
>>3480470>Knock on wood>"Merry?"Great not a ship of ghosts, but an entire ghost ship!
>>3480470>>Well, nice to meetcha Merry. I'm Flas-Arthur the Pirate!
>>3480470>Introduce self as Flashman. Oops, uh... Arthur Flashman.I dont think Flashy is *bad* at seduction per say. Hes just being too much of a goof to do it anyways. He's got a great track record as a princess.
>>3480487Support
>>3480470>>3480480>>3480490Supporting, in that order. Think about it but just accept this strangeness: we're on a floating island in the sky. It's the Grand Line! Spooky ship ghosts are totally normal!Still in the first chapters so I'm in full story mode, no background quests just yet but I'm looking forward to 'em.
>>3480491The only one who's POSSIBLY been 'seduced' by Princess Flashy is Fop, and to be honest, I... never even decided with him. He might just admire you as a cool runaway who cast your family aside in the name of DUTY and ADVENTURE. I dunno, maybe I should roll for it?Pretty sure you haven't seduced anyone else, anyway. Unlike your manly brother Tasharry, who gets the ladies swooning wherever he goes.
>>3480470>>3480480>>3480482These.
>>3480503Having points in seduction doesn't make you stab good. Of course Flashman cant actually do it.Tasharry Twospaghetti tho, now hes a mans man.
>>3480503We may not be on the level of Cavendish or Tasharry but we're still a prettyboy, right? Surely we at least have a Marine fanclub! With cute girls!
Robin must think we've absolutely lost our god damn mind.>long silence>standing completely still>"...Going Merry?"
>>3480521Pretty sure we've been talking out loud this whole time so it's even worse.
>>3480518Flashmans pretty boy image is ruined the second his mouth opens
>>3480518Flashman's fans are the best anyone could ever ask for. Unflinching, souls of steel. They follow him anywhere and everywhere. They don't even complain when he shoves them in duffel bags.
>>3480518Why would we need a fanclub when have both fans and a meteor hammer?
>>3480528Ah but the rewards are worth it, he rubs them down in sensual oils, compliments them constantly, and even... H-holds their hands!
>>3480524I'm sure our handsome face will haunt Cavendish when we start making headlines with pictures.
>ghost... ship....?Wat. Wat.Wat is dis.You feel your face twitch. Then your mind restarts, as you slowly become aware that you're... just possibly... maybe... talking to a ship.That's not too weird. Lotta sailors do that.They usually don't talk BACK.Ohhhhhh boy.Is the ship - no, can't be a Devil Fruit thing, not when it's always going through salt water. Then... no, it looks like regular wood, nothing weird and exotic.You stare down at the deck, reapplying your Haki, which switched off when your brain broke.Have you heard of anything like this before? Ghost ships? There's a Devil Fruit which does ghost stuff, you know, but again... Devil Fruit. So no. Same with Big Mom's Fruit, which might have been a possibility?Ships that are not quite alive, but - sapient. With a soul? Spirit? A ship - spirit.Huh."Well, nice to meetcha, Merry! I'm - Arthur, as I guess you've already heard!" YOU'RE TALKING TO A SHIIIIIIIIP. "I guess you're a, uh, klaubauterman?"Happy yes.Y I K E S"Right. Okay. Yes. This is fine." Does the White Mist have one?! Is it cute?! Can you cuddle i- Wait, not important! Right now, anyway. "Do you... need anything?"Worried yes."Something to do with the Strawhats?"Yes yes yes."You need them to... Do something?"Vacillating no."They need to... know something?"Yes!Oh man... this is gonna take forever."Can you tell them yourself?"Unsure yes-no..... Great. You're talking to a friggin' ship and you're already bored. You glance over the railings, frowning as you see the Strawhats getting into some kind of dispute with - local police force? Military? Ugh, don't get arrested now... you don't think you can legally arrest a ship for piracy. Does Merry count as a civilian? A slave? YOU'RE SO CONFUSED.>????>>3480518True dat! There are indeed female Marines aboard Smoboss' ship - although these are the same women who've seen your random acts of dumbassery as well as coolness, so.....>>3480523Yup.>>3480524At least papaSmo and papaKlaus love you, despite your mouth... and the crazy grin it sometimes makes...
>>3480565>>Does it have to do with the cult here?>>Are they in danger from something they don't know about?
>>3480565>What do you want me to tell them?>20 questions. ROUND 2
>>3480565>Get the going merry to lead you to whatever she wants straw hats to know about. Make idle chit chat along the way and subtly ask about the straw hats’s adventures
>>3480565>>What do you want me to tell them?>>20 questions. ROUND 2
>>3480573SUPPOOOORRTTT!Maybe get some charades up in this bitch if she can project long enough.
>>3480565>>Maybe try to write letters on a sheet of paper and use it as a knock-off Ouija Board to figure out what Merry wants.
>>3480565I have absolutely no idea what we're doing right now, and time's a wasting. And we're probably wearing the poor girl out.>If you want to tell them, you should. Maybe we can work on a better way of communication together? Or getting stronger so they notice you?
Rolled 5 (1d100)Stuff.
>>3480586wew
>>3480565>>????So, it's another round of twenty questions.Is it something about the sky island? Something about the crew?>True dat! There are indeed female Marines aboard Smoboss' ship - although these are the same women who've seen your random acts of dumbassery as well as coolness, so.....Membership of the Flashman fan club is a closely guarded secret. None could live with the shame of going public.
>>3480565>>3480583Supporting. Probably faster than asking questions over and over.>your random acts of dumbassery as well as coolness>uncover spies and conspiracies, find hidden pirates, take down multiple Strawhats, arrested a Whitebeard>"He's pretty cute...">muh weapon-chans, MERMAID, latrine duty, 500 cigar Smoker, Garp can you train me in cannonballs?>"...in like a dumb little brother kinda way."
>>3480586oh dear
>>3480586...is this enel noticing us and failing horribly at doing so?
>>3480589>Flashman fan clubThe fan club heads are naturally Hat and Sunglasses. Go aniki!>>3480593>notice me godsenpaiNo, it was actually whether Merry would figure out a little Observation Haki from your poking. Unfortunately not.
>>3480593Ah yes, Enel fails so horribly at finding us he gets a brain aneurysm and dies.
>>3480601Aw...Time to teach a ship how to use haki! armament haki merry here we go!
>>3480601Conqueror's Haki via an old-timey steam whistle.
Rolled 64 (1d100)>the questions... they're over 9000!Uuuuuuggggghhhhh. It's gonna be more questions, isn't it?Your Haki is definitely tiring, but you can manage a while longer, as it's just sensing emotions and not actively predicting things."Okay, I won't be able to sense you much longer, so let's hurry this," you say, trying to be blunt but not rude. Then you lead her down vague to more detailed questions in turn, narrowing it until you have your final answer.Merry is damaged. Reasonably badly, it seems, from accumulated wear and tear. Not surprising, really - the White Mist had a tricky few days here and there in Grand Line weather, and Marine ships are a lot hardier than this little thing.All the same... you can't help but feel it's not so much a ship being declared damaged, as a person announcing their ill health.Maybe their terminal ill health.Merry's a pirate ship, and the Strawhat one at that, but... you can't help but feel a sympathetic tug in the chest anyway, as she confirms it with reluctant regret-sadness-tiredness-melancholy, obviously trying to force a fake bubble of cheeriness into the news.If she isn't dying now, you don't doubt she will be soon. Should an East Blue ship really cross Reverse Mountain? Many don't survive, you know, and most pirates crews get a new ship within six months to a year of entering Paradise, you know. You kind of assumed it was due to changes in crew sizes, or damage from battles, but logically speaking, Grand Line materials and ship-building skills are better than most of the Blues.... The Strawhats would have needed a new ship soon anyway, right? What with three new crew members, even without you and Sogeking, the ship seemed a little cramped. So...But still...>????Merry :(>>3480609Rollin' for Merry conquerors haki
Inb4 none of the nat 100 lads support getting the Goro Goro no Mi.
>>3480652>>I'll let them know>>Go see what the Strawhats have managed to entangle themselves in.
>>3480669Support. Hey, nat100 lads. Any of you wanna go ahead and pledge your support now?
>>3480652>>Hug the ship. Somehow.>>Tell the strawhats. They deserve to know at least
>>3480652>It'll mean more if you're the one to tell them.>Let's talk again later, okay?
>>3480652>>Hug the... Mast?>>I'll make sure the strawhats know.
>>3480674Supporting. It seems like something our favorite awkward boy would do.
>>3480652>I'll let them know when there's a good time.>I'll see you later, Merry.
>>3480674Support.Let's really weird out Robin.
>>3480673If, when the time comes, there is a majority opinion to eat the fruit, I'd be fine with using mine if I still have it. Fair enough?
>>3480652>>3480674This but I don't know about hugging it... maybe soothingly rubbing/petting it?Shame we don't have the know-how to give more info on how to fix it early. Then again if the shipwrights at Water 7 said it was gonna die regardless, then I guess that's that.
>>3480691I will be hopelessly disappointed if we manage to kill Enel, then people DON’T want to eat the literally god tier, invincible class fruit.
>>3480589>Flashman Fanclub>Tashigi is president. She wants them to be proud of her little brotherThinking about it, Tashigi seems a little more grounded and mature in quest while still keeping some weapon nerd ditz in her. Smoker is still a badass but seems to have a heart towards "his brats" and wants the best for them like an actual fucking dad. Klaus was depressed but seems happier nowadays. Is everyone Flashman meets, who he doesnt absolutely murder, better off?
>>3480707If Ace isn't actually dead I want to taunt him, get a faceful of fire and just laugh at him. Then give him a happy little shock.
>>3480711Yeah. That’s called the Will of D.
>>3480694Weeeeell, I'll say this now - although Merry IS pretty damaged and out of her depth as she is, canon-wise she takes a lot more damage between now and Water 7. The next issue is the priest smashing her up, then the fall down to the Blue Seas.If you can prevent some of the damage, and get the Strawhats more aware of the issue so they're more careful to avoid damaging her... might they be able to avoid the horrific keel damage, and wrangle some kind or repairs/improvements? WHO KNOWS? (I do.)>>3480711>actual fucking dadOh maaaaaaaan, just wait until you see him again. I am EXCITE. Separating and then getting your ass kidnapped again really kicked stuff off.
>>3480739>ineedahero.mp4TIME TO SAVE BEST GIRL THE GOING MERRY.
>>3480739I'm 90% sure, that if Merry can get to Water 7 with an undamaged keel, then the tag team of Franky and Iceburg could upgrade her main frame into the Lion while keeping the central core in some way.That should keep her spirit around.... Hopefully?
>fighting to protect both Chopper AND Bote from priest.THIS IS JUSTICE.also is stabbing Enel in his prick face after Luffy KOs him immoral?He's way too dangerous to let live even if he does want to go to the moon.
>>3480739Ah yes, the ass-chewing heard round the world. Followed by a tearful and heartfelt reunion since Flashman is actually safe and on the spot adoption. Am I wrong?
>>3480779This but with a dozen cigars brought on by the idiot getting ahold of an Invincible Class DF.
>>3480787Only a dozen? Anon, we're not going to be able to recognize smoboss inside the walking mass of cigars. Everyone within at least a three-hundred foot radius WILL be suffering the effects of second hand smoking.
>>3480652>>3480674Support.
>>3480739>Oh maaaaaaaan, just wait until you see him again. I am EXCITE.>>3480779>>3480787>>3480807Okay, what's it gonna be? Latrine duty for life? house arrested upon the ship for a month?
>congrats, robin doesn't want to touch you nowYou step over to the mast and... sort of hug it. In a rugged, manly one-armed way. Then you pull away, patting it. "I'll tell the Strawhats." Even though they're totally gonna think you're batshit crazy.Yeeeeeah, you have no idea how you're gonna explain this one.In any case, you feel a buffeting of relief-gratitude-affection which vanishes as you say goodbye and turn your Haki off.Woooooow, that was... draining.(Haki +1!)... More importantly, when you look over the railings again, the Witch Thief has reappeared (unfortunately) and... Strawhat appears to have beaten up the local police guys.Oh.Great.You're sure this won't reflect badly on you.AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCKING STRAWHATSYou gently press tour head against the railings and groan. Is this what it's like to be Smoboss? Dealing with a guy who keeps causi- no, just attracting- trouble everywhere?Maybe you should apologize to him sometime. And, y'know, actually mean it.... Naaaaaah.In any case, after some faint yelling from either side - and then from Conis and her dad - most of the Strawhats head off with the Skypieans back to the house, while the Witch Thief, Lolonoa, Nico and Doctor Cutie make a dash for the Merry.You lean over the edge, watching curiously. Probably you should... hold off on the Merry thing for a little while. This is the kind of thing you tell the Captain, not some random crew... although Lolonoa's the first mate - maybe you should tell HIM?Ugh. Hard.You toss the ladder down so they can climb up easier; Chopper riding on Lolonoa's back as they appear over the edge, Nico and the Witch Thief following."We need to get the Merry ready to leave," he says bluntly, setting the mink down.>Yeeeeeeah, good job beating up law enforcement. I don't think they even knew what pirates WERE before we got here...>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?>Where are the others?>Other?>>3480779Yes, this is exactly right, except Flashy is eternally exiled to the latrines and isn't allowed to go anywhere alone or ever fight again. Even if he eats a Logia.Also he gets demoted to Chore Boy, and Tashigi rubs it in his face. Constantly.>>3480820Now I think about it, not even Chore Boy. A new rank of Latrine Boy is made especially for you.
>>3480820Hey, at least this time we did our actual job for once. With minimal injuries....so far.
>>3480774No. He's a murderous monster. This isn't some 'kill him, and you'll be just like him' shit, it's 'this man is a criminal and we are an officer of the law, put him down like the rabid animal he is'.Also. Loot.
>>3480825>>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?>>It's pretty important.
>>3480825>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private? Important shit time bruh.
>>3480825>>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?
>>3480820>house arrested upon the ship for a month?>implying Flashman won't be let out for talking to the walls and asking them how their day is going
>>3480825>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?
>>3480825>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?Time to fuck shit up even further.
>>3480828Most importantly, anyone who likes the Moon is clearly crazy and irredeemable. This fact brought to you by Klaus. Fuck you, Moon.
>>3480825>Listen Cap, this is gonna sound really weird, but I *need* to tell you something.>Explain Merry to StrawhatBP I am ashamed. I wont take anything less than Latrine Man, we arent a child after all.
>>3480825>>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?>>It's pretty important.Although, do we need to watch our words around lolnoa? Didn't we accidentally help him with some haki before?
>>3480842First thing we're doing if we eat the lightning fruit is blowing up that stupid thing. Fuck you Moon, what are you even good for?
>>3480825>>Can I talk to you for a minute first? In private?We're gonna sound like a fucking loony and it'll be great
>>3480845>Latrine ManWorst. Superhero. Ever.
>>3480825>>Yeeeeeeah, good job beating up law enforcement. I don't think they even knew what pirates WERE before we got here...
Rolled 26 (1d100)>>3480825>Robin doesnt want to touch you anymoreWait until homegirl realizes Goober-in-Chief here is actually a genius when Merry says goodbye. Quick, roll to decypher poneglyph!
>>3480849We already would've stolen Enel's fruit right off his corpse and then you want to completely destroy everything that he had strived for?Sounds great. Reminds me of Oda talking about Luffy being a cold motherfucker who only lets his victims live because they'll have do so knowing they can never achieve their dreams. Except we shatter that shit even after they're dead.
>>3480856Hmm, looks like it says "Flashman iz the best"
With how often we get sent to the latrines, what are the odds a klabuterman forms but for the latrines?
Rolled 1 (1d100)>>3480856It's spelt decipher.That in mindRoll to decipher poneglyph!
>>3480863big rock
>>3480863AHAHAHAH
