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[ it's a sheet of default golden peacock hotel stationary that's been slipped under nami's door that reads the following: ]
woke up with your heartstopping beauty on my mind
sending you a sweet kiss through this letter to hope your day is as lovely as you are ♥
yours always,
sanji
woke up with your heartstopping beauty on my mind
sending you a sweet kiss through this letter to hope your day is as lovely as you are ♥
yours always,
sanji
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οΌ he's still mulling that strange conversation over in his mind when he makes his way down to where she'd suggested they meet. she already knows what he looks like, and he at least knows to be on the alert for a similar enough hair colour for it to have caught her eye, so he's not worried about that half so much.
he's just — a little on edge. he hasn't left his room much, has talked to people even less. he's a little skittish, jumpy in a way that speaks more to trauma than anxiety disorder. when he sees her, she somehow looks just how he was expecting.
maybe a few centimetres taller??
but he does raise a hand in greeting, a brief flash of the diamond insignia tattooed on his right wrist, worryingly darkened, and then stuffs his hand back in his pocket. he's wearing all black, more because it's a familiar comfort, a callback to his shihakushΕ than any dramatic propensity for hot topic. οΌ
Hey. Nami?
he's just — a little on edge. he hasn't left his room much, has talked to people even less. he's a little skittish, jumpy in a way that speaks more to trauma than anxiety disorder. when he sees her, she somehow looks just how he was expecting.
maybe a few centimetres taller??
but he does raise a hand in greeting, a brief flash of the diamond insignia tattooed on his right wrist, worryingly darkened, and then stuffs his hand back in his pocket. he's wearing all black, more because it's a familiar comfort, a callback to his shihakushΕ than any dramatic propensity for hot topic. οΌ
Hey. Nami?
[ The hair is hard to miss - unless a person has hair of a similar shade and is used to the constant presence of bright orange. Even so, Nami sticks out, notebook tucked under her arm and a flashlight lifted from a maintenance cart she encountered on one of her trips snooping through the resort hanging from a belt loop on her shorts.
Notably, he is also taller than she expected, and, considering she doesn't actually know what kind of danger is lurking down in the maintenance tunnels, she's glad he seems like the sort she can put between herself and peril. She's not as formidable without her staff, and even if she had it - Nami's the type who would rather not.
Eyes darting to his tattoo when he waves she returns the gesture, nodding as she tries to recall if she's run into someone with such a dark tattoo so far. Interesting. ]
And you're Ichigo. [ She steps to the side, cocking her head at the door she's been standing in front of. ] Ready?
Notably, he is also taller than she expected, and, considering she doesn't actually know what kind of danger is lurking down in the maintenance tunnels, she's glad he seems like the sort she can put between herself and peril. She's not as formidable without her staff, and even if she had it - Nami's the type who would rather not.
Eyes darting to his tattoo when he waves she returns the gesture, nodding as she tries to recall if she's run into someone with such a dark tattoo so far. Interesting. ]
And you're Ichigo. [ She steps to the side, cocking her head at the door she's been standing in front of. ] Ready?
( it takes some time for any word to come back after he... notices the map. did he check things out before responding — u bet. not the horny zones, but whatever. as a thanks, there's a man ( a member of the zoro club — as evidenced by the shirt he's wearing with a big Z drawn on it made of three swords... ) that knocks on nami's door to hand over a non-descript paper bag. inside are several tangerines and a bottle of unopened beer. and a really sloppy note that reads:
thanks. not tainted fruit & veg inconcer conservatory. beer isn't either. birds aren't so asshole if you beat them up
and, no, he doesn't bother signing it. )
thanks. not tainted fruit & veg in
and, no, he doesn't bother signing it. )
[ Waiting under his door that evening, another note tidily printed on kawaii rice ball stationary (because that is what a person finds to send Zoro notes on while shopping at the kawaii stationary store in the mall sorry):
Red Cardinal is good to get drunk in, owner doesn't let any of the casino bullshit happen.
If you end up at Roost, don't make any bets. They want things that aren't credits - like memories, and body parts.
Tell me if you find the way to Rookery, okay?
PS: Cool shirt where's mine? ]
Red Cardinal is good to get drunk in, owner doesn't let any of the casino bullshit happen.
If you end up at Roost, don't make any bets. They want things that aren't credits - like memories, and body parts.
Tell me if you find the way to Rookery, okay?
PS: Cool shirt where's mine? ]
[ It's the middle of the night, she is not fucking around trying to type on this stupid watch. Nami smacks the video on, not bothering to lift her head from the pillow, her face half-concealed against it, her hair bright even in the dark. ]
Why are you awake?
Why are you awake?
[ She's up. Somebody lost track of time nerding out with her library books. ]
What's wrong? Is everybody okay?
What's wrong? Is everybody okay?
[ cntd ]
[ The enthusiasm is admirable maybe, and it's not like she hasn't walked into more than one room in this place she wanted to turn and run right back out of - but, run where, exactly? Still, he's agreeing, and that's a little more important than privately mulling over the lack of real escape options available to her or any of the other guests. Roche's offered arm is enough to pull her from her thoughts, and she pops the second candy in her mouth freeing her hand up to loop her arm through his. ]
I like drinking at Red Cardinal. [ Nobody bothers her, and the drinks are strong, the fact that it seems like one of the least horny places in the casino is a happy bonus - usually. ] Work for you?
[ Considering she's already ushering them towards the exit, not quite aware that the flush slowly starting to work its way over her body is more due to the candy than the thrill of escape - hopefully, it works for him. ]
Glad you didn't want to stay either. If I had to make pleasant conversation with a stranger without a good drink again... [ This is more her speed, those icebreaker questions at the speed dating tables almost drove her crazy from the inanity. ]
[ It's enough to get them through the threshold without too much of an issue. One of the coordinators moves as if they mean to put a stop to it, but one look at their linked arms and a pointed look that comes off a liiiiiiiiittle too intense gives them pause long enough to finish making their escape. To hell with anyone who says those eyes of his were "spooky" under the right lighting! They clearly pay off, and Roche hums his affirmation upon Nami's suggestion of the Cardinal. He hasn't been there in a hot minute but he does remember they had one hell of a wine that damn near knocked him on his ass during that little masquerade. Pity he wasn't allowed to sneak a couple bottles out and back to his room.
Oh well. There's bound to be much better things than some fancy wine, even if it was one of the better things he'd tasted that night. Until then, he's content to let her lead the way β and match her pace to boot. ]
That's precisely why I've kept that bag of sweets on me. Guessing flavors is a much more entertaining method of breaking the ice compared to being asked mundane questions back to back.
[ Why were so many people asking him about his family life? Disgusting. ]
What would you have done if I hadn't stepped in when I did?
Oh well. There's bound to be much better things than some fancy wine, even if it was one of the better things he'd tasted that night. Until then, he's content to let her lead the way β and match her pace to boot. ]
That's precisely why I've kept that bag of sweets on me. Guessing flavors is a much more entertaining method of breaking the ice compared to being asked mundane questions back to back.
[ Why were so many people asking him about his family life? Disgusting. ]
What would you have done if I hadn't stepped in when I did?
[ cntd ]
[ Whether or not she has more experience than Tifa when it comes to kissing other women, the thrill that rolls through her and keeps her nerves jangling with a pleasing, earnest want feels wholly new, unique to the soft hum that passes Tifa's lips and conjures it to life, unique to just being around Tifa.
Nami's touch is slow and light, pushing Tifa's top up as the pads of her fingers run up her sides, privately basking in the perfect balance the other woman seems to have struck between strong and somehow deeply fragile at the same time. It's a delicacy that Nami doesn't want to trample, a sincerity not unlike the one she sees in Luffy - a trait she finds easy to adore.
Heart beating fast when she finally breaks away from that kiss, Nami stays close enough that her forehead brushes against Tifa's, hands stilling once they're perilously close to taking off the other woman's top, wanting, but not quite daring yet. ]
Do you want to get closer?
[ Tifa doesn't even know that Nami is the answer to something she's been searching for her whole life: someone who can see her for all of what she is, strong and delicate, feminine and immovable. She senses some part of it; it's why she feels so at ease with Nami.
Her heart races as the other woman's hands slowly, gently work her shirt up. She could stop her. It would be as easy as putting a hand on her wrist, the word no. She'd overpower her, if it came to it. But she doesn't want her to stop. ]
Yeah [ she breathes, their foreheads warm together. ] I'd like that.
Her heart races as the other woman's hands slowly, gently work her shirt up. She could stop her. It would be as easy as putting a hand on her wrist, the word no. She'd overpower her, if it came to it. But she doesn't want her to stop. ]
Yeah [ she breathes, their foreheads warm together. ] I'd like that.
So, I have more sex questions.
You wanna answer some for me?
You wanna answer some for me?
[ cntd ]
[ For once, he looks at her like that, and Nami isn't instantly struck with the sense that she's getting into something that could easily overwhelm her. There's so much depth to the way Sanji feels. Nami envies his ability to do it so readily and comfortably, to look at her and let himself adore her in a way she's only comfortable doing when the moment's grown so heated that she's got an excuse to wave it away later if she has to.
There's no warning bells that she's toeing the line and getting perilously close to in over her head right now - even with the cheesy jazz still smoothing its way through the airwaves. If anything, the outlandish setting might be making it easier to let herself reach for Sanji, who she knows is in his element in a room like this one, and let him do everything she knows he wants to.
A part of her melts having her face cradled like this, the hand still caught between their bodies loosening its hold on his belt and moving down to massage the firming line of his cock. ]
There's a lot we didn't do last time Sanji. [ Murmuring low against his mouth, she halts any coming reply briefly when she's drawn into the need to kiss him again, the thought of the things they didn't do, and all the things they did do the last time they were together line this fanning the heat already playing over her senses. ]
[ just kissing her like this is enough, to feel the press of her lips on his own and know that she actually wants him. whether or not this all proves to be temporary is an entirely other situation that he doesn't have any cares to jump into; there's every chance this all comes to an end by the time they find themselves back on the merry, but right now, he's going to embrace every second that she allows their mouths to press together, that he's permitted to touch her and caress her and pleasure her and fuck her.
he gasps lightly between them when he feels the sudden slide of her hand seeking out his cock over his pants, already giving hints of a growing bulge but definitely urged further by the stroking massage she offers. ]
Naβ [ her mouth is there again before he could breathe even her name and he loses himself in it, hunger pouring into a more urgent kiss, slick heat shared when he offers a persistent tongue past her lips. the last time they were together, they did plenty, enough that he'd ended up in a mess of his own cum, along with hers, once he'd urged her to climb onboard his face. and yet, there really is so much they could still do, dreams to be fulfilled, ones that she's permitting him to explore with her.
his hands slip up along her arms, reaching the sleeves of her dress, his fingers moving in on either side of her collar to slip them off of her shoulders to start sliding it all down off of her body. as much as he'd love to keep appreciating nami in her dress, somehow it feels much more important to appreciate everything beneath it right now. ]
he gasps lightly between them when he feels the sudden slide of her hand seeking out his cock over his pants, already giving hints of a growing bulge but definitely urged further by the stroking massage she offers. ]
Naβ [ her mouth is there again before he could breathe even her name and he loses himself in it, hunger pouring into a more urgent kiss, slick heat shared when he offers a persistent tongue past her lips. the last time they were together, they did plenty, enough that he'd ended up in a mess of his own cum, along with hers, once he'd urged her to climb onboard his face. and yet, there really is so much they could still do, dreams to be fulfilled, ones that she's permitting him to explore with her.
his hands slip up along her arms, reaching the sleeves of her dress, his fingers moving in on either side of her collar to slip them off of her shoulders to start sliding it all down off of her body. as much as he'd love to keep appreciating nami in her dress, somehow it feels much more important to appreciate everything beneath it right now. ]
[ cntd ]
[ That smile - it may be softer than Mitsuru meant it to be, but Nami enjoys it for reasons beyond business arrangements, emboldened by it enough to step closer while Mitsuru turns to look back towards the selection of harnesses on the nearest wall.
Settling against her equally pragmatic friend's side she glances towards the strap-ons as well, smirking wryly as Mitsuru's words send a prickle of awareness through her. ]
And I'd like to show you how I do.
[ Nami's voice is quieter than she intends when she answers, the hand on Mitsuru's hip tracing absent patterns. A thousand filthy images dance through her thoughts, leaving her breathing a little more heavily, and asking her next question with her lips close enough to brush Mitsuru's ear. ]
Do you want me to fuck you, or are you going to give me something to handle?
[ Sometimes logistics can be a whole new kind of fun, this place has certainly taught her that much by now. ]
[ Again with the course language. It's rude, inappropriate and... somehow extremely attractive. It takes her a moment or two to recover from the shamelessness of Nami's question, the way she can just come out with something like that, with her breath hot on the darker haired girl's ear. She shivers, pleasantly. It is just the two of them right now, something Mitsuru is becoming ever more acutely aware of. ]
Well, now I have to confess that I'm having difficulty getting thoughts of the former out of my head...
Is that selfish of me?
[ It feels selfish, to want all of that attention from the other woman. It's not something she's accustomed to, to act purely from impulse, from desire... ]
Well, now I have to confess that I'm having difficulty getting thoughts of the former out of my head...
Is that selfish of me?
[ It feels selfish, to want all of that attention from the other woman. It's not something she's accustomed to, to act purely from impulse, from desire... ]
( The staff have been trying to explain the concept of valentine's to Luffy. He's not sure he gets it but they've also helped the guy write a poem, sensing it over without a hint of hesitation.)
roses are red, violets are blue, you do me and i'll do you.
roses are red, violets are blue, you do me and i'll do you.
[ β₯β₯β₯ ]
[ More than what they're about to do, the sight of his grin and the reason Luffy gives her for his choice make Nami's heart race, leaving her smiling back at him while she nods slowly in agreement. ]
Good, I wanted to see you too. [ Pressing one more absent kiss to his cheek, another tell-tale sign of how at ease he always makes her feel, Nami moves to climb out of the bathtub, fetching the toy he picked and the harness beside it. She fits the fake cock through the front of the belted garment while moving across the room towards another door than the one they entered through. ]
Come on, we can't get comfortable in the tub.
[ Not knowing what's on the other side of the door she pushes open, Nami isn't surprised to see that much like the rest of the resort, the room is occupied with a bed, and everything else people might need to help them fuck. While she waits for him to join her, Nami belts the harness around her waist and guides the pair of straps meant to secure it against her body around her inner thighs and up the outside curve of her ass. Which, in her experience wearing something like this, makes her backside look terrific, in addition to being practical - two things Nami enjoys. ]
[from this prompt]
[This can't possibly be indoors. Or rather, this amount of outdoors can't possibly exist in here. Yu has been in the Vale for what seems like hours, if not most of the day, just-- exploring. He thought he'd trace the river to some kind of source, maybe find whatever device (or...magic?) is feeding water into the place, but he's been walking for about as long as he can with no luck.
This place is gonna drive him nuts, he can already tell. How can it be so real when it's all fake by design? Anyway, he's taking a break by the riverbank when a raft floats by. He's not eager to seem as frustrated --or bewildered, maybe-- as he actually is, so he puts on an easy smile, although he still looks kind of beat.]
Going my way?
[It's a joke. A dumb one, to be fair. He steps onto the raft either way--carefully; shockingly, rafting does not seem to be his specialty.] Thanks for the lift.
[This can't possibly be indoors. Or rather, this amount of outdoors can't possibly exist in here. Yu has been in the Vale for what seems like hours, if not most of the day, just-- exploring. He thought he'd trace the river to some kind of source, maybe find whatever device (or...magic?) is feeding water into the place, but he's been walking for about as long as he can with no luck.
This place is gonna drive him nuts, he can already tell. How can it be so real when it's all fake by design? Anyway, he's taking a break by the riverbank when a raft floats by. He's not eager to seem as frustrated --or bewildered, maybe-- as he actually is, so he puts on an easy smile, although he still looks kind of beat.]
Going my way?
[It's a joke. A dumb one, to be fair. He steps onto the raft either way--carefully; shockingly, rafting does not seem to be his specialty.] Thanks for the lift.
[ Watching over her shoulder as he climbs onto the makeshift raft, Nami shrugs, raising an eyebrow at him. ]
Actually, you're going mine.
[ Lifting the long stick she's been using to steer, one corner of her mouth quirks up in a light smirk before she looks ahead again, pushing off from the bank of the river and getting them back towards the middle where they can catch the current. ]
I don't remember seeing you at any of the mandatory weird shit, you new?
Actually, you're going mine.
[ Lifting the long stick she's been using to steer, one corner of her mouth quirks up in a light smirk before she looks ahead again, pushing off from the bank of the river and getting them back towards the middle where they can catch the current. ]
I don't remember seeing you at any of the mandatory weird shit, you new?
boops the apology ball back at u, but i should be quicker going forward!
cartographie
- 2024-03-19 02:01 (UTC) - Expand[Funnily enough, that despite being here for months, he really hasn't gone out of his way like this to contact another person. Maybe a couple of times before, but nothing frequent. It's not like he's nervous or anything, but ah... he wants to say the right thing still. Not completely mess things up.
He's been meaning to talk to Nami again after their last encounter, maybe take her to a nice dinner? Just try and get to know her more.]
Ah, Nami? This is Scott, Scott Summers. Can I have a moment of your time?
He's been meaning to talk to Nami again after their last encounter, maybe take her to a nice dinner? Just try and get to know her more.]
Ah, Nami? This is Scott, Scott Summers. Can I have a moment of your time?
[ It's never not going to feel just a little wrong to hear voices coming out of the watch when there's no Den Den Mushi to account for it, but it's been long enough that she only jolts slightly at the sound before turning her attention to her watch to talk back to it. ]
Just one?
Just one?
Many weeks ago on the network you offered maps of the resort for trade. I was hoping I would find you still willing and able to make this deal.
We can work something out, sure. It's gotten a lot more detailed since I put that message up.
[ This place has layers, okay. ]
[ This place has layers, okay. ]
You know they expect our dates to wear a collar and a leash right?
β¨YOU HAVE BEEN CORDIALLY INVITED TOβ¨
A DAY OF PLEASURE AND DELIGHTS
With Buggy the Clown π€‘
Text is good for one free request of your choice β¨
A DAY OF PLEASURE AND DELIGHTS
With Buggy the Clown π€‘
Text is good for one free request of your choice β¨
All for the low price of coming shopping with me.
I need a second opinion on makeup and have you seen the tastes Straw Hat and Red Hair have?
At least one of them would try to eat it instead.
I need a second opinion on makeup and have you seen the tastes Straw Hat and Red Hair have?
At least one of them would try to eat it instead.
[Was Rinne waiting in the casino specifically for one pirate to come? Absolutely. Did she know about it? Not at all. Not that one can probably tell that was his real reason, since he's hitting up the pachinko machines and testing which ones feel rigged or not. Lady luck seems to be smiling on him today, because he's getting a fairly decent payout this time.
That, and his target finally arrived after... about an hour of waiting. Casually. Like he wasn't just there pretending he wasn't going to ambush her or anything.
Which is why Nami's not even going to get a normal greeting. Normal greeting is for chumps. Instead, Rinne just gets in her way and grabs her around the waist, taking a hand in his and twirling them around, before he dips her towards the ground, careful not to drop her.]
Hey pretty lady. We're goin' on a date.
That, and his target finally arrived after... about an hour of waiting. Casually. Like he wasn't just there pretending he wasn't going to ambush her or anything.
Which is why Nami's not even going to get a normal greeting. Normal greeting is for chumps. Instead, Rinne just gets in her way and grabs her around the waist, taking a hand in his and twirling them around, before he dips her towards the ground, careful not to drop her.]
Hey pretty lady. We're goin' on a date.
[ No, she had no idea, the whole looking very fetching in a little black dress was for her. Any seasoned gambler knows the importance of looking cute at the high roller's table, after all.
Rather than spending her night growing her surplus of chips, she's bent backwards in an unsolicited dip, without more than a befuddled what?! of objection before the realization of what's happening here sinks in. Lucky for Rinne, she likes him, and when the surprise drains from her face, and she's scowling up at him instead, the exasperation on her face doesn't reach her eyes, betraying her amusement. ]
Is that what we're doing? [ One of her arms has ended up wrapped around his shoulders in an unconscious move to brace herself while she was all but swept off her feet, but her free hand reaches up, tugging the ends of his hair. ] And where are we going on this date?
Rather than spending her night growing her surplus of chips, she's bent backwards in an unsolicited dip, without more than a befuddled what?! of objection before the realization of what's happening here sinks in. Lucky for Rinne, she likes him, and when the surprise drains from her face, and she's scowling up at him instead, the exasperation on her face doesn't reach her eyes, betraying her amusement. ]
Is that what we're doing? [ One of her arms has ended up wrapped around his shoulders in an unconscious move to brace herself while she was all but swept off her feet, but her free hand reaches up, tugging the ends of his hair. ] And where are we going on this date?
It is a birthday celebration, so there should be presents to unwrap. But I suppose those should be more for you, less for me.
[ cntd ]
It's bigger than it should be, and that's not even the weirdest part of this place.
When I got here I woke up in a jungle, naked, so yeah, just a bit.
[ cntd ]
They do what you want if you tell them it's turning you on, so I send them on errands.
Meet you at the library, I'll bring the booze.
Ha! That is a fantastic plan. I will keep that in mind if I ever work my way up the ranks
[Unlikely, but hey, you never know.]
I will see you there.
[Unlikely, but hey, you never know.]
I will see you there.
[ cntd ]
She wouldn't be able to resist both of us.
So tire you out first by getting sweaty, then read. Got it.
You're right. If we catch her off guard, we'll have an even bigger advantage. I'm sure you've pegged some of her weak spots by now.
What do you read? It's not just maps?
What do you read? It's not just maps?
Happy Birthday, Nami.
Care to join me at Crane's Respite for a bath?
Don't worry, I've ensured that the two of us will have whichever bath we want to ourselves. Or we can just explore the pools.
Care to join me at Crane's Respite for a bath?
Don't worry, I've ensured that the two of us will have whichever bath we want to ourselves. Or we can just explore the pools.
[ She might have just swooned a little bit, getting this message. ]
Spending time with you sounds like the perfect way to spend today. When do you want to meet up?
Spending time with you sounds like the perfect way to spend today. When do you want to meet up?
[ cntd ]
[ It might not be the reaction she's expecting to what she tried to play off as a passing remark, rather than own up to whatever fondness she harbors for Ragna directly, but she gets it. ]
Weird being appreciated, huh?
[ Her full lips curve into a wry smirk as she looks over at him with slightly lifted eyebrows, her expression a good deal less guarded than it should be as she subtly tries to show that she understands how he feels.
Thankfully, when he calls her a good person it breaks the moment for her enough to laugh, waving off the remark before she leans across him to pop open the cooler full of drinks. ]
Not that long ago, you'd be in the minority with an opinion like that.
[ Holding up a bottle, she looks over her shoulder at him, cocking her head in offering. ]
Just a tiny bit, yeah.
[ Yeah. Definitely weird. But it also doesn't hurt that he's in an environment where he gets a chance to actually show this side of himself to others. He never would have put himself in this position before, for a number of reasons... Reasons that, frankly, didn't seem to matter here. It's lead him here on this boat, able to fleetingly "get away" from it all with Nami. He may not know her full story, but she looks so much brighter in this light.
Like it was something he needed to appreciate for the time that they've got here. The moment she leans across him for a cooler full of drinks, his mismatched gaze follows her when she calls him the minority in wanting more people like her. Or at least, he would have been. Raising his hand in acceptance, he nods for the drink in thanks. This oughta hit the spot while they set sail! ]
That'll happen when you don't have the whole story. [ A story that he wouldn't mind hearing, regardless of the circumstance. But he doesn't pry on her own past any further than that remark. Only that he gets it. ] I can probably count on one hand the list of people who DON'T think I'm an asshole.
[ Dot. Dot. Dot. ]
...Back home, I mean. [ Another beat. ] I think? Whaddya think, am I an asshole, Nami? You could join a very exclusive listβ
[ Now he's having fun. ]
[ Yeah. Definitely weird. But it also doesn't hurt that he's in an environment where he gets a chance to actually show this side of himself to others. He never would have put himself in this position before, for a number of reasons... Reasons that, frankly, didn't seem to matter here. It's lead him here on this boat, able to fleetingly "get away" from it all with Nami. He may not know her full story, but she looks so much brighter in this light.
Like it was something he needed to appreciate for the time that they've got here. The moment she leans across him for a cooler full of drinks, his mismatched gaze follows her when she calls him the minority in wanting more people like her. Or at least, he would have been. Raising his hand in acceptance, he nods for the drink in thanks. This oughta hit the spot while they set sail! ]
That'll happen when you don't have the whole story. [ A story that he wouldn't mind hearing, regardless of the circumstance. But he doesn't pry on her own past any further than that remark. Only that he gets it. ] I can probably count on one hand the list of people who DON'T think I'm an asshole.
[ Dot. Dot. Dot. ]
...Back home, I mean. [ Another beat. ] I think? Whaddya think, am I an asshole, Nami? You could join a very exclusive listβ
[ Now he's having fun. ]
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