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Yeah, I'd call that good. [ Which is more than she can say for the bin of toys she peers inside before walking away from with a faint scowl on her face, even as she internally mulls over every detail. ]

So the fact that I've been stuck here for so long just confirms I've got a lot of stuff to do when I get back home?

[ She tries for another bin, this time pulling out an antique metal lighter, which she flicks the flint on to see if it lights, before holding the flame up to better look over at Hiyori through the dimly lit space. ]

And all this sex is changing my fate?

[ This is all good to know, but, this is how she processes. Dryly pouring over the issue, using sarcasm to pull on the threads of the issue, looking for a way in – or at least a way to wrap her head around this and figure out what this really means for her and everyone else here. ]

Anything else that might send me into a philosophical crisis?

[tfy]

I guess that's one way to look at it. Perhaps it means you will make that map of the world. Or you and your crew will discover a centuries-old treasure! ♪

[His words are frivolous as usual, but the gears in his head are turning. He hadn't quite thought about it like that before; to him, what Jin Mingming said about some people having "more fate to give" than others explained why the resort is populated by bigwigs. Royals, gods, big-name warriors, government officials, celebrities... people with extraordinary powers. There aren't a whole lot of normal folks around. Which made him think the House purposefully kidnaps people who are destined to make a difference in the world. And that pantheon could include Nami, couldn't it? Perhaps her whole crew is destined to make history, which would explain why several of them have turned up here.

But does all of that explain why some people stick around longer than others? Are the people who are destined for less great things always the ones who disappear first...?

That does map eerily well onto what's happened with everyone from ES. He and Jun are part of the "Big Three," while Crazy:B enjoys only a fraction of their popularity. Leo, meanwhile, is a famous composer, which might explain why he's gone nowhere. Still, he isn't sure that explains everything.

He gives a small jolt when Nami flicks on the lighter, eyes drawn to the bright flame. Is she going to try to burn something? He doesn't think so, but...!]

Er... not that I know of... actually, there is one thing, but it pretty much just confirmed something that was already obvious.

[But first:]

Careful where you hold that flame, alright? This stuff may be waterproof, but I don't think it's flame-resistant.

[He says while standing over another bin of brightly-colored toys. One vibrating dildo, still in the packaging, advertises itself as being "great for water play!"]