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[risingspirit]

[Today, Coby is searching for new and better ways to train. He's lacking his usual sparring partner, and the Vice Admiral isn't around to teach him some new skills he'd really been hoping to learn, but somehow he's still got to work around this

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[lists_to_port]

Well, Blackbeard an' me just did a spot of pillaging. Oh! And I've a ropemade ship down by the lake, just to get the feel of the rigging under me.

[risingspirit]

Pillaging? But everything's free here! Why would you even want to go and do that??

[lists_to_port]

You asked, mate, didn't you; how else are we to keep our pillagabilities fresh and sharp if we don't hone 'em up right?

[risingspirit]

Pillagabilities?

But why would you want to keep that skill honed of all things??

[lists_to_port]

Listen, lad--I'd much prefer to hone my skills with the wenches, but I've been mostly dead of late, making that difficult at best.

...

Which reminds me: we were to go to the pub together, you and I. There are skills of yours what could be honed there.

[risingspirit]

[Oh, he was one of the recently dead? That was always weird to think about...

But Coby frowns at his next comment, shaking his head. Jack isn't anything like Luffy, and the kid has his priorities.]

I refuse. You're clearly a man of ill repute, and I'm a marine. If there was any use in it here, I'd capture you and turn you in to the proper authorities. I can't go drinking in a pub with you!

[lists_to_port]

Could...pretend the pub's a horrible dungeon, like. And you could force me to stay there forever and a lifetime?

[Jack grins.]

There's no other way you'd ever capture me, lad.

[risingspirit]

No way, huh?

No bounty and you didn't sink in the river so you're not a devil's fruit user. Guess you must have some crazy fighting skills.

[lists_to_port]

Well, I'm not bad. Not bad at all. "Crazy" actually might be the best descriptor, eh?

[risingspirit]

Maybe I'll test that out once there's a good reason to.

[lists_to_port]

Oh you will, will you? And what reason shall I provide you? Marauding? Pillaging? General nondescript depravity?

[risingspirit]

You've already given that kind of reason, but you don't seem to be a terribly wanted man. We've all got to work together here still.

The moment you harm someone, though... I-I'll lock you up.

[lists_to_port]

Not terribly wanted, no. How do you know I've not harmed anyone, eh? Perhaps I'm awash with harm, Marine. Perhaps I'm drenched with it.

[risingspirit]

...I don't think you really seem like the type, to be honest.

[lists_to_port]

Your the best type of Marine: almost criminally naive.

[risingspirit]

I-I am not!