Goodbye Water 7

[justicereigns]

Just got word from Dock 1, Repairs on Lady Justice should be finished the 2nd of December so everyone finish up whatever you're doing here and get ready. I'm not delaying a second and NO ONE is staying behind.

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[strayswordsman]

Hm. Place looks good. Wait, is that Iceburg?...Hah.

[justicereigns]

She's being helpful. In a weird twisted way that actually is something of a VERY large problem. As I said, it's complicated.

[strayswordsman]

...Yeah, that sounds bizarre. And like her.

Hey, you've got other-world people in your Marine crew, too, right?

[justicereigns]

Quite a few. Lady, Allen, Lavi my Bookman, Karen, and so forth. Why?

[strayswordsman]

Eh, just wondering if they turned you on to this "Thanksgiving" thing, like ours did. You don't have parties, right?

[justicereigns]

There are marine functions. Balls and shit.

But no, no one mentioned anything about Thanksgiving. Thursday right? I was on the way back from St. Poplar in any case.

Why, what about it?

[strayswordsman]

Those sound fun.

Hm. Yeah. Nothing, really, I was just curious, hahaha. Couldn't see you guys havin' a big hullaballoo like it turned into here; some of our other-worlders thought it was such an important holiday.

[justicereigns]

Bane of my existence. I fucking hate ties.

Frankly Roronoa your crew does a lot of things I'm not even going to try to pretend to understand the need or want for.

[strayswordsman]

...I can't even picture you in a goddamn tie, hahahaha! You poor saps.

Heh, I'm sure. You don't understand the need or want for gourmet turkey, ham, fish, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, pumpkin and apple pie, ten different kinds of booze, etc etc etc. All in an informal, casual setting. With no ties.

[justicereigns]

It's been known to happen.

................. Was Straw-Hat eating? Because I've seen him eat and no, I don't want to be within 50 feet of that mess.

[strayswordsman]

...Huh. That's something. Hah, what were they blackmailing you with?

...We had the disaster zone cordoned off.

[justicereigns]

Oh the usual: insubordination, dishonorable discharge. I might tell my bosses to fuck off when they deserve it but sometimes it's just not worth the hassle of dealing with their bitching over something so petty. Besides an hour to show up, drink as much rum as I can and then I take off the tie. Still in dress uniform so they don't mind as much. Two more hours and I'm out to sweet freedom. Chasing Straw-Hat comes at a price.

Hm. That might be livable then.

[strayswordsman]

...Bureaucracy. You're welcome to it. I bet that's half the reason so many people become pirates.

It helps t'think ahead, heh.

[justicereigns]

.... That's a stupid reason. Granted given the other stupid reasons I've heard for piracy lately.

At least someone in the crew has brains. Otherwise it'd be even more insulting that you keep escaping.

[drunkonoranges]

Oi, alga. Michiko said I need to get to know you pirates, even though I don't want to.

[strayswordsman]

Hm. That why we haven't seen you around, you hiding? Scared, kid?

...You too, with the alga,huh, sheesh.