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[sniperkingftw]

[If someone's looking to hear more than just a voice, they can catch the sounds of a piece of paper being worried over. Folded, unfolded, half-crumpled and smoothed, repeated like clockwork. And maybe, just maybe, the occasional quiet curse. It continues for a minute. When Usopp finally speaks, he sounds conflicted and strained.]These letters. A

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[mikangirl]

We're not going. It's a hoax, Usopp.

[And if you're in the apartment, she's coming to find you.]

[mikangirl]

[It's okay, she's not that attached to it.]

Great, so we're all agreed that going through the portal is a bad idea?

[sniperkingftw]

[And that's about what they thought he'd say, wasn't it? Luffy had good instincts for that kind of thing. Got to be smart about all this. He'll shove his own letter back into his pocket and nod. Still-]

How heartless can someone be...playing with people like this...I hate-

[But he'll just stop there. It's not like he didn't know they were bad already, given the kidnapping and experimentation bit, but to deliberately get his peoples' hopes up like that?

What would really happen to the people who took the offer, then?]

[gomugomunopwn]

[He slams his fist into each other and blows steam out of his nose]

Now I really want to kick those guys asses. Teasing everyone like this...

[mikangirl]

[She's inclined to believe some others that it's not the Malnosso, actually. But there doesn't seem much point bringing that up.]

We should maybe check with our friends, make sure they're not getting taken in by this. There's some pretty gullible people in Luceti.

[No, she doesn't mean Noel. What makes you say that?]

[gomugomunopwn]

It's okay, Meryl and Flynn won't fall for this. Even Kirimi is smarter than those Malnosso bastards.

I'll check though.

[sniperkingftw]

[He gives himself over to a moment of debate about if there is anybody he needs to tell. Chopper and Brook won't be an issue, not if Luffy and Nami tell them what it's all about. Luka, however, he isn't sure about. She seemed to believe it easily enough when HE lied, and he'd heard he wasn't the greatest at lying to begin with no matter how often he practiced. Looking up at Nami now.]

That's a good plan.

The fewer people who get pulled in by this, the better.

[mikangirl]

I'll let Noel know. What about Vash? Think he's gullible?

[gomugomunopwn]

He's a real nakama. He won't abandon Meryl.

[Lol, yeah cause he definitely knows this guy. Especially considering they just met him. But still he's at least HOPING he won't. He doesn't want to see Meryl lonely again]

[sniperkingftw]

I don't think he's that gullible...sometimes he seems like he is, but then sometimes he doesn't.

[mikangirl]

[Well, this is true on both counts. She hardly knows Vash, but he seems like a stand up sort of guy.]

All right. Just Noel, then.