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[disingenuous]

still devastated by his death 10 years later

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[disingenuous]

That sounds like you're your own form of government. Is your world one where pirates aren't running from the law?

[selfimmolation]

[ sorry that just. makes him laugh ]

It's not that. We're in a stretch of the ocean the government doesn't really rule over--too dangerous waters. So most of the islands there are split between what people call the "Four Emperors of the Sea"--the four most powerful pirate crews that oppose the world government.

[disingenuous]

Emperors... that does sound like a challenge against the government, if I ever heard one. You're part of one of those four crews, I take it.

[selfimmolation]

Second division commander of the Whitebeard pirates, at your service. [ he knows it means nothing to her but. yea. he does a little faux bow about it ]

[disingenuous]

[ she will do a little mock curtsy in reply. ]

I know something famous when I hear it even if I don't know it. I'm honored.

[selfimmolation]

[ heh ]

I think in my case, it's called infamous.

[disingenuous]

You want to be notorious.

[selfimmolation]

Ah, trust me, I'm already there.

[disingenuous]

Are you a wanted man?

[selfimmolation]

For a while now. Bounty's at... Five hundred and fifty million, last I checked. At that level, bounty hunters don't try their luck anymore.

[disingenuous]

[ he seems so proud. by fantasy standards and by modern ones, that's a hefty sum. ]

What an impressive number. Random bounty hunters can't touch you, but someone would be set for life if they could turn you in.

[selfimmolation]

[ thinking about the bitch that turned him in so his smile goes a little wry ]

Yeah, maybe. There's plenty more fish in the sea if they're looking for nothing but a bounty to cash in, though.

[disingenuous]

It'd be an easier time to catch those fish for money. But what if they were looking for the reputation?

[selfimmolation]

No one would try something like that just for the reputation. Everyone knows Pops would come after anyone who dared try anything with his crew, and he'd bring the entire fleet with him.

[disingenuous]

Pops? Your captain?

[selfimmolation]

Right. He thinks of his crew as family, so... we call him Pops.

[disingenuous]

What a warm and welcoming crew. That must foster closeness, if he prioritizes that kind of connection over rank.

[selfimmolation]

Yeah. Well, not that he doesn't help us get stronger too, if that's what we want. But it's not what matters.

[disingenuous]

He sounds like the ideal father figure.

[selfimmolation]

I don't think any person's ever ideal. But he's as close as anyone could get to me.

[disingenuous]

You don't have to be perfect to be ideal, but if he's given you happiness and protection, isn't that better than most?

[selfimmolation]

[ certainly better than HERS ]

If that's the criteria, then yeah, I'd say he's ideal.

[disingenuous]

[ unquestionably better than hers ]

It's good that you found him, then. Or he found you.

[selfimmolation]

[ thinks about how he was basically a feral animal destroying whitebeard's bushes ]

Eh, kinda both.

[disingenuous]

[ he really got domesticated. ]

Fated, if you believe in that kind of thing.