[accidental audio]

[mapsmikanmoney]

...Nami, that book doesn't have anything in it! [It's a young man's voice, pitched a little high and definitely energetic. He sounds genuinely concerned, as if Nami might not have noticed that she's reading an empty book.

A brief, exasperated noise comes from Nami.] There is, you just can't see it. [There's a moment of silence. Evidently she's expected to explain.] It's a special kind of book that only people who are part of a certain group can read.

But you're part of my crew! [The young man sounds very determined about that.]

I told you, I'm not joining you're crew! ...And anyway, it's not that kind of group.

[This pause is longer.] Oh, so it's a mystery book.


((OOC: regular text is Nami, red is Luffy.))

Comments

[handwritten]

[x_battousai]

Is the book how you are accessing the community?

[handwritten]

[mapsmikanmoney]

It shared that?

That's right, I use a book.

Re: [handwritten]

[x_battousai]

I have had something similar happen to me.

I use one too. I did not realize that it might appear blank to others.

[handwritten]

[mapsmikanmoney]

I think that you can only see it if it wants you to be a member.

Re: [handwritten]

[x_battousai]

That does make sense. But who was it that was trying to see?

[handwritten]

[mapsmikanmoney]

That was Luffy, he's one of the people I'm travelling with for now.

Re: [handwritten]

[x_battousai]

It sounds like you do not get along.

[handwritten]

[mapsmikanmoney]

He's alright. We get along most of the time, we just disagree about a few things.

[Like her joining the crew. And her joining the crew.]

Re: [handwritten]

[x_battousai]

That is a relief, at least. Otherwise, I would have suggested you find someone else to travel with.

[iwontforgivethis]

...That boy sounds a bit persistent, doesn't he?

[handwritten]

[mapsmikanmoney]

That's a good word for him.

[iwontforgivethis]

So, who is he? Is he a friend of yours, or something else?

[mapsmikanmoney]

He's someone I'm traveling with for a while.

[Not a friend she doesn't have friends she can't afford friends nuh-uh nope not at all.]

[iwontforgivethis]

Oh. Okay. That makes a bit of sense. Well, considering what you just told him...

[ She pauses a bit, before realizing that it's probably not her place to say anything. ]

I take it he thinks that you are friends though? Or he's trying to have you be his friend?

[mapsmikanmoney]

He's a pirate, and he wants me to join his crew. He's a good person and I don't mind traveling with him, but I can't join a pirate crew.

[iwontforgivethis]

... A pirate?

[ Wow. Okay. That explained using a book for the community. But still... ]

You mean the "attack people and steal their stuff" pirate and not the "I say I'm a pirate but don't actually do piratey thins" pirate, right?

[mapsmikanmoney]

Well, he says he's a pirate, but I think he mostly just wants to be able to travel and have any kind of adventure he wants. He's only attacked people because they were doing bad things to other people, and he's not any good at stealing things.

[refinedvillian]

He was more understanding than most people would have been. Is he particularly open or is a mysterious book no longer unique in your world?

[mapsmikanmoney]

I think he's just pretty open to weird things, since he's weird himself.

[refinedvillian]

Ah. It's good to be believed, at least. Things must be much easier to explain. Hiding it can be difficult, if a virus takes over.

[mapsmikanmoney]

He just spent most of the virus that gave us weird clothes trying to take them.

[refinedvillian]

A virus that gave you weird clothing? [His chuckle is low.] I must have missed it. What were you given?

[mapsmikanmoney]

I looked like a pirate. It was terrible!

[refinedvillian]

The traditional pirate?

[mapsmikanmoney]

That's right.

Luffy wanted the coat.