moved to @rcmancedawn

ain from one piece film: z / semi-selective / canon-divergent / penned by alice / sideblog of partysbarmaid

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CARRD // INTEREST TRACKER

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!! Ain has been moved to @rcmancedawn !!

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obviously somebody else with the intention to stay somewhat lowkey, that suits him just fine! ace taps a finger against his chin, how best to suggest it without her rushing off first moment? he sips on his drink some more, trying hard to sort his thoughts first before speaking for a change.

"how about we stick together then for a little? i'm still dealin' with some injuries but i can swim. we can travel a little together, i'm looking for m'brother and ya just do your thing, no strings attached." he tries to make it sound as casual as possible, like it isn't such a bad deal since it comes with no requirements or expectations.

there isn't much he can work with right now: "i was thinkin' about heading south for now, just rumors my brother's been there some time ago-"

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The offer was certainly unexpected, Ain raises a brow as she looks back to him once more. "You... would wish to travel with me?" She wasn't entirely sure how to feel about that. Deep down, she had been wanting some kind of companion - hating to feel so alone in the world. But again, she was nervous to allow people to get too close.

Perhaps if she simply looked at it as a job, though... He said he was still dealing with some injuries - of what kind and how he received them, she didn't know - but it would seem that he needed someone to watch his back while he recovered. In return, she would gain someone to travel with and a more solid plan for the foreseeable future. She had been looking for an opportunity like this, hadn't she?

"... Then you should know that I am wanted by the World Government." She reveals quietly, brow furrowing. She supposed that it would only be fair to let him know, if he really was serious about his offer. Of course, she didn't know who it was that she was really talking to. "Knowing this, do you still wish to take that risk?"

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this sounded like an awfully familiar story, one he was walking too, just that he was lucky, there were people who's path were connected to his, although they were unaware of it yet, believing to have lost it. "it's something rare ya and i have gotten then, a second chance so we should make the most out of it."

his hand reached for the drink that had been served together with the meal, keeping the sip from it small. the last he needed right now was visited by a forceful slumber and besides, he tried to keep his mind clean. just one step, a glance too long, somebody might recognized him after all. although, the current state of the new world, with his father's passing, even after two years it seemed as the chaos was still great enough to ensure all those who wouldn't want to get involved kept their gazes down , just in case.

"where are ya headin' to?" maybe a companion wouldn't be the worst of ideas...

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Ain glances back to him with a small nod. To make the most out of this second chance was what she intended to do... She just didn't know exactly where to begin.

Since Zed's death, she had been roaming aimlessly - taking on bounty hunting to make a living. Hunting down pirates was all she had known for the past nine years, and she didn't know what else she could do, nor what she wanted to do. She hoped that she would find a new purpose during her travels - even though anything she found would be made difficult by the fact that she was wanted by the Marines.

"I have no ultimate destination in mind. I just travel from one island to the next and seek work wherever I end up." She responds, gaze dropping to her lap. "I... prefer not to stay in one place for too long."

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Ain could honestly be another of Tsuru's granddaughters or something, she looks so similar to how she did when she was younger sdfgk-

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"ah, i got a bit reckless in the new world ya could say," he suggested. this wasn't really an odd story if you were on the grand line. maybe were bold, desiring to find fame or business on the many islands in the new world, not only pirates. many of them stumbled and got themselves in trouble.

he finished his plate in light speed: "mh, i'm looking for my brother. we haven't seen in a very long time, so i'm traveling a bit astray. he's one of those people always movin'." in a way, ace was glad to think about it. if sabo would be easy to find, he would be in danger. it was fairly selfish of the former fire fist to even go for him in the first place, he'd only make it harder on them, at least a part of his mind told himself that but there was no way he'd stay stuck on an island, trying to heal while his brothers might died. he never could watch such a scene again.

"what about yerself?"

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"Is that so?" She supposed it wasn't too surprising. Many who made it to the New World found themselves getting into some kind of trouble. Indeed, how many pirates' hopes and dreams had the Neo Marines crushed during their period of activity? How many lives and journeys had they ended?

Ain knew something about being constantly on the move - that's how she lived too, after all. Trying to find this brother of his would probably prove to be difficult. "Well... I hope that your paths cross soon."

She takes a pause to think of how best to explain her situation, glancing off momentarily.

"I'm... looking for a fresh start." She responds carefully. "I've been following the wrong path, but now I've been given the opportunity to pave my own." — not that she knew where it would lead her.

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ace was starting to eat right away, he never really was good keeping himself waiting if there wasn't a reason to. besides, she seemed quite confident with her decision not longing to eat a meal herself. it was always odd for him, why people would skip something so necessary to push through a day but each their own.

"nice to meet ya," he mumbled over the food, patting a hand against his chest to swallow before smiling brightly. "and glad ya didn't go over board, not just saying cause ya invited me to dinner."

it had been a little odd but now he was glad he did it. if ace was sincere, he probably even would have done it if he didn't have lost his devil fruit powers. it just was the right thing to do.

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The mention of her little mishap brings another sheepish frown to Ain's features, a hand lifting to brush blue strands of hair behind her ear. She really was never going to live this down, but she supposed it wasn't very likely that she would run into this random stranger again once they reached land.

"Hmph... If you hadn't been there, I would've surely fallen. And that... would have been bad for me." She would have drowned, after all. Another drawback of this power she'd taken upon herself in order to keep up with the Devil Fruit-using pirates that she'd used to hunt with Zed.

Sighing softly, she unfolds her arms and rests her hands upon her lap. She wasn't sure what it was about this man, but she felt increasingly less on edge the longer they spoke. Perhaps it was his seemingly casual nature, and the fact that he didn't seem to find her presence off-putting.

"Are you... a traveller of some kind?"

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"haha, i was just curious to see you changing your expression a little", the man noted with a casual smile on his own lips. ever since they had run into one another, she continued to carry this rather serious expression. it wasn't as ace could blame her, he felt as he was looking a bit too serious himself most of the time now.

"it suits ya, i'm sure!" his tried to ensure she wouldn't come after him, he wasn't too eager to become a victim of her devil fruits but it was just so tempting...

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The woman folds her arms, raising a brow slightly. She wasn't sure why he continued to hang around her, what it was that he wanted, but she couldn't deny that it was... nice, to have someone to talk to - even if she didn't say much.

"Is poking me supposed to make me smile?" She retorts, though her tone holds no particular hostility. If anything, it was even tentatively joking - even if her expression didn't change. "You'd have to try harder."

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characters who view themselves as tools/weapons first and people second... characters who martyr themselves for a cause because they think that's the only way they can be worth something... characters who push themselves past their breaking point again and again and again... characters for whom devotion and masochism are inseparable... characters whose self-sacrifice becomes self-annihilation...... what was my point again? i had a point. anyway.

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@tosought asked:

ace leaned in, poking her cheeks: "where's that smile hidden?" his voice was playful, he knew he was being a little bold there.

Ain is a little taken aback by the bold poking of her cheeks, blinking as her head flinches away. She wasn't used to being touched, and it brings a faint sheepish blush to her face as her brow furrows.

"Excuse me?"

She wasn't entirely sure how to answer that question. Come to think of it, she couldn't even remember the last time she'd smiled. She had very little reason to, not often getting the opportunity to lower her guard and relax.

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If anyone wants to go trick-or-treating but thinks they're too old... Ain can make you twelve years younger-

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The rare smiley/smirky Ain...

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What shape does your pain take?

Glass Cage

You feel disconnected from the world around you. You can see everything, everyone can see you, but you're not really there. No one can really communicate with you, can they? You're isolated, even when you're around people you're alone. You want desperately to be close to someone, but you're afraid of what will happen if you shatter your glass prison. You don't want to let someone in, you don't want to leave, and it's a constant battle of your own will. It's easier to be alone, where no one can hurt you… Isn't it?

Tagged by: Borrowed from my other blogs. Tagging: Whoever wants to!

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I do wish they had named the pirate who took Z's arm. There's a bunch of theories. I just wanna know which one Ain's gonna hate more than any other pirate lmao-