How dare you end a chapter so!! The suspense!! I can't wait for Emma to kick Avery to the curb! Also I can just see it now.. killian pacing the floors as Emma gives birth, praying it won't end up as it did with Milan... worrying his pretty little head every second of her pregnancy. I'm here for it!!
Hehehe, well, I dare! And I would definitely do it again! :P
I can definitely see Killian worrying as well, I think he has good reason to though!
Don't listen to that person:) Your writing is beautiful and it doesn't even matter if its realistic or not. Writing stories is a form of escapism for me and I don't care if it's realistic or not. I care if it makes me feel something, and you always do that for me. Have a great night!
{ ♕ }– The amount of chaos that went on inside of the Wild Katz building was absolutely ridiculous. Espresso, strutting in while carrying her sorry-ass wooden staff, glared at the two younger boys who ran around trying to catch a chicken that unfortunately found its way into the guild’s headquarters. Her eyes then drifted towards Killian and Nicolette at the bar, drinking and talking like usual. At least they were quiet about it.
Espresso let out a small sigh and slammed her staff down into the floor. It caught the attention of everyone in the room. The two boys and the other two mature people stopped their bickering and foolishness to look at her.
“You all are so noisy,” she began as she held a paper with lots of words in the air, “...Regardless of your childish behaviors, we have a quest. The reward is 2,000P and some semblance of armor.” She holds the paper out for everyone to see. On the paper there is a small, drawn image of the requester and a list of things that need to be done.
“The quest is to defend a--,” Espresso stops for a moment to clear her throat because Luffy is still eyeing the chicken as it runs out of the guild house, “--defend a merchant named Marley. We will have to go with him to Maidenhair. He is carrying a large amount of items, so we have to defend those as well.”
She looks at all of the members of the guild and says, “Are you all interested in doing this? If not, I’ll find other people, perhaps more mature people to do the quest with.”
tagged by anepithymitos and cardguns, tagging dashingcaptainjones / corvusisms
Single or taken: (What do you mean being taken by fictional characters doesn’t count?!) Single.
Full name: ////// Beatrice ///////
Nickname: Bea, Beat, Beato, Beatbox, Beatmania, Beat rice, uhm people make nicknames for me everyday and I cannot keep up with all of them--feel free to make a new one for me???
Battery percentage: I’m on a desktop, bye
iPhone or android: iPhone because I love myself
Last person I texted: Seishun (Americano-mun)
Birthday: October 30th
Last song I listened to: Totentaz by Listzt (classical piece)
Favorite color: Blue--specifically the shade of Phoenix Wright’s coat (AA)
Favorite movie: I don’t really know? I don’t have one that comes to mind really easily. Disney’s Descendants was an alright movie? I really liked Jack Reacher?
Height: 5′1.9375″
What mood I’m in now: ????? < That’s my mood all the time.
Baker’s Dozing Quest: COMPLETE!
Word Count Overall: 5,572 words
Word Count for each member: 500+ [way over 500]
Extra Note: The quest? Who cares about a quest when you have to compete against your guild members?!
Luffy: Barely remembering to open the door, Luffy practically bounced in - never mind that he wasn't rubber anymore. "Hey guys! This Lady will give us donuts if we stop the foxes! We have to get her tools, okay?"
Nicolette: Looking up from her place at the bar, Nicolette barely has time to roll her eyes at Luffy's ridiculous behavior before he's rambling on about shit that makes no sense. ❝ Real helpful, Luffy. What Lady are you talkin' about? ❞
Allen: Although previously preoccupied by working out the mechanics and weight of his flimsy sword, Luffy's announcement cut like a siren: specifically, the portion about donuts. Performing an about-face, he raised his hand. "I'm in!"
Nicolette: Now that she thinks about it, she might've heard some rumors about that. Of course these two fools would accept such a job without hesitation — it in involved food, after all. ❝ Was it that chick that's always takin' a nap? What kinda dumbass passes the fuck out and then feels surprised when her shits stolen. I say she deserves it. ❞
Luffy: Luffy laughed as Allen immediately was on board for the quest, good to know people knew what was really important! The donuts! All the other stuff was boring. But, he tried to answer Nicolette's question anyways. "You know, the Lady!" He thought for a moment to think of better ways to describe her, luckily he was able to without turning red in the face. "The baker Lady! Baker Rilly??" He grinned as Nicolette helped give more information about the Lady. "Yeah! Her! She sleeps as much as Zoro! Shishishi. But, we have to help her!! We don't get donuts if we don't! Please Nicolette!"
Nicolette: ❝ Haaaaaaah? You're really asking me to help out this dumb broad? ❞ Sighing as if terribly inconvenienced, Nicolette finishes the rest of her drink and stands up. Looks like she doesn't have much of a choice, does she? These idiots wouldn't stop talking about donuts until they stuffed their mouths. ❝ Well, whatever, I guess it's fine. Donuts sounds good anyways. Let's do it then. ❞
Allen: Allen returned his sword to its sheath as it became apparent their departure was imminent. "There's a safety in numbers. Besides, we need all the food we can get." He then turns to address Luffy. "Do you know where to go?"
Nicolette: ❝ Yeah, because YOU TWO eat as much as an entire army!!! ❞
Allen: Twitch. "There's nothing wrong with that." His tone was unyielding.
Luffy: "Yeah!!" Luffy cheered and threw his hands up in the air upon hearing Nicolette's agreement. Donuts were always good. Maybe not as good as meat, but still really good. "I can't wait until we get the donuts! I hear they are supposed to be really good. I wonder if the baker lady would give us meat too if we do a good job?! I really would like some meat too!" He continued to ramble about food, not even hearing Allen's question or Nicolette's remark.
Nicolette: ❝ The entire Guild would starve sooner than you two could eat enough to feel full! ❞ Nothing wrong? Yes, of course Allen. Denial is definitely not a good look for you, but fine. Nicolette scoffs, grabbing a small knife from the bar, shoving it into the small bag at her hips.
WHATEVER ALLEN you're such a baby. ❝ If you're too loud you'll scare the stupid foxes away. ❞
Luffy: Eventually getting out of his food rambles, Luffy turned to Nicolette again. "Hey, why are we still hanging around here for? The sooner we finish the quest the sooner we can get donuts!" He just conveniently forgot that he wasn't paying attention for the last couple of minutes.
Nicolette: ❝ I dunno, YOU are supposed to lead the way. ❞ There she goes, massaging her temples. ❝ I can't believe nobody else is here today. Idiots. Anyways let's go then, I'm hungry and full of alcohol. There's no better time to go kill shit. ❞
Killian: Just then, the one and only Captain Hook arrives and steps into the room or whatever location their in. "Sorry I'm late," he apologizes with a smirk. "I got caught up in some other business."
Luffy: "I was?" Well, that was news to Luffy. "Yosh! I can lead the way then!" He completely ignores Killian's not so impressive entrance and turns to go out the door he just came in through. "....Where were we going again?"
Nicolette: ❝ Wow — were you like... waiting for me to say something? Were you LURKING, Killian? That's kinda creepy. ❞ Thank God someone else is here to help her deal with these fucking idiots.
Nicolette: ❝ 'Other business', right, sure. ❞
Killian: "Of course not, love. I just happen to have good timing," Killian smiles. Also, wow Luffy. Wow.
Allen: ... Oh! It's... him! This guy. The name escaped him -- how unmannerly. "Ah, welcome back. Luffy was going to--" Oh. Perhaps they weren't about to be led. Is this quest Luffy spoke of even real--?
Nicolette: ❝ Okay, wow. This is — ❞ Covering her face with her hands for a moment, she'll step beside Luffy... and slap him over the head. ❝ Don't ask us to go on a quest with you if you can't take us there, dumbass! You're lucky I know where this place is. ❞
Nicolette: You're not rubber anymore Luffy, she can actually hurt you. How nice!
Luffy: Luffy blinked at Killian, only noticing he existed when Allen pointed him out. "Oh! It is him!" He didn't even try to remember the other pirate's name. Not that he had much of a chance since Nicolette smacked his head. "Ouch! That actually hurt! Not being rubber sucks." Though Nicolette's comment did get him back on track. "Ah! Right the quest! Shishishi silly, of course I know where it is! It's at the Holy Place!" They would probably lessen the risk of getting lost if Nicolette just lead them.
Nicolette: The Holy Place... is Luffy taking them to Heaven, what the fuck is happening.
Killian: Hook looks around at the few people that actually stand within the room. "Aren't we still missing quite a few members? Where are they?"
Nicolette: ❝ Probably fucking around like you were while the REST OF US bust our asses working. ❞ Okay, well she was just drinking but...
Luffy: Luffy looked around the room, just realizing that they were in fact missing some people. "Ahh, maybe they got lost? Oh well, us four is more than enough to take care of some foxes!!"
Allen: --And he took the leap to point that out. "... But you were drinking."
Nicolette: EYESZOOMS AT ALLEN. ❝ And you were stuffing your face as usual, fatass. ❞ OOOOOOOOOH got 'em.
Allen: LET'S FIGHT. "At least eating is better than drinking away my problems." Two can play at this. He knows about people like you. He's ready.
Luffy: Luffy just laughed at the two's antics, used to seeing such arguments on his own ship, "You two are funny! But come on, we need to get to the Hoil Place and beat up foxes!"
Luffy: He just really wants the donuts
Nicolette: YOU BITCH. ❝ I'm an adult I can drink away my problems if I want to! At least I don't stress eat like some angsty teenager! ❞ Back OFF Allen, what the fuck. Why are you BULLYING ME.
Killian: "I have to say, drinking is my preferred course of action." Hook shrugs, pulling out his container of rum.
Nicolette: THANK YOU, Killian. This is why Nicolette likes you, among other reasons. ❝ I hope you plan to share that. ❞
Luffy: "Donuts! Donuts!" Luffy was close to leaving everyone behind and doing the quest himself for the sake of donuts if everyone didn't stop fighting.
Luffy: "Let's go already!"
Allen: Ah... they could not forget what was important here. The donuts. Turning away from the other two and joining Luffy, he clenches his fist. "I won't stop until those donuts are ours."
Luffy: Luffy nodded at Allen's words. He could always count on the exorcist for remembering what's really important.
Allen: He's got your back, bro.
Nicolette: Wow?? Don't fucking turn away from me like that? Fucker. Whatever, okay, she grabs Killian's flask from his hand and takes a swig before handing it back and following them. ❝ You're both fucking stupid. Stop walking so fast. ❞
Killian: "What else do we get besides donuts, exactly?" Killian is slightly concerned that everyone finds the donuts as the most important reward they could get.
Killian: Also, thanks for taking the flask, Nicolette.
Nicolette: SHE GAVE IT BACK.
Nicolette: She ASKED for a drink and he never responded SO.
Nicolette: ❝ Money. ❞
Luffy: "Ah! Right, there was something about that."
Allen: He stops dead. Money is involved in this, too? A fire lights in his eyes.
Luffy: "Shishishi let's go! To the Holla Place!"
Killian: "Now that is the reward I'm interested in." He takes a sip of his rum again and hands it back over the Nicolette. He doesn't mind sharing that much.
Luffy: "Yosh! Everyone follow me!" Luffy cheered and started running. If they took too long they might lose the foxes and won't get the donuts after all! "Let's find those foxes!"
Nicolette: Wow, I'd sure hope he wouldn't mind sharing. ❝ It's not a lot of money, I'm sure, but money is money so I'll take it either way. ❞ Thank you for being so kind, Killian.
Nicolette: ❝ Yeah yeah, sure. Lead the way, Captain. Don't eat the foxes if you see them. ❞
Allen: Impetuous action! He raced after Luffy, easily managing to keep pace. There were little stars floating around him.
Allen: "We'll find them. It won't take long." The last statement was presented rather menacingly.
Nicolette: Wow. Please chill, Allen.
Allen: This is the no chill zone, Nicolette.
Luffy: Luffy didn't respond to the 'no eating foxes'. He couldn't see why he couldn't eat them, foxes were tasty! He grinned as Allen came to his side and then turned to look at Nicolette and Killian, a bit annoyed he had to actually turn his entire body and couldn't just twist his neck anymore. "Come on! You guys are slowwww!"
Allen: While so tempting it was to join Luffy in his calls, all he could see was the road ahead of them--an all-consuming importance lay ahead--drowning out his sass for a small flicker of hope.
Killian: "Not all of us have as much energy as children like you," the captain frowned. Yes, he called you a child, Luffy. That might just be because of his personal dislike of you for being a... lesser pirate captain.
Nicolette: Ooooooooh throwing mad shade, aren't we, Killian? Luffy is a child though, it's true. She won't take sides on the pirate thing though.
Luffy: "Then we'll just leave you behind, old man!" Luffy called back, not really bothered by being called a child. He didn't really care what Killian thought anyways.
Killian: "Who is he calling old?" He asks, turning to Nicolette with an offended facial expression. Maybe he's a little over 200 years old, but come on, he doesn't /look/ old or anything.
Luffy: He definitely looks old. He's an old, old man. Allen looks younger than him and Allen has white hair!
Nicolette: FUCK. This is hilarious. ❝ Aww, Killian, don't look so sad he's just being whiny. ❞ Touches Killian's shoulder and looks upon him with sympathy. ❝ I don't think you're old... grandpa. ❞
Allen: White hair is the stamp of old age, 'tis true.
Killian: BRUSHES HER HAND OFF OF HIS SHOULDER. "Oh shut up," he grumbles, downing some more rum. He can't deal with these people.
Luffy: "Shishishi." Luffy was enjoying himself, this was exactly how the start of an adventure with his team should be like! Boring adventures weren't adventures at all after all. "The lady said she saw the foxes go out of town! So if we hurry we should catch up!" He called back, finally giving some useful information.
Nicolette: Nicolette laughs, nudging his shoulder with hers before taking the flask from his hand. ❝ Aww come on! You know you like me. Take a joke, Captain. We gotta babysit these kids or they'll destroy the entire town and we won't get paid. ❞
Allen: Ah, out of town! Although still unfamiliar with most of the island, relative to their position, he (miraculously!) knew where to go; so, saying nothing, he accelerated, gradually moving ahead of Luffy.
Nicolette: ❝ Towards the forest, right? ❞ That might've been a helpful tip to add, Luffy.
Luffy: "Oh, right. That too." Hey, he gave SOME useful information. You should be glad he gave any at all.
Nicolette: That's true... Nicolette will take what she can get.
Luffy: He allowed Allen to take the lead, not really minding as he started to run backwards to keep an eye on Nicolette and Killian. It wouldn't do to have those two get lost after all.
Nicolette: WOW!!!! I don't think WE are the ones you have to worry about getting LOST. That's YOU.
Killian: Hook is just following Nicolette. He doesn't trust Luffy's directions.
Luffy: What are you talking about? Luffy would never get lost. Really. The fact that he couldn't walk in a straight line that one time meant nothing.
Nicolette: Why!!! Nicolette has done NOTHING WRONG. GOD!!!!
Nicolette: Luffy gets lost all the time. Nicolette can vouch for that.
Nicolette: HES STUPID.
Allen: Allen has no sense of direction either but you can trust him on this. Maybe.
Nicolette: NO.
Nicolette: NO!!!! Neither of you are trustworthy!!!!!
Luffy: Luffy continued to run backwards, though it really wasn't such a good idea because he couldn't see where he was going. He couldn't tell how fast Allen was going either, it was hard to get used to not using Observation Haki anymore. He unfortunately misjudged out fast Allen was going and ended up running right into the poor lad, getting his legs tanged with Allen's and causing them to fall to the floor.
Allen: He PROBABLY knows the way. That's, like, at least 40% sure.
Luffy: What are you talking about. Luffy is trustworthy. Everything he does is proof of that.
Luffy: Wow 40%!! That's impressive. Much more than Luffy's 5%
Nicolette: HAHA WOW WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT. And there go Nicolette and Killian, passing up two idiot children on the ground.
Allen: Everything was fine. The road was clear, the forest was in sight, he was-- he was /falling to the ground./ With an unholy thump and a loud 'OW', gravity took them both down, piling them in a twisted heap. "Why...?"
Allen: Why do things happen.
Luffy: Luffy huffed, not being rubber really sucked! Everything he did hurt! "I want to be rubber again." He grumbled before turning to Allen with a grin, "Oh, sorry about that by the way!" He really did mean it...even if he was still smiling and looked as unapologetic as you could get.
Allen: He peeled his ground-struck face up, the rest of him slowly following suit; it felt as though his head had just been taken by the hands and shaken, but there was no blood, so-- be positive! The expression Luffy wore as he apologized, though, was... questionable. "It's... alright." He phrased it as more of a query than anything.
Luffy: Luffy's grin only widened more, believing that Allen really did mean it was alright and that was that. With a shove against the ground he sprung up on his feet, even if falling hurt he has taken more damage before so it wouldn't slow him down in the least. "Yosh!" He said cheerfully, offering a hand to Allen to help him stand.
Killian: Killian turns to Nicolette and whispers, "Interesting how we're the drunk ones and they're the ones falling." He chuckles to himself.
Allen: Allen took Luffy's hand and returned to his feet, a tad baffled by his undaunted enthusiasm but otherwise regarding it as embattling. With a deep breath, the forest ahead, he took off, motioning for Luffy to follow. Those foxes will still be theirs!
Luffy: Luffy followed Allen, though only now did he notice that Nicolette and Killian went ahead. "Ah hey, no fair you guys!" He called out, "You guys just want to eat the foxes for yourselves!"
Nicolette: Covering her mouth and laughing, she replies, ❝ I guess we're just better at hiding it. Too bad they can't hide stupidity. ❞
Nicolette: Holds up a hand and flips Luffy off!!! ❝ Try and keep up then, dumbass!!! Or we'll eat all the foxes without you! ❞
Luffy: Luffy didn't take any offense, but instead took it as a challenge and sped up even more. "Come on, Allen! We have to hurry or they'll eat everything!" He may have forgotten the objective was to reclaim tools and not get a meal.
Killian: "Aye, I can taste all of the food already." He's just teasing Luffy, considering he doesn't actually care about the food.
Nicolette: She didn't expect him too. That's the nice thing about Luffy — he's not a little bitch about things. ❝ Well, come on then, Captain, if we don't hurry they'll beat us. ❞ And now she's running ahead. Don't fall behind, Killian.
Allen: A menacing glint shined in his eyes, and he accelerated accordingly. "I won't allow our meal to be taken." He'll fight you two. He'll do it. Gotta go fast.
Luffy: Killian is an old man who 'doesn't have the energy as children' so of course he'll fall behind
Killian: Are you kidding? This is childish, immature, unprofessional............. Just kidding. He's running too; he can't lose at this point. Fuck you, Luffy.
Nicolette: Wow, really, Luffy? Because right now her and Killian are in the lead. Hmmmm... interesting!!!
Luffy: You guys had a head start so it's cheating. Luffy and Allen will catch up soon! Just you wait, Luffy is a master at running for his meals. Growing up in the mountains means if you can't keep up and catch your own meal you don't eat. And Luffy would not stand for not eating.
Killian: Wow, I hope you don't get too much dust in your eyes, Luffy. Killian's boots are definitely kicking some up off of the ground as they run. Oops.
Nicolette: Ooooh!! Good plan!!! Nicolette starts to knock over barrels and carts as she's running. Haha FUCK YOU TWO.
Allen: Parkour will only make them STRONGER.
Luffy: Nah don't worry about him, Killian. Luffy doesn't have to worry about anything you throw their way. You aren't a threat after all. Ah, though those barrels Nicolette is throwing is cheating!! Not that he complains. He just jumps over them and laughs, catching of the of barrels so he can hurl it at them. Mostly Killian.
Nicolette: WOW DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Allen: Allen will stick to the parkour, occasionally ducking over projectile barrels.
Killian: He's not that slow! He can run out of the way just in time to avoid getting hit by a flying barrel.
Nicolette: Nicolette has resorted to throwing fruit from random food stands!!!!
Nicolette: Throws a cabbage at Allen's face!! In the distance one can here a man cry out in agony 'My cabbages!!!' Haha whoops.
Luffy: EATS THEM AS IT FLIES TO THEM. WOW NICOLETTE YOU ARE SO NICE LUFFY WAS GETTING HUNGRY FROM ALL THIS RUNNING TOO.
Allen: The foxes were hiding in the barrels! They're free! There's everywhere! The floor is gone!
Allen: He is SLAMMED in the face with a cabbage. Oh, so that's how it's going to be. He plucks his own cabbage and hurtles it back.
Luffy: "Eh? Where did the foxes come from? Why are there foxes here?"
Nicolette: NO!!!!!! Nicolette shrieks and ducks!!! ❝ haha nice try, ASSHOLE!!! You MISSED! ❞
Allen: He follows up the cabbage with a mighty apple pie. NO ESCAPE.
Luffy: Doesn't want to throw food because he wants to eat it all so he plucks a sign from the ground and throws it at Killian again!
Nicolette: SHIT!!!! The apple pie hits her right in the face!!! GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicolette: ❝ GODDAMMIT! YOU BRAT!!! ❞
Allen: Talk shit get hit.
Allen: "Too bad you're just too SLOW to dodge it!"
Nicolette: Wiping pie from her eyes, she picks up a bucket of dirty water and ??? mystery contents and tosses it at Allen! No getting out of that.
Killian: Hook gets hit in the back of the head by a sign. "Ow! You brat..." He growls and grabs the nearest bystander and shoves them towards Luffy. Oops.
Allen: And suddenly... he is drenched in water and--... ??????? ?! The bucket hits him on the forehead, hurling him backwards and back onto the ground.
Nicolette: ❝ BOOM!!! HEADSHOT!!! ❞
Nicolette: And the crowd goes wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild!!!! They are cheering her name!! They love her! Adore her! FUCK YOU ALLEN!!!!
Allen: He landed on a fox which was carrying something heavy, so, without much thought, he grabs the thing, sits up, and throws it straight at her face. The underdog is better anyway!
Nicolette: WHAT THE FUCK SHE COULD DIE!!!!!!!!! STOP THIS!!!!
Luffy: Just runs over the bystander and falls on his face. "Ouch!" He got right back up, rubbing at his flatten face and not even apologizing to the bystander. "Get back here you bastard!"
Nicolette: CATCHES THE THING!!! OH LOOK — IT'S A TOOL!!!
Nicolette: NICE NICE NICE!!!!!
Killian: HOW MUCH MORE RUNNING DO THEY HAVE LEFT??
Nicolette: Waves it around!!! ❝ Look at this Killian! Grab the foxes, they have that dumb broad's tools! With this we can win! ❞
Nicolette: NONE if you catch the foxes!
Luffy: Keeps running at Killian in an attempt to full on body slam him tbh
Nicolette: Speaking of which, steps on a fox's tail as it run past her and grabs another tool from it. SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Allen: He realizes what he has done. "AHHHH?!? Luffy, get the foxes! The donuts-!" He charges after another fox and yanks another tool. +1!
Nicolette: And look at that, using her blood to make a shitty dagger she'll stab the thing in the head, killing it. They ARE monster after all, not real foxes.
Luffy: Donuts?! Right! How could he forget about donuts?! Forgetting about Killian, Luffy chases after a fox, jumping at it before grabbing the tool he got. "Yosh! Got one!"
Nicolette: She already has two! ❝ Killian, stop them!! Don't let them win!! ❞
Nicolette: Chases after another fox with her dagger!!!
Killian: Killian lunges for a fox scampering away and grabs the tool that he needed to get. Score.
Luffy: Luffy immediately gets off the fox and lunges to grab another one, but misses and it heads to Allen. "Ah! Catch him!!"
Luffy: He forgot he can't make up for distance by stretching anymore
Nicolette: Kicks another fox in Killian's direction!!!
Nicolette: ❝ Kill it!!! ❞
Allen: With a mighty leap, he manages to catch the thing with a few thumps on the ground. He pulls the tool and holds it high! "Got it!"
Killian: Oh, that's for him! He swings his hook at the fox and, before you know it, he has that tool. Nice.
Luffy: "No!" Luffy tries to grab at the fox before Killian can reach it. Luffy and Allen has to win!!!
Killian: Too late.
Nicolette: Too BAD SUCKERS!!!!
Luffy: Oh look he can't stop his momentum. He's about to collide into Killian.
Nicolette: Throws a fox corpse at Luffy!!!!
Luffy: "Oof." Is hit by the corpse and ends up falling to the ground next to Killian.
Killian: Hook lifts up his leg and holds his boot up, so Luffy can crash straight into it.
Luffy: Well
Nicolette: Shoves her tools in her bag!!!!! They have to get their tools back to that stupid Lady. ❝ Killian — RUN!!! ❞
Nicolette: Takes off in the direction of the bakery!!!
Allen: The final sprint--! Dashing toward Luffy, Allen offer him a hand and the moment he's back on his feet, Allen goes running.
Luffy: Luffy takes the hand and then spring up, double checking he still had the tool he managed to get, not bothered at all that it scarped against the ground. "Allen! We have to beat them tot he bakery!"
Allen: "We won't lose!" Allen is reaching terminal velocity!
Luffy: As soon as he is close enough he reaches for Killian's shirt and pulls on it.
Nicolette: ❝ STOP CHEATING, LUFFY!!! ❞
Killian: Why are you pulling on his shirt.
Luffy: "It's not cheating! He just needs to fall so we can win!"
Allen: Grabbing one last piece of fruit from the stands, he hurtles it at Nicolette.
Killian: Hook turns and swings the not-sharp part of his hook at Luffy's head. Take THAT.
Nicolette: And suddenly she turns around!!! And kicks the fruit out of the air!!!! WOW AMAZING!! SHE'S SO COOL!!!
Nicolette: Legs 4 Days. Fuck off Allen. She's way ahead of you!!
Allen: ?!? How did she do that?! It's sailing toward the sun--!
Luffy: Is hit by the hook but only makes him stumble before he is back to running at full speed. "Hey!" He shouted, kicking some dirt at Killian so it would dirty his pants. "Stupid!"
Allen: Alternative action! With one monumental boost of speed, he manages to reach her side and begins pushing on her shoulder with his, valiantly trying to push her down.
Nicolette: No what the fuck!!! How dare you try to push a beautiful lady down!! Fuck you!!! She starts pushing back, kicking at his legs to trip him!!!
Allen: Pushes harder! Performs fancy footwork to evade her kicks!
Allen: But they were so distracted that they nearly passed the bakery-- had it not been for the owner opening the door right on their face. Nice!
Nicolette: WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicolette: BOOM. HEADSHOT. RIGHT IN THEIR FACES!!!!
Nicolette: AND THERE THEY GO... falling to the ground. Nicolette is holding her face IN PAIN!!!!!
Luffy: Luffy laughs at the two of them. "Shishishi, what are you guys doing?! How did you not see the door?" Not that he would have seen it either.
Nicolette: THIS IS NO TIME TO JOKE!!!!!!!!!!! HER FACE!!! HER PRECIOUS FACE!!! THE PAIN!!!!!
Allen: It's up to Killian and Luffy!! At least for a moment while they recover. "OWWWWW..." Allen is also clutching his face. It feels like FIRE.
Killian: Luffy how dare you try to ruin these pants? That's just low. Hook spots the bakery and runs straight for the door himself, trying to block the other pirate's way.
Luffy: Has not qualms to just run right into Killian. He doesn't care what's blocking his way as long as he can break through it.
Nicolette: THANKS FOR THE HELP KILLIAN, YOU BITCH.
Nicolette: SHE CAN STILL... DO THIS... EVEN THOUGH HER NOSE IS BLEEDING A LOT!!! GETS UP AND... PUNCHES ALLEN IN THE STOMACH!!! STUMBLES INTO THE BAKERY, STILL HOLDING HER POOR FACE!!
Killian: Killian tries elbowing Luffy in the face numerous times to knock him off balance. He has to win this and keep Luffy from entering the bakery!
Allen: "OOF." His STOMACH. Was that really necessary?! He staggers to his feet and wobbles into the bakery, a hand to his stomach. "That was... dirty..." he wheezes.
Luffy: "Ouch! That hurts you bastard!" Luffy responds by trying to bite Killian's arm. He needs to win this too!
Nicolette: ❝ I could... I could say the same to you!!! LOOK AT MY NOSE!!! You are SO LUCKY it's not broken. ❞ Pinches her bloody nose and dies a little on the inside.
Killian: Good luck biting through his heavy leather jacket, Luffy. Now Killian tries kicking him down, too.
Luffy: Luffy bites through steal???? I don't think it'll be much of a problem. But he'll kick at Killian too. He's hanging off of Killian completely now.
Allen: "How is it my fault the door hit your nose?!" Well. It was his fault for, you know. Trying to push her. But that doesn't matter.
Luffy: Just like a monkey.
Nicolette: ❝ IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT!!!! ❞
Killian: Killian is aggressively trying to reach for the door to open it, but Luffy begins weighing him down. "Get off of me!"
Allen: "Please tell me how!! Or are you too SLOW to come up with an excuse?!"
Luffy: "Don't wanna!" He clings tighter. "Stop hitting me! I'm not rubber anymore it hurts!"
Nicolette: Okay. PUNCHES ALLEN IN THE FACE.
Nicolette: She has to help her TEAMMATE NOW.
Nicolette: Staggers towards the bakery door and starts prying Luffy off of Killian!!!!!
Allen: FRICK. He falls to the floor. AGAIN.
Luffy: "NIcolette!! No fair!" Wishes he had rubber arms to wrap around Killian. "Stop it! I'm losing my grip!
Luffy: "
Nicolette: ❝ Luffy — LET GO, LUFFY! DROP IT — STOP BITING THE PIRATE CAPTAIN!! ❞
Luffy: "Allen! Help!"
Luffy: "I'm a pirate captain!!!"
Killian: "Pry this idiot off of me!" Hook shouts, trying to elbow Luffy in the face again.
Nicolette: ❝ WELL LET GO OF THIS ONE!!! ❞
Nicolette: ❝ I'M TRYING!!!! ❞
Luffy: "Ow that was my eye you bastard!"
Nicolette: STARTS HITTING LUFFY IN THE HEAD!!!
Allen: Getting back onto his feet, joins Luffy in pulling Killian back. HEAVE HO!
Luffy: No!! He's losing his grip!!! "Ouch! Ouch! That hurts!!!!!!"
Nicolette: ❝ LET GO OF HIM, LUFFY OR I'LL BE MAD!!! ❞
Nicolette: ❝ YOU WON'T GET ANY MEAT!!! ❞
Luffy: His grip is slipping! It's slipping! It's GONE! Killian is free of a Monkey D. Luffy.
Nicolette: SHOVES KILLIAN INTO THE BAKERY!!! AND FOLLOWS SUIT!!!
Luffy: "Allen just go into the bakery now!"
Nicolette: PRACTICALLY THROWS HER TOOLS AT THE BAKER!!!
Luffy: WOW CHEATERS
Nicolette: ❝ TAKE THEM YOU BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❞
Allen: "Right!" BUM RUSHES THE BAKER.
Luffy: Throws his tool at Killian who is in the bakery
Nicolette: THE BAKER LOOKS TERRIFIED, BUT ACCEPTS NICOLETTE'S TWO TOOLS.
Nicolette: SHE'S IN PAIN AND HER FACE IS BLOODY BUT THEY WON!!!
Luffy: Luffy huffs for a moment, before turning to the baker, not really bothered by the outcome. Not when he finally gets his donuts! "Hey, Baker!! Give us donuts!!"
Nicolette: SHE'S SO HAPPY!!! LOOK AT HER SHE LOOKS SO HAPPY!!!
Killian: He sits down on the ground, out of breath and sweating a lot in this leather outfit. He does not have enough rum to make up for this.
Allen: Allen stumbles back to his feet for the UMPTEENTH TIME and lands his arms heavily on the counter. He looks positively evil. "DONUTS."
Nicolette: You did it Killian!!! They're such a good team! Man, she could just kiss you right now!! WINNERS!!
Luffy: Gets up from the floor and finally goes into the bakery, maybe almost stepping on Killian on his way. "Donuts!"
Allen: The baker wants to run far from here. But Allen won't stop GLARING and it's holding her in place. Slide us those sweet donuts. Please.
Allen: The donuts are all he has left.
Luffy: "Donuts!!"
Allen: She slides them 52 wonderful donuts. Oh, he could cry. They're so beautiful.
Luffy: "Yosh! Let's eat them all!" Luffy is satisfied with this. Well, he could use more donuts but. He forgot all about the money they were supposed to get
Nicolette: Kneels in front of Killian, GRINNING!!!! ❝ You shouldn't look so defeated!! We won!! ❞ Leaning closer, she'll slip the flask from his pocket and finish its contents. ❝ Cheer up! Maybe you get a reward for a job well done!! ❞ Now time for Money.
Nicolette: ❝ Hey Luffy, wanna do a trade?? ❞
Luffy: "What kind of trade?"
Nicolette: ❝ I'll give you my share of donuts if you give me your share of money. ❞
Nicolette: It's a fair deal!!!
Killian: I'm sorry, did you just tell him to cheer up while stealing the last of his rum? You're really pushing it today, aren't you, Nicolette?
Nicolette: She'll make it up to him, promise.
Luffy: Luffy grinned at Nicolette, happy to trade his money for more food. "Deal!" He didn't even think about it.
Nicolette: NICE!!!! Look at that, she's 1200 P richer now.
Nicolette: She'll even use some of that money to replace all the rum she drank from Killian.
Luffy: [[anyone want to add anything?? of write something for a nice end?]]
It sounded like a hopeless romantic’s wet dream. While there was nothing particularly wrong with basing a city’s history around something like love, it also made things excruciatingly difficult to take anything seriously. Koi was deemed to Jack as something from a children’s storybook; a fairy tale of elaborate and large proportion that somehow came to life in modern day. Generosity and happiness seemed a little too black and white; vague and insincere. Citizens with no problems didn’t truly appreciate the peace they had. Happily Ever After was the story’s ( and most importantly, the hero’s ) end.
&& The story would not end unless Handsome Jack explicitly stated that it was concluded. There was still so much left to be done! Sirens still polluted the quiet murmurs of the town; civilian disappearances and shady figures were still spotted in the Belladonna district. Yet, everyone was content so long as they weren’t personally affected? Preposterous; lazy! There was no true leader of Koi other than aliases under a committee. It was a matter of time before some sporadic lunatic begun an uprising to take Koi over. If Jack couldn’t return to his own portion of the universe for the time being, he’d have to make due here. This was no simple matter, however. Changes would have to be made.
The resonance of knuckles striking a wood-worked door was clear indication of Jack’s whereabouts. His impatience provided in the tapping of Skag skin boots against the welcome mat. Promptly crossing his arms as a latch was heard, he cleared his throat and began his intoduction at the swing of the door.
‘’Hey there, pumpkin. Killian, was it? The name’s Handsome Jack.’’ Inquiries embraced the typical self-important tone laced with charismatic amusement. ‘’We have a mutual friend; I’m sure my assistant told you I’d be coming.’’
