( 1 ) new message from @seafind : ' we're not going to make it. '
they'd have to fight their way up about six levels, slashing through borged out assholes with weapons they looted off dead bodies or stole from a heavily guarded armory. and then they'd have to find their way out of the maze that was the exterior park, either without being spotted or by having enough skill to remove obstacles that stood in their way. best case scenario, it was a suicide mission. worst case scenario ? they would drag her back here and mutilate her corpse for defying them.
SHE'D HAD WORSE ODDS.
and she'd done far dumber things than save herself. ❝ c'mon, you want out, don't you ? you seriously think he's ever gonna let you walk outta here ? ❞ v knew how people like arlong operated, she'd met dozens just like him, at every single stage of her life. he would use nami's skillset until he tired of it and then he'd discard her like she was nothing. ❝ you're scared, ❞ she shrugs, ❝ so what. do it scared then. ❞
she stands up, brushes the caked on blood off her knees, and rests a hand on her hip, ❝ 'm doin' this whether you're with me or not. rather die on my feet than live on my knees. ❞ v stretches, her body aches in protest, she'd been short on food and sleep and the longer she put off escaping, the worse her chances would get. ❝ we'll make it. broke into this shithole once and got out just fine. can do it again. ❞