[ voice ] Confiscating Pirate Ships, hello new feathers, teaching self-defense

[justicereigns]

Hello new feathers and old.

First off, I'm Captain Smoker. [Those who know otherwise can point out that he's a commodore, and that it doesn't even matter in this place.] I teach kickboxing, basic self defense, and jitte for anyone who would need it. I can also help spar against swordsmen if they're looking to expand their skills. Every so often a draft goes out taking people at random; kids and civilians alike, so even a little bit of practice can help. There are other self defense classes being taught so I'm sure we could work something out between teachers and create a formal schedule if need be.

Secondly, there's a lot of discussion about putting together a more permanent form of police or watch group to deal as first responders to threats to the village. Since that doesn't seem like something that will get worked out too easily, I'd like to suggest making a safe haven of the barracks. Anyone who can't or doesn't want to fight could safely put there in emergencies and defenders could keep watch.

On a different note; Jack Sparrow I'm confiscating your ship. Your previous acts of piracy here in Luceti have shown you're not to be trusted with one. Now let that be a lesson to other would-be pirates here.

[ooc: yeah, no, even Smoker doesn't expect that to work so feel free to tell him to fuck off. He just promised to give it a try, and he misses beating up pirates =\ Anyways, please do yell at him for overstepping bounds, though he really won't give a fuck.]

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[shadedsunlight]

Until next time then.

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[justicereigns]

Catch you then--
I still didn't catch your name.

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[shadedsunlight]

Sorry about that. I'm Ginia.

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[justicereigns]

Nice to meet you Ginia.

Just so I know, have you got any background with this sort of thing before coming here? -- Though, having none is fine too.

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[shadedsunlight]

Same to you, Captain.

I've done a lot of organizing and planning back in my home so I know how to work with groups. I should warn in advance I'm mute, but it hasn't resulted in too many problems. Just means I write a lot.

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[justicereigns]

Writing works. Think you'd be any good at organizing posts and maybe looking for certain keywords or something like that?

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[shadedsunlight]

Wouldn't mind at all. That's basically my job description back in my own world. [If you leave out all the parts involving tracking down people, carrying out hits, and retrieving items.]

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[justicereigns]

Thank you, that's easily one of the biggest steps.

[That is totally the same job, what are you talking about? Just wait, Smoker will totally have her doing hits he doesn't have the stomach for or something.]

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[shadedsunlight]

No problem. [And here she thought she could get away with pretending to be normal and not a vigilante hitman. :| But if the cause is right...]

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Since you said you forget to keep up with the journals, I'm in community house 7, room 15 if you ever need me. Otherwise I work shifts at Seventh Heaven.

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[justicereigns]

Seventh Heaven and CH 7, number 15. Got it.

Do you have problems working the shift, or is it just that you don't talk during it?

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[shadedsunlight]

I usually write things down if there's any questions, haven't had any problems yet. I've waitressed before in rougher places so even if there were problems I'd be able to handle them.

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[justicereigns]

Make sense.

Rougher places? Really? Not that many brawls break out in the bar, but still.

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[shadedsunlight]

I grew up in a rough city so I'm used to unruly thugs. This is something to worry about in comparison.

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[justicereigns]

I see. And police there didn't fix it?

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[shadedsunlight]

Some areas yes, other areas no. Sometimes the police were the problem.

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[justicereigns]

[God he hates that. Worse than pirates.]

Sorry to hear that.

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[shadedsunlight]

What's there to apologize for? It happens, it's how it is. [God, she hates that phrase.] I came from a rough world, I'll go back to it one day.

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[justicereigns]

And make it better.

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[shadedsunlight]

I've been working on that, but sometimes it feels like I'm fighting a hydra.

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[justicereigns]

Go for the underbelly rather than the heads then.

That's the mistake marine back home make as well.

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[shadedsunlight]

Difficult when the underbelly is your own government, but I get your point.

You're a marine? Or you have them in your world?

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[justicereigns]

Right. On that I'd say to do your best and hope others learn to follow your example; but I'll let you know when that policy actually works out for me first.

I'm a marine. I used to be in charge of keeping Loguetown -- my home city, free of pirate scum.

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[shadedsunlight]

The beauty and wonder of humans is how different we all are, but there also lies the trouble. Still, I know a lot of people trying to do their part to clean up the cities.

I take it piracy is a big problem in your world?

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[justicereigns]

Little pieces at a time.

Hugely. Loguetown is where the Pirate King was born and executed so it became something of a tourist spot for pirates, and it's the last stop before the Grand Line. Meanwhile, all over the world, every pirate worth his salt is going to the Grand Line to try to find One Piece, or just to make whatever trouble they can. It's not called the Age of Pirates for nothing.

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[shadedsunlight]

Wow. And there are pirates here then, from your world or others?

In my home country there are several large criminal groups that cause problems. There's also mixed opinions about the military and then you have freelancers. Vigilantes, guns-for-hires, hunters, each with their own motives.