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For those who knew her, Grell Sutcliffe has been sent home. She will be missed. [At least by him. For those who were her victims... well.]

For New Feathers, I'm Captain Smoker. [Commodore. Whatever. He doesn't acknowledge that. Especially in Luceti.] And I train jitte outside the barracks. For those already learning, lessons are not disrupted. For group sessions, anyone can drop in and join, those are run through most of the afternoons. I also offer one on one lessons and kickboxing.

We're also still looking to assemble anyone with police enforcement experience, so don't be afraid to speak up.

On a more leisurely note, Ginia, what do you say to having a poker game once a week at the Cloud Nine? [Because he really needs another addiction on top of the others.]

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Very true, though at least the arrivals are easier to predict, what with them being every other month or so.

Being blind. [There's no hesitation there.] I have a greater appreciation for things now and a lot of respect for blind people, but I miss being able to see.

Hn. It used to be more erratic I'm told, but it is nice to have that much of a schedule at least. Like seasons.

Can't blame you. If you want I could try some blind-fighting with you. With the smoke devil fruit, I can't always see the opponents, so there's more focus on methods.

So I've heard too, but looks like things are steady now. At least so the last few months have been.

I'd appreciate that. I still train by myself to stay active and get a better feel for the movements. And... once this all wears off, I think I'll still work on blind-fighting now and then. Hone everything.

They seem to be a lot more on top of things. The Shifts are more focused on... not the end of the world. Well, except Halloween. And they started the Missions. So yeah, I think they're more on top of things.

All right, good. I need someone who doesn't mind working in the dark anyway. Trying to come up with things to handle pirates without using haki forces creativity I suppose. Which is just as well, I'll need it in the New World.

[Halloween. Ginia still can't help cringing slightly at that. It was a bad time.]

I'm used to working in the dark, but I usually have night-vision goggles or something of the sort. Never been completely blind, but it's good training.

I figure with my devil fruit, it's a small trick, but could be a big help in the future.

And if I'm going to teach someone to fight it, might as well be someone I trust.

Nice to know I'm trusted.

Or maybe I'm just buttering you up for when a bunch of people come to you saying I sent them.

[Oh yeah. He did that by the way. Good luck Ginia and Alice.]

Knew there was a catch somewhere. Who should I be expecting?

[Chuckles ever so slightly. Yay for replacement Tashigi.]

The Sheriff Elizabeth Forbes, and Alexis -- the one who runs that morning breakfast over at C.H.7.

I'm sure there will be more forthcoming. Zenigata also might be a little distracted. His thief from back home is here so he's keeping tabs on one Arsene Lupin the Third. [And Smoker's rare professional courtesy says he'll leave that to Zenigata unless otherwise requested.]

Luckily I think most people have been pretty distracted so far. Alexis isn't a fighter, but she wants to help with the paperwork. [Which he encourages because EW paperwork. He hasn't even written down a schedule or lesson plans for the jitte thing. And probably won't...] And the Sheriff was thinking we could volunteer lists of names for fighters on call for emergencies and just try to keep track of when they go missing. [Aka more paperwork he will only touch if someone makes him and/or he's the last one standing.]

I've spoken to both of them, I'll keep that in mind. Zenigata as well, though I didn't realize Lupin was here. Very interesting.

I'll look over the things that come my way. Sorry I never got the town meeting idea going, everything happening and all. However, I spoke to some people and they're willing to help out if it ever does happen. Maybe next year, fresh start and all, discuss what should be done.

He's an annoying prick. [Lupin, he means.] Reminds me of Straw-Hat.

That's fine. It's hard to get the ball rolling in this place... I've had the City Watch idea since I got here and still only minimal progress.

As it is, it's at the point where I think actually creating a formal set of laws would just inspire certain brats to test it out. [Damn teens. >:|]

Everyone's gotta have their rival.

Well, now you have me to help out with things. [Aka a willing secretary.]

I'm actually against setting down any sort of formal rules. It'd only cause more trouble and most people have the sense enough to keep things civil and clean.

Tsk. Doesn't make them less annoying.

[Two secretaries B) He's in heaven.]

That's exactly it. I suspected it before, but testing it out by threatening Jack's ship completely proved it. An overwhelming number of Luceti people resist rules for the sake of it more than adhere to them. [He doesn't have a problem with it; he's the same way. Still... it's weird. In his world, he was practically alone in that tendency. Especially in the marines.] I have no idea why the Malnosso are thinking in keeping that as a trend.

It's because, despite the fact we're in a monitor bubble and lab rats for the Malnosso, we have a sense of freedom. This village, this community, is made of the things people have put together. Been going on for four years, into the fifth now, haven't had rules, why change it now? That's the feeling I get from things. And maybe... maybe it's not so far off.

[Nods, though it's invisible.]

I hate any form of rules and regulations beyond common sense... and those are already enforced. I wouldn't say it's a freedom, but having them would certainly be counterproductive at this point.

Especially since the consequences are there anyway.

I'd still like to have something more formal in place for an emergency, like the barrier falling. Although people have gotten more organized about handling Shifts so that's good to see. Tsk. But it's another old argument. Maybe it's better to stay fluid. [Shakes his head. He can't decide, and that one is harder to "test."]

Flexible, but firm. A group that can adapt to what happens, be used as needed, but is always ready to react in case something happens. I think while everyone is getting better at handling shifts, there are still things that can be done. I still believe some kind of village-wide alarm system outside of the journals would be beneficial.

Exactly.

And agreed. Maybe if just even one person can say, "This a Shift, nobody panic," assuming they're unaffected themselves. Or only slightly affected.

The voice of reason in a sea of insanity can go a long way. Of course, depending on the shift, there's no way to change the state of mind, but.. an idea to think on.

Figuring out evacuation plans would be good, though we did pretty well for ourselves during October. Lots of quick thinkers and people taking action.

Exactly.

I'm still thinking the Barracks. It's large and easy to defend and the Welcoming Center is too much in the thick of everything else.

Then tunnels are also easy to defend, but they collapsed during the earthquake once and I'm not sure how much I'd trust them during a lot of emergencies. Maybe a few though. They're definitely easy to defend.

Not a bad choice. The teleporter can be used to get people out of the immediate village too.

I wonder if checking for any structural damage and reinforcing them would be an idea? I haven't been down there much so I'm afraid I can't say more.

Good thinking.

Possibly. Magic is useless down there though so it'd have to be people with a lot experience in such a thing.

We have some good builders if all the work on the boats are any indication. I'm sure something can be figured out.

Battle Dome might not be a bad evacuation point either, since there's a clinic there. However, we should also think of locations in the north to move to.

Good point.

Unless that also goes haywire again.

True, but if it goes wayside, that'll affect most of our plans.

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