[ How would she ever learn anything if she didn't ask questions? Ikki usually runs up agains the wall of people not answering more than she does her not asking. She does tend to ask pretty personal things at times, but she figures if someone minds they just won't tell her.
And oh gosh words. This is what it must be like on the other side of conversations at dinner with her, although that doesn't occur to Ikki. She just settles down on the couch and listens to Smoker talking through her journal, a serious little frown on her face as she tries to take it all in. ...She'll probably have to replay all this at some point, just to make sure she has it right.
Luckily for Ikki, she's got a good memory for any questions that pop into her mind. ]
I like history! Mm, I've always had to learn a lot of it, because, well, air nomad. [ It's a casual aside explanation, because she rarely gets into the genocide of her people over a century ago and the whole rebuilding their race thing unless asked. 8|a ]
Fire-fist? What was One Piece? I mean, I know you said it was a treasure, but what was it? Is it a place or a sword or a book or what? [ ONE WHAT? ] What happens if someone becomes Pirate King? Something bad?
Okay! I know a bit about the Grand Line. It's got looooooots of islands on it, right? And Alabasta is a kingdom on one of those islands.
[ Some of this she's listening to and is letting pass without comment. it's only when something sticks out or needs more to make sense that Ikki pipes up, trying to make the pieces of the story fit. ]
Why does Whitebeard not like Crocodile? ...Um, so the World Goverment lets people do all the things you talked about? [ THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE SKEEVY. Although she likes all the pirates she's met! ...But she's got the inkling none of them are in this shichibukai. ] Mm, I'll ask Vivi about it later! Maybe she knows about Nico Robin! If not, I'll ask Nami!
...Well, Luffy is really nice! I mean, when you say he has a "knack for that". [ That might be a simple view of things, but she'd liked that woman. ]
"Something incredibly stupid"? ...Like what? Did anyone tell you?
Wait, wait, wait - why's there a war in Marineford? ...Wait, you said before they took one of his sons an' that's when he fought with the government? What's "Dragon's Rebellion"? Why did they declare war on the World Government? ...What's the World Government? Your world has one big government? Um, 'cause I know Vivi's a princess and stuff and there are other countries?
[ Listening some more. Okay, pirates are sounding less cool, although she's been explicitly told by Katara she can trust the Straw Hats and Trafalgar. ] But the Straw Hats don't do things like hunt and kill marines.
...Trafalgar is known as the "Death Surgeon"? Ummm, what island was he seen on? Wait, how was he seen there if no one was supposed to be on it? If he wasn't supposed to be on it and no one else was, there shouldn't've been anyone to see him, right? [ RIGHT? ]
Why'd so many people not want to fight Shanks?
...Mmm, hey, but you said the shichibukai were allowed to do pirate things if they helped the Marines when they were supposed to, but if they didn't do that, why're they still shichibukai?
voice; IT'S STILL COOL
And oh gosh words. This is what it must be like on the other side of conversations at dinner with her, although that doesn't occur to Ikki. She just settles down on the couch and listens to Smoker talking through her journal, a serious little frown on her face as she tries to take it all in. ...She'll probably have to replay all this at some point, just to make sure she has it right.
Luckily for Ikki, she's got a good memory for any questions that pop into her mind. ]
I like history! Mm, I've always had to learn a lot of it, because, well, air nomad. [ It's a casual aside explanation, because she rarely gets into the genocide of her people over a century ago and the whole rebuilding their race thing unless asked. 8|a ]
Fire-fist? What was One Piece? I mean, I know you said it was a treasure, but what was it? Is it a place or a sword or a book or what? [ ONE WHAT? ] What happens if someone becomes Pirate King? Something bad?
Okay! I know a bit about the Grand Line. It's got looooooots of islands on it, right? And Alabasta is a kingdom on one of those islands.
[ Some of this she's listening to and is letting pass without comment. it's only when something sticks out or needs more to make sense that Ikki pipes up, trying to make the pieces of the story fit. ]
Why does Whitebeard not like Crocodile? ...Um, so the World Goverment lets people do all the things you talked about? [ THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE SKEEVY. Although she likes all the pirates she's met! ...But she's got the inkling none of them are in this shichibukai. ] Mm, I'll ask Vivi about it later! Maybe she knows about Nico Robin! If not, I'll ask Nami!
...Well, Luffy is really nice! I mean, when you say he has a "knack for that". [ That might be a simple view of things, but she'd liked that
woman. ]"Something incredibly stupid"? ...Like what? Did anyone tell you?
Wait, wait, wait - why's there a war in Marineford? ...Wait, you said before they took one of his sons an' that's when he fought with the government? What's "Dragon's Rebellion"? Why did they declare war on the World Government? ...What's the World Government? Your world has one big government? Um, 'cause I know Vivi's a princess and stuff and there are other countries?
[ Listening some more. Okay, pirates are sounding less cool, although she's been explicitly told by Katara she can trust the Straw Hats and Trafalgar. ] But the Straw Hats don't do things like hunt and kill marines.
...Trafalgar is known as the "Death Surgeon"? Ummm, what island was he seen on? Wait, how was he seen there if no one was supposed to be on it? If he wasn't supposed to be on it and no one else was, there shouldn't've been anyone to see him, right? [ RIGHT? ]
Why'd so many people not want to fight Shanks?
...Mmm, hey, but you said the shichibukai were allowed to do pirate things if they helped the Marines when they were supposed to, but if they didn't do that, why're they still shichibukai?
[ this is all so exciting ]