voice; un: CAPTAIN

[nishishi]

[There's a lot of negative stuff happening on this planet, and it's not at all the same sort of friendly heartfelt journey that travelling on Zeta-12 had been. And while Luffy doesn't hate being here, it's definitely putting him in a mood for better things.

And while he's not the type to complain about an adventure, he'll just do the next best thing. Which is simple enough for the pirate captain, and for any who might listen into the short, sweet, and to-the-point voice message.]

I wanna' know about the coolest adventure you've ever gone on. Or just the coolest thing you've ever seen.

[He's quickly learning that there are thousands of worlds and places he'll never be--so naturally...
He wants to know about them. So why not share a story or two.]


((feel free to threadjack/talk amongst yourselves in this thread, too--even if Luffy will reply to every story told here himself.))

Comments

3/3

[twinkle_toes]

—Iiiiiiiii rode a bunch of elephant koi and almost got eaten by the unagi!

[nice save, totally nailed it.]

video; un: no2

[ryusoken]

Elephant-sized koi or elephants that look like koi? [Because really it just begs the question. No assumptions here!]

I also do like your choice in usernames... [A chuckle from the blond.] Do you like fire or something?

video;

[twinkle_toes]

Really really really big koi, of course! The other one's just silly.

[said like such a fact should be immediately obvious to anyone. (aang please.) but he's full of good cheer, face still bright and animated, and it's clear he's happy to talk to whichever virtual stranger on the network wants to hit him up.]

Well, I am trying to get better at firebending, but Zuko says I've still got a long way to go. But my name isn't as cool as that one guy with all the X's in his name. [lance. he means lance.] I wish I could change mine now.

im so sorry for the late..!! cries i love aang

[ryusoken]

Nah.. I think yours is pretty neat anyway.. Maybe use it as an alias of some sort? [Sabo chuckles as he looks at this bright eyed boy with this positive air. He seems rather friendly, and not opposed to what he thinks. With the name though, he'd probably use it himself, as it reminds him of his brother.]

Hmm... I'm.. not sure what you mean by firebending. Like can you even bend...fire? [Sabo tilts his head at Aang...??? bending.. he can bend guns.. his pipe if he wanted to.. but bending anything not solid seems really questionable?? At the same time.. he's kind of curious..]

But with koi being that big.. I bet you could cook it and make it a feast for people... [Placing a hand over his chin, imagining how large this elephant sized koi.. roasting over a fire. Something that huge would definitely feed many many people.]

1/2 no worries!! i've been slow as heck lately anyway T_T

[twinkle_toes]

[while sabo has a point - a koi that big would in fact feed a village - the thought of killing any of them brings aang no small measure of distress. partly it's just his airbending roots, but something as majestic as elephant koi should be kept safe for generations to come. or so he thinks.]

I don't think you should do that. [quiet, serious. it's obvious he's unhappy about the subject.] You can only find elephant koi in one place the world. If people started hunting them, there wouldn't be any left in the future for people to ride.

[twinkle_toes]

[but he's never been one to linger on upsetting topics for very long - most of the time - so he's quick to move on and shift the topic at hand to something easier.]

But you're right about firebending. It's bending fire, just like you bend air or water or earth.

[he's wised up a little after chihiro though, and instead of leaving that terrible explanation at that, he tacks on a question at the end.]

Do you want me to show you?

[ryusoken]

[The fact that he's showing how unhappy is.. Sabo would not want to bother trying to make him more upset than he already is. Rather, he puts a toothy grin to divert away from the upset expression he had on his face.]

If they're endangered, then it's reasonable to try and protect them, is that right?

[Because mythical creatures like dragons are considered pretty sacred and if they were alive...well. He'd do his best to protect them too. Sabo definitely pays no mind when a change of topics happen. Considering how the concept of "bending" is new to him.]

By all means! I've never seen fire bend. ...nor those other elements. [Sabo, don't be an idiot.] I'd definitely would love to see a demonstration.

[twinkle_toes]

Okay!

[aang's a little show-off at heart; the more people he can wow with any sort of bending, the happier he'll be. but first--]

Where are you? I'll come find you so I can show you in person.

show-off meet show-off: to be continued

[ryusoken]

Oh.. yeah sure!. [He looks from one side.. and then to the other. He looks to be outside of of some windows and a door.. and there are hats hanging on the inside of those windows.]

I'm in front of the hat shop? Just got done shopping for hats with my younger brother. I can stand near the metal horses in front of here if it'll make it easier.

gently calls this a wrap for now

[twinkle_toes]

Got it! I'll be right there!

[nishishi]

[It's okay, Aang. Even if your last answer seemed a bit off, Luffy's pretty much too dense to realise that the airbender had avoided saying something in lieu of something else. You get off easy this time.

No, Luffy's expression is intent and interested from start to finish, a wide grin moving across his face.]

Unagi? Elephant Koi? Are those sea kings? [He makes a gesture with his hands, suggesting something big.]

Those all sound pretty dangerous to ride on--I bet it was a LOT of fun. [He's... giggling like a maniac, a little Shishishi sound.]

What did the Ocean Spirit look like? I didn't know the ocean had a spirit.

[twinkle_toes]

[aha, victory! a terribly short-lived victory as aang immediately throws himself into expanding these nuggets of information he's tossed out into the wild.]

They're the biggest things in the ocean outside of Kyoshi Island so I guess you could call them that. And it was amazing riding the elephant koi, but the unagi did try to eat me so I guess that wasn't a very good idea.

[probably should have listened to katara on that one. oh well.]

The Ocean Spirit doesn't really look like anything...it just looks like the ocean.

[does that help??]

[nishishi]

A Sea King tried to eat me, once, too, so I can totally agree that it was probably a pretty scary experience. Did you punch it in the face to get it to stop? That's what I did.

[This grin is huge.]

Are they as big as the island?? Man, I wonder what one of those would taste like...

[Sorry Aang, he's no vegan.]

And that makes sense. The ocean spirit should look like the ocean! I wonder if the Ocean back in my home has a spirit...

[twinkle_toes]

[what is it with everyone and wanting to eat the elephant koi? sheesh!! he's gonna have to give everyone here a stern talking to soon. but for now, he's far too interested in luffy's own antics, eyes widening at this mention of a completely different sea king.]

Really? You met a Sea King once? What was he like?

[nishishi]

I've met all sorts of Sea Kings! There was the big one that lived by the village I grew up next to. He had lots of teeth and was super scary.

And then there was the one that looked like a Cow in Arlong Park--his name was MooMoo, I think. He was super loud.

And then there was the giant cat Sea Kings that are outside of Alabasta, and then the giant Sea Snakes that are at the calm belt near the Island where Hanbock lives...

[Sea Kings are just giant fish, not actual kings. Not that Luffy has enough sense to actually say that to Aang who clearly thinks the pirate captain is talking about actual Kings of the Sea.]

[twinkle_toes]

[nothing like hopping aboard the miscommunication train to get a guy's blood pumping.]

Whooaaaaaa! That's so many kings!

[aang's met his fair share of rules in his short life, but this guy takes it to a whole new level. besides, these kings all sound way cooler. i mean, moomoo? that's great!]

You must have really traveled the world to meet so many different people.

[nishishi]

[Miscommunication is the spice of life. Or something. He's just grinning along with Aang, nodding his head with great gusto.]

That's right! I've traveled to a lot of cool places so far with my crew and my ship. We're going to see the entire world one day, so I want to see even more kings and even become one myself, you know?

[twinkle_toes]

Become one? You can really do that?

[aren't kings supposed to be like....born and stuff?]

[nishishi]

Yeah!

I'm going to reach the end of the New World, claim One Piece, and become the King of the Pirates.

[All said with an extreme glee to his voice, of course.]

[twinkle_toes]

[man, this makes no sense to him at all]

"One Piece"? One piece of what, the world's biggest crown?

[nishishi]

[It makes sense to noone. And yet Aang is literally the first person to question it. What does that say about everyone else here.]

Iunno! Noone does!

One Piece is a treasure left behind by the first Pirate King--Gold Roger! Where it is and what it is is a huge secret.

And I'm gonn'a find it.

[twinkle_toes]

[clearly everyone else here is way too shounen to care. but hang on, let him get something straight:]

Sooooo you and a bunch of your friends are running around all over the place in search of something called "One Piece" that no one even knows what it is?

[.....................................]

It better be really good then, whatever it is.

[nishishi]

Yeah, but that's just the fun in it. An adventure isn't something you do just to get to the end of it. There's no fun in that.

A true adventure is the journey between leaving and reaching your goal.

That's how stories are made, after all.

[His grin is so wide, he could split rocks with it, for serious. Shounen isn't even strong enough a word.]

I don't really care what it is. All I wanna' do is find it.

[twinkle_toes]

[......................this is so incredibly shounen





.....................]

Yeah, I guess so. And as long as you're with your friends and you're having fun, that's all that matters right?

[he kind of gets it? maybe??]

[nishishi]

[I'm sorry for your life Aang. Really, I am. He's grinning like a maniac when the other confirms exactly how he feels--and he nods.]

That's right. It doesn't really matter where you go and how long it takes. So long as you're with your nakama, any journey is a good one.