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Who: Koala and you.
Broadcast: Fleetwide.
Action: N/A unless you want to do ship stuff idk.
When: Today!! Or something.

[Hello everyone it's your fave weird smiling 11-year-old.]

I... just wanted to say — I did it, Mr. Greed! I finally got Top 10 in pinball, sir, just like you requested! [It's true, thanks to Han she's completely overtaken the scoreboards; hallelujah.] I, um, got all top 10 spots, too! Just in case you wanted me to have all ten... I'm sorry, my memory's a little fuzzy... I'm very sorry! But I did it. I'm glad I can finally move on to my next chore on my to-do list... I keep hearing these distant pinball machine noises in my head, b-but then I realize I'm just tired.

I didn't know games would be so hard! It was very frustrating... I almost frowned through it...

[She chucks very faintly, smiling wide.]

It's too bad that we're no longer near a planet. I-I think my crew would be very happy to have more games on board, like pinball. Or maybe better smelling clothing detergent. I like the kind that smells like flowers. I'll remember for the next place we stop by!

[AH, RIGHT. ANYWAY.]

Actually, I was... going to come on here for a request. If that's okay.

Ah. Well.

....

We need a new blender on the Huntress.

...

A-and if anyone has any spare table cloths, we could trade for those as well. There are large holes in the table currently.

...

And if anyone has something to help remove scorch marks...

[This ship is a f$%*ing mess.]

Comments

[theshabbiestofmen]

[What the hell goes on in the Huntress?]

Did someone make you play a game as a chore?

[scrubscrub]

It was on my to-do list! It does have chores on it, I suppose.

I was very determined not to fail Mr. Greed; he offered me protection, because I work for him! I'm part of his gang.

[this ship is in good hands everything is fiiine]

[theshabbiestofmen]

A . . . gang. You're part of his gang.

[A pause.]

You know you don't need to do things in order to get protection if you feel you need it, right? There's plenty-- myself included-- who would help you entirely for free.

[scrubscrub]

[She has sort of been... trying to wrap her head around that idea. you're certainly not the first to clarify protection comes free of charge. But still. Even so. She dare not go against her captain, you know! Someone in her crew! He said she was not a slave, Mr. Greed. And she is trying to believe that. But pirate crewmembers are still supposed to listen to their captains, anyway.]

It's okay. You don't have to worry about me, sir. I really don't mind working!

It would be a shame if the ship got dirty because I was slacking.

[lmao she makes this ship sound worse than it is

i'm sorry huntress, koala is so not a good witness to have on a stand]

[theshabbiestofmen]

You don't-- for god's sake, is he making you clean as well? You don't have to.

[private]

[falconing]

That's not gonna work.

[ please don't make this child have an anxiety attack remus han solo has already had it up to here with this fucking bullshit ship ]

[private]

[theshabbiestofmen]

Well, something has to. She's not a bloody servant just cos some idiot's convinced her she needs to earn her keep!

[private]

[falconing]

Do you really think we haven't tried that?

[ impatiently ]

I get it, and I'm not a fan, but we finally got her to stop scrubbing down the floors for the sixteenth time this week. She was scrubbing down until she passed out, and that was without us.

Pinball's a hell of a lot kinder than everything else she was doing herself. The girl's terrified of getting chucked out the airlock.

[private]

[theshabbiestofmen]

[It's fortunate he and Han have spoken before. It means that Remus exhales and deflates instead of arguing. It sounds as though Han does have a plan for this-- but still, his stomach twists uncomfortably.]

Because of her circumstances at home, or what this Greed has put in her head?

[private]

[falconing]

As much as I hate the guy...

[ and han does ]

Circumstances at home.

I rigged the pinball machine so she'd win, 'cause Greed told her that her only 'job' for the day was to play pinball, and she took that to a whole different level.

[private]

[theshabbiestofmen]

[He huffs a laugh, but it's not cruel. Just sad, mostly.]

At least she's got you looking out for her. If you need help . . .

[private]

[falconing]

Loud and clear, kid.

[ han will ship koala out if she can find help elsewhere, but for now, she's doing alright ]

[scrubscrub]

I'm sorry! No, I — it's just... my job! I'm maintenance.

[she's still smiling but she's looking quite nervous about the whole thing

I HAVE REGRETS.]

...

The cabin girl!

I swear, I don't mind it. It's fine, really.

[theshabbiestofmen]

All right.

[He backs off, thanks to Han's warning.]

Do you have magic in your world?

[scrubscrub]

[She considers this for a moment, her nerves dissipating a bit with the topic change.]

That's a very interesting question. I guess it might count as magic; there are mysterious fruits out there that give people powers when they eat them!

[There's more than that to question in OP land, but she had been around them when she was in the auction house. People with abilities from those fruit, they fetch at very, very high prices.]

[theshabbiestofmen]

[Ah, Remus thinks, drugs.]

Well, I don't have any magic fruit. But I do have a magic wand. And if you'd like-- if you have a request, or something you really like-- I can conjure it for you.

[scrubscrub]

[Somewhere out there in another galaxy, Monkey D. Luffy and Tony Tony Chopper spittake their second breakfasts.]

Conjure...? Do you mean —

[She hesitates, thinking, before proceeding with some uncertainty:]

Make things appear? Out of nothing?

[theshabbiestofmen]

More or less. I can't quite make something out of nothing-- but I can change one thing into another, or make illusions.

Do you have an animal you particularly like?

1/3

[scrubscrub]

.... Animals... I do like some... um...

2/3

[scrubscrub]

[Suddenly her rather forced smile vanishes, and she slaps the side of her fist into her palm.]

Oh!!

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Can you replicate blenders, sir?!

[theshabbiestofmen]

[Oh my god the fucking blenders are you shitting me]

[theshabbiestofmen]

Ah, I'm afraid not. [GOD he's good at keeping his face neutral.] I could, in theory, try, but I don't know blenders well enough to get the details right-- and something complicated like that would revert back to whatever it was before.

[scrubscrub]

Ah...

[And here she told Sasuke she may have a solution. He's going to be upset with her, isn't he? She has to remind herself lightly that they won't be extremely mad about her not accomplishing her theoretical solutions.]

That's okay, then. I'm sorry for bothering you.

...

I do like octopi, though. and... Well... I've seen dogs and cats before! I couldn't touch them, but they were very cute. And birds are very beautiful... Even the seagulls.

[theshabbiestofmen]

My friend can turn into a dog. If he ever comes here, you ought to tell him that, he'd be delighted to treat you to Padfoot.

[He smiles.]

That being said: I can make illusions, and birds and cats and dogs and even octopi are within my abilities. If you'd like, I could come by and show you-- or you could come here?