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[thetruehistorian]

Who: Nico Robin and YOU!
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Yes if you're on the Marsiva
When: 7/12

Well, waking up with knowledge I didn't glean for myself is quite an experience, I must say. Does this sort of thing happen often, or is it a once in a lifetime memory I get to cherish until my probably untimely death?

[Robin smiles a little at that. She's been on the run since she was eight, and fully expected death to catch up to her long before now. Untimely her death most likely will be, but she's been living on borrowed time for more than twenty years, so she has no particular complaints.]

I suppose I ought to introduce myself. My name is Nico Robin. I'm an archaeologist. And... security officer, it would seem.

[She does not look like the security officer type. More like the secretary a sexist boss hired for all the wrong reasons type. But who knows?]

It's been awhile since I've had to seek passage with a strange crew on a new ship, but that's worked out for me quite well the last couple times, so I'm not opposed to doing so again. It'll be the first time I do so in space, however. If there's some aspect of it that wasn't included in our instant training module, I do apologize.

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[thetruehistorian]

It can be, quite. With gusts of winds sharp enough to cut through cloth and waves as tall as skyscrapers. Sometimes you fight and you push the ship to stay upright, sometimes you simply hold onto something as hard as you can and hope you'll have enough stamina to outlast the wave crashing over the boat. [Robin drops her chin into the palm of her hand, wistful.] And there are days when the water's smooth as glass and nearly as transparent. Since the wind is negligible there isn't much sailing to be done, so everyone takes a break. The boys go fishing or play volleyball on the deck while Nami and I make bets and take in some sun. [Wherever her mind went, it comes back with a blink.] Well, I think both seas have their charms. It's cannon fire and being chased by men with guns and sabers I could honestly do without. [She says, with the sunniest of smiles on her face.]

[deviances]

[ Wow, she sounds like an outright storyteller like this! He lets out a low whistle, impressed. ]

That does sound awesome. I mean, yeah, canons and guns and sabers aside. No idea if we'll have to worry about that stuff here yet or not. Only thing I'm hearin' is that we get put onto smaller ships, and that we're bein' recorded for entertainment. Which... Is really weird if you ask me. [ He makes a bit of a face. ]

[thetruehistorian]

[It bothers Robin, too, but she gives him a sly grin rather than an understanding one.] Are you the type that needs privacy because you've got something to hide?

[deviances]

[ Aaand he rises to that grin, a little bit of mischievousness creeping into his own. ]

Hey, can't spoil the mystery when we've only just met. C'mon. What kind of show would that make?

[thetruehistorian]

[Robin's grin gets a little deeper as well.] So you do have something to hide. It's all right. You aren't the only one with dirty little secrets. [And just to be extra saucy, she winks.]

[deviances]

[ That gets a laugh out of him. ]

Here's to us, then. Can't say it's always an easy way to live, but it's probably more fun that way, I think. [ Shrug~ ]

[thetruehistorian]

It certainly keeps life interesting. Though I sometimes wonder what it might have been like to find a place where I could have lived a quiet life. Perhaps I'd be married by now, even a mother. Strange, don't you think?

If you could have done anything else with your life, what do you think you might have done?

[deviances]

Hm, anything else...

[ He thinks about it, for a second. Hell, being from a noble family already limited his options right from the start. But the rest of it... those were definitely his own problems. ]

Might've been able to do more with my music. Travelin' and performin' kinda thing, you know? Always thought about givin' that a try. Who knows?

[thetruehistorian]

Maybe this is your chance.

[Robin uncrosses her legs, and turns so she's facing him directly, curling her legs beneath her.]

Whatever ties you had in your world that kept you from doing as you please with your life most likely no longer exist. And the story we've been given, at least, is that we've been brought here to entertain, so it seems to be a double win, in your case. What sort of music do you play?