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[ in the background, there's the sounds of nature. rustling leaves, rushing water, chirping birds... and then there's a quiet chuckle from the owner of the journal. ]

This is quite the place. I've seen a lot in my time, but nothing like this. And that guide is handy! [ there's another small laugh ] Very thorough in its explaining this place. My thanks to its maintainer.

[ shanks pauses and there's the sounds of splashing. he's kicking his feet in the river. ]

If this place gets new arrivals in cycles, I imagine you get a number of these "I'm new here," journal entries. Aaah, well, that won't do. Let's spice things up and give you something more interesting than that!

Stop me if you've heard this one before... A Marine officer falls overboard during a battle with some pirates. He's a Devil Fruit user, so he can't swim and has to be rescued by a deckhand. When he's back aboard his ship, he thanks the deckhand and asks how he can best repay his underling for saving his life. The deckhand looks sheepish as he replies. "I think the best reward would be keeping it a secret, sir," he says, "If the other fellows knew I pulled you out, they might push me in!" Dahahahaha!

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[He stares at Shanks for a moment before sighing and taking a seat by the bar.] Don't say I didn't warn you.

[He just orders some rum for himself.]

[ shanks, of course, goes for the ale. he raises an eyebrow at the bright blue color of it, and the fact that the amount he gets for starters is fairly small. he downs a fair amount of it in one swig. ]

... Well.

[Glancing over at Shanks, he smirks at him as he calmly sips his rum.] Told you it's strong. And you went and downed that much in one swig.

And now I know just how strong it is for the future. [ he's just going to stick to this one drink for the rest of the night alksjdf ]

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This is just going to be a test run so you know your limits with it, huh? [Oh god, Shanks, don't you care for Ace at all?]

No, no. Nothing like that. But it's always good to know what things are likely to get you drunk quicker than others.

[Quiet sigh of relief over here.] That's true. First time I had it, I kinda... chugged it.

[To be fair, he had just come back from dying. I think he was allowed that.]

[ trying so hard not to laugh. ]

I can guess how well that ended.

I passed out not long after, actually. I was hungover as hell the next day, too.

Who ended up dragging you home?

I ah... don't know. I was drinking with Law then, and passed out not long after we started. He might've called Marco over, though.

You didn't find out who it was and thank them for carrying you home? For shame, Ace.

A-Ah, well, a lot of stuff happened then, so I guess it just... slipped my mind. [And thanking Law more than six months later would be weird.]

I wasn't being serious, Ace.

[kngjkdfnhgdjkr you jerk. For that, you get a light shove.] Then stop looking so serious, jeez!

[JUST GONNA HAVE MORE OF HIS DRINK, YEP.]

[ alskjdflsdk he just... grins unrepentantly. ] I was smiling a little!

[MARCO'S RIGHT, YOU ARE ANNOYING.] Only a little!

I'll make sure to smile more next time. [ LAUGHING @ U ]

[SHANKS U JERK.] Yeah, maybe you should.

[ he's just so thoroughly amused. ]

Why don't you tell me what you've been up to since you've been here?

[Well, he's been forced to fight in a war, and thought Nami almost died, Marco was gone for a month right after he came home from dying, and last week he burned someone to death in front of his little brother.]

Mnn, nothing much, really. Just living, really. [Get drunk first, Shanks, then he'll explain the broken arm.]

[ he looks a little skeptical if he takes another drink. ]

How long have you been here?

Almost a year. [... holy shit, almost a year.]

I find it hard to believe you haven't done anything exciting in the past year.

Maybe after a few more drinks. [He didn't say who would need those "few more drinks". >.>]

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