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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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Well, at least I'll always have a way to tell if you're feeling alright.

[ the feeling is sort of mutual. he likes the back and forth even if he would rathe be friends. insert deadcat here. ]

[No, he will make you be his kismesis. And thus kill mutual enemies and always protect you. Because it's more fun if you live and then he can keep sort-of-hating you forever obviously.]

Che. I'm fine. [Just grumpy-ish now.] I'd be better -- [You know if they weren't sharing living space] -- but it could be worse. I'll probably be on the roof if you ever need me. Otherwise you can check the journal.

[ marco you are a weirdo. ]

Don't sound so grumpy. I won't stay long. I'll be out of your hair—what little there is—soon enough.

Oi oi! I have plenty of hair!

And don't flatter yourself, you're hardly the only thing that can get to me.

[Wait. That just means he's easily ruffled, which is definitely a lie. BUT WHATEVER. Don't go getting a big head just because you ruffle his feathers wrong dood. >:|]

If believing that helps you sleep at night, I won't disagree.

But I do it so well!

And suddenly, I can't remember for the life of me what was supposed to be the good thing about having you around.

My hair's just fine, I keep it this way so the pineapples can find me as their prince.

[Seriously. It's a miracle he can say that with a deadpan straight face.]

[ oh god more laughter ]

It's my sparkling personality and the fact that I laugh at your jokes.

Actually I'm thinking Robin's probably just right about me being a masochist, eh.

[Okay it's the laughing at the jokes, definitely that. In his defense, his brothers and enemies rarely laugh at them. And Ace only sometimes.]