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I think it goes without saying, but Scurvey Dog wasn't kidding about the natives having serious problems with us if we hadn't left in time. Perhaps pitchforks were a little bit of an exaggeration for the moment, but I'm getting a lot of glares from everyone. If I'm here much longer, I'm afraid there might be blood - he wasn't kidding that they're on edge about their missing person. I'm going to finish gathering supplies and keep a low profile until I can get off this island. If there's anyone left on Isla Empieza, I advise you do the same - they might not be so kind to anyone that looks like they could take some abuse.

Mana, do we have a plan yet? The clock's ticking, and fast.

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Stay safe!

I will. Are you out to sea already?

Yes. So far so good!

Please keep me updated so I know you're still alright. I'd been wondering what would happen if we didn't leave...

Yes, we'll keep everyone posted - I expect we'll be out on the water shortly. It's not pleasant here right now, that's for sure. Anyway, be careful out there!

Thank you, I will.

May I know why you stayed?

We... got a late start making a decision on what to do about a crew, and by the time we were ready to discuss a final decision, it was already Sunday night. Basically... we overthought things.

That's too bad... But it's also good to think things through and make a decision together before acting.

The seas have been smooth so far, so I bet you'll catch up everyone else quick.

They've been acting like that?! Oh my god...! I'm so sorry, Rikka!

I'll be back right away! We'll make our decision tonight!

Are you guys still around? That's pretty dangerous.

We went a bit overboard on researching which crew to join... this is mostly my fault...

If people catch up to you that's going to be really bad. You should worry about them more.

[since if they get caught, it's going to be really hard for anyone to rescue them]

Believe me, we're taking care of this as soon as possible.

We're not doing this because we want to! We'll get out of here as soon as we can. Just give us one more day...!

I can't give you anything... [especially since he's not even on the island right now]

But if you don't make a decision soon you're not going to have one.

[Her voice is tense - she doesn't want to be here either.]

I know... I know, but...!

. . . [a faint shift and his voice goes down a bit]

I get that it's hard and you don't want to make the wrong choice. But if you're going to be on the sea, sometimes you have to make a choice in an instant. If it's the wrong choice, make another, but if you stay undecided, you're definitely going to die one way or another.

[Her breath catches. She... hadn't even thought about that. If this happened now... would they be okay later on, when things got bad and they had to figure out what to do in a split second?]

I... y-you're right. We... we can't hesitate. This isn't something where we can do research and hope everything turns out okay. We've got to take the initiative... we have to be ready.

I'm sorry, when you say it like that it sounds like we missed something... very basic.

It's okay. You didn't want to start out on the sea right? It's something people don't always understand. You can research when you're in a safe place. Or maybe just explore and go on an adventure...[because the sea could be a lot of fun, too]

By the way, I'm Luffy. [because another important part about being on the sea was knowing people and making connections.]

I don't understand it. But I'll do my best. If I'm going to have to be a sailor to survive here, I want to do it right. And maybe it won't be so bad, once I get used to it. Um... thanks. I think I needed that.

I'm Rikka. Nice to meet you, Luffy.

You too, Rikka. [and he starts to sound kind of quietly cheerful]

It's pretty hard sometimes, but if you can live through that, the sea is a great place! You always see something new and you can have all kinds of adventures! And even if there aren't adventures, you can see cool things like dolphins. Some ran with our ship for a while and it was pretty great.

I believe that's good advice.

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