piratejournal | 5th rise of the phoenix ஜ Audio / Action for Spades possible

[The message comes at night, as he's wandering on the deck. He's not up for guard duty tonight, but he still can't sleep, even if now that island is at a good distance away from them, the effects it had on him haven't vanished. He's still too close to his boiling point, or maybe he's already boiling and it's just a matter of time before he explodes in a ball of fire, anger and hate. Sleeping isn't an option in this state and he knows it better than anyone else. While asleep he may not be able to control his Cosmo, or he may enter into a nightmare that finally tips him over the edge. He may fall into sleep deep enough that he won't be able to know where he is when he wakes up, if someone comes to wake him up he may attack them driven by instinct and the thirst for destruction and release. He may attack Ace if his game of musical beds leads him to his bed, and while he doubts it would cause lasting damage, he would prefer to not do that.

So he doesn't even try to sleep, instead he wanders around the ship and enjoys the silence of the night. Not everyone is asleep yet, but it's calm enough that it could seem so. Eventually, he hits the journals after finding something floating in the water and that he picks up.]

Anyone else thinks that sleep is overrated tonight?

[There's a short pause.]

Right, I almost forgot, we're in Easter period. If anyone wonders why there are eggs in places there shouldn't be or weren't before, it seems this place wants to celebrate that with us.

I found a golden egg floating besides the ship just now, or an egg painted with a gold like color at least. If memory serves well those things should be made of chocolate or actual hard boiled egg-

[There's a cracking sound as the egg's shell starts to break, causing Ikki to stop talking. A few seconds later the chirps of a little chick are heard.]

Or a fucking fluffy chick apparently. What the hell?

[That's definitively not what he expected.]

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[He doesn't want to charm anyone so it works for him.]

More power for you then, to be able to do that. How long have you been here anyway?

More power to me, indeed - just the way I like it.

Been a few weeks since I got here. But this place is so backwards it feels like much more.

Do you mean due the whole "you're now pirates" thing or due the world itself?

The pirate thing I can handle. The world thing? Urgh. So primitive.

Come from a time where motors, electricity and warm water are a thing, huh?

[And from a good enough background, at least one where she didn't have to go without those things for years, if she finds this so annoying.]

All of that at the very least. But what video? Computers? No point even asking for some space travel.

Space travel is pretty out of reach even for my time. Guess your world really is far ahead in the future, or has a huge technological level.

Could be that my world is a little bit of both.

Hn, then it's no wonder you find this place primitive. At least we have those books and the Nav, though. Imagine how it would be if we didn't even have those.

[Not that Ikki personally would notice their absence, really. He uses the journal but it's more a thing that's "there" than something he has active interest in.]

Urgh, don't. I'd rather not even think about it...

Exactly.

It's a pity the Doctor is gone, that guy not only was from a very high technological universe, he could make things to approach that.

[It's thanks to him that they have something close to a motor and that Ace got his fancy own sailboat after all.]

Ah, that is too bad.

Where did he go?

They say that back to his world. But no one can really know for sure, can they? I suppose it depends on how optimistic you can be.

And I guess it depends on how much you liked the guy, and where you'd rather he was.

Isn't that basically the same?

Not really. Some people are optimistic regardless. Me? I like to think that people get what they deserve, good or bad.

And how do you value what they deserve? Or is it something you leave to karma?

I value it depending on how they treated me. Makes sense. Karma can do what it wants.

Now, that's clearly a smart girl. Do you like to deliver what they deserve personally or just be a small help for it?

Why, thank you. I prefer to deliver what I can personally. But that would depend on the scenario.

I prefer to do that as well, or at least to make sure that they get it delivered no matter what. So far scenarios have only been a bothersome there in this world. Which is another reason why I wish to go back.

[Well, he "wishes" for it, but he doesn't "want" to do back yet. There's still a lot he wants to see in the form of his captain achieving everything he could want.]

Oh yeah? Having a shit time round here? I don't really blame you.

In terms of delivering to those who deserve things what they deserve... "Shit time" doesn't even start to cover it. In general terms, I suppose I can't complain, at least here I can do whatever the fuck I want except for that. That's always good.

[And a huge change from his world, even though he does a lot of whatever he wants back there.]

Causing havoc for those that deserve it? If you ever need an extra hand, let me know.

*There'd have to be something in it for her, but that doesn't need to be mentioned right now*

Yeah, doing whatever the fuck you want round here is bonus, I guess. Like being on vacation.

*It did feel totally different, being in a world with no bounty on her head*

I'll keep it in mind.

[Though he prefers to do things personally and even if he needs a hand he's sure that Marco would be willing to lend it and probably a few others without going to another crew for it. It would be his problem, after all, involving others when there's nothing in it for them isn't something Ikki does.]

Or like having actual full control of your life.

[Though part of him doesn't really enjoy the "vacation" time. It wishes he could actually have both things, be able to help his brother and Athena and fulfill his duty while still being able to return to Ace and the Spades. But he knows that such a thing would be impossible.]

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