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[Written/Action to the Million Merrily and Katabami crews]

When my sister and I paired our power together, we could take on any foe. Sometimes we needed help, such as from the Elements of Harmony, but if not for Luna and the bonds we shared, we could not have used them either.

I was separated from my sister for a thousand years, and after only a brief time together again, I have found myself here and apart from her once again. I miss her dearly.

But that doesn't mean I am powerless and infinitely tolerant without her by my side. Some people seem to think otherwise.

Luffy. Can I hope that we will be more cautious in our choice of sailing partners, in the future?

[Celestia is writing all this from a spot on the deck, and her script remains impeccable despite her contained, controlled anger. (Writing with telekinesis helps with that.) She has not been in a good mood since the fire on Eternal Bliss.]

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What happened?

[he sounds fairly neutral]

As a Princess, and somepony who has dedicated her life to providing safety, happiness, and well-being to all, I cannot abide burning down an island without good cause.

[The quiet undercurrent of anger in her voice is like screaming from anypony else, given how calm and composed she always is.]

If it had been an accident, or for a valid reason, or even a regrettable mistake, I might be able to forgive it.

Yeah I talked to her. [he thought that was what it was about]

We owe Moto-chan a lot, so we'll come to help him if he needs it. [as for the rest of it, he doesn't know yet. But...]

I'm going to sail with who I want.

[because you couldn't always tell what people were like.]

I never doubted that, Luffy. And you are right, we do owe him.

But there has been an uncomfortable amount of unjustified pyromania since my arrival here. I feel that we should oppose those individuals who believe in it as acceptable.

If I want to, I will.

[and if he doesn't, he won't. She can do what she wants, but as for himself, he's still a pirate.]

That would be what I was saying.

I do not think that those things that members of a crew have strong opinions about mean nothing to you... nor that you would simply dismiss a request for help, if I truly needed you.

[he's glad she knows that, but at the same time...]

Mm. [nod] Celestia is nakama and if you really need help, I won't hold back.

[so make sure you truly mean it. He's still going to do it his way in the end, but things won't be the same after]

I understand that perfectly. And I would be remiss in not telling my Captain what I can and cannot abide before it becomes a point of dissension between us.

[She has tolerance for Luffy's ways in general, though she may not agree with them. On that point, they have an accord that keeps peace and general happiness amongst the crew.]

What happened, Celestia?

[Yes. Her reaction is the same as Luffy's, but...who has time to check other people's comments.]

Edited 2014-06-15 21:16 (UTC)

Another incident of burning down an island, I am afraid.

Which? And why?

[Chandra likes fire. Chandra likes fire a lot. But it's not *always* a good thing to go around randomly torching everything.]

Eternal Bliss. As part of what is essentially a tantrum.

Is this what Cousland was talking about?

Almost certainly, yes.

What do you intend to do about it?

I intend to stop it from happening, if I can.

Y'know, let me know if there's something I can do to help. I'm all for destruction, but not without a good reason.

[Something she's struggled with for years, too.]

It can have its purposes, I suppose, but cruelty and torment are not good ones.

Do you often wield public condescension as a weapon?

We had no way to know that matters would escalate as they did. The rest of us did not condone it; we put out the fires and calmed the situation. Before this one incident, our Captain gave his time, expertise and effort to fulfil enginering projects for your ship on multiple occasions. Does that truly deserve no consideration before you declare how beneath you our crew is?

Hmm.

[A pause.]

You are right. Although I do not know what has been done by your captain and your crew in response to this, I phrased my anger unnecessarily broadly, when that anger is not with them or you.

I apologize.

Your anger is understandable, and you have a right to be upset. I certainly was. The consequences for the residents of the island... the hardships that they shall face... Kodachi's actions were terribly cruel and should not be defended. I give you my word that I will do my utmost to prevent a repeat.

You have not done so, and I do not mean to imply any intent or connection on your part, but there are already threats of retribution being written. I... am worried that rising tensions may provoke worse rather than put an end to this, I suppose.

She has put our crew into an uncomfortable position; it would be a further blow for us to lose the friends that we do have.

I do not want to see any violence or harm arise, but I know it is inevitable. Too many people view it as a solution, both pirates and Navy alike, to avoid it. But I would worry more if everypony simply let such an action pass without comment.

I am a Princess, and a ruler of my realm. In that capacity, I see very clearly how much harm such actions will cause, and for this to have happened again troubles me deeply. Deeply enough that I begin to think I must start acting directly, or else shirk the responsibility that comes with my power and my position.

Retaliation and prevention are two very different things, princess. Be careful that you do not confuse them in your endeavours.

Prevention can only truly occur by bringing all people into harmony and contentment.

Sadly, that is not something I can do here.

[Xun Yu sighs. It's not that she's opposed to Celestia's position, just that she regards it as ultimately doomed to be ineffectual and likely to perpetuate a cycle.]

Good luck.

[She hopes rather than expects to be wrong.]

[Celestia worries the same. But the alternative is to simply let such horrible things happen, and that she cannot abide.]

We will all need the best of it we can get.

I didn't know you had a sister.

I do. My younger sister, Princess Luna, who raises the moon as I raise the sun, and who watches over the dreams of Equestria as I watch over its waking.

Wow. So she's as powerful as you, then?

If you were to take our talent and distill it perfectly to raw essence, I believe we would be equal. In knowledge, practice, and learning, I am her superior because of the time we spent parted. But our talents are different, anyway. I cannot do what she does as well as she can do it, and she cannot do what I can as well as I can do it.

It is better to think of us as two halves of a whole, because our true strength comes when we are together.

It sounds nice to have someone who you can work so well with.

It always was. She is my sister, my family, and so very important to me.

I never really had a family.

[She gives an awkward smile. She's a bit jealous.]

Is that cultural, or personal? [The way she says it, Celestia thinks it's personal, but they all know what assuming does.]

I lost my parents when I was really little. My master raised me most of my life.

I am sorry to hear that. [Celestia sighs, as her worries are confirmed. That sort of thing is precisely what she'd worked so hard to mitigate in Equestria, after all.] I hope your master was good to you, at least?

Pappug-chin couldn't have treated me any better if he tried. He taught me everything he knows~.

Then from what I have seen, he knew a lot and taught you very well indeed.

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