[Voice, Action for the Straw Hats]

[seakingbait]

[Keimi stands on the deck of the ship, a small tanto in her hand. In front of her is a mannequin, reinforced with leather. She grips it tight, bringing the blade above her head and, eyes shut tight, she swings it downward.

And misses by a mile.

She falls, but catches herself on the mannequin. With the assistance of a bubble, she is back on her tail. This time, she won't miss. The same stance, the same shut eyes, and with another swing, she sticks the blade into the mannequin's shoulder.

And when her eyes open to see what she has done, she gasps, releasing the blade's hilt and falling onto her rear in terror.]

----

[Later in the day, after she's cleaned up her mess, she takes to her journal.]

What... kind of weapon do you use... if you don't really want to hurt someone?

Comments

[seakingbait]

Rubber? No wonder Luffy-chin is so good at fighting.

[A small chuckle.]

[alwaysgrumpy]

Luffy's got serious power. If someone from my Earth got hit by one of his hard punches, I'm pretty sure they'd be dead, if not crippled.

[seakingbait]

That might be true for most people from my world, too. Luffy-chin isn't like most people, especially his strength. Most people are...


[Like her.]

[alwaysgrumpy]

Fragile?

[seakingbait]

Yes.

There's a reason why kingdoms need to be protected. If everyone was as strong as Luffy-chin, the world would be a different place.

[alwaysgrumpy]

But anyway, like I said, about the only thing you can do if you don't want to cause physical damage is drug someone. I'm not knowledgable on that, though. Too much of almost any drug can become dangerous. Too little does nothing.

[seakingbait]

I don't know anything about making drugs...

[alwaysgrumpy]

Best thing might be to ask that shop lady if she has anything matching what you need.

[seakingbait]

Mn. I'll do that. Maybe there's something from home I can use.