First Night; [voice]

[raisethemoon]

Greetings! I am Princess Luna, of the kingdom of Equestria. [You can't see her, but she just sounds like she's posing.]

I seek compatriots to sail with me upon my newly purchased craft, The Stargazer. Your level of experience does not concern me - those forcibly brought here who cannot sail must be taught at some point regardless. I know how to manage the ship well enough, even without tidal control. If there are profits to be made, they shall be distributed evenly amongst the crew.

Any who are interested may contact me upon this device, or find me near the harbor. I intend to leave this place shortly. In addition, Pinkie Pie, please respond immediately if you receive this communication.

Comments

voice

[freeadvice]

[A princess, huh? Sounds fancy. It's a good thing he doesn't see her, or there'd be plenty of gaping before he started speaking.

As it is, he sounds pretty sure of himself too. The accent might be a little distracting though.]

Ain' got no experience sailin', but m'keen to learn how t'do it and fast. Think y'can help a guy out?

[The mention of profits certainly doesn't do anything for him. Nope.]

[raisethemoon]

I am certain I could manage. And what might your name be?

[Unfortunately, profit rates fairly low on her list of priorities. They're pirate now, though - it'll come up sooner or later.]

[freeadvice]

[That's what he likes to hear.]

Gambit, when I'm workin'.

Any other time? Remy LeBeau, at yo' service.

[He doesn't have any qualms handing his name out, or being a total flirt. It's not like he intends to use it when he's in trouble.]

[raisethemoon]

'Tis a pleasure.

[Pity that flirtation flew right over her head.]

Are you free to meet me on the docks presently?

[freeadvice]

[Such is life.]

Of course. I'll look for your ship?

voice

[meatthefuture]

[hey! That name was familiar] You're Celestia's sister, right? Pinkie is my nakama. You wanna come visit?

[raisethemoon]

[Well, that's a bit to take in at once. Luckily, Celestia herself contacted Luna just after she saw this, so there's no interrogation about that. For Luffy, at least.]

I am, yes. Pinkie is your...what, precisely?

[meatthefuture]

Nakama. It means crew and friend and family. You're gonna have to get some if you wanna be a good captain.

[you could be a captain without nakama, too, he guessed. But it was no fun having adventures if you did it all alone]

[raisethemoon]

...yes, I suppose I shall.

[Awkward pause.]

You were speaking of visiting?

[meatthefuture]

Yeah. You can use the Nav thingy on the ship to come see us. We're gonna go for an adventure pretty soon but you can come along if you like.

voice;

[windofthephoenixtemple]

That's a beautiful name for a ship.

[raisethemoon]

Ah! Thank you!

[windofthephoenixtemple]

That reminds me, I should look at the stars here and see if they are any different than back home.

[raisethemoon]

They are not the same as my own, I know that much. I should be interested to know if they matched any other worlds'.

[windofthephoenixtemple]

I'm sure someone could help you answer that question. I know I would be curious enough to help, myself.

[She doesn't have anything better to do right now anyway.]

[voice]

[letteropener]

Sister?!

[So much emotion in one word. For all that she had been speaking of Luna more, lately, she had privately given up hope of ever seeing her here -- if she had truly hoped that, because that itself is a complicated subject.]

[raisethemoon]

Sister?!

[On Luna's side, it's mostly just surprise. She saw Celestia just a few days ago, after all.]

[letteropener]

[The silence is palpable, as Celestia strains to process this, taking the reality step by step and moment by moment.]

I am so happy to hear your voice!

[Luna might well question how long Celestia has been here, now, because the delight in her words is not anywhere near as restrained and calm as the serene ruler of Equestria is used to being.]

[raisethemoon]

You are? [She doesn't mean to sound surprised that Celestia should be pleased to see her; more that she should be quite this pleased.] How long have you been here? You are out on the ocean already?

[letteropener]

[And now she settles into the more calm serene tones typical of Celestia, because her news likely will startle Luna, if not alarm her.]

I have been here almost one full year now, Luna. Another month will mark the anniversary of my appearance here, and my joining a crew which already counted Pinkie Pie amongst its number.

Voice;

[seakingbait]

But... I thought we were sailing with the Princess of Equestria.

[raisethemoon]

It is not a singular title.

[seakingbait]

More than one princess...

Oh! Does that make Celestia-chin your sister?

[raisethemoon]

...Celestia is my sister, yes.

[Said slowly, as Luna puzzles over what the "-chin" suffix may signify. If anything?]

[seakingbait]

[You get used to her weird pseudo-honorific.]

That's great! She'll be so excited to see you.