29 September 2013 @ 08:45 am
[There's no preamble to this voice message. Those that know Robin know her voice. Those that do not are welcome to get to know her one on one.]

Green Breeze reminds me somewhat of Green Bitt, though it's decidedly less peopled, and more mountainous. However, that wasn't always the case. Has anyone mentioned that there are ruins everywhere on this island? Not just scrolls. Buildings and arches and mosaics line the mountainside. They wrap around it in one continuous terrace, though at sea level it looks like many. The wind can be quite harsh as you move to higher altitudes. I'm wondering if any of you brave Shepherds would be willing to chance the weather in the name of scientific exploration? I'd need a team of three to four, most likely, including myself, and the expedition may take a couple of days. We'd need to scout the forest as well- the one with all the wind chimes, yes. There may be something significant in there, and it would be a shame to miss it simply because the location is creepy.

I'd like to consult with anyone skilled in mapmaking or navigation. I would like to devise a way to document the location of this island, in case other archaeologists or I would wish to return and continue the work I've begun.

Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, Brook, and everyone else in my crew, we are doing well. Let's keep in touch, hm?
 
 
24 September 2013 @ 11:36 pm
My sincerest apologies to the members of my crew who have not seen me as of late. I came down with a terrible case of the flu, which was not at all helped by the constant movement of a ship rocking on the seas. I am pleased to inform all of you that I have recovered for the most part, and shall strive to never fall prey to such a malady again. Now that we have that sorted, I should like to go onto a few other matters of importance. I would like all of you to welcome our new crew mates if you have not already, and I would like to inform all of you that after much consideration I have decided upon our crew's official name.

While we could simply call it my crew, or the crew of Lady Maribelle forever, it simply would not do to inspire the hope and love needed for our cause. We need something more than simply my name, we need to be a symbol and a beacon of hope to all those who live in fear. That is why I have adopted the symbol of the Exalt and the name of the noble guardians of Ylisse, protectors of the innocent lambs that the wolves of the night would prey upon. We are the Shepherds, and this symbol will be the symbol that we shall rally behind to protect the innocent from the injustices of this world.

[Drawn with meticulous care is the following symbol]



I would like to see this symbol on our ship's sails and flag as soon as is readily possible, and I would like to be informed of any updates that I may not be aware of do to my absence. That is all.

[ooc: As the post may imply, I'm just coming off of Hiatus, so I decided to make Maribelle incredibly under the weather in my absence. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to poke me on Plurk, or PM me.]
 
 
19 September 2013 @ 11:49 pm

[Well, things are back to normal for this pirate, at least, and for the most part he's kept to his own, for the simple fact that he hasn't been able to properly express how much you lot have been doing it wrong.

This is more than pirate pride, alright? This is about an entire professional jargon that has quite obviously flew over the heads of all of you lot, and his ears, in his own opinion, are close to bleeding.

It doesn't help that he's been rolling his eyes since minute one, either.]


Alright, ye paper-skulled, dim-witted barmpots. Listen, and listen close, as I won't go repeating meself a second time except with lead shot.

I've no idea what that nonsense were that made ye all gibber like plonkers without brains between your ears, but I be here to let ye all know ye cocked it up something fierce. Never in me life 'ave I ever heard so much bilge spew from greenhorns at that rate of speed, and I've spent me fair share of time in Tortuga and New Orleans.

All of it were nonsense, and only about half made the slightest bit of sense. Honestly, ye'd think we were speaking two different tongues or some such, and you only bothered to learn half of it.

What gobs among ye were crying avast. Set yourself down, as you've only made yourself look a fool. Ye warn't speaking like pirates. Ye were mangling orders and doing it in the most half-arsed West Cun'ry accents I nary have 'eard in me life. Mister Cotton hisself do a better job, and he has no tongue.

Learn the difference between talking like you have brains and giving orders. From the sounds of it, ye have no idea what any of that means anyway, so spare those of us as have some know-how the pain of listening to you gurgle like a dying whale. Leave the talking like a man of the sea to those as know it, shut your gobs, and get back to pumping the bilge like most of ye need to be doing, as ye aren't fit to haul line or trim sails. Why the lot of you figured ye just had to share with the rest of us, I'll nary understand, nor do I particularly care.

So for future such nonsense, do us a solid and keep your traps shut.

 
 
19 September 2013 @ 12:09 pm
ARR! Listen up ye bilge-drinking sons of landlubbers and tavern wenches!

Sail lines be not for swinging on! Keep that shit up and we'll be capsized before any of you greenbacks can say "Jolly Roger!"

Tea time is not grog time, and coffee cannot be ignored! Stay alert on these waters, 'less ye want to make Davy Jones' locker yer home, got it?!

So ye scallwags think ye all want to be pirates? Live freely on the seas, do ye? Ye can't even get outta port and I not be sure how many of ye idiots even remembered to bring proper compasses! Don't make me laugh! Say that when ye know what being a pirate really means!

And will someone on this damnable ship fix whatever storm be a'brewin' that makes me sound like a bloody ship-stealin' miscreant?!

[Smoker should never be allowed to talk. Today least of all.]
 
 
17 September 2013 @ 05:29 pm
Yo. This is Luffy. If you want to share the shards but don't feel strong enough to hold onto them, just give them to Smokey. He's a marine and he's grumpy and if you want to know it's him just complement him and it'll make him blush.

[obviously the best description ever]

Anyway, he'll keep them safe until we can find the shards and take them from anyone who wants to hold onto them.