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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ Grumbling.
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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ Alice is still asleep. Bless.
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they plead and plead, knocking feverently at my heart so that their voices may be heard.

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ Rocking back and forth on her feet , watching the sun rise.
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" I'll never forgive you! "

Some angst featuring || @heartpiratemedic.bsky.social
@chrcmatic.bsky.social

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ She's got a little gift she's made for @heartpiratemedic.bsky.social
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a cartoon of a man in an orange coat surrounded by sand ALT: a cartoon of a man in an orange coat surrounded by sand

“Weakness is a sin.”

/ I'm gonna focus on Sanju and Sanji rn but replies and stuff tomorrow when I can x

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ She sets Pato down , a devil fruit user ? That's so cool ! Like her mom's friend , uh , Thumper or something like that.

❝ He is ? Oh ! Show me what you can do , Pato ! ❞
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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ He's starting to sound like her friend Ludwig , her mother , if multiple people are saying this , her situation has to be wrong doesn't it ?

❝ ... I can't — if I didn't have to go back , I never would set foot on that island again. ❞

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ ... It's my home - but after the last thing I did he said I can travel a bit more before I have to go back. ❞

That last thing ? She read how a buster call works , mainly what ships carry what canons , the degree they're fired at , how it works means she can copy that.

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ You can arrange for weapons by writing a letter to Armament Island and one of the sellers will be in contact with you ~ ❞ a practiced and rehearsed speech , meeting her boss would be out of the question , she's still compelled to protect him.
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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ Treat her well ? No , not at all , between the hits and degrading words , reminding her that even though she knows her mother now , she will never be wanted.

Alice froze a little before smiling , ❝ I get paid well. ❞

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ Hugging Pato gently , soft little tanuki !! ❝ Oh me ? ❞ she looks around , careful with her words , ❝ My boss is popular , not me , I just make the weapons. ❞

She has a bit of freedom until he tells her to come back , she hates going back.

>> taking parts of warlords to do it ? Like — I don't know how it would work with humans. ❞

She deals in alloys and compounds , not biological stuff , ❝ Like deenaa - ❞

It's DNA sweetie.

>> but I overheard it when I was breaking into one of the marine outposts , I always thought it was silly stuff. ❞

ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ Alice admits , picking up one of the papers , ❝ I mean , like me , I can touch the original weapon and create an almost perfect copy , maybe whoever has the kids are >>

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ Eeek , I know of them , I ain't ever seen one myself , I know my boss wanted one for me to copy — ❞ though she doesn't know if she could ever replicate a pacifista , she could try but it won't be as powerful as the original.

❝ I heard some talk about the warlord clones >>

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ We deal arms to pirates , Revolutionaries and the marines. ❞ she nods a little bit , watching Pato , holding her arms up - let her hug him !

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ ... Notes about what ? ❞

She might be twelve but she's very well versed in how people plan , attack , think , even the experiments people do to each other , she was subject to those very early on.

❝ Kids ? ❞

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ It - I mean I only made it a few years ago so - ❞.its where every weapon she's made is stored , she's replicated everything they ever gave her , now she is on a mission to find more , create more so they can sell more.

The arms trade is a very busy business.

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ Hello - ❞ she's standing on her tip toes slightly , leaning on the desk , then climbing on the desk , now sitting on the desk.

❝ What are you doing ? ❞

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ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ‎ᅠ ‎ ❝ Nico Alice ! Weaponsmith of Armament Island ! ❞ hands on her hips , proud as punch — though ... She should say much to be fair , Armament Island is no more than a shell of its former self ...

/ *slides over Alice ?????????