Fuck my Life

[doubleppk]

Yeah. Remember all those seaking shares I bought? Just my luck.

Record storms continue to ravage the edges along the Grand Line and Calm Belts! Earlier this month, the Grand Line which commonly sees a great number of typhoons, saw a record number of storms skirting the edges of the Calm Belts. The Calm Belts of course, so named precisely because of their usual lack of winds or storms. While very few islands or people were affected by this, some were devastated. Ma and Pa Grubbs were particularly affected by this minor destruction.

Their fledging "seaking farm" took a particularly heavy blow when the seakings went crazy from the storm. "They jus' up and wen' nutters, ya know? One minute they were all peaceful like and then the storms came and the seakings, well they are wen' and freaked out like it was the end of the world. Kind of were the end of our world." A tearful Pa Grubbs sobbed onto his wife's shoulders. The Grubbs had just started their seaking farm on the edge of the Calm Belts as a means of raising seaking meat for Grand Line travelers.

The 200 acre "farm" was a small island with a large number of nets. During the latest storm's havoc however, the very seakings the Grubbs were raising went on a rampage attacking the island, destroying the nets and the poor Grubbs themslves only just got away. "Luckily," Ma Grubbs confided, "I put all our money investing into bath houses in Alabasta! So now at least we have someplace to go and we aren't completely financially ruined."

... Fuck my life.

Comments

[doubleppk]

Ha. I'll try.

How goes the meetings?

Or does that only apply to vice admirals and up?

[justicereigns]

Seeing as I'm not in charge of Loguetown or higher than Commodore, I'm mostly meeting-free. Most of my orders come by Den-Den or in writing.

As long as I don't get promoted, there's only the bi-monthly meetings to deal with, and those are survivable. Mostly.

[doubleppk]

Who took over Loguetown now that you left?

That doesn't sound too bad then. What have you been up to?

[justicereigns]

Captain Nelson. He's not bad.

Arresting pirates. Arresting slavers. Getting told off for arresting slavers. Paperwork. I'm sure you'd be fascinated to hear about it all in more detail.

[doubleppk]

I don't recognize that name but if you say so.

Actually yes I would. Particularly the part about slavers especially considering you've been told off for that for before.

[justicereigns]

You probably wouldn't.

To sum up: I caught slavers, and arrested most of them. They turned out to have official protection, so the Brass bitched and whined at me. I ignored them. The end. Happy?

[doubleppk]

Small-time or just obscure?

^_^ Happier, yes. They only yelled at you though? No disciplanary actions?

[justicereigns]

Obscure. They wouldn't give him control of such an important place if he weren't actually good at his job.

I don't think it's quite over yet, but they can't directly punish me. Not for that, anyway. So they'll have to hunt down another reason, first.

[doubleppk]

Supposedly. But I'm sure you can think of someone who's lousy at the job and still got promoted for no apparent reason. Jeez from the stories I've heard, Lucci and Jyabura's last boss jumps to mind.

Then I shouldn't need to tell you to stay on your guard even more than usual.

[justicereigns]

Yes, but those were secret positions. For a posting in the public eye - like say, the officer in charge of the entrance to the Grand Line - even the Brass aren't stupid enough to give it to an incompetent.

It's impossible for me to be any more on guard.

[doubleppk]

Hm. Good to know. Though from what I hear Loguetown was something of a mess before you took over. Was that poor captainship on the last man's part?

Heh. Glad to hear it Captain. ^_^

I also have to ask. Do you know of any either pirates or slavers nearby that aren't quite big enough for you to waste your time on (and thus could be handled by a couple of very tough kids) but still a nuisance? I'd be ever so delighted to take them off your hands~

If you're REALLY helpful I'll even fill out the paperwork for you. <3

[justicereigns]

Corruption, mostly. As soon as I actually proved it could be cleaned up, though, everyone started taking the idea a little more seriously.

I'm sending you a couple of files now. Bounties of ten and twelve million each, so they'd be taken down fairly soon anyway. Have fun.

[doubleppk]

Hm. I see. Impressive. But I'm half-surprised they reassigned you then.

Thanks Captain! I won't let you down.

[justicereigns]

I didn't leave them much choice.

Don't do anything too stupid. That's for Ds.

[doubleppk]

... This I have to hear more about. Please.

Hah. Understood. ^_^ Besides, I have people I have to look out for here. I won't let them get hurt.

[justicereigns]

There's not exactly a lot to tell.

Then you have the right priorities.

[doubleppk]

Don't be so modest and maybe you'll find something to tell about it? I like stories. Particularly ones that involve something I'm interested. This happens to be one of those times.

Hehe. Thanks. ^_^ ... But... I'm not sure that's enough.

[justicereigns]

They said to go back. I refused. They insisted. I pulled out some blackmail. They shut up.
I'm not particularly good at story-telling, in case you missed it.

Why shouldn't it be?

[doubleppk]

Hah. :D I'll have to disagree with you on the story telling point. That so far seems like the best kind of story. But anything involving blackmailing superior officers to make them shut up instantly has my undivided attention.

Tch. Because. Good intentions, priorites, trying hard; they're not enough in this worl... well in my world. But I doubt this one is any different in that respect.

[justicereigns]

You never heard me say anything.

Trying hard isn't as good as trying hard and succeeding. But it's a hell of a lot better than just giving up. If you care about something, protect it.

[doubleppk]

<3 Yes sir. ^_^

... Ah. I... um. Yes. Thanks. I will. No matter what.

[justicereigns]

It's just common sense.

[doubleppk]

Maybe for you. But you sort of have a knack of just...

Surprising me.

[justicereigns]

What's so surprising about feeling you should protect your loved ones?

[doubleppk]

I don't... love... them...

And... it's not that. It's that...

Tch. Just... No one else really figured I should keep trying if I fail at it. Not even me. So...