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[Okay, well, if you don't want Koby to wax poetic, stop being so romantic about this guy, Jack, damn.]
I'll let you know if I see him. People tend to arrive fairly regularly -- once a month or so.
I know a good amount. I listen and I pay attention and I read a lot. People talk, especially in Otherworld. [The only reason he goes there is, of course, to eavesdrop. No other reason.]
I'll let you know if I see him. People tend to arrive fairly regularly -- once a month or so.
I know a good amount. I listen and I pay attention and I read a lot. People talk, especially in Otherworld. [The only reason he goes there is, of course, to eavesdrop. No other reason.]
[It's me. Koby breathes in, out, slow, letting go of that tight little knot of anxiety that he's ruined something, that the slightest missteps will always mean cataclysmic things.]
Right. Okay.
It's okay, you didn't know. I don't talk about it much because it was like that, so dangerous and violent and awful. Also I was a seal for most of it, so I don't really remember a lot of it clearly.
I know a couple of them, yes. They've been very kind and respectful and haven't done anything to threaten me or any of the guests. They're stuck here, just like any of us.
In theory, yes, they're dangerous. But so is Luffy. So is anyone who's capable of things that most aren't. There are a lot of legends and stories about them in this world, and therefore in Tim's, so I guess that's why he's scared.
I'm saving canned food and frozen things too, I just wanted to make sure I have supplies for everyone. I don't trust that the Balfours are always going to provide what we need, and it's better to have sated vampires than hungry ones if things go badly.
And I care about them. I want to make sure they're safe.
Does that make sense? I know I should've warned you two, and I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry for having it in the first place.
Right. Okay.
It's okay, you didn't know. I don't talk about it much because it was like that, so dangerous and violent and awful. Also I was a seal for most of it, so I don't really remember a lot of it clearly.
I know a couple of them, yes. They've been very kind and respectful and haven't done anything to threaten me or any of the guests. They're stuck here, just like any of us.
In theory, yes, they're dangerous. But so is Luffy. So is anyone who's capable of things that most aren't. There are a lot of legends and stories about them in this world, and therefore in Tim's, so I guess that's why he's scared.
I'm saving canned food and frozen things too, I just wanted to make sure I have supplies for everyone. I don't trust that the Balfours are always going to provide what we need, and it's better to have sated vampires than hungry ones if things go badly.
And I care about them. I want to make sure they're safe.
Does that make sense? I know I should've warned you two, and I'm sorry, but I'm not sorry for having it in the first place.
totally! everyone likes you and you're really efficient at things i'm not. why wouldn't you be a good crew member? ( Luffy is baffled Koby could ever think otherwise. )
you're not wrong. i punched him and his head flew off, i thought i'd killed him for a minute!
yeah we let him out of the bag occasionally, and he would talk or sing shanties. moment he got his body back at arlong park he bailed.
you're not wrong. i punched him and his head flew off, i thought i'd killed him for a minute!
yeah we let him out of the bag occasionally, and he would talk or sing shanties. moment he got his body back at arlong park he bailed.
[ well, count on koby to make something so wildly insane sounding seem perfectly reasonable, rational, kind. and it is, at the core of it. storing food for all types, careful to measure and collect and think about the future.
it's one of the reasons he loves him as much as he does, but it's also so startling. ]
if they ever threaten you, you'd tell me? do i know these people?
i trust you to know if they're dangerous or but i hardly expected to be cleaning up blood from the carpet.
i've gotten tim a little calmer and i'll find something that looks like a holy symbol to ease his mind but.
how did you get the blood? do you know how the house gets the blood?
it seemed fresh.
[ and we won't talk about the reason he knows the difference. ]
it's one of the reasons he loves him as much as he does, but it's also so startling. ]
if they ever threaten you, you'd tell me? do i know these people?
i trust you to know if they're dangerous or but i hardly expected to be cleaning up blood from the carpet.
i've gotten tim a little calmer and i'll find something that looks like a holy symbol to ease his mind but.
how did you get the blood? do you know how the house gets the blood?
it seemed fresh.
[ and we won't talk about the reason he knows the difference. ]
Because I was a Marine? Am a Marine. It's complicated, here. Besides, I was a pirate, sort of, for two years and I was terrible at it.
That's
So gross. I'm sorry, I don't think YOUR powers are gross, but
That's really gross.
He could still talk and sing and all that? How does
No, nevermind, I don't want to know how it works.
Of course he did. Pirate.
That's
So gross. I'm sorry, I don't think YOUR powers are gross, but
That's really gross.
He could still talk and sing and all that? How does
No, nevermind, I don't want to know how it works.
Of course he did. Pirate.
If I thought anyone here was dangerous, I'd tell you, of course.
I'm not sure -- there's at least one here who's been VERY open about it on the network. [To a degree Koby personally finds annoying, but. He'd still stockpile food for someone obnoxious, because nobody deserves to starve.]
No, you're right. I can handle it, really, just cover it with a towel and I'll finish cleaning it up when Tim's at the chapel or something. I really am sorry.
It's not pleasant to clean up, I know.
I went to the kitchen and took it. I haven't really thought about where they're sourcing it from, honestly.
It comes in bags, like from a hospital, so I'm assuming the house gets it however they get our food. Magic or some supply line we can't seem to find. Yet.
I'm not sure -- there's at least one here who's been VERY open about it on the network. [To a degree Koby personally finds annoying, but. He'd still stockpile food for someone obnoxious, because nobody deserves to starve.]
No, you're right. I can handle it, really, just cover it with a towel and I'll finish cleaning it up when Tim's at the chapel or something. I really am sorry.
It's not pleasant to clean up, I know.
I went to the kitchen and took it. I haven't really thought about where they're sourcing it from, honestly.
It comes in bags, like from a hospital, so I'm assuming the house gets it however they get our food. Magic or some supply line we can't seem to find. Yet.
you're whatever you want to be, koby. marine, pirate, fishmonger, chef, musician, whatever. you're still welcome.
definitely gross. he can just detach things and move them around and they all float in the air. makes you wonder what else he can do?
yep. talking head. he was with us, and his body was miles away on the conomi islands. when he got close enough just pop, back together.
definitely gross. he can just detach things and move them around and they all float in the air. makes you wonder what else he can do?
yep. talking head. he was with us, and his body was miles away on the conomi islands. when he got close enough just pop, back together.
yes, i read that but I admit the comments only seemed more and more convoluted as it went.
[ and that guy seems unapologetic for who and what he is. there's a threat, of course. there will always be a threat in this place, and the fact that koby seems to be circling closer to a handful of them will always make him worry. ]
it's already cleaned as well as it can be and covered and i've very politely told the staff about the incident.
they'll clean it when you're out tomorrow.
we should probably consider where the blood is coming from. just in case.
with all the things going on around here i don't want you to get in trouble for taking it.
[ and that guy seems unapologetic for who and what he is. there's a threat, of course. there will always be a threat in this place, and the fact that koby seems to be circling closer to a handful of them will always make him worry. ]
it's already cleaned as well as it can be and covered and i've very politely told the staff about the incident.
they'll clean it when you're out tomorrow.
we should probably consider where the blood is coming from. just in case.
with all the things going on around here i don't want you to get in trouble for taking it.
They did, didn't they? It makes it much more tricky when there's another world and another structure in play, and we know nothing about it. Next we'll have people who eat feathers and sneeze butterflies and forget to mention that because it's so "normal" to them.
Right. The staff. [With the resignation of someone who knows damn well he's been forbidden from cleaning the magically-self-cleaninh house.] Thank you, again. I'll keep it in the other fridge from now on. With the eye of newt and all that.
Oh.
I hadn't thought about that. [Local reckless busybody doesn't consider the risk busybodying creates for himself, everyone is shocked.]
Right. The staff. [With the resignation of someone who knows damn well he's been forbidden from cleaning the magically-self-cleaninh house.] Thank you, again. I'll keep it in the other fridge from now on. With the eye of newt and all that.
Oh.
I hadn't thought about that. [Local reckless busybody doesn't consider the risk busybodying creates for himself, everyone is shocked.]
A girl's orphanage. Except...you weren't a girl. Or at least, you didn't feel like one in the face of everyone telling you that's what you were, did you?
[the cozy corner is no stranger to that kind of person. maybe frankie isn't one of them: dressing in drag, all pretty garters and lace and cosmetics as vibrant as any young lady out on the town, but taking it off at the end of the day - going home a confident man in the arms of one of his best friends. but he's seen a few - men and women alike who don't fit the mold of traditional masculinity or femininity. who feel trapped in the confines of their own body and societal expectations. when he stops to think about it, it sounds worse than even dealing with fucking m-unit. at least he's only hiding who he sleeps with. having to hide everything that made him himself just to survive? sounds fucking miserable.]
When did you know...who you really were?
[part of him wishes this were face to face, so the lack of judgment and the softness in his question were easier to read.]
Sounds rough out there. So maybe this Luffy shaking things up is what everyone needed.
I'll bet they can get you a real one. They seem to be offended by the concept of manual labor, though.
The only person I trust is myself. There have been times where it's lonely - but it beats getting burned.
[the cozy corner is no stranger to that kind of person. maybe frankie isn't one of them: dressing in drag, all pretty garters and lace and cosmetics as vibrant as any young lady out on the town, but taking it off at the end of the day - going home a confident man in the arms of one of his best friends. but he's seen a few - men and women alike who don't fit the mold of traditional masculinity or femininity. who feel trapped in the confines of their own body and societal expectations. when he stops to think about it, it sounds worse than even dealing with fucking m-unit. at least he's only hiding who he sleeps with. having to hide everything that made him himself just to survive? sounds fucking miserable.]
When did you know...who you really were?
[part of him wishes this were face to face, so the lack of judgment and the softness in his question were easier to read.]
Sounds rough out there. So maybe this Luffy shaking things up is what everyone needed.
I'll bet they can get you a real one. They seem to be offended by the concept of manual labor, though.
The only person I trust is myself. There have been times where it's lonely - but it beats getting burned.
[There’s always that beat of anxiety, of waiting for the other shoe to drop, for the response to turn from surprise to disgust, no matter who he’s talking to – but Hawk takes it in stride, and honesty Koby almost prefers the cut and dried explanation, letting out a soft sigh of relief.]
More or less, yeah. I looked like one – an awkward, weird-looking, ugly little one, but still enough to blend in, and I did my best to act like one, it just all felt
Bad.
I can’t remember a time when it DIDN’T feel bad, but for a long time I thought that was just me. That I was built wrong or something.
The first time I KNEW, though was maybe
Eight, nine? It was a Marine-funded girl’s home, and occasionally some officers stopped by to deliver supplies. It was good PR, looking back, but at the time I thought we were just special.
And there was this one officer who was always nice to me, and I wanted to be EXACTLY like him. Like, not just be a Marine -- there were women Marines, of course, it wasn't about that. It was just
The way he acted and the way he looked and the way he moved through the world. I wanted to be that.
Maybe then's when I knew.
[The comment about Luffy gets a snort of amusement.] Don’t let him hear you say that. He’ll corral you in as an ally to his campaign to become Pirate King.
I guess. I mean, you could argue it’s better, but
It’s not the worst thing in the world, trusting people. A few people.
I trust you, enough to tell you all this.
More or less, yeah. I looked like one – an awkward, weird-looking, ugly little one, but still enough to blend in, and I did my best to act like one, it just all felt
Bad.
I can’t remember a time when it DIDN’T feel bad, but for a long time I thought that was just me. That I was built wrong or something.
The first time I KNEW, though was maybe
Eight, nine? It was a Marine-funded girl’s home, and occasionally some officers stopped by to deliver supplies. It was good PR, looking back, but at the time I thought we were just special.
And there was this one officer who was always nice to me, and I wanted to be EXACTLY like him. Like, not just be a Marine -- there were women Marines, of course, it wasn't about that. It was just
The way he acted and the way he looked and the way he moved through the world. I wanted to be that.
Maybe then's when I knew.
[The comment about Luffy gets a snort of amusement.] Don’t let him hear you say that. He’ll corral you in as an ally to his campaign to become Pirate King.
I guess. I mean, you could argue it’s better, but
It’s not the worst thing in the world, trusting people. A few people.
I trust you, enough to tell you all this.
im having someone ocer
over
you two shouks stay out
as in keep having fun. not kicking you out oof your own room
over
you two shouks stay out
as in keep having fun. not kicking you out oof your own room
You don't believe me
could be a she. because it's not for sex
could be a she. because it's not for sex
youre texting me from quentins lap right now
[ do you really want to have a brat-off, koby?? ]
[ do you really want to have a brat-off, koby?? ]
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