Mission #21: Putting up a show!

[Anirion]

After Jacks situation back at Fuschia Town, where his boat sinked down he had to be extra careful of his new boat now... he's started to be awake a lot more and more open to the seas because he doesn't plan to die in a ocean while sleeping unconsciously, and so far on his adventures every island he's come across on there's been nothing but problems and drama... while in his thoughts, Jack then sees an island up ahead, with a somewhat large town... it looks peaceful so Jack decides to land near the docks, and ties up a rope around his boat to a pole, so it doesn't float away as well as grabbing his bag of essentials Jack walks into the town and sees that it is somewhat lively, peaceful, thinking there isn't gonna be a problem "Finally! an actual, normal town that doesn't have any problems! I'm glad I stopped here." Jack then starts to look around the local stores, seeing the villagers happy and cheery, but after the constant watch of sailing over the seas and especially after what happened with his last sailing, he decides to hit the inn and get a nap.

Jack stops at a building called "Daddy's Little Princess" thinking... what sort of name is that? and judging by what he sees inside it looks like an inn and bar, Jack walks inside and everyone sees Jack right away but pay him no mind, then return straight to their business... Jack walks up to the register and he meets a blonde-haired woman saying "Welcome to Daddy's Little Princess! how may I help you?" Jack says in response "Uh... I'd like to pay for a room, and I'd like to ask... what's with the name?" the woman gives a smile to Jack, then says "Well... My dad named it after me! you see, he loved me a lot and wanted to pass the tavern to me, he passed away and... yeah, I named it "Daddy's Little Princess" because he called me his little Princess... this building is like a memory for me." Jack then says out of place "Wow, deep." then the blonde-haired woman says "So anyway... you wanted a room yes?" Jack nods, paying a sufficient amount of beri, she gives him keys and points in the direction of where his room is she notices he over-payed and says "Sir! you overpaye-" then Jack yells back "Keep the change."   Jack just wanted to nap so he didn't want to stop for anything, he sees the number on his key and found a door with the exact number assuming that it's his room, opening it up and heading inside, then locking it he instantly chucks his stuff to the ground and then jumps on the bed, falling asleep fast.

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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After hours of sailing Bruce has finally managed to find dry land. All this sailing gave our dashing hero quite the appetite, not only for food but for women! The day was bright and the island seemed to be feel of smiles. It was quite the positive environment. However there was something under this facade, something which Bruce was going to have to find out himself..

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"Daddy's little princess? Heh, well you can always be my princess if you know what I'm say-"

His speech was interrupted by a slap which left a mark on his left cheek, Bruce fell backwards due to the force and power the woman had put into her wrist when delivering such an attack. Not again. He had been rejected yet again. 101 rejections. This was... this was a new record! 

"Get out, you pervert!" one of the customers would yell as he grabbed Bruce by the collar and kicked him out of the inn. 

Bruce was sent flying out and landed on the ground, he rolled for a bit before finally coming to a halt.

"Damn." He muttered under his breath before picking himself up and dusting his clothes off.

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Earlier that day..


Bruce had just arrived onto the island and he couldn't feel any more relieved. Hours of silent sailing can drive a man crazy... however luckily for Bruce most of his journey consisted of him just dozing off on the raft. Anyways that wasn't important right now, Bruce had a whole island to explore! An island which was bound to be full of all sorts of women! His eyes quickly began to scan the area in front of him as he made his way to the town, they were on a hunt for females. His jaw was wide open and he was flying through the town as his mouth watered at the thought of being surrounded by beautiful young women.

His eyes finally spotted his first victim.. I mean target. This was the chance for him to lay down some smooth lines to win over the brunette haired women's heart. Bruce spun on his heels and interrupted the woman's walk. He then lifted his sun glasses so that they were comfortably over his forehead and looked her straight in her light brown eyes.

"You are the summer to my cold, winter heart. Allow me to explore your cav-"
"No."

The woman walked past Bruce who was now frozen. 100 rejections. This had to beat some sort of world record. Bruce fell to his knees and wiped the tears from his watery eyes. Why didn't any woman understand his burning passion.. why!? He couldn't stop here! He rose to his knees and clenched his fist, his sunglasses fell back to his eyes. 

100 Rejections? There was no way it would be 101!

Bruce caught sight of an inn called "Daddy's little princess." It was as if fate brought him and this place together. 

Time to lay down some more smooth lines.

[Anirion]

Jack wakes up from his nap, he unlocks his door and walking outside, locking his door and walks to the register, Jack didn't really have anything to do now that he thought about it... maybe the inn lady had some jobs? or some rumors of some treasure to possibly hunt to kill some time? he walks near the register, waving to the inn lady but before he could speak, he turns around and heard a loud slap hearing a woman say "Get out, you pervert!" then seeing a man with sunglasses being grabbed by the collar and getting chucked out "Damn... wonder what that guy did..." but it wasn't any of his business and just ignored it, turning back to the blonde-haired woman saying "Hey so... I was thinking, is there any fun in this inn? or some form of entertainment?" then the blonde-haired lady says "... you creep! how dare YOU ask that, we don't provide that type of service!" Jack was confused, what did she mean by that? then realizing it... "oohh.... Ooohhh... No, I don't mean that! what I meant to say is there any job-" before he could continue, one of the customers which appears to be a really buff guy grabs him and says "What is with you guys? coming to this inn thinking it's that type of inn." 

the Buff guy starts to grab him tighter and tighter, higher in the air then Jack kicks him in the face, then back-steps to gain some distance "Look buddy... you really don't wanna try me, I am not in the mood for this" then the buff guy rubs off the damage where he was kicked, then says "Ha! you don't scare me, give me some details of who you are then maybe I might consider letting you go." after his recent adventures, there's a part of Jack that wants to fight this buff dude to see how it plays out, but it's better to not be known as a trouble-maker... so Jack calms down, and begins to tell who he is "Well... my name is Jack, Jack E. Raiiri but just call me Jack, I am a devil fruit user and a Pirate... you see, I was brought to this island by-" the buff guy raises up his hand, then says "No more information is needed, knowing you're a pirate is enough... a certain pirate group a while back nearly destroyed this town... but we came out strong, and drove them back! now that a pirate ship has been sighted multiple times on shore... and you being here... you know what we do to pirates like you?" then a lot of other customers start to stand up, some arming themselves with weapons... Oh no... this isn't good... Jack thought, he already got the notion to run the hell out of there before things get worse, so he notices a nearby window, running straight into it and running through he manages to crash through the window outside, one of the glass bits cut him on the chest but he can heal that later.

Running as fast as he can, he takes one look behind his back realizing a whole crowd is chasing after Jack "Seriously?! what the hell is up with this town?!" then he got an idea! oh wait... he was thinking of letting out a poison cloud but that could hurt potential innocent civilians so he decides to just keep running, he takes a right running into an alleyway and quickly climbing up a pipe onto a house roof, he quickly puts his entire body on the roof, keeping his hand on his mouth and not moving a muscle, he hears the crowd rushing through then eventually Jack doesn't hear the sound of running anymore... Jack rests on the roof, he realizes he'll have to get his bag back from the inn... thinking it's just better to wait for a couple of minutes for them to calm down, then he'll attempt a sneaky mission to get his items back.

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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Ah, welcome back. The last time we saw our dashing young man he had just reached 101 rejections. It seems lady luck never cuts this guy any slack huh? Now, will Bruce reach 102 rejections or is today the today he finally finds true love? All these questions yet so little time. Let's hope and pray that this idiot doesn't get himself killed.

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Bruce looked up at the sky, it was bright and there was hardly any clouds. The sun gave him confidence as if he were a plant going through a process of photosynthesis, it made him forget that he had just gotten rejected 101 times. All those 101 ladies didn't understand Bruce's heart of gold and his silver tongue which can charm even the coldest of women. So what if 101 women pushed him away? The 102nd couldn't possibly reject a young man such as himself! Bruce filled himself with confidence yet again. A smile grew on his lips as he fixed his hair before spinning on his hills and pumping his fist in the air, he felt incredible. He noticed that a blonde women was checking him out in the corner of his eye. Number 102 had just been spotted. Bruce walked up to the women with a spring in his step, performing a subtle dance as he did so. He was finally face to face with the women who was now a little scared by the way he carried himself.

"Don't be afraid. I am here to protect you." Bruce would say, noticing that the women was slowly beginning to step away.

"Uhm, I'm mar-"

"Shh. No need to make excuses. Love is a strong force and it's brought us together."

Bruce would begin to slowly approach the women as she backed away, he meant no harm yet the women didn't seem to think so. Eventually the women snapped and yelled before pushing Bruce backwards into the path of around 50 angry men who seemed to be chasing someone. Bruce had no time to react and he fell victim to a stampede which completely squashed him onto the ground. 

Once all of them had ran past Bruce, it was too late for our young hero. He had been reduced to a paper thin human. He mumbled a couple of words to himself.

"102 rejections.. th-that's a new record."


Bruce picked himself up slowly. There was no doubt he heard something crack inside of him. He needed medical attention but he knew..

that love was the best medicine.

Before he got crushed, Bruce remembered seeing a green haired man at the front of the pack. He was the one being chased... but what could he have done to anger to many men? Did he too try hitting on a woman?

[Anirion]

After hearing the stampede go by... Jack was convinced that they were all long gone, "Phew... that was a close one, I think I can fight a few bruisers but not that... damn..." then jumps down, it might not be a good idea to go back for his things that were back at the inn... but he has no choice, if he really has to fight some men that are chasing him down, then he'd like to be prepared for it... so he goes back to "Daddy's Little Princess", and sees what appears to be guards around it "... Are you kidding? today just seems to not be my day..." then noticing a open window on the side, he slowly walks up so the guards don't hear him, then jumping inside the window, he nearly crashes on the ground while going in, but stopped by using his body on the window wall to prevent that... slowly going in, it seems no one noticed him.

"Stealth mode, activate." Jack jokingly said while walking from room to room, trying to find his room... after a bit of searching, he actually finds a door with his number on the key, unlocking it with the key he still has right away, only to notice it wasn't locked... and going inside, he sees two guards and they notice him as well... "Uh... room service?" said, then the guards start charging at him, in quick retaliation Jack injected a spore into the ground, letting poison out fast and the guards are scratching themselves "Sorry! I have no time for you, and if you're still itching after this apply heat to it... or water... whatever works for you" as he's grabbing his bag of essentials, putting it on his back and running straight out... other guards have appeared in the hallway, noticing Jack right away "Oh crap! not this again" and chucks his bag out the window, and rolling right through before the guards can grab him... he lands just softly, quickly putting the bag on his back and running away before the guards see him outside... going into an alleyway, Jack rests for a bit from what he just pulled, catching his breath "I can't believe... phew... I pulled that off..."

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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Bruce, Bruce, Bruce. He just never learns does he? Despite him reaching 102 rejections he is still going to try his luck out once more. All he ever does is hit on women, jeez, I mean the reader of this thread is probably tired of seeing the same thing happen over and over again. Alas, love does not rest thus meaning that he won't either. Bruce ventures out to seek his 103rd women in hopes that she too does not reject him.

Ugh. Here we go.

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"Agh! Be a bit more gentle babe."
"Don't call me that and you better pay up for this treatment."

Bruce was now receiving treatment from one of the nurses of the town, the blue haired women was fixing a bandage over Bruce's forehead as the stampede earlier left more than just a mark on him. The woman wrapped the bandage around his head one more time before finally tightening it into place in order to finish the job. Once that was done, she got up from her stool and dusted her hands off before opening her right hand for Bruce to pay. Bruce got up from the bed and misunderstood the gesture. He grabbed her hand and planted a kiss on it before turning to leave. Before he could even lay a foot out of the establishment he felt a tug on his collar which reeled him back into the room.

"Heh, you just can't get enough of me can you?"
"Pay. Up."

Bruce reached into pockets and pulled out a coin. He placed the coin on the nurses hand and looked her in the eye with a smile.

"You see, I believe Beli isn't the most appropriate method of payment nowadays. I think everybody needs a little love to get by in their days."
"Ew. You have got to be kidding me."

The nurse reached for the bandages and ripped them off before kicking Bruce out. Bruce rolled across the ground once more. Ah, he was here again. On the floor. Rejected. 103rd time. Y'know maybe this was a sign, maybe Bruce just wasn't cut out to be the ladies' man he thought he was. Maybe he could use his time to engage in more productive activities. Pfft. Nah, he just bumped his head way too hard. He lifted himself up one more time and decided to take to the alleyway to plan his next moves. He needed somewhere to stay and that inn from earlier was certainty out of the question. As he walked with his hands inside his empty pockets he caught a glimpse of the green haired man from earlier. He had nothing to do and he was curious about the events which transpired earlier sooooo... maybe he could start a conversation.

It'd be a nice break from all these rejections.


"Yo, you there!" he would call out to the man.

"What was up with that wild chase earlier, that was hella crazy man. I almost died."

What a nice way to start the conversation.

[Anirion]

Jack turns to the man calling, at first he thought it was one of the villagers who was going to attack him, but after what he said it appears he isn't from the town, "Well, that's good... a person who isn't trying to kill me in this town... you call that chase crazy? I call this town crazy, attacking me as soon as I said I was a pirate... apparently, something happened to them here once... something by pirates and it wasn't good at all... my assumption anyway, if they're so hostile towards pirates... they also mentioned that a ship has recently been seen leaving shore, coming back and then disappearing as quickly as it arrived..." but before Jack keeps going on, he remembers that this man was actually the one who got kicked out from the inn "Daddy's Little Princess" maybe he was a pirate as well? but then again... he wasn't chased by the entire damn town... so Jack asks him "Hey so... are you a pirate? is that why they kicked you out of that inn earlier? I got chased by almost all of them just because I said I was one, they didn't care about anything else other then that fact."

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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Been a long day today. I'm just gonna kick back and relax. Time to watch this fool Bruce once again.

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"Well, that's good... a person who isn't trying to kill me in this town... you call that chase crazy? I call this town crazy, attacking me as soon as I said I was a pirate... apparently, something happened to them heree... something by pirates and it wasn't good at all... my assumption anyway, if they're so hostile towards pirates..."

Bruce began to zone out as the man told his story, his head was aching, a lot of stuff had happened in such a short time and Bruce was taken by surprise by all of this. He needed to get some rest soon before he ended up passing out in the middle of the street. Bruce just watched as the man's mouth moved, not really paying much attention to what he had to say. He slowly began to get back into the conversation however.


"they also mentioned that a ship has recently been seen leaving shore, coming back and then disappearing as quickly as it arrived..."

A ship huh? It probably was nothing, just cause some ship kept passing the island there was no reason to start such a big ass chase. This island really is paranoid. This guy was right, this place is crazy... and it had some crazy hot chicks too.

"Hey so... are you a pirate? is that why they kicked you out of that inn earlier? I got chased by almost all of them just because I said I was one, they didn't care about anything else other then that fact."

Inn? Bruce rubbed his chin in an attempt to think back to a time where he got kicked out today. Can you help Bruce think of a time where he got kicked out today?

Place	Question
The Clinic	Did Bruce get kicked out the clinic?
Daddy's Little Princess	Was it daddy's little princess?
The Bar	Dumb question. Did Bruce even enter a bar? Now that I think of it, a drink really does sound good now. Screw the table, you have fun reading this post. This reminds me of a time where these two men got into a bar fight and- Sorry, I'll stop.

Ah. Daddy's Little Princess. Bruce couldn't possibly tell him the real reason he got kicked out the inn or he would look like the biggest loser. He needed to come up with something.

"A pirate..? I guess you could say that, yeah. Anyways my name's Bruce.. nice to meet you.. uh.. what was your name again?"

[Anirion]

"Jack, Jack E. Raiiri... or just Jack, whatever floats your boat." standing up while saying this, then Jack looks at the village, deciding whether or not he should try to get along with the villagers, and to investigate further into the "pirate" case that is making these people so hostile... as ironic as it is, Jack isn't the fighting type or usually the one that looks for trouble... but after his recent case in his previous adventure, fighting off a pirate captain with a bounty has made Jack motivated for another fight, he's energetic from the horde of villagers that were chasing Jack and now, he's up for more.

"Say... they know that I'm a pirate now, but the punishments were... less-ish for you, assuming that they don't know you well enough yet for you to be a pirate... could you do some investigating for me? ask local townsfolk about why they're so scared about pirates? or why they're so hostile towards them? thanks." Jack then sits back down, starting to think about possible ways to calm down the townsfolk to be more friendly towards them, then saying "I want you to do this, so we may resolve any problems the town may have... I technically can't leave, don't want the whole town on a boat or something riding after me if I try to... so I guess I'm committed here for a while... if you do this, I'll pay you some beri." Jack says this to try and seal the deal, so the man won't bail out on him or thinking of betraying him on the off-chance he is actually apart of the town himself.

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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Jack E. Raiiri. That was his name. Our dashing hero Bruce seems to have landed himself in a conversation with a pirate, if only he could hold a conversation this long with a female eh? Will this encounter lead to greater things or is just a path to trouble? Whatever it lead to, it involved beli and that's what really mattered in this situation.

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Jack E. Raiiri? Pirate? Bruce rubbed his chin and began to examine this guy from head to toe. A pirate? Weren't pirates more manly looking? He wasn't insulting the guy but when you think of a pirate, normally a man with a hook and wooden leg comes to mind. However he wasn't here to give this man fashion advice, he continued to listen to what he had to say.

"Say... they know that I'm a pirate now, but the punishments were... less-ish for you, assuming that they don't know you well enough yet for you to be a pirate... could you do some investigating for me? ask local townsfolk about why they're so scared about pirates? or why they're so hostile towards them? thanks."

Pfft. He wanted him to do his dirty work. This guy was the reason Bruce got ran over earlier and now he wants him to do a favor for him... what a joker. Bruce was just about to walk away and continue his little quest however what the man said next caught his attention. 

"I want you to do this, so we may resolve any problems the town may have... I technically can't leave, don't want the whole town on a boat or something riding after me if I try to... so I guess I'm committed here for a while... if you do this, I'll pay you some beri."

Bruce was running low on money so this was the perfect chance for him to fatten his pockets a bit. So what if the man ran over him? He was paying him beli and beli can fix everything (except a broken heart.) Bruce rubbed his hands together as a smirk developed upon his lips.

"Leave it to me Jack. I'm basically the best there is when it comes to investigating." Bruce said with a rather smug demeanor. 

Deciding that he did not want to waste time with this task, Bruce took to the streets with a spring in his step. He getting paid to talk to women, this was like a dream job. He scanned the streets and caught sight of a young women with a pony tail and a handbag hanging from her left shoulder.

Show time.

Bruce swiftly made his way in front of the young women and interrupted her path before leaning against a nearby wall and running his fingers through his hair.


"Lovely day we have here, huh?"

"It was lovely until you showed up."

Ouch.

"Heh. What's what the attitude? Anyways, I'm here to ask about pirates. It seems like they aren't very welcomed here... you know why?"

The woman froze at the question, tears started to swell up in her eyes. Bruce noticed this and was confused. What did he say to trigger such an emotion? The woman clenched her fists, seems like Bruce triggered some bad memories. 

"P-Pirates. They took everything from us. Disgusting animals."
"Ma'am I didn't mean for-"
"I understand. Now excuse me."

The woman pushed pass Bruce and quickly disappeared into the crowd. Bruce sighed and slammed his fist onto the wall. How careless, he caused a woman to cry right in front of him. Now, don't cringe when I say this, but Bruce is a ladies' man (Duh.) So for him to hurt a female in such a manner really did break him down inside. Pirates? Judging from the woman's words it seemed as if they were monsters. He turned to look at Jack.

"Pirate.. eh?"



 

[Anirion]

Jack was very impatient with this, he didn't feel comfortable in that very spot knowing the next minute, a massive amount of villagers could just jump him... so Jack decides to put on his outfit that he hasn't wore in a while, a hooded black cape along with a black mask, with a spiky white smile and green eyes, he remembered how intimidating he looked in this form so it should be perfect for him to go through the villagers, all though they may think weirdly of him in this outfit, at least they won't attack him on sight.


Jack was ready, when he looked at his left, seeing the man he hired to do investigating for him he noticed a woman crying... damn, guess he's pulling some brutal moves of interrogation Jack thought, usually Jack wouldn't abide that sort of thing but attacking pirates mindlessly on sight? this may sound emotionless but Jack thought she might deserve that one, but he was sure enough he would try to get the job done anyway... not like anyone, almost anyone would resist the sound of money being made from an considerably easy job... Jack goes into the crowd, dragging one small guy from the crowd then back into the alleyway he was in... the man saying in response to this "Wha-? HEY! let me go!" but Jack kept dragging him, then Jack quickly brings out beli on his hand, moving it forward towards the man then saying "Pirates, tell me what pirates did to this town and the money is yours." the man seemed to be skeptical, hesitant at first but seeing the money, he said "Yeah okay... I'll tell you everything that is needed to be known, just sit down for a bit and I'll tell ya."

Both Jack and this man sat down together, the man clearing his throat, beginning with "How do I explain this... okay so, a pirate crew took control of this town years ago, we from the village built it from the ground up, we formed together, created bonds, had great friendships and the like... luckily, when the mayor was nearly killed by the invading pirates the entire town banded up to take back what was rightfully ours, and we successfully pushed out the pirates... since then, we have been very reluctant to let even a single pirate breath air here, on the off-chance that they are apart of a bigger crew to come and invade this island... people have been especially paranoid more recently because a ship was reported leaving and shoring at the same time, people believe it's a pirate ship, and that they are preparing for a mass attack on the island like it happened years ago." Jack then actually felt bad for the villagers... he has dealt with scumbag pirates before, so he knows from experience what the villagers are actually experiencing, they have every right to be paranoid, Jack then said in reply "Thank you very much for this information, it was very helpful" Jack then drops the beli into the mans hands, walking away... Jack wonders what to do next after this course of action, he could appear as a vigilante hero in this outfit and be the type of guy that seems that he wants to protect the villagers... that's actually not a bad idea, he might have to start gaining some trust from them so he went back to his bag, going over his belongings looking for something. 

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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Things have become a bit complicated for our little trooper. The job was meant to be a simple one, he just had to ask a few questions regarding pirates however it seems that his questions only seem to bring him bad memories instead of answers. Bruce is starting to think that's he's getting himself into something deep... and that's rare since he rarely ever thinks. How will things unfold here? When's Bruce getting his money?

Even more questions to add to the never ending list.

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"No way. Where'd he go?"

Bruce looked back at where he last saw Jack only to find that he had disappeared! Why would he leave him despite the fact that he was the one who set him on this little quest? Bruce was running low on Beli so he really needed to find where that guy got off to. He owed him for wasting his time. Bruce turned to examine the environment around him in hopes that he'd find the green haired pirate but all he saw were crowds of people. Crowds of people where Jack could easily slide into. That sneaky lil fella was probably long on by now, it puzzled Bruce as to why Jack decided to suddenly hit the road (ayy, see that reference.) Bruce sighed and stretched his arms.


"There goes my food for the ni-What on earth!?" Bruce turned to the alleyway he was looking at earlier only to see a hooded man having a conversation with a much smaller man.

That was weird. When Bruce last checked there was no-one there but out of no where came these two figures. Bruce was no detective but he wasn't a total imbecile.. most of the time. He rubbed his jaw and squinted his eyes in order to get some ideas going in his head. 

Bruce's mind:

Ok. Now listen to me well Bruce. Here we see a hooded figure.. remember how Jack is a pirate and people here hate pirates? Yea? You do? Well right now, in front of us, we see a hooded figure who seems to be hiding. Hiding. He or she is hiding from something or someone. Jack is hated. Jack is a bit paranoid. Jack is a pirate. Now we see a figure hiding.

Do you see where I'm going with this? Figure. Hiding.. mask.. pirate... hate.


Something clicked inside Bruce. It was so obvious now. Bruce smiled as he could see what was going on now. Heh, the truth is finally coming out.


"I knew it."


*cue Detective Conan music*




It's true that there is only one truth. A great man once said that . Bruce fixed his sun glasses upon his eyes and smirked smugly. Why else would there be a hooded figure in the allyeway? Why else.... but to be hiding from Bruce's good looks!? She's probably too shy to even approach such a dashing man like him.


Bruce's mind:
Shutdown.

Bruce fixed his attire and approached the figure. Jack was going to have to wait for now. Here's a chance to lay down some more of his smooth moves. Bruce slid up behind the cloaked person and laid against the wall of the alleyway. He tapped the person by the shoulder before saying:


"Hellooo~ A pleasure to meet you."


He was gonna regret this. I'm the author of this post so I should know that he messed up.

[Anirion]

Jack was just about done with the young man, paying him off and the young man ran off into his own business, but as he heard footsteps behind him, he was ready to strike thinking it was one of the villagers getting suspicious, only to find out it was the guy he hired... standing up and saying hello to him back... only to realize, this guy might have walked up because of Jack's sudden disappearance without the mask.. Jack unmasks himself, saying "Hey there... sorry if I seemed like somebody else, I went into disguise because if the locals remember me, I don't want them to hunt me down again... oh, by the way... if you're here then does that mean you have something from the local people? if not, don't worry... I think I know enough to help them..." Jack puts back on the mask, going through his items he reaches deep down carrying both of his daggers with one hand... "I plan to challenge the pirates, if what that man said is true... you want to come with? if we save them from potential pirates offshore... we could be heroes... ya know, impress the women?"

Jack said that last sentence because he suspects this guy has a soft spot for women, like, a REALLY soft spot... if not and he rejects in anger, he'll simply double or triple the pay... Jack's been getting a bit of money from previous adventures so it's no problem if he just wants more money, Jack goes back into his bag to check for any other items he may need, he thinks about how he plans to get the pirates attention... oh well, he'll have to figure that as he goes... finishing up looking inside his bag, he goes back to the guy saying "So... you want to go with me?"

[☆彡 Youniverse]

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As expected, Bruce has made a fool of himself yet again. Looks like it's time for him to play this one smoothly and somehow try make it seem as if it were nothing. Anyways, now that Bruce knows who the masked figure is... is he going to accept the request? Since it involves women then there's a high chance he will.

This guy would do anything to get 5 minutes with a young lady and that's what makes him such an idiot.

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"Hey there... sorry if I seemed like somebody else, I went into disguise because if the locals remember me, I don't want them to hunt me down again... oh, by the way... if you're here then does that mean you have something from the local people? if not, don't worry... I think I know enough to help them..."

Oooook. That was certainly not the voice of a woman.. in fact it sounded quite similar. Once the man revealed his face Bruce couldn't help but feel a little dead inside. It was Jack. That pirate guy. Oh.. now everything he was thinking earlier makes sense. Bruce froze for a bit as he listened to the man's words, luckily the man wasn't going to talk about his attempt to chat him up so Bruce was just gonna act like nothing happened before this odd rejection got added to his never ending list.

"Y-yeah. Apparently a group of pirates did something here a little while ago. Maybe they raided? Whatever they did the people here don't seem to forget their faces."

Bruce felt relieved that this conversation wasn't awkward. This could have turned out to be a whole other conversation if Jack decided to talk about Bruce's "smooth lines." Anyways, back to this conversation. 

"I plan to challenge the pirates, if what that man said is true... you want to come with? if we save them from potential pirates offshore... we could be heroes."

Funny guy. No one told Bruce that this guy was a comedian. Help people? Heroes? What was this... some kind of superhero comic? (If it was, Bruce would be the dashing young main character.) Bruce didn't have time to waste on this village, he needed to get a place to sleep before anything.

"ya know, impress the women?"

Ah, Heroes! That sounded like a good idea. The people of this village seemed to be very hurt from the pirates' actions so if Bruce were to solve their problem then he'd be a hero to not only the males.. but the females! This Jack guy was a genius, Bruce rubbed his chin in an attempt to come up with his name. Bruce the Bruiser? Nah, sounded too thuggish.

Bruce the handsome knight in shining armor who's currently single?

Yea. That was it. It rolled off the tongue nicely and it presented Bruce accurately. Bruce turned to face Jack with a smile.

"You my good man. Have a deal!"

Hopefully Bruce didn't just agree to something stupid. However me being the creator of Bruce.. I can tell this guy just messed himself up.

[Anirion]

And with that decided, Jack thought it was a good idea to go somewhere near the shore, the docks to see if they could potentially see the ship travelling that people were being paranoid about "Hey, let's head over to the docks, or specifically around the shores... we should see the boat on the waters on the shores, since they'll want to remain hidden from the sight of the villagers." going on ahead, Jack starts walking to the docks going through corners and buildings, as well as the crowd but in no time gets there, and as suspected the dock seems completely clear, no sound, no signs of anything that could go wrong, or anything that is wrong... then going to the side of the docks, going around the shore to see if there might be a ship in the distance or maybe a secret hideout on the side of the island? that's a possibility, and would explain why no one would spot them so easily.

Jack then stops for a couple of seconds to look around the shore entirely so he doesn't miss anything... "Oh well, it might appear in a few minutes, try and have a look around" saying to his partner, then sitting down on the grass, looking straight at the ocean, there appears to be nothing as of yet but Jack quite likes the view of the vast ocean, sometimes he wishes he wasn't a Devil Fruit User and just jump in for a swim... oh well, not possible, he's cursed for life... but still, the beauty of the ocean is still a sight to see, taking a semi-break until his partner might come up with something, while Jack looks at his side.