I Didn't Sign Up For This!

[Traveller]

Clang-Clang-Clang!


Sparks flew as Amber continued to hammer the glowing piece of metal. Pausing for nary a second to observe her work before continuing her assault on the strip of metal. The sword was coming together nicely, and though not her specialty it would certainly be better than the sub-par crap that the other smiths were proclaiming "Works of art". Right, they were works of trash that would break in a week flat. The selection she was making, however, would be strong enough to stop the standard Marine-grade bullets.

Her hammering was almost enough to drown out the sounds of chaos in the distance. Mostly screams and gunfire, the distinct sound of fire, and the odd explosion. Which she didn't like, because they caused the ground to shake which could potentially ruin her next strike, and thus ruin the entire blade.

The blade had mostly cooled, and the shape of a saber was clear for all to see. Nodding to herself as she inspected the blade, she placed it in the large bowl of cool water, the liquid hissing and sputtering. Placing the incomplete blade on one of her worktables, she began comparing the pieces, making sure they would fit and connect properly. It all looked good, all that was needed was some refinement, cleaning and sharpening, an the final touches.

Stretching her arms above her head, her knuckles scraping on the ceiling, the young blacksmith sighed as her joints popped and her muscles were pulled pleasantly. Ugh, she needed a break. She's been working near non-stop for a week and a half, and as much as she loves her craft, she knows better than to push herself.

Going into the side room, which was the only other room and the bathroom, Amber bathed and changed quickly. Attaching her holsters for her guns, and grabbing her cannon and machine gun. She glanced at her missile launcher, wondering if she should bring it, but then shook her head. The residents of West Winchester knew better than to try and steal from her. Still, she tucked her launcher under a few floorboards just in case, and then headed out. 

There was a space near the border between the East side and West side that no one visited, in the north of the island, that was perfect for training. Amber had set up from targets and light traps for whenever she needed some fresh air and to loosen up. Why would she ever bother working in such a place? Simple, the money was good and everyone knew better than to mess with someone over seven feet tall who carries enough fire-power to take down a Marine Battle Ship on her person.

Putting her cannon and machine gun, safely in their cases, down on the edge of her training ground, the young Mink-hybrid walked out into the clearing, pulled out her gun and fired at one of the trap-trigger targets. There was a telltale whirring sound, and all the targets began moving, pebbles were launched, and trip-wire would sometimes pop up from the ankle-length grass. The area was in constant motion, besides the hidden targets, and Amber grinned as she settled into her ready stance.

Then she moved. Dodging a volley of rocks, shooting a few out of the air, hitting the moving targets mid-jump, ducking away from some razor wire, and performing aerial maneuvers whilst shooting her targets and anything she couldn't immediately dodge. The grin never leaving her face. Oh, this was fun! Now all she needed was a decent fighting partner. But the only way that would happen is if some Marines came to West side and stumbled upon her, and stupidly decided to pick a fight.

Alas, she was rarely so lucky.

[Anirion]

(OOC Section Note: If you don't know who Maryal is, he's apart of Jack's backstory.)

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This time, Jack isn't wandering aimlessly into the seas! he's already settled down on Winchester Island in a nearby inn, he started to grow some form of paranoia against marines, Jack has made a few impressions in some places and he's worried that marines are starting to put out a profile on him which could cut his life short if some marines were to start hunting him down. Currently in Jack's environment, he's in a inn with outlaws all around armed to the teeth, probably because of the constant war between the pirates and marines on Winchester Island. Jack in his time here nearly got caught into a fight but the bartender cut up the other person who was about to land the first blow, saving Jack from trouble. Jack came to Winchester Island to possibly run some errands, build up a bit of money and start to develop skills. He knows that these seas are rough and currently being by himself, he knows he'll have to learn how to properly fight which is why he's on the pirate side of the island, hoping to find a mentor or combat teacher. He mustered up enough courage to ask the bartender, he walks up to the bartender with courage and says "Um... sir, I noticed your skill in using a sword, could you-" "No." 

Instant rejection? Jack was surprised but in response says "What? Why?" the bartender stops what he was currently doing and looks sharply at Jack "I don't have time to train every rookie that comes through here." "Rook... Rookie?! sir, I'll let you know that-" "I don't care, even if you have a bounty over 500 million or something. If you want training, go up between the East and West of the island, then go North." Jack got confused, but as he was about to ask the bartender he just gave Jack a map of the island, then pointing at the place he was giving directions to "That place is where nobody goes, the occasional person goes there to practice on their technique. It'd be wise for you to take advantage of that spot."

Jack then walked out of the inn and before walking to his destination, he put on his signature mask then he started walking through the town according to the directions on the map. He noticed some people giving him a weird look as he walked by them, probably because he's wearing the mask of a former pirate. As he's going through the town, he gets stopped by two men, one with a cutlass and the other with a spear. "Maryal? is that you?" Jack was surprised, these men probably think Maryal is still alive but acted along with it on the chance these pirates were friendlies. "Uh... yeah! long time no see buddy!" Jack tries to avoid a possibly bad scenario by just walking past them, but he gets pushed back. "Hmm... you don't have that scary height anymore, you look far more scrawny and your voice is different? you don't look like or sound like the Maryal I remember." Jack starts panicking at the accusations, it doesn't look like they're joking around and they look like a cut above the rabble. "But... whatever, if you say you're Maryal, you must be Maryal, here's the thing, Maryal owed me some money from back then, he was quite a gambler in his day. It'll be nice to finally collect." Jack then quickly inserts spores to the ground, which starts sprouting out a poison cloud and then he runs off back into the direction of the town, he starts circling around back on route to the training place the bartender mentioned, but on a safer route so he doesn't hopefully encounter the pirates again.

[jinjaku]

Crouching behind a large barrel of sake, Jin held his breath as the remaining members of the pirate crew walked past him and left their ship. As they left, Jin stood up before quickly making his way onto the docks stealthily creeping past the pirates. As he ran, he thought back on how he managed to stow away on the ship in order to journey to the West blue.

It all started after, Jin's last adventure with an ally turned friend of his as they journeyed through a mountain and faced a group of bandits, these bandits had slighted Jin's friend in the past and he was out for revenge. Long story short, it ended in the annihilation of the group but not without leaving both Jin and his friend with scars as well as a young girl who had seen her parents killed that night. After the huge fight, Jin bid farewell to his new found friends goodbye as he continued his travels. However it was on this travels that he encountered an enemy he couldn't hope to beat and faced one of his many horrible losses, so as he lay broken and bloodied along with his broken weapons Jin swore to become stronger and to do that he would need better weapons.

Jin travelled far and wide around the East blue but had no luck finding anyone who had any knowledge in creating the knives he wanted, however it seemed that lady luck was indeed shining on him one morning as a merchant mentioned that there was a talented blacksmith in the West Blue that would more than likely be able to create what he wanted. Hearing this news Jin was ecstatic and planned to leave for the West Blue the next day, he was, however, nervous as he had never left the East Blue before so he didn't own his own boat so as he saw a crew of pirates planning on leaving to West blue he crept on board and hid in the storage room.

Shaking his head, Jin cleared his head shaking the thoughts away as he noticed he had gotten close to a bar. Entering the first thing Jin smelled was alcohol and sweat, strolling in Jin noticed he was being watched by everyone in the bar as they sized him up. Looking at each and every person Jin knew they were all Pirates and criminals of the worst kind. As he got to the bar at the front of the room, he motioned for the bartender to come over to his direction and as the bartender moved over towards him, Jin asked him a question. "Where can I find the best blacksmith on this Island?" Jin asked getting a look from the bartender before the bartender replied. "Oh, and why should I tell you?" Said the bartender


Reaching over the bar, Jin grabbed the bartender closer towards him, smiling rather disturbingly Jin replied in a quieter tone. "Why you ask, well because I'll hurt you really bad, and trust me you don't want me to hurt you" Jin finished in a whisper as he pushed the bartender back. The bartender stumbled back before taking aa breath and telling Jin where he could find the blacksmith.

Turning on his heel Jin made his way out but not before saying his thanks. "Thank you, my friend, for my, we hope that you aren't lying to me because if you well let just say it won't end well for you".

[Traveller]

Shooting off the last thrown explosive, causing it to have an early detonation, Amber sighed happily as she stretched her arms over her head, going on toe-point and arching her back slightly. Looking very much like a big cat, and heaved a relieved sigh as the remaining tension bled out from her muscles and bones. It was good to get rid of all that built up tension, and the worst kind was the sort that creeps up on your while you work, and you don't realize until you stop.

Rolling onto the balls of her feet, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a cigarette, her own personal blend, and held it between her lips while she patted her clothes looking for her matches. For a moment she thought she lost them, but luckily they were in her usual pocket. Why didn't she check there first? Who knows, she was too relaxed to care all that much.

Striking the match, her ear pricked at something behind her. Pretending to ignore it, the redheaded blacksmith lit her smoke stick and took a long drag before exhaling the smoke, putting out the match while she was at it. Placing the dead match back in the box, she carefully turned her head to listen to the noise. Someone was moving through the underbrush, and not very quietly at that.

"Who the hell is dumb enough to come here?" She growled lowly, feeling a bit territorial of this space. In Amber's mind, for all intents and purposes, it was her space. Anyone else dumb enough to come around here was quickly taught that lesson, whether or not they lived through it was an entirely different matter.

Settling her cannon back on her shoulders, as it had been resting at her feet, she grabbed the rest of her gear and headed off towards the moron with a death wish. 

It didn't take long to find the poor idiot invading her territory. Amber stood in the shadows, hidden well enough, and observed the male. And it was a male, boy or otherwise she couldn't really tell, everyone looked the size of a child to her. He had green hair, a mask, and- wait, is that a cape?

Amber sorted out a derisive laugh, giving away her position, but she didn't care. The kid didn't seem all that much a threat, and she was comfortable in this environment, she was familiar with the layout. They were on her home turf, so if this brat wanted to start a fight, he would be sorely outmatched.

Taking a deep breath of her herbal cigarette, the blacksmith smirked at him from the shadows, though she doubt he would be able to see it.

"Children shouldn't stray far from home, you know" She spoke in a casual manner, but it still held a threatening undertone. Amber stepped out of the shadows, and stared down at the little boy, "So unless you want to die an early death, I suggest you head back home" Smoke plumed around her mouth and face while she spoke, making her eyes glint in a predatory way. She wanted this kid gone, all she wanted was one day off. Hell, not even that. Just one afternoon would be good for her, but no, here she is having to chase away the riffraff in an area that the local pirate population know to avoid. They preach it to every newcomer and resident, and the Marine's never come around here because they think it's just a bunch of pirates killing each other. So why would they interfere?

And yet, here is this idiot, who is clearly not a Marine, stumbling around like a lost child. Damn her luck!

[Anirion]

Jack ran through the crowds of the pirate town until he finally started to approach the territory of what the bartender marked on his map, he started to slow down and walk the rest of the way as he believes he lost the two pirates who were hunting him. He finally reaches the specific spot that was marked on his map and starts looking around, seeing the space and how it can be used for a training ground, Jack liked the idea of such a place but looking closer, he sees a bunch of weapons and gear lying around. Is somebody already here? He started to walk up closer to the gear until he heard a voice behind him "Children shouldn't stray far from home, you know." turning around to see a gigantic female with a cannon behind her back. He could already tell this person isn't somebody to mess around with, or to foolishly challenge, after inspecting her she then said "So unless you want to die an early death, I suggest you head back home"

"Now... hold on Miss, maybe we can talk about this? I'm not looking for any trouble, I was just told this was a good training spot. I didn't know it was occupied, perhaps we can share it? I could just train over there somewhere and you... have the rest of it?" judging by the look this woman is giving at Jack, it's clear she isn't ready to really give up even the smallest bit of territory to Jack for training. "Right... I can tell by that stare that it's an automatic no. I'll just head on back over there or something, just my bloody luck." Jack got in trouble with a couple of pirates that could've potentially killed him just to get this spot and he was refused, why wouldn't he be mad? he wasn't ready to start any beef with some giant lady over a space used for training.

He started to walk back towards the town, trying to find any good spot to just train. Even if it was just an alleyway or on some sort of rooftop. He decides to try the rooftops and climbs to the nearest building. He starts a couple of swings with iron knives but can't get it down as he's still not happy about today. He notices a group of marines with guns running in and aiming their gun at Jack... wait what? "Get down from there! we have reason to believe you are "Maryal Raiiri" you have committed crimes of murder, theft and disturbed the peace of the World Government! get down here now!" Jack puts his hands up, then saying to them "Now hold on guys... can't we talk about this?"

[jinjaku]

Walking through the town, he weaved through the endless waves of people as they went about their daily lives. As he swerved around them, Jin finally had enough of having to dodge people left and right so he didi the logical thing and scaled a nearby wall and proceeded to make his way across rooftops where he came across a rather peculiar scene, in front of him was a young man about his age give or take a year.

Getting closer, Jin stopped not too far away making sure not to be spotted as he listened in on the conversation. "We have reason to believe you are "Maryal Raiiri" you have committed crimes of murder, theft and disturbed the peace of the World Government! get down here now!" The marines said as they shouted up at the man, pointing their guns in a show of intimidation.

Looking at the man, Jin could see that he didn't look like a cold hearted killer and wondered if the marines got the wrong person. In fact the man seemed rather nervous whereas a notorious prate like this "Maryal Raiiri" would definitely not care about what these marines would have to say and slaughter them.

*Should I get involved? Nah I'll see how this plays out, if the kid can't handle himself I'll bail him out* Jin thought as he continued to watch the scene unfold.

OOC: Sorry its so short, poke for changes.

[Traveller]

Amber blinked at the strangers altogether... meek response. What kind of pirate, or criminal in general, just walked into her turf but didn't press to stay to train? The boy was rather passive, and obviously not the kind to start a fight, by her reckoning. He wouldn't last very long in a real fight, if she had to guess, so the Mink hybrid could understand his reasoning to wanting to seek a place for training.

But if he wasn't game enough to stick around, especially since she hadn't explicitly stated he couldn't train in her area, then that just makes things easier for her. So with that she went back to enjoying her time alone to get back to her workout...

For all of five minutes.

That last calibration for the saber was gnawing at her brain. She wanted to make sure everything was perfect, and despite her attempt to keep her brain off work for the rest of the afternoon... well, Amber knew herself well enough, and it wouldn't leave her alone until she had done the measurements and checked the fittings herself.

Groaning in annoyance, at herself mostly, the young blacksmith packed up her weapons, and headed for home. As she went, she lit another cigarette purely out of habit, and went through her mental checklist. If she didn't get any more commissions, or Karma forbid custom commissions, then Amber calculated that she would be done with this latest shipment of weapons within the week, and she could pack up and head off to her next destination. Wherever that may lead her.

The sound of guns being cocked and aimed reached her ears, making them twitch, and she tilted her head just enough to look up and to the side so she could view what looked to be the early stages of an upcoming scuffle. What made her narrow her eyes, though, was the white and blue uniforms the riflemen wore.

'What the bloody hell are Marines doing on this side of town?' She wondered acridly, before finally noticing who they were aimed at. Then the Marine's words registered, and she scoffed out a disbelieving laugh. That brat? A killer and enemy of the Navy? Looks like someone needs to brush up on their intel, or someone in T&I made one helluva filing error.

Turning away, Amber made for the end of the alley she was in when her sharp ears, curse them, picked up the kids words. The brat was in trouble, and either had no ability to fight his way out, or was reluctant to. Either way, he was in the pot right now, and it was boiling over. Marines don't talk, they don't negotiate. They're more likely to blow up an entire island to take out a handful of thugs than to go through the effort of evacuating the island or searching for the criminals themselves.

'It's not my concern, I have no reason to get involved. Just walk down the alleyway, take a right and head on back to the smithy. Take a shower, have a hot meal, and get back to work.' She scolded herself in her mind, trying to force herself to take that step, 'It is not my... DAMN IT!'

Turning on her heel, the blacksmith took two long steps before jumping straight up and landing in a crouching position on the roof where the Marine's had the poor brat cornered. Taking a deep drag of her smoke stick, she let it out in a long sigh.

"Ya'll came to the wrong neighborhood" Amber spoke casually, perfectly calm, but there was a threatening undertone. And by the way the Marine's tensed, they picked it up. One, who was either very brave or very stupid, turned to her.

"This is none of your concern, woman, leave now or... you'll... be..." His arrogant tone trailed off into a feeble whimper as Amber slowly stood to her full height and looked down at the group of Marines. She gave them all an unimpressed look, before raising a brow in challenge.

"You were saying?" She called down smugly, her flat look changing into a shit-eating grin. All the Marines gulped as one, unsure how to handle this new threat, and unsure if they could.

Well damn, she just might need to thank the pint-size, this was way more fun than shooting plain old targets. It was doing wonders for her stress level, and it got her mind off those annoying details for the weapons. She just may be able to eat and bathe in peace tonight.

Eh, probably not. But for now? Let the games begin.

[Anirion]

Jack tried to convince the Marines to let him go, but they weren't going anywhere. "Fat chance pal! were going to turn you in, get down here now or we'll open fire!" this was not looking good at all, the marines started to aim more seriously at Jack, in a state of panic, he tries to think of a way out of the situation... run off the roof? no, the marines will catch up, Jack thought. Chuck down a couple of spores at them and hope for the best? not that either, they'll fire at Jack the instant he tries anything funny. Jack kept thinking of ideas and ideas on how to combat this situation but he's beginning to think he can't get out of this and he's done for good. He began to walk towards the marines with his hands up, hoping that if he plays along, some chance will present itself for him to escape, before he could walk any further a tall figure jumps right in-front of Jack, who is now sitting in a crouching position "Holy crap! I didn't even hear any footsteps!" Jack thought, he saw this person just come out of nowhere, as if they teleported and made it look easy. Jack was amazed.

Until he finally recognized who it was, realizing it was the woman who rejected him from training in her space earlier. Why is she helping Jack? "Guess it doesn't matter, as long as I'm alive!" Jack thought, it's clear this person has some form of fighting experience, he sees how she's made the marines think twice about aiming their guns at Jack. Jack tries to play it off cool and walk up next to the person "Yea... Yeah! she's a friend of mine! now I'm the one in charge, how did you find me?" but he said this very lightly, in fear of upsetting the woman next to him, making it doubtful anyone even heard him. He stepped back as soon as he realized.

A marine walked up with a bounty poster in hand, then showing it to the woman and Jack, revealing his old master's bounty. The picture contained a man in a mask, the mask which is what Jack is wearing which might be why they mistaked him, "This man used to be a high-ranking member of a crew that rampaged in the blues, we received an anonymous tip that Maryal Raiiri was here on this island, and it seems the tip was correct seeing the mask being worn. All though Maryal Raiiri was supposedly executed years ago we don't know why he's still alive, Now, Ma'am. I'll tell you this once, guarding a pirate like him is considered a crime, I recommend you move out of the way and let us handle him otherwise there will be consequences."

[jinjaku]

Watching the scene unfold, Jin couldn't say he wasn't surprised as he never expected a giant woman to come out of nowhere and decimate the marines. As he watched her lay the marines to waste Jin couldn't help but grin at such a strong fighter, *Hmm maybe I should get her to fight me, it would be very interesting to see how I would fare against a giant*. Jin thought to himself.

As the marine showed the bounty of the "Maryal Raiiri" who he refused to believe was the kid in front of him, his jaw dropped slightly at the large amount, "Whoa this guy was definitely a real pirate he must have been hella strong." Jin said softly in slight shock before realising he had come out of hiding in order to get a better look. How Jin had realised this was because of the fact that he had two pistols shoved into his face by the marines standing in front of him as he stood side by side with the Giantess and the Kid. *The hell did I get down here* Jin thought with a sweatdrop as he must have dropped off the roof and stalked up to them using his skills as an assassin to get closer unnoticed unconsciously. *That's just too weird even for me* He whined in his mind as he stared down the marines before letting out a feeble response. "Hi, " Jin said with a little wave. "Who are you? And what are you doing here?" The Marine officer bellowed out to him.

"Okay, how about we all calm down here". He told the officers in front of him as they looked ready to load his body with lead, "You wouldn't want to do anything you'd regret right guys?" He told them with a grin as he slowly withdrew his Kusarigama from his sleeves in an intimidating fashion.

"Wait, I know this man that's Jin Daniels from the East Blue, he's a known assassin and is rumoured to be the best in all the East blue". Am officer told the head marine as the Marine officer stepped back a little slightly intimidated by the disturbing grin plastered on Jin's face. "Ah, your gonna make me blush," Jin said teasingly as he twirled his knives gracefully showing his skill as he did it with little to no effort.

"Um, by the way that badass dude on the wanted poster, hate to break it to you boys but thats not him over there" He said pointing over to the kid. "Yeah, there is no way thats dude is gonna be the meek kid over there your definetly looking at the wrong guy". Jin said before finishing off with "But what do I know, I'm only an assasin I mean I know nothing about how you marines operate and use any excuse to lock people up or kill them. Wait I do, considering you've all done it before!!". Jin said with surprising anger at the end before he caled himself down.

"I apologise, I didn't mean to offend" he said even though it was obvious it was a lie and he had every intention of offending them. "Anyways, you can all leave now I'm getting bored and when I get bored nothing good comes of it so unless you want to help me get lost" Jin said rather creepily as his smile was dripping with malicious intent and his words like sweet honey causing the marines to shift uncomfortably as they felt a strange shiver run up their spins.

[Traveller]

Amber bit back an irritated sigh when the kid went from meek to brave, though she had to give him points for covering up his fear, however he really should have kept his mouth shut. Especially when the Marine brought out an old Wanted Poster featuring a man in a mask. A mask that the kid was wearing. However, she could tell that the man in the poster and the kid in the mask were two different people. Either these guys were idiots, or they were being misled...

Or they were just looking for trouble, which in that case they did come to the right neighborhood. 

Amber glanced down at the brat, "Find suggests I actually looked. I didn't, you were causing a ruckus. Again." She said tersely, referring to the noise he made when he stumbled into her training area.

And then the Marine tried to use his authority to get her to move. She scoffed at his attempt, "Boy, do you know where you are?" The blue haired woman grinned, though it looked more like she was baring her teeth at them. "You're in the Lawless Zone. You're so-called authority don't mean shit 'round here whelp" her voice was a purr of malevolence and glee. The confidence of the Marines seemed to drain, along with the color in their faces.

For a long moment, no one did anything, until this young looking guy literally walked into their standoff. But it seemed this kid was either deranged or very good at poker, though her instincts told her it was the former. Though he wasn't all that much of a threat to her, personally, to the weaker Marines? Oh hell yeah.

"Well, I think our friend got the point across quite clearly" The young blacksmith said casually, hefting her cannon in a blatantly aggressive manner, before leaning forward slightly and hissing, "So, if you would please... Scram." 

And like that, the Marine's turned and hightailed it outta there. Amber gave a scornful scoff, relaxing as the men disappeared. "Brave Men of Justice my ass" she drawled, before spitting the bud of her cigarette out of her mouth and grinding it under her heel. She glanced down a the green haired kid before turning to the dark skinned man who had conveniently interrupted the standoff. 

"Well, isn't this an interesting turn out to the day?" She mused out loud, settling her cannon-gun in a more comfortable, less-threatening position before setting down the case to her machine gun and pulled out another cigarette. "I have to thank you both, things were beginning to get a bit dull 'round here, but now it's looking to be a bit more... well, better in general really. So, looks like I owe you two a favor for the fun we just had" Her grin was purely a product of her enjoyment of the day, but her canines probably made her look a bit threatening. As they usually do, which she often enjoyed.

[Anirion]

(OOC Section: Sorry for short post guys.)

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Jack was mostly scared throughout the entire confrontation of the marines between this woman, who clearly has battling experience, far more then these marines. When they finally ran away, Jack was very thankful to the woman that just saved his life, when she said they owed him and the other guy who walked in a favor, he was confused "Uh... miss, don't I technically owe you a favor? pretty sure I would either be captured or be a corpse right now if it weren't for you." Jack was somewhat confident in his fighting abilities as well in the use of his spore fruit, but even then the marines had a good distance on Jack with their guns aimed, he could've died at any second just then, but it didn't happen thanks to this woman.

He then took a closer look to the woman, noticing she had... unique features about her, looking cat-like. Not in a weird way, but she just looks a bit off. "Hey Miss, I don't mean to sound rude, but are you a different species or something? or a devil fruit eater?" he heard about a certain type of devil fruits where you can transform into animals, which might be what this person ate, it might explain how she looks sort of like... an animal? he can't put his finger on it.

"Hey wait... a ruckus?! I walked into this territory to try and train, I didn't really charge up to you with a gun or anything... and this time, it wasn't my fault the marines came all the way here."

[jinjaku]

"Well, isn't this an interesting turn out to the day?"Hearing this Jin couldn't help the snort that left his mouth, "Ha, you're telling me. I came here to look for a weaponsmith, I didn't expect to find a giantess and a kid with a bunch of wimpy marines when I arrived on this Island."

"Hmm, a favour you say, ugh I'm so tempted to ask for a spar but I need to get my weapon fixed first, okay if you could point me in the direction of the best blacksmith round here consider your favour owed," Jin told the Giantess grinning up at her, not at all put off by her savage looking grin. Once Jin had finished addressing the woman, he looked at the other person standing beside him, before speaking. "Tch, you're damn right you would be a corpse if it wasn't for us, why in the hell would they even mistake you for such an obvious badass. I mean your scrawny looking and he definitely isn't." Jin said in a deadpan tone as he raised his eyebrow at the younger man.

Frowning at tho question the kid had just asked the woman beside him, he was about to slap him upside the head when he thought about it and was also puzzled. "Okay, that question actually holds some merit. You got lucky kid." Said Jin as he looked towards the woman before raising an eyebrow. "I think it was a devil fruit." He said more to himself than anyone but it was loud enough for nearby people to hear.

(OOC: Sorry for short reply)

[Traveller]

Amber raised a brow at the 'giantess' comment, she hadn't heard that one before, but it sure beat some of the more crude descriptions she's heard in her life. Idly, she pulled out another cigarette and with practice movements lit it with a match as she listened to the boy talk about finding a blacksmith. Her smirk came back full force, and she pointed at herself.


"You're looking at her" She said, her tone full of easy confidence, which she rightly deserved. "As for that spar..." She shrugged, "I don't see why not. We can do that after I see to your weapon" The hybrid then turned to the tiny brat with a noncommittal hum.


"Well, if that's how you see it, then that just makes it easier for me" She held her smoke between her fingers and exhaled, "though I was going to offer to help you with combat training, but if you're happy with how things stand..." She shrugged again, and couldn't help the teasing grin that spread over her lips.

Aaand then the green haired kid asked the ever-so-common question she is always asked in one manner or another: What was she?

Sighing out another plume of smoke, she looked down at the pair and raised a brow. "That depends on your species, doesn't it?" She snarked, before glancing around to make sure no one was around to hear, "Besides, this ain't the kind of place you go asking those sorts of questions in public" She warned, a near-animalistic growl in her voice. They were in a lawless zone, and her grandmothers kind were hunted for Nobles and Celestial Dragons alike to be slaves, pets or entertainment. Even having the limited appearance that links her to her heritage that she has could put her on the hunted list for any slaver, poacher or hunter in the area. Hell, because of her mixed blood she could put even higher on the wanted list for collectors.

"Come on" she jerked her head in a familiar 'follow' gesture, "We'll talk back at the smithy. Few idiots are stupid enough to invade my space, certainly not if they want to live" She gave a pointed look to the masked kid before walking off the edge of the rooftop. She didn't know why she was even bothering to talk to these people, could she even trust them? Idly, she turned her head and glanced at the pair with her feline eyes and decided that if trouble came after her she knew who the messenger had been. And all it would take was a well-aimed bullet to make sure they never caused her any trouble again.

Amber scoffed when the green haired brat complained about her 'ruckus' comment. The tall blacksmith rolled her eyes, "Yes, ruckus. You were stumbling around like an uncoordinated toddler, and as for the Marines... well, you were involved, which meant you were part of the ruckus" The explanation was accompanied by an uncaring tone, but the teasing glint in her eyes gave her away.

The crowd parted like the red sea around her, the people either knowing her well enough to skedaddle, their survival instincts kicking in telling them to haul ass out of her way, and the rest simply followed the example of the masses like sheep. So reaching the smithy was quick and uneventful. Kicking the door open, she dropped her weapons cases and canon on the various work tables, threw the cigarette bud into the smoldering forge fire and settled in a chair. Setting her feet on the table and crossing her legs. Threading her fingers, she put them behind her head, her posture clearly showing how comfortable she was in the smithy and how confident she was that her present company was of little to no threat to her even if they proved hostile.

"Now" She pinned the pair with a predatory stare, "What was it you wanted to know?" Her tone was, for intents and purposes, polite... but there was a certain lilt that made ones instincts set off alarm bells. If she decided they couldn't be trusted with her heritage, then they would not make it to the door, alive or otherwise.

[Anirion]

Jack was thankful mostly to the woman, she did most of the scaring. However, he didn't like the assumption of the man thinking he would be able to take on the marines. "I'm scrawny, huh? don't judge a book by it's cover, you don't look that tough either." was his insult back at the man who called Jack scrawny. After that whole scenario Jack managed to live through, he was feeling arrogant and cocky now. He could've died any second but he got saved, and he feels lucky now.

Jack then looked at the woman from what she said, "Combat training? from what I remember, you threatened to kill me if I tried to stay around in your territory... I prefer to keep my head while it's still attached thanks." 

The woman then hinted at some possibility of what she was, he heard rumors of rare species beyond the seas but he doesn't actually believe them. If this woman isn't a devil fruit user and indeed have some sort of animal blood inside her, Jack would normally ask for a blood sample for how such DNA works, but that's only if she is something special, she could only be a devil fruit user.

"Come on, we'll talk back at the smithy" said by the woman, is she planning to do something to Jack and the other man that they're with? she did save their lives so maybe she would be in need of a favor or something? along the way Jack said "Uh... I'm a devil fruit user" just to try and make conversation, all though he was reluctant to actually share what his devil fruit power is. They would probably laugh at him if he revealed it, a spore fruit? he got made fun for it in the past, and from he's gathered of these guys they wouldn't be any exception.

The woman then commented back on Jack's opinion of the "ruckus" he apparently caused earlier, "Well... I don't know why the marines even came after me." Jack then removes his mask and puts down his hoodie he reveals his hair and face. "This mask belonged to my mentor, who was apparently a big-time pirate. They executed him years ago, I don't know why they confused me for him despite the mask."

They finally reached the smithy and the woman made herself at home, it was quite an interesting place. Jack always wanted to have a custom smith to depend on, he had whacky weapon ideas and if he could manage to become good friends with this woman, these ideas could become reality. But that's not why he's here. The woman wanted something.

After she asked "What do you want to know?" Jack thought about what she said earlier, then walking up saying "You know what, I'll take you up on that combat training, you act strong, let's see if you really are." 

[jinjaku]

After berating the kid and settling the favour ordeal, Jin grinned as the giantess claimed to be the one he was looking for. "What really? It's you. That's good to hear, I thought that bartender screwed me over for a few minutes."

Jin said as he brought out his kusarigama for the weaponsmith in front of him to look at. Handing it over, Jin looked rather hesitant in handing it over as he spoke to the woman. "This is my trusted weapon Tsubaki, please treat her well". Jin said looking as if he were to cry as he parted with his weapon. After handing the weapon over, he turned to the kid hitting him upside the head. "Tch, that's what you get for your cheeky comment kid, Talking about I don't look tough." Jin grumbled out in displeasure as it had taken some time to build his reputation and hearing a kid try and call him out vexed him.

While grumbling, Jin almost didn't register the woman call out to him and the kid to follow her, as they did he was surprised to see the crowd part way just for her. *Hmm, seems like there is a lot more to this chick than just her size.* Jin thought excitedly. As they got to the smithy, Jin was not surprised by what he saw, however, he was amazed at the quality of the weapons that were on display and he let it be known. "Woah, these are some high-quality weapons you got here". Jin said whistling in appreciation.

As he looked around the room, Jin finally settled on the woman who had now taken a seat and was questioning them. "What do I want to know" Jin said repeating her question as if asking it to himself. "Well, what I wanted to know, I've already got the answer, so know I guess what I wanted to know now is who are you really?"