The leaves of Torino(Ruhe/Invite)

[Shinryu]

Shin had been been in Torino for about a month now. He had to admit, he enjoyed the location, though him and the birds didn't always see eye to eye. They though he was food at times and he had to at times remind them he wasn't one of the normal lizard, but just in his Chameleon form sometimes. It was a bothersome occasion. But he liked the location. It was comforting to him. And the people here were brilliant and great to talk to, he had many, amazing conversations with them. He could never understand what the people on the ferry meant when he said they were "primitive". They were far more advanced than those simpletons. Perhaps it was just a language barrier. All the same, he unfortunately had no luck from them finding information on how to kill his teacher's murderers. He was sitting in a small gathering square at this moment, speaking with a gentleman on the matter once more, in a gentleman's quarrel if you will. "I understand your resentment but, they are serving their punishment. Let them serve it. Justice has been served, going down this path will only do you harm." Were the words Shin heard him say, though the words that came out were mere grunts and guttural noises. The dialect was quite exquisite to Shin and he scratched his head. He didn't like not being right on things, but his friend was right. But Shin wasn't going to change his mind on the matter.

"You are right, my dearest oh dearest friend o mine. I still wish to feel thee lives end in my grasp for what the vicious sort done. I will see to it. I will find some soul who will help me to this goal, one moon Garn." Garn looked towards Shin and placed a single hand on his shoulder before taking a few steps past Shin, before turning around and talking to Shin over his shoulder. "And then you will become a criminal." Shin grinned cheekily at that remark as he walked over towards a tree as his body began to conform into his hybrid form, converging into a tall, lanky, half chameleon, half man bipedal wonder. Shin's body then began to meld into the environment as his hand reached upwards unto a tree branch above him, gripping upon it tightly. "Dear good, just because I don't have a bounty on mine head, does not mean I'm not a criminal yet, does it not? Knowledge is a power many consider criminal if they don't appreciate the method of it's acquisition, after all!" With this, the two shared a laugh, before Shin pulled himself up to branch above to take a moment to look around the environment, before his tongue launched out to tree in the distance and wrapped around it, before pulling him to it. He let go of his grip in mid air and used his tail to catch a branch in midair before gently perching on the branch as he shifted into his human state as he dropped to the ground below and laid against a tree. He looked up to the sky through a hole in the canopy in this area he always enjoyed and took a moment to relax and enjoy himself.

[Dandead10]

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The Beating Heart, pirate ship of the Wako Pirates had sailed on from Karate Island, but now they were in the need of a supply stop. They had enough fresh water and food to last them for a mid day meal and that was it. The captain of this crew was Ruhe Krieger, the hopeful rookie pirate followed by her current only seated officer, Shandra Grants. They sailed on their medium sized frigate for nearly three weeks with no stops. The crew was eager to find land, and it so happened to be that their fortune had found themselves on the small island of Torino. She had heard rumors of the primitive cavemen like people of the land, but she knew better than to trust blind rumors. Her crew count was fifty and they decided that while they were on this small island, they should explore and perhaps become friendly with the natives. The captain had been wearing a red and blue gi with twin katana on the right side of her body. On her back was her rumored Ko Naginata named Wabiskue, crafted from expert steel inside of a large sheath. Her silver hair blew in the wind as her cerulean blue eyes scanned over the vast fauna of the land. The trees were thick, and she swore she saw figures retreat into the shadows. "Shandra-Chan. I entrust you to lead the crew to scavenge for supplies from the wilderness while I and some of the others head out to scout the perimeter. Does that sound alright with you?" She had looked to the older teenager as Ruhe herself only appeared to be thirteen or fourteen. Out of the fifty crew members assigned, thirty were students from a Dojo from South Blue all dressed in uniform and armed with Katana, Yari, and or Yumi Bows. The rest were doctors, cooks, and or shipwrights to help balance the ship although they carried their own weapons of choice. Ruhe had looked to the ten warriors she had chosen earlier to follow her onto her path as she motioned with her right hand. "We head out immediately. Shandra. We shall meet together once everything seems safe. Then we head farther inland."

And just like that, Ruhe and ten katana swordsman had stepped off into the thick and dense forestry. All weapons were sheathed as she wondered what this island was like. She was unfamiliar with the people here and their customs but she had the feeling not many would be living or coming to such an island as this. Surely the natives would be unhappy of the foraging and the hunting the crew would be doing, so in exchange there would be a trade of goods. There must be fair compensation to both sides in order for any to benefit of course. Scouting ten meters around the perimeter of the area they docked, it was clear for the most part. Walking back with her crew members, she stopped when she would see Shandra. "It is clear for now. I say we should go personally to see if we can find the natives and or anyone else on the island." She wanted to remain civil, but would be lying if she said she wasn't wanting some excitement. Three weeks at sea other than boring traveling didn't do much for her interest. She wanted battle and something to crave her need for combat.

This was an island was known as the Isle of Treasure and was a kingdom? She hadn't seen enough of the island, but she wondered how this could ever be the truth. It was a relatively small island compared to most and it seemed rather simplistic in nature. It happened to be Ruhe wasn't aware of the giant bird inhabitants known as the Tori. The pirate captain walked with her crewmates before one of her subordinates asked her a question. "Taicho? If we do find the natives, what are we going to do?" The girl then spoke without even pausing. "Then we negotiate terms and try to show we are friendly. Simple as that. If things don't work out, we raid them and take what we need before leaving the island. Let's try and hope for the best however." Thus, the crew had marched on through the thick grass as the giant trees above them shaded them from the elements including the harsh sun. They had happened to come from the wilderness side, but surely they would find a town and sign of civilization eventually.

[Greil9]

Finally there was land. Even if her accommodations were far comfier than before, being stuck on a ship was still not something Shandra was fond of. Even though that was large part of being a pirate, a career she chose for herself. She'd just need to find some way to get through the trips, maybe with a sound system for the entire ship. Might be a suggestion worth bringing up.

While pondering on the possibility, Ruhe came to let Shandra know her role while on land. "Shandra-Chan. I entrust you to lead the crew to scavenge for supplies from the wilderness while I and some of the others head out to scout the perimeter. Does that sound alright with you?"

Had she thought about it for a brief second, a sound decision would have been to refuse and let someone else do that. Shandra had no experience about foraging organizing people to work efficiently. Still she was feeling helpful and just said "You got it Blues, just give me a few people to go with."

As the dancer looked over who to bring with her, the captain continued with her orders. "We head out immediately. Shandra. We shall meet together once everything seems safe. Then we head farther inland." With the delegation done, the dancer chose a few men to go with her. Kai was naturally one of them since he was able to actually tolerate the crews first seat. In addition she chose one doctor to come with just in case and five more people in the crew uniforms. In addition Shandra had grabbed one of the shorter swords, even though she had no skill in using one. It was just pretty hard to kill anything they intended to hunt with bare fists and her gun couldn't fire lethal ammunition.

Unlike the rest of the crew, Shandra wasn't wearing one of the uniforms. The Karate Islands fashions were not his thing, in addition to being rather unsuited for her dancing and acrobatic style of fighting. It might have just drawn more attention and ire to her, but she figured going from disliked to really disliked wouldn't be much of a difference. She was THEIR boss after all. Clapping her hands together, she shouted to those assigned under her "Okay everyone, gather up so we'll get going." Most of the crew members coming with her followed begrudgingly. "Our job is to forage. So I guess we're just looking for fruit or animals we could hunt for meat. You see any, shout and we'll carry back as much as we can. Grab a few sacks too so we can actually carry them" Her inexperience was showing since she didn't order a map brought to mark possible foraging spots or even mention clean water. Despite no one raising their voice, she could hear the whispers that Shandra was being sent for a job she had no qualifications for and someone else should be leading them for foraging. While that was true, she didn't care. She was the officer there so they were going to be following her. "We're leaving in ten minutes, gather your stuff and meet me back at the deck." 

While the group assigned to her began to spread to gather the ordered tools, Kai was the one to try and salvage both sides of the situation. Whether most people there liked it or not, Shandra was their superior due to her combat skills surpassing them all so they'd need to accept their command eventually. At the same time he didn't want to further feed the flames by making her command at least succeed in their task. He tried ordering a few people to get necessities not mentioned, acting more like the leader than their actual leader. After pointing these things out to his crew mates, she approached Shandra again. "Hey, Shandra. I took the liberty of getting a few things we might also need. You okay with making a map so we can return to fruit trees or a place for drinking water? We might want to carry light now and just scout the areas possible this time."

Shrugging at the suggestion, she just said "Sounds good Brick. Glad to have someone like you with me." With the people returning to deck and ready to go, the dancer turned around and pointed her finger at the jungle, shouting "Okay people, let's move!" 

[Shinryu]

Shin was taking his time enjoying the view from the canopy for a moment before deciding he's like to catch something to eat. And while he primarily ate insects most of the time, he felt today was a good day to go catch a fish, and maybe stuff that fish with some flies or dragonflies. The Dragonflies sounded especially tasty to add to it. But first, he'd need to catch a fish. That part would be easy, accidentally swallowing the fish after catching it was the hard part. So, Shin decided he needed to catch some ocean bass, something big enough that if he tried to swallow it he'd choke and he'd immediately prevent himself from eating his meal. So, he changed into his Hybrid form and proceeded to jump from tree to tree in a camouflage state. Not in any real rush but at the same time, he was getting hungry. He proceeded to move from tree top to tree top until he noticed a large flock of birds suddenly fly up from the canopy. On the ground below, some animals were also beginning to move away from a certain direction. Based on Shin's knowledge of the island, they were coming from the coast. And usually, when animals flee the coast like this, it means something came to the island that was large and intimidating. So it was either a new amphibious predator hitting land, or someone had landed and was causing tension to the animals.


Shin decided to investigate this himself as he moved from tree to tree, until he landed on a clearing overlooking the coast, to see a large group of people coming from a ship. Shin's eyes scanned the individuals and noticed they were armed. He couldn't hear what they were saying, and his lip reading skills weren't perfect, though he could manage to make out that they were trying to get supplies or something. Shin made a mental note to himself to get better at lip reading before he noticed some of them grabbing various tools. Things one would use to forage from their appearance. One of them acquired a piece of paper to most likely chart out a map. Shin wondered exactly what to make of these individuals but, one thing was for certain: They would most likely get lost trying to navigate on their own. Or they'd run into the Torino tribesman and cause a conflict. Shin also knew where there was a group needing information, Shin was easily able to profit off that situation. So, Shin scanned the area before noting some crag rocks near them twenty feet to the group's right. His tongue lashed out to the rock to wrap around it, before rapidly pulling him to the rock. The force of Shin's pull causing the rock to shake ever so slightly before he landed behind it. Concealed or not, it was better to have cover than nothing in case the situation got messy.

"Charging in headfirst with thy direction abandoned will get thy lost, no matter the maps you draw for yourself. You should align your speed to a clear path rather than get tangled in the thicket. Getting a guide would also help thy cause greatly." Shin plainly stated towards the group as he slowly positioned himself atop the rock after speaking, now feeling more confident he wouldn't be outright attacked, though he was still camouflaged to his background as he stood there. "My services you will find most agreeable to your task. Or your merry band could aimlessly roam about the thicket. The choice is yours." Shin made a point to point out that he was offering them aide, though it wouldn't be for free. His voice would also confuse them as he was camouflaged, she he held the ideal that he was not there, though a careful eye would be able to figure out his general location.

[Dandead10]

The sweep of the forestry was not taking as long as Ruhe expected. They simply head around 30 meters into the forestry before making a half circle patrol around the area. It seemed that the area was clear for the moment. There were signs of human civilization seeing the rather large footprints of the natives gave that away. There were also signs of fresh game in the area as well as a budding amount of fruit trees for foraging. It was a small but rich island in it's own right. The island was beautiful in terms of the natural environment but that didn’t really interest Ruhe too much. “Turn back everyone. We’ve done enough exploring for the time being. We head back to the others now that we know that the perimeter is safe. It seems the natives are going to be further inland and don’t want to be found quite just yet. I don’t feel safe for only us ten to be exploring.” One of the students looked to Ruhe, questioning her leadership skills somewhat due to her age and her inexperience. He knew without a doubt that the captain was strong, but felt uncomfortable being lead by her. “Taicho. I know that this is a bit...insolent, but I honestly don’t know if you are fit to lead. I became part of your crew because I wanted money and adventure. It seems we are traveling but we haven’t done anything pirate like.” The naginata bearer had turned to quell this thought from her crew member’s mind as she spoke confidently. “Patience my good man. Either that, or keep in mind that I am not forcing you to follow me.”

The fourteen year old had heard a rustling in the bushes to reveal a large deer come forth from the bushes. It looked in the general direction of the party before running down south. That showed Ruhe that this island had big game as well as small. Hopefully Shandra and the rest of the crew had found some supplies. The walk was peaceful as a cool breeze blew through the trees. Samurai Ruhe had been looking for her seated officer Shandra at the moment, but it seems that she was elusive at the moment and unfindable. There were rustles heading through the trees hop by hop, and in curiosity she had followed it. She held her right hand in a fist back to her followers to signify that she wanted silence at the moment. They followed this mysterious apparition of an entity before reaching the general clearing of the shore. She saw a small lift of sand and heard a cracking noise as there seemed to be a disturbance. What was this being and what was going on here? The rock shook, but then gave no further indication that the figure had moved. Ruhe’s eyes narrowed at the position as a voice rang out from the stone.

Now...when she heard the rock talk, she realized that this was either a benevolent spirit and or an invisible man. She listened entirely before deciding that this was in fact an invisible man. No ghost would ever ask for compensation for being a guide. She would hide her presence further to see Shandra’s reaction as her men had waited in the thicket. Listening closely for sounds or movements, she had heard a slight pitter patter as the figure climbed on top of the large boulder. She did not know how this man was cloaking himself whether through science or magic, but did it really matter? Even the possibility of one of the Devil’s Fruits passed through her mind as she stared intently at the stone. Straining her eyes, she could see the very dim outline of a figure and it most certainly was not human. Perhaps this was one of the Devil’s demons meant to lead the crew astray. However, even if it was a demon, it had offered them a chance to explore the island and find proper water holes, food reserves, and asked for a guide. What could the price for this be she wondered. The curious young lady had stood before walking out from the bushes followed by her ten scouts. “Konichiwa invisible figure. My name is Ruhe Krieger, captain of the Wako Pirate crew. This is my Seated Officer Shandra Grants. Before we make any decisions of this offer, what is your price? Our crew has little money at the moment to give you, but in exchange for the assistance we would be willing to pay you in labor perhaps. If not, we shall look elsewhere. However, we request that you keep the request reasonable. ”  The captain was interested in this figure heavily and wanted to know more. Now knowing that this crew was made of law breaking criminals, how would the man react she wondered. 

[Greil9]

As the foraging group ventured further from the beach, the opportunities to gather fruit became more plentiful. Bananas seemed the most common type to be found, though the largest marking the seated officer made was a tree of crab apples. She had her own favorites after all. So far wildlife had eluded them, no doubt as the groups leaders movements lacked any subtlety that would keep the animals from fleeing. Hunter she was not. 

Despite the dissatisfaction of the men she was leading, Shandras spirits were high. She had an apple to snack on, people under her and as far as she was concerned, they were doing good job. Most of the sacks were already filled and Kai had actually proven to be quite capable of map-making. Despite him being mostly responsible for their success, Shandra held confidence in her own performance. Everyone, her included, was carrying a good amount of fruit on their back. She still wanted to get a bit more charted, enjoying the jungle area. Nice and warm, if a little too moist for her. 

Before she decided to start heading back the same way they came, she heard some rumbling off a nearby rock. As she looked around to connect the noise to a source, nothing seemed to be there. Figuring it might have been a wild animal, the dancer pulled a gun from her boot while discarding her apple. All the better if they managed to get some meat to bring back too, even if her non-lethal weapon would more likely be counter-productive by scaring off or angering the animal.

However before she could locate any wild animal, a voice came from atop the rock she heard the noise from. "Charging in headfirst with thy direction abandoned will get thy lost, no matter the maps you draw for yourself. You should align your speed to a clear path rather than get tangled in the thicket. Getting a guide would also help thy cause greatly." As soon as she heard the voice, Shandra realized it wasn't one of the Wako Pirates. She'd have definitely remembered someone with such an annoying pattern of speech. Though when she pointed her gun towards the source, there seemed to be nothing there. Something seemed a tad different about the rock, but the dancer couldn't put her finger on it. "My services you will find most agreeable to your task. Or your merry band could aimlessly roam about the thicket. The choice is yours." 

Not exactly sure how to react to the question, she turned around to the people behind her to ask "Anyone here speak fluent weirdo?" Shandra could grasp what the formless voice meant, but the way he said it was getting on her nerved from just a few sentences. Better let someone else handle that. Either way she wasn't really interested, casually shouting back "Look voice, even if you talked like normal people I'd say no. What's the point of an adventure if you know exactly where you're going? We'll just find a way ourselves and-"

Before she got the entire answer out, Ruhe pushed through the thicket and into the view of the foraging party. Despite wondering how the two just happened to run across one another, Shandra decided not to question it. “Konichiwa invisible figure. My name is Ruhe Krieger, captain of the Wako Pirate crew. This is my Seated Officer Shandra Grants. Before we make any decisions of this offer, what is your price? Our crew has little money at the moment to give you, but in exchange for the assistance we would be willing to pay you in labor perhaps. If not, we shall look elsewhere. However, we request that you keep the request reasonable.”

With a shrug, the dancer referred to her captain. "Well, executive order so guess you might be hired after all voice." This didn't really bother her, as Shandra still presumed to keep her won group under her command and get to go their own way. Even if she was the only one of the group to wish for that.

[Shinryu]

Weirdo? Was that how others thought he spoke? He couldn't really help but wonder about his superior education and how it affected those that weren't as well taught as he. Regardless of the circumstance, he was approached shortly after by another group. It seemed based on how long it took them to get back that they were doing short scouting missions, a smart move. Whereas the other group wanted to wander around and discover the island. That was a bad idea if you didn't know where you were going here, the Torino birds weren't fond of strangers. And some of the locals were the same. No matter one's skill, it was wise to not get into a fight in enemy terrain where they had the advantage, without any information of any kind. Shinryu turned towards the seeming captain of this group that wondered his price. "Every little bit helps this cause of mine. I have normal rates for information, but a touring is different than my standard practice. So, I'll let you judge the best rate. If you don't try to stiff me in value, I'll most likely accept." Shinryu said towards her while hinting towards who he could potentially be. There weren't many known invisible people in the world, and an invisible information broker and spy was an even smaller group of people. His way of speaking would naturally add more hints to his person, if they knew this much about individuals who worked within the black market as pirates normally did.


Shinryu pondered for a moment what he could potentially get out of this. Pirates weren't regulars to Torino, normally in this area he dealt with revolutionaries due to it's proximity to Reia, and pirates never stayed long enough in a location to become regulars. Not to mention revolutionaries had more reason to seek his services, even if it was paying him to not give information to World Government personnel that might wander here seeking him. Then again, he wasn't heavily notorious. But, that was part of his business. Being lesser known except to those that really looked for him kept him from being hunted. It also paid knowing that Torino wasn't a popular location. Just biding his time and collecting payments until he could achieve his goal. "And for the record, I don't speak the tongue of "weirdo" as you may call it. While I prefer to speak with an elevated language because I enjoy it, I am capable of altering my word choice if it's above the heads of those that are not up to my tier. All the same, as I said, if you offer a fair value I'll accept it. If you're curious what that means, there was once a pirate who joked with offering me a single Beri for my services as a joke. Now he tells that joke to no-one, but lives to forever remember not to screw me over. But I'm sure that you are not as foolhardy as him to venture into the realm of being insulting as he was. After all, you've given me no reason to believe you are one's who lack honor. But, with labor I might get delayed from my course. From my vengeance...."


Shinryu asked as his tone danced from playful to serious to playful again and then back to serious, pointing out the importance of just not trying to screw with him, as he didn't care for charging a large value of Beris for the guide service, the point was to showcase his ability and hint at more so they would hopefully want to pay for his real services. This was a gift basket strategy one could call it. In either case, Shinryu was intentionally underselling himself to seem like his services were cheap. Granted compared to most brokers he was cheaper on his general deals, though charged premium for the intel only he could gather. After all, being sneaky and camouflage capable gave him prowess others simply couldn't keep up with as far as getting into locations to learn valuable information. Shin simply crouched atop the rock, waiting for how they'd respond.

[Dandead10]

Ruhe had listened to the man saying that he was willing to accept anything as it was reasonable. However, the young woman knew that they had no amount of money to properly afford his services. She also was sure that there was no use for labor for this man. The invisible man had took the liberty to mention that he didn't like to be screwed over or joked with. This was a man of business by the sounds of it. Then he mentioned that labor might deter from the path of his vengeance? Now that was something that caught Ruhe's attention. Taking a brief moment to contemplate, the lady had her hand under her chin in a thinking pose. "Seeing we are pirates and above the law, is there any way that we could help you with this vengeance? So long as you are not having us kill innocent civilians, we could help you execute this vendetta. We have a crew of fifty and we have been looking to get some action. What do you say? As a bonus, how about I offer you a place on my ship as one of my crew members? You will be free to get transport, shelter, clothing, three meals, and a share of spoils of whatever our crew gains in exchange for your services." Ruhe too had a sophisticated sense of language despite her young age and spoke much like a professional business woman. She then decided to entice the man with other possibilities.

"May I mention that there are also positions of leadership on my ship. I could use a man like you in my crew. Other than that, I could use a wise adviser assuming you are willing. I would like to mention however that this crew is not all about business either. I look to grow strong bonds between myself and all members of my crew. For now, I request aid in finding a source of food and water to refresh our supplies before we head off to the next island." Ruhe was hoping to persuade the guide as well as excellent spy to join her cause. However, she wanted to show she can be trusted. "May I ask what your name is sir? Also, please reveal yourself to us. We have no ill intentions to you despite our pirate status. We have no bounties as of yet and so we are not being hunted by the law yet. I would like to know what my business partner looks like if it is not too much to ask." The men around the captain began to murmur in hopefulness of actually doing something worthy of pirates. Although, seeing this island was not one of the world government, chances were, there would be no bounties for them. The various crew members, ESPECIALLY the warriors had been restless and looking or action.

Now it seemed that there would be some excitement on Torino regardless on if they would be helping with the chameleon man's grudge or not. The captain was a woman of her word, and she was willing to help to the best of her ability in exchange for this unique man to her side. She wondered also the secret to his invisibility. He would be very useful as a scout, an information gatherer, and also as a strategist assuming his intelligence. He could very well help come up with strategies assuming he could see the enemy situation. He could be her Shinobi perhaps and work within the shadows. Ruhe brushed her red and blue gi whilst waiting for a response from the man. "Shandra-Chan. How would you feel about the opportunity to bust some heads and raid? I'm excited to see how strong you've gotten. What with all the broken things I've heard about on the ship from you."

[Greil9]

Shandra was mostly tuning out the conversation between the voice and her captain. She didn't pay attention to the executive stuff back home at the bar and her interest hadn't suddenly risen after picking up piracy. Though she did lend an ear to being insulted for not completely understanding the weird voices. Though a little ticked, she decided to save that for later. That later being once captain explained they didn't want to harm the invisible man. "They might not have ill intentions, but I'm probably gonna punch you once. I don't like being looked down, especially when you're hiding away like that. Though after that one, no ill intent from me either." 

Maybe it was a little harsh, but with Ruhe offering him a position in the crew it was best to air out all grievances. Just actions could speak louder than actions. Same with the crew that seemed to have grievances with her: they were open about it and gave a direct answer in physical form. Just she was stronger than them so that usually worked against them. One more person she wasn't that fond of wouldn't change a thing.

What she was fond of was the captains next suggestion. Being stuck on a ship for that long did leave her lacking in action. Even working in a bar brought in more trouble from rowdy customers. With action in sights, she smacked her fist to her palm. "You know me, I'm a girl of simple pleasures. Kicking ass will always be one of them so I'm in one hundred percent." For the last comment about broken things, she whispered on the side "Though the split table wasn't really my fault. That girl was the one to challenge me in the mess hall instead of doing it on the deck away from collateral damage." 

With a course set towards action, the dancer turned around on the men under her command for the moment. "Okay, you guys can head back now. Kai's in command until we get back." It seemed like she wasn't the only one wanting to get into a fight judging from how most of them reacted to this command. When few voices of dissent began rising, none of them thankfully from the one person asides captain she kind of liked, Shandra simply turned to Ruhe with her thumb pointing behind with a simple request. "Hey, can we get another executive say on this too? Pretty sure they'd not whine if you said it."

[Shinryu]

Shin listened and observed the offer proposed to him and wondered. There was a sound plan. It was a large crew, easily able to deal with the small prison they were held in. And some stability could help. The ability to travel meant more chances to also gather information in anyway he could. It was a sound offer. "Well, far from innocent these vandals be. For you see, they killed my teacher. My mentor. And in many ways....my father. He raised me when no-one else would. He taught me everything I know. History, the arts, sciences and how to go about this world through learning and the wit I possess. He wouldn't give them his home, so they killed him. Before I could get to them....the damn Marines locked them up, told me this was justice. Like hell it be! Who are they to be ones to determine thy justice for a crime against me?! So, you see, I went about trying to raise money, to pardon them, so I could kill them myself....Strange I know but it's what they deserve!" Shin went on as he lowered himself from the rock, obscure to most of the crew thanks to the rock. As he reverted into his human form, he returned to his normal state, though a sharp eye would catch glints of his previous form for the split second he was changing back. As he contemplated his previous method, as much as he was one who normally went about things the complicated way, sometimes simple was indeed better. Perhaps vengeance would be his sooner than he anticipated. He stepped outside the way of the rock in his human state, with a cheeky grin on his face. 


"I'm Shinryu. Unara, Shinryu. Shin to be shortened for. And pardon me for saying this but, the bashing of my face will have to wait till another day, for there is business afoot. I come to you as a man of many trainings. Stealth combat, reconnaissance, information broking, subterfuge, learned in many studies including history, performance, the arts, and languages. You could say I'm a bit a class of many colors.  No pun intended. If you don't get the pun, have no fear, you will once we settle the current matter." Shin said with a smirk, making an inside joke in regards to his Zoan abilities, though those weren't completely known yet as he proceeded to think about their desire to cause mayhem. While he had friends and a place to stay safe in Torino, Shin had an idea on how to fuel their aggression to a cause that would be beneficial for everyone, rather than aimless combat and destruction. "As far as mashing some heads, I propose an idea that kills all the birds with one stone. Both a metaphor and being literal. For you see, this island is ruled by Rocs. Giant birds of a fair amount of intelligence and formidability. See here, they rule over the islanders here. Simple folk with great knowledge. You help them, they help you in kind. Give you sanctuary, supplies, teach you a few things in the medicines. A good idea to have a sort of land home base in the event we need to make haste from Marines, and this place is definitely not one they'd venture to search. Oh, did I mention I accept your offer? But yes, either way, kill the birds, get a bunch of bonuses." Shin pointed out as it would also be beneficial to his friends to have their own island back for a change. Who knows what progress they'd make if they didn't need worry about those stupid birds. Shin walked forward towards the Captain of this crew for a few moments before stopping and offering a smile to her as he looked about the crew.

[Dandead10]

Ruhe had received a reply from Shandra as she stated that she would have no problems getting involved in the man’s little vendettas as she was searching for action just like Ruhe. However, it seemed she had some issues strengthening authority on the crew. Shandra wanted Ruhe’s “Executive Authority” even though she is the current second in command on the ship. “Men. Head back to the ship and gather everyone. Tell them that action will be starting and to prepare for battle. The Wako Pirates begin their first official acts as pirates today. Also invisible man. Shandra as second in command will be considered a higher authority. Please do not actively try to antagonize her as that might lead to some…”issues.” I don’t want more broken furniture on the ship.” The silver haired girl had straightened her hair before listening intently to what he had to say. So it seemed that the targets were far from innocent and were quite detestable human beings. She would make sure to get her intentions out clear to the fellow before anything else. “Keep in mind that I shall give you my support for this so long as my seated officer has no qualms about it. I am sure we can take on any foes you speak of without too much difficulty. I can’t say I empathize with you of the death of your father figure, but I do feel sadness for your loss.” The man had presented his case and the young captain was willing to accept the offer in exchange for valuable services.

As the man had been reverting back to his human form, for a mere few moments did Ruhe understand what the man was. She believed that this must have been work of one of the devil's fruits she has heard so much of. This was the first devil fruit eater that she would have ever met...that is if it is true that he was one. The man introduced himself as Unara Shinryu or Shin for short. Ruhe had already introduced herself and Shandra of course, so now they have finished their acquaintances. The pun was noticed by Ruhe and it had in fact proven her suspicions closely enough. However, she took the liberty to ask anyways. “So you are a Chameleon man if I am correct. You must have eaten one of the devil's fruits to gain the characteristics of this reptilian beast. You are the first fruit eater that I have met on the seas. All the more reason to recruit you to my cause Unara Shinryu. Welcome aboard to the Wako Pirates.” She held her hand out to shake as she looked to his eyes with her own cerulean blue. They shined like the sea on a warm summer day and sparkled like salt glinting in the sunlight. The dense, thick forestry around them was silent as she awaited a shake from her Chameleon new friend.

“I’ve heard from the crew members that you’ve become stronger. If that is so, I look forward to seeing your growth in the upcoming battle. Show me what my Dancer is capable of. I heard that you aren’t the best leader when it comes to trivial things, but I want to know if perhaps you do better at leading them into combat. Can you go prepare that Shandra-Chan?” The Chameleon had mentioned next about killing birds with a single stone and the giant bird residents of the island. “I’m sure that with a force of fifty and with support of the natives we could most likely take down these giant bir-” A large cry had been heard as a gigantic avian with wings spanning ridiculous lengths had flown overhead, blowing the leaves from the trees and nearly toppling them. “We might need a plan for this if there’s more than one. I have never seen or heard of birds that were THAT gigantic. Although we are warriors and pirates, we will need to use wit to take these birds down rather than brute force.” The young girl had rubbed her forehead as she released a small sigh into the air. Why was everything so crazy right now?

[Greil9]

Once captains word was given, the crew seemed to back off and silence themselves, though their expressions carried their frustration all too well. Now not only at the second in command and her leadership, but also the captain that completely looked this through her fingers. None of them would deny Shandras skills as a fighter, but a leader she was not. Though all the dancer cared about was that she got one over the dissenters again.

However what occupied her mind was not Voice suddenly having a name (not that she really wanted to use it anyway). What did get her attention was the mans goal: murder. Shandra wasn't a model citizen herself nor would she ever claim to be one, she had committed petty crimes in her time and did resort to violence more often than was necessary, enjoying all of the former. However to take someones life, be it that they were killers themselves, wasn't something she'd agree on so easily. Wanting to voice her concerns when Ruhe brought up her officers opinions, she leaned over to whisper "Umm, Blues. You sure it's a good idea to help someone break a guy out of prison so he can kill them himself? I'm just not too comfortable with helping people murder others."

"Shandra-Chan. I understand if you can't take the taste of blood, but as we're pirates now I hope that you understand that anyone can die. However I know you're a pirate for fun on the most part. How would you like for us to deal with the issue though? This man's skills could be highly useful and it would be a good way for us to finally earn bounties. If you have any suggestions I'm willing to listen but it seems our friend is bent on getting revenge."

"I dunno, figured we could just... Okay, I got nothing. Just know I don't intend to lift a finger for that guy. I'll still be helping you but only response he'll get from me is a boot to the head."

As she kept her eyes towards the direction from which Voice was calling for them, a man suddenly began to form in the direction he had been talking from. While she was still completely lost on how exactly this was being achieved, the captain seemed to have a better grasp on the situation, claiming it to be the work of Devil Fruits. The name was something the dancer had heard before, just not believed to be true up until now. "Wait, you're telling me the drunken sailors stories about magic fruits that give you superpower while making you unable to touch water were true? Huh, I owe Kroop a thousand berri." Even more surprising, captain was immediately inviting Voice to join their crew just like that. She'd have not objected though, given her natural instinct to surround herself with people, but the whole "killing someone" business was still bothering her. 

Even when the captain seemed to be preparing for an upcoming fight enthusiastically, she couldn't get her head in the game right away. Only when the second biggest bird she had ever seen flew past them from above did she put her mind back to the conversation. Seemingly Ruhe thought this would require brains instead of brawn. Something Shandra herself lacked, so her solution was far simpler. "I think you can just toss me up there like we did with that sea monster back at Karate Island. Pretty sure it can't grab me while flying so I'll just beat it down until it crashes to the ground. After that I can just use the feathers to float down safely myself." Not that Shandra had any idea how the last part would work, as she only put the most surface level thought to this plan and had no intent on going deeper into it.

[Shinryu]

As Shin listened and observed the actions about him, an outreached hand came towards him and he shook it in kind. This would begin many new things in his life. When she mentioned him as a Chameleon man who ate a Devil Fruit, his eyebrow raised. It seemed at least one other person on this crew was perceptive besides him. That was good, considering Shandra seemed to not be that way, though to each their own. "You will have to place forgiveness upon me, I originally was hoping to surprise you with the origin of my abilities when we went about dealing with the birds. Mind me, I have a bit of a flair for the dramatic. All the same-" Shin stopped mid sentence when one of them swooped by. It flown past them for a bit, before landing near a watering hole nearby. Ruhe mentioned needing a plan, which Shin already imagined would be the case. And Shandra wanted to take it for a ride. Was it a smart idea? No. Would Shin relay to her immediately? Probably not. He'd wait until after she was up there. Though her way of getting down he knew of a much more FUN way to deal with that.


"Unless you want to be a feathery pile of broken bones, flying down on the feathers will not work. But I wouldn't worry too much about it. I'm perfectly capable of getting you up and down to the birds safely. As well as bringing them down to us. The real problem upon us however is that bird going past us isn't the BIG bird. It's no baby however, The Big Mother, is one even I'm not strong enough to bring to Earth. I've tried, it's not a fun ride." Shin said as he reflected on a time he spent flying while attached before crashing among the trees when she finally got tired of him and landed. Shin also knew that fighting them if they were solitary hunters would be easy. Bait one, kill one, repeat. But, they usually hunted in small groups. And that was irritating. Let alone if they decided to band together when the fighting started, if they took too long, they'd be swarmed with them. Shin pondered for a moment. "It's more than likely that we will need to acquire some particular vegetation for this task. I know on this island nightshade grows in varying patches. However, it's not enough to kill them, only enough to make them sick or weak if we harvested all for the tain. That's the best I can offer. We will also have to go deep fishing for a Gargafish and bring it to the Big Hole. Basically, make the big fish sick, birds share it with each other and also get sick. That's the most we can do unless we went off the island to harvest more poisonous plants." Shin mentioned as he then observed their crew. Even with the numbers, unless some of them were very accurate, he doubted they would even land a blow on the birds. These two even he wasn't entirely sure what they were capable of, but he didn't imagine flying was one of their talents. Dealing with flying enemies was usually trickier. Though, one had landed so Shin figured now was a good time to test the first idea for taking them down brought up by Shandra. 


"Well now, Miss Shandra, If you're up to the task, Gregory is getting a drink in one of the smaller watering holes. Whenever you're ready, just give the word and you'll be on his back in no time." Shin said towards her, offering her a way onto the bird with ease, while completely not mentioning the way he'd do it. After all, he had a flair for the dramatic. He had a hunch that Ruhe would understand the way he'd do this and it would be a sort of inside joke until Shandra understood fully exactly what his abilities were. Surprises were always fun that way.

[Dandead10]

"Shandra-Chan. I understand if you can't take the taste of blood, but as we're pirates now I hope that you understand that anyone can die. However I know you're a pirate for fun on the most part. How would you like for us to deal with the issue though? This man's skills could be highly useful and it would be a good way for us to finally earn bounties. If you have any suggestions I'm willing to listen but it seems our friend is bent on getting revenge." Shandra replied about how Ruhe expected her to. After their vacation date on Karate Island, Ruhe had been able to understand and analyze how Shandra functioned after a while. As the young rookie pirate was speaking to the man in front of her, the seated officer was amazed at the concept that devil fruits existed, going as far as questioning them if the magical fruits were indeed something that was real. “I very much assure you Shandra-Chan that Devil Fruit eaters are real...but incredibly rare. I was fascinated by them when the Paramount War had happened a few years ago. I haven’t researched them very in depth however. They say that they are fruits of the devil and that once one is eaten, one may never swim again but gain power beyond human comprehension. Their origins are unknown and they are worth hundreds of millions of beri in the black market.” The silver haired child lowered her head and hid her eyes as she spoke. “It seems that this man in front of us is one of those devil fruit eaters. Or am I wrong?”

Shinryu had begged for a pardon as he had been hoping to surprise her. That was something that made the short captain raise her eyebrow in a look of disgruntled confusion. It was when he explained that he had a flair for the dramatic did Ruhe understand his nature. There was nothing wrong with being a bit eccentric, so long as it didn’t ever turn into a problem for the newly born crew. “You are pardoned Shinryu-San. The bird flew overhead and she knew immediately that action alone wouldn’t be enough to win against a bird. When Shandra had suggested throwing herself onto the bird, Ruhe sweatdropped with her mouth slightly agape and having blank dishplates for eyes. Even she knew her limits. “Gomenosai Shandra-Chan, but unfortunately I can’t throw you that high. We need to think of something else to hunt these birds down.” The Chameleon man in front of her had then more bluntly put it to the humble dancer and immediately Ruhe could tell trouble would come up if such dialogue were to continue between the two. “Excuse me, but please be a bit more subtle about what you say Shinryu-San. We wouldn’t want bad blood or hostilities to arise amongst us.”

However, what the man said about having a safe way to reach the birds and back was certainly something that was interesting. Although it did seem there were some complications in this as well. The bird that just flew overhead was not the largest bird, and although it wasn’t an infant it was fearsome in its own right. It seemed that there were going to be a few complications in the plan, but she was interested. However, for the crew there were greater priorities at the moment. “Excuse me but before we do anything, we must secure fresh resources my new friend. We would appreciate it greatly if you could help us secure supplies for our ship. It is of utmost importance seeing at the moment, we only have enough left for one more meal. We can discuss this further between the three of us as you show us around?” The man mentioned his plan to weaken and sicken the birds with poison. It reminded her very much of the story of assassins or Shinobi from her father. Yes...very much so, but right now the plan sounded simplified although if it could be done easily enough was a question.

“Excuse me, but I imagine that this fish of yours is as big as the birds that you mention. How shall we ever go about catching one? Or rather...how the natives do so may I ask? As for poison...Nightshade may have to do seeing at the moment we lack time to head to other islands and enact this sinister plan. We shall have to think of stratagems other than poison as well in case that the plan does indeed fail.” The young child brushed off her red and blue gi before readjusting the weapons on her. Shinryu Unara had addressed the bird that had flown overhead that was drinking through a water hole. It seemed that this bird was called “Greggory” and was occupying a source of fresh water. It was a fundamental rule of survival that when one was in a new environment, the wildlife would lead one to the necessities. When he mentioned sending Shandra onto the bird...Ruhe spoke before something crazy happened. “Later. Food first, fighting next. Lead the way my cunning linguist reptile.” 

[Greil9]

The chameleon man had been pissing Shandra off for a while now, so her will to shove his words right in his face was growing. Ruhe might have been on her side tentatively, but her already pissed state took the lack of immediately not supporting her as doubt. Only 'logical' course of action seemed to silence them both immediately with direct action to prove them wrong. Already stretching for the upcoming show, she told Ruhe and Shin "Don't need dinner and screw you Voice. Think I'll just go prove you wrong right now and beat that bird up before it ever leaves the ground, no help from you needed. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna make myself some new decorations from those feathers and make Voice eat his words." 

Rather than listen to dissent or voices of reason, the dancer took off running at the bird. Not that she had come up with a better plan than before, just she stopped thinking about the little plan she had too closely. Since subtlety wasn't part of that, the bird took note of her well before she got close. However it didn't seem to think of her as a threat, merely trying to grab her to its beak. Not that Shandra was going to get taken so easily, sidestepping it on the run towards its body. She wanted to get on just in case the bird took off without her on it. The feathers seemed to be especially thick around its neck, giving her plenty to grab onto as well as a way to swing herself to kick the avian in its chest. It didn't really even hurt through its thick layer of feathers, but it didn't reduce the good feeling she got from showing off to the skeptics. 

Her nimble moves were able to move up the birds body despite it having quite a stretchy neck that allowed it to try pecking at her even on its back. "Okay, get ready to carve this over-sized turkey Blues. We're eating bird tonight." Having something of a solid grip, the dancer freed one hand to grab a gun and began to empty it at the back of the bird. While it didn't seem to be any kind of finishing blow, this time she clearly got through the feathers. "Like that? No one's gonna beat me in-" 

Shandras boasting was interrupted when the bird suddenly began rising. It taking flight took her off balance, causing her to the weapon in her hands at the time. Nor could she go grab it, lest the bird get well beyond her reach. She was now in for a ride and wanted to see it through to the end. Holding on as hard as she could to not end her fight in a fall followed by very potential death, she shouted back at the captain "Blues, grab my gun! I'll be back as soon as I'm done with this guy.Fifteen minutes tops!" Despite still not having figured out a way to land, the dancer had made her commitment to prove Shin wrong. She just hoped something would come to mind on how to end things.