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Never? Not even on one of those small cruise ships or something?

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I'm a poor college student, Ace-saaaan.

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Passages on ship are that expensive where you are?

[ not everyone lives on ocean planet ace ]

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Yeah, cruises are kind of a "rich person thing", to be honest.

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Huh. Well, it's not like I can say I've ever been on one either. It's been all marine or pirate ships.

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Feels like those are complete opposites, Ace-san...

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Well, I was mostly stepping on marine ships before we sunk 'em.

[ DON'T SAY IT SO CASUALLY ]

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[a beat]

Wow. You really are a pirate, huh?

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I wouldn't lie about something like that. Mostly the marines attacked first, if that makes you feel better.

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Justified self-defence, huh? [a little laugh] Well, I've probably done a few illegal things myself, so I can't judge your life of crime.

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"Probably"? Don't I get to hear a story for that?

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Nope! A girl's gotta have her secrets. [a beat] Well, one freebie. I did get in the trouble with the authorities for beating up a kid at school, when I was a kid.

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[ he shouldn't laugh at that but he does ]

A violent rebel, too! What did the other kid do to deserve that?

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Well, I kind of just wanted to do it, so don't take this as some noble cause, but he was also picking on some kids from my village and that pissed me off.

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I'm not one to judge with that. I used to pick fights as a kid all the time for no reason! At least you picked a bully.

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Well, all that pent-up stress has to go somewhere, right? Not that I'd do it again.

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That's where we're really different! Fighting's fun.

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Well, I did cause some trouble for my village, so that part wasn't so fun. But I'm just an ordinary young lady, Ace-san! I don't actually know how to fight outside of beating up bullies.

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Why'd they blame your village if it was just you? [ what is a community. anyway; ] Wanna learn?

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Well, they'll take any chance they can get to hate on us, really...

[she blinks.]

Is that an offer?

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[ little frown at that ]

Why? What've they got against your village?

[ doesn't even know who they is. anyway; ]

Sure, if you're interested. I've been fighting pretty much all my life, so I know a thing or two.

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Well, they're sort of in charge of us, so I guess they just like to lord their superiority over us?

[she thinks about it.]

Mm, why not? Might be fun.

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Doesn't sound like they should be in charge, if they're acting like that.

[ wow yay look at that future fighting tutorial we are going to handwave!! he grins ]

Great!

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Mm, politics are complicated, and unfortunately we don't live in a society where beating up your problems is socially acceptable.

[thank god]

Just don't go too rough on me, 'kay?

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I don't either, but it'd be nice if it was.

[ fuck politics, murder all politicians. ]

I won't! I know how to play nice. [ smash cut to tackling her to the ground ]