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She's sixty, man. That ain't me being shallow.

...You really think you can do that?

Uh-huh. So what, older women don't get special treatment at all from you? What about ugly ones?

Sure, why not? I mean, obviously I don't know the island, so I'd have a guide, and Takei-sensei would be setting traps and ambushes on the way.

Special treatment, sure, all ladies deserve that - but I'm not gonna be interested in someone forty years my senior.

Oh, you'll have a guide? That's...better, I guess. You'd just be running around like a chicken with your head cut off otherwise, it really WOULD take you a thousand years.

Mm. Reasonable, I suppose.

Whatever, cook. I'm aiming for four days; don't let the Sunny leave before then.

[ooc: he doesn't realize that there's a holiday and PARTY in two days, haha. Or that Michiko is planning to leave about then, too...]

And LOGICAL.

Yeah, yeah -- wait. WAIT. You're doing this now???

Yeah, I'm planning t'spend the night here and start out in the morning. Have fun with your dancing and shipboard drama.

What the hell, you can't just take off, you gotta BE here on Thursday! And Michiko-chan is talking about stealing a ship or something on Friday and she says she's good at it but fuck knows the marines or someone will notice so we might be making a quick exit outta here and then what'll you do?!

Huh? What's the big deal about Thursday?

...Great, Michiko. What a pain, this is interfering with my training.

Thursday is the Thanksgiving thing!

You could try to convince her to wait or something. That, or just do the Thousand Years of Doom and Gloom race around the island whatever at the next place we go to.

Oh, some kind of...turkey holiday. Che, whatever, guess if I have to make that, I can wait to see if Michiko makes it out the next day.

Still not going dancing, though.

Yeah, turkey and eight million other dishes apparently. It's a holiday from George-san's world. I guess after that we can hang around for a few more days. Usopp was talking about taking George-san out on a date, anyway.

The hell do I care, Usopp's the one who wanted to see it. And Mashiro-san, I think.

They seem to have a hell of a lot of holidays.

...Things less weird on board now, then?

Whatever, I'm not gonna be their entertainment. S'different when there's less people.

Some of them are pretty good, though. This one and Christmas.

Eh...not really. I think everyone's just pretending stuff ain't weird anymore. Could be worse, I guess.

You're not embarrassed, are you, marimo~?

The one with all the presents? Eh, I think they're just basically more excuses to have big feasts.

Pretending hard enough will make it so?...Don't think that'll work.

No. Shut up.

Yeah, they're all just an excuse to eat, but there's other mushy shit involved, too. Christmas just has cool decorations. Like MISTLETOE.

Tell that to them. I think they just don't know where to go from here.

Uh-huh. Marimo-chwan is just too shy to dance in front of people~~

...Mushy shit, great, sounds right up your alley. Mistletoe?

Hn. Well, clearly Usopp is the better choice, I don't get how this mess happened.

Agh, what the hell, don't call me that, asshole! And I'm not fucking shy!

...Well it ain't that mushy, it's just, you know, about being with your family and whatnot and that's kinda what we are. I think on Thanksgiving you're supposed to say what you're thankful for or something. Aptly named, right?

Yeah, mistletoe!! It's this plant thing, you hang it somewhere and then if you get caught under it with someone, you're supposed to kiss them. I had it all over the galley last year. Yet...somehow both Nami-san AND Robin-chan managed to avoid every single sprig...

I don't get it either. And it's not like George-san is leaving Usopp or anything, she's definitely staying with him, I think - but then you've just kinda got Lucci left hanging.

Aren't you, marimo-chwan? That's what it looks like.

Mm, I suppose. I just don't get the point of setting a holiday aside for that sorta thing. With the kinda lives we lead you gotta take it a day at a time, y'know?

Ha, that's 'cause they're wily and have skills. What a weird custom. Catch anybody really awkward?

...Uh-huh. Tragic.

URGH, cut it out! Fuck you! I'm not embarrassed, even though it's ridiculous!

Not everyone lives this lifestyle, though. Maybe they set aside the one day just as a reminder of sorts.

Didn't catch anyone. I think Luffy ended up trying to eat it or something.

Oi, hey. He's your nakama, too, you know.

Uh-huh. I'll believe it when I see you out on the dance floor again, marimo-chwaaaan~~ ...And if you're gonna be that pissy about it, I'LL buy your shitty booze. Don't pester Usopp for it, he's gotta save his money to get a hotel room while we're still here.

Guess so. That makes more sense.

Hah. Gonna try again this year?

...Right, right, I know that. And...I don't, at the same time? I dunno, s'just not really sinking in—not enough to care about his feelings as much as you obviously do, anyway.

Fucker, FINE, just quit calling me that, for fuck's sake! And no, if I can't pester Usopp, I'll buy my own damn grog, thanks.

Of course I'm gonna try again! Just gotta be more sneaky about it this time.

...Do you have to say it like that?? Geez. I just think it's a shitty situation all around, that's all. I care just as much about Usopp getting hurt!

Ha! Fine then, I win on both accounts. You're coming AND I get to save my money.

Pft. Like anyone's gonna fall for your pathetic attempts.

Hn. Whatever. Sure.

...M'just saying, I don't. I mean, sure it sucks, but. Lucci and George...I—think I'll need t'see 'em fighting next to us, or something, before I can see 'em remotely like Usopp.

Che. I wouldn't gloat too hard, cook—better t'spend the time working on your own moves, since I can samba better than you after learning it just last week.

Heh, we'll see. Just wait, I'll have all the girls kissing me this year~

...Yeah, I know, I get your side, too. To be honest, neither of them have actually...really fought with us yet. I mean, there's the occasional marine attack, but nothing like what we've dealt with before.

Oh please, you're BARELY better, if at all - Michiko-chan said I was good, too! I prefer slower ballroom styles, that's all. Give me the waltz or something, long as it doesn't have all that crazy hip wiggling shit. And if I'm gonna dance fast, I'll stick with...I dunno. Swing dancing.

Che. I'm so sure.

...What, seriously? How do you know we can trust them if they haven't put their lives on the line?

She was humoring you; I'm miles better. This—what is it, Latin?—Latin style of dancing is less dumb than the rest of 'em that I've seen. You have a problem with moving your hips? HAH!

Waltzing, urgh, now there's a dance for dandies. Don't think I've seen swing, though.

You trust Luffy, don’t you? He’s the one who invited them on. Besides that…I don’t really have an answer for you. They’ve been here for months, guess the trust just…happened.

The hell she was! I don’t have a PROBLEM doing all the hip stuff, I’m just…not as big a fan of it as I am other styles! And you wanna talk about waltzing being for dandies, have you SEEN the way you look when you’re swiveling your ass all over the goddamn place with that samba footwork??

Swing dancing’s like…less hips, more quick footwork, more casual, and less…swishy looking. More arm stuff, too – spinning, catching, that sort of thing.

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/pokes around reading about Thanksgiving

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/is totally insensitive

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