I Prefer A See You Later

[meatthefuture]

Who: The Strawhats
Where: Sailing Log, Legends of the Hidden Island 05/02-05/03, Sakura Drift 05/05-?
When: 04/26th-?
What: Sailing around, doing typical Strawhat type things
Warnings: None
Status: Semi-open. If you're around feel free to drop in


Date yer threads!

Comments

[thetruehistorian]

We don't have time for that!

[The outburst is unexpectedly loud, coming from Robin. She lowers her voice immediately, breathes deeply once again.]

It'd be foolish to ignore the things I have learned, simply because I don't like the truth.

Assuming it is the truth.

[She frowns, brows knotting together above her nose.]

If it isn't, then you're right, we need to explore more, dig deeper. But if it is, and this is the only way to master the native magic enough to challenge Jones's will, then delaying acceptance will only set us back. This is more than the legend we're given at the fountain. And even that is merely a fragment.

[Jump off a cliff, or keep walking along its edge, hoping to find a gentler slope down. A person might walk for days before finding what they're looking for, but by then it's too late to save the people drowning in the river at the bottom.]

Well. I suppose one way or another, if I keep searching I'll keep finding more. Be it another way, or more information pointing toward the shards.

[Robin nods to herself. That seems to be the best answer, for now.]

[letteropener]

[Celestia lets her vent as she needs, patient and serene, though a slight frown has crossed her face. When Robin reaches her conclusion, only then does she voice the concern that arose with her very first statement.]

Why do we not have time?

[thetruehistorian]

[It's back to this question again. An answer she couldn't fully articulate to Marco. Though Celestia's question is far less abrasive, communicating curiosity rather than arrogance.] Any one of us could be sent away tomorrow, but not of our own will. I can't simply publish all I've learned and expect people not to tamper with things, and ultimately wind up hurting themselves or others they hold dear. But the things I've learned are important for us as outsiders to be aware of. I need to complete the puzzle before I'm sent away again, so that I can make it known in full, and allow others to make informed decisions without leaving ripples that will pitch this world further into chaos.

[letteropener]

Then what you need is not to advance your knowledge, but to transcribe what you know. Whether or not you complete it is entirely out of your hands, but what you know needs to be left behind as a legacy.

It does nopony any good if you are almost there, yet disappear and all your knowledge is lost.