Spade Pirates - Isle of the Heartless

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Who: The Spade Pirates
Where: The Sea (Heading Southwest), Heartless Island, Stone Nest
When: From 10/16/13 - 10/31/13
What: Sailin'! We'll be all over the place and the log details may change given time.
Warnings: None so far. Can be updated if it gets violent, etc.
Style: Action / Prose is fine.
Status: OPEN to crew, CLOSED to people teleporting in unless there's permission!

[This will be a general catch-all post for mingling! I'll just toss in weather for the next 2 weeks.]

10/16 - 10/20 [AT SEA, SAILING SOUTHWEST] - We'll mingle at our leisure! Ace's Devil Fruit power will push the weather at bay a little and it'll be mostly sunny skies. Also, they may encounter a ghost ship... OK, they will.

10/21 - 10/22 [ARRIVAL TO HEARTLESS ISLAND, LEAVING ON THE 22ND] - You guys can't blame Ace for a hasty escape this time!

10/23 - 10/25 [AT SEA, SAILING ?????] - The crew will be dealing with a sudden squall pending the arrival of a hurricane from the other side of the Heartless Island. As the crew may have to put everything into avoiding the hurricane, their course will be a bit... off.

10/26 - 10/27 [STONE NEST / KRAKEN NEST] - 'Nuff said. They'll leave once it becomes apparent they have nothing else to gain from being there. The weather, upon leaving, will likely be sunny because of Ace.

10/28 - 10/31 [FREE SAILING, MAYBE ISLAND #3'S INITIAL JOURNEY] - Barf. Ghost ships Round 2!

Comments

[reluctantjinrou]

Alright...

[Natsuno exhales softly and then aims a punch at Ace's chest. It seems like a pretty fair place to go. Considering he hasn't fed, his punch is rather weak. He was back to his normal state of being before he died and he hadn't been a fighter, but rather, a runner.]

[hiken]

[So, Ace stood still and Natsuno hit him, to no real effect.

He kept his arms spread out, nodding.]

Good, but punchin' me in the middle of my chest won't help. Don't be shy-- go for somethin' vital. You wanna try and hit me in the chin, the next, the kidneys--y'know, somethin' that'll make me stumble!

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno looked thoughtful and he nodded. The chin then, might be a good bet. He swung again, with the same amount of force behind it, aiming for Ace's chin.]

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[Ace's face moved with Natsuno's punch, though he didn't seem at all bothered. Beneath where Natsuno punched him, there was a small bruise.]

That's good, but you're gonna break your hand doin' that--even against people who aren't weird like me.

Hold your hand out for me.

[reluctantjinrou]

I think it would heal pretty quickly even if I did. If it's soon enough.

[Natsuno holds out his hand palm upwards. He really was clueless about fighting.]

[hiken]

Yeah, but it's gotta be a pain waitin' for it to heal, right? If you punch right, you aren't gonna need to worry about it.

[Ace took Natsuno's hand with one of his own and then started tightening his fingers into a proper fist.]

A broken thumb for every swing isn't that fun.

[reluctantjinrou]

Really? I'd break my thumb every time?

[Natsuno is genuinely surprised. He lets Ace shape his hand properly so it doesn't do as much damage to him.]

[hiken]

Nah, I'm exaggerating. It's more like--you run a heavy risk every time you do it.

[When he was done, Ace lifted Natsuno's hand and with his other hand, he placed it on his elbow.]

And, I know people say 'come out swinging', but those sort of punches don't always work well for beginners. You wanna try straight punches with your arm like this so you can put your weight in it.

[reluctantjinrou]

[Natsuno nods a little bit, unsure about that.]

So just punch straight...but aim for somewhere vital. I'm not very tall though, so for most people hitting their chin isn't very straightforward.

[hiken]

You're right about that. If that's the case, you're gonna wanna get them to swing first.

[Ace pointed his arm out and leaned a little to the side of Natsuno, mimicking a punch.]

See how some of me gets exposed?