In which we never actually use Gintoki as an anchor...maybe.

[seadevil]

Who: The crew of the Katabami, possibly the Bloody Roses if that's how we want to work this arrangement out
Where: At sea, to Malihini, and beyond!
When: After parting ways with the Strawhats at OH GOD GIANT SPIDERS EVERYWHERE through roughly the end of November
What: Catch-all log.
Warnings: May lower your IQ
Style: Any
Status: Closed.

Itinerary
- Greeting your new crewmate(s)
- Drinking excessively
- Shenanigans
- Sailing to an island paradise so Sakamoto can pick up chicks he really shouldn't be picking up (may also occur here, I assume.)

Comments

YOUR CAPTAIN IS HERE

[seadevil]

[parfaitsamurai]

Oi, Captain. Where are we going now, huh? Are you taking us to meet some giant cockroaches, or are we done with bugs?

[WASN'T PLEASED WITH THE EXPERIENCE]

Hope you two don't mind

[undeadparts]

[And in trudges one (1) not!zombie.]

Hey, they weren't that bad. I thought some of spiders were kinda cute.

[She named one Charlotte. Nevermind the fact I didn't tag that log because I was feeling awful.]

[seadevil]

They were, in some strange spidery way. [Until he smashed them to a pulp with his anchor, but that was neither here nor there.]

But no, no more spiders. We're sailing somewhere that promises to be far more pleasant and hopefully nothing will try to eat any of us.

[Of course, by "any of us," he means "the only one of us thickheaded enough to think a giant spider wouldn't eat him."]

[parfaitsamurai]

Really? Cute? They weren't cute when they tried to make me their snack!

[chills out tho, because 'more pleasant' can SURELY only mean one thing]

Yeah? Any chance there'll be ladies with coconuts, leafs skirts and nothing else?

this loser

[parfaitsamurai]

[seadevil]

[Your captain is hard at work, you know, actually sailing the boat, but the parrot? The parrot is watching you, Gin.]

[parfaitsamurai]

[KNOWS THE DAMN PARROT IS WATCHING HIM. after some consideration, he ends up "accidentally" throwing some water in its general direction]

[seadevil]

[Pi-chan flaps his wings angrily and squawks, sending droplets of water flying. Totally oblivious, Motochika just laughs and pats the bird on the head, earning himself a loud MOTOCHIKA!! from Pi-chan. It seems as if the bird is trying to tattle on his assailant.]

Hm? [Motochika's smile dims a little when he looks about to see what's upset the parrot and...well, there's--] Ah. Gintoki.

Re: this loser

[kaihentai]

Kintoki? Kintoki did you lose something?

[There's a crab clinging to his finger, he holds it up.]

I found this in the water. It's just as cranky as you.

[parfaitsamurai]

Do you think something of mine would be clinging to you that much?

BIRTHDAY BOY WHO FORGOT HIS BIRTHDAY

[kaihentai]

[seadevil]

[He wants to say "You look like you're in a good mood," but Sakamoto's always in a good mood. Even when the spiders were trying to eat him, he seemed pretty happy about it. Instead, he just deposits an armload of booze and takes a seat on the deck.]

Thought it was time for a morale-building exercise.

[kaihentai]

This is the best kind of exercise!

[Sakamoto throws his arms up in the air, laughing. Even if the cute little spider people didn't want much to do with them, that was okay, right? Some kinds of things just wanted to be left alone.]

Much more fun that sweating on a treadmill! The only downside is that there are no cute girls in tight, skimpy outfits.

[seadevil]

[Surprisingly, he actually knows what that means.]

Yet it can be just as productive! It's good for men to sit down and have a drink together now and then.

[And then and now and then and all those other times, too!]

[kaihentai]

Isn't it? Sometimes people forget. Sure, work is important! But it's nice to be with your friends once in a while.

[parfaitsamurai]

[IS LOOKING AT SAKAMOTO.

HE'S SURE HE'S FORGOTTEN SOMETHING, RELATING TO HIM BUT

HE CAN'T... REMEMBER]

GLOOMY

[undeadparts]

[If you'd like me to set up the scene, feel free to ask!]

SO ABOUT THAT NEW CREWMATE.

[fistingbonds]

[Aka hello people of the ship. You are now +1 yellow clad guy. What are you going to do?]

[seadevil]

[Motochika has been pacing back and forth in front of the Nav for far longer than he wants to admit waiting for Ieyasu to arrive. He's been enduring Gintoki's smart comments about it all morning with relentless good cheer, letting nothing put a damper on his good mood. When the strange gem starts to glow, he jumps back from the wheel, then crosses his arms and tries his best to look nonchalant and uninterested.]

[fistingbonds]

[Wow. Way to greet him, bro.

But really, he's a bit more focused on the whole method of transportation he just took. Ieyasu is never going to get used to most of the things that happen here, and he's already decided that this was one of those things. Or at least at the moment, it is one of those things.

And when he finally gets over the entire weirdness of that--]

--Motochika! [He really was not expecting you to be waiting right there.] I do hope you haven't been waiting here long.

[seadevil]

Oh no, of course not! [Yes he has.] That thing is just in the ship's wheel, so I just happened to be over here. [He waves dismissively at the wheel and the Nav.]

[He can't keep this act up.]

Gah! I've been staring at that blasted thing all morning!! [He grins hugely and snatches Ieyasu up, pounding him on the back in his exuberance.]

You're a sight for sore eyes, Ieyasu! Welcome aboard!

[undeadparts]

[Oh great, a new member of the crew. It wasn't a secret that Zozo didn't really like people too much (for good reason), and as such she was unsure how she felt about the new guy. She kept to herself around the current members of the crew most of the time, but...well...she supposed it wouldn't hurt to at least try and say hello. So she approached him on the deck, stopping just a few feet away from him, and waved.]

...hi. You're the new guy, right?

[There, that wasn't so bad.]

[fistingbonds]

Hm?

[While he figured he would run into someone on the deck, he had gotten caught up on the fact that he would actually be able to experience sailing with one of his most trusted friends. Thankfully, Ieyasu wasn't completely out of it, even returning the wave, complete with one of his usual smiles.]

Ah, yes! I am. I suppose Motochika said something about this then.

[Or there was the whole him yelling into the journal about everything earlier. Because seriously. Who didn't hear him yelling IEYASU into it.]

[undeadparts]

[Yeah seriously. People on the other side of the planet probably heard him yelling.]

Yeah, he mentioned something about a new guy to us a bit earlier. Something about a friend of his, I think?

[Truthfully, she wasn't sure. It sounded right, at least.]