the very first.

[oflove]

You all look stunning.

[ A great feast is being held for all of you. ALL OF YOU when you come down from your little area in Olympus to see the most amazing layout of food in your entire lives. The Goddess of Love herself looks around you with intrigue. ]

Well, enjoy yourselves. And if you get along well... maybe fate had it in store for you?

[ ooc; OPENING PARTY POST, with a trick. Optionally, you might feel a pinprick of 'wow... that person looks amazing' before shaking it off. A little love at first sight that fades away in two seconds, leaving your character back to normal. Aphrodite can't help but have a little fun at your expense. With that out of the way! Party! Freak out! You're gods now! ]

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[noisyclockhands]

[ DEEP THOUGHTS DEEP THOUGHTS--- Food. Also PEOPLE! Oz is kind of torn between the last two {and trying very hard to avoid the first one as he, once again, hadn't gotten the chance to say his goodbyes} and it's obvious in how he's running from one corner to the next, munching whenever he's got a breathe to spare.

Additionally, he's picking food from the tables at random, not even making sure to chose whatever is actually edible {empty plates... aren't, weirdly enough}, so one of your snacks? is gone. And Oz is on his way to be gone too, semi-running as he is.

How good are your reflexes, Mister?]

[firefists]

[ He has amazing reflexes actually - well, since he's awake and not faceplanted into his food right now he does. - So as soon as the kid bops on over, steals his precious food and runs off, the pirate extends a hand out to grab him by the back of his shirt. ]

You could have just asked.

[noisyclockhands]

[ ashdbvhasn ,m.klm !! Aagh what why---- OH

OH A PERSON! A PERSON HE HASN'T SEEN YET [were you hiding beneath the table, Mister}

Trying to turn towards you, pretty unconcerned with both that grip and those words, all silly cheer and glowing joy.]

Hello! There are more people than I thought. It's really like one of those big parties!

[ And chomp he goes. Seems that whatever he'd stolen from you is now a thing of the past. Ooops? ]

[firefists]

[ No he was hiding under his hideous hat and the pile of bowls. Clearly.

Oh god it's like he's staring at Luffy with blonde hair. ]

They threw big parties back on the ship all the time. I guess you're not use to them then? [ He loosens his grip, momentarily mourning the loss of his food. ] It's rude to steal a man's food, you know.

1/2

[noisyclockhands]

[ YOU ARE GOOD, maybe you should have chosen the path of the ninja instead?

...Oz is the lovechild of Luffy and Sanji. Clearly. Yyeeeep. ]

Ahahahaha, no. I didn't get many chances to go outside [ And that's another kind of smile here, more wry than anything else. It only lasts for a moment however before Oz leans back, hand at the back of his head. ]

Ah, I'm sorry! I got distracted by everything else and didn't pay any attention.

[noisyclockhands]

[ Sitting down next to you and reaching for the next snack--

he's leaving your plates alone this time but it's a close thing. ]

A ship? Are you a sailor? [ Because pirates are clearly too goo to be true, weird hats or not. ]

[firefists]

[ Ace would be the worst ninja.

That...that is a terrifying thought. ]

What? Why not? [ Children that can't run around outside? What kind of world did this kid live in? ]

[ So long as he stays away from his plate(s) he doesn't care. ] Pirate would be the correct term.

[noisyclockhands]

[ he might be tad bit-- flashy? Not that this seems to be enough to stop any of them.

See, Ace. The things that happen when you leave your brother behind :| How will you ever live this down?? ]

They didn't want me to neglect my studies I believe. I still sneaked out when I could, there were too many things to explore after all! [ Noooot entirely true here but it's close enough to be comfortable right? Anyway, talking about parents locking you away is certainly considered bad etiquette and for now we're pretending that Oz cares about that.

...or cared about that because he's already spluttering and choking on his food. Good job Ace, almost killing a bitty! ]

[firefists]

So were you a noble or something? [ Man, this kid kind of sounded like Sabo, too, sneaking out to avoid his studies and his parents. ]

Oi! Are you all right? [ He'll just be patting him on the back now just in case. ]

[noisyclockhands]

[ SORRY TO BUSY CHOKING TO ANSWER UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS HACK HACK--

okay, so having almonds stuck in your throat is no fun at all. But the patting is appreciated

Going to drink something here and then: ]

A PIRATE? HONESTLY?? [He isn't almost climbing on top of you or anything nopppppe ]

[firefists]

[ Well hello there small child. If he didn't have Luffy as a little brother and live on a ship full of people that didn't know what personal space was, he might be uncomfortable. Alas, he is not. ]

Yup. Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. [ or he had been. ]

[noisyclockhands]

[ PERSONAL SPACE IS OVERRATED

except that he's not actually getting all that touchy here, which is a bit odd considering how EXCITED !! he looks.

His face probably spells 'mental keysmash' out in bold letters ]

That's so amazing! Did you see much of the world and did you have many adventures? You must be really strong Mister!

[firefists]

[ Try not to hurt yourself, kid. ]

[ It's kind if weird for people to not know who he is, especially after everything that had happened, but maybe it was for the best, because now he could tell them about the good aspects of his life. ]

Yeah, I saw a lot of the world. Travelled all over the Grand Line and had a ton of adventures with the rest of the Whitebeard Pirates. They called me Firefist Ace back home, I'm kind of a big deal I made quite a name for myself.

[noisyclockhands]

[ IT IS OKAY, Oz is actually pretty hardy beneath all that stupid

And he has heard or pirates {where is your beard, mister? Your parrot?? } and how they're supposed to be on the rotten side-- but who cares about these rules? ]

Firefirst--![ he really should tone it down but, he can do without breathing properly for a while ] You must have done something really brave to earn that name!

And you never gave up, no matter how dangerous it was??!

[firefists]

[ Don't be racist, Oz, not all pirates have beards and parrots and eyepatches, you know. ]

Actually, I got it because I ate a devil fruit called the Mera Mera no Mi. [ And his signature move was his firefist, but that's not the point.

Just to show what he's talking about, Ace turns his hand into flames, all the way up to the elbow. ]

Not even once. My Nakama wouldn't let me give up.

[noisyclockhands]

[ He's trying-- and doing pretty good considering the fact that he only knows of pirates thanks to books that could almost be called fairy tales. ]

You could do this before you came here?? [ And, okay, remember how we said something about not touching the pirate? Forget about that, Oz is now holding on to your shoulders and leaning forward too. What was this about caution and things that burn ??! ] And you can control it too? It happened because you ate something? Did you know that this would be come of it?

[ And he's probably supposed to be more confused by all these words that have no translation but-- he finds that thinking about them clears them up. Another side-effect? ]

They must have looked up to you so much!

[firefists]

[ It takes a great amount of Ace's willpower to make sure that his body doesn't automatically turn to flames upon being touched. The last thing he needs to do is burn the kid. He'll probably notice that the pirate's body temperature is appropriately higher than the norm, ] I didn't know when I ate it. You never know with Devil Fruits, they're usually a surprise. And of course I can control it, I'm not burning you right now, am I?

[ He pats the kid on the head, laughing. ] I looked up to them more. They were my brothers after all.