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]

[ 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.