also-manga

[severe violet]

even for luffy rn

[formal wagon]

lets see luffy get past judge

then we can talk about shanks

[severe violet]

judge ?

[formal wagon]

yeah

sanji's dad

[severe violet]

confused

[ornate tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-judge-judge-one-piece-vinsmoke-judge-germa-gif-9497045290367920978

[formal wagon]

has luffy even beaten zeff 😭

[severe violet]

no

[tranquil blade]

Do I say it

[severe violet]

dont

[vital heart]

Aloha!

[ruby moat]

shalom

[vital heart]

@frail kindle Is the staff application still open?

[frail kindle]

it should be

[vital heart]

Let me apply

[frail kindle]

check #announcements

[vital heart]

I will show this server

What a good moderator looks like

[grand flower]

@vital heart did you write my letter

[vital heart]

Of recommendation?

[formal wagon]

is the random chatter application still open

is the chopper pfp application still open

[tranquil blade]

I had a Chopper pfp for 2 minutes and 5 seconds and they crucified me

[formal wagon]

they do that

[ornate tartan]

luffy pfp

[dense haven]

chopper fans have a bad rep around these parts

nobody expects but they are the most degenerate

[formal wagon]

🤮

[dense haven]

yall excited for chapter?

[vital heart]

Aloha!

[vital heart]

So will i get accepted or not

?

[frail kindle]

idk man, I'm just a helper

I have no power

[desert nest]

Hello judge junior the final Vinsmoke

[leaden rivet]

Beg

[honest garden]

I say this to save your time, no

[leaden rivet]

I believe in you Meek

[thick mango]

maybe meek would be the best mdo theres ever been

[leaden rivet]

And that’s all that counts

There were moderators that have been close to being banned that ended up being mods.

[honest garden]

True but they had redemption arcs

[leaden rivet]

And then there’s you Mushy, who spent their time rage baiting in manga and still became a mod. So I believe in Meek.

[native seal]

rage baiting or being a bitch you choose

[honest garden]

See the issue is Meek ragebaits #also-manga

Gotta bait main manga

[leaden rivet]

Damn Meek

You almost had it

[thick mango]

is there actually a higher standard in here or is it just the people who tend to hang out in one channe lvs the other

[honest garden]

Honeslty this channel is the lower standard

[ruby moat]

#manga gets people who join the server just to bait and troll

[leaden rivet]

Well that is the first stop

[ruby moat]

its like the "general" or "lobby" channel

[honest garden]

This channel is lower because there are more old users so we enforce the rules somewhat less

[solid mantle]

I just welcome them with a "who's your favorite character" and then a bald edit

[honest garden]

Regarding arguments at least

[native seal]

we are such a reddit discord server

[leaden rivet]

This makes the moderation style make a lot more sense

[fallen meteor]

i mean

[honest garden]

Sak you're breaking my heart

[fallen meteor]

its like a partnership right

[honest garden]

Used to be

Lets check the mainsub now!

[thick mango]

I havent been on reddit in years. I forget how I found this server. I just remembered i went looking when i couldnt convince my friends to read op

[fallen meteor]

is there any reason to keep the r/ thing now

[leaden rivet]

Marin are you applying

[honest garden]

Clout

[fallen meteor]

i'm not here enough i feel

and i have -1 moderation experience

[honest garden]

You're a good polite user, that's 99% of it

[leaden rivet]

They don’t seem to have particularly high standards I don’t think

Just be decently active and not an asshole until you’re accepted then you can be an asshole again

[fallen meteor]

do you know when it closes? the applications

[solid mantle]

then there's a 1% chance for me, I like my odds, I should apply

[leaden rivet]

But this time it’s justified

[honest garden]

I don't think we have it nailed down yet but it might be soon

[honest garden]

I try to be nicer 🥲

[fallen meteor]

soon as in like tomorrow or soon like next week

[honest garden]

Could be within the next week

[leaden rivet]

You’ve been fine when I’ve seen you recently

[fallen meteor]

then i have some time to think

[leaden rivet]

So I guess there’s that

[honest garden]

But really, just write the app in decent english and you're ahead of the curve

If you'd like*

And you can rescind your app later if you change your mind

[leaden rivet]

And don’t have a billion warns?

looking at it now I have enough warns to be banned lol

[honest garden]

You were right about the ban thing, Illyasae. A lot of folks have been warned to death before being staffed

[grand flower]

I should apply for helper

[grand flower]

Ornery, too busy to check chats, lazy

I’m perfect

[leaden rivet]

Well yes I heard it from a then admin

I don’t even remember the lads name anymore

It was Rob or Evan I think but honestly my mind registers them as the same person

[fallen meteor]

giga admin Revan

[grand flower]

Sound like a Star Wars character

[leaden rivet]

I cannot separate them

No matter how hard I try

[honest garden]

Macks got banned before

[native seal]

it's so easy to say you'll get accepted even if you're warned to death which is not the case

[leaden rivet]

Who?

[native seal]

the staffs have to like you

that's the requirement

[fallen meteor]

Evan is orange

[leaden rivet]

Guess I’m disqualified

[grand flower]

👀

[fallen meteor]

i'm not sure if i'm hated by a staff member

[solid mantle]

then I'm done cuz Mushy hates my edits

[native seal]

that's the only requirement btw the apps are flashy showcases, most of the qualifications work on personal preferences

[fallen meteor]

unless its a secret thing

[leaden rivet]

Some of them have confirmed to me that they hate me

[dense haven]

fats is my uncle I could easily get in if I wanted to

[leaden rivet]

Juba has not spoken to me in like 2 years

[dense haven]

juba hates everything its not your fault

[honest garden]

We consider things like age, timezone, if they can write decent english on their app

[leaden rivet]

Don’t forget to write “ I want to make the server a better place”

[honest garden]

But if we think a user is borderline too annoying to be in the server we're not staffing them

[native seal]

now you're starting to spill the truth

[dense haven]

then how did merry get it

[solid mantle]

spilling the beans

[leaden rivet]

Merry genuinely changed

Like he was not always like that

[honest garden]

Vic-style meltdown

[native seal]

and someone who's warned to death is most likely to be the annoying user

[honest garden]

Flirting vs harassment

[grand flower]

I miss him

[dense haven]

room got kicked out for posting naked gorosei pepes

[ruby moat]

damn.

[leaden rivet]

Wait room got banned?

[grand flower]

Oh

[native seal]

I gotta keep that in mind for dragon

[leaden rivet]

Wtf

[dense haven]

no just fired

[leaden rivet]

Oh

[honest garden]

That was a while ago tho

He's back now

[thick mango]

It seemed like merry was originally trying to be genuine and constructive but slowly got worn down with frustration

[prisma idol]

Yeah room is back

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/876337606613430342/1016758215138095114/image0-47.gif

[leaden rivet]

Like half the mods who retire. Come back

And sometimes they come back as helpers

[honest garden]

Most of the time we just get busy and have to leave

[prisma idol]

Its the draw of power....

[solid mantle]

🫳 🔵

[grand flower]

Merry and I didn’t like each other for a while csuse I found him disruptive/disingenuous

[leaden rivet]

Why don’t you just be inactive instead of quitting. I see Bean here like once every 3 months

[grand flower]

I think he kinda mellowed out actually

[prisma idol]

[grand flower]

But started shitposting because he mellowed out

[honest garden]

It's a bit too tempting for some of us

[grand flower]

And that was his undoing

[native seal]

when you got lots going on in life keeping your discord staff role is the last thing you care about

[leaden rivet]

And then when you want to come back your position isn’t guaranteed right?

[prisma idol]

Im legit like addicted to using it while I was mod, then I stopped and I used it a good bit less, not completely but a good bit and then I came back

[leaden rivet]

Because Juba is a helper now, which I assume isn’t by choice

[grand flower]

You’d think so

[honest garden]

Juba gets a little emotional

[dense haven]

juba speedran helper to admin like 3 times now

[leaden rivet]

And then Evan came back a helper and then a mod and now he’s an admin again?

[grand flower]

Isn’t juba’s voice deep af

[ruby moat]

yea sorta like a tuba

[fallen meteor]

i get what mods and helpers do but i have no idea what admins do to be completely honest
i feel they are just mods but they can unmod mods

[prisma idol]

https://tenor.com/view/say-that-again-gif-968943876633031890

[grand flower]

They run the server

Choose emotes and sections and such

I think of em like store managers

[leaden rivet]

They keep records of people here apparently

[grand flower]

Or district

Mods are store managers

[honest garden]

We keep records of everyone...

[leaden rivet]

Evan said it was his job to watch members or some shit

[grand flower]

Helpers are supervisors

[ruby moat]

Mohdoo is kinda my goat ngl

[leaden rivet]

Imagining this as you guys keeping case files is just so funny

[ruby moat]

i never see them in chats tho

[leaden rivet]

Because there’s no way it’s that detailed

[dense haven]

some people take modding very seriously

[prisma idol]

Mohdoo is a #manga-theories and #manga-serious

[thick mango]

But he wasn't like that in the beginning

[honest garden]

There's a 5 page report for all of you

[solid mantle]

I miss the shields icons, those were cool

[fallen meteor]

excel spreadsheets for users

[leaden rivet]

Let me see my report

[ruby moat]

ah the two channels i never go in lol

[native seal]

mines all glaze I know it

[leaden rivet]

I’m sure it’s very kind

[native seal]

the staffs love me

[honest garden]

I think you're fine

[leaden rivet]

All of you are my dearest friends of course

[frail kindle]

fuck you

[urban lodge]

It all started with death sitting

[leaden rivet]

[honest garden]

Btw the 5 page thing is a joke*

[solid mantle]

🗣️ send them

[leaden rivet]

Well yes we’re not stupid

[honest garden]

It's 40 pages

[prisma idol]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-stare-awkward-stare-dog-stare-dog-awkward-gif-18079908953349784043

[native seal]

especially bluko

[leaden rivet]

There’s no way you guys can keep detailed reports of all the active users here unless you’ve forsaken having a life

[fallen meteor]

was death sitting before the family guy episode spoilers

[dense haven]

dont talk to me if you have a discord criminal record

[urban lodge]

Oh wait family guy was before

[native seal]

I have several discord criminal records and I'm sentenced to death

[leaden rivet]

I have 4 warns, is that too much to make your acquaintance 😔

[prisma idol]

We do daily reports at 5 am and 5 pm everyday

[honest garden]

5 other series spoilers in #manga mister Red, sir!

[fallen meteor]

i got muted once because i posted that chicken number from wano and made a joke about it

[leaden rivet]

What chicken number

[fallen meteor]

wait he isnt a number

[leaden rivet]

Please say you’re joking

[solid mantle]

I got muted because I asked to be muted more than once

[urban lodge]

I got warned once because I accidentally spoiled that no, Tama couldn't tame Kaido

[prisma idol]

Ill let you guess

[leaden rivet]

I got warned once for saying I hated a show in western series

[leaden rivet]

Well

Someone said that before they make you a mod they interview you in a voice chat so I can believe you guys doing stuff like that lol

[native seal]

good warn mate nobody could tell prior to your spoil

[fallen meteor]

this is lowkey why i didnt apply last time

[leaden rivet]

I wonder what they ask you

Your SSN? Your devotion to opcord?

[native seal]

they do interviews yeah

[fallen meteor]

my brazilian accent would kill whoever interviews me

[leaden rivet]

You could figure out my ethnicity so quickly if you heard me speak lol so I wouldn’t do it anyway. But I don’t think they force you to speak.

[grand flower]

Might have been going thru sumn

[grand flower]

That’s a cool accent to have

[fallen meteor]

but mine is thick

[native seal]

I think voice interviews are mandatory

[grand flower]

Fuck ya

[fallen meteor]

like thicker than most brazilians

[leaden rivet]

Like you have to speak?

[grand flower]

For staff?

[solid mantle]

I had one, years ago, when I was really down in the dumps and don't remember a thing lol

[grand flower]

In here?

[fallen meteor]

i was playing phasmo with my friends and they (all brazilians) made fun of me for it

[leaden rivet]

Tf are you talking about

[dense haven]

bro boasting his girth in chat

[grand flower]

☹️

[native seal]

yeah, im not sure tho because it's not clarified in the applications, pretty sure anyone who gave an interview to be staff gave it through voice

[solid mantle]

the interview thing

[grand flower]

That’s kinda cool

[urban lodge]

Oh in that case I'm disqualified

I said I wouldn't do vc

[native seal]

I did last time too and got disqualified, that's the reason I didn't apply this time

[grand flower]

I’d vote for you pennyroyaltea

[fallen meteor]

way funnier before the edit
the mods make you voice act panels in vc to get in

[urban lodge]

Thank you Shuron

[keen quiver]

You wouldn't get cleared due to the dragon connection

[formal wagon]

https://tenor.com/view/opla-one-piece-one-piece-live-action-live-action-la-gif-15514931660925986455

[leaden rivet]

Do you also have to swear allegiance to fats and red

[native seal]

lisa keep it low bro we gotta start our internal revolution together

[fallen meteor]

Judge Jr. did you apply

[dense haven]

they accept kid fans and aussies

[keen quiver]

Also liking chopper gets you disqualified

[rose brook]

if im getting a voice interview i better get paid asw

[formal wagon]

no im never going to

[leaden rivet]

Being a opcord mod is a lucrative job

Many people dream to have

[native seal]

the staffs need to be more clear about the interview process tbh, allowing text interviews too

[formal wagon]

i like to have fun and i dont want to see the horrors of staff chat

[grand flower]

I was thinking that lmao

[native seal]

cause it's just a process to know the person even more, that's all it is

[grand flower]

This sound like a real job interview

[leaden rivet]

Why do they need to know how you sound?

In case you’re an alt?

[native seal]

well the voice is more like a professional thing I assume

[dense haven]

you could be a dog

[native seal]

not anything more than that

[rose brook]

that form is probably like the first stage im sure they drop a lot more info after

[leaden rivet]

I’m a dog

[rose brook]

but id never know

[leaden rivet]

Lisa

[thick mango]

No one knows I'm a construct powered by a collection of hamsters on the internet

[grand flower]

That’s what’s up

[leaden rivet]

I’m a bit surprised it’s so technical for a discord mod spot.

[keen quiver]

What's up

[leaden rivet]

Did you have to speak before getting promoted

In voice

[solid mantle]

it's a huge server

[fallen meteor]

its a big ass server
i think it should be technical

imagine they go just by vibes

[native seal]

a lot of big servers do this except in this one you don't get paid

[leaden rivet]

Well I’m not saying they should go by vibes either

I’m saying I think having a mandatory voice interview is a bit too technical for what it is

[grand flower]

I wonder if people remember the “he’s doing it for FREE” meme

[fallen meteor]

for sure

[native seal]

classic

[rose brook]

can i use the chinese text to speech and still pass

[native seal]

bro that was supposed to be the secret sauce

[rose brook]

what kind of fucking fruit is this

[grand flower]

I was in a server thet would ban you if you references it when a mod said sumn to you lmao

[leaden rivet]

And my spoken English is worse than my typed English so I’d just look dumb

[native seal]

I specifically stated last application that I wouldn't be doing voice interviews

[leaden rivet]

Are you applying again this yea

[grand flower]

“Must be able to speak clear english” made me laugh

I get it

[native seal]

nah as long as they clarify voice interviews aren't mandatory

[leaden rivet]

Just noticed Lisa did not answer my question

[grand flower]

But also

We got supercomputers in the palm of our hands lol

[fallen meteor]

saw one where they broke up
very sad

[rose brook]

i saw one where he got shot

or injured or smth

[urban lodge]

I'd do that

[leaden rivet]

Well then you should apply anyway until they tell you it’s still mandatory no?

[formal wagon]

this is a hungarian chesnut apple. Scientists say they are the closest fruit to sentience and they have bitter but enjoyable flavor

[fallen meteor]

they are the closest fruit to what

[solid mantle]

I just want the shield icon, I'll do whatever it takes

[rose brook]

the way all of the mods ghost u

[native seal]

queue the icarus music

[urban lodge]

Lisa is currently discussing in mod chat if that's classified information or not

[leaden rivet]

Not them reloading like it’s a job rejection

[formal wagon]

this is an Avar horseberry. They a perfectly symmetrical and smell like strawberries, but taste totally different

[leaden rivet]

That screenshot gave me flashbacks Sak

[grand flower]

“One question: why do you clearly hate the server?”

[rose brook]

reject their rejection

[formal wagon]

this is a blood orange. it is like an orange but with a red inside

[grand flower]

Oh?

[solid mantle]

better that, than no answer at all

[urban lodge]

Lmaoooo

[keen quiver]

https://tenor.com/view/heat-heat1995-michael-mann-movies-action-movies-gif-27057035

[formal wagon]

this is a carpathian dingleberry it is not safe to eat

[grand flower]

A what

[formal wagon]

😭

[grand flower]

A carpathian what

[leaden rivet]

Did your masters give you permission

[native seal]

it's more that I'm also not interested anymore

[leaden rivet]

I see

Well good for you

Being a discord mod could make you spend even more time on discord

[grand flower]

Oh my god

[keen quiver]

If you were in staff you'd go crazy in manga

[rose brook]

what kind of fucking fruit is this

[grand flower]

I was doint something in my roommates bathroom

I’m so tired that I disrobed then realized

This is not the bathroom I shower in

It should be illegal to be tjis tired

[thick mango]

are you naked on your phone rn

[solid mantle]

if sak becomes staff, dragon agenda stickers incoming

[prisma idol]

https://tenor.com/view/uma-musume-meep-low-cortisol-dance-chibi-gif-17107758709618840273

[grand flower]

No dude I had to get dressed for that

This is a family server

[thick mango]

thats good

[native seal]

what is cortisol btw I'm seeing this trend so much

[leaden rivet]

Lisa acting like I’m asking for the secret formula

[grand flower]

I’m no pervert

[prisma idol]

Stress

[formal wagon]

this is a horse apple. Or if you're a loser, an osage orange. There was a tree that grew these in my backyard as a kid. Although they are called horse apples, horses much prefer normal apples.

[keen quiver]

"I know nothing"

[rose brook]

ur typing with both hands right

[formal wagon]

they also look like devil fruit

[buoyant comet]

Where are the owner applications

[grand flower]

You were talking about REAL fruits???

[native seal]

fats has already decided the server is going to me buddy

[prisma idol]

You have to fight your way up the tower and face down Fats

[rose brook]

why do i feel uneasy looking at it

[keen quiver]

Legit might be its like knowing what the one piece is

[formal wagon]

tihs is a belarusian cottage fig. They are inverted flowers, and only grow after a wasp crawls into them and plants their eggs.

[leaden rivet]

Smh

I’ll just wait until Sak gets rejected again to find out

[formal wagon]

no only the horse apple is real

[native seal]

I can apply for you with a decent application

wait what if I get accepted hold on that's outside the plan

[leaden rivet]

Well don’t say your plans here. They’re watching

They’re writing it down in the notebook they keep all our files in.

[formal wagon]

carpathian dingleberry is just someone in romania or moldova with bad hygine

well they grow on them

dingleberry is poop and carpathia is the mountain range that surrounds romania

one piece fact

[thick mango]

yaeh its not a real dingleberry unless it occurs in the romananian mountains, like champagne

[solid mantle]

what kind of fight are we talking here?

[thick mango]

what ever happened to that guy i feel like i never saw him in anything after fresh prince

[prisma idol]

Battle to the death, you have no armor and fats is decked out

[formal wagon]

i saw him in superbowl dunkin donuts ad

[grand flower]

I think he said they kept trying to type cast him as Carlton

[prisma idol]

You have to fight like luffy vs kaido to get it

[grand flower]

I could do that

[leaden rivet]

In a solid fight I’m convinced I can beat anyone here. So I’m ready to be owner I suppose.

[solid mantle]

I don't need armor, I'm at 200 pounds 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[thick mango]

do you have any fighting skills? Do you train?

[formal wagon]

i think i was creeped out by them for a while first time i saw them. I was told they were poisonous for humans but theyre not they just taste bad.

[leaden rivet]

When I was younger I used to beat up middle schoolers. They never stood a chance.

[thick mango]

lol i think you might be overestimating yourself but who knows

[rose brook]

im not eating that

[leaden rivet]

Idk how you can’t see the obvious sarcasm lol

[thick mango]

its text i guess

how do i know you just dont think youre super tough. there are plenty of internet people like that

[leaden rivet]

They never stood a chance is a meme

[leaden rivet]

And me beating children as evidence to say I can beat all the adults in here should clearly be a joke

[thick mango]

that caterpillar is pretty cool

[formal wagon]

thank you i think so too

[native seal]

the caterpillar is called ta

[buoyant walrus]

taw

[hazy turret]

https://tenor.com/view/kidd-kid-kidd-one-piece-eustass-kid-eustass-kidd-gif-26741726

[formal wagon]

so cool...!

[native seal]

im coming to contest for your staff position rokaya

[leaden rivet]

Hello Rokaya

[formal wagon]

im not. you dont have anything to worry from me

[leaden rivet]

I don’t think I’ve seen you for a while here

[ruby moat]

i also beat up a lot of children throughout my years

[lofty fern]

That sounds like something Garling would do, and he wouldn't be joking

[hazy turret]

sure!

[native seal]

so my timezone just isnt in the application

aight

[hazy turret]

be my guest, buster

[leaden rivet]

For clarification

No children were harmed

[hazy turret]

hi

[leaden rivet]

[leaden rivet]

Hi

[hazy turret]

oh yeah it looks like nepal is gmt +5:45

i'd pick the closest one then

[native seal]

im from india for this application

[hazy turret]

how are you

[leaden rivet]

I’m from Argentina in my application

[leaden rivet]

Ochem 2 is genuinely brutally fucking me

But other than that I’m fine

[hazy turret]

arent you a humanities major

[leaden rivet]

No that’s Evan

[hazy turret]

what are you doing studying chem

but you too

[leaden rivet]

Nope. I have dreams to stab people in their teeth.

[hazy turret]

oh ok

[leaden rivet]

I mean…dentistry dreams

Yeah that

I don’t have a full plan anymore to be honest. I’ve taken so many science and math classes that I can apply to whatever. Just need shadowing experience and some affirmative action….wait that’s gone….

[thick mango]

do you find the meme that some dentists are sadists is true

[leaden rivet]

A lot of people in the higher medical fields are, especially medical doctors and dentists too

[thick mango]

my sister's fiance is training to be a doctor and ive been consistently surprised by how long the process has been

[leaden rivet]

My friend who is pre med is genuinely addicted to adderall and he’s extremely depressed despite it all and he still wants to continue

[thick mango]

even if you go to school for free and make bank at the end youve lost so much money from compounding and 8 years of working

[leaden rivet]

The stress isn’t worth it

[honest garden]

Shit sucks so bad

I still have my A2 revision sheet

[leaden rivet]

I have like a stack of packets indent of me and the organic chemistry tutor isn’t helping so I don’t know what I’m going to do

So I’m pretending like nothing is happening by typing on discord

[grand flower]

Hey rokayamigo

[stone terrace]

Thats why i quit the doctor path

I would have like, just finished up med school not long ago lol

And then you have to do residency!

[leaden rivet]

I can’t see any universe it’s worth going through all that shit

[stone terrace]

Then you work 50 hours a week forever

[leaden rivet]

Like I’m not sleeping in a fucking hospital

Just to wake up and go back to work

No amount of money is worth all that

[thick mango]

thats what school was like for me

i did nothing but school and preparing for jobs

[leaden rivet]

You have to really love it

Like outside of the money and everything

Really love being a doctor

Or it’s not worth it

[hazy turret]

hello

[grand flower]

What it do

[hazy turret]

im fine ig

howre yew

[leaden rivet]

I’m sure it’s exam week for you

[stone terrace]

After shadowing doctors i was like mehhhhhh

[leaden rivet]

Which doctors did you shadow

[stone terrace]

I really wanted to be a surgeon but even still all the clinical shit and paperwork

[hazy turret]

me? next month or so

[leaden rivet]

An early illya really wanted to be a surgeon also

[stone terrace]

I followed a pediatrician and oral surgeon

[leaden rivet]

Couldn’t be a pediatrician

I also kind of still want to be an oral surgeon

But I know I’d hate my life eventually

[hazy turret]

pediatrics seems really hard because i saw a video of a kid a few years ago that had a terminal disease and they were crying for their mom, not knowing what was happening and i think i cried for like 15 minutes

[grand flower]

Damn you only g? ):

I’m dog tired

[leaden rivet]

I work with children now and I can’t do it because 1. I hate all their parents and 2. They’re so much more complicated than adults to work with

[hazy turret]

there are people more tired than you out there

[grand flower]

Shuron upscale

[stone terrace]

Love kids

But dealing with the parents would suck yea

[leaden rivet]

There are some moms I actually want to fight

They’re so dumb

[proud pivot]

@hazy turret @hazy turret

[leaden rivet]

Especially since I work with autistic children and so many of them regret having them

So they’re just bitter about everything

[hazy turret]

sup bb

[stone terrace]

[proud pivot]

Me got 2 lec + lab today fml

[grand flower]

https://tenor.com/view/waoocrew-gif-25516757

[hazy turret]

what about the lady youre courting

[stray prism]

same parents are the worst

[proud pivot]

Shes in the UK

[stray prism]

Also couldn't imagine myself working with children screaming in the background 24/7

[leaden rivet]

And they bite

A lot

And the bigger kids are sometimes bigger than you

[hazy turret]

ha ha

[thick mango]

i would say its worth to maybe seek some fufillment in work

[stone terrace]

"She goes to another country bro"

[thick mango]

i went the other way and im nto sure if it was the right call

[leaden rivet]

The resentment I feel makes me lose the fulfillment I would get

I’ve taken a break to focus on school

[proud pivot]

No she's from mass but her job requires it

[thick mango]

it turns out every single piece of media that ever covered this topic was kinda right and money doesnt generate very much satisfaction on its own

[stone terrace]

Id like to go to england for work wtf

[leaden rivet]

Why would anyone willingly go to England

[hazy turret]

i thought the french didnt like england

[leaden rivet]

It’s just doom and gloom there

Does the sun even come out in that depressing ass place

[stone terrace]

https://tenor.com/view/claude-arsenal-aftv-gif-19121641

[frozen ravine]

The game of thrones stage play is premiering there

[stray prism]

Id like to go to australia for work

[leaden rivet]

Why would anyone

[proud pivot]

[stone terrace]

Im a weirdo ngl i like rain and fog

[leaden rivet]

Why don’t you guys be normal and want to go to like Sweden or something

[stone terrace]

I should move to the pnw

[leaden rivet]

England isn’t too far from you

[hazy turret]

id like to go anywhere that would have me atp

[thick mango]

pnw is kinda nice but its very expensive

[leaden rivet]

And you already speak English somehow. So you’d be fine.

[thick mango]

i moved out of the seattle area 2.5 years ago to save money

[stray prism]

What does Sweden even have other than IKEA and meatballs

[leaden rivet]

Uh

[proud pivot]

https://tenor.com/view/ccp-cheering-cheer-china-gif-4951966975695656474

[leaden rivet]

Idk heard good things about them

Happiest country or something

[hazy turret]

anywhere that speaks english

sorry china

[proud pivot]

Isn't the happiest country switzerland

[hazy turret]

isnt it finland

[proud pivot]

Or netherlands idfk

[stone terrace]

Sweden prob

[leaden rivet]

Well Sweden and Switzerland may as well be the same thing

[stone terrace]

Any of the nordic countries

[grand flower]

Sentinel island?

[hazy turret]

wasnt it something like happiest but also one of the highest suicide rates or something?

[stray prism]

Countries claiming they are the happiest for propaganda

[stone terrace]

I heard its more that life there is very mundane so they dont have high expectations

Something like that

[thick mango]

i dont trust anyone who answers a survey tbh

have you ever answered a survey?

i always hang up on them cause i got shit to do

[leaden rivet]

Sometimes I wonder who’s answering all these surveys

[proud pivot]

Byebye

[formal wagon]

bye

[grand flower]

Nice try

[stray prism]

bye

[thick mango]

haha almost gotem

[grand flower]

I was bouta say nah too

[formal wagon]

the happiest country is philidelphia

[grand flower]

It’s always sunny

[thick mango]

i grew up outside philly its alright

[formal wagon]

the happiest country is plano texas

[thick mango]

hardcore sports teams fans are kinda insane

[proud pivot]

Forgot to tell you but the uni I am at I saw someone wearing a kidd shirt yesterday @hazy turret

[fallen meteor]

rokaya

[thick mango]

but otherwise alright

[hazy turret]

THE MOTHERLAND

[formal wagon]

the happiest country is vira

[hazy turret]

japan is so goated!!

[leaden rivet]

It’s Kid not Kidd

[hazy turret]

whats up

[fallen meteor]

if i apply will you delete my application instantly?

[prisma idol]

NIHON SUGOI

[fallen meteor]

@royal orchid where have you been

[hazy turret]

https://tenor.com/view/illwait-diva-cat-sass-sassy-gif-7171549

[thick mango]

it might be interesting to consider japan but i hear its very xenophobic so i doubt id be welcome

[stone terrace]

I blame twilight for this

[leaden rivet]

I couldn’t go to Japan

[hazy turret]

yeah im good on japan

[royal orchid]

I need to hire whoever made that Japan PR campaign

[formal wagon]

wait what are we considering countries for?

[thick mango]

either that or tech companies

[leaden rivet]

I can’t imagine wanting to eat somewhere and being told no because I’m a foreigner

[formal wagon]

the country im considering rn is detroit

[fallen meteor]

if i ever go to japan its for food

[royal orchid]

when I'm not studying it's minecraft

[stone terrace]

Japanese people are super polite tbf so even if theyre cursing you in their minds you wont have any problems probably

[ruby moat]

holy based

[formal wagon]

mindcraft

[stone terrace]

But the culture shock is probably too much for a westerner

[formal wagon]

mind craft

[fallen meteor]

this is the youngest user ever

what the fuck did i do

[ashen perch]

Minecraft is like ancient now

[fallen meteor]

i'm so mad with this nekotina bullshit

[formal wagon]

my bucket list of countries is outer mongolia, zambia and some europeslop

[fallen meteor]

whats going on in Zambia

[leaden rivet]

I want to go to china and learn Chinese

[royal orchid]

the phrase I wrote is generational, you can use it as a senior tech student and as a high school kid

[ashen perch]

I don't think that last ones a real country

[leaden rivet]

Anyone here Chinese

[hazy turret]

i want to see the swiss alps

[ashen perch]

Are you at a very Chinese point in your life

[leaden rivet]

I would say so

[fallen meteor]

i am too

[leaden rivet]

I’ve been watching a ton of videos on it

[thick mango]

+5 social credit score. You now are allowed to go to a hospital

[leaden rivet]

[fallen meteor]

i've been reading a cultivation slop manhua and i'm this close to reaching immortal enlightment

[ruby moat]

Im at a point in my life where im like half mexican half chinese

[ashen perch]

Hype

[ruby moat]

they rly gotta make the flights to china shorter

[leaden rivet]

Tacos and rice go pretty well together

[stone terrace]

Seeing a bonafide chinese person on discord is really rare

[fallen meteor]

do we have chinese users

[thick mango]

they have a separate censored internet right? Idt they can easily get on here

[fallen meteor]

announcement to all chinese users please say hi

[ashen perch]

How bad is manhua though I need to know, I know manhwa is but I've actually never read a manhua

[royal orchid]

rate my team guys
I got koraidon early and decided to build upon it with a sun team

[thick mango]

im sure like vpns or proxies or whatever chinese people could get on here but average joe just using hsi computer cant

[leaden rivet]

I’ve never read anything more brain numbing

[ruby moat]

uhhhh lucario is cool!

[fallen meteor]

it varies but i usually hate it
this one i'm tanking just because its a funny twist on thigs but its very very cultivationslop

[leaden rivet]

I’ve read some slop but my goodness

[royal orchid]

I've never heard a good thing about manhuas

[ashen perch]

Lmao

[fallen meteor]

meeks dude how far are you into this

[hazy turret]

theyre different things?

[fallen meteor]

fuck all level 100s

[honest garden]

How do you find legendaries in this?

[fallen meteor]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[ruby moat]

not only is manwha slop as fuck it's also formatted so horribly

u gotta perma scroll to read that shit

[royal orchid]

oh it's been a couple weeks, actually really fun server

[fallen meteor]

i wanted to play this pokemon minecraft for so long but nobody wanted to

[ashen perch]

Hwa is Korean and Hua is Chinese

[fallen meteor]

fuck dude i missed out

[royal orchid]

3 years of luck and god apple pokesnacks

[leaden rivet]

Hwaryun

[charred flower]

-5 Palantir score, ice will visit you soon

[prisma idol]

Easiest shit to confuse

[royal orchid]

my old mouse's scroll wheel started getting worse and worse with time

because I was reading like 3 manwhas

[ruby moat]

damn

i know theyre like meant to be read on phone

i just cant get past it

doesnt help that the stories are slop 99% of the time

[thick mango]

lol the worst case scenario is eventually becoming similar to how china already is

[charred flower]

Some are good, but only seen the "top" that are full colour for some reason

[ashen perch]

Guys

[thick mango]

arsal what chapter do you think elbaf will end on

would you like to bet on it

1472?

[ruby moat]

i rly liked the tower of god anime so i checked out the manwha and i couldnt get past the first chapter

[leaden rivet]

Your life. Bet your life on it.

[ashen perch]

Uh on Meek's soul

[thick mango]

elbaf ending around chapter 3000?

[ashen perch]

The arc still has 60 chapters left

[fallen meteor]

3k?

[leaden rivet]

Accurate by Arsal’s estimates

[fallen meteor]

way earlier

[ashen perch]

Meeks don't worry there's an apostrophe there

[royal orchid]

I was a weak level 1 crook but god himself or something similar gave me magic powers and I became harem level 1 bjillion boss

[leaden rivet]

Everything is bigger in Arsal’s world

[ashen perch]

60 chapters is a conservative estimate based on Oda's current pacing

[ruby moat]

oh god i remember when mobile game ads like that were all over the place

[charred flower]

I'd also want to bet the rest of Meeks soul, I'd say that we will move to the top of Elbaf shortly, not sure if it counts

[royal orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/mafia-boss-city-level-up-gif-26419484

[thick mango]

would you bet on 1250? if you think 60 is conservative, whats 74?

[ashen perch]

It would take a lot longer if it were in my world

[fallen meteor]

i like the ads where you get to choose between being born a princess or a peasant

[ashen perch]

Man what even is the current chapter number

[thick mango]

1174

[fallen meteor]

they all evolve into chaos

[thick mango]

oh 76, my bad

[fallen meteor]

elbaf goes to like 1220

[thick mango]

i just picked 1250 cause its a nice round number roughly on the higher end of your range

[charred flower]

How long was egghead?

[ashen perch]

Yeah I haven't been active lately so the numbers slip my mind, thanks

[royal orchid]

princess choice (you're a prisoner, chained to the wall of a basement)

[ashen perch]

1176? That puts the arc at 50 chapters then, 10th longest in the series

I'd say we're firmly past the point of people arguing with me that it'll be a short arc atleast

[royal orchid]

does it feel like it's been 3 weeks without a chapter to anyone else

[ashen perch]

It kinda does

[charred flower]

And how many chapters long is Elbaf rn?

[ashen perch]

50

[fallen meteor]

its more like
princess > you turn into an evil lady
peasant > the hidden emperor has a chance encounter with you and likes how kind you are

[formal wagon]

I'd really like to go on a safari and I did a research project on zimbabwe in highschool which got me really interested in that area, especially seeing victoria falls. There's stuff going on in that country that makes me not want to go though, so Zambia is the preferable option

[charred flower]

Id give it 50 more if we don't have to deal with a "main villain" in this arc

Like, a king that rules from the top of the tree or something

[fallen meteor]

are zimbabwe and zambia neighbours

is there a third z country around them

[formal wagon]

yeah victoria falls splits them

or its their border rather

[ruby moat]

30 chapter brook/gunko flashback 🙏

[charred flower]

If it's just IMU and then setup for what comes next hopefully by 1225 we're out of Elbaf

[fallen meteor]

very interesting stuff

[formal wagon]

i think they're the only 2

[fallen meteor]

lets make one there so they could be called the sleepy group

[thick mango]

i dont think anything can one up imu. its imu. BB is the only one whos capable and he has no interest in elbaf

[formal wagon]

i wanna go to mongolia to ride horses and camels and eat meat and cheese like products and drink airag

and there has to be one europeslop

[vital heart]

Aloha!

[thick mango]

i dont think i need to ride horses in my life it doesnt seem that fun and it seems dangerous

[formal wagon]

either hungary or italy or england

[ruby moat]

Which is interesting. It’s strange that BB has zero interest in Elbaf when his dad was borderline obsessed with it.

[vital heart]

I want to visit Kyrgyzstan sometime in my lifetime.

[charred flower]

I mean that rn it's just IMU possessing Gunko, full power IMU and BB will be dealt later. But with the team we have rn it seems it could be "fast"

[native seal]

come visit nepal

[vital heart]

I want to visit Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan sometime in my lifetime.

[ruby moat]

It’s pretty boring and it makes ur butt hurt bc it’s so bouncy and the saddles aren’t very padded

[thick mango]

bb maybe has some of rocks plans but hes very different. The very first thing we see from BB's proper plan is a "gift to the world government", rocks would never

[ruby moat]

Tru

[native seal]

the horse shat itself the last time i rode it

[ruby moat]

They always do that

Dropping bombs as you go

I wanna visit the 7 longest rivers in the world before i die

[formal wagon]

Its fun, but yeah horses are big and can kill you. I try to avoid walking behind them cause they can kick you if they get spooked by something they cant see behind them

[proud pivot]

Hi I just finished fish man island manga and i basically think that there is foreshadowe that Shyrarley or whatever her name was the fortune teller with 100% accuracy predicted Luffy would destroy fish man island but it didn't happen? Why is this... Because he will destroy it at the end of the story and will bring peace and stop racism between the two races by destroying the island so the sun pirates of dream of being able to look under the real sun as fish man comes true and he liberates the world like he did with places previously in op. Might have to post this on Reddit. Just wnated to share this but don't tell me if this happens yet

[thick mango]

I think you can see a lot of examples of BB evil imagery and difference from rocks and no interest in avenging rocks during the duel on banaro island
#manga-serious message

[charred flower]

It all depends on Oda, if we get another egghead (where we thought the main villain was Kaizaru, then Saturn arrived and then the 5 elders were summoned... then yeah, we will be here until 1250 minimum

[balmy lava]

Rocks was bad, but def. givin some decent qualities

BB is def. a bit darker than Rocks

[formal wagon]

oh wait there are countries that should take europeslops spot on the top 3 but US relations make it a bad idea

[charred flower]

But if it's "just" Gunko and then we can continue with the elbaf story and setup for the final war... then this might be closer to what we saw in Zou (not it length, but structure)

[royal orchid]

for you bartsky, my lucario mega evolving into ||hatsune miku for some reason||

[ruby moat]

Rocks owned full a lead and had a bar on the island with the most beautiful woman in the world running it.

Bb owns full a lead and has a slave market going that includes children

[formal wagon]

what map mod is that

or is it a pack and you don't know

[ruby moat]

Damn which Pokémon mod is that? It looks way better than the last one I played

Those animations were insane

[formal wagon]

cobblemon

[royal orchid]

Xaero's Minimap + Xaero's World Map

[formal wagon]

oh okay i've always used the other map mod and never tried that one

[ruby moat]

Oh neat maybe it’s just been too long since I last played and it’s way more polished now

[royal orchid]

journeymap is cheeks xaero's mods ecosystem is miles better for multiplayer and singleplayer

[charred flower]

Hopefully this goat reappears soon

[formal wagon]

oh okay i'll try to backup my singleplayer world and switch

[formal wagon]

is that snivy on the map from a pasture block

[royal orchid]

yeah we have cobbleworkers

[urban lodge]

Oda forgot Fujitora exists

[stone terrace]

I hope fuji was doing something in the background

Akainus mom perhaps

[leaden rivet]

The way this panel murdered akainu for me

[grand flower]

I saw these optubers point out that Kuzan lowkey ended up having the relationship with Akainu people thought Dragon would

[royal orchid]

I don't think admirals are gonna show up in elbaf so I wonder where they'll be coming back on

[grand flower]

And in hindsight it seems kinda silly we did that lol

[grand flower]

I'm guessingggg

Wano then Pirate Island

[distant vine]

Yup

[formal wagon]

i expected the VAs to pursue the SHs to elbaf 🥀

[leaden rivet]

I saw what you deleted

[distant vine]

😭

[leaden rivet]

Scary

[formal wagon]

i didnt see what you deleted

[distant vine]

To do what? Lose?

[formal wagon]

i was tabbed out

[formal wagon]

let me live my life

i like them

i want them to win

even if they never will

[urban lodge]

Red King will return

[ruby moat]

Wondering how the hallucinogenic fog will play a part now that my theory revolving around it effecting the holy knights escape with the kids on the boat doesn’t work anymore

[tranquil blade]

How many times in the series have VA's actually won

[distant vine]

Thats a great question

Lets see...

[royal orchid]

I was thinkinh voice actors this whole time

[grand flower]

I have a theory about this

That’s a little memey

[distant vine]

East Blue no VA's win. Same with Alabasta and Skypiea

[grand flower]

But I’m deadass

Follow me here

The Navy is perpetually mentally nerfed

[royal orchid]

have vice admirals actually won anything that wasn't directly related to garp

[distant vine]

Garp tackles Marco, does that count as a W?

[ruby moat]

Obv not counting garp I don’t think any vas have won anything

[grand flower]

Garp jawed the fuck outta Marco

[royal orchid]

https://tenor.com/view/garp-one-piece-marco-mythical-zoan-marineford-gif-25770468

[distant vine]

Smoker defeats Vergo with the assist

And Vergo defeated Law in a round

[royal orchid]

sent bro back to the grand line

[grand flower]

Vergo cheated

Akainu solo’d the scholars

Kizaru arrested Arlong

[ruby moat]

Fisher tiger arrest?

Oh wait he died

Not there

[royal orchid]

GB arrested weevil

[ruby moat]

Nvm

[royal orchid]

weevil will return by the way

[runic dock]

Now you get it

[tranquil blade]

[distant vine]

https://tenor.com/view/one-piece-doll-doll-one-piece-vice-admiral-haki-gif-17322953501097381094

[urban lodge]

Whoa, magma haki

[grand flower]

No csuse think about it

The navy’s version of dreams is Justice right

And they have to constantly compromise their Justice to work for this chumpfuck government

[thick mango]

he might be on to something here

[charred flower]

It's too realistic

[grand flower]

Why is Garp the only marine shown using kings Haki?

More probably have it

But he’s the Marine who compromises on his Justice the least, if at all

He’s willing to slug the CDs, he doesn’t feel beholden to that side of the government whatsoever

[leaden rivet]

Yeah it may be a bit too realistic

[grand flower]

Sengoku might have his own thing

I think he created sword

[balmy lava]

Sengoku has CoC

[grand flower]

I think he was able to maintain his sense of Justice by ascending thru the ranks on his terms to achieve what he wanted

Basically, Sengoku and Garp are at peace with themselves

I imagine many marines, after turning a blind eye to certain things, are not

[charred flower]

I mean... yes, but that's paradoxical, they can choose to leave, or do things on the outside like Koby, when they accept domination from the WG it also shows that their "will" is not of a conqueror

[grand flower]

Choosing to leave isn’t that simple

If Garp left, who would save the people he went on to save?

[distant vine]

@grand flower What do you think of the Dragon and Garp interaction Post God Valley

[grand flower]

When Garp says he has to look out for the rank and file he means

[balmy lava]

Garp is basically the spirit behind sword

[grand flower]

“Yo they bouta teach these kids some BULLSHIT”

[formal wagon]

dragon did not seem super happy with his pops

[grand flower]

“I’m not about to let that happen”

[formal wagon]

thats my take

[charred flower]

And that's why only those who are "kings" on this series choose other ways even inside the WG, we haven't seen a single admiral with ACoC

[grand flower]

By the end of the series, a significant number of marines will rebel against the CDs

[balmy lava]

Garp is also still talking it up with Dragon

[grand flower]

And I’m betting the Venn diagrams of those marines and marines inspired by Garp is one circle

[formal wagon]

Did they not know dragon was garp's son?

[thick mango]

is it fair to assume the dream of every marine is justice? Sure the obvious ones like nezumi dont even pretend to believe in justice. But is the dream of kuzan necessarily justice? Lazy justice seems to detach from it being a focus of his dream right. Its not his dream to see what happens. And maybe there are other examples as well. But I do think you right that for marines whose dream is realizing their justice, the nature of working for the WG and getting their dream crushed a little every day probably weakens their will. Also there are folks like greenbull who are true believers he doesnt count.

[balmy lava]

Ds use their CoC to help the people around them.

[runic dock]

They’re in a constant state of (what’s that word where your words don’t match your actions?) brain fart

[grand flower]

We were talking about that earlier. I really enjoyed it, it vindicates a lot of my analysis and predictions on Garp

I like how it’s so small but you can look at scenes from Egghead, Marineford and Water 7 and attach new ideas because of it

Like for example

[distant vine]

I was thinking about how people are dissapointed in it, and reflecting on it again yeah I still like it

[grand flower]

Garp saying he and Dragon talked after logue town substantiates my interpretation that Garp is just recognizing that Dragon is a teenager lashing out

[charred flower]

Yeah, but those who have them tend to bend the laws/orders from the WG to help ppl, since the WG is not interested in that

[distant vine]

I think its telling how Garp's usually heavy handed but here he's just like "Yeah I'm crap, yeah you can leave"

[grand flower]

And I think later on, when dragon is more mature, they reconcile

[grand flower]

I mentioned tjis too

[balmy lava]

correct. That is why Imu doesnt kill every D. If they can be effectively slaves for Imu, then use them.

[distant vine]

Yeah I think they reconciled and then Dragon handed over baby Luffy to him

[grand flower]

Garp not fighting dragon on it and expecting that Dragon would leave implies he recognized his methods are flawed

[charred flower]

PR

[grand flower]

His decision to stay in the navy to fix it from within has issues

But that tells me Garp is resolved to handle those issues

[runic dock]

They’re in a constant state of Cognitive dissonance

[grand flower]

Yes

Guilt, shame

[balmy lava]

Elbaf is D, and Imu was like lets get them to join the cause

[grand flower]

All of those are mentioned to make you weaker

We now understand that to be Haki

[distant vine]

Yeah I think people were expecting this to be the full battle of their ideologies

[grand flower]

Katakuri lost observation when he got upset and embarrassed

We didn’t call it that at the time

But that was a mental nerf

Imagine a Marine who has to overlook slavery

Not even have to

[runic dock]

The fact that they have to constantly explain away their agencies own actions means their hearts can never be in sync with their actions

[grand flower]

But you made that decision too

[runic dock]

They will always be lesser versions of themselves

[grand flower]

I bet Theres marines who are like

[charred flower]

The good old question:
What comes first? The will to be free or the oppressive system that reminds you how you need it?

[grand flower]

In the know with what Garp, Dragon, Shanks and Kuzan are doing(ask me later)

But experience mental nerfs when they lose faith and shit

[balmy lava]

Imagine you quit the marines, take out to the sea, and a moment later the Roger pirates slaughter your crew and plunder your ship

[grand flower]

Like, staying in the Navy is a gamble

You could end up killed even if you resist becoming a fool

Tool*

Someone could become a tool and kill you

[runic dock]

Maybe you deserved it

[grand flower]

The chances of failure in a rebellion are so high

[runic dock]

Hypothetically

[balmy lava]

I am saying they dont know you are a former marine

Although Rocks started raiding every ship, not just random people after awhile

[charred flower]

I don't think it makes them weaker, that's too simple, it's an abusive system where they are needed to defend the weak from the same system that oppressed them

[distant vine]

Its so funny Clover's brother is the one guy who got shot for being a D.

[balmy lava]

but Marine ships have less gold and it can cause issues

[distant vine]

And Clover himself was able to just go "Nah Im just a friend of his"

[maiden crystal]

marine ships got food and shit

[grand flower]

I think they’re in cahoots

[balmy lava]

yeah, but even the giant warrior pirates were like, these are a waste of time to plunder

[charred flower]

They are being manipulated, but that doesn't make them "weaker" it makes them manageable

[runic dock]

Maybe it’s more complex , because those same mentally nerfed people still jail people against their wills , still kill people

[grand flower]

I think Garp and Dragon are plotting a pincer rebellion

Garp has been raising marines to reject the CDs and save people

I think Garp respects what dragon is doing

He just knows someone has to be navy

Dragon is for the people

Garp salvages the Navy as much as he can

Oh

Another reason I think this

[balmy lava]

Garp is basically running Sword, who are Marines who are not Marines.

[grand flower]

Gaban said he just casually talks to Garp

[runic dock]

Garp is doing a great job of all that planning in bb jail

[charred flower]

There are no "mentally nerfed" ppl in the marines, they are conflicted but that's their own way to deal with the dissonance and that talks about them as ppl and how they solve their issues with the systems

[grand flower]

Garp told him about Ace

These niggas are just talking to each other

I don’t think teach meeting Kuzan was coincidence

[clever idol]

Garp routinely stops at shakkys bar

[grand flower]

Kuzan said ima keep an eye on him

Shanks, Garp and Dragon said bet

[clever idol]

And drinks with ray

[balmy lava]

Or Shanks told the WG

[grand flower]

No Gaban said Garp told him Roger had a son

And he said it like they just be chatting

[clever idol]

Right

[runic dock]

I get that as well , but if you throw those dissonance’s people against the likes of the strongest in the world , they’ll always falter

[clever idol]

Like he has their den den mushi

[grand flower]

These niggas be talking to each other!!!

That hotline bling and its old mfers!!!

[balmy lava]

And Gaban told Shanks.

[grand flower]

Now think about this

[clever idol]

Garp to gaban: Tell me why your bum ass captain just asked me to save his child man

[grand flower]

We know now that Shanks’ red hair is distinct in universe

[balmy lava]

Shanks has motive to rat out Ace potentially

[grand flower]

They see it as a special shade of red

Imagine you’re dragon

You think you failed those babies and they died

Then you either find out Roger has a red haired child

Or you see Shanks’ poster

No way dragon ain’t pull up like YO

[clever idol]

Or shamrock

[grand flower]

Thinking those babies died radicalized Dragon instantly

[grand flower]

That’s true

But in my imagination

Dragon and Shanks got in touch

I think they pass info to each other

[charred flower]

And that's the issue of each individual and how they decided at some point to work under the authoritative system, the argument of them being "mentally nerfed" takes the responsibility away from the ppl that day after day decide to stay in the system that abuses them and makes them abusers

[runic dock]

Idk if dragon ever talked to them about it , or to shanks about it , but if he ever did that’d be a great convo to see , I’m sure at the very least he realized who shanks was at one point and was like “damn , I’m amazing after all “

[grand flower]

I’m willing to bet when Blackbeard was headed to Baltigo, Kuzan tipped them off

[grand flower]

Peep this

[balmy lava]

I mean who couldnt figure out that Monkey D Dragon coudl be related to Monkey D Luffy. Like lets get real, that takes about 15 minutes of investigation.

[grand flower]

Dragon mused that sometimes it takes the will of a pirate to spark revolution

And he approved of Luffy becoming a pirate

When Oda drew Garp as a kid, he looked like a budding pirate

[balmy lava]

he literally called Garp about it right after to discuss

[grand flower]

And in the flashback we have Roger and Rocks expressing that Garp would fit in as a pirate

[charred flower]

The Gorosei and the WG know from the beginning

[grand flower]

Dragon is speaking to Garp and left Luffy with him

[runic dock]

That’s true , it’d be wrong to give them excuses like that , it’s just when you put it back into the shounen battle equation , and when those same dudes have to fight Luffy or shanks , they’re gonna falter , I don’t think at that point it’s making excuses , it’s showing their personality thru battle , in a different way

[balmy lava]

yeah, that one is obvious as soon as they see monkey D luffy was the east blue

[grand flower]

I feel like it’d make sense Dragon talks to other pirates like Shanks

[vital heart]

Aloha!

[grand flower]

Especially Shanks

Since we talking about dragon I might as well shill that Caribou is looking for dragon btw

[balmy lava]

wasnt caribou a legit admirer of BBs

[grand flower]

i don't think so

[vital heart]

Aloha!

[grand flower]

where's my sbs bruh

bro i'm glad i ain't paid this man meek for this

[charred flower]

Agreed, and that's why I'm against the "Kizaru was nerfed" discussion. He did all he could in that situation and then lashed out on his boss/friend because its really fked up. But that's an aspect of his personality, of his "unclear justice", not weakness

[runic dock]

He also helped luffy with the food

Did everything he could indeed

[grand flower]

Kizaru's "unclear justice" is meant to be like

he plays both sides

you can't catch him at doing it

he knows how to have plausible deniability

like when luffy hit him in the head

that was an excuse to not have to pursue his mission

he pretended to be slumped until it was like alright bruh, get up

[runic dock]

Lmfaooo he’s a master at plausible deniability yeah

[grand flower]

he shot vegapunk, but vegapunk was already fatally wounded

he finished VP off, but you could interpret it as a mercy kill

[charred flower]

Yeah, but I won't enter rn into powerscaling ||specially because luffy had to deal with Saturn at the same time||

[grand flower]

Yeah bruh

Like, I could be reading too much into this

but when he tells Kuma "you better have a pretty good excuse"

back in sabaody

I'm like 'Yoooo that's what HE be doing"

You could look at that like he's going

[runic dock]

Nah I’ve never seen a main op villain stay down while still being awake

They’re always knocked out

[grand flower]

"You my dawg so ima let you know right now, you better cover your ass real good here"

"I been there kuma"

[grand flower]

Oh no that was def him faking

[charred flower]

I think it's about how he "doesn't care" and works like a cog without asking... but when he made a real connection, when a person/relationship was "clear" and started to care... the cog did the job but it suffered a lot

[grand flower]

It's a lost in translation thing

I've seen it explained as

The japanese term is moreso for a wishy washy person

someone who has their feet on both sides of the fence

In the case of Kizaru, he's noncommittal and will do things that helps both sides

[balmy lava]

The fact BB taught his crew how to steal devil fruits without needing a devil fruit to do it shows that BB got the Dark Dark fruit specifically to defeat Imu.

[grand flower]

Like feeding Luffy because he wanted Luffy to save Vegapunk

[grand flower]

I agree

I think Yami Yami is a Logia manifestation of Imu's Abyss power

[charred flower]

Seen it but "both sides" means his own self interest and the institution he works for

[trim lily]

well i imagine it helped him get whitebeard's too

[runic dock]

And that just goes to show what the wg has been doing with everyone that works for them and why they insist on labeling anyone that’s not associated with them EVIL ENEMIES , dehumanize the other side and you won’t get soldiers making connections that could jeopardize the “mission”

[grand flower]

If the Abyss is natural to the world, a logia of it can exist

[balmy lava]

I think Imu abyss power is effectively Gear 5

[grand flower]

Well, sure but in the case of Egghead

He was trying to help Vegapunk and also trying to play his mission straight

[charred flower]

🇺🇸

[grand flower]

The anime illustrated this really well when hes walking slowly over to VP

[runic dock]

[grand flower]

Then when he sees the train, he blinks over to it

[balmy lava]

Drums of Oppression is Imu's power.

[grand flower]

He accepts the distraction

Kizaru can shoot with the precision to hit a key in Luffy's hand, but he misses the tank VP is in

[charred flower]

Yup, save whatever he could of his friends dream aaand try to defeat Luffy

[grand flower]

He gets behind VP and announces his presence

Kizaru's just is like

One step forward, two steps back

justice is like*

when applied to Egghead

[runic dock]

Honestly this is why enjoyed egghead a lot , it was cathartic to see kizaru like this

When I always thought he would be

[grand flower]

But that's the thing, he faked being slumped while Luffy was REALLY slumped, and he fed him