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WHO: Luffy, Danny & Jun
WHERE: The docks and general shenanigans around town
WHEN: September 8th-ish?
WHAT: Troll hunting
WARNINGS: general Luffy shenanigans, mild destruction of property, ~~possible~~ over eating once this is done, and Luffy will likely end up with a JOB

Accepting a quest to find a troll sounded like an awesome adventure to Luffy. He's super excited to get started, grinning widely at his two companions.

So, where should we get started looking? Do trolls live in the woods? I think they live in the woods.

He's taking this very literally.

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[He considers the question. ]

It'd depend on the troll, really.

[not helpful at all Jun...]

See? It will all work out.

He's very much still of the opinion that the plan is punch first, befriend, ask questions later. Despite having literally heard it and that's not the plan.

Punching people has never really stopped me from making friends before.

"But how will we know which kind of troll this is?" Danny turns and stares blankly at Luffy.

"If we become friends first can we skip the punching part?"

You know, I'm not sure. This is my first troll hunt.

[He looks over at Luffy]

Those must be some friendships you have.

If they swing at me, I swing back. And people usually want to fight me. I'm a pirate, after all. But yeah, it usually works out later and we make friends! Unless they're the Marines. Or the World Government.

Sorry, Danny. He has all the tact of a bull in a china shop.

Aren't we looking for the big, fight happy kind? Is there any other kind of troll?

He also is from a time where the internet doesn't really exist.

[Danny just sighs. He was starting to get an idea of what direction his life was heading now.... and it involved a lot of fights that what remained of his normal human logic told him was a terrible idea.]

So.... how many ninjas do you fight?

[Look, he had to ask.]

Maybe some trolls just want to be left alone?

[....You know what he's sure Luffy has an answer to the ninja question, so he'll go ahead and answer that]

That'd be unfortunate if they are that type, since our mission is to collect a troll.

[And the mission means everything, according to jun]

I haven't met any ninjas yet! Ninjas are super cool and a man's dream! I can't wait until I meet them! I've met fishmen and a giant whale and giants and dinosaurs and a talking reindeer and zoan users and other devil fruit users and people in the sky and a cyborg and zombies and a talking skeleton and tree monsters and pirates and marines and a bunch of other guys, though!

Yes. He did just admit to meeting to a ton of crazy others but not ninjas. And yes, he did call ninjas a man's dream. This also might explain why none of this place seems to faze him or why none of it seems weird.

I mean, if they wanted to be left alone, then why would there be a quest about them? I can't imagine it's very interesting, wanting to studying or learn about somebody who wants to be left alone. Anyway, once we get to the park, we should ask around! See if anyone knows anything about trolls! Maybe they can help us.

[You know what? Danny was just going to go ahead and believe all of that. He could turn into a ghost and not too long ago he punched a velociraptor. AND survived.

He didn't have much room to talk any more when it came into ridiculousness.]

Good luck with that?

[He nods. ]

I guess all we can do is see what happens.

I see. So many sights but not yet of a ninja. I'm rooting for you, Luffy. I hope you get your dream.

[Find that ninja. Fulfill your man's dream.

At this point they are near the park. Sure enough....it looks like a completely normal day at the park. A few families around, some pigeons, squirrels - the usual]

So...where do we start looking for a troll?

Thanks! I'm sure I'll find one, eventually! I mean, if there's samurai, there have to be ninjas, right??

Because that's how that works. You can't have one without the other. Clearly.

We ask a bunch of people for help! Maybe they can point us in the right direction! Should we split up or go together?

We could probably cover more area if we split up?

[On the other hand, talking to people by themselves meant more change of being laughed out of the park.]

[ ... ]

We could, but should we really leave Luffy on his own...?

I'm sorry, what was that?

Luffy has already taken off running in a random direction, approaching people and excitedly talking to them. He'll meet up with you guys later, probably. And mostly likely, somehow, made even more new "friends" along the way.

Danny's smile becomes a little nervous.

"You have a point. I'll go after him?"

He starts walking quickly.

Annnnd there he goes. Jun just watches the guy run off, before giving a knowing "this is your fault" smile at Danny.

"Mm, that's a good idea. I'll let you know if I find anything."

Because Danny is on pirate-sitting duties now!! Have fun! Jun meanwhile will head off in another direction, on purpose.

Danny takes a moment to consider this.... and he starts to run. Better catch up quickly before anything else happened.

He'll find that Luffy is just excitedly chatting with bystanders. Several of them seem not to know how to take his sudden approach but he might notice that more than a few start to slowly warm up to him the more he talks.

This ranges from simply looking annoyed but not punching him to actively smiling, albeit a bit awkwardly, and trying to point him in a general direction.

He lights up as Danny approaches and waves him over as he talks to an awkwardly smiling couple.

This is my friend, Danny!

Did you ever agree to be friends? No? Well, now you are, apparently.

These guys were just pointing me in a direction to go!

Whether that's the correct direction or just a random one to get him away from them remains to be seen. Could be both.

[ Danny looks a little surprised at suddenly being referred to as a friend, but also a little pleased. Making new friends was something he usually had trouble with. ]

Yeah? Which direction?

The awkwardly smiling couple relax a bit and seem more willing to help now that Danny is here. Luffy can be a little bit much at first, as he's learned.

They point him in a direction, talking about how they heard rumors of someone making trouble and trolls down by the docks. They don't have any more information than that, sorry. Luffy gives them an exuberant thank you, then turns excitedly to Danny.

We should go! I bet the other guy will meet us there, right?

[ Danny nods and frowns. ]

I hope so. And we can send a quick message on the app if hes not there,

We should do that now, then! Just to make sure we all know where we're heading.

He struggles with his phone for a few seconds, clearly still not used to the technology, before opening the app. Then, he's shoving towards Danny.

What's his user id thingymajig? How can I find him? Do you know?

Hopefully he knows, because Luffy is totally down to message literally every single person in the app to meet them at the docks, if not. Or will attempt to, before Danny likely stops him.

[Catching on to part of this, Danny hastily sends the message, then goes back to show Luffy the steps.]

[A second after Danny sends the message, Jun's voice can be heard behind them. When did he get there?]

Did you find something?

It's hard to say if Luffy noticed him arriving or not. Whether he's surprised or not, though, he sure is pleased to see him again.

Hey, there you are! We were just talking about you! We found a new place to look!

And, to Danny, he grins.

See? I knew he'd find us somehow!