You are alone in your quarters now. You need to have your officers selected by the end of the day, or else chaos will reign on your ship and the “officers” Vice Admiral Dalmatian left behind might see fit to relieve you of your position.

>Current Officers: Lieutenant Hitoshi, Ensign Cage
>Positions available: Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant, Two Ensigns


Let’s think about who we know…

>Master Chief Petty Officer Alfonso

Alfonso is your oldest friend in the Marines. He is a humble and supportive man, and is not afraid to let you know when you’re making a mistake. Alfonso has excellent experience with people, and is universally loved by the crew. As a result, Alfonso is deeply affected when anything ill happens to any one on the crew.

Excellent with people.
Poor at investigation.
Excellent with information gathering.
Fair in combat.


>Warrant Officer Marianne

Marianne is the perfect soldier. She is completely loyal to Justice and ruthless in the hunt to bring law to the lawless. Marianne is uncomfortable acting informal to senior officers, and verbally lashes out when her own subordinates are being inappropriate. Marianne also has an extensive knowledge about pirates, their bounties, and the abilities of particularly notorious pirates.

Poor with people
Fair at information gathering
Fair with investigation
Superb in combat

BY JUSTICE! It's Marine Quest again!

Alfonso sounds like good first officer material.

Hmm. Describe the duties and responsibilities of each position. And how many of each position do we have open/need to fill, just to be clear?

>>22498767
We're gonna need to know the duties of each position. Also, JUSTICE!

>>22498767
What are the duties and responsibilities of each position?

What do we know about Hitoshi and Cage?

Can we learn more about them quickly?

>Medical Officer and Ship Cook, Big Ocean

Big Ocean is the gigantic head cook and chief of medical staff. Despite his size, Big Ocean is not a giant, although he is easily the largest non giant you have ever seen. Big Ocean is a reliable friend, and is universally loved by the crew as a cook and equally feared as the ship doctor. Going above and beyond the call of duty might as well be Big Ocean’s motto, and he often puts the needs of the crew above his own.

Excellent with people
Poor at information gathering
Poor at investigation
Fair in combat

>Petty Officer "Ricochet Read"

"Ricochet" Read is one of the best gunslingers on the ship. He wields no less than six pistols, and uses them all to deadly effect. Ricochet had a volatile relationship with the previous Captain, but you have gained his trust since you put Blue in prison.

Fair with people
Fair with information gathering
Fair at investigation
Excellent in combat

You have a general understanding of most of the marines under your command. There are a few exemplary individuals who have risen above the rest since the Captain Blue Fiasco. However you still have a very limited understanding of the full capability of your potential officers.

Most of your knowledge is from your own experiences or second hand information from Alfonso. Luckily as a Captain you can now request official files from Marine Headquarters. You may request for three files at a time, and it will take a while before the fax transponder snail has finished printing the forms. Some of these officers you will not be able to command to act to the fullest of their abilities until you have one of these official files.

It is morning, first order of business is choosing your officers.
>Positions available: 1 Lieutenant Commander, 1 Lieutenant, 3 Ensigns
>Request Marine File(Choose three: Alfonso, Hitoshi, Marianne, Cage, Big Ocean, Rosewater, “Ricochet Read)
>Request to see(Choose one: Alfonso, Hitoshi, Marianne, Cage, Big Ocean, Rosewater, “Ricochet” Read)
>Promote a marine

>>22498848
>>22498806

Lieutenant Commander is your second in command. He has the authority to speak for you in your absence. He or she is both your advisor, and also your champion.

Lieutenant is similar to Commander, but are more independant as they more commonly work with the crew than directly with you. Lieutenants are less important in an advisor role, and more inclined to a combat and leadership role.

Ensigns act as the support officers, and assist the Lieutenants and Captain in any way they can. These are the marines in charge of specific parts of the ship, such as a navigator, quartermaster or master gunner.

>>22498859
Request Marine Files on Rosewater, Cage, and Hitoshi. We don't know any of these guys.

Hmm, I want Marianne close to us, but isn't a good choice for command given how much she sucks with people. Is there a position for personal aide/bodyguard?

I think we should keep Ocean as the Cook, but ask him to relay any concerns that the crew tell him about to us.

I'm not sure yet but Alfonso would probably make a good Lieutenant or Lieutenant Commander considering how he's already liked by the crew and doing one of those lets us delegate tasks effectively to him.

I'd vote Alfonso for Lt.Commander, and then personally interview Ricochet with Alfonso present.

>>22498901
Hm, well request info on the three we don't know. Big Ocean will probably want to remain the cook, but we should talk to him at some point anyway. And I can't decide whether to make Al a Lieutenant or Lieutenant Commander. On the one hand, the crew loves him, on the other, he's our most trusted friend and would make a great advisor.

>>22498907
>>22498974

>Marine HQ request files on Lieutenant Hitoshi, Ensign Cage, and Sailor First Class Rosewater

Files will arrive in two turns.

>Alfonso has been nominated for Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant. The crew is very happy with his.

If we need to delegate command to the Lt Commander, Alfonso's people skills will serve him well.

Having a hardass martinette like Marianne as a Lt actually sounds like a good thing to me. Keep the grunts in line. They're hard dudes, they can take a bit of shouting and bossiness.

>>22498724
Let's just settle it the shounen way: Make them all fight, the strongest among them become officers.

>>22499028
Thats a terrible idea.

>>22498859
>>Request Marine File(Choose three: Hitoshi, , Big Ocean, Rosewater, “Read)

Request to see(Choose one: Marianne

>>22499036
Its a great idea. just make it non Lethal

>>22499018
I further the nomination for Alfonso to be Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant.

Really, for me, it's a bit of a toss up between him and Ricochet Read. Alfonso has charisma and info gathering skills, but Read is versatile and good at combat besides.

>>22499028
That's a terrible idea, we'll end up with Marianne as Lt. Commander, when she's a horrible leader.

Strength of arms isn't everything.

>>22499018
Okay, Request to see Marianne. Let's talk to our resident sword nut.

>>22499025
I thinking we make her the Master Gunner. She'd keep the cannon crews disciplined as a motherfucker.

>>22499025

>2 votes for Alfonso as Lt. Commander, he will be promoted unless another nomination is put forth
>Marianne has been nominated for Lieutenant. Marianne was overjoyed, some of the crew tried to congratulate her but nearly lost their heads when she though she was being sexually harassed
>Files arrive in one turn

>>22499018
Alfonso's our right-hand man anyway, so I don't see why he shouldn't be made Lt. Cmdr.

Marianne is a very potent officer and a major stickler for discipline, so she may be able to keep the crew in line. I'm not confident putting her in an officer position just yet; for the sake of the crew, they want a leader, not a slave-driver (pun unintended). Perhaps a long-term goal is getting Marianne to loosen up and be more personable. If she's on edge, then the crew's on edge, and no one's happy.

>>22499092
She's absolutely adorable. Let's interview her while we're waiting for the dossiers.

>>22499025
The issue is that she might be a little too shouty and bossy, and she might keep the crew on edge.

>>22499092
I'm fine with Al being Lt Commander. But, in that case Read should be a Lieutenant since he's good at everything.

>>22499107
Like I said before, toss up between Alfonso and Read for me. They'd both make a good Lieutenant Commander or Lieutenant. If Alfonso is made Lieutenant Commander, I nominate Read for Lieutenant.

I'd also rather not have Marianne for a leader quite yet... But that said, having her as an Ensign would be handy.

>>22499138
Marianne and Read should get interviews, just to be sure.

>>22499076
>>22499044

>Request to see: Marianne

There is a knock on the door, and you ask your guest to come in. Marianne enters the room in full uniform, her katana displayed on her side. She wastes no time to march in front of your desk and salute so sharply you worry that she accidentally karate chopped herself. "Sir! Warrant Officer Marianne here as requested, sir!". You sigh and tell the Warrant Officer to be at ease, to your satisfaction she at least stops saluting.

What do you ask her?

You notice that the fax transponder snail has finished printing out the reports. You will review them when your interview with Marianne has finished.

>>22499135
She's only a Lt, there are three of them. If the non-coms and other ranks can't cope with a tough officer, they shouldn't have joined the service. They've probably had far worse in training.

>>22499175
"I'll get right to it. After what happened with the *last* captain, I'm in charge of this ship now. I need officers before next sunrise, or this ship will have the shortest officer turnaround in Marine history.

"Why should you be my lieutenant?"

>>22499175
Ask her what she understands the duties of a Lieutenant to be

>>22499184
The other two lieutenants are our minders from Dalmatian himself. They're not so much officers so much as they are guard dogs (pun *mildly* intended that time). If we screw up, they'll deliver our head themselves.

>>22499175
"Please Marianne, sit down. Consider it an order if you must.

I wanted to talk to you about the duties and responsibilities of the positions I'm considering you for, and I want you to tell me in all honestly what qualifications you feel you have and where you think you would do the most good. Don't consider only your strengths, consider your weaknesses as well, knowing yourself is extremely important for an Officer."

>>22499184
Actually, there are two, and the Vice Admiral already gave us one. It's her or Read. And I vote Read.

We should have the six-pistol-guy as master gunner. I'm sure he could teach the firing crew a thing or two.

>>22499242
Actually, only one Lieutenant. The other is an Ensign.

>>22499297
You get my point, though.

>>22499209

>"Why should you be my lieutenant?"

Marianne looks like she was about to salute, but refrains from it as she seems to remember you telling her to be at ease, instead she just jumps a little in place. "Sir! I believe I would be an excellent candidate for Lieutenant! You should know that as a marine I am ready to do whatever it takes to dispense justice! I will prove to you through my ability to lead our crew to battle and take the fight to those damned pirates!" She throws her hands to her mouth when she realizes that she swore in front of her Captain, she composes herself quickly and looks at the ground as she continues, "My entire life I trained by the sword with no purpose! Sir, I joined the marines and my blade found purpose: J-JUSTICE!" She finishes the last sentence on the verge of tears, it's clear that this is the most open Marianne has been with anyone on the crew. You feel a bit honored.

You're certain she thinks she screwed up the interview, so you give her a reassuring smile and tell her that you will call back for her soon. She looks relieved to have left, you're sure she would never forgive herself if she started crying in front of her Captain.

Time to look over the reports.

>>22499334
She is utterly adorable. Maybe a bit touch psycho, but adorable nonetheless.

>Lieutenant Hitoshi


According to the files the Marine HQ has provided you with, Hitoshi is a powerful martial artist, able to use a few of the Six Forms including: Kami-e(the ability to dodge attacks by emulating the movement of paper), Geppo(the ability to literally jump off the air, allowing him to stay airborne), and Rankyaku(the ability to send out a sharp compressed air blade with punches and kicks).

The files also tell you that Hitoshi is a “Mur Mur Man”, and has the devil fruit ability to completely silence anything in an area around him (reports say that his maximum is 12 feet, but can be improved). This allows Hitoshi to do things like make no sound in combat, ‘edit’ what people are saying as they speak, and conceal the sound of his allies. The limits of his powers are unknown.

Fair with people.
Fair with investigation.
Poor at information gathering.
Superb in combat.

>In Combat the Devil Fruit Power makes Hitoshi more accurate than normal, as an enemy has a hard time tracking his silent movement
>In Combat, Hitoshi’s training in the Six Forms makes him much harder to strike, and hits much harder in return. Hitoshi’s melee attacks can also be used at a short distance using the “Rankyaku” technique, but will lose some accuracy as a result.

Abilities:
>Strike!
>Rankyaku!(Melee attack made at pistol range, loses accuracy)
>Mur Mur no Field 1!(Allies become more accurate in combat for 1 turn, Hitoshi can use this and a normal Strike! Attack)
>Test defenses

>>22499360
J-justice c-captain

>>22499325
Yeah, I do.

>>22499334
Ugh. Not making her Lieutenant feels like kicking a puppy now, even if I think she should be an Ensign and Read Lieutenant... Dangit.

>>22499389
There were three Lieutenants when Blue was in charge of the ship, why would we only get two?

Ensign Cage

Cage is a stern man. He has said barely a word ever since he got here, and is curt when receiving orders. It seems like he doesn’t fully trust in your abilities as a Captain just yet. Still, he follows your orders to the letter, and hasn’t said even a word against you.

According to the files Marine HQ sent you, Cage is a skilled fighter, and can use most of the Six Forms like Hitoshi. He specializes in the capture and imprisonment of criminals, and is skilled in the use of traps, snares, and a harpoon gun.

There is not much else here in his file…

Social and combat skills unknown!

>>22499371
Im voting Marianne for Lietenant

>>22499334
As long as we keep reminding her to take it easy around the crew -- a happy officer makes for a happy crew, after all -- she'd be perfect for Lieutenant.

>>22499389
I maintain we make her Master Gunner. Tell her that we couldn't think of anyone more capable of keeping the cannoneers disciplined under fire, that should make her proud of herself.

>>22499405
seconding.

>>22499423
Why not make Read the master gunner? He's good at ranged combat, I'm sure that would rub off on the gunners.

>>22499423
She's a swordswoman, not a gunner.

We haven't spoken with Ricochet Read yet, though.

>>22499423
I think Ricochet would make a damn fine Gunner.

>Sailor First Class Rosewater

According to Marine HQ, Rosewater is an eager young woman who passed all of her tests with flying colors. She is particularly noted to be skilled in ship and weapon maintenance. You notice a demerit on the file where apparently she has sexually assaulted a few female marines. This apparently has been rectified although there is a note that says she still has a problem with being inappropriate.

Excellent with people(poor with attractive women)
Fair at investigation
Fair at information gathering
Fair in combat(Superb in ship combat)

Equipment: Mini-cannon

Abilities:
Fire Cannon!
Fusillade!(Does massive area of effect damage, uses up two turns with reload)
Cannon whip!

>>22499402
We've got enough oversight as it is after the "Blue Bruhaha." Besides, they were more goons than proper officers. We should be able to run a tight ship with the people we have.

>>22499423
I was actually thinking more along the lines of Ricochet as Master Gunner, we saw how good he was with guns in the last thread
>Captcha: Crew anyclary
well, we have a crew, but i've never heard of the ship anyclary

>>22499461
Well I think we found our master gunner

>>22499448
Because discipline under fire is more important than accuracy in a gun crew and I don't think the possibility of Read's skill with pistols translating to better cannon skills for the crew are worth Marianne's terrible terrible people skills.

>>22499480
I agree.

>>22499461
Rosewater and Read are our new co-Master Gunners. I can't wait for the shenanigans between Rosewater and Marianne.

>>22499461
Hmmm....

Read for Lieutenant, Marianne and Rosewater for the two Ensign positions, I say!

>>22499461
>>22499471
Huh, Rosewater might actually be good as a master gunner, as long as we keep them male or something. Let's have a chat with her first

It is still morning.

Alfonso will be promoted to Lt. Commander if there is no other candidate by next turn.

Marianne will be promoted to Lieutenant if there is no overwhelming objection by next turn.

>Positions available: 1 Lieutenant Commander, 1 Lieutenant, 3 Ensigns
>Request Marine File(Choose three: Alfonso, Marianne, Big Ocean, “Ricochet Read")
>Request to see(Choose one: Alfonso, Hitoshi, Cage, Big Ocean, Rosewater, “Ricochet” Read)
>Promote a marine

>>22499461
Nevermind, Master Gunner right here. Still think Read should be Lt., though.

>>22499498
Request to see Rosewater, request file for Marianne, Richochet Read, and Big Ocean

>>22499498
I say
Alfonso - Lt. Commander
Marianne - Lieutenant (we have to keep an eye on her and tell her not to go too rough)

Quartermaster - Big Ocean (or is that the position that keeps the equipment in order?)
Gunner Master - Rosewater
generic Ensign - Read

>>22499498
What position is Master Gunner? Is that Ensign? Because Rosewater is a shoe in for that position.

I'm good with Marianne as Lieutenant, I wish we could have three so we could have Ricochet as well, but thems the breaks. We'll find a good ensign position and once we're allowed to have another Lieutenant we'll make him our third.

Request to see Rosewater and nominate her for Master Gunner.

>>22499498
I agree with Alfonso and Marianne's promotions, though reading her file might help. She'll be a master disciplinarian, but again, we need to teach her to loosen the leash once in a while. She'll get better with time. Besides, at least the crew seems to be on-board with the promotion.

Let's talk to Rosewater.

I object to Marianne being made Lieutenant on the grounds of her poor people skills! Leadership will be important for such a position. I believe that Ensign will allow her to use her skills most efficiently. Read is well-rounded and good at combat besides, which will be good for the Lieutenant position and the independence it possesses.

>>22499498
Hmm. Could we call up Read? And... What would the 'Promot a Marine' option involve?

>>22499534
Big Ocean is already the ship's cook and doctor. I'm sure he has enough to deal with as it is, plus he seems happiest in the kitchen. I'm content with leaving him alone.

Guys, we still have a third Ensign position that needs filling, if we're making Rosewater our second Ensign.

>>22499574
Yea. Also after writing that >>22499534
I think Quartermaster is indeed the guy that keeps the equipment in order, which wouldn't make sense for him.

>>22499534
That looks good to me, one thing though, interview Ocean first and make sure he wants to be QM before promoting him. People like him and he'd be good at keeping ship stores in order.

Between Marianne and Hitoshi our Lieutenants can wipe the floor with anyone and keep order, Ocean, Rosewater and Read can keep their parts of the ships in line and happy.

>>22499574
>>22499578
What about Hitoshi?

>>22499561
Poor people skills can be fixed with time. She's a master disciplinarian and can crack the whip at a moment's notice. She's devoted, straight-laced and loves her job. I like Read, and he's a cool guy, but considering how heated he got when dealing with Blue, not to mention our overall lack of experience with him, I'm not convinced he's high officer material, at least not right now. We can work with Marianne and help improve her people skills. I'm sure the crew is understanding.

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Hell yeah, it's back! Unfortunately I won't be able to participate much as I'm going bar-hopping. Dispense some JUSTICE.

Also, I made a really shitty sketch of Abrams flipping the table last session.

>>22499614
Hitoshi is one of our minders from the Vice-Admiral. He's joining the crew whether we like it or not.

>>22499614
He's the Lieutenant we got from Vice-Admiral Dalmation.

>>22499619
Abrams is about as manly as I anticipated. Same with Blue and his weight. That's a bigass table, though.

>>22499627
>>22499635
ah, that explains why he knows some of the six forms, his DF, and why we never quite heard of him in the crew before

>>22499650
I was trying to make it at an angle and really suck at perspective.

>>22499498
I thought you said we only had space for two ensigns.

>>22499617
Hmm. Very true. Read for just Ensign then, and Marianne for Lieutenant, yeah. I have no doubts Marianne will do her best to rise to the responsibilities she'll be given.

>>22499721
That she will, she won't want to disappoint us.

You ask for the crews attention as they're busy during their morning chores. You announce that you have promoted Alfonso to be Lt. Commander. The whole ship cheers and Alfonso is assaulted by pats on the back.

>Alfonso is now your Lt. Commander, an excellent choice! He can now officially advise you

>request to see Rosewater

You here a rhythmic knock on the door and you ask your guest to come in. A young woman comes in... if you're sure that is a woman under all that soot and grime. She notices you staring at her attire and gives you a sarcastically lewd look, "Oh Cap'n, please stop it's too soon!" You clear your throat and assure her you were just wondering why she wasn't in uniform. "Ah! Cap'n I am! I apologize I was just in the bilges doing some quick fixes to the boiler... let's just say my touch was too nice and the machine sprayed it's hot oily lo-"

You can feel your face reddening and nearly shout at Rosewater telling her that that is too inappropriate.

She looks upset, it seems she was just trying to lighten the mood with some crude engineer humor, "Apologies, sir. What did you want to see me about?"

You let Rosewater know you plan to promote her to ensign, and master gunner of the ship.

Her blue eyes get as big as cannonballs, "Really Cap'n?! Oh you won't regret this I swear!" She tried to clean herself up a little, trying to make a better impression on you you're sure, you can now see that her black hair was actually just blonde covered in grime. "I know the ship better than anyone Cap'n you'll see! I'll have her be the envy of the marines... No! The finest ship on the sea! Oh I have so many plans!"

She bolts out before you can dismiss her. Well that was a full 180 from Marianne.

>Request files: Marianne, Big Ocean, Ricochet Read, they will arrive in two turns

>>22499721
>>22499728
I still think that this is a terrible terrible idea. But, as I'm apparently the only one who still does, I concede. But, she should be kept on a tight leash until she stops being such a hardass.

>>22499758
Let's talk to Big Ocean. See if he actually even wants a promotion.

>>22499778
Oh, definitely. Still, she's got us and Alfonso above her, and Hitoshi as her collegue. I think we can make do.

>>22499758
Let's see Big O!

>>22499778
That's the idea. We (and Alfonso if she doesn't scare him) will be working with her personally in the beginning. Help her get to better know the crew, know what the crew expects of her, and inspire her to live up to those expectations. She's a good gal, and she's always willing to improve. I'm willing to stick my neck out for her.

You let the crew know that you have promoted Rosewater to Ensign and the position of Master Gunner. The men cheer and hug each other while the women only give each other concerned looks.

>BONUS ROUND.

To break up the monotony of interview after interview. You've decided to pick out your Captain's attire. You're having it tailor made to your size, when did we have a tailor on the ship? You will no doubt wear the Captain's longcoat over your shoulders but underneath...

>pinstripe suit
>all white suit
>all black suit
>your old navy uniform

And on top...

>shaved head, fresh out of marine schools style
>marine cap
>bandana
>maybe just a haircut(specify)

Voting will end after a period of time, I will stop all discussion after that.

Reports arrive in 1 turn.

>>22499820
Hmm. Well, we could brevet her up to Lieutenant instead of officially promoting her. That way, if things didn't work out, we could rotate her out without scarring her record with the black mark of a demotion.

>>22499758
Come to think of it, did we ever get a physical description of Marianne? I know Alfonso is the Abbott to our Costello, but not much beyond that. I like being able to picture the characters, if not the overall scene.

>>22499869
>All white suit
>Marine Cap
>Cigar
Because we badass now.

>>22499869
>Old Navy uniform
>Bandana

>>22499869
Old uniform and Marine Cap. We may be a captain now, be we're still one of the men.

>>22499869
All black suit
Top hat
Monocle
Pipe

>>22499943
Fuck
No

>>22499869
I'm a fan of the Navy uniform under our longcoat. We're not the classiest guy, but we're relatable to the crew, and that's really important. We were no better than the rest of them just last night. The marine cap is fine, though I'm open to opinions.

>>22499869
NAVY BLUE SUIT.

MARINE CAP.

>>22499943
Little too much dapper for us.

Changing to this >>22499952
From >>22499906
But I'm keeping the cigar.

>>22499869
White suit, if we have one we can wear the navy coat and do the unthinkable and put our arms in the sleeves.

Short unruly hair with a bandana.

Cigar would be pretty cool.

Old Navy Uniform, with Marine Cap over Bandana.

>>22499949
>>22499962
Okay okay...
I'll go with this then
>>22499952
But I want a cigar on that.

>>22499988
I like this
Add in a cigar because apparently everyone wants one

Old uniform, marine cap. Definitely.

>>22499869
Move to keep the beard as presented in >>22499619. All in favor?

The single most important element of being a Marine badass is that you NEVER put your arms through the sleeves on your coat. EVER.

Oh and in case anyone doesn't know off hand, handy reference sheet
http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Marine_Ranks

>>22499903

Ask and you shall receive.

>Marianne is a tall and unintentional femme fatale. You have no doubt that she attracts the attention of many men(and possibly women) on this ship even with her terrifying treatment of them. She wears glasses, and her dark hair is often tied up in a pony tail that reaches the small of her back. As Warrant Officer she is still required to wear the standard navy uniform. She is never seen without her ornate katana on her side.

>Alfonso is a large imposing man, but always has a smile on his face. His dark hair is cut very short, and he sports a normal goatee on his chin. Since his promotion to Lt. Commander he has taken to wearing no shirt underneath his officer's jacket. He wields a massive metal tetsubo as his weapon of choice

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>>22499986
>do the unthinkable and put our arms in the sleeves
We got ourselves a real rebel here.

>>22500039
You know you want to, can't have it falling off all the time.

And we should probably get "JUSTICE" written on it.

>>22500051
Dude, the coats are held on by JUSTICE. AND JUSTICE NEVER FALLS.

Voting is over for our attire.

>>22500051

If you cant keep your coat on using just your shoulders, you don't have the heart of a true marine!

i think it would be a good idea to have Marianne LT, this way she can keep Rosewater in line and like others have said we can work on her people skills

>>22500100
Another good thing about Marianne as Lieutenant is that she's our best fighter. Given that our other Lieutenant is someone that Doberman installed having her as Lieutenant is a show of strength, a notice that we aren't going to let anyone bully us around.

>>22500122
Hey, Alfonso's no joke either, and Ricochet is mean with those pistols. I won't deny that Marianne is more than likely our best swords(wo)man, at the least.

You look at yourself in the mirror, and you have to admit you look pretty impressive.

Your tailor has made you a suit. Despite asking whether he could just patch together your old navy uniform, he tutted at you saying it would not befit a captain, we have to look the part. He compromised with the colours, and made you a white suit, with a navy blue shirt, you've decided to forgo the tie and instead have the top two buttons undone.

You decide you can't go wrong with the official Marine Cap, and tightly pull it over your short black hair.

To finish it off you throw the Marine longcoat over your shoulders, you decided not to put you hands through the arms... just like so many of your heroes!

Your tailor hands you a cigar to celebrate, and with a couple of puffs you decided you could get used to this.

You look like a bad ass.

>Back to our scheduled programming.

>>22500167
Those two are fair and excellent in combat, respectively, but Marianne is Superb, she is the best fighter on our crew. Of the people on our crew she's probably the one with a good chance of taking down Hitoshi.

>>22500190
I wonder how strong the pressure on these would be...

>>22500223
That would depend on the tension in the spring.

You call the attention of the crew again. You announce that Marianne has been promoted to Lieutenant, and as a result the remaining ensign positions will be filled by Big Ocean and "Ricochet" Read. Big Ocean will keep his duties as ship cook and chief medical officer and will be assisting Ensign Cage with his Quartermaster duties. Read will be assisting Rosewater as Assistant Gunner.

Here are your staff:
>Lieutenant Commander Alfonso
>Lieutenant Marianne and Lieutenant Hitoshi
>Ensigns Cage(Quartermaster), Rosewater(Master Gunner), Big Ocean(Doctor and Cook), and Ricochet(Assistant Gunner)

The reports came in! Even if you have made your choices, you can still stand to learn more about your crew.

>Reports and next decision for the thread coming next

>Big Ocean

According to the files Marine HQ sent you, Big Ocean is acknowledged for being a flexible cog in the Navy. He has several demerits on his file concerning some incidents, most notably when he mixed up which job he was supposed to do and filled an injured marine with stuffing while performing surgery. Big Ocean rectified his mistake, but the marine remained slightly traumatized and has a chronic fear of stuffed foods. Despite his past mistakes, Big Ocean is a superb cook and a skilled surgeon and is almost never off duty because of this.

Excellent with people
Poor at information gathering
Poor at investigation
Fair in combat

Abilities:
Strike!
Surgery!(Heals an ally)

>>22500380
That poor marine, that's absolutely hilarious.

>Marianne

According to the files Marine HQ sent you, Marianne is an extremely gifted swordsman. Her father’s dojo is considered one of the best on the seas, and HQ often sends marines there to learn. Since joining the Marines, Marianne has inherited an O Wazamono Grade Sword (or: Great Grade Sword). This katana is one of a kind, and there are only thirty two other swords in the world than can claim its equal.

She is noted during psychiatric examinations to have a deep grudge held against her father. Curiously, further investigation shows that Marianne and her father had a heated argument which was the catalyst for her to join the Marines. The reason for the argument is unknown.

Poor with people
Fair at information gathering
Fair with investigation
Superb in combat

Abilities:
Strike!
Six Crashing Waves Style (Marianne strikes an enemy, and any enemy adjacent to the target)
Rising Tide (Marianne launches her enemy into the air, making them easier to hit for the next person attacking)
Test Defenses

>>22500380
Looks like it was a good idea to not give him addtional duties. The last thing we need is him accidentally serving the crew cannonball soup.

>>22500412
Cannonball Soup makes a man out of the survivors.

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>>22500380
>He has several demerits on his file concerning some incidents, most notably when he mixed up which job he was supposed to do and filled an injured marine with stuffing while performing surgery. Big Ocean rectified his mistake, but the marine remained slightly traumatized and has a chronic fear of stuffed foods.
How do you manage that?

>>22500448
I dunno, but I'm not asking

>>22500448
The important thing is he managed to save that Turkey.

>>22500472
And thanksgiving was saved

>>22500403
Between what's here and what we know already. Ooooh, here comes the headache waiting to happen.

>>22500476
>the marine's nickname was thanksgiving

>Ricochet

Ricochet's file is riddled with demerits and warnings. It seems he has a long track record of problems with authority. Ricochet's most notable infraction was when he 'accidentally' shot Captain Blue by ricocheting a bullet off a ship bulkhead. Skimming past the warnings and negative content, you pieced together that Ricochet is well liked by the common crew for his "rebel" attitude. He is also a gunslinger without peer on your ship, and his skill with all six pistols is often talked about among the crew. Now that you're Captain, it seems you might have to deal with Ricochet's attitude if he wants to maintain his reputation.

>Fair with people
>Fair at investigation
>Poor at information gathering
>excellent in combat

Skills:
>Fire Pistol
>All Guns To Bear(Uses all pistol shots, takes a turn to reload)
>Ricochet(Sacrifices accuracy to hit weak points)
>Pistol whip


Now that you have that done. It's time to dispense some justice!

>Request to see someone
>Investigate: Sanguine Pirates
>Look at Navy HQ daily alerts and bounties

>>22500476
>I've got a packet of red stuff here. Either this is a blood transfusion or finely minced cranberry sauce.
>One way to find out!

>>22500506
Lol amazing

>>22500519
Look at HQ alerts
We are gonna need money if we want to fight the pirates

>>22500519
Look at alerts and bounties. This is a good time to show the Vice-Admirals men that we don't screw around.

>>22500519
Daily Alerts and Bounties.

>>22500519
Look at the Alerts and Bounties.

>>22500519
>Request to see someone
Let's meet with Hitoshi and Cage and get the pecking order sorted out before we go much further. They still answer to the Vice-Admiral, but they're on our ship. Things'll get awkward if we don't clear it up.

>>22500519
Daily Alerts and bounties. Might as well make some poor bastard's day living hell.

>>22500560
We'll talk with Hitoshi and Cage on the way to the bounty.

>>22500560
also see if they can run the crew in hand to hand drills to better the common man and gauge how well they will work with the crew

then have them get the best 3 for more complete training

>>22500587

why not talk to them over the bounties? we could use it to change the direction of the conversation if it gets unpleasant...

>>22500613
Like they're going to teach their ace-in-the-hole, the Six Forms, to a bunch of grunts.

>Daily Alerts and Bounties
>Marines do not claim bounties, but instead receive upgrades and a chance of promotion

Choose a mission(Some missions might not be available the next time you check)
>Alert! Mining Island is under attack from some strange creatures!
>Alert! Several folk in Terri Town on Earthquake Island have gone missing!
>Wanted: Tee Tom Timothy: Leader of the Tee Tom Pirates. 100,000 Berri for Tee Tom himself, with an additional 12,000 per crew member. Tee Tom is a Devil Fruit user and considered extermely dangerous!
>Wanted: William Mason: Leader of the Bell Air Pirates. 70,000 Berri for William Mason himself, with 50,000 for his first mate Carl. William and Carl are known criminals, including the aggravation of several men and resisting arrest

Or:
>request to see someone
>Investigate: Sanguine Pirates

>>22500665
Request to see Marianne, have her fill us in on Tee Toom and William.

>>22500665
Go big or go home, lets get some Tee tom pirates

>>22500665
Okay, lets go for the Bell Air Pirates for starters, to get a feel for the crew's skills in a fight.

We're gonna need to talk with Cage and Hitoshi on the way of course.

>>22500665
Investigate the strange creature in the mining town.
What is the point of a marine but to help the people?

>>22500665
>Bell Air Pirates
>William
>first mate Carl
Don't think I didn't notice this.

Let's get some second opinions from our new officers.

>>22500665

...hmm...maybe we should pursue William Mason and his Bell Air Pirates. Though if we aren't careful we might be flipped, turned upside down.

>>22500665
Damn, I want to help Mining Island, But William Mason and the Bell Air pirates are far too tempting a target.

>>22500716
>>22500715
>>22500705
>>22500696
I've already voted for seeing Marianne, but I would rather not go up against them completely blind. Info means we can plan and have a higher chance of winning sans injuries or casualties.

>>22500724
Well, what's more important to our new Marine captain: protecting innocents or damning the wicked?

Personally, I'd go for the former and check out Mining Island.

>>22500665

Justice is for the people.

Investigate the mine island.

We need to be heroes.

>>22500743
All right, I change my vote to Mining Island.

Wonder if we can get Ocean to cook the strange creatures or something...

>>22500724

There is a small possibility that William may be on or near Mining Island.

But I vote for mining island. A good reputation with the islanders can be helpful whan hunting criminal skum...

>>22500790
Probably, and helping a mining town could end up getting us some good bonuses

>>22500743
Seconding

>>22500743
Yeah, you're right, he'll still be there. But, sooner or later we're gonna tell him a story all about how we sent his ass to Impel Down.

>Investigate Mining Island

You grab the transponder snail and ask for Ensign Rosewater, you hear her talking on the other end. "You asked to see me Cap'n? Over the den den mushi too, how secretive... maybe you wanted to do some phone se-"

You almost swallow your cigar and scream into the transponder snail saying that you only want to set course for Mining Island.

You hear a fake pout from the transponder snail followed by an "Aye aye Cap'!". This woman will give you a heart attack you swear.

You are now heading for Mining Island, this will take a few turns, even with the access to the speedy Marine currents.

>request to see someone
>investigate: Sanguine Pirates
>get some food!

>>22500853
It's time for a little Pow-wow with Hitoshi.

>>22500853
Let's see Hitoshi, hash things out with him.

>Request to see: Hitoshi

Hitoshi saunters in nonchalantly, as if he stumbled into a bar and not his captain's quarters. "Yo, yo Captain. You asked to see me?"

>Hitoshi's role
>Cage
>Devil Fruit Power
>Mining Island

>>22500904
All of them, in that order.

>>22500904
Well all of them, priority order is his Role, then Cage, then Island, then Fruit.

"Lieutenant Hitoshi, you have been assigned to my ship, but I do not know you, and neither am I stupid enough to assume that your absolute loyalty is to me instead of Doberman. That being said I want to ask what your goals are, aside from watching me and reporting back."

>>22500949

Wasn't it Dalmation?

>>22500987
... Yes, yes it was. I just thought Dog and got them mixed up.

>>22500987
Its some dog thing

>>22500999
Funny enough, Doberman is also a Vice-Admiral.

>role on the ship

"Relax, Captain. I know me and Cage were sent her by Vice Admiral Dalmation, but we're your guys. We're not pirates who are ready to overthrow you the moment you look away. We're just here to make sure you're not trafficking mermaids like the last Captain. We're also here to help you out at this Captain business in anyway you can."

He seems genuine enough, and you're happy that you know Hitoshi and Cage will follow your orders when the time comes.

>Cage

"Cage is a mean bastard, and he's not here to make friends. Still though he's got a nose for hunting down pirates, and almost as good at catching them. Don't worry about his bad attitude, he will follow any order to the letter, and he'll like you more the sooner that order involves 'arrest' and 'that pirate'."

Roll1d100

Rolled 51

>>22501026
Rawlin.

Rolled 80

>>22501026
Rollan

Rolled 40

>>22501026
For great Justice

Rolled 89

>>22501026
Here we go again

Rolled 4

>>22501055

For Great Justice!

>>22501066
>>22501049

>Irony

Rolled 2

>>22501055
RAWLING FOR GREAT JUSTICE

>>22501037
>>22501044
>>22501049
>>22501055
>>22501066
Well, I don't know how Fleet does this, but that averages to a 53. Okay I guess.

>>22501090
>>22501066
>>22501049
Why are all the justice rolls shit?

>>22501106
JUSTICE only works when the chips are down!

>>22501106
/tg/ dice loves irony.

>>22501106
The path of Justice is not an easy one.

You start to ask Hitoshi about his Devil Fruit Power, until you are interrupted by yelling on the deck! You and Hitoshi run out and can now clearly hear the calls of the lookout.

"Ship ahead! Ship ahead! She's wearing pirate colors Captain!"

So the scum come to you, how convenient it is that they willingly throw themselves into your net!

You have one turn before the ship is in range of your cannons.

>Consult(choose one: Alfonso, Marianne, Hitoshi, Cage, Rosewater)

>>22501106
/tg/ dice hate us

>>22501132
rosewater

>>22501132
Consult Mari-fucking-anne. She knows pirates like no other.

>>22501132
Get Marianne to ID that ship and rally the men.

>>22501132
Consult Marianne, all others, MAN YOUR BATTLESTATIONS.

>>22501132
Marianne or Cage.

You grab the transponder snail and ask to see Lt. Marianne. She arrives as if she were five steps away. The usual smart salute, and her glasses still manage to hang on. You notice she is now wearing marine cap, a navy blue blouse with the top two buttons undone, underneath her officer's jacket, which she hangs on her shoulders... Is she... copying you?

"Sir! You requested to see me, sir?" she has a fire in her eyes that you like, she seems eager to go to battle.

You hand your spyglass to Marianne and ask her if she can identify the vessel for you.

Roll 1d100

>>22501132
"Ready the Cannons, do not fire unless ordered! Get Ensign Cage over here."

Rolled 25

>>22501183

Rolled 55

>>22501183
For not justice!
>mfw this works

>>22501201
Well, it got above 50?

Rolled 40

>>22501183
These pirates have no idea how arrested they're going to get.

>>22501219
It did, so thats a sucess

Rolled 61

>>22501183
For Identification!

Rolled 13

>>22501183
I'll show you how it's done

Rolled 61

>>22501183
"Yes I did Marianne.

Nice coat by the way."

>>22501132
Marianne

have Cage.reedy a boarding party

>>22501243
smoooth as fuck

>>22501243
Don't encourage the fangirl!

>>22501249
Cage knows the air walk thingy right? If so, tell him to take their banner. That will show them.

>>22501275
Oh come on, you know you want to encourage the fangirl. Nurture her sense of JUSTICE and her skills in Leadership to approach ours.

>>22501243
>>22501275
oh god, it's almost like Smoker and his swordswoman Lt.

>>22501275
>encourage the fangirl
Fixed it for you

>>22501183
D'aww. That's adorable. Maybe she'll learn to loosen up and be more awesome if she imitates us.

Marianne looks into the spyglass for only a moment.

"Sir, you see the bell with wings on the sail? Those are the Bell Air Pirates. They recently had their bounties raised only this morning."

Ohoho! Justice indeed smiles on you this day.

The booms of cannon fire echo from across the water, the shots splash spectacularly against the waters ahead of your ship. They are awful with their cannons, but you know that your guns are in range now... although you could use this opportunity while they reload to attempt a boarding action. Rosewater gives you a thumbs up, and Cage and a few marines with him are preparing nets and boarding lines.

>full speed ahead!
>turn about for broadsides!

>>22501311
Give em grapeshot. Then we board.

>>22501311
Cage, prepare to arrest these pirates. We're boarding them.

>>22501311
Let's pound the fuck out of them before we board them.

>turn about for broadsides!

"Rosewater, you're up. TURN THEIR SHIP INTO SWISS CHEESE! FOR JUSTICE!"

>>22501311
turn 'er about!
Time to see what rosewater can do

>>22501311
>full speed ahead!
Cage, I'm told that your favorite orders are about two words long; Arrest Pirates.

>>22501311
BROADSIDE! Soften 'em up before we go for the kill!

>>22501311
Woah, wait. We have to fight Fresh Prince Smith this early in the adventure? Holy shit, that'll smack the taste out of the mouth of everyone on Meme Island.

>>22501311
broadside. they're awful with cannons, so we can use that as an advantage

>>22501355
>Living out in East Blue Ocean, born and raised
>In the marine corp, hunting pirates most of my days
>Sailing out, hunting, dispensing justice all cool

>>22501401
Stole one little ship and my commander got scared
He said you're going to live with your pirate buddies in impel down

"Turn about for Broadsides! Master Gunner Rosewater! Let's show these pirates how we dish out justice!"

Rosewater salutes and goes below deck, you hear her screaming at her men to prepare "their cannons". You give yourself a mental note to talk to her about the innuendo later, but judging from the laughter of the cannon crews below, you suppose you could cut her some slack.

Soon your ship's port side is facing the pirate ship, the crew looks at you with anticipation.

Finally, you deem the time to be right.

"FIRE ALL GUNS!"

Judgement time.

Roll 6d6

Rolled 2, 5, 4, 4, 6, 5 = 26

>>22501553

Don't derail the thread with Fresh Prince jokes, I'm fine with giggling and "hurr OP made a maymay" but please don't make me regret the dumb joke.

Rolled 1, 4, 2, 2, 2, 6 = 17

>>22501553
Be bathed in righteous fire pirate scum!

>>22501570
Assuming high to be good...

FUCK YEAH

Rolled 5, 2, 1, 4, 2, 2 = 16

>>22501553
is safe to do this now?
FOR GREAT JUSTICE!

Aside, What's our form of Justice?

>>22501630
>>22501588
Why does justice fail?

>>22501630
It was not safe apparently

>>22501553
have our fruit guy quite the cannons so they don't even know its coming

>>22501635
Suffer not the pirate to live.

Rolled 6, 3, 4, 2, 2, 6 = 23

>>22501553
Eat cannonballs criminal scum!

>>22501553

>>22501635
Most likely Moral Justice.

>>22501650
Aid all of the innocent that one can, then aid more

Rolled 1, 4, 4, 2, 3, 1 = 15

>>22501666
fuck my spelling errors

>>22501635
Justice Justice!

>>22501570

>godly rolls

You guys are making my combat encounters look lame.

Rosewater certainly lives up to your expectation. As each cannon fired shreds through the enemy pirate ship, a few fly over harmlessly, but the damage is devastating.

>enemy ship is now immobilized and has it's weapons destroyed

You order your crew to prepare to board! As Captain you decide to lead from the front, in addition to a squad of marines, you may pick three officers to accompany you. The other officers will remain on board to command the rest of the crew and repel any counter attack.

>Marianne
>Hitoshi
>Alfonso
>Big Ocean
>Rosewater
>Cage
>Ricochet

>>22501731
Cage, Marianne, Alfonso

>>22501731
Marianne, Ricochet, Cage, on me!
Alfonso, you have the ship until I get back!

>>22501731

Marianne
Hitoshi
Cage

Our better fighters, right?

>>22501731
You dropped your trip son
>>22501774
seconding.

>>22501731
Marianne is with us of course, Cage, and Ricochet.

We want to keep enough fightan power back home to keep our ship safe.

>>22501731
Ricochet
Cage
Marianne

>>22501774
I would prefer to leave Hitoshi on board, as he has more experience, although, i suppose if we overwhelmed them fast enough it wouldn't matter

>>22501731
Marianne cage and Big Ocean

>>22501731
>Marianne
>Cage
and Hitoshi have him let us board silently

>>22501834
Wait. First we shoot them to hell with loud ass Cannons. Then..then we use Stealth?

>>22501731
Cage, Ricochet, and Al. Marianne and Hitoshi would be better off leading the men with Big Ocean patching up the wounded.

>>22501731
Cage, Marianne and Ricochet.

Cage, Marianne & Ricochet

>>22501855
I'd prefer Alphonse to hold down the ship while we're out. He's our official right hand, after all.

>>22501855
Marianne isnt that good at leading, she needs a bit of training for that. On the battlefield is her forte right now, so why waste to opportunity?

What happens with ships anyway afterwards? Do the navy typically scuttle pirate ships, seize them, does the captain have say on that?

>>22501850
exactly no one would suspect it

>>22501957
Fair point. I just figured she'd be fine leading in battle. Lead from the front and all that.

>>22501957
Marianne actually seems like a highly competent leader. She's methodic and has a commanding discipline. She's very good at frightening the enemy. Her problem is that she kinda frightens our guys, too.

>>22501977
Her actions speak louder than words, but its better using her along side us (not to mention she has that knock up attack.)

The perfect setup for a CANNON FIST SPIKE.
How's that for extreme beach volleyball?

>Marianne, Cage, and Ricochet

You, Marianne, Cage, and Ricochet leap aboard unto the enemy ship. It's an absolute nightmare, if the damage to the ship from far away looked bad, it's horrific actually standing on what could barely be described as a deck.

Captain Mason is nowhere to be seen, but his first mate Carl has drawn both his katanas and a few no name bounties are already charging you and your marines.

Marianne has already cut down a couple of pirates, she seems particularly intent on taking down Carl herself.

Roll 1d100

>>22502032
OP, you lost your trip. Might wanna put that back on.

Rolled 69

>>22502032
Have at thee pirate scum!

Rolled 78

>>22502032

Rolled 21

>>22502032
Nows the time, JUSTICE SHALL PREVAIL

Rolled 29

>>22502032
Taste the iron fist of JUSTICE pirate scum! Also, op, your trip.

Rolled 68

>>22502032
Far be it for us to interrupt a would-be duel between swordsmen. Clean up the deck and see if we can't find a lead on Carl's boss.

>>22502058
>>22502067
EVERY DAMN TIME

Rolled 64

>>22502032
Also, we missed the perfect chance to use a good line on captain blue.

Ahh well, we can save it for the mermaid smuggling pirates. When we kill their leader, 'Too Bad'.

>>22502058
>>22502067
STOP DOING THAT!

>>22502043


Whoops, thank you marine.

>>22502097
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>>22501780

Combat order:
>Marianne
>Ricochet
>Cage
>Captain Abrams
>Marine Squad
>Pirate Gang

Marianne:
>Strike!
>Six Crashing Waves Style (Marianne strikes an enemy, and any enemy adjacent to the target)
>Rising Tide (Marianne launches her enemy into the air, making them easier to hit for the next person attacking)
>Test Defenses

Ricochet:
>Fire Pistol(6 shots remaining until reload)
>All Guns To Bear(Uses all pistol shots, takes two turns to reload)
>Ricochet(Sacrifices accuracy to hit weak points, 6 shots remaining until reload)
>Pistol whip

Cage:
>Cage cannot be commanded as you have no idea what he does!

Captain Abrams:
>Flurry: Attack with both fists.
>ROCKET PUNCH RIGHT: +12 to the damage roll. Cannot be reloaded in a fight.
>ROCKET PUNCH LEFT: +12 to the damage roll. Cannot be reloaded in a fight.
>Test defenses: Attack once, +2 to Defense until start of next turn

Marine Squad:
>Ready, Aim, Fire!
>Draw Swords!

>>22502236
umm, Sir? you seem to have lost your trip again.

>>22502236
>Strike!
>Fire Pistol(6 shots remaining until reload)
>Flurry: Attack with both fists.
>Ready, Aim, Fire!
Keep it simple until we know what we're up against. Plus, better to cut them down at range where we can.

Also, you dropped your trip. Again.

>>22502107

And thank you! I missed a lot of the calls telling me about the trip.

>>22502236

And why the fuck does this keep happening

>>22502236
Marianne, Strike, don't show off against small fry.

Ricochet, Fire pistol

Cage ???

Captain Flurry

Marine Squad READY AIM FIRE

Us, Marianne and maybe Cage'll tie them up in melee and let our marines shoot them.

>>22502267
Trips are slippery little buggers.