You are in the galley of your ship, a party was made for the crew in celebration of the victory over the pirates and also as your "initiation" as a Devil Fruit User. Having just eaten the Devil Fruit, you feel like you're going to be sick.

That was easily the most disgusting thing you have ever eaten. Equal parts too salty and too sweet, and a taste that makes you gag just thinking about it for too long. Your whole crew is looking at you with anticipation, and you tense your body, preparing for some intense surge of power to run through you. Instead you burp loudly and stand in place awkwardly. Strange, you don’t feel any different… Stronger? No, not stronger… You feel… lighter? You’re not sure what to do to test out your new power.

What do you do?

>you feel... lighter?

Jump in the air?

>>22590416
FLY BITCHES FLY

>>22590416

Ah, I might as well jump. Jump!
Might as well jump.
Go ahead, jump. Jump!
Go ahead, jump.

we're a logia right? as such we can generate, control, and become our element. so I suggest we try generating some.

>>22590598
which element though?

Would it be, The Element of Pure JUSTICE?!

or like, Radon.

You decide to go with your intuition and hop in the air a bit... nothing. Maybe higher? You kneel down and spring into the air!

You're floating in the air!

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" your entire crew's jaws drop as their eyes almost escape their sockets.

You look down to see what they're screaming about. Your entire lower body looks like it's made of puffy clouds! WHAT THE HELL?!

You start freaking out in the air at this. You fully expected something weird, but you still weren't prepared! As if responding to your reaction, the clouds that make up your lower body spasms a bit and then turns dark. Your lower body begins to drizzle a bit.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" Your crew jumps out of their seats again.

You do your best to get back on the floor, and somersault awkwardly back on the floor. This is too weird. What kind of Devil Fruit did you eat exactly?

How do you test out your devil fruit power more?

>>22590721
Try to make thunder

>>22590721
>You look down to see what they're screaming about. Your entire lower body looks like it's made of puffy clouds! WHAT THE HELL?!

You start freaking out in the air at this. You fully expected something weird, but you still weren't prepared! As if responding to your reaction, the clouds that make up your lower body spasms a bit and then turns dark. Your lower body begins to drizzle a bit.
weather or clouds eh? looks like we need to go some where devoid of our crew, we wouldn't want to lightning bolt our own crew.

>>22590721
>>22590813
You lost your namefag

>>22590830

Ah, responded in another thread and forgot to put it on.

>>22590721

Let's get advice from the other devil fruit user on the crew, he probably had to go through this shit.

>>22590721
Tell everyone "I seem to have eaten the Justice Justice fruit which lets me turn my body into JUSTICE clouds and maybe even dispense JUSTICE weather!"

Then start trying to just fly around with control before we move onto things like zapping everything.

>>22590905
Lol just do this. it will be hilarious

Looks like we're more like Smoker now than ever.

>>22590968
We've even got a female sword-wielding sidekick with glasses.

>>22590968
I think our ability is going to be like the bastard child of the Smoke Smoke fruit, The Lightning fruit, and maybe some ice and wind for hail and stormy conditions. We're a one man thunderstorm/hurricane.

>>22590994

Maybe we should team up and be the Smog Squad.

...because smog is a mix of smoke and fog...

Shit yes, we can fly! I was worried we'd get some heavy element that would make our water weakness worse.

>>22590994
And a seastone weapon.

Got-dang.

>>22590721
Thunder bolts and lightning, very very frighting, ne?

>>22591010

Or we might just be water vapor. Fear our mighty drizzle! If you don't surrender, we'll ruin all your picnics!

>>22591047
Gallileo, gallileo, gallileo, gallileo,
Gallileo figaro magnifico

We need a guy named Gallileo on our crew.

>>22591065
Maybe when we're new at it, but practice makes perfect, and by perfect I mean HOLY FUCK IT'S A HURRICANE.

>>22591065
We'll rust the shit out of peoples weapon

So... you can make... clouds? Is that right? You're not entirely sure yet. It was difficult to exactly see what was going on a midst all the yelling.

You stretch out your arm a bit. You're not sure how this is supposed to work. Do you flex or just think about it? You suppose it couldn't hurt to try both. You flex your arm with no result. Thinking then. You concentrate on your arm, imagining it as a cloud... and it works! Your arm now appears to be a mass of puffy white clouds.

"SUGOOOOOIIIIII!" Your crew cheers you on and their eyes turn into stars as they marvel at your new powers. You notice Alfonso fell off his chair and is laughing on the floor. He probably got a kick out of you freaking out.

OK. So you can turn into clouds, but are they clouds or some kind of gas? You decide to test this out with the same concentration method. A thunderhead comes to mind in your head, and your arm turns dark and lights up periodically. The deep rumble of thunder sounds through the galley.

>You have eaten the Cloudy Cloudy Fruit! This logia class Devil Fruit has made you into a Cloud Man! You can create clouds and control them a short distance, your body also can change into the properties of certain clouds. You can also manipulate the type of clouds you make or take the form of, ranging from harmless nimbus clouds to terrifying thunderstorms.

The entire crew is in awe of your new ability. A logia type! You never thought you would be so lucky. You almost expected to turn into a hippopotamus man or some kind of rubber man. That would have been awful! You twirl around in your cloud form around the room, announcing how you will smite the pirate scum with your new JUSTICE CLOUD POWERS!

"Captain!" A marine runs in through the entrance to the galley. 'Captain! There's someone here to see you!"

>Tell him that he can wait, you have Devil Fruit powers to test out!
>Ah, play time is over. Let's go see who it is.

>>22591075

We'll make it uncomfortably humid on hot days!

>>22591087

Play time's over, there's justice afoot!

>>22591087
We still have our duty. God see who it is.

>>22591087
>some kind of rubber man
>that would be aweful

>>22590968

I was worried that that would be the case when I rolled up this power. The similarities have indeed piled up too quickly. I might have to make the Captain cut back on his smoking.

>>22591113
*go
What the fuck is wrong with me

>>22591124
At least we wear a shirt.

>>22591124
Have our fangirl tell us to quit and Im sure people will vote to stop.

>>22591166
We could switch to a pipe. Much classier, more reserved.

>>22591191
Grow a beard, switch to pipe, become greatest seaman in the world

>>22591087
>>Ah, play time is over. Let's go see who it is.

Duty first.

>>22591124
We might end up making all of our cigars damp whenever we use our powers.

>>22591191

Peace pipe!

>>22591207
We've already got a beard. I think.

>>22591124
all we need to do is focus on weaponizing the weather effects such as lightning, freezing rain or other such utility powers over the fact we are made of cloud.

>>22591226
Grow a bushier one

>>22591234

Protagonist learned Thunderpunch!

>we are logia fruit guys now
we high ups now!

>>22591265
we clouds now

>>22591124

What were the others options? Or are you keeping them in your back pocket in case we run into more?

You have a image to uphold as Captain of this ship, and you start following the marine diligently. Your crew pats you on the back as you begin to leave, congratulating you. You thought it would be fun to screw with one marine, as his hand begins to pat your back you shift into cloud form and he falls right through you! The entire crew falls on their backs, laughing at the hysterics. You close the door behind you, and you smile as you listen to their uncontrollable laughter.

The marine leads you to your quarters. Odd. They're waiting for you in your own room? The marine opens the door and promptly leaves. The room is dark, and you don't see anyone at first. Suddenly your cloud body rumbles and flashes and a man sitting at your desk is revealed briefly. How ominous.

"Did your lamp break? Ah, never mind I have one here.", the shadowy man lights a lamp and you can finally see him. A man with brown hair and a trimmed beard is sitting in your chair, across his lap he has a cane. Dressed in a black uniform, he smiles at you like a snake would smile at a small rodent. You now know exactly what kind of man you're dealing with here.

Cipher Pol.

>Ask the CP agent a question

>>22591360

Not giving the Devil Fruit to HQ is already paying off!

>>22591360
You wanted to talk to me?

>>22591360
First, try to make a pipe out of clouds, have it expel little thunder clouds that dissipate quickly instead of smoke.

"May I ask what bring CP here to see me? Is there anything I can do to help you?"

>>22591298

Mmm I don't see why not. There were about 20 options that I thought up originally, and I cut them down to about 8(Most of them were logia). I had to throw in some Zoan even though I disliked it, as I couldn't have it all be half Logia and half Paramecia... and there was no way you guys were getting a Mythical Zoan at any point in this quest.

The ones I chose were:
>Salt Salt Fruit(a logia type similar to Suna Suna)
>Label Label Fruit (you put labels on things, and they take the property of things you label them as)
>Polar Bear Fruit
>Wet Wet Fruit(you can make things damp hahahaha)
>Golem Golem Fruit(animate objects for a short time)
>Demo Demo Fruit(your touch reduces the stability of objects, turn a solid brick wall into dust with a touch as an example, probably the least refined idea
>Spring Spring Fruit(you turn into a spring! man you guys really lucked out)
>Eagle Fruit

>>22591523

Woops I'm just reading off of the list, Spring Spring didn't make the cut as it was too niche.

>>22591523
Wasnt there aready a spring man?

>>22591550
Belamy the hyena or some shit

>>22591550
>>22591564
Pretty sure Doflamingo killed him, so the fruit may have 'respawned'.

>>22591550
There was. Bellamy, but given that it's been two years since his last appearance maybe he died and the Spring fruit went back into circulation.

>>22591523
Why no JUSTICE JUSTICE Fruit?

>>22591682
Because as funny as that is, it's kinda retarded.

>>22591706
>Ability to turn into a giant scale and weigh crime
you mean badass

>>22591706
We did, this isn't the Cloud Cloud Fruit, it's the JUSTICE Cloud JUSTICE Cloud Fruit that lets us turn into a JUSTICE Cloud and dispense JUSTICE weather.

>>22591744
You can't fight justice of this caliber

>>22591744
The lightning only strikes criminals. I like this idea.

Why is the World Government's secret service here? Did they know about the Devil Fruit? Man they're in for a rude awakening if they do.

You clear your throat and you welcome the agent to your ship. You ask him how you can help such an esteemed member from the world famous Cipher Pol. You think this is the kind of man who likes to be kissed up to, but you can't help but make a sting about his organization.

The CP Agent smiles and stands up from your chair, it seems he didn't notice your subtle barb. "Well Captain, you have no need to worry, I am here mostly to ask a few questions of you." You really hope so. "Me and my men from CP6 have been tracking down a dangerous criminal, and we believe this was the last island he went to. Perhaps you've heard of him... Jeremiah Crowe."

Jeremiah Crowe? The guy who stole the Devil Fruit from the Strongarm Pirates? What does Cipher Pol want from him? This situation is getting more complex by the minute.

"Ah it seems like the name does ring some bells. Yes I was updated with the situation here Captain, very impressive work. It's rough for a new Captain on the Grand Line so I'm glad to see you're making it out OK." He's being very pally for a CP Agent, and that gives you a bad feeling.

"Anyways Captain. We understand that you probably know next to nothing about Crowe himself, but he did steal a rather valuable object from the 'Strongarms' that you so skillfully captured. We were wondering if you knew anything about that, as CP believes it would help us in our investigation of Crowe."

You swallow a large gulp, what do you tell the CP6 agent?

>>22591784
Tell him the whole truth. Justice begets justice.

>>22591772

You can if you have the JUSTICE Tank JUSTICE Tank Fruit with 120mm Cannon Punches.

>>22591784
I'm tempted to admit to nothing. But, that would be UNJUST. I'm torn here /tg/.

>>22591682

Because I honestly had no idea on how to implement it without making it just like Vanderdecken's power. My only idea was that you could call out criminals for justice and that your attacks would be extremely accurate against them. The only other thing was warcraft style paladin holy powers, and I didn't think that fit in with OP very well.

>>22591784
I knew Crowe was going to come up at some point. But tell him the truth, I guess. No point in beating around the bush. Offer to undertake the hunt for Crowe yourself.

>>22591784
"The object that he stole was a Devil Fruit, it was recovered and is now in the service of the Marines.

I will continue to look for clues or a lead on Jeremiah Crowe's current location."

>>22591834
Hey, Admiral. This CP9 Agent, it's Laskey isn't it?

>>22591784
The truth. He'll find out anyways.

You take in a deep breath and quickly explain that it was a Devil Fruit and you already ate it! You didn't know CP was looking for it! A gust of wind blows around you as you rush out your explanation to the agent.

He looks at you with a blank face for several seconds before he jumps off of the ground, "EEEEEEEEEEHHHH?! YOU ATE THE DEVIL FRUIT?" his eyes poke out of his sockets as he screams at you.

You say sorry one more time with an embarrassed look on your face, a dark cloud appears over your head and starts raining.

The CP6 agent is somehow not surprised by the nimbus cloud that hovers over you head. "Tch. Well this is an annoying turn of events... but I can't entirely blame you Captain, and it's not like I can force the fruit out now. I can at least be thankful that the Devil Fruit power is in the hands of a marine of the Navy."

You breathe a sigh of relief, the cloud above you turns white and stops raining.

"DON'T THINK YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK YET, IDIOT!" he attempts to smack you on the head, but his hand only gets damp as it passes through your cloud body.

"Tch! Well since you ate the Devil Fruit so eagerly I guess it's your responsibility to help us track down Crowe!", he gives you the same smile from before, and it reinforces the feeling again that this man, though he is an ally, is not your friend.

You are in no position to refuse the CP Agent, as your actions have hindered his mission... which I guess is now YOUR mission.

>ask the CP6 agent a question about your new mission

>>22592150
Who is this Crowe and what is he wanted for?

>>22592179
This.

And man, at this rate we're always going to have to have our subordinates carry around towels for us.

>>22592150
Ask about Crowe, get as much information and detail on him as possible. Every lead they have on him, why they're devotion so many resources to him, what he's wanted for, how dangerous he is.

I still say we should make a cloud pipe for extra class.

>>22592179
>>22592150
This, then ask for his last known location.

>>22592150
"Crowe is a dangerous criminal, WEATHER he steals from pirates or not, his actions caused the death of several and dismay of an entire mining village. He has awoken a STORM within me, and only him behind bars, will placate it."

"Also, how would the fruit have aided in finding him, besides the powers it bestows?"

>>22592389
lets not jump into puns just yet, fun as they are.

>>22592389

I wonder if our vision will start to go cloudy because justice is blind.

>>22592389
Don't let all of these puns cloud your judgement. I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but we have to be careful about this.

Something we need to keep in mind: we must not rely on our intangibility. We need to remember how to take a hit, in the event of seastone/Haki users.

>>22592389
>>22592431
>>22592465

Pundora's Box has been opened.

>>22592469
we shall still be like paper.... LIKE PAPER CLOUDS OF JUSTICE

You put your hand to your chin and put on a pensive pose, you conjure a little cloud pipe just to annoy the CP6 agent. You make a few "smoke rings" as you puff on the fluffy pipe. Once you've finished your fun, you ask the agent for the full details on Jeremiah Crowe.

"Tch! He's a common criminal! I wouldn't mind it if he just stole from idiot pirates, but he has also stolen from the World Government! If it was just that he would only have a wanted poster up... but... but the damn bastard has even stolen a few important classified items from Cipher Pol." the agent puts a dangerous emphasis on classified and you don't go into that. If Crowe really has stolen from Cipher Pol, you really doubt he's just a "common criminal".

You ask the agent if he knows anything more about Crowe, "No, the man is like a ghost, he never stays in one place for very long. Only long enough to steal whatever he can to send the local marines or pirate crew on a rampage for his head."

The agent continues, "Since this was the last island Crowe was on, the only place he could be heading for is Failsafe! We've finally caught up to him, and he has nowhere to hide anymore!"

You know a bit about Failsafe, it's a weapon manufacturing island that's well known for their reliable cannons and explosives. You hope this won't get carried away, you don't want to have a big fight on an island that has a focus on building explosives.

The agent walks his way towards the door, "Well Captain, I must meet up with my team and let them know about the situation we have now, do you have anymore questions before I go?"

>>22592389

I'd like to amend your speech. Instead of caused, you could have used precipitated, and you missed the opportunity to mention Bullough's RAIN of terror.

>>22592621
I have just one question, are you ready for the shit STORM that's about to occur?

>>22592621

Yeah, what does he look like?

>>22592621
Repercussions for eating the fruit?

>>22592621
What's your plan when we get to Failsafe?

>>22592621
"Is Jeremiah known to have any Devil Fruit powers or an otherwise interesting fighting style? I would like a picture of him for identification. What is the place once we get to failsafe?"

Then make cloud puns to annoy him talk about his rain of terror, how we will storm the gates, use Shock and awe tactics.

>>22592777
annoy a member of Cipher Pol... after ticking them off about eating the devil fruit, probably not a good idea. On the other hand, stealth puns are cool.

>>22590376
Marine Quest with a picture of tits.

So this is about fucking mermaids?

>>22592963
old joke is old...

>>22592963
God dammit, every thread.

THAT'S THE FUCKING MARINE LOGO

IT'S A DAMN SEAGULL

>>22592963
4 threads, 4 people relating the OPs pic with tits, par for the course so far

>>22592993
Whats with the tits

>>22592993

More like one person with 4 braincells.

>repercussion for eating the fruit

"We'll call it even when you help us get Jeremiah behind bars."

>what does he look like

"Tch, here." he tosses you a rolled up Wanted poster, "there have been a few of these sent out already, but just in case you don't have one yet."

You roll open the Wanted poster, the picture of Crowe is very poor. What you can make out is a mostly bandaged face, with a shock of grey hair poking out. His eyes are concealed by a pair of goggles. His bounty is 300,000,000 Berries. You're annoyed that this is all you have to go on. What if he just removes the bandages and goggles? Useless. Still, he must have stolen some REALLY classified items for that bounty.

>what's the plan from here

"We will be keeping minimal contact from now on. Crowe has grown used to us chasing him, and if he catches us a whiff of us gaining on him, he'll just disappear before you can blink. That's why we thought a Devil Fruit power could give us the edge, but now we're relying on you. Here is a Den Den Mushi that's wired directly to my private line, don't call me, I'll call you." he hands you a transponder snail that has the same stupid smile as the agent does. The agent opens the door, "And by the way," he turns back to you one more time, "the name is Askem." and he exits your quarters.

Idiot. Who does he think he is trying to act cool on your ship?

Well I guess you'll set sail for Failsafe.

>we need to go RIGHT now
>let the crew have their fun for the night, we'll leave in the morning

>>22593027
they can have fun once we get underway, as long as fun doesn't involve shore leave

>>22593027

We sail now, for JUSTICE. JUSTICE and not getting chewed out by Cipher Pol.

>>22593027
Let's set off, we can have fun on the way and this is kinda important.

Keep the cloud pipe going, smoking a cigar will just get it soggy whenever we go Cloudy.

Keep on practicing with it.

>>22593027
>>we need to go RIGHT now
git this over with

>>22593089

Doesn't that kind of give away our powers?

>>22593053
>>22593083
>>22593089
>>22593090
Haha, no. You don't sail at night. Not ever. Not unless you're far away from EVERYTHING.

>>22593108
we can point ourselves in the right direction

>>22593129
The problem is rocks and shit outside the harbor. Not to mention other ships. Its really just safer to stay here tonight, and sail when we can see obstacles.

>>22593027

We need to sail to that right fuckin' Crowe RIGHT FUCKIN' NOW

>>22593179
fair enough

What if Crowe... is a Ninja? How screwed would that make us?

>>22593108

Wait, it's night?

>>22593226
>let the crew have their fun for the night, we'll leave in the morning
I assume so.

You decide to set off immediately! You don't want these Cipher Pol bastards on your back any longer than they have to be.

You storm the galley, with storm cloud raining overhead for good measure. You yell for the marines to set sail! Hoist the anchor! The whole dramatic deal.

Your words fall on deaf ears as you suddenly notice that all of your marines are fast asleep. Snoring on top of one another as the night's festivities combined with the recent events have taken their toll on your crew.

You sigh and shake your head, but you can't help but smile at your beloved crew. You guess you can wait until morning after all.

>it's morning!

You leap out of bed! DAMN IT YOU OVER SLEPT! A mini cloud forms above you with a downpour, shooting out the occasional spark as you rush to get dressed.

You rush on to the main deck and start giving out orders to your crew... but you're already on the open sea! What! They don't know where they're supposed to go!

"Ah, Captain!" Hitoshi is leaning against the rail in front of your quarters, "I hope you don't mind I've set the course for Failsafe. We were going to wake you up but Big Ocean beat the snot out of us saying that you needed to rest. You may be a logia user but you still have those wounds to mend after all."

You ask Hitoshi how he knew that we were going to Failsafe.

"Captain have you gotten so big headed already after becoming a logia class user that you forgot about me? Well I suppose I do have a way of going about places without being noticed..." He gives you a sly smile.

It looks like he was listening in on your conversation with Askem last night. It annoys you a little, but you appreciate that Hitoshi took charge of the mission while you rested.

Looks like you have a bit of free time before you reach Failsafe island.

>practice Devil Fruit powers!
>go see an officer
>other

>>22593414
Call in a couple officers and ask if they know anything that might help about Failsafe

>>22593414
>go see an officer

Call in Alfonso and Marianne, Hitoshi is already up to speed. Give them a full briefing on what's going on. Then speak to Marianne in private, congratulate her on doing a good job as a Lieutenant so far and give her a somewhat cloudy head pat.

>>22593414
>You know a bit about Failsafe, it's a weapon manufacturing island that's well known for their reliable cannons and explosives.
lets talk to rosewater
then practice with our DF powers

>>22593465
>Then speak to Marianne in private, congratulate her on doing a good job as a Lieutenant so far and give her a somewhat cloudy head pat.

Don't think I don't see what you guys are up to here.

>>22593492
Nearly forgot about Rosewater. Good idea.

>>22593465
If we're going to catch our officers up, we might as well tell them all at once instead of finding them one at a time.

>>22593526
Providing completely platonic headpats to our dear subordinate who looks up to us and seeks our approval?

>>22593550
Trying to soak her head and fog up her glasses?

>>22593550
>suprise wet t-shirt contests incoming

>>22593576
I actually did not think of that when I suggested the cloudy head pat. I figured her hair would get wet, but she's wearing a marine overcoat and a shirt, it isn't going to cling.

>>22593573
Yeah, more along those lines.

>>22593414
>>practice Devil Fruit powers!
with our officers

You call in a few of your officers who think can shed light on the mission at hand.

Marianne is, as expected, the first to arrive. She zooms in and salutes sharply as she waits for the rest of the officers to arrive.

Alfonso and Rosewater arrive only a bit later. Rosewater already starts making eyes at Marianne, but you give her a warning, telling her not to stir up trouble while you're giving them a report.

You debrief your officers on the situation, and you ask Alfonso to pass it down to Ricochet and Big Ocean once the meeting is finished. You know of Rosewater's particular talents with ship weaponry and ask her if she knows anything specific about Failsafe.

"Failsafe, Cap'n? Ooooh are we going to get even BIGGER cannons there? Plea-- Oh alright. Yes, Failsafe is one of those islands that every engineer hears about. Failsafe is to cannons and explosives as Water 7 is to ship building. There are some other good islands out there for ship weaponry, but Failsafe blows the competition out of the water! The island has a bit of a rough side to it, as pirates are always desperate to get their hands on more dangerous weapons. It would have been easier if we had to catch Crowe on Mining Island, as honestly Failsafe is the perfect place to hide from the Government" Rosewater looks proud on her report, and judging by her enthusiasm on the subject you trust that her report is accurate.

You ask Marianne if she knows specifically about Jeremiah Crowe, "Sir! No sir! He's not affiliated with any pirate crew that I know of!" she remains at a salute, but it's almost as if she is annoyed that she knows so little on the subject.

Alfonso continues after Marianne, "It's strange though isn't it. There's no mention of any Jeremiah Crowe in the Grand Line, and suddenly there's this man who appears within the week with a 300,000,000 beri bounty on his head. Most of the Eleven Supernovas don't even have a bounty that high!"

>ask your officers more questions
>dismiss your officers

>>22593650
What's your opinion on the CP? Can we trust them?

>>22593676
Anyone else having posting issues?

>>22593687
I was there for a few minutes.

>>22593650
Ask about the CP agent. Something feels weird about this.

>>22593650
>ask your officers more questions
"It's weird as can be. You don't get that high a bounty without doing something extremely noticable, and none of us have heard the name before. He left behind the Fruit instead of eating it himself, and now CP is going after him. Whatever he did to get the bounty it isn't something they want getting out. There's something extremely weird going on and I'm not sure I like it. We don't even have his face, just a few bandages, a goggles, and grey hair, he could be anyone.

Any of you know the name Askem or have any good ideas at what game CP is playing here?"

And Marianne does deserve a head pat for her work lately.

>>22593704
Yeah, I'm getting that too. Do we have a way to contact our superiors to ask about this Crowe?

>Have to cut it short for tonight guys, but I'll make sure next session is fucking spectacular to make up for it. Wednesday at 6:00 pacific or 21:00 server

You ask your crew what they think of the CP6 Agent running the show.

Alfonso speaks up first, "I don't like it. First of all we're marines, not Cipher Pol's lackeys. Askem is holding back way too much information than I'd like. They've been chasing this guy for how long, and they want us to believe they've only been going on this blurry photo?"

As he starts getting riled up, Marianne interjects Alfonso's ranting, "Sir! I have to agree! This agent Askem is clearly trying to play us for fools. I don't think he actually expects us to catch Crowe... maybe we're being used as a distraction? Sir? Or even bait?"

Rosewater explodes at that last word, "Bait! Cap'n didn't you say that Crowe stole from both pirates AND marines? What if we're just being sent in too look like morons, and all the while CP6 swoops in for the grab?"

Alfonso crosses his arms and growls, "So that's what it is eh? Damn sneaky bastards."

You tell your officers to calm down. Cipher Pol is clearly up to more than they're letting on, but the quicker you do this the sooner you never have to see them again.

Marianne eases a little bit then snaps back at attention, "SIR! What if... What if we kidnap Crowe first! Sir!" All eyes are on Marianne now, "Sir! I can't stand it if CP6 treats us as if we're only good as their tools. I... I say we capture Crowe ourselves, and show everyone that we're better than those damned Cipher Pol agents!" Marianne's saluting hand shoots to her mouth as she seemed to have just realized she swore in front of two superior officers. "I... I'm sorry Captain!"

You like the idea! You'll be damned before you let those bastards at Cipher Pol look down on you and your crew as mere tools for their schemes! You'll capture Crowe alright, but you'll do it alone and shove it in their smug secret faces!

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You dismiss your crew for the reports and thank them. As the door opens, you hear from the crew's muttering outside that you're almost at the island, Failsafe.

You close the door and realize that Marianne is still there, bowing low to the floor.

"Sir! I must apologize for my outburst! It was out of line! Sir!"

You tell Marianne to look up, and that those kinds of outbursts are exactly why you value her as your Lieutenant... that and her impeccable sword skills. Marianne still looks worried so you walk over and... give her one soft pat on the head with your best wink. She smiles briefly before blushing bright red and running out the door. Ah. That might have been a bit much for her.

Dark days are ahead. You don't like this recent turn of events. You're being sent in almost blind by a secret government agency you know next to nothing about. Still, you don't want to know what would happen if you're refusing orders from organizations like Cipher Pol so early in your career as Captain. Marianne is right, you will capture Crowe, and prove your worth as a Navy Captain on the Grand Line!

Your work is never done, Captain! Justice awaits!

>END MARINE QUEST IV

NEXT TIME ON MARINE QUEST:
>CIPHER POL'S DEADLY SECRET, NO ONE IS SURPRISED
>JEREMIAH CROWE'S TRUE IDENTITY
>CLOUD CLOUD FRUIT PUT TO IMMEDIATE USE
>A BLUSHING CONFESSION MADE TO THE CAPTAIN
>NO IT'S STILL NOT LOVE

See you next time on... MARINE QUEST!

>>22594148

>Marianne still looks worried so you walk over and... give her one soft pat on the head with your best wink.

Fleet Admiral, you pervert...

Thread archived, yo.

>>22594148
Was it a cloudy head pat? Because getting a head pat from a warm cloud sounds pretty awesome.

Marianne is a damn good subordinate, she slices, she dices, she obeys orders, she has a deep love of justice, and she looks up to her Captain.

Any word on when next time will be?

>>22594823
Disregard that. Cocks, etc.

>Just started reading the archives.
Holy shit this is awesome!

I AM AN AWFUL ADMIRAL FOR DOING THIS TWO QUESTS IN A ROW.

NEXT QUEST IS THURSDAY. SAME TIME.

SORRY.

>>22594276
I would give everyone warm cloud head pats and hugs. Because I'm a loving person.

>>22595344
And for our enemies we give them hugs as well, but we're made out of zappy zappy thunderclouds of JUSTICE when we do it.

Once you stop giggling for a second how we're a Cloud Man we got an extremely powerful fruit, even for a Logia, especially if we can make the clouds especially dense to restrict people, which we ought to be able to do since there are Island and Sea Clouds. We can make rain and water, we can throw lightning around, we can do many of the same things that Smoker pulls off, we might be able to throw ice, hail around. Might be able to do stuff with wind as well. We're just so fucking versatile. Not to mention we can give full body enveloping fluffy hugs to everyone.