Jeanne could barely compose herself. Regathering the newspapers for later consumption and rolling them up to put in her bag. She looked somewhere between sheer horror and elation at the bounties.
"Two hundred fifteen mi... Two hundred fifteen mi...", she repeated on loop as she stood over the bounties. Namely focusing in on Leroy's.
"HOW THE FUCK DID WE WIND UP WITH A GROUP BOUNTY OVER FOUR HUNDRED FOURTY FIVE MILLION THIS EARLY?!", she squealed. Her voice a shrill leaking pipe. Excitement and fear flashing through her face rapidly.
"Hahaha!" leroy laughed heartedly, slapping his leg.
"Well-" Raven said putting a hand on the markswomans shoulder "what else would you expect froma crew such as this?"
Jeanne sighed. Barely even reacting to Raven touching her. The woman made her nervous still, but not as much anymore. "I mean inevitably we'll all have bounties.", she says pinching her brow. "Even if we were to go in disguise or lay low, the rest of us are likely to get our own sooner or later."
"NOT A BOUNTY ON ALL THREE OF THEM!!" Kirk practically shrieked, his hands to the side of his head as he stared fearfully down at the bounties. "This is awful! Not only a higher bounty on LEROY's head, but TWO more of our crewmates have bounties!? The Marines are FOR SURE gonna start looking for us now!" He grabbed at the nearest bounty, muttering 'no no no no no!' over and over under his breath to the picture of Kale's face.
Noir reached for his own bounty, shifting his cigarette to the side of his mouth as he looked down at his own bounty. A smirk curled up on his face. "Va bene~! Chef'll be proud of this one." He said happily before tilting his head to the side, his smirk turning into a look of contemplation then a bit of a frown. "Sad that they didn't get my good side with this one…"
"Why are you so happy about this!?" Kirk stomped his foot, nearly crumbling the bounty he had in his hands. "A bounty isn't something to be happy about! And you don't even have a good side!" The navigator lost his steam quickly and groaned, his head hanging as he slapped the bounty back onto the table. "We are all doo~med…" Noir quickly looked at Kirk, looking insulted.
"Hey! What do you mean I don't have a good side!?" He was bristling, getting ready to retort back to Kirk's comment before his eye caught Kale's bounty… and immediately, all hell broke loose.
"HEY! WAIT A MINUTE! HOW THE HELL DO YOU HAVE A HIGHER BOUNTY THAN ME, URCHIN! TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND MORE!? HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE!?"
"Lighten up kirky!" Leroy said stretching his hand to pat the fishman on the shoulder "I'm sure you'll get a bounty one day too!" He teased letting out a chortle
"I mean inevitably we'll all have bounties.", she says pinching her brow. "Even if we were to go in disguise or lay low, the rest of us are likely to get our own sooner or later."
Jeanne scratched her chin. "Reminds me. You've worked for Chryos Guild, right Raven? Did you get a bounty working under Hornigold?"
"I already had a bounty. It's why I was on the Run." She spoke plainly. "Ever since I was a child I've been on the run..." She said with a reserved tone. "118,380,000" She spoke leaning back on the table
"That sure is a lot for a child..." Dezzi spoke behind Raven. Having their own look of nervousness from such high bounties.
Jeanne seemed a bit... Perplexed by that information. "So we're closer to an even Six Hundred Million.", she said. That was a bit much.
"We're definitely gonna have to play it cool on our next island then. I don't know about you all, but I could go for a break from all this fighting. Me, Dezzi and Kirk don't have bounties yet. If we port somewhere near a marine base I suggest we take to shore to scope things out."
She then turned to Raven and Kirk. "You guys know what island is next? I either forgot or zoned out.", she would ask as she would find a seat and get out the news papers again. Beginning to peruse it for any information about nearby locales.
Raven took no time at all to respond to the Steam Womans question "Should be Jaya." She said leaning over and looking to the Log Pose on Kirks. The Log pose locked onto an Island due North East.
"What's on Jaya?" Kirk exhaled as he stood to his feet.
"Well. Jaya..Also Called Jay, is a Pirate Island..." She said putting her hand on her chin. "Ugh! Great!" Kirk Distressingly spoke. Putting his face in his hands.
"An Island infested with them. A common port and lodging island for Outlaws...Hornigold had many Customers in and out of it from some of the Logs I snuck peeks at."
This just caused the Navigator to spiral. Letting out an almost comedic wail "AUGH!"
"Ler~oy~!" Kirk said in an irritated tone. "No~ir! Ká~le!"
The three in questioned snapped to attention as the Navigators voice graveled and growled. The Chef and First Mate snapping out of their Bickering between their bounties and looking to Kirk "You Three better be on your Best Behavior! !" He Demanded. "We don't have bounties! But you three better keep a low Profile or somethin'!"
Raven then spoke up as well. "Kirk does have a point. This island is know to Harbor the Worst kinds of People. And your bounties have surely made it around to any Bounty Hunter or Pirate with keen eyes-"
"And while it may keep you out of danger from low level pirates. Others may see it as a challenge..." She continued. Resting her hands beneath her chest.
Leroy ran a hand through his hair. "Yeah...A place like that should be somewhere we shouldn't stick around too long. Get some food. Drink, any supplies and then once the log pose is reset get out of there and move onto the next island!" Leroy wasn't worried. But he wasn't really one to want to stick around criminals that were too much.
The other two in question both grimmaced at each other before relenting and speaking in unision "Fine."
"So the Grand Line has islands governed completely by pirates huh." Jeanne sighed. "Makes sense. Well we should be able to get some good stuff that isn't widely available there." she says with a thoughtful look.
"Raven, when we get to port, you mind helping me do some shopping? Been a while since I had another woman to shop with, and you probably have a better handle on dealing with those types given your previous employer." she would ask. Blushing just a little before clearing her throat. "Also I'd rather not carry my weaponry around in a town full of pirates. Sounds like a cocktail for disaster."
Jeanne would get out her notebook. Turning to a page for stocking the ship. "We can all divide and conquer really. Would help keep us on the Island as little as possible and we wouldn't have to carry as much loose money with us." she would say as she scratched her chin. "I've been compiling this list for a while, it never seems to get any easier to condense every time we hit port." she says with a chuckle.
Raven gave a soft smile to the Minor Ramblings of the Markswoman "Of Course. Though, maybe it'd be a good Idea for you to Carry your Weapon with you. Everyone else will be."
"That'd probably would be a better idea then practically walking around naked..." Spoke Dezzi. Giving the Markswoman a soft pat on the back to reassure her.
"Ugh. It'd be so much easier if I had an actual gun though." she says pinching her brow. "I guess I can bring in Archi or walk around with my new one, but I wanna keep a low profile." she sighs. "Oh well. About how long till we make it do you think?"
"Yeah but real guns aren't as cool!" Leroy said, sitting on the deck, hands behind his back "Besides! Too many people use 'em. Gotta stand out! Don't wanna seem like the rest of Ordinary Pirates!"
"I suppose you're right." Jeanne said with a sigh. "Besides I should show off my new weapon. Perhaps I can make some money doing some sharpshooting tricks. Those rowdy types like that kinda boisterous stuff don't they?" she said scratching her chin. "Not exactly keeping a low profile though. Mrrrrr"
"Well. We'll have another Few days before we're there…" Said kirk standing to his feet. Dezzi coming up behind him and giving him a pat as well. "Dont stress yourself too much Kirk. Doctors orders!" Kirk smiled softly. "Thanks Dez"
Onward to Jay Vanem….