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[wifedup]

( There is absolutely someone out there fucking with Wen Kexing, and so if anyone mentions the state of his new name he's going to commit Attrocities. He's here for a reason ... admittedly a potential wife reason, but still! You mention being a worm one time and fate laughs at you. )

It's come to my attention we're all very demure about our own skill sets. When it comes to trying to work together that reticence might be to our detriment. Especially considering the wealth of people we have here, what if one of us is in need of a carpenter and we don't know where to go? Or a scribe, those might be handy with all the terrible meetings we have to listen to. Or a healer, even.

( A healer especially, but he is the most subtle and anyone implying otherwise needs to be quiet. )

And so, I thought it might be a good idea if we instead shared what we were good at. I can go first.

Cooking.
A pursuer of scholarly endeavours.
Passable martial arts.
Provider of wine.

If anyone needs any poetry or lessons in how not to burn water then I am certainly your man. I know these aren’t exactly the more useful of skills, but there are bound to be more capable people out there. We need to help each other in these trying times, after all.

( We also need to not be lying bastards, but oh well. )

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[cartographie]

Have you been here a long time?

What's your name? I'm Nami.

[wifedup]

About three months, give or take.

And it's Wen Kexing. A pleasure, if we can call being held against our will and subsequently meeting new people a pleasure.

[cartographie]

Kind of a weird stretch of the word, but I guess it's better than being stuck in that cage I woke up in.

When the person from your home came, had they noticed you were gone?

[wifedup]

No.

And time had passed for him in which I was still there.

( He knows what it's like to be worried about something like that. )

When we return I believe it will be like we've never left.

[cartographie]

That's... [ That's a lot to wrap her head around, but if it means Usopp's safe and not bobbing along towards danger without them, Nami will sit with the idea until she's more comfortable with such a weird concept. ] Really good to know, thanks.

Also when you say you're a provider of wine, what does that mean?

[wifedup]

( He knows how difficult it is to figure out, so he'll just let Nami ponder it on her own time. To better topics -. )

I aid one of the senators. It sounds far fancier than it is. Mostly I make sure the brothels aren't up to any mischief and that the wine and drugs are of the highest quality. Something I get to share with my companions, more often than not.

[cartographie]

How did you end up with a job like that? You probably hear a lot of interesting conversations.

[wifedup]

Luck.

Or someone's idea of a joke.

( He was an avid frequenter of brothels, after all. There tends to be a running theme with the things this place will say about him. )

It's not terrible, there are perks. And the gossip, as you say, is always new.

[cartographie]

You piss someone off or something?

I've started frequenting a couple of the drinking houses where the servants for some of the wealthier families like to go, but maybe I should swing by one of your spots and see what's interesting. In a bystander sense, that is.

[wifedup]

Oh, probably. It's what I tend to do.

But feel free, nobody will pressure you into anything if you're just there for a drink. We allow that kind of thing now. Besides, the ladies like to host, Selene is currently always looking for someone to listen to her lyre playing.

If I'm in you can ask for me, I'll buy you a drink and you can ask whatever you need about this place. I can't guarantee answers, but I'll at least try to be helpful.