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I wake up with an awful headache. My eyes feel heavy, so I keep them closed. The night before, I had cried my eyes out after a bad run-in with pirates. I got the treasure, but I’m covered in cuts, and my stomach is definitely bruised from where that one guy kicked me. I also got shot in the leg, but luckily the bullet just grazed me, and I was able to wrap the wound. Running will definitely be more difficult, though. I don’t want to, but I should probably stay in this hotel room for the day just so I can take care of this wound.
Speaking of the room, it feels...different. The bed feels smaller than I remember. The room smells different, too. Something’s wrong. My eyes shoot open. This isn’t my hotel room! I turn my head to the right and see a desk covered in papers and medical supplies. To my left is a shelf filled with bottles that I'm assuming contain medicine.
Where am I? Have I been kidnapped? No one's watching over me. Maybe someone's guarding outside the door. But why would they- whoever they are- keep me here? This looks to be an infirmary, am I being taken care of? But my bandage looks like the same one I put on last night.
I need to figure out where I am.
Cautiously, I sit up and wait for my eyes to stop being blurry. I scan the room once more before carefully making my way to the door. I slowly turn the handle. Good, it’s unlocked. I peek my head out the door. I shield my eyes and let them adjust before taking in my surroundings.
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I'm on some random pirate ship in the middle of nowhere. Great.
No one appears to be awake yet. Now is a good time to jump ship. I would love to search for treasure, but- wait, where did my haul from yesterday go? And my bag with all of my supplies? They must have taken them. Crap. Oh, well. As much as I want to search for my things, I have no idea where I am. My best bet would be to find a lifeboat, get off this ship, and then tail it until it reaches land. Then, I can sneak on board when all those lousy pirates are off and get my stuff back and then some! Yeah, that’s what I’ll do! I check both sides of the ship but see no boats. Ugh, where could they be? Maybe in the lower rooms.
I look around but don’t see a boat or anything else of use. The sun’s coming up fast. I don’t have much time.
Okay, Nami, think! Boats are usually found in the sublevel, and if there’s not a door directly leading to them, that means there must be a hatch. I search the deck.
I’ve never seen a deck covered in grass before. Honestly, this ship looks so bright and happy, if I hadn’t seen the pirate flag I wouldn’t have known this is a pirate ship.
I feel an edge in the grass and pull up. Finally! I lift up the hatch door and-
“Nami?”
I jerk my head around to see a man with an afro and long nose. He looks as if he can't believe what he’s seeing.
How does he know my name? Nevermind that, time to go.
“Hey, wait!” I quickly jump down the hatch, injuring my already injured leg as a result. Cursing myself, I look around for an escape, but instead find myself surrounded by large doors with numbers on them. I look around for any levers or buttons or something to open these doors, but I don’t see anything!
“Hey everyone, wake up! Something’s wrong with Nami!”
I sprint down a hallway and find two doors across from each other and a staircase ahead. I consider my next move before hearing voices close by. Taking a chance, I enter the door on the left.
I find myself in a slightly stuffy room filled with boxes of gadgets and piles of papers. On one wall hangs a banner that reads ‘Usopp Factory.’ I'm distracted for a moment, but then hear voices outside the door.
I gotta find a place to hide! I spot a big crate of junk and run over to it. After making sure my shadow is hidden (always make sure it’s hidden), I stay as still as possible and listen for any more sounds.
Just as I am getting comfortable, an eyeball appears on the wall across from me. I scream.