[Voice] (joining the backdating train)

[knightofratatosk]

[The journal picks up a bit of coughing as Emil's hand bumps it and knocks it open in his frantic search, followed by some mumbling.]

... w-wait, I think I found it.

[He coughs again, then clears his throat.]

Can anyone hear me? Fina and I... we were in my house, and... I-I think it collapsed. Please... someone help us! It's getting hard to breathe in here... please hurry!

[He sounds close to panicking as he coughs again.]

Get us out of here...

Comments

[Action]

[justicereigns]

[Smoker is more than used to this reaction from people. He also doesn't care.]

My devil fruit. In my world there are cursed fruits. You eat one and gain a special powers, but you're cursed to never swim again and always be weak to the ocean. I ate the moku moku no mi so I can turn completely into smoke and control it around me.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Most of that goes right over Emil's head, but he thinks he understands enough to get the gist of it.]

So... you ate a special fruit that gave you the ability to control smoke, but now you can't swim. Is that right?

[Action]

[justicereigns]

Correct. I can turn into smoke as well, so the smoke you're seeing is mine.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

And it won't hurt me if I touch it, will it...?

[Action]

[justicereigns]

No. It should feel like a cloud if anything. I can focus it to be a lot stronger, but it doesn't hurt on its own.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Cautiously poking at that smoke now to see for himself.]

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[justicereigns]

[And just like Smoker said, it feels like a cloud: as pure as smoke can get. You wouldn't want to breathe it in, but it's completely harmless to the touch and vaguely pillow-like.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Once he's satisfied that it is indeed solid and not going to hurt him, he'll go over to Fina and Cupil to usher them over to that hand.]

Here, get Fina and Cupil out first. I'm okay with waiting a little bit more.

[Action]

[justicereigns]

[Nods head and keeps digging, a little harder now to pull them free.]

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

[Emil will start digging a bit from this side-- it's not as useful as what Smoker is doing, of course, but it should help a little bit.]

[Action]

[justicereigns]

[Stacks another large piece firmly off to the side.]

Here. I think I found something.

[Action]

[knightofratatosk]

You did? What is it?

[And he's peering up through the hole now, trying to get a good look at whatever it is.]

[Action]

[justicereigns]

Hn. You tell me. [Keeps stacking pieces to uncover as much of the rest of the room as possible.]