[Schnuffel Bunny]

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standard - hair, shine, teeth
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Someone in the discord chat mentioned a One Piece character. Here they are surrounded with meat on a bone. Tell me, why do they love pirates? no limits, one piece of art is allowed.

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ends on the 5th 11:00PM (PDT)!

[₊˚ʚ꒷ ₊˚Mallow₊˚ ‧₊]

username; ₊˚ʚ꒷ ₊˚Mallow₊˚ ‧₊
name; Camilo
gender; Male
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When he was young him and his father would do everything together, even though his father was a single dad he meant the world to him. Camilo's dad was a pirate and the captain of a big crew, he would always bring Camilo on the ship when they arrived back from their adventures and the crew would always tease him saying he's too small for a pirate, but deep down he always loved them as he considered the crew and his dad as his treasure.

At home Camilo's dad would always tell him about the crazy adventures and treasures that he and his crew found, and both of them would play as pirates together every night. Before bed Camilo's dad would say "I don't need to have heaps of treasure to be happy, because you are my treasure". Before Camilo's dad would set sail they would always do a pinky promise and promise each other that one day they'll set sail together and become the pirate kings.

Until One day... He passed away at sea. Only one of his crew mates made it back alive. The last remaining crewmate had tears flowing down as if he was crying a waterfall, Camilo asked "what's wrong? Where's my dad and the rest of the crew?" The crewmate with tears in his eyes told him that they didn't make it. Camilo burst into tears. The crewmate tried to comfort him and said "before your father died he told me to give his hat to you so you can remember him and the promise you did" Camilo took the hat and hugged it like it was his treasure and swore to set sail and become the pirate king like him and his dad promised each other.

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[SHIFTING TENDONS]

username; -BugBoy-
name; Luffy Tanaka
gender; Transmasculine (He/Him)
prompt; Tanaka spent his childhood dreaming of setting sail on a ship of his own with a crew and with nothing but the sea for miles. If it wasn't for his older brother sharing his love of the sea with him then Tanaka wouldn't be who he is today. Tanaka left home as soon as he was able to fulfill his dream of being the king of the pirates! Well, in reality, his dream is to find his brother, who left to be a pirate when Tanaka was only 6, only coming back home a few times before seemingly disappearing off the face of the earth. Tanaka knows the likelihood of his brother being alive is low, but he doesn't let that stop him! He puts on the facade of "I want to be the king of the pirates!" to make himself seem more manly, y'know, less emotional or caring. Despite this mask, he tends to form very close bonds very quickly, though he would never admit it. The only thing he lets others know he cares about is meat! He could eat three times his body weight in meat if you let him. His obsession with meat was also shared with his brother, who would cook all kinds of delicious meats whenever he was around.

[Takk]

username; Takk
name; Ringo
gender; Male
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[Hannibal<3]

username; Hannibal<3
name; Uma
gender; Male
prompt; Uma grew up with pirates glorifiyed in every coner he turned. While most grew out of the phase, Uma didn't, spending every moment researching about pirates and day dreaming of being one. He loves the careless rocking on the seven seas and no having to worry about all the problems he faces everyday. (hhhhh wip)

[GreyScale]

username; GreyScale
name; Avis
gender; He/him
prompt; Growing up, Avis was always fascinated by stories of mythical creatures. Living in a port village, all sorts of people would pass through the little inn his family ran, a large majority being pirates. So naturally, he heard all kinds of tales from kalons trying to one-up each other while helping his mother in the restaurant area of the inn. When Avis was younger, he of course believed every outrageous thing he heard and would beg his mom to hear just one more story before he was ushered off to bed.
Many of the pirates were regulars of the inn, returning after months at sea to sell to buy from the seaside market, so naturally, they got to know Avis as he was growing up and many grew fond of him. Some would bring him trinkets from the ocean and they often let Avis sit with them while they told one crazy tale after another. Of course, as Avis got older, he knew not every story was true, but he couldn't help but to be facinated by Jormungandr, who said to be so big it could surround the earth and grabs its tail, or mermaids, beautiful creatures who embody the duality of the sea. To Avis, pirates were invincible, the ultimate symbol of bravery, and he grew to admire them very much. He one day plans to join a crew to seek out the creatures he's heard so much about to be able to tell his own stories about what lurks in the deep.

[Ucanthandleme]

username; Ucanthandleme
name; Pidgeon
gender; Male
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Prim and proper. That was the way he was taught to be. The right way to eat, the right way to talk, the right way to walk, all of it was ingrained in his very soul. He knew several languages, read books far above his age, he could even compose and play various types of music. Yet this was not enough, he could create art, sword fight, even dance and sing to a beat. But even this was not enough. He felt it clearly, a gaping need, no, a gaping want in his chest. He wanted more, something bigger, something grander. Everything was to easy, to simple in his mind. Everything he needed, everything he wanted, everything, all of it he owned.

You may call him greedy, greedy for knowledge, greedy for power, greedy for both materialistic and non materialistic things. He was greedy for it all, yet nothing could sedate his greed. That was until he saw them. On the river one day, the wind raged and seagulls screamed. Within the deadly water rode a ship, a majestic old ship with a flag hanging high, a skull and crossbones decorated the flag.

He watched as the captain of the ship commanded the river, a force of nature so great even an experienced fisherman would never say he could fully control... but this man could. He rode the undulating water, up and down he went, and despite the danger he laughed, so did his crew, they all laughed at the angry water as if it was a clown putting on a show. After this display he could not help but watch, follow, discover more about these people.

A wonderous discovery it was. These people were rude, violent and scary, yet despite this they got what they wanted, they stole treasures, discovered new waters, discoved new lands. They plundered what they wanted and did not care about the power of others. It was thrilling, an exciting display to watch. They may not appear smart but they truly were, they used fear, their scary appearances, scary weapons, scary words, to get what they wanted. They knew how to get in and out of places with ease and did not mind a curse or two, they had immerse knowledge that let them do as they pleased.

He wanted that, the power, the fear, the loot, the knowledge, the discoveries, he wanted it all. So just like that he too became a pirate, why would he not? He wanted to be a pirate for the same reason he loved the pirates... greed.

[nermal1999]

username; nermal1999
name; Zeke
gender; male
prompt;

Endless blue waves....
An open sky, filled with clouds carefully set on the horizon....
A strong wind, strong enough to fill these sails and push this woodcarved ship across the Great blue....
This vessel...
This journey....
this thirst for danger and endless adventures.... And MEAT!!

Oh what it is to be a pirate.
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I was found when I was just a baby.
They said that I was just floating in a basket, just along the shore.

No one knew where I came from, or how I ended up here in Port Kani Umi, there wasn't even any debris that washed up with me to suggest a possible ship wreck.... So where did I come from?
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Even though no one could solve this mystery, I was taken in and welcomed by the locals of this small fishing port.
I was given a place to call home.
Now I never really grew up with "parents" as I was still just an orphan as far as anyone could tell, but that doesn't mean I grew up miserable. The people in the orphanage treated me with kindness, and I was even taken in and raised by many different people, they all tried to help teach me many different things in life. So even though I don't have "parents" that doesn't mean I never had a family.

Now growing up wasn't always the easiest,
I did find myself with many complications.
I guess you could say I was a bit of a clumsy troublemaker. Anything I tried to do, I often messed up on and would usually make a disaster happen.
And growing up in school it was quickly discovered that I should NOT be made a captain of anything. My team always lost when I was captain... I even struggled with trying to help at the fish market. Which should have been easy!! Because all you gotta do is toss a fish from one stand, wrap that fish up, then toss it to another stand so that fish could be sold. But for me I would always end up missing the fish and it would either fall to the ground or hit a customer. Everyone in the market had grown tired of me and would often turn me away, all but Hanku.

He was an older man with a grey beard, but he always had kind eyes. He was the one person in this fish business who would always let me help. Whenever I messed up, he would often do the same thing I did on purpose and sarcastically blame it on his old age while giving me a teasing wink.

I always liked him the most as he was the kindest person to me in Kani Umi.
He would often take me out on his old boat and tell me stories of these that were beyond our small port. These of pirates, and danger, things of mystery and wonder.
Every story, every detail filled me with exhilaration, it lit a fire in me.

I too wanted adventures!! I wanted to see the wind fill my sails!! And travel the world.

And since then I would often find myself playing pretend pirates everywhere I went.
I would stand in Hanku's boat with a stick in my hand, pretending to sail across the great ocean. Hanku would only smile at me from a distance while he worked,
and as I would play Hanku would often school me in the ways of a pirate, like how they would talk, how they would stand on their ships gazing out at the horizon, he even taught me how they probably bury their treasure.

And once I got the ways of a pirate down, I'll never forget when Hanku gave me a very special gift. It probably won't have seemed like much to others, but to me it meant everything when Hanku gave me his straw fishing hat. As far back as I could remember Hanku was always wearing that hat, it was like his treasure. He told me that I was really on my way to become a pirate so he thought it only natural for me to have a captain's hat. And it was since that day, his treasure became my treasure.

Hanku always knew so much about pirates, and about the ocean, and he was always open to sharing them with me, but whenever I tried asking how he knew all that he did, he would always just give me an amused smile before saying, "when you live to be as old as me you get to learn a lot of things."
And it was like that for years, I would often hangout and listen to his tales, and be left forever wondering of his knowledge.
It wasn't until one fateful day did I learn the truth to his tales.

Over the years Hanku had grown into an old man and had grown more and more tired, he had quit his job and stopped going out on the water, and he chose to spend what was left of his life in peace.
I would often find him just sitting in his boat that was tied to the dock. He would just sit there feeling the current flow beneath him.
He was truly a man after the ocean's heart.

One day when I went down to the water I found Hanku standing near the shore looking out at the horizon.
He slowly turned his gaze towards me before looking back at the horizon and speaking words I would never forget,

"You know I became a fisherman so that I could continue staying out on the ocean... I guess it's true, when that love first starts it never leaves you... Starting life off as a pirate, and ending it as a retired fisherman isn't exactly how I thought my life would go... But hey it lead me down the road to where I got to know you, kid, didn't It? So it's not all bad.

It kinda feels strange telling someone my greatest secret, that I, a fisherman of Kani Umi was once a fierce pirate who sailed across the ocean with a crew and everything... But I'm glad that someone is you. You're a good kid. You know, those stories you loved so much, well those were all stories of my youth. Guess you finally know where I got my knowledge from, huh?

I truly loved my life as a pirate, being out on the sea every day.
New adventures with every sunrise!

You know it was once my greatest dream to sail the entire ocean, and see all the wonders of the world, and achieve the greatest title one could earn. To become the Pirate King. For years I strived for this...
But I never came close, soon the seas were filled with those who were much younger... And I lost my fire, so I retired.
I came here and watched as my crew sailed off to continue their adventure without me.

And I've been living in a shadow of regret ever since... That is until you showed up.
You... A bright eyed troublemaker who let this old man live his glory days all over again... You really are something, thank you, for humoring this old man for so many years, you truly are my dearest friend."

I could only stand there in disbelief at everything I had just been told, at the same time it was like an answer I had already known, an answer that I had known for years was finally confirmed.
Ever since I was a kid I would always pretend that Hanku was a pirate, I guess I had always secretly wanted him to be.
And now I know for certain he is, my greatest friend.

Hanku lived on for a few more years since then, sharing more with me, of his tales and journeys in his days as a pirate.
He told me about the many battles he fought, the treasure he gathered.
And the legendary Pirate King! A title that he had once longed for.

Anymore these days seem to go by in a blink of an eye, except for those times, the times of pirates.
And I continued to listen until all those stories met their ending.
And I had to say goodbye to my greatest friend.

And after a few more years I was finally old enough to go out on my own, and because of that time spent working with Hanku I was able to save up enough money to get me started on my new journey.

I may always be that last place loser,
I may be the worst at giving orders,
I may not know how to sail, or how to read a chart or map.
I may even be the worst pirate to date,
But I will become the next Pirate King, one way or another!!

Because I'm a retired fisherman who became a pirate.

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[Broccoli_Bento]

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username; Broccoli_Bento
name; Connor
gender; male
prompt;

Connor's affinity for anything pirate is as vast as the sea itself.
He and his older brother Colt grew up in a coastal town known for it's fisheries, it was there that they shared their entire childhood adventures together on the sandy shores of Seabrisk.

Now to start from the beginning of where Connor's love for pirates all began....
He was just a child at the time, and it was late that night, during probably the first real storm that Connor had ever experienced. It wasn't just a windy rain filled night like the ones he had become more accustomed to, but a true thunder storm that was so gusty that it was slamming the rain against the side of the house that Colt and Connor's room was on.
The rain sounded like buckets of water had been slapped against the window by Poseidon's own hands, frightening dear little Connor near to tears.
It was at the first major crack of thunder that Colt was startled awake, and just as he was about to go back to sleep his attention was turned to the sound of whimpering from the bunk below his.
Groggily, Colt clambered down the latter of the bunk bed to find his brother in a fit, shuddering and flapping his hands close to his chest.

"Hey Con, you okay?" Colt rubbed his eye sleepily, but Connor only responded with wines and whimpers.
You see, at the time Connor's autism was undiagnosed and nobody truly knew how to help him when he was having a meltdown, but Colt was at times the one able to find a solution to calming his brother.
"Has the storm got you scared?", and as if on cue the thunder cracked again, springing Connor into a full meltdown, rocking back and forth, and flapping his hands more vigorously.
"Hey hey... uh, okay uh... here" Colt clambered into Connor's bunk and hugged him from behind, "is this okay? Do you feel safer now?"
It help a little, but Connor was too worked up to settle down.

"hey, you wanna know something Con?" Colt brushed his brother's hair with his paw, "you know who's not afraid of storms? Pirates".
That seemed to instantly catch his attention, slowing his rocking a little, "p-pirates?", "Yeah, pirates! Pirates aren't afraid of storms in the slightest!".
Connor looked back and up at his brother who had a glimmer in his eye, the twinkle of adventure as they would call it, which made Connor more intrigued, distracting him from the frightening sounds outside.
"Yeah pirates are so fearless that they uh... they're SO fearless that they can be in the eye of a storm and be singing sea shanties as they laugh at the rain and waves that soak their skin!", "woooow... c-can I be.. a pirate?", "heck yeah! We can be pirates together and this can be our ship!" Colt spread is arms gesturing to the bunk bed before wrapping his arms around Connor, swaying him side to side like a ship rocking in the waves.
"Woohoo! We aren't afraid of storms are we?", "hehehe, no, w-we're p-pirates! Hahaha!", "yeah! Now let's give this ship a sail and sing some songs!"

From then on did the two of them share many adventures playing pretend as the pirates of Seabrisk, and the foundation for a lifelong love for pirates was born in Connor's heart, as it would become his everything.
If you were to ask anything about pirates the boy will tell you everything! He knows everything from ships used by pirates, their diets, traditional garments, to a widespread knowledge of historical pirates.
He will be the first to point out if something isn't historically accurate, especially to modern depictions of costumes and cartoons, but he'll just shrug it off as there's no way to fix it, even though he wishes it were possible.

For Connor, being a pirate, even if it's just pretend, has given him the ability to conquer many obstacles in his life with being autistic, that and the help of his family, but being a "pirate" is all Connor ever wants to be.
And even though he's grown and his brother moved away, he still remained in his hometown of Seabrisk, getting a job as a fisherman, as it's the closest thing to being a pirate as he can get, being out on the open sea as a crewmate on the S.S. Calypso.
His mentor/captain, whose acted as a father figure to him, has even promised Connor that one day he will be the new captain of Calypso, and when day comes he'll be the finest fisherman pirate to sail the seas.
Until then, Connor works hard every day to be the best pirate and crewmate Seabrisk could ever want!

If it weren't for Colt always being there for Connor and reinforcing his brother's love for pirates over the years, who knows how Connor would've turned out as he's not the scared little kid he used to be, but a brave young man, one whose affinity for pirates is as vast as the sea itself.

[Schnuffel Bunny]

judging C:


Hms;
₊˚ʚ꒷ ₊˚Mallow₊˚ ‧₊
nermal1999
GreyScale

Winner;
Broccoli_Bento