#⚕ ⦅ consultation hour. ⦆⠀⠀/ ic .

[medicus-felini]

     ❝ . . . Yes. Of course. ❞ Maybe she should destroy the evidence of her flirting with Shanks (plural even), when he was gone.

@ferromagnetiic

[medicus-felini]

❝ Meow. ❞

[medicus-felini]

"Ah, Linn-ya. It's always good to meet another doctor."

@drheartxstealer "Ah, Linn-ya. It's always good to meet another doctor."

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There he was. Finally, in the flesh. Linn has heard amazing things of Trafalgar Law, he is such a talented doctor and surgeon. His devil powers only compliment his occupation. Which medic would not be eager to meet such a famous individual in the field?? Her hands are shaking, making a subtle move to wave in greeting. The mink was somehow starstruck.

❝ Oh, I wouldn't call myself doctor in your presence. Compared to you, I am an absolute beginner! ❞ her voice trembles in nervousness. The mink has such great respect towards the surgeon, her words get stuck in her throat.

[medicus-felini]

❝ Who is Jaggy . . . ? ❞

[medicus-felini]

Oh, pissed he will be, alright. The audacity of her stepping foot onto Law's ship alone would make Kid furious. Why were they so feisty toward each other? Linn wonders. The surgeon seems like a reasonable man. Huh... Maybe that is the reason for her captain's rivalry with the doctor. Basically, anyone who dares to reason with him outside his crew blows it with him in a quick process.

The young doctor had no clue the captains had already met on the Sabaody Archipelago a few years ago. Only thing she caught Kid saying was how much of a 'fucking loser' and 'bastard asshole' Law is. A bit unfair, now that he even agreed to have a drink with the feline.

❝Maybe you can tell me the reason why my captain despises you so much. You seem like a good captain yourself.❞ The mink nods to herself, walking next to him as they make their way away from his cabin. Linn secretly hopes that the cause of their rivalry is not severe. Last thing the girl wants is to cause more trouble. Being a cheat or snitch is not on her to-do list today.

Children? Law could feel the secondhand embarrassment, but he understood, in a sense. Probably not children, but the books were very valuable to him, and he didn't just hand them out to anyone. She was learning medicine, and that was the only reason he was even willing to hand them over. Not only was he this was with his books, but his coin collection, and his comics as well. His hat, too. His sword. He kept a lot of things close and scared to him.

She was certainly persistent. A drink or two wouldn't hurt. Even though they were from different crews, Law could tell the woman was being genuine.

"Fine. We can go for a drink. There's nothing much to really do, and my crew can handle the rest." He believed in his crew completely, and knew they could handle things. And, if something did come up, he wouldn't be too far out of the way.

Ever since meeting Mugiwara-ya, Law had become somewhat more sociable, but not much. They had broken down his walls, but he still kept alert. "Your Captain will be pissed" A little bit of a smirk appeared on the corners of his mouth. The first time he had met the hot headed pirate, Law had flipped him off. Good times.

[medicus-felini]

Linn are you jealous of your own husband being your captain’s favourite???

*blocked*

[medicus-felini]

❝ Captain did not fill out any innocent very platonic and fun Valentine's Day application   ? !   Oh god he must hate me I am an awful doctor I would retire I should go back to Zou I should burrow myself into the grouuuund. ❞

[medicus-felini]

❝ It's my favorite holiday of the year guys   ! ❞

❝ Captain's birthday   ! ❞

[medicus-felini]

      𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑛ˊ𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑐𝘩 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑘𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑.      Friends   ? Mugiwara and Shanks are   F R I E N D S . Maybe that was another reason why her captain dislikes being affiliated with the rubber boy. Thinking back, the alliance on Wano Kuni was nothing else than a means to an end. Lost in thought, the female nods to her own, inaudible explanations her mind gives off. That would not cure this yucky feeling in her tummy, though.

     ❝ What an unfortunate misinterpretation, then. I am utterly sorry for the mix-up. We had the acquaintance of meeting him and his crew not too long ago. ❞ The mink muses before sharp, curious eyes drift up to the red-haired one.

     ❝ You are friends   ?   He is on quite the spree   —   defeating Yonkos, I mean. Will he spare you   ?   I fail to see his perspective of friend and foe, to be honest. ❞   Linn's words hold the slightest hint of mistrust. Not that she would feel very sorry if her captain's enemy suffers defeat, it was pure interest and curiosity. Not every day can a yonko call an uprising star in the pirate heaven his friend.

So his guess had been correct about her position. He silently wondered if she had also been the one to treat his injury. He hadn't been there when the young rookie had lost his arm, but he had heard about it from Benn. It had been a harsh warning from his first mate towards Captain Kid. Not that he felt particular sorry for the rookie. If he wanted to play pirate and become pirate king he should be prepared to deal with any consequences that followed for choosing this path.

It was fascinating to see how much she believed in him. From what he knew, her captain didn't seem someone who inspired much loyalty, but here she was, proving his thoughts wrong. Maybe he shouldn't have judged so quickly? "Guess we'll see that in the future wont we?" He wouldn't be surprised if sooner or later he would be challenged once more.

The redhead shakes his head at her question, a light smile on his lips once more. "No, we didn't fight." Would they ever? It was not like he wanted, but if the little anchor insisted he wouldn't refuse. "I do know him though. He's a friend of mine." A strong claim, given his own reputation of retaliation against people who went after those he called friends and were under his protection. Not that Luffy needed it, but he knew he would help the kid without hesitation should he ever ask.

"The strawhat he wears belonged to me once. Promised to give him back once he became pirate king." The implication is clear. He had made his bet on the future and who would be called king of the pirates in the end.

[medicus-felini]

     ❝ I love captain, I hope nothing bad ever happens to captain. ❞

[medicus-felini]

To everyone's honor, Linn is being in quite the annoying mood. Endearingly annoying. She can't quite tell why but is yearning for attention. If someone would spare a lap or pat, this feline would be quite the satisfied kitty.

[medicus-felini]

  ↷ ⸍@heavens-sin ⸝ Linn acquires a curious coupon !

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     Oh, she loves collecting coupons   !     The feline gingerly accepts the little treasure, possibly a bit too quickly, for Linn has yet to find out what this coupon is for. Maybe a little helper   —  shifting the prices for her future supply-shopping-tour towards something more attractive   ?

 Let's see   !

   . . .

. . .

     ❝ Oh. ❞

[medicus-felini]

@mariionetta asked:

          Somehow, this strange doll-looking-woman has wandered into the Kid Pirate medical wing. How did she get on board the ship? Who let her in? It's a mystery. Nobody knows, and she's clearly far too distressed to explain it for herself. She is BLUBBERING, absolutely SOBBING, utterly distraught. One of the Kid Pirates punched her and she's trembling like a chihuahua on a frigid December morning. She's utterly miserable. She doesn't even know which one of them did it. It happened so fast. It was all a blur of leather and fishnets. She is crying so hard she is utterly eligible and her make up is pouring down her face. Please help her, she's absolutely useless.

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      The doctor's ears have caught the desperate sobbing sounds moments ago.      Way before the sound of wood on wood closed up on Linn's office. Confused earlier about the noise, the woman struggled with concentrating on taking the medical inventory for the month, pen restlessly tapping against the ebony surface of the desk.

   And the door would open, Linn was too curious to ignore the turmoil outside.

Pale-blue eyes instantly trained at the blonde lady, utterly shattered, thick tears washing over her pristine face, eyes swollen red   —   oh deary, oh my, what happened to her   ?

And much more confusing   —   who was this girl   ?   Linn could not remember someone new joined the crew, a guest, perhaps   ?

     ❝ Miss, what is wrong   ?   Why are you crying   ? ❞     A hint of panic laced her request for answers. The office door stood open still, as the cat approached the stranger with gentle urgency, not daring to touch her without consent, motioning to follow inside.     ❝ Please, you need to calm down. Are you hurt   ?   Come inside, will you, ❞

A blessing  &  a curse   —   to have these feline 'abilities', sensing another's misfortune  &  unease. Although the lady did not show any signs of injury, it would not hurt to have her isolated from the others until she stopped her ugly sobbing. Draws less attention.

     ❝ I am the doctor around here, ❞     Linn added in a soft voice, desperately trying to catch the blonde's gaze behind these large frames, stained with tears. That poor thing surely had trouble watching her steps through them.    ❝ . . . I can help you, if you let me. I promise. ❞

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↷ continued from ⸍here⸝

↷ ⸍@chopchopclown ⸝

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      ❝ Oh, erh, of course. ❞     He had a . . . calender for those things   ?   More fitting for an infant, (in her humble opinion) for parents to keep track of their kid's achievements.

  Ah, perhaps Buggy collected words for his future children. How thoughtful   !

     ❝ Who is the lucky mother   ? ❞

[medicus-felini]

The more Ashton talks about their, what was that even, escape (???), the more Linn's eyes widen in terror. Eight years?! Oh, no. Why did she always end up meeting the worst troublemakers? That must be a curse by now, no? And they also seem to be so peaceable, how this handful treats their voice with such bravado.

❝ I seeee...❞ the mink begins, fingers brushing away some creases from her black dress. The woman decides to just try to ignore the fact that this insane being is currently having beef with some world nobles. ❝ That little raft is yours? I do have to say I thought somebody got stranded. ❞ She taps her index finger onto her cheek, offering an unsure smile.

And then the question comes. Of course, the stranger has to ask the doctor if they want to settle a score with these royals. Nothing about that screams 'refuse their demand'. ❝ My sister got killed by one of them. It was long ago; we were both children at that time. She tried to help him because the man was injured and alone. ❞ The indication speaks for itself. Her dear sibling, the one she looked up to most, was killed in front of her. And she could only run away—leave her there.

Linn shakes her head free from these morbid thoughts. ❝ That was the only time I met one. My captain makes sure to... try to eliminate them as soon as he sees them. With your recklessness, you two would get along very well, in my opinion. ❞

“Ding ding ding! You got that right!” Ashton suddenly says, their tone much more lighthearted than it really should be given the topic at hand.

“But, y'know, I'm probably not in that much trouble. I mean, it's been what, eight or so years now? And they still haven't caught me yet.” They bark out a laugh. “Or maybe the marines just really suck at their jobs.”

They find Linn's expressiveness to be very endearing, a smile gracing their features. They quirk a brow as they follow her gaze off towards the shoreline.

”Oh, yeah. I mean, I'm part of a crew, but definitely not a crew like yours,” they laugh again, their hand moving to cover their mouth as they look back at the mink. “It's just me and my captain and our little raft. You'd probably think we were shipwrecked if you actually saw us out on the sea.”

Their free hand taps against the wooden fence, a more serious expression settling on their face as they calm themselves. “So, what's your story? I think you know a bit more about World Nobles than you let on.”

[medicus-felini]

@beithirs sent

                  【 Bubblegum. 】      ❝ You have an eyelash — ❞      And without waiting for her to ask any follow up questions, he's extending his hand out to her face to caress his thumb over her cheek to remove the stray hair for her, lest it be drawn towards her eye. His fingers feel typically cold, and her fur remains just slightly damper in the wake of his touch, as if he's only just washed his hands in frigid tap water.      Several swipes of his thumb pad occur, and he looks first initially confused, before paving the way for an expression that demonstrates awkward embarrassment.      ❝ ...Nevermind; it was just your fur. ❞

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     Linn struggled to hide the bewildered expression that came oh so naturally with the cabin boy's touch.     One could say she was lucky to have fur covering her skin   —   His wet, icy fingers, however, had an alarmingly prominent aura that bled through the softness of her coat. The cat flinched, if only subtly. Breath caught in her lungs, throat contracting.

  And she stood paralyzed, after Bubblegum took the opportunity to wipe his digit numerous times across her pretty little cheek.

     ❝ Yes, fur. ❞     Came so dryly, it could be easily mistaken as a rare display of annoyance coming from the doctor.     ❝ I appreciate your concern, Bubblegum. However, maybe you should refrain from touching people without their consent. I believe most would not be as forgiving as I am. ❞     Linn handled it professional, even if it was quite the hardship in such situation. Swearing she could still feel the wet imprint on her cheekbone, the feline shivers. That was absolutely unnecessary.

She needs a shower now. A long, uninterrupted, hot shower.