#a rumic world of pirates

[chopperpirate]

The now female Ranma sure had a lot to say, Chopper's eyes narrowing a bit in response to his accusation of dishonesty. "I don't just go around proving my medical expertise! How would I even do that?" Shaking his head a few times, the reindeer took a deep breath to calm himself, crossing his arms over his chest with a huff as he allowed Ranma to get this hat poking out of his system.

"I'm 17! I don't care how I look, but I've studied medicine for almost a decade!" With that, Chopper took a step past Ranma, grumbling under his breath. He hated being underestimated. "Ugh... I've gotta find a good place to eat in this town. It's different from the island my crew was just on..."

“Duh. It’s a curse, not a power. It’s not like I willingly chose for it to be this way,” he huffed, turning off the hose. Guess he’s stuck in his girl form for a bit, now, until he can get himself some hot water. “My stupid old man’s the one that took me to some cursed springs in China. Don’t even know what the idiot is up to now, disappearing on me like that…” This part was grumbled under his breath, more so talking to himself than to the other.

Turning to face the reindeer, the look of confusion was back on his face. “You’re telling me you’re… actually a reindeer?” Squatting down to take a closer look at the other, he furrowed his brows. “Huh. Well, either way, you look too young to be a doctor. Are you sure you’re not just lying to my face?” he asked, aimlessly poking the other’s hat. “And like heck if I know. I don’t get to decide how I look.”

[chopperpirate]

@tendoujo

Seeing the genuine compassion this child had for her pig companion made Chopper's smile soften, his eyes quivering a bit with admiration for the situation this pig was in. If only Chopper could have run into someone like this instead of the hostile villagers of his home, his childhood might have been far simpler. Of course, thoughts of what could be were tossed aside quickly once the image of his crew crossed his mind. He was more grateful for how things turned out than he was curious of alternatives.

"You're welcome! I'm sure it's nothing. He just fell on it wrong when he was running away from some crazy girl with a hammer. No idea what her deal was but I got him out of there!" Alluding briefly to a certain ice-skating weirdo, Chopper chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. It was difficult to ignore the blue-haired girl's slow realization that the one she spoke to was indeed not human. The doctor only hoped Akane was as kind as he'd been told by the pig.

"Don't worry! You don't owe me anything. This pig told me enough about your situation. I'd hate to add any more stress to your life. Akane, right? You can call me Chopper." In trying to distract from whatever oddities of his Akane was fixated on by introducing himself properly, Chopper thoughtlessly revealed an ability that was not only unique, but incredibly useful for the pig he handed off to the girl. His ability to speak to and understand animals. With his small hoof extended to greet Akane's hand, the pirate smiled a bit wider, closing his eyes to show he was at ease. "I didn't get a lot out of P-chan, but he was grumbling about needing to get to you, his hurt leg, and something about Ranma. If you're a friend of Ranma's, consider my medical help to be free of charge whenever you're in need of it."

[chopperpirate]

His soft hoof was likely pleasant to the touch for her, unique in that his cloves were hard and sturdy despite coming from such a scrawny arm. How fitting it was for even his weakest form to hint at his potential for combat. "Your pig really likes you. I dunno if he knew I could understand him at first, but it seems everything he told me worked out for the better." Chopper pulled his hoof back to his side after the handshake.

The pirate smirked at the question of Ranma. He couldn't help rolling his eyes despite his smile remaining on his face, seeming to barely restrain the annoyance he felt at certain memories of the gender-swapping martial artist. "You're way nicer than he said you'd be." A somewhat cheerier smile emerged, his eyes gazing happily at Akane's face once more. "He's the guy who poured hot water onto my head and called me a cursed person. We're friends now though."

In spite of how curt that description of his connection with Ranma was, Chopper quickly moved to the next order of business. "I knocked out that hammer-wielding psycho, but you never know when she'll wake up!" Chopper’s small, bipedal body sunk down so that he was standing on all fours. His scrawny limbs were strong enough to support his body effortlessly as his hooves remained planted on the ground. His small body began to grow in length and size. His hooves became firmer, his arms and legs became longer and more muscular, until he was slightly taller than most humans, and his snout became longer as well. Finally, his antlers were longer and tougher, to the point that they could be used to scoop up an entire person. Overall, they seemed to have branched out. Chopper’s fur was more prominent around the shoulders and chest, though while those parts of him had more fur, his entire body was overall fluffier in this form. In short, Chopper now looked to be a normal, majestic, adult-sized reindeer. One could mistake him for a horse if it weren’t for his antlers. The only abnormality was his blue nose.

“Alright! Hop on! I'll give you a lift back home so you can ensure the safety of P-chan!” Chopper exclaimed in the same voice he had in his previous form, kneeling down so she could more easily climb aboard his large back.

@tendoujo

Seeing the genuine compassion this child had for her pig companion made Chopper's smile soften, his eyes quivering a bit with admiration for the situation this pig was in. If only Chopper could have run into someone like this instead of the hostile villagers of his home, his childhood might have been far simpler. Of course, thoughts of what could be were tossed aside quickly once the image of his crew crossed his mind. He was more grateful for how things turned out than he was curious of alternatives.

"You're welcome! I'm sure it's nothing. He just fell on it wrong when he was running away from some crazy girl with a hammer. No idea what her deal was but I got him out of there!" Alluding briefly to a certain ice-skating weirdo, Chopper chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. It was difficult to ignore the blue-haired girl's slow realization that the one she spoke to was indeed not human. The doctor only hoped Akane was as kind as he'd been told by the pig.

"Don't worry! You don't owe me anything. This pig told me enough about your situation. I'd hate to add any more stress to your life. Akane, right? You can call me Chopper." In trying to distract from whatever oddities of his Akane was fixated on by introducing himself properly, Chopper thoughtlessly revealed an ability that was not only unique, but incredibly useful for the pig he handed off to the girl. His ability to speak to and understand animals. With his small hoof extended to greet Akane's hand, the pirate smiled a bit wider, closing his eyes to show he was at ease. "I didn't get a lot out of P-chan, but he was grumbling about needing to get to you, his hurt leg, and something about Ranma. If you're a friend of Ranma's, consider my medical help to be free of charge whenever you're in need of it."

[chopperpirate]

"Gah!" Chopper caught his breath quickly as he glared toward the deer that attacked Ataru. It seemed Ataru's endurance was his only admirable trait though, as the human stood up with blood running down his forehead.

"Dammit! That was cheap‐ Ahh! Hey! Go away! Go away!" Ataru screamed, running from a group of charging deer, many of whom were killed by Lum's lighting, but the ones who remained didn't stop.

Chopper placed his little hoof foot onto Lum's shoulder as she held him. "Sorry!" Kicking off of Lum, he propelled himself toward the deer, seeming ready to fight them off as he transformed into his large, muscular human form. "You guys run to the town! I'll hold them here!" Slamming his fists into many deer, he began his final stand.

Chopper grunted and grumbled in the binds of the rope, trying to squirm his little arms free to remove the tape on his mouth that prevented him from speaking when Lum lifted him to ask him questions.

"Mmph!" He glared in annoyance, waiting for her to help him out, though Ataru simply kept shooting at deer without a care in the world.

"I bet if we get enough down, that cutie'll show up again!" Ataru excitedly concluded louder than he meant to before being rammed into from behind by a deer, flying into a tree with a thud. With the gun knocked out of his hand, it seemed the deer would start fighting back.

[chopperpirate]

Chopper was busy grumbling and huffing at all of the insults hurled his way. Stubby legs were one thing, but to be spoken to as though his appearance was undesirable to have was just too rude to ignore. A moment away from yelling at the boy again, Chopper stopped in his tracks, noticing a change. He was a she now? The hair color and height seemed to change too, somewhat, not to mention his new voice.

"Huh...? You can change your sex at will? Probably not the most useful power you could've gotten..." Chopper asserted softly, clearly not especially impressed by what he assumed was the human boy's(?) own cursed powers.

"This is me! I'm a reindeer who ate the Human-Human Fruit!" Eyes glaring up at Ranma's own feminine face, the reindeer crossed his little arms over his chest. "I'm glad u got these powers! They made me smart and helped me to become a doctor!" After getting his annoyance out of his system, Chopper took a deep breath, calming down from the insensitivity of the other one.

"Well... hair color isn't a gendered trait. Why'd yours change?" A simple question with likely no answer.

“…Devil fruits? Is that some kind of cured fruit that turns you into a stubby-legged animal-creature?” As unfiltered as ever. It didn’t seem like the martial artist was trying to be rude, but he certainly didn’t seem to be paying much thought to whatever comes out of his mouth, either. “Huh. I guess springs aren’t the only things that can be cursed.” Instead of explaining, he opted to walk over to the water hose, deciding to simply demonstrate what he thought would happen to the other. Holding the hose over his head, he turned it on, causing the cold water to run down his body — transforming him into a girl.

“I’ve always thought of this as a horrible curse, but… I’d rather have a pretty face and a sexy body over whatever it is you have that changes you into that. Must be tough, living with that curse.” Despite his words basically slandering the other, his tone let on that he was actually being empathetic.

“Although… if your curse only activates if you eat fruit or whatever, wouldn’t it be easy for you to stay as a human by avoiding fruits? Why are you willingly walking around in the deer-creature curse?” He seems to have misunderstood what the other meant by ‘transforming’.

[chopperpirate]

"Agh!" Chopper shoved the boy away harshly after being assailed by yet more hot water. It was bad enough the first time, but now that he was asked to stop, Chopper glared fiercely at the kid. "I said to cut that out, jerk!"

Chopper's eyes narrowed again in a tiny hint of annoyed confusion. "What? You wanted me to transform by taking a bath? That's not exactly how devil fruits work." The reindeer looked Ranma up and down a few times, taking note of his words. Now that the martial artist mentioned it, there were a few differences in hair color between him and Tobimaro, not to mention the voice was off.

"Look, I'm not gonna get mad about getting splashed just now, but you owe me an explanation. What's all this about hot water and transformations?

Eyes were narrowed in annoyance as the reindeer shook left and right profusely in order to get his fur a bit less wet. "Agh! Dammit, Tobimaro! If you want me to transform you just have to ask next time! Pouring water onto me is just rude!" He snapped angrily at the martial artist before him, seeming to have mistaken the stranger for a similar looking friend of his.

"What're you even doing so far from Tomobiki anyway? You'd better not be following my crew around!"

[chopperpirate]

Chopper grunted and grumbled in the binds of the rope, trying to squirm his little arms free to remove the tape on his mouth that prevented him from speaking when Lum lifted him to ask him questions.

"Mmph!" He glared in annoyance, waiting for her to help him out, though Ataru simply kept shooting at deer without a care in the world.

"I bet if we get enough down, that cutie'll show up again!" Ataru excitedly concluded louder than he meant to before being rammed into from behind by a deer, flying into a tree with a thud. With the gun knocked out of his hand, it seemed the deer would start fighting back.

After mowing down dozens of fleeing deer, Ataru ran to their fading bodies to retrieve more and more stuff, snickering all the way about just how much he'd be able to goad women into dating him with the promise of free fur coats and fine dining at expensive restaurants.

When the deer had cleared the area, there was a familiar sight. A beaten and tied up Chopper laying on the ground with his mouth taped, his form struggling against the ropes that bound him. Clearly, the deer girl had captured him with her army of feral deer for some mysterious purposes.

"Nngh!" Chopper muffled as Ataru stared at him in confusion, tilting his head curiously.

"That guy's with Nami-chan and Robin-chan? But he's a deer! Do we get prizes for shooting him too?" Ataru clearly legitimately considered shooting a friend for money, only to put his laser gun away with a sigh and a huff. "I've got enough for a while anyway..."

[chopperpirate]

Eyes were narrowed in annoyance as the reindeer shook left and right profusely in order to get his fur a bit less wet. "Agh! Dammit, Tobimaro! If you want me to transform you just have to ask next time! Pouring water onto me is just rude!" He snapped angrily at the martial artist before him, seeming to have mistaken the stranger for a similar looking friend of his.

"What're you even doing so far from Tomobiki anyway? You'd better not be following my crew around!"

@chopperpirate | PERMANENT STARTER CALL

“Huh. I was pretty sure that pouring hot water on you would turn you back into a human… but I guess you’re just a weird creature.”