The seagulls had disappeared, which meant the Going Merry was officially too far away from Cocoyashi. At least that's what Tani had read in a book once. No gulls, no islands.

Nami said they were roughly four days away from Loguetown, depending on the weather. Which meant Tani had plenty of time to familiarise herself with the lifestyle of a pirate.

First in the agenda would be-

"Lunch is ready!" Sanji called out from the galley. The wind wafted mouth watering smells from the kitchen.

Looks like lunch is first.

Tani watched her head as Luffy came springing from the masthead, scampering towards the kitchen on all fours. The rest of the crew made a mad dash for the galley before their captain could inhale everything.

Pirate life lesson number 1: Defend your food with your life.

Luffy was a force to be reckoned with. The whole crew had to learn very quickly, how to counter the captain and his thieving rubber limbs.

Zoro was the master of cutlery defence, readily stabbing Luffy in the hand anytime he dared to stray too close to the swordsman's food.

Usopp would never fill his plate, instead opting to grab and shove food items into his mouth before Luffy attempted to steal.

Nami and Tani had Sanji at their defence. The chef had already eaten before the meal was called out, so he had all the time he needed to swiftly kick Luffy's ass, if he thought about stealing from the girls.

Despite these defences, many meals were lost to the void that is Luffy. Simply put, there's no way to prevent the beast from claiming their meals as a sacrifice to appease the captain.

If meal time was always this intense, then Tani would have to learn more techniques to thwart the creature that possessed Luffy during meal time.

The plates had been cleared, leaving the crew to sit at the table and fill the air with random chatter. That's when Tani remembered something.

She doesn't know the first thing about most of her crew.

Sure she's seen them fight, and she had plenty of time to familiarise herself with Sanji, and Luffy too. In terms of personality, or history, she doesn't know much at all.

"So..." Tani decided to voice, "Since we're on a crew together. Should we all introduce ourselves properly?" The crew's chatting stopped.

"What? We already know each other's names." Luffy questioned. Tani fiddled with her hands.

"I know, but I'm talking about things like," Tani pondered for a moment. "Hobbies? Does anyone have any hobbies? Or maybe, um... I can't think of anything." she slumped on the table, feeling slightly embarrassed about her attempts at ice breaking.

"I like drawing maps," Nami took the pick, and smashed into the ice first. "There's also tending my tangerine trees, and shopping." Nami gave Tani a wink.

There was silence over the crew. Whether they were considering joining the conversation, or ignoring them outright. Tani didn't know, at least she got one response.

Nami wasn't having it though. A devious grin curled on her cheeks.

"For every crew mate that doesn't answer the question. I'll charge a fee," she purred. Leaning on the table with an innocent flutter of the eyes.

"I don't do hobbies," Zoro answered first, instantly taking to the threat of debt. Sanji rolled his eyes at the response.

"You have to have a hobby, dumb-ass." the chef said, "Even you're stupid marimo brain, would have the capacity to entertain yourself."

"Like you'd have a hobby, shitty dart brow." Zoro snapped, baring his teeth at the blonde. Sanji gave a huff.

"Testing new recipes," the blonde held up one finger. "Kickboxing, and bar hopping. Just to name a few," lifting two more fingers giving Zoro a smug grin. "That's three, I'm sure even you can count that high." the bait was set.

"Sword fighting," that's one, "Meditating," that's two, Zoro gave a smirk. "Beating the shit out of idiot love cooks," there's three. Sanji grit his teeth against the limp cigarette in his mouth.

"You sure are boring," Sanji leaned towards the swordsman. Zoro leaned forward, the men smacking heads while spitting insults at each other. The rest of the crew tuned them out.

"How about you Usopp?" Tani grinned. Ignoring the sound of swords being drawn. The sniper brightened under the attention.

"The great captain Usopp!" pounded his fist into his chest. "Has so many hobbies, he can't list them all." he stood up dramatically.

"Mastery over the fine arts," he likes to draw.

"Inventor of the most powerful weapons of mass destruction!" he makes weapons.

"The greatest known story weaver in the history of the world! Having told tales to the kings of this planet," he likes creating stories, and telling them to people.

"He also lies a lot! Is that a hobby?" Luffy interrupted, much to Usopp's annoyance.

"I wasn't done yet," Usopp whined. Luffy poked out his tongue cheekily. "Anyway, before I was so rudely interrupted," the sniper glared at their captain. Luffy was shoving his finger into his nose, paying Usopp no mind. "I prefer the title 'Trickster of deception'," Usopp said with a devious gleam in his eyes. An attempt to look mysterious, ruined when Luffy flicked the booger he pulled out of his nose, onto the 'Trickster of deceptions' cheek.

Usopp let out a very high pitched shriek. Drowning out the loud brawling of Zoro and Sanji in the background. Nami snickered, turning to Tani with a sweet smile.

"How about you? have any hobbies?" the red head prompted, Tani propped her head on a hand. Giving the question a thought.

"Messing around with my yo-yo's and skates." that was information they already knew though. "I love the movies, and watching TV. Especially around midnight, when all the really weird movies start playing." she giggled, though the sound wasn't entirely jolly. Tani couldn't shake that feeling, her mother was still back in her world. It's been a week-

"I like being a pirate!" Luffy cut her off from that train of thought, "And eating food, because food tastes awesome! Meat is the best food though," he concluded. A simple answer, for a simple man-

"SHIT HEAD!" Sanji roared, followed by the sound of wood splintering under the weight of a swordsman being punted out of the wall. Nami and Usopp let out annoyed cries of anger at the damage. Luffy laughed.

Tani couldn't help but laugh along with the captain. If this was gonna be her life for the next however long, she might as well embrace the crazy.

...

Lunch ended with many bruises. Not on Tani, heaven knows she already has enough of those. The straw hat chef and swordsman? They weren't so lucky. The wrath of Nami is something that everyone should be terrified of.

Tani decided to spend her afternoon sitting on the deck. Relaxing to the music thrumming through her headphones. Sunshine warmed her skin, with the wind cooling her down. Waves crashing over one another, giving off that white noise that made the world feel alive. You wouldn't get weather as perfect as this back home.

"Hey Tani!" the girl opened her eyes, Luffy stood above her.

"Sup?" Tani pulled her headphones off her ears, giving Luffy her full attention.

"Me and Usopp are going fishing." Luffy grinned, pointing towards Usopp. The sniper held the two fishing rods from the storage closet, he gave a wave. Tani waved back.

"Cool," Tani didn't know what to do with that information. "I hope you guys have fun." she grabbed her headphones, pulling them towards her ears. When Luffy grabbed her hand.

"Come fish with us! It's more fun to do with three people." Luffy requested, though it was more along the lines of a command. Tani glanced back at Usopp, counting the fishing rods again.

"There's only two rods, if I'm not mistaken. Two is less than three." she attempted to pull Luffy's hand off, but his fingers stretched.

"We could catch something for dinner later," Luffy added, sweetening the pot. Tani sighed.

"I've never gone fishing in my life. I wouldn't know how to do it." Tani admitted, feeling a little sheepish. It's not like she lived near the ocean. Plus fishing was an activity you traditionally did with your dad, and Tani didn't have one of those.

"Also, you still only have two rods," she reminded. Luffy stretched his arm backwards, grabbing one of the rods. He pulled it back, holding it in front of Tani.

"Let's fish together then," he pushed the fishing rod into her hands. "That way we can both go fishing, and it'll be three people." how could Tani say no to that logic.

Pirate life lesson number 2: it's almost impossible to refuse a request from Luffy.

Before she knew it, Luffy had dragged her over to the fishing spot. Placing her in-between himself and Usopp. Their hands totem poling up the rod.

Nothing really happened for the first 20 minutes. The warmth of the sun, and a lack of action, caused Tani to let out a yawn. She would have fallen asleep, if it hadn't been for the excitable chatter from Luffy and Usopp. All in all, the task of fishing was boring...

That is until a fish bit the hook of her rod.

Tani snapped out of her trance, senses ablaze at sudden movement. Luffy had the same reaction, the both of them instantly jumped to their feet and pulled, struggling against the fish in a game of tug-of-war.

"Come on Luffy! Pull harder," the girl struggled, digging her heels into the deck. This had to be one hell of a fish!

"Gum gum-" Luffy loosened his pull on the rod, letting his arms stretch forward (and Tani with it). Tani had a bad feeling-

"Yoink!" his arms came flying back towards him. Luffy tossed them behind his head, the line of the rod came flying, as did the huge fish on the end of it... And Tani, who smacked back first into the deck. Moments later, the fish slapped right into Tani's stomach. Flopping around in a desperate attempt to get back into the water.

Tani let out a gasp, the slimy scales of the fish, and heavy wriggling, we're enough to spring her into action. The girl hooked both hands under the fish, and thrust it into the air.

"I got it!" Luffy called out, snatching the fish into his grasp, but the wriggly bastard slipped from the rubber man's fingers. The fish landed with a splat on the deck, flopping back towards Tani. She was having none of that, her leg swung out. Kicking the fish like a football... Right into Usopp's face.

The sniper fumbled backwards, the force of the fish slap sent him over the edge of the boat. Luffy held his stomach, laughing his ass off at the display. Tani giggled at the craziness of it all. Both forgetting to help the sniper back onto the boat.

Luckily, Zoro walked over, and tossed the rope ladder down. A small smirk on his face normally stoic face. Usopp could be heard, sputtering and spitting out the salt water he inhaled. Zoro held out a hand for Usopp at the top of the ladder, pulling the sniper onto the Merry. Watching Usopp flail on the deck like a fish, was just icing to the hilarity cake.

"Oi," Zoro tossed something at Luffy, said something smacked into Luffy's head, landing on the wooden deck with a clack. "Stupid Curly-coo found it in the pantry or whatever." Tani bobbed down, staring at the fishing rod Zoro had given them.

"That makes three," Tani grinned, snatching the rod into her hands with confidence. She didn't plan on losing this next fish. In fact, she was gonna catch the biggest fish possible. "Thanks Zoro," the swordsman waved her off, walking away to get back to his nap.

"Three means you can use your own." Luffy hummed, disappointed to be losing his fishing rod friend. Only to perk up seconds later at a revelation. "That means more fish for dinner!" he bounced to his feet, scooping up the third fishing rod with hunger fuelled vigour.

Luffy sat back down, watching Usopp and Tani with impatience. The long nosed sniper sat down first, leaving a space between himself and Luffy, for Tani. The girl plopped herself between them.

"How about a game?" Tani suggested, both boys looked at her with interest. "Person who catches the biggest fish wins." simple enough challenge. "The losers have to do whatever the winner wants for the rest of the day." she wagered.

"I'm gonna win!" Luffy cheered, throwing his line into the ocean with all his might.

"They don't call me master fisherman Usopp for nothing! Now prepare to meet your doom!" Usopp proclaimed, casting his line with confidence.

"Careful, you'll scare the fish away with such an ego," Tani snickered, making sure she didn't tangle her line with the boys. She may not be a great fisherman, but she loved a good game. The looks of determination in their eyes made her want to win even more.

It didn't take long for something to tug at her line, her eyes widened with anticipation. Fingers clinging tight to the pole, she stood on her feet and pulled.

The fish wasn't going down without a fight, pulling hard against Tani's attempts at reeling it in. Tugging back and forth, Tani needed to finish this soon. Arms already exhausted from all this pulling.

The fish apparently had the same idea, in a last ditch effort to free itself. It yanked at the line, hard enough to send Tani flying forward. Her feet left the ground as she zoomed head first towards the ocean.

Strong arms looped around her waist, keeping her suspended in the air. She didn't bother looking over to see who was holding her, far more invested in catching that fish!

Tani could feel the fish losing strength, now was her moment. A confident smirk graced her features, both arms lowering in preparation for her final attack.

The line slacked, the fish had finally given up. Tani threw her arms behind her head, bringing the rod, line, and fish with it.

Tani stared at her catch with elation. She caught that, that was all her... And maybe Luffy, if he hadn't caught her, she would have lost the fish. Speaking of Luffy...

"Beat that!" she gloated, pointing at the fish she caught. The large beast flopped on the deck lazily, clearly tired from all that tugging. Luffy and Usopp turned back to their fishing, this was a competition after all.

Needless to say, by the end of the day the group had fished enough fish to feed an army. Ranging from tiny fish, to an octopus at some point, someone caught an orange puffer fish that made weird noises. All of the fish looked just as weird as the next.

Enough about the fish though. Let's get back to the contest. There could only be one winner, and the award for biggest fish goes to...

"I win! Captain Usopp is the ruler of the fish!" Usopp cheered with his foot resting atop the massive fish he hauled in. Looking like a superhero, or one of those old statues with a guy holding a flag.

"Congrats Usopp," Tani clapped. Still in awe that such a skinny man could reel in such a massive fish. That thing was at least twice as wide as Tani.

"Look at all this meat," Luffy gazed at the fish pile with drool, pooling at his feet. "So many feasts," he sighed with content. Stomach rumbling with hunger.

"Now," Usopp gave a devious laugh, smugly grinning at the two fishing game losers. "As your captain for the day, you're both to do everything I ask." he reminded.

Tani had a bad feeling about this, but rules are rules. Luffy ignored Usopp, still staring at the fish with hunger. Tani gave Usopp a mock salute.

"What are your orders captain Usopp," Tani stood before him dutifully. Usopp tapped his chin in thought.

"Well... I have one thing in mind,"

...

"Can't believe he made me take his night watch," Tani complained, hoisting herself up the rope ladder, climbing into the crows nest at the top of the boat.

She had to admit that the view from up there was breathtaking, even if it was much too high for her liking. Tani sighed, a puff of chilled air left her mouth. The crew left a blanket in the nest for the night watchmen. Curling the blanket around her shoulders, she could already feel herself warming up.

Now... To stay awake for the next six hours.

Tani wasn't much of a night owl, having to wake up at the crack of dawn thanks to school. She was always too tired to stay up past 11pm.

Hours had passed. No other boats sailed by, no islands showed themselves. It was boring, and lonely... And quiet. She still had four more hours to go.

It's funny, how in the quietest of moments, the mind would conjure up all sorts of images and memories. It seems that since she first arrived here, she hasn't had a proper moment of quiet to herself.

First her thoughts wandered to the whole situation she found herself in. Really giving herself some time to digest what the hell had happened. She was surprised with how well she was handling the situation.

Most people would have done one of two things. Panic and hide, or treat the whole thing like a dream. Both options she'd seen play out in the movies, and honestly she wanted to skip those stages and just get to the acceptance stage.

She'd been here for at least two weeks. In that time she'd already watched her captain take out two larger than life "villains". The kinda stuff you would only see in your wildest dreams, or on the silver screen. Honestly, she's been waiting for the cameras to come popping out at any second. Tani wasn't stupid, she knew when to take a situation at face value. This whole dimension hopping thing was a reality for her, the faster she adapted, the better... Yet she still felt herself worry. Not for herself... But her mother.

The woman would be all alone at home right now. Worrying herself to death over the one family member that she held dear. How many times had she called emergency services for their help? Had she hung missing posters around the street? God even just thinking about it, made her heart heavy.

Tani's mother was the greatest human to ever exist, no doubts about it. She'd been a single mum since the age of 16, dropping out of high school and working her ass off to provide for baby Tani. Some day Tani hoped to make it up to the woman who she loved so dearly.

Let's drift away from those negative thoughts... What else could she think about? Think Tani think...

Her mother's warm swampy eyes, akin to Tani's own. The short, puffy Afro her mum would style into Afro buns, because she wanted to be "Hip with the kids". Tani wasn't blessed with the same hair, though she wished she was. Instead she had wavy hair that took forever to grow out, Tani made it her mission to grow it until the tips of her hair stopped at the bottom of her knees.

Oh, her mum's beautiful singing voice! Tani didn't have the same angelic voice as her mother, often comparing her singing voice to that of a wailing walrus. Did that deter her from singing power ballads with her mum, in the car at the top of their lungs? Hell no! She loved singing duets with her mum. Whenever Micheal Jackson or Queen started playing, you could bet your ass the pair would be singing their lungs out.

Tani snickered at the thoughts, she loved her mum. The woman was her bestest friend in the world... Which is why she needed to figure out a way to get back home. Even if it was for just a moment, any time she could use to make sure her mother knew she was alive and well.

"Hey!" Tani shrieked at the new voice. Turning to stare at the boyish face of her captain. Tani must have been so focused on her thoughts, that she failed to notice the Straw hat captain.

"Why are you up so early?" Tani asked curiously with a yawn. Luffy shrugged.

"Not tired, everyone else is asleep." he sat down beside her.

"Cold?" she asked him, opening the blanket a bit as an offering. Luffy scooted closer, clacking himself in the offered blanket. Shoulder to shoulder, legs pressed against each other. It was cosy and warm. Tani felt the urge to just fall asleep right now. She needed something to keep her awake...

"Do you have any stories you can tell?" Tani asked with a yawn. Luffy hummed in thought, when a story came to mind.

"Oh! Shanks used to tell me this really cool story about his old crew," he started, Tani lazily nodded. Her head slumping a little, resting on Luffy's shoulder.

"So there he was, just a cabin boy on this huge ship-" Luffy was an enthusiastic story teller, even if he skipped details to get to the exciting action bits. Tani lost track of who hit what thing. Shanks was pretty cool, though Luffy might have added stuff to make his idol look even cooler.

Tani yawned again, with every blink she took, her eyes would stay shut for longer. The warmth from the blanket, and Luffy's body heat, it was so cosy. It shouldn't surprise anyone that she fell asleep moments later.

At least Luffy was there to keep look out.

...

Did you know you snore, and drool in your sleep?" Luffy informed the groggy girl during breakfast. Tani gave him a glare, it was too early in the morning for this. Luffy clearly didn't care for her murderous intent.

Tani was ready to strangle Luffy, when a plate of food was lovingly placed before her. The smell was intoxicating, she could feel her mouth watering. Sitting on the plate was a fluffy, seafood omelette, with little love heart shaped garnishes around it. Tani wasted no time digging in.

Thanks to all the fish they'd caught the day before. Sanji was going all out on the seafood menu plan, much to his delight.

Luffy had five of the omelettes piled on his plate, which he devoured within seconds. Zoro was given the slightly burned ones, not that he cared, if anything he preferred them that way. Nami's omelette looked the same as Tani's, covered in loving decorations. Usopp's had no mushrooms, instead the fungus was replaced with extra bits of fish.

Sanji watched them all eating with a content smile. Adoring the way their faces lit up with every spoonful.

Tani's ears perked up at the sound of... A bird? Was land that close already? Tani jumped to her feet, leaving the table to check outside. Only Sanji paid her any mind, giving her a curious look.

She left the galley, looking up at the sky to find the source of all those wing flaps. To her correct assumption, there was a bird. Upon closer inspection, she noticed the bird wearing a purple shoulder bag, and a uniform style hat.

"The news coo," Sanji called out, mostly for Nami. The woman jumped to her feet, hand falling into her pocket to grab some gold coins.

The bird landed on the railing, giving Tani the opportunity to take a good look at the uniform. A golden badge adorned the velvet red vest, an emblem engraved into the metal.

Nami placed the coins into a pouch, the bird gave a chirp. Reaching into the purple bag to reveal a newspaper. Nami took the paper and gave the bird a quick pat on the head. The new coo trilled in appreciation, turning away to take flight.

Tani kept an eye on the newspaper. The front page had a large photo of an island in smokes, large letters screaming for her attention.

"VIRA COUP SUCCESSFULLY AIDED BY REVOLUTIONARY ARMY!" Tani didn't know what any of those things were, except a coup because that's a french revolution term.

Nami walked back into the galley, taking the paper with her. Tani needed to read that, she had to know what the hell any of those terms meant... Newspapers were the answer to her culture shock issue! That's the job of a newspaper, to keep the public informed of what's happening around the world.

"Nami!" the copper girl said a little louder than intended. The crew looked at her in surprise. "I need that paper when you're done with it," Tani down right demanded. Nami looked at the paper quizzically. Why would Tani care about the ongoings of the world... Oh.

"Sure," Nami's smile, once innocent, shifted. "It'll cost you 1000 berri," she fluttered her eyes, long lashes adding to her charm. Tani crossed her arms, she wouldn't fall for her persuasive tactics.

"Wouldn't it be wise to let me learn about the world? I'd hate to be a burden on all of you," Tani gave her best pout, the one she'd use against her mother all the time. It's never failed her. Nami turned her gaze to the one person on the ship who would bend to her every whim.

"Sanji~" her voice is a sickly sweet purr. The love cook was screwed, jumping from the dishes he'd been attending.

"Yes, oh lovely mellorine?" he twirled to her side, hearts practically flying from his eyes. "How may I help you on this fine day?" even his cigarette smoke was puffing love hearts.

"Could you be a dear, and lend Tani 10,000 berri?" her puppy dog eyes were no joke, one look and she had any poor sucker curled around her fingers. Case and point. Sanji, who was offering the woman his pocket money in order to quell her money hungry nature.

"Take it," Nami tossed the paper at Tani. "I got my money's worth." her eyes glittering like gold.

Tani opened the paper to a random page, taking a seat beside Usopp. The sniper tinkered with his slingshot, giving curious glances to the paper she was reading.

A lot of the content made no sense, using terms that Tani just didn't understand. She did learn what a fleet admiral, an admiral, and a rear admiral were. There were heaps of articles that talked highly of the world government. Tani made a guess that the paper was politically more in favour of the government, so all the information should be taken with a grain of salt.

Flipping the pages a couple more times, skipping past economy talk, and the fiftieth article talking about marine captain blah blah. She found the one page she was looking for.

"Oh sweet! You guys have comics too." she stared at the two page spread, the first page was completely covered in panels for a comic called 'Sora, warrior of the sea'. From what she could tell, the comic was an ongoing story. The panels made no sense, it felt like she was reading it backwards-

"Sora finally infiltrated the Germa scums base," Usopp commented over Tani's shoulder. Leaning in to read the page.

"The power ranger looking guys?" Tani pointed at the colourful ranger clones, all posed awkwardly in an attempt to look cool.

"Sure?" right, Usopp wouldn't know what a power ranger is. "Sora's been planning to infiltrate the Germa base for the last four chapters." Usopp began explaining, filling Tani in on the many years worth of content she had missed out on.

From the death of one of the rangers, who had betrayed Germa to team up with Sora (spoiler alert), to the giant robot and Sora's pet seagull companions. It was like having the entire lore of batman, or superman thrown at her. All confusing, but she gave it her best shot.

"That comic is marine propaganda," Sanji huffed. Glaring at the paper with an expression Tani couldn't pinpoint an emotion to. "It's also campy as hell, the villains suck, and do I need to mention how irritating that seagull is?" Sanji snuffed his cigarette on the dish beside him. Pressing it down with excessive force.

"Trust me my dearest Tani, you don't wanna read that shit." wow, he really hated the comic.

"I wouldn't understand what's happening anyway. They just look like these crime fighting heroes from where I live." Tani did her best imitation of the yellow ranger pose. "Here to fight off every villain that threatens their home." Luffy looked up from his fifth helping of omelettes to stare, only to jump back into devouring his breakfast.

Sanji gave her a plastic smile, clearly wanting to move on from the topic of this seemingly innocent comic... Maybe she should look at the other page.

There were joke of the week style comic strips, similar to 'The peanuts' or 'Garfield'. Tani let out a chuckle at how lame the comics were, at least the art was cute.

"I'm bored," Luffy whined, having finished all the omelettes on his plate. He planted his face on the table, looking at Usopp and Tani. "Let's play tag," he barked. Usopp agreed to the game, Tani didn't lift her head from the paper.

"Tani," Luffy drew her name out, the girl looked over the top of her page. "Come play tag with me," his cheeks puffing up. "It's more fun with more players." Tani closed the paper, folding it once and placing it on the table. She leaned over the table, her face mere inches from Luffy's own.

"Boop," she poked him in the nose, which squished under her finger. "You're it," she grinned, before pushing out of her chair and bolting for the door.

Luffy sat there, processing what just happened, when it hit him.

"Oi!" he jumped to his feet and chased after her, Usopp following behind them with a snicker.

...

Tani sat on the deck, beside the galley door. Legs folded under her, in a position most people would find uncomfortable. Her eyes rereading the newspaper, in the hopes of understanding all these new words.

The kitchen door creaked open, boots clacked against the wooden decking. Tani lifted her head to find Zoro towering over her. Intimating as always.

Tani gave him a wave, which the swordsman nodded at. Zoro walked away, turning the corner that led to the back deck. The guy was probably training, or taking a nap. That's all he seemed to do, when he wasn't eating with the crew.

Now that she thought about it, Zoro didn't spend time around them unless it was a group thing, like a meal. Even then, he was quiet. Never speaking up unless he was addressed directly, or antagonising Sanji.

Carrying her paper with her, Tani followed behind the swordsman. There's no harm in spending time with a valued crew mate. The girl took a seat on the stairs that lead to the back, holding her paper in her lap. If Zoro had noticed her presence, he didn't make it known. Turning to his ridiculously large dumbbells, and lifting them. Quietly counting to himself with every swing.

No man should be able to lift a weight like that, not even an Olympic bodybuilder could swing those around with such ease. At this point Tani would be desensitised to the absurdity of this world by next Tuesday.

She found it mesmerising to watch him training so hard. Body covered in many scars from years of training and fighting. The most prominent being the fresh wound from Mihawk.

"Oi," Zoro's voice broke Tani from her daze. He must have thought she was ogling his admittedly impressive muscles. "Come here," he waved her over... Did he initiate a conversation? Tani couldn't pass this opportunity up.

"Whatcha need?" she asked, jumping to her feet to approach the man. Zoro dropped to the ground hands propping his body up.

"Sit on my back, I need the extra weight and you look heavy," he said, Tani looked at him in disbelief... Did he just call her fat? Or was that just Zoro being an insensitive moron who can't speak to people? Tani crossed her arms, levelling Zoro with a stare. The guy just waited, not looking up at her, he was waiting for her to sit on his back... Tani wasn't gonna pass that opportunity up, that looked fun.

Planting herself onto the broader half of Zoro's back, she crossed her legs and reopened her newspaper. Zoro started the push ups, barely breaking a sweat. Tani would know, she's sitting on him.

Zoro remained mostly silent when training, excluding the mumbled counting for every push up. Tani wanted to start a conversation but she didn't know what to talk about. Zoro had mentioned his hobbies being training and meditation, but Tani knew diddly squat about both of those subjects. Letting her eyes wander, her sights landed on the three sword sheaths, with only one sword still remaining.

"Why do you use three swords?" she asked, Zoro continued to train in silence. Tani felt herself growing awkward-

"Three swords are better than one," He replied. Tani let that information sit for a moment... Then snorted in response.

"I thought that only applied to brains?" Tani snarked, "I mean, what does the sword in your mouth even do? If you ask me, you should have one attached to your leg." she giggled, Zoro grunted at her attempts at humour.

"That's just dumb! How would I walk?" he asked, Tani smirked when a devious idea popped into her mind.

This was gonna be hilarious.

"This is stupid," Zoro commented. Tani finished clipping a single roller skate to the guy's foot. She was surprised to find that they had a similar foot size... Now that she thought about it everyone had similar feet sizes. Maybe it was a world thing? She also grabbed a rope and tied one of the empty sheaths to his free leg. Zoro held the other two sheaths in his hands, while the only sword he had was in his mouth. Tani laughed at the "four sword style" as she called it.

"Think of this as training," she tapped her cheek in thought. "I mean? What if you find yourself in a situation when you need to use your legs?" she reasoned. Zoro rolled his eyes, pointing down at the one rollerblade on his foot.

"And what good will this do me?" he questioned. Tani honestly just wanted him to fly around like a headless chicken while flailing swords in the air. But that wouldn't be nice to say now would it.

"Um... Training?" she shrugged. He gave her a glare. Tani decided to make this more interesting.

"How about we have a battle? Only rule is you can't actually cut me with the sword in your mouth because I don't feel like embracing death until next Tuesday." she asked. Zoro's lips curled up in approval of this little challenge.

"Put the other skate on. That should make things more even," he smirked. Her face lit up like Christmas. That was the biggest mistake Zoro would ever make.

He may be a master of the blade, but she was a pro at skating. Even with a single shoe, she could kick major ass.

"It only seems fair," she shrugged casually, clipping the shoe onto her foot. Zoro looked smug, man she couldn't wait to wipe the floor with it.

"Let me just grab my yo-yo's then," she sounded as clumsy as she could. Before lifting her free leg, using it to propel herself towards the stairs. In one clean jump, she landed on the rails and flew down them, landing on the deck below with ease. She faced him with a shit-eating grin, that smug look had vanished from his face.

When she returned with her weapon of choice, Tani almost burst into tears with laughter. Zoro wobbled on his single skate, using the sheaths in his hands as make-shift crutches.

"Ready?" she twirled her yo-yo's to draw his attention. Zoro gave her a hardened glare. She could see the concentration in his eyes. Giving her a look which would have made her shake like a leaf... If he didn't look like an idiot with his "four sword style".

He raised his 'sword' using the other to keep him steady. A declaration that their battle had begun.

The two charged at each other... Well Tani charged, Zoro awkwardly scooted around as he tried to keep balanced, while also paying attention to his much faster opponent. Tani attempted to aim for his armed leg, however Zoro could see it coming.

He kicked the yo-yo's away from himself, leaving Tani open for a counter attack-

Zoro barely managed to stop himself from toppling over, slamming the sheaths in his hands to keep his balance. Tani recovered before he had a chance to attack. Stupid demon shoe

Stretching her free leg, Tani swept the ground. Knocking Zoro off his balance completely, had it not been for the strength of the sheaths in his hands being used to prop himself up, he would have smacked into the deck. Tani circled back to knock him down, mimicking that guillotine move she'd seen Sanji use once. Jumping high into the air with her free leg flying down to hit the downed swordsman's back.

Zoro waited for just the right moment to make a move. His opponent may have had an advantage with mobility, but he had way more experience with combat. She was predictable. Her leg came crashing down fast, Zoro reacted by pushing himself off the ground and spinning his sheaths towards her.

What he didn't expect was the wide grin on the girls face. She tugged her hand away, a string he hadn't noticed attached to her index finger. His bladed leg moved with the tug of her hand. Zoro turned his attention to the yo-yo wrapped around his foot... And completely forgot about the guillotine leg aimed right for his back.

The impact sent Zoro into the ground, he grunted, laying there for a moment. Tani jumped and cheered at her victory. Winning against a handicapped opponent wasn't really something she should have been proud of... Except she'd seen Zoro fight before, he wasn't someone to be taken lightly.

Tani rolled over to him, offering a hand out for him. He looked at her and gave her a smile, he had that proud dad look at him. Grabbing her hand, she pulled him up. He fumbled a bit thanks to the skate still attached to his foot.

"Get this dumb shoe off my foot?" he asked tiredly. Tani helped him unclip the buckles on the skate and slip it off, laughing at his misery the whole time.

"You know, for a first time rider. You weren't terrible," Tani complimented, bobbing down to remove her own skate. "I reckon if you had both skates, and practice a lot. You could possibly become a skilled skater." Zoro's features softened from grumpy grump, to a neutral grump. clearly enjoying the ego stroke.

"You're not bad when it comes to combat." She praised, Tani felt her smile stretch a little wider. "I thought you had no combat experience until the Baratie?" Zoro observed. Tani crossed her arms behind her head, leaning against the wall of the galley.

"I've seen enough movies to know how a fight works," She rubbed at her neck sheepishly, as if Zoro would have any idea what a movie was (he didn't). "My school also had self defence classes for gym, though that lasted like three lessons." Tani rambled, thinking of every moment she would have used any forms of combat.

"We're a pirate crew, and you have no real combat skills." Zoro stated bluntly, Tani glared at him with a pout. "It would be stupid not to train. Hone in the skills you already have," he gave her that brotherly look. Was Zoro trying to help her out? He always seemed so distant from everyone except Luffy and occasionally Sanji when they got on each other's nerves.

"If you're offering some more one on one training like today," she motioned towards the skates. A sour look crossed Zoro's face. "Then I'd be up for that." a cheeky grin on her face. Zoro deadpan stared between her and the skates.

"I'm never wearing that demon shoe again." he stated clearly. sending her skates a hateful look. Tani burst into a gut rumbling laugh, his face was priceless. She'd get him back in those shoes, no matter what it took.

"What are you guys doing? Can I join in?" Luffy asked quickly, Tani looked up from the ground while Zoro glared at her with darkening cheeks.

"We're-" Tani choked on a laugh. "W-we're-" she couldn't spit out the words. So Zoro jumped in with a devilish gleam.

"We're discussing how Tani will be doing all of my dish duties if I train her," Zoro grinned. Tani stopped laughing, and looked at Zoro with surprise. She went to object to that agreement but Luffy cut her off.

"That's smart, now Tani will be able to fight better," Luffy said while clapping his fist into the open palm of his other hand.

Actually that was a pretty good deal... Until she remembered the amount of dishes there were after any meal. There would probably be dishes left over from breakfast.

"Well then Tani," Zoro said smugly, "Better get to it," giving an aloft wave. Tani grumbled, but did as she was asked.

While running off, Zoro called out one more thing.

"Every morning at 8 o'clock, be here for training," he instructed. Tani turned around and gave a salute before turning the corner and entering the kitchen.

...

Nami walked into the kitchen to the sound chattering from Sanji and Tani, the girl cracking jokes that gave the cook a chuckle. The atmosphere was peaceful, a rarity for the Merry.

"Sanji, can I have a drink?" the redhead asked. Holding a small handful of tangerines towards the blonde.

"Anything for you my love," Sanji swooned, taking the fruit from her gracefully. Whipping out a chopping board and some fancy knives to get started on the navigators refreshment. Tani finished drying the last dish, turning from the sink to find Nami sitting at the table with a notebook in hand.

"What's that?" Tani asked curiously, wandering to the table. The red head looked up at her with a sweet expression.

"It's a shopping list, since I don't know how long it'll be until we get to another island after Loguetown," she informed. Tani peeked at the list and found mostly food, water, clothes and hygiene products... Tani suddenly felt really sticky.

"I just realised I haven't had a proper bath since I got here..." Tani said out loud. Nami stared at her with a mix of disgust and surprise.

"You're only just noticing that now?" the red head sighed. Slapping the notebook closed and grabbing Tani around her arm. "Sanji make sure Luffy doesn't steer the ship off course. Tani and I will be in the bathroom,"

"We?"

"Two beautiful ladies sharing a bath together," Sanji said breathlessly. Though a staggering glare from Nami stopped any and all perverted thoughts from the blonde chef.

Nami dragged Tani to the bathroom and dumped her there. The girl looked at the room in confusion, this didn't look anything like a bathroom from home. There was no shower, only a deep bathtub, a corner with a stool and bucket which had all the hygiene products on a shelf beside it.

The navigator came back with a handful of clothes for Tani and herself. She put them on the sink bench and started to strip herself off. Tani's eyes bugged out.

"Woah, wait hold on!" Tani panicked. Nami had her shirt half way up, stomach exposed. "What are you doing?" the red head stopped, giving Tani a quizzical look.

"I'm... Undressing?" unsure as to what she'd done wrong. "Do you take baths with your clothes on or something?" the question came out teasingly. Tani turned her gaze away from the red head, cheeks heating up.

"No... We just don't have bathes with other people." Why was this so embarrassing? It's just talking about bathing. "Normally we do that alone." Nami gave a hum.

"Right. I forget you're not from around here." Nami chuckled, pointing towards the door. "I can leave if you want." she offered with kindness in that sisterly voice of hers.

Tani thought about it. Yes it was weird for her, but at the same time... This was probably weird for Nami too, if it's the norm to bathe with others. Which also meant it was normal for this world. In other words, Tani would have to get used to this change. If that's the case...

"No, no it's fine." Tani assured. "I'll just have to get over it? Wait that's probably not worded well." Tani face-palmed, Nami laughed.

"Let's just take a bath. You smell as bad as Luffy." Nami mocked, all in good fun. Tani gave a pout.

"Come on, don't do me like that. Nobody can top that stench." the girls burst into laughter together. The awkward tension vanishing.

Turning away from each other, girls stripped off their clothes. Tani was much slower than Nami. The feeling of her week old clothes peeling off her sticky skin was heavenly. It felt like her body could breathe again.

"You can use my shampoo and conditioner for now," Nami offered, "I won't charge you this time, any other times will be a 1200 berri fine." Tani gave a chuckle.

The next part was strange to say the least. Tani had to sit on the stool in the corner, while Nami lathered her mane of hair in shampoo. Scrubbing at the scalp with strong fingers, bubbles engulfed the dark brown locks of hair. The air smelled strongly of tropical fruit.

Next, she had to bucket to wash out the soap. Rinse and repeat for the conditioner, and body wash. Once Tani was completely cleaned off, she got up to change into her clothes-

"Where are you going?" Nami questioned, rubbing the shampoo into her short, orange hair. "The baths that way," she nudged in the direction with her head.

"I'm already clean?" Why would she need a bath? Except to soak in it like a prune.

"You're meant to take a bath afterwards. It helps relax the muscles." Nami informed. That made sense, and Tani has been feeling sore. Who would have thought over-exerting yourself would cause muscle pains? Yes that is rhetorical.

Tani headed towards the deep bath, the water steaming. Lifting her foot she dipped it into the water, the warmth instantly rendering her helpless to its embrace. She couldn't have dived into the bath sooner, the water stopping just under her collarbone. She could get used to this.

A final splash from the bucket meant Nami was finished with cleaning herself. Nami entered the tub, sighing with content as the water soothed her body. The tub was wide enough to hold them both with enough room to stretch their legs.

The atmosphere was calming, with the only light being let in through a small window beside the tub, which showed nothing but the vast ocean and fluffy white clouds. Nothing but the relaxed breathing of the baths, two occupants, and water lapping against the ship.

"I haven't bathed with someone since I was living with my sister," Nami said softly. Lifting a leg out of the water to watch the water drip off. "It's nice to have the company of another woman," Tani smiled at the red head.

"Happy to be of service." She winked, "Can't have you sharing the bath with someone like Zoro or Luffy. They'd stink up the place." Tani waved her hand, as if wafting a horrid smell away. Nami gave a snicker.

"Sanji would be a total perv, and Usopp... Actually if I had to share a bath with anyone, it would be him." She shrugged, Tani nodded in agreement.

"He'd probably spend the whole bath time talking about some magical fish he managed to capture." the girls snickered, falling silent once again.

"I've missed this" Nami sighed, hints of sadness in her voice. She raised a hand to slide along her tattoo. The blue pinwheel/tangerine design proudly open for display. "That bastard Arlong stole so many things from me." She looked out at the ocean, bright brown eyes filled with hope.

The emotions were heavy, something Tani wasn't great with...

So she splashed water into Nami's face. The navigator flustered and wiped at her eyes to remove the water while Tani burst into laughter.

"Well that Arlong guy is gone now." Tani grinned, Punching her hands together. "And if he comes back. I'll beat him up myself."

Taking in Tani's kind words, Nami narrowed her eyes playfully. Cupping water and splashing it back at Tani, hitting her point blank in the face. The girl snorted, water pouring from her mouth and nose. If it's a war Nami wants, it's a war she'll get!

It was a tough battle. Nami fought aggressively, taking as many shots as she could. By the end of the 'relaxing bath', there was more water out of the tub, than inside. Leaving two nude women, laughing childishly at the water fight. Cleaning up the aftermath was totally worth it.

...

"Go fish!" Luffy called out as he slammed his cards onto the deck. Tani looked at him with confusion, while Usopp slapped a hand to his face.

"Luffy, we're playing black jack. How did you get go fish out of black jack?"

"Black jack?" Tani chimed in, dropping her cards, "I thought this was poker?"

"Well I wanna play go fish,"

"That's not the poi-"

"WHAT?" Nami shrieked over the voices of the trio. The sound of paper slapping onto the deck echoed over the ship. Nami muttered to herself in slight hysteria.

Tani, Luffy and Usopp paused their debate over what game they were playing, to investigate the problem.

They found Nami staring wide eyed at a brownish piece of paper, by her feet was a stack of similar papers. Tani stared at the contents of one page.

Bounty posters. This could only mean one of two things.

There's another pirate crew they need to hunt down and fight.

Or...

Zoro and Sanji came running, halting at the lack of immediate danger. Nami decided now was the time to show the poster in her hand. Slowly twisting it to reveal a familiar face, sporting an old straw hat.

"Dead or alive. Monkey D Luffy... 30,000,000 berri," Zoro read out, giving Luffy a smirk. "Good job," he praised. Luffy let out an excited whoop of joy. Nami was not as impressed.

"Luffy! You're a wanted man now." she complained. "This will make things harder for us, you moron." the navigator wailed.

"Look! I'm in the poster." Usopp pointed at the small photo bomb he made in Luffy's poster. The pair went wild with excitement.

"So you're telling me that Luffy has some kinda bounty on his head?" Tani asked aloud. Not quite sure how this all works, if it's anything like the movies. They could all be in big trouble.

"That's the general meaning of it." Nami groaned. "It's the marines putting a monetary value on the head of a pirate... Huh, maybe I can sell Luffy off to the marines if he annoys me too much." the red head muttered to herself with a devious grin. Tani wouldn't put it past her.

"Oi Sanji!" Luffy jumped towards the blonde chef, "I want a feast! We need to celebrate!" the blonde rolled his eyes, but couldn't hide his fondness.

"Nami, my angel." Sanji twirled around Luffy to address the wallowing woman. "How far are we from our destination?" the navigator rubbed her temple.

"If the wind keeps up. It should be... Tomorrow." she calculated. If the crew knew one thing that was absolute, it was Nami's navigator skills. She was never wrong when it came to weather predictions.

"Well that certainly brings relief," Sanji huffed, "We have plenty of fish left over from that fishing contest the idiots and our darling Tani had..." He muttered to himself, already planning out countless potential meals for the feast. Pondering, his body moved on its own towards the galley.

"There's gonna be a lot of dishes after that." Tani commented. "I feel bad for the unlucky bastard that needs to do that-"

"It was my turn for dishes." came the voice of a smug swordsman, the green haired man looked all too happy to announce it to the world. Tani turned to him with a glare, but couldn't be mad about it. She's the one who agreed to this.

"Damn you," she cursed the swordsman, heading for the galley to get started on her colossal task.

...

Entering the galley, Tani could already hear the quick movements of the chef. Sanji moved around with towers of produce, and cooking equipment with names Tani couldn't pronounce.

"What's the battle plan? Mr Sanji." Tani wandered towards the sink, leaning against the bench. Sanji looked at her with a sweet expression.

"My dear, so lovely to have you gracing me with your presence." he cooed. Placing a huge bowl full of a saucy marinate and something fishy, next to a cutting board. He rolled his sleeves, dipped his hands into the bowl and whipped out an entire octopus. "To what do I owe the pleasure." It's amazing how he can stay so charming while gutting an octopus.

"Your local dish washer, at your service." Tani saluted. The charming expression of Sanji's dropped slightly.

"You got dish duty again?" Sanji scoffed. Seeing Tani report to him for the third day in a row. That's four times she's been stuck with this chore. Just when he'd hoped for a chance to not clean up the dishes. How bothersome.

"It's alright Tani dearest, you can leave this to-"

"No I'll help," she affirmed, Tani wasn't letting captain chivalrous do all the work. "I need to live with the consequences of my actions." Tani grabbed the comically large sponge and started scrubbing at the piling mess that Sanji had already started making.

"No, please." he swooped in, trying in vain to stop Tani. She ignored him, letting out a whistle. Sanji sighed, there was no point. Tani was surprisingly stubborn when she wanted to be. Tani counted that as a victory.

Rhythmic cuts to the marinated octopus, the squeaking of dishes being polished to perfection. Tani's whistling went from tuneless, to something more familiar. Sanji listened with interest.

Tani couldn't really help losing herself to the song, the instruments and back up vocals played in the back of her mind. All it was missing were the main vocals.

Tani was happy to provide.

"Walking on the sunshine," the girl sang quietly to herself, "And don't I feel good, hey." her voice got a little louder. Catching Sanji's attention, the blonde looked up from the octopus that he was still cutting with practiced ease.

"What a gorgeous melody, " Sanji sighed to himself, Tani didn't notice him speaking up. Her hips bopped from left to right in time with the beat. Sanji found himself matching the clacks of his knife, with the previously mentioned bopping of the hips.

"I used to think that maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true," The dancing girl whipped the cutting board she was washing, onto a drying rack. Water flicked onto the ground with the swift movement.

"And I don't wanna spend my whole life, just waiting for you-wah!" Tani's foot lost its grip on the wet floor, her body lost its weight to the forces of gravity. So long cruel world! At least she went out with a banger song.

Is what she would be saying if a pair of arms hadn't halted her descent towards a potential concussion. A single bright blue eye stared into her green one. Sanji's face burst into a bright red that clashed awfully with his blonde hair. Tani wanted to laugh at the dork.

"Thank you for the catch, my knight in shining armour." she teased. Sanji suddenly remembered the position they were in. Quickly righting them both, his blush spread to the tips of his ears. "Did you catch a cold? You look like you're burning up?" Tani just had to keep teasing the guy, he was too precious for his own good.

"N-no," Sanji looked away, staring back at the plate of octopus rings he'd prepared. "I was just so entranced by your siren like voice that I simply lost myself to your beauty." Nice save there lover boy... Wait a second.

"Singing... Oh dear god." Tani face palmed. Of course she was singing aloud! How embarrassing, "Siren is right, if you're referring to a fire truck siren." Now her face was heating up. Only her mum was allowed to hear that dumpster truck singing. Not her brand new friends, she's got a reputation to uphold (she doesn't).

"My dear, don't speak such lies about yourself," Sanji gasped. holding his hand to his chest with hurt. "Such awful lies will not be tolerated in my kitchen." Sanji flicked on the switch to the stovetop, filling a deep pan with cooking oil.

"It's not lies, your ears are just broken." Tani turned back to scrubbing at the dishes. Sanji tsked, but fell silent. The girl naively thought that would be the end of it.

"Walking on the sunshine," A deeper voice sang, shaky from lack of practice. Tani snapped her head back towards Sanji, the man giving her an almost smug grin. "And don't I feel good, hey." He tossed the octopus rings into the spitting pan. The oil shrieked as it fried the fresh fish.

"I used to think that maybe you loved me," He paused, giving Tani a knowing look. She refused to indulge in his game... Oh this was hard... Damn you Sanji.

"Now I know that it's true." She sang back. Sanji chuckled softly to himself.

"And I don't want to spend my whole life," The chef continued. Tani rolled her eyes, the embarrassment slowly ebbed away.

"Just waiting on you," she finished.

Sanji didn't sing back after that. Probably because he didn't actually know the words. What kind of world doesn't have 'Walking on sunshine'? This one apparently. At least not until Tani came along to remedy that. Did she have that song on her Walkman?

"Here," Tani looked at the fork offered to her. On the end was a crispy golden ring of fried octopus, the smell tantalising to the senses. Tani couldn't have snatched that fork any faster, taking a bite of the still scolding hot fish.

First came the flavour, how Sanji managed to make everything taste so good was one of the world's many mysteries. The texture was just as magical, crunching into a soft centre that melted on the tongue. Then came the heat... The scolding heat from a freshly fried fish that she forgot to blow on before shoving it into her mouth.

"Hot!" She fanned at her tongue, hoping in vain to cool it down. "But delicious!" She added, giving Sanji a thumbs up with her free hand. The blonde didn't know if he should laugh, or console her.

If all the food for the feast was gonna be this good. Tani couldn't stand to wait another minute!

...

"CHEERS!" Chunky barrel mugs smacked together, sending the contents of every mug flying. The crew didn't mind at all. Caught up in the euphoria of celebration.

"In honour of our idiot captain," Zoro, of all people, proposed the toast. "And the beginning of his infamy." he took a swig of the alcohol in his cup.

"Enough talking! I wanna eat," Luffy declared, dropping his mug of juice on the ground. Diving for the mountain of food that Sanji prepared in record time. The crew exchanged glances before following their captain.

Tani grabbed as many octopus rings as she could before Luffy's grabby hands managed to snatch up the basket full of them. She was willing to bite Luffy if his hands got too close to her precious rings.

Usopp inhaled as many grilled fish sticks as he could. How he managed not to choke was unknown but he got solid seven of them before Luffy devoured the plate.

Nami sat happily among the chaos, munching on a salad that didn't appeal very much to the beast that is Luffy. Plus anytime she wanted something, Sanji was there to grab it for her.

Zoro sat back and drank away at all the booze he could get his hands on. One of the many perks of having a captain that doesn't drink. Watching the madness of lunch time with a smile on his face... Not that he would admit that.

It didn't take long for all the food to vanish. Luffy's stomach looked more like a beanbag than a human. The temptation to jump on him was strong, but Tani felt ill from stuffing her face. There was always next time.

The crew lazed around the deck, happy and full. Luffy, Zoro and Usopp fell asleep in a pile, snoring loudly. Nami, Sanji and Tani remained awake, with both girls relaxing on the deck on the verge of sleeping. While the chef kept an eye out for any passing ships, or islands.

Tani basked in the warmth of the sun, the deck under her back felt heavenly. Her body relaxed, as did her mind. Thoughts bubbled up, and passed by without giving her a moment to retain them. At this rate it wouldn't take long for her to fall asleep.

A sigh of content left her tired throat, followed by a yawn. Tani closed her eyes, a smile on her face.

If she had to spend the rest of her life on this ship, in the company of these people... No, not just people. They were her friends, without a shadow of a doubt. Friends that she made, that cared for her as much as she cared for them.

Tani wanted to give her nakama everything she had to offer... Once she had this nap of course.

Life aboard the Going Merry was sure to be one crazy ride, and Tani was curious to see what the world had to offer.