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Her idea, well Luro's idea went unheard as Shouta stood from his seat. Runali sat up, eyeing the two carefully. Any sudden actions that happened, she felt that she'd probably need to intervene and pull Alicia out of whatever trouble she put herself in. However, this was no fight. Just a man giving her permission to slice into his arm. Surely he was drunk. It was a risky move to just let someone slice through their arm. What was the trick? As suspected, there was one- not necessarily a trick, but another skill. His arm turned completely black as the blade cut through. It managed to leave Runali with a surprised look. Even more so surprising to know that a technique like that was still even used. She racked her brain over the countless stories while she was a trader with her father. The captain had met many people and many had stories to tell. 

One particular story was from an elderly man, a retired navy veteran, who told her stories about few who managed to master the techniques of a talent called Haki. There was no doubt about it. No one could just harden their skin like armor like that unless they had some special ability... But Devil Fruits were long gone...Like hundreds of years gone- just a myth to younger generations... Weren't they?

It couldn't be dwelled on too long though. Alicia had ran out, with Shouta holding her now broken sword, and Nolan had followed right after her. They were definitely lucky to have someone like him to be their comfort when they needed it. And then Shouta planned to address the captain. 

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Nolan quickly shook his head. The last thing he wanted her to feel was guilty. It was unnecessary. Especially guilty for the crew. She did nothing wrong or detrimental towards them, so he thought. "No need to apologize! Not at all! None of us were prepared for what we witnessed..." It was true. The way his arm hardened into a blackened state was like nothing he had ever seen. What on earth was that!? He planned to see if the captain, or any of his crewmates new the answer to it. 

The cook could see the hurt look in her eyes and he sighed softly. "I'm... I'm sorry about your sword. It must've been really important to you... If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask, alright?" He gave his best reassuring smile so she could cheer up just a little. Even in the silence, he stayed by her side. Not only did he want to comfort Alicia, but he also wanted to get out of the stuffy tavern. 

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Risa was deathly silent the entire time. When Luro addressed her, she merely nodded and waited a little bit more. Who knew how long she had been waiting by now, she could probably wait just a tad longer even if she was itching to leave. 

Runali raised an eyebrow when Shouta wanted to speak to the captain. Luro fumbled over her name and just in case he didn't catch it she repeated. "Runali. Captain of the StarDusk pirates." But he did it hear it. Not only did he hear her name, but he casted his gaze her way. She didn't look away though. Letting her eyes, or eye, cast downward would've been a sign of submission, a sign of weakness, and she managed to bear his will until he spoke. Her expression held no malice, it remained in its neutral state as she looked down for a brief moment and slowly stood. She moved around the table and stood in front of Shouta, taking the place where Alicia had once stood and waited for him to address her. 

Her hands hooked behind her back and she held her head up, looking to the Rookie Judge. She wasn't doing this to impress him or even try to make herself seem like someone of high power. These simple and subtle movements were just being done to state that she was paying attention to what he had to say. He didn't let her speak, but she didn't really have much to say. When he asked for her blade, she was fully prepared to give her hidden dagger to him, but Ray stepped forward with his rapier. She looked at him and flashed a smile. Instead of taking the sword, she pushed it back towards him. 

"I will not take this blade from you. You swore an oath, and through this sword you planned to protect my life. How will you be able to do that without a weapon? No," Runali turned her gaze to Shouta. "As captain, I have to make sure my crew learns from their mistakes and make sure we grow as a crew. A blade of my possession is to hold the shame of the StarDusk crew." She slipped the rather new looking dagger from her person and handed it to Shouta, holding it sideways for him to grab. It wasn't new, but it was a family gift that she held dear. "We [I]will[/i] make a name for ourselves and prove that we are better than you think, no matter how long it takes." The captain of the StarDusk crew accepted Shouta's challenge to them. 

After her dagger was broken, she waited for whatever Shouta had to say or do before nodding and finally turning to her crew. She looked down at the two pieces of her dagger that were once called 'a sturdy weapon' and held them in one hand. Before she left, she looked back to Shouta, "And I'll get that sword too." She turned, with the others and walked outside the tavern. Runali took a deep breath, inhaling the much fresher air compared to the staleness of the tavern. "You guys go ahead, I'm going to go talk to Alicia." 

Risa looked between the pirates, wondering if they would want to explore the town still. The meeting seemed to put a damper on the mood... She didn't want to butt in, so she waited for one of them to speak as the captain of the crew walked off towards their ship. Even if they didn't want to go see the sights and technology, Risa was fine just going back to the shop. It was her original plan before Luro decided to kidnap her...