[color=82ca9d][h3]Alabasta Navy, Nanohana Branch Office. [/h3][/color]


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It was immensely upsetting to Dan that he couldn't find any pretty flowers that could survive on Alabasta. He had been here for three months thus far, and it took the first two for him to give up and resort to cacti. Which weren't nearly as easy to trim.

Every day he was forced to trim the decorative cacti in front of the base was a day he suspected the transfer was a punishment more than a promotion. Granted, nobody asked him to trim the cacti, but nobody else did it, and he didn't want them to start looking messy. Dammit, that was definitely why nobody else trimmed them. They knew Dan would do it despite complaining.

Halfway through his daily pruning of the cacti, a Seaman Recruit by the name of slim- Dan tried to remember the name of all his men -ran up to him, huffing for breath. [i]"Commander Dishes, sir! We've got a report from the capital!"[/i] He declared frantically. Dan let out an exhale. The capital never really called for much of anything. They preferred leaving things to the royal guards, instead of involving the Marines. Which meant this was a big deal. [b][color=82ca9d]"Well? What's the report, soldier?"[/color][/b] His voice was level as always, Dan hoped it would give his men a feeling of confidence.

[i]"W-well, sir..we've just gotten word that..Prince Vivian has been kidnapped."[/i]

[b][i][color=82ca9d]"W-HUHHH?!?!?!?!"[/color][/i][/b] Dan declared unprofessionally, his eyes practically bulging out of his head. [b][color=82ca9d]"Inform the men to divide themselves into searching parties to look for the missing Prince! Have a squadron of them head to the docks to ensure no one leaves the island until he's found!"[/color][/b] With his orders given, Dan rushes off in search of the missing Prince. It was not strategically sound to run off alone, but Dan knew if the Prince got kidnapped on his watch, he'd be in deep trouble until he was gotten back. Dan decided while running frantically through the city that the best place to check would, of course, be the local bar. Where criminals and rumors alike gathered.