Hey, it’s the weekend, and I’m finally working a job where that means something!

I will be aiming to post today, though if it doesn’t happen I have until tomorrow. [@Yankee] and [@LostDestiny] should be looking at the day after (the 27th),  and [@Daxam] the 28th. Glad to see the first posts by [@Hillan] and [@Restalaan] yesterday, so their next expected post date is the 31st! Also, I do want to eventually give more substantial thoughts on the posts we've gotten at some point (beyond just the Like), but I'm not very good at that! It'll be easier for me to talk about them when there's more of the individual stories to discuss, so I might reserve that for whenever I do the first IC News Post.

So, as for the OOC topic, I want to know a few more details about your characters! But not just any details: in the manga SBS question corner, Oda has shared a lot of tidbits on the Straw Hats and other characters through questions. What animal do you associate them with? What would they smell like to Chopper’s heightened sense? What are the typical thoughts in their brain (as per the [url=https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_59]Volume 59 SBS[/url])? Blood type? Symbolized flower? Bathing habits? Season (in the Grand Line)? Favorite and least favorite foods? Birthday? Hobbies? You don’t have to answer all of them, of course, but if you have them in mind (or would like to come up with them), feel free!

Rico’s birthday is August 13th, which is the date of the Kachimai Fireworks Festival in Japan (the largest one), also sharing a birthday with Hoe (Neptune's whale mount). Shockingly, he smells like gunpowder (though on days he uses his power less, he might smell faintly of sugar/candy). His favorite season is Summer, and in the Grand Line he’d like Summer on a Summer island the best if he’d been. His associated animal is the flying squirrel. His blood type is A (represented in One Piece as X). His flower is the [url=https://www.anniesannuals.com/plants/view/?id=4010]gomphrena[/url]. His favorite foods are liver, pot pie, hard candy, and prune juice. He hates mushy, greasy, or soggy foods (but eats them anyway). He doesn’t really have any hobbies aside from getting into trouble/playing pranks. He bathes daily (when possible). And the thoughts in his head are: dreams hope fireworks laugh goof-off. Silly little bugger!