002, the afternoon of the 18th

[devilofohara]

[When Robin had first received her wanted poster in the mail, she had been mortified. When she started receiving messages about it from other people, that emotion changed into one of fear, suspicion and paranoia. The first thing she'd done in response was to head down into the prison planet, away from the Moira and the crew she no longer felt safe around.

It had been more than twenty four hours since then, though , and she's since come to terms with the fact that this isn't a permanent solution. She won't be able to stay on the prison planet forever, and even if she could she certainly didn't want to. Besides the obvious fact that it's a prison, things were starting to get strange down there.

It didn't take long to realize that this isn't the sort of problem she's going to be able to run from - not yet, at least. Even if she isn't ready to board the Moira again, she needs to get out ahead of this problem. ]

This is Nico Robin.

I know some of you got my posters in the mail. I was hoping to know, how many?

[ The first step of dealing with a problem is figuring out how much of one she's dealing with, after all. Maybe if it's just one or two people, she can bribe or threaten them into keeping their mouths shut. Maybe, if she's lucky, she can prevent her face from being associated with that name.]

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[devilofohara]

I guess so.

[ That's one of the worst parts of it (besides, y'know, everything about this situation). She wasn't actually defending herself - because she didn't sink the ship's she's been blamed for.

The true credit for that goes to her best friend Saul, Giant who died defending her that day. Claiming innocence doesn't help her, though - she's still worth the same a until of money, whether she did it or not - so she's made a habit out of taking credit for Saul's actions. After all, if she's going to be hunted like she is, it's a lot better to be feared than it is to be viewed as an easy target.]

If I live long enough, I'm going to continue our research.

[ Which is another weight for her to bare - albeit one she actually wants. The prospect of learning the world's true history is the only thing that keeps her going, beyond basic day-to-day survival.

Of course, the key phrase her is if she lives long enough, which Robin knows all-to-well isn't a given. ]

[pickingup]

Sometimes you can't leave work for other people to do. You just have to do it yourself.

[ That is to say that Natasha understands to a point. She's lived the unveiling of massive secrets, both personal and otherwise. They can be devastating, but that doesn't make them unnecessary. ]

You're not the only "criminal" here. I don't think most of us care.

[devilofohara]

I still wish you hadn't learned.

I didn't want to have to deal with this if someone from my world shows up.

[pickingup]

Maybe no one will if they haven't by now.

Either way, I don't think that the people who know you here will abandon you.