Five-Alarm Carmen:
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"So, what's with the goggles?" Y/N asked as he, Usopp, and Nami headed back into Loguetown following Usopp's duel with Daddy 'the Father' Masterson. Usopp and Y/N were both wearing the spoils from the bet Y/N had placed on the shooting challenge. Y/N was wearing Daddy the Father's black cowboy hat with the red fabric around the base while Usopp was wearing the goggles that had started the whole mess on top of his green bandana. Nami was still stuck carrying her numerous shopping bags.
"I saw them in a shop, they seemed like a good deal," Usopp explained as he tugged the shaded lenses of the goggles down in front of his eyes. "The price sounded fair enough and the lady said these were the only ones she had and that she wouldn't be getting any new ones for a month. But then that girl came in and took them before I could pay." Usopp clicked the hinge and the shaded lenses flipped upwards leaving just him with the clear lenses from underneath. "I can shoot anything now, even when I'm looking into the sun."
"Since you're our crew's sniper, I guess that's a good thing," Nami commented.
"Although, I wish I hadn't had to reveal myself to a marine officer," Y/N admitted, "So far I've been pretty discrete."
"Well, wearing the signature hat of a bounty hunter that's renowned throughout the East Blue isn't exactly discrete," Nami pointed out.
"No," Y/N agreed, "But if I have his hat they'll know not to mess with me. I'd rather not be attacked by every loser on the street who wants to try for my bounty."
"So... what are we gonna do now?" Usopp wondered.
"I don't know," Y/N admitted. "I just plan on wondering around town until we meet up with the others. I met up with Luffy and Zoro before but I haven't seen Sanji."
"I've got all my stuff in my backpack," said Usopp as he motioned to the green backpack he was wearing, "I saved a ton of money thanks to all that stuff you taught me."
"Glad I could help," Y/N replied.
"Speaking of helping," Nami commented as she held up her numerous shopping bags and the big sack of clothes, "would one of you guys mind carrying these?"
"I offered before and you declined," Y/N reminded her. "If you weren't so paranoid you wouldn't have to worry about it."
"You offered seconds after you declared war!" Nami exclaimed
"Are you trying to say that I purposely offered to carry your stuff seconds after I declared war knowing that you'd be suspicious and decline?"
"Yes! You jerk!" Nami snapped.
"So you admit that I tricked you into lugging those bags around all day?" Y/N inquired. Nami's eyes went wide. "Or maybe you knew what I was doing the whole time..."
"Of course I did," Nami quickly agreed to save face.
"Then in that case, you'll be fine carrying your own crap," Y/N concluded.
Nami scowled as he flashed that damned sly grin of his. She had to carry her bags or admit that he'd tricked her. As a result, her pride was the only thing keeping her carrying her own bags. "Burst into flame..." Nami growled as she glared at him.
"If she was glaring at me the same way she's glaring at you, I'd be running for the hills," Usopp stated.
"And that's why you can't mess with Nami unless you're willing to deal with the consequences," Y/N told him. "You'd never want to end up in something where you're out of your league... right Nami?"
