Virtual Insanity [Twst x OnePiece!Reader]

A Misappropriated Tart

"I'd recognize that collar anywhere. It's the same one that psycho stuck on me at orientation!",

Thanks to Grim, Yuuken recalls the events and now recognizes the collar as well,

"What'd you do to get shackled with that?"

Standing in the decrepit lounge, the Ramshackle trio waits for Ace to explain himself.

"I ate a tart."

A moment of silence passes, the three feeling completely dumbfounded and stunned. The magicless boy repeats the statement, unsure if they heard him right,

"You... ate a tart?"

"Yeah, that's it! That's all I did!",

With furrowed brows, Ace goes on to justify himself,

"I was a little hungry, see, so I went down to the dorm kitchen and found some tarts in the fridge. Three whole tarts! Big ones, too!"

The Heartslabyul freshman recounts how after their little adventure at the mines and missing dinner, he went into the dorm kitchen to look for food. Checking the fridge, he found the tarts and didn't hesitate to dig in, then got caught by his Housewarden and got collared,

"And... here I am."

Another moment of silence passes, Ace still clearly upset. The rest of them have the same look of disappointment and disbelief. Grim speaks up first,

"So... The point is your both terrible?"

"You don't think that it's insane for my magic to get sealed away for eating ONE slice of tart?! For a mage, that's like having your arms and legs bound and shackled!"

Glaring at the furry little monster, Ace is hoping that at least the woman or the Prefect would be on his side. It's one measly little slice, to him this is way overkill! They have to see his side!

"Hell nah.",

Y/n crosses her arms and isn't having any of it,

"If you eat someone's food, you gotta be prepared for the consequences. This on you."

"But there were three whole tarts! THREE! It's not like he could eat 'em all himself!"

"Doesn't matter."

His frustration with the Devil Fruit user grows as she stares him down sternly and keeps her stance. Seeing how he isn't getting anywhere with her, Ace turns to try his luck with Yuu,

"C'mon, you KNOW this is messed up!"

Looking at the freshman, Yuuken can practically see him pleading with his eyes to just agree with him. The magicless boy would feel bad to gang up on him while he's already down, so he nods,

"It does seem a tad extreme."

"Riiight?!"

"Yeah, but...",

Thinking about the situation more, Grim places a palm on his chin,

"I mean, if there were three of 'em, they were probably for a party. Maybe it was someone's birthday or somethin'?",

Happy with his deduction, he praises himself,

"Lookit that! I'm, like, a master detective too!"

'Would it really need to be for an event, just cuz it's three tarts? Then again, food does taste best when you share it!'

The three take Grim's theory into consideration, as it actually makes a lot of sense, much to Ace's dismay,

"A birthday party, huh...?"