Despite not being known for many things as a peaceful, mostly flat island, Karate Island in South Blue still had its fair share of fun. Which is where Isaac now found himself, relaxing in the tavern with a drink in his hand. He had found himself without purpose, now that he had done all he had wanted to do in life. He had come down from his homeland in Skypiea to explore the Blue Sea, but all he had done so far was explore Karate Island, as fruitful as his explorations had been considering his newfound Smoke powers. But regardless, he felt like he was wasting his time where he was right now, like there was no point in staying for much longer. And so, as he drank his beer, Isaac came up with an idea. He was a Skypiean, a Winged being, and yet he had trapped himself on this island, when in fact he should have been free, roaming the land. He had to go to another Blue, or at the very least another Island. He had already gained infamy on Karate Island, his next stop would be to become a pirate known throughout the Blues and then, the Grand Line. Honestly, he didn't want to become the Pirate King, as impressive a title it would be to have, Isaac simply wanted to see everything the world had to offer. Hell, he'd consider being a Yonko or even a Shichibukai, because that way the Marines and the World Government would leave him alone, and he'd be well known throughout the world. But Karate Island had lost its lustre, and it was going to take a lot to get it back in the eyes of the Skypiean.

Wandering around was by far the best thing to do on Karate Island... The faces she saw changed every day, and with them the kinds of interesting people she could run into. That said, her growing bounty would eventually start making things more difficult for her and she'd have to start getting rid of bounty hunters every now and then. That's probably why so many pirates choose to group up with a trusted crew, unless they happened to be incredibly stong, which just wasnt Linnea's case.

And then there was her meeting with Concetta... She didn't even know it was the same girl at first, but it was the same Concetta who she once called her best friend, back on Amazon Lily. There was no way she could have imagined that she'd end up running into her again in SOuth Blue:

"It's gorgeous.", she answered with a calm, gentle smile, her narrow gaze firmly set on her friend's crimson eyes as she breathed in the sweet scent of the flower field. Blushing bashfully as the foxy dark haired blew her a kiss, the ever shy Lin simply looked away nostalgically as all those memories of her youth slowly came back. She remembered it clearly, her memory was still an impressive tool, "I do... That tree is still there, you know? You really should come back for a visit sometime."

All women were welcome in Amazon Lily after all, which was why this girl managed to live there all that time for them to become the best of friends, even if she wasn't a Kuja by birth. The calm and quiet girl soon let out a yelp as her friend suddenly pulled her elswehere to go grab dirnks.

"Of course! If we travel enough, we're bound to find some.", she answered with complete confidence, holding her friend's hand between both palms reassuringly. She was clearly bothered by the prospect of being alone, being the only one, but Linnea would never let that happen... Not after having found her again after all this time.

She followed the girl as she stepped inside the tavern and claimed a table for themselves, clearly looking confused by her comment. Why did she say they were thirsty? They had enough to drink in their hands after all. The only other thing they did was look at the two of them, like everybody else...

"They all have their own drinks though...", she observed with an innocent look, clearly confused by her words

Fanning her face, and with sweat dripping off her body after the long walk, the shaded tavern proved incredibly refreshing. Lin's skimpy light gray ranger outfit helped keep her fresh even under this searing heat, and for all her psychological tolerance to envoiromental hazards, her body just didn't agree with it. As a she scanned her envoiroment, she was surprised to see a winged person relaxing nearby, and she couldn't help letting her gaze linger on his small feathery wings with an obviously curious glimmer in her steel blue eyes. Guess she was right about staying in Karate Island, clearly there were plenty interesting things she had yet to see... She turned back to Concetta and was surprised to find her mere inches away from her with a playful smirk on her face, and reflexively blushed at the sudden proximity:

"Uh, yeah...", she spoke shyly, looking away for a moment before back at at her beautiful friend's eyes and smiling dreamily, "You have the freedom to do whatever you want, to chase your own dreams without being told how to do it."

- exit -

Looking through the island, Hands in his pockets, vest flailing in the wind, Xijion looked through Karate island in search of something exciting to do. It seemed to be a stagnant day as nothing of interest was taking place at the moment. Sighing, he looked down at the ground kicking a pebble to the side before hearing his stomach growl. It's been a long time since he's eaten today and decided to find a local joint around the place. After walking around for a few, Xijion stumbled upon a booming bar. It wasn't anything special at first glance but it'll do, not like he can be picky in his line of work. Reaching out to the doorway, Xijion pushed the doors wide open and entered. Nobody had noticed him come in it seems since everybody was having their own jolly good time. Despite this, Xijion could already feel good vibes coming form this place before walking further in and taking a seat in a corner booth. He sat there until a busty barmaid had came up to him with a menu. Xijion had taken the menu and pretended he was looking at something to choose from when in reality he was staring at the woman's bust. "Would you like something to drink first?" Xijion had then focused on the menu and decided he'd order a milkshake."Lemme get a strawberry milkshake and i'll order some food in a minute."  Xijion had replied. She gave him a nodded and walked away to the kitchen in orde rto inform the chef. Xijion lean over to peer at her as she walked away and wasn't disappointed. He then leaned back onto the seat and decided to do what he came here for. After taking a glance through the menu, he decided he had decided what he wanted and waited for the woman to come back. After a few minutes, he had told the woman his order. "Let me get a rack of ribs with some fries. Thanks."  The woman gave him a nob once more and went back to the kitchen. Xijion laid back and lifted his head, waiting for is food to return to him. He had already gotten his drink so he leaned up to take a sip of it before returning to his original position.