what had happened? Mea went in to chat for one minute, met Locke and suddenly everything went black, then before she knew it she was alone, with Linnea and Locke having gone over to the main land of the area! though scared, Mea had decided to tail the two girls before they got hurt and possibly killed, keeping out of sight of them as much as possible, by keeping in the shadows as much as she could to keep her presence a secret as best she could, though that would be difficult with Linnea's amazing haki mastery and the fact that the shadows weren't exactly that well placed for her to keep in.

shadows... yeah, like there was anything like that around in the land off on the place where Linnea and Locke was heading off to... yeah, it was more light then darkness and even if Linnea didn't have her Haki, it would be plainly obvious that Mea was following them, her foot steps were easily heard, her presence was as clear as day and her overall appearance wasn't really all that mysterious to begin with, her pink hair and purple dress looking very easily noticeable, yet they hadn't noticed her at all after all the slip ups and mistakes she made when tailing them both, it was disgracefulness.

"how in the world didn't Linnea notice me a lot earlier after all the silly mistakes i made?! it is unbelievable how I've stayed hidden from the both of them for this long! it is just amazing... or... they know i am around but they don't care that i am off the ship... maybe they do, maybe they don't... whatever the case, i am gonna make sure they aren't gonna get hurt by any no good Marines or pirates, i am the doctor so i need to be as close to the others as i can possibly be. right, stay close but don't get spotted." Mea thought to herself as she would close the gap between her and Locke and Linnea, still deciding to stay in the shadows, or what was not in their line of sight for now, to keep hidden.

As Locke picks through the treasures she took as her own, the types of things that was in there ranged from a few rings, some older looking baubles, and a few gemstones, and even a old set of china that might be nice to keep for the ship... Decent haul for Locke's first treasure."We aren't selling this, are we?" Asks Locke as she refers to the china, which was only slightly chipped and it had a nice blue pattern to it. "Or should we sell it that way I can get some tools to work with?"

Then came the words that took Locke by surprise "Say, Locke... How would you feel about joining our crew permanently...? We could use someone like you."

Locke was... speechless! she was just asked to truly join the Uroboros Pirates, by the captain herself... It was true that Linnea saved her life, and the crew has been nice enough to help her get back on her feet after the fact....
"I.. I'd be... Yes! I'll join your crew!" She said, blushing slightly and studdering before she regains her composure.

A large smile creeps along her face as she salutes goofily again "Crewman Locke Chroma Alder reporting for duty!" and then laughs, with her amber eyes sparkling like polished gemstones.

"Yeah, I'm meant to be in this crew, it must be fate..." Thinks Locke before she heard Linnea call out to Mae, who was trying to sneak up on them both.

"Hey Mae, have you been following us this whole way?" said a still smiling Locke who came over to the small doctor.

so it would appear as Linnea had noticed her alongside Locke too, which was a relief for her as it was getting kinda scary for her and she was a lot more calm when others were around her which was great for her confidence to keep it at a all time high and prevent her from running off and getting scared. "hehe.... i was tailing you just to make sure you didn't get hurt... and have yourselves in trouble. plus... i have been tailing you ever since you left the boat... so yes, i have been tailing you ever the whole time. is that a big deal? i have to grow and get stronger, and i am low on confidence so i need to get more confidence and thus, here i am. hehe..  " Mea said in a very carefree and happy tone, blushing a little when Linnea ruffled her hair and would giggle.

"Linnea, your so sweet... i wish i could become as strong as you.... so strong that i don't have to make you worry any more... right, i got to get more confidence so then i can get stronger... and become a better doctor so then Linnea and everyone won't ever have to worry about getting ill or hurt. right, i have to do this before having anyone get hurt" Mea thought to herself as she would smile, looking very happy.