( Things had seemingly been working out just fine once they'd left the house. They would get their information and figure out who it was Nami had mentioned, the food would taste amazing and everyone would be a winner.

Luffy just never took their recent theft of a certain book into consideration and winding up in jail is a shock, but a fun one. Nami doesn't need to ask why Luffy has a perpetual grin on his face as he looks around the cell. Wow, jail so soon in his career! )

You said "One single kebab that you can walk and eat,"?

( A kiss of death by tempting fate doesn't cross his mind. Luffy is thinking of something else he'd seen as they were being moved to the cell and he blinks as Nami lets go of his hand. Right, she's going to pick the lock. )

Got it. ( Luffy doesn't hang around when such important things are in the balance and he wastes no time in squeezing through the cell bars; it's easy enough when they're not the product of seastone and he's already moving out of sight without a word. There's ten agonising minutes of silence before Luffy reappears, squeezing back into the cell to sit down again.

With a poor guard's lunch in his hands. )

You want half? ( Apparently it's okay to share when it's someone else's food. )

( In the grand scheme of things, being in jail isn't as bad as it could get. It could be so much worse but Luffy — in a brief flash of wisdom — keeps that to himself. Jail wouldn't hold either of them and he chews thoughtfully on his half of the sandwich. He's unfazed by being in a cell, even if he had no powers, Nami's skills with a lockpick are unparalleled. They'll be out soon. )

No-one saw me, they're all patrolling around the other side of this place. Though gotta say, they really got the jump on us. I'm impressed.

( Luffy shrugs, half of the sandwich already decimated. They hadn't brought their bounties with them but to go from unknown to wanted in such a short time is certainly something; who knew seeing the chained god would cause so many problems?

Nami may need some space to get that lock picked, but she won't get much of it as Luffy shifts closer, holding the sandwich half to the navigator's face. )

I've got free hands and food tastes better when it's someone else's!

( It'd be difficult to refuse food when Luffy is offering it, and no-one would ever judge Nami for taking bites out of the offered sandwich. That and it's multitasking the the nth degree, in Luffy's mind they'll need the energy from when they have to invariably run for it one they're out.

The whole concept of lockpicking is a fascinating thing, brown eyes watching each movement Nami makes with her tools. The fact someone could open a lock with a piece of metal is a big deal and something Luffy knows he could never replicate. Sure, he could break a lock, but this is something else and the pirate captain is loathe to interrupt it. Sneaking out is easy for him, but breaking said lock would bring the guards crashing down on them. And why would he want to get in the way of Nami and the challenge of picking a jail cell lock? )

I didn't see much, but there were some bags on their tables in the next room over. Looks like it could be our stuff.

It's on the way out at least.

( Luffy is fixated on watching the lockpicking unfold before his eyes, mesmerised at how such small motions with hands could undo even the hardest of work. Even when Nami had been opening the safe from Shells Town there'd been a fascination, but at least this time Luffy gives enough space if only via the conduit of feeding Nami a sandwich.

The lock clicks and the door is open, just like that their freedom sprawls before them and Luffy grins, nose wrinkling. There'll probably be a fight on the way out, a chase, maybe some chaos and he's looking forwards to it. Maybe they'll both have a bounty after this one. )

Thanks. ( There's not a second of hesitation before the rest of the sandwich is jammed into his mouth, cheeks bulging as he chews and nods. Definitely time to go and he steps out of the cell, already heading towards the other door. ) Ready?

(Despite how often Luffy comes across as the happy go lucky kind, there's a seriousness that occasionally surfaces and right now is one of those times. Normally it's when friends are threatened or an injustice happens, very rarely when it's something that only happens to himself. And this? This is definitely a threat to his friends, though there's no doubt in Luffy's mind that Nami could kick seven bells out of a prison guard. He's seen the redhead fight before now and should it become a brawl he'll be right there to back the navigator up.

Though he'd argue about a bounty; there's nothing wrong with one of those.

He ducks down into the alcove, taking the silent instruction from Nami as he looks over towards a nearby door. Little time had passed from him leaving and returning with food, that doorway had to be it and the pirate nods towards it.)

That way.