"No luck huh?" Sophie asked Franky after dinner. Franky shook his head "Its like trouble just follows around behind them waiting for an opportunity to kick them in the ass!" he rolled his eyes and shrugged.

Putting her finger to her forehead Sophie thought about this. "I think we need a more direct approach" she said after a moment. "What do you propose?" Franky asked, intrigued.

Sophie grinned "We're gonna need socks"

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The next day Sophie asked Luffy if she could have a word with him. The rest of the crew was out enjoying the festival, so they had a rare chance to talk to him alone. Luffy ran over and sat down in front of Sophie and Franky (who were both sitting cross legged on the ground, a wooden box in between them). "Whats up?" he asked with a grin.

"We wanted to ask you a question" Sophie said "Do you love Nami?".

Luffy thought about this a moment "Sure!" he said cheerfully. Sophie almost collapsed with shock at how easy that answer had been, before remembering Franky's warnings that he would probably say something like that (He loves ice cream and meat after all). "Do you love Sanji and Zoro and Usopp?" Sophie asked. When Luffy nodded, it confirmed what Franky had said.

Sophie sighed, "Luffy" she said "We want to explain something to you". On que Franky pulled out a sock puppet wearing a straw hat and put it on his right hand and Sophie pulled out one with orange hair.

"Hello Luffy, My name is Nami" Sophie began (lets not have any question in Luffy's mind about who these sock puppets were supposed to be representing). "Hello Nami, my name is Luffy" the Luffy puppet replied. Sophie looked up at Luffy to see if he was following the story so far, when he nodded they continued.

"Luffy, I love you very much" Nami-sock said. The Luffy-sock seemed to think about this for a moment "I think that I love you too Nami. And NOT just in the way that I love ice cream and meat". "Really? Would you marry me?" the Nami sock asked. "I would love to marry you" the Luffy-sock replied.

Sophie and Franky paused to look at Luffy. He seemed confused, so they decided to try and clear things up for him. "Nami! You are really cute" the Luffy-sock said admiringly. "I think think that you are HOT" the Nami-sock replied. "Want to make love and have babies?" Luffy-sock asked.

Sophie raised and eyebrow at Franky, he just shrugged.

"Wait wait wait wait wait" Luffy interrupted as the two sock puppets began the X-rated segment of the play "Nami and I already -did- that. What does this have to do with anything?" he demanded.

Sophie and Franky sweatdropped, but continued on with the play.

"I love you Nami" the Luffy-sock said for the second time. "I love you too Luffy". "I think that we should be together forever!" both the sock puppets said at the same time. At which point they proceeded to kiss and walk off into the sunset (more or less).

Sopie and Franky turned to look at Luffy expectantly. "Do you understand what we are trying to say Luffy?" Sophie asked. Luffy nodded "You think that me and Nami are supposed to be together and get married and stuff, because you think that we love each other".

Sophie and Franky felt like cheering.

"Yes!" Sophie said excitedly, "Thats EXACTLY what we are trying to say!".

Luffy nodded "I agree, but I'm not sure that Nami feels the same way" he said.

I cant believe how easy this is! Sophie and Franky thought at the same time.

"We can help you with that" Franky said.

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After dinner that night, Sophie stood up and proposed that everyone play a new game. They all agreed and so Sophie proceeded to explain the rules.
"Its called 'Truth or Dare' she said. We spin this little wheel to decide who goes first. And then the person who goes first asks another person 'Truth or Dare?' and if they choose truth, then you HAVE to truthfully answer one question that is put to you. And if you say dare then you have to complete one dare. Got it?" Everyone nodded and they proceeded to spin the wheel, which landed on Usopp.

Usopp thought for a moment before asking Sanji. "Truth" Sanji replied (he was still cleaning up and didn't have time for a dare right now). "What is your greatest fear?" Usopp asked him. Sanji paused..."I guess that something bad might happen to that shitty old cook back at the sea restaurant" he replied grudgingly.

"Ok Sanji, now its your turn" Sophie said. Sanji immediately turned to Robin "Robin-chwaan?" "Dare" Robin said. "Uh...I dare my beautiful Robin-Chwaan to kiss me!" Sanji said after only a moments hesitation. Robin smiled and gave Sanji a peck on the cheek.

While Sanji turned to ooze on the floor Robin asked Sophie.

"Dare" Sophie said.

"I dare you to sing and dance in your underwear" Robin said. Everyone stared at her, for some reason it had not occured to them that Robin might ask something so funny. Sophie blushed, and amidst much hooting did as she was dared.

"Nami!" Sophie said once she had finished her song and dance and put her clothes back on. "Truth" Nami said.

"Who do you love most of all on this ship? Mika doesn't count" Sophie asked her.

Nami turned pale and hesitated. "No lieing" Sophie reminded her.

Nami flushed "Uh...Well... Luffy I guess" she mumbled so quietly that not many people could hear her. Sophie made her repeat it a little louder.

Franky saw Luffy's eyes light up ans smirked at Sophie, who smiled triumphantly back.

Our work here is done Sophie and Franky thought to themselves in a satisfied manor, before Nami proceeded to take out her embarrassment on Zoro by offering him two choices. Do a rather dangerous dare, or kiss Sanji.

Needless to say Zoro was quickly tying himself to a large rock and jumping into the ocean to see if he could get out using only his teeth.

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Later that evening everyone decided to call it a night and head off to bed.
Seeing Luffy follow Nami a quiet spot on the deck, Sophie and Franky proceeded to follow and spy on them.

"Nami?" Luffy said softly, walking up to her. Nami turned "Eh?".
"Did you mean what you said?" Luffy asked her. Nami nodded, flushing even in the darkness "Yeah"

"Luffy?" Nami asked. Luffy turned away from gazing at the ocean to look at her "Do you- ?"

But her question was cut off as he leaned in to kiss her.

Sniggering and giggling, Franky and Sophie took off.

Their work here was done.