Set sail! Onward to... The Wake?!

[rubbernecking]

[ There is little to discuss when Luffy lends himself to introspection about as readily as oil mixes with water. He'd just as soon speak his mind. ]

The Wake...? What's that?

Oi, don't forget who gets to pick our destination!

"Something important you're gonna want to see for yourself"? That sounds interesting! But I'm in the middle of an adventure right now!

Comments

[waywardswords]

[asdfghlk He's not sure how he feels about this except that certain things are going to be really freaking hard to deal with. On top of everything else]

You should finish one thing before you start another.

[ace_of_hearts]

LUFFY!

[GIANT BEAM!]

[And then holds up a finger.]

[One Minute, beating up your swordsman.]

[Brb.]

[Okay! BACK.]

[ace_of_hearts]

[KICKS ZORO'S SHINS.]

That's not for you to decide, Roronoa.

[waywardswords]

[well...

shit he's right.

Whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen so-- he'll just grunt in acknowledgement and be sitting over here filling up on booze until you're ready, Luffy]

[ace_of_hearts]

[Relaxes almost instantly now that Zoro isn't going to try to cut the waves again, although it means Ace will keep an eye out in case Zoro gets submerged instead.]

[Either way, Ace himself is twitchier when he's worried that certain people are trying to do things to protect him -- whether he wants it or not. And of course, Marineford only made that worse.]

Catch.

[Tosses Zoro a bottle of rum.]

[And turns and gives a grin to Luffy. If it wasn't Luffy and Zoro, Ace would be all bows and apologies, but with you two, he knows the manners would be frankly wasted. Isn't this a great sign of his love? Totally.]

I'm sure a lot of people would be happy to see you there, Lu.

[dhil]

[OH BOY ADVENTURES THEY LOVE ADVENTURES

they have no idea who you are or where you are going or indeed if they'll ever go there (most likely not), but it definitely seems as if they're all on board for this right now. Whatever it is. Who are you?

They're just going to stand really close and attempt not to loom too hard. What with the whole 'seven foot tall thing'.

Adventures.]

WOW

[rubbernecking]

[ Someone's been spending the time between Ace's greeting and now catching flies, and that someone is Zoro's captain. ]

...A-Ah...

[ Zoro can rest easy, if there's something he wants, as far as Luffy's concerned he can pursue his goals at his own pace. Setting limits on the dreams of his nakama is just not something he does, let alone approves of.

Nah, it's Ace that has his brain scratching static like a defective Den Den Mushi. Pinching his own arm won't do much for a rubber man, but he tries. ]

A--ACE?!

[waywardswords]

[as much as he appreciates your thoughts, Luffy, that is completely not the issue here. But he'll let you guys do your thing and about damn time, too]

[rubbernecking]

[ There are a lot of people who tower over Luffy, to the tune of seven, ten feet, and even further up from there! And it's not like he's going to protest much the proximity, given his own inclination to invade personal space and stare too long at whatever's seized his interest.

This stranger doesn't say much, but maybe, just maybe, Luffy might have detected a kindred spirit. In any case, he beams. ]

You're all fired up too, huh? Shishishi!

[rubbernecking]

[WHAT.]

[dhil]

[And everyone they've ever met is smaller than them so they don't really think anything of Luffy's size.

They do like the hat though.

They nod eagerly, looking very, very excited about all this adventure talk. They love adventures! Mostly going to new places, less getting in violent city destroying fights.

They gesture at Luffy's hat, and then at their own headwear, comparing the two. It's very nice!]

XDDD Sorry couldn't resist!!!

[ace_of_hearts]

[Giant beam and a happy laugh.]

Hey Lu! You look even stupider than usual! [ARE YOU SURE SABO IS NOT THE NICER ONE? BECAUSE SABO REALLY IS, AMIRITE?]

[Speaking of which, Ace punctuates that statement with a light punch to the side of Luffy's head. It's fine, you're a D, therefore hard-skulled, and used to dealing with their insane grandfather. See? Fine.]

Aren't you ever going to get a little smarter? You'll work poor Sanji and Zoro and Boss Jinbei to death like that!

[NOW do you want to punch him? He goes and dies and this is how he says, "Hello." Nice, huh?]

[rubbernecking]

[ It's reflex, more than anything, that has Luffy aiming a headbutt back in retaliation. Hardheaded, sure, also rubber. ]

They'll be fine! They're really strong!!

[ Maybe the reality hasn't sunk in yet. Maybe Luffy thinks he's dreaming. Maybe he's just still reeling and the overflowing feelings will come belatedly, like with a certain other reunion.

In any case, trying to stick his hands through Ace is not working. This is the weirdest dream he's ever had! And considering some of the fungal growth he's managed to stick in his mouth during his adventures, that's really saying something. ]

Zoro! Are you seeing stuff too?!

[rubbernecking]

I thought you were from a place like Alabasta or something, but I've never seen eyes like yours before!

[ That's interesting and now is the time to run, if you don't want to be involved in this Supernova's life. ]

Who are you anyway?

[waywardswords]

[he has no idea how to even respond to that question]

Uh...

[then it hits him. Oh...right.]

A pair of idiots?

[heh]

1/3

[ace_of_hearts]

[LAUGHS!]

2/3

[ace_of_hearts]

[No wait.]

[Fuck you Roronoa.]

Oi. Don't lump me in with him.

3/3

[ace_of_hearts]

[Pokes Luffy's rubbery temple though!]

I'm really here, Luffy. Promise.

I'm at Nautilus -- TheWake place too. I've been making Zoro and Sanji get stronger and tell me all about your adventures until they're sick of telling them too.

[dhil]

[No they're not from Alabama.

They just blink owlishly at him, looking completely confused, but they pretty much figure that was a compliment, and they nod like an idiot. OKAY.

No they want to have an adventure too what's the worst that could happen?

They... pull out a pen and notepad, and scrawl something down]

Many names. No names. Given names, are not mine.

Abd al Alim. Abd al Hakim. Tahir. Zulma. Not mine. Borrowing.

[not here]

[waywardswords]

[very not here, but Luffy, please stop adding people as nakama just because they look cool. You don't know a damn thing about this guy]

[not here]

[rubbernecking]

[Not nakama.

Yet.

But you've seen that smile before.]

[rubbernecking]

[ This guy is writing something down, and Luffy?

Luffy is digging for gold in one nostril. ]

I don't understand, but basically what you're saying is... your name's a mystery, huh!

[not here]

[waywardswords]

[it's because of that smile that they keep getting weird people on their ship! If he was here he'd smoosh that damn look right off your face]

[theoretically here]

[dhil]

[BEST FRIENDS FOREVER CAPTAIN SAYS]

[dhil]

[They don't care, people do that a lot.

They think about that for a moment, and write again]

No.

No name.

Make name?