First flame [Video]

[hot_as_fire]

[The video feed clicks on with Ace sitting at the bar in a restaurant, apparently placing the thing on the table across from him to record. He's seen some video feed den den mushi before so he assumes this has gotta work the same way.]

Hey, guess who's back from the dead? That's right world, it's me! Who's me you might ask? Why I'm Portgas D. Ace, second division commander of the Whitebeard pirates! So since I'm going to be staying with you nice people for a while, how about telling me what are the best places to eat at in town? Preferably meat so I know where I'll probably find my little brother if he ever shows up.

I'd be very grateful for any assistance you feel like giving me in helping me settle in for a spell. Anyone who wants a friendly little chat I'm in a pretty good mood for meeting complete strangers and new friends. Don't let the pirate life intimidate you, I'm not here to pillage your women or rape your stores.

[PRIVATE TO CASTMATES: After asking some polite people at the restaurant he's hanging out at, he's started working some more of the features, figures out that there are some Pirates and people from his world here and creates his own private little feed for them.]

Well hey guys, I'm here to pillage your women and rape your stores. That's what they tried to execute me for after all, right? They almost succeeded too, but it's funny how fate works out sometimes.

Comments

Re: [Video]

[hot_as_fire]

[Ace was going to laugh at Smoker, and give him a bunch of witty retorts... but Smoker is just being so damn... well 'friendly' isn't quite the word you use with Smoker but... the only people who have asked him how much he remembered...]

Oh god not you too! Jeez... other me sure got around didn't he?

[How embarrassing.]

Re: [Video]

[justicereigns]

[SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!]

[Great.]

[Now SMOKER is red!]

Shut the hell up, you don't know what you're talking about.

Moron.

[Video]

[hot_as_fire]

Yeah, that doesn't exactly sound like a denial to me either.

[He feels kind of bad, cause Smoker's a pretty alright guy as far as Marines go. Still going to be on opposite sides pretty much no matter what, but he was at least likable in his own grumpy sort of way.]

Well I'm going to tell you more or less the same thing I told Adela. Anything I can do to be there for you, other than letting you cuff me? Feel free to ask. I might be a bit hesitant cause you're a Marine and I'm a pirate, but... what can I say? You're not such a bad guy.

[Okay so maybe he's a bit too trusting and gullible for his own good, but he knows Smoker enough to know the guy hates being dishonest, and it's not like arresting him here would do him any good. He's stuck here just like Ace is, and old allegiances to foreign powers don't mean much. So really, the worst he could do would be to try to do something out of spite, and again that just doesn't seem his style as a law enforcement kind of guy. So while it might be trusting, there's actually a bit of thought that goes into this trust.]

[Video]

[justicereigns]

Shut up.

[GOD THE MOST ANNOYING. HE CAN'T HANDLE THIS.]

[Video]

[hot_as_fire]

...

[How's this?]

...

[This is what Smoker wanted from him as a friend, right? What a weirdo.]

[Video] 1/2

[justicereigns]

[Shit.]

[That's not cute.]

[Shut up.]

[Fuck fuck fuck...]

[Video] 2/2

[justicereigns]

[Bursts out laughing.]

All right, so you can listen. Sometimes. When you want to.

[Fuck, did he just laugh in front of Portgas? GO AWAY!]