01 | Video

[wheres_the_meat]

[The video camera turns on to see a very close up look at a brown eye, before it pulls back to reveal the face of a young man with a straw hat on his head.]

Huh...This is like a dendenmushi or something but with a screen. I wonder if we can find a screen like this back home.

Oh right. I'm Luffy. Anyone know where I am? Did Kuma send me somewhere again?

[He doesn't recall Kuma being around, but who knows? Kuma was weird.]

Is any of my nakama around? Zoro? Nami? Ussop? Sanji? Chopper? Robin? Franky? Brooke? ...Is Tra-guy here?

[He seems to be mostly distracted looking around his surroundings, even as he extends his arm to pull himself across the water of the Bay.]

By the way. Anyone know where I can get some meat? I'm hungry.

Comments

[Video]

[lazyjustice]

...[well. There goes the neighborhood. Two Ds in one place was never a good idea for long. He's only glad that Garp is not here as well or he feels the city would be completely leveled before the day is out.]

You're looking well, Mugiwara...

[exceedingly well considering when you had the audacity to ring the bell at Marine Ford you were covered in bandages. But it must be another time slip thing]

Re: [Video]

[wheres_the_meat]

[Eh? The ice guy? Luffy's going into a fighting stance even if the guy's not right in front of him.]

What're you doing here? Did you bring me here?!

[Video]

[lazyjustice]

Maa maa calm down...

It's.... [too much to explain and not a tenth of what you'd retain anyway. Probably] No... forget it.

I'm on vacation. [if he had a pina colada with an umbrella in it he'd slurp it just for emphasis but since he doesn't you'll just have to trust him on this]

[Video]

[enchantressofore]

[ Okay not a lick of that is familiar. But he kind of reminds her of someone for some reason... The stretchy arms are cool though. ]

I am afraid I have not met anyone by those names here, but I can give you the names or show you of some restaurants or delis that could help you find some food at least. You are at the bay, right?

Re: [Video]

[wheres_the_meat]

[Oh hey, someone who can direct him to food! That's always good.]

Eh? Is that what it's called? The bay? Yeah I'm by wherever I just woke up. Where is here anyway? What island am I on?

[Clearly he's not seen the hologram.]

[Video]

[enchantressofore]

Here is Genessia.

[ Okay clearly he hasn't seen the hologram. She sighs, and it seems like the background behind her is moving as she starts heading out. ]

It is the central city of five, and... I cannot say it is an island, as aside from the subarchways there is only ocean in Fayren. The simplest way to put it is that you are not even close to where you thought you were anymore.

[Video]

[grizzly_tea]

Oh heavens, it's you.

[Then she remembered... he probably has no idea who she is.]

I'm not going to ruin their fun by telling you, but I suspect someone very close to you will be dropping by to greet you. Possibly with a yodeling bird if my estimations are correct.

[Yeah, that was probably cryptic enough he'd have NO idea what she was talking about.]

You'll be disappointed to know there's not much ocean here.

Re: [Video]

[wheres_the_meat]

[Have a tilt of his head.]

Eh? Did we meet before?

[He's clearly got no idea who she is no.]

Yodeling bird? I don't know anyone with a yodeling bird. That sounds so cool though. How can a bird yodel!?

[The pirate's more excited over a yodeling bird than being on a place with no water around. His eyes are sparkling.]

[Video]

[grizzly_tea]

Yes, but you likely wouldn't remember it even if you share the same timeline I did.

[Luffy seemed to have a hard time immediately recognizing people he didn't view as friends, and Maribelle would hardly have called their relationship friendship. She's just going to shudder a bit at the memory of the yodeling.]

It yodels very poorly... though I never heard any who could yodel in a way I appreciate. It's a devil fruit user that likes to pretend it's not human from time to time.

[om_nom_namur]

Catch it yerself in the ocean, dumbass. Sheheheheheh!

[wheres_the_meat]

YOu can catch meat in the ocean here? I thought you can only catch fish?

[Fish isn't meat. He wants that delicious beef or pork.]

Well maybe to you fishmen it's meat.

[om_nom_namur]

Why wouldn't fish be meat? Same damn shit jus' covered in scales 'stead a hair. 'S all muscle when y' get down t' it.

[Action] because Smoker does what he wants :|

[justicereigns]

[If he responds via Video then Luffy will know he's onto him.]

[SO INSTEAD:]

[Smoker goes to stake out meat carts so he can be the first to jab Luffy with a jitte to the face.]

[PROBABLY the only one. If for no other reason than there's no one else using jitte around here.]

Re: [Action] because Smoker does what he wants :|

[wheres_the_meat]

[The fact that there's a cart with just meat is a tantalizing thing to Luffy. So have the strawhat pirate trying to haggle down the price of the meat. Or distract the seller long enough to steal a piece and run.]

[Audio] So totally not locked. Oops.

[tonytonychopper]

[LUUUUUUUUUFFYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Yeah, the eye thing might be a trend with their group. Chopper hoped it was, he would be setting a trend!

As it was though, he was actually working so his reply was just a little later than Chopper would have liked. Mainly because he had to direct the nurse how to prop the phone into his antlers so he wouldn't have to stop in the middle of surgery.]

Luuuuuuuuffyyyyyyyyyyyy! I'm here! Nobody else is except... [A rather sudden pause. No, he shouldn't be the one to spill the beans.] Some Whitebeard pirates and that one Admiral-dab and clamp there, please, I need to cut a bit more-with the ice. And Smoker... AH! WATCH OUT FOR SMOKER!!

Re: [Audio] So totally not locked. Oops.

[wheres_the_meat]

Chopper! You're here!~

[And apparently doing surgery, but that's not important.]

Yeah, I know Ice-guy and Smokey are here. Is any of our other nakama around?

[Video][Action] 1/2

[orangeoutlaw]

[holy shit, yes! Ace is so happy to see that stupid face that he can't even deal with it. It's been forever!]

Hey, Lu--!

[Video][Action] ... /3

[orangeoutlaw]

[but then... he notices the scar. Right across his chest. It takes a lot to scar like that. It takes a lot for a scar like that to stay. It doesn't look fresh but it doesn't look old either. A scar like that could have killed him if not worse!

Ace wanted to murder the man who did it. To burn him alive for daring to touch his stupid little brother. But also he wanted to almost murder Luffy too. To burn down the whole world that had made this happen. Especially as the fear pulled at him, deep in his gut, that somehow this was related to whatever he'd fucked up.

The grass around him combusted into flame and he clenched his hands into fists, trying to control it, trying to tamp himself down so he wouldn't just burn everything like he wanted...

[Video][Action]

[orangeoutlaw]

[heedless to any video or the fact that anything might be broadcasting, he charges to the bay and aims a right cross for that stupid idiotic fucking careless rubbery face]

YOU IDIOT!

video;

[charmingdeception]

There might be some spare meats in trash cans.

Since I am sure your new affording actual meat wouldn't be possible. So have fun.

Re: video;

[wheres_the_meat]

Oy...that's rather mean. WHo are you and why are you a jerk?

Voice

[espio]

Dendenmushi... where have I heard that before...?

[Thinkathink. C'mon, he knows this!]

Ah, right.

You must be someone else from Marco's world. Unless other places have them and I'm just being stupid.

Re: Voice

[wheres_the_meat]

Dunno? I've only been on one world before. Well, two now.

[For all he knows this world could be the strange one with no dendenmushi.]

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

[After Ace's meeting with Luffy and call to Marco.]

Depends on what kind of meat you want, yoi.

If you want to hunt it yourself, go to the ruins or swamp. If you want it prepared, there's restaurants and carts all over. Or you can go to a grocery store, yoi. But depending on where, they might yell at you if you don't button your shirt.

Re: [Video]

[wheres_the_meat]

[Oh hey, it's that Phoenix-guy.]

Heya, Birdie, long time no see!

Hm..what kind of food can I hunt in the swamp? Ooh, do you think I could get alligator meat?!

...what's wrong with my shirt?