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[orangeoutlaw]

[dogs. dogs everywhere. Genessia, Attleton, Nova City, Everglades, Fayren, wherever there is a pound or animal shelter, they've been sprung from them and are now baying through the streets or sleeping on doorsteps or rummaging through trash.

Through Genessia proper though, there is a pack of them, charging through the streets, baying excitedly. In the middle of them is one shirtless hat less pirate, rolling along on a skateboard despite the fact that his hands are cuffed behind him. At intervals, he'll throw back his head and howl as he goes along]

[a little later, he's sitting against a wall, breathless and excited, comm propped between his knees as he grins wildly at the camera though it, dogs sleeping all around him and a pooped pug on his head, snoring upside down with her legs twitching in the air]

Yo! I'm here. I'm back. Anyone got food? Or a key? Marco? Namur? Adela? [his grin widens] Taisa? Come find me. I'm free.


[Locked to whoever is in Namur's apartment]

[at some point, at Namur's apartment, this same certain pirate may be seen sleeping against the outside of the window, as if he was trying to jimmy it open with his teeth and conked out during the attempt]

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[video] late with starbucks

[chicken_kun]

[now that is a face Bartolomeo was literally not expecting to see ever again...but boy is he happy to be proven wrong]

A...

A...

AAAAACE-SAMAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[video]

[orangeoutlaw]

BARTO! [he's happy to see you too]

Where are you, man? Come run! Bring some food!

[video]

[chicken_kun]

Down by the harbor - I can be there in no time flat!

[and he so will, like, man, you don't even know. He will blow through Fayren, crash the Genessia gate, grab idk food of some kind, and then run screaming through the streets looking for him]

...wait you're in Genessia City, right? Or did you get somewhere?

[video]

[orangeoutlaw]

Attleton, bro! But just keep screaming, I'll find you.

[video]

[chicken_kun]

...oh. Dammit! I almost ended up in the wrong place. Yosh! On my way!

[give him exactly however long it takes to pass through the archways and dude, he is there, running up the street]

[video]

[orangeoutlaw]

[he hops off his skateboard and runs to meet him, giving him a headbutt of love and affection and gratitude for the food]

Good to see you! It's been forever! What's been happening? [also food? He'd get it himself but his hands are still cuffed]

[video]

[chicken_kun]

[he brought a whole bag of burgers, hopefully it's enough.]

Kyaaa! You're back, I can't believe it!

[only a moment of wibbling allowed, because Barty's got some rough news to share. Never mind that he's beyond thrilled to get actual physical contact with Ace! SQUEEE! Okay no man up Barto let's do this.]

Ah...well. Not a hell of a lot, but you should know. Luffy-senpai and all the rest of his crew are all gone. It's just me and your own crew, still. Oh, and White Hunter but eh.

[video]

[orangeoutlaw]

[a frown and then a kind of shrug.] Lu's always gone his own way. He'll be back. [he's glad that Taisa is still here anyway]

Thanks for sticking around, Barty. [He grabs at the bag with his teeth because he can't with his hands and shakes it open]

Smellf fo food

o wait we're like action now baby

[chicken_kun]

What're you doing, you...

[and then he notices the shackles.]

Whoa! What the hell? Who caught you? That ain't right, here, lemme see...

[he doesn't even comprehend what this might mean, where Ace might have come from, so of course Barty lays a hand straight on the shackles...and promptly sags, almost collapsing to his knees]

...seastone, shit...

[orangeoutlaw]

Donf touf fhem, fupid! [he sits where he is and puts the bag on his knee and stuffs his face into it, trying to grab a burger with his teeth]

[chicken_kun]

[well duh he gets it now. Shaking himself awake again as soon as he lets go.]

Dammit, how're we gonna get those off you? I can't touch 'em and I don't know what's strong enough to cut seastone here...oh oh oh hang on, lemme help you, Ace-sama!

[legit down to hand-feed, geez Ace stop making all his dreams and fantasies come true]

[orangeoutlaw]

[gives him a look that says quite plainly if he tries to hand feed him anything he'll find himself a few fingers shorter. In any case he's got this. He pulls his head free of the bag and gulps down a burger whole]

Dunno. There's gotta be someone around here who can lock pick right?

[chicken_kun]

[okay fine. Barty plops down just across from him, at least pulling the burgers out to let him have them at his own pace.]

Hmm, yeah, probably. Someone who ain't gonna be affected. That's most of the other people, really, now that we're down to what, four-five Devil Fruit users? We'll find someone.

The treehouse is still standing, at least! I had to clean up Zoro-senpai's empties but other than that I left everything the way it was.

[orangeoutlaw]

[thanks. you're the best. He gulps down another burger]

That seems like all of us except Namur. [unless there's someone he doesn't know. He frowns a bit more]

Zoro too, huh. Man... I guess they all went back with Luffy. Guess we'll have to make our own crew. [to stay at the tree house anyway. It doesn't seem right with just two]

[chicken_kun]

[Barty is in awe of your eating talents, Ace]

Yeah, pretty much. The rest of us gotta stick together and stuff. Don't worry, Ace-sama, I got your back! Anything you need, I'm here.

[orangeoutlaw]

I know. [he grins]

But we gotta make some plans, Barto. Gotta shake this place up. Make our names here so that no one forgets 'em.

[chicken_kun]

[the fawning disappears behind a truly evil grin]

Now you're really speakin' my language. It's time I stopped wallowing and started actually makin' some noise. My gangs are pretty entrenched in Fayren and Genessia, so anything I want all I gotta do is snap my fingers and they'll get it done.

[orangeoutlaw]

[he watches him a second]

What would you do?

[chicken_kun]

Good question. [the bravado fades a bit as Barty just hangs out with his elbows on his knees] I feel like I've lost my inspiration, my imagination. Gettin' by, sure, but I haven't been truly creative in a long time.

I never did track down that shipment of blow up dolls, come to think of it...

[orangeoutlaw]

Oh yeah I forgot about those. What were we going to do with them again? [something fun. He yawns and then is annoyed]

Before that though, these damn things. Feel like I'm going to pass out.

[chicken_kun]

I dunno! I remember talking about it, trying to find enough of 'em, but I don't think you ever told me your idea.

[ah well. it would have been fun, surely.]

Any thoughts on who might be able to pick the lock? I'd pick ya up and haul you there but you'd probably touch me with 'em and then we'd both be down for the count. Sucks.

[orangeoutlaw]

No idea. I just got back. Maybe--

[no falls forward into Barty's lap and starts snoring. Give him a bit]

[chicken_kun]

[SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! It's like having a fluffy baby bunny fall asleep in your lap! No moving, just silent kyaaaaaaa]

[orangeoutlaw]

[after a second he wakes up and looks at him and then at the empty bag]

AHH My hamburgers! [they're all gone]

Did you eat 'em? [glare glare]

[chicken_kun]

[INNOCENT SPARKLES! shh he wasn't petting the hat no]

A-Ace-sama! N-no...you ate 'em all before you fell asleep.

[it was very impressive]