smokinghunter | [video] (Goldenrod Hotel, you might hear the yelling)

[Smoker hasn't been around much. A certain little brat went missing and for some reason that sent him into some sort of existential "What am I doing with my life if it's not chasing Straw-Hat?!" crisis. However, given this video, you'd never know it. At some point it got kicked on to show Smoker on his back, fast asleep in bed, with a tiny little 8 (11?) year old Luffy on his chest. Drooling and sleeping. Aww isn't that cute? For about 30 seconds until the drooling wakes Smoker up.]

No Pokemon on the bed.

[Gruff voice, a light shove and then cue epic freak out.] STRAW-HAT!?! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! GET OFF ME BRATLING! [Lights go on and more scrambling where Smoker shoves Luffy off the bed and tries to get a towel to clean up.]

Damn brat... disappear for weeks and then show up unannounced. Get your own bed. What the hell? This is why I hate pirates. You're even messier than a dog. Is that food in your hair? Che... when was the last time you ate? [Continues griping for awhile, he's clearly been woken up to better means, but he picks up Luffy and moves him to a couch before getting a blanket to tuck him in. Not that he likes the brat or anything, because he doesn't. He obviously hates him you know.]

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What kid? [Is too nice to say "brat".]

A pirate.

He's younger here than he should be.

A....pirate?

And what do you mean "younger than he should be"?

He wants to be the Pirate King, yes. Monkey D. Luffy.

In my time, he's 17. Or 18. [:| 19?] Here he's 8. Or 11. It's stupid.

.....the pirate king. [You're kidding.]

--you don't even know how old he is?

Yes.

He doesn't even know how old he is. And it's not like we're friends or anything.

Um.....what does that mean?

--how can he not know how old he is!? And if you're not friends, how come he's staying with you?

Ultimate pirate. Finding One Piece. It's something from our world.

And because he last remembers being 7 but his comm and "mother" here told him he was 10 and he believed it. Only he's had a birthday pass so he's either 8 or 11.

And he's with me because he's my prey, so my responsibility to make sure he doesn't randomly mug people or rob restaurants or create a general public nuisance.

One...Piece?

[What even.] How could he just believe them?

--prey!? What are you planning to do to that child!?! He couldn't possibly do things like that!

It's a treasure in our world. Something the first pirate King left behind.

Because he's an idiot.

In the future, I have to catch him and arrest him. For now... I just make sure he stays out of trouble. And you never met his brothers. When those two brats were first here they did try to mug people and take out kneecaps with pipes.

Why does he want it?

I wouldn't go that far. [Yes you would Aoko.]

.....they were that bad???? Why don;t you just teach him to be a polite child?

To be the Pirate King.

Tch. Meet him for yourself then.

[FACEPALMS SO HARD. Why do you hate him Aoko.] That's impossible. I can't even get him to obey the law or not spray his food all over me.

[video] (Goldenrod Hotel, you might hear the yelling)

[video] /high fives. I ALMOST FORGOT THESE EXISTED....

[video] /sobs I haven't forgotten! TOUCHES THEM

[video] /has completely neglected them

[video] ditto

[video] and I am not F5'ing the Luceti app page, nope, no way

[video] they take a long time, do your FLists for your sanity? >>

[video] flists break it so badly.

[video] /sobs I know what you mean... I finished Luceti's? Now Route T_T

[video] HAHAHAH GOOD LUCK

[video] I failed. BUT NEW DAY, NEW ATTEMPT!

[video] o/ WE CAN GET THIS DONE

[video] fuck yes << ignore the late on this and pretend we're on top of it yeaaaah