#GODDAMNIT ZORO

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rewatching episode 6: zoro's foolishisms

"we need a doctor" "last i checked we don't have one"

me in my 15th rewatch, still panicking: CHOPPER PLEASE GET CHOPPER SOMEONE FIND CHOPPER

[pewpop]

redraw :]

went a little too hard with zoro's expression lol

[crowdusk]

One Piece reviews: 1138-1140, part 2

If you want to read the summary points from my review of all three of these chapters, you can find them here.

Ok, onto chapter 1139! Mountain-Eater

We cut back to the Romance Dawn trio and Rodo, who are still in the castle looking for the key to free Loki. Rodo helpfully reminds us that “freeing Loki would be a terrible crime,” one that the Strawhats will probably get in a lot of trouble for soon, and that probably only Jarul knows where the key actually is. This last part, again, seems kind of interesting given how shifty we saw Jarul being about the whole Harald-death-sword-through-the-head thing as the only survivor apart from Loki. 

Meanwhile, Zoro’s still stressed out about Luffy’s promise and carefree-ness and is trying to keep him in check. And to be honest, I get it. They barely made it off Egghead, they’re in a country of super strong warriors, and they’ve heard nothing but terrible things about this Loki dude. It really isn’t the time for Luffy to be rushing into things impulsively because someone mentioned Shanks. But on the other hand, Zoro should know that Luffy’s going to do his thing and he can’t stop him. And besides, when has Luffy been truly wrong about someone? 

They get to the throne room and see it’s really messed up by the battle of Harald’s death. There are even three huge gouges on the wall that look like gigantic claw marks, which I know people have theorised might be from Loki’s devil fruit form. They spot the magic circle on the ground, with Nami remembering reading about demon summoning in another country (Brook’s visit to Harahettania comes to mind as what she’s probably referring to). In terms of what this tells us, it feels like a pretty pointed indication that this circle is also used to summon or move ‘demons,’ i.e. Imu’s direct soldiers in the form of the Five Elders and the Holy Knights. As we know in One Piece, people are often gods and demons – it’s something that comes up again and again – and those at the top of the world right now are no different. Luffy thinks hard about where he’s seen this before and can’t remember (goddamnit Sanji would remember perfectly, hence why he’s not here). But before they can keep pondering, we hear a voice from someone saying they’ve been hoping to meet Luffy. 

At this point, I screamed because it was Gaban (yes we don’t get his name straight away but I mean, the hair and the glasses) and I love to be right. We learn he’s called Sir Ya and he’s a former pirate, and he explains he felt some “very abnormal haki” coming from the castle earlier. This makes me think that the magic circle uses haki, which would explain the black lightning effect when it’s being used. I wasn’t sure how much to read into that because Oda’s not even that clear with it when it’s used for conqueror’s haki, but I think it makes sense. We know the main ‘magic’ systems in One Piece are devil fruits and haki, and I don’t think Oda’s going to introduce actual magic or a third new system at this point (in fact I think he said something about never wanting to introduce magic, at some point). 

To me this seems to be something that goes beyond a normal devil fruit, so either it’s some kind of godly devil fruit (like Luffy’s) that Imu uses and has expanded to an incredible degree, or it’s haki and we’re actually going to learn a lot more about what haki actually is, including a huge range of ‘technological’ uses of it that have been forgotten since the Void Century. I’m definitely leaning heavily towards the latter, because given Imu’s power, I don’t think they would limit themself to the use of just a devil fruit. I think they have incredible knowledge and technology in their possession, which they’ve used to infuse themselves with power, and that they can share with the people serving them. It’s probably something like will and life force so strong that it can actually stop someone from aging, as we saw with Saturn, but when removed from the ‘host body’ will remove all its effects and leave their body as old as it's supposed to be. The fact that the Elders didn’t seem worried about the sea in Egghead, and that they could be sent back to Marie Geoise by being overpowered by even stronger haki, supports this for me. 

Of course, he could just mean that Shamrock has a very strong presence and he noticed that upon his arrival in Elbaph. Regardless, I still think haki technology is going to be very important soon, and the magic circles are an example of it. 

Gaban explains that he’s Ripley’s husband and Collun’s father, confirming that he is Collun’s biological parent at the same time. I’d say I’m surprised, but this is One Piece we’re talking about. Before we can think too much about that, he goes on to say “love is free!” and calls himself “the preacher of love,” explaining that there have been many mixed races across history. I’m firstly interested in the declaration that “love is free,” because there are many layers in that one simple phrase. Love is, of course, materially free – you can’t buy it. But love is also free in the sense that it is boundless, abundant, and doesn’t follow rules or restrictions. And what is One Piece literally all about? Freedom. 

Our main character himself is an embodiment of freedom, and the way in which he expresses and shares that freedom is through caring about other people. Luffy is so free because he has so much to share, because he loves people and connecting with people, because he refuses to follow the rules of what society and the world are supposed to be like. Gaban is, on the surface, talking about love in the sense of partnership and intimacy because that’s his personal connection to the concept, but the man’s been to Laugh Tale. He understands the importance of freedom, and that’s why what he’s saying about love isn’t just some hippie preaching. He knows what it means materially, for the world. In fact, him talking specifically about mixed races tells us exactly that. That throughout history people defied the social order and loved who they wanted to love, and defined freedom for themselves that way. 

I’m very curious about his comment that those “blended people” didn’t tend to last long, too. Is that because of other people’s prejudice? Was the World Government against it because they feared people uniting beyond racial differences? I think it’s probably a mix of those two things, but this is coming up as a big theme in this arc, so we should keep an eye on it. His comment also goes against what Ripley said about there never being cultural exchange, because clearly there was, if certain people were living together and building mixed communities. 

He also says he loves “other people causing trouble” and that “secrets are born to be spread.” Again, what jumps to mind for me is the secret of the Void Century and everything the WG tries to suppress, and of course the idea of causing trouble and disrupting the status quo, which we know needs to happen for the world to reach a new dawn. Gaban, worried about this situation,  asks Luffy what his plan is if releasing Loki causes big problems. But Luffy is unbothered even when the old man tells him that only Shanks was able to stop the prince (presumably, even Gaban himself couldn’t despite being Roger’s left hand man, although maybe he just didn’t want to get involved or something). I wonder whether Loki has very advanced observation haki and future sight, meaning that equally good skills (and maybe even observation killing haki) are required to defeat him. 

Seeing Luffy with Nami and Zoro leads to Gaban flashing back to butting heads with Roger over the captain being reckless and childish, adding yet another mark to the tally of people being reminded of the pirate king when they meet Luffy. While he was reluctant to help at first, this convinces him to get Rodo to uncover the treasure room. We cut to the feast in the village, where the other giants are talking about Scopper’s strength, calling him “the pirate king’s left arm.” Side note, I love that Jinbe is actually fully the crew’s wise uncle who actually knows things because he has so much experience. It’s even funnier because Brook is so much older but knows nothing whatsoever about the recent decades, so Jinbe’s functionally the oldest member of the crew. 

Meanwhile, Luffy and co enter the treasure room under the throne, with Gaban declaring that “exploring’s [his] thing.” I can’t help but compare him to Rayleigh, a depressed alcoholic who spends his time gambling and then in prison for gambling so that he can make more money to fuel his habit, while leaving his beautiful wife for months. That makes it sound like I hate Rayleigh – I actually love him very very dearly, it’s just funny to me that he’s one of the most powerful and legendary men in recent One Piece history, and that’s how he’s chosen to live his life (although Luffy did inject some life back into him). Gaban, in comparison, is having the best time – exploring, having adventures on Elbaph, living with his also beautiful wife, probably teaching his kid some moves. Good times. 

We then get a classic ‘test’ scenario in which Gaban challenges Luffy to take the key from him, ostensibly in order to gauge Luffy’s character, strength and abilities. I do enjoy these moments in stories. We end on the reveal/confirmation that this Mr Ya is indeed Scopper Gaban, the left hand of the pirate king.

Chapter 1140: Scopper Gaban

We start with Gaban teasing Luffy and co about getting the key from him, and successfully provoking our captain into fighting him. Zoro remembers Collun mentioning his dad being a strong pirate, before we immediately see the evidence of this. Gaban seems to have pretty advanced observation haki, since he’s able to dodge Luffy’s grabbing-gatling without much effort, and move fast enough to hit him too. 

In fact, he hits Luffy with the giant key imbued with armament haki, and the black lighting seems to imply he probably has conqueror’s haki and is able to imbue it into objects, as Luffy learned to do in Wano. We see him clearly testing Luffy not just in terms of strength and fighting ability, but riling him up in order to see how Luffy feels about Shanks, how he feels about Roger’s straw hat, and his general character. What feels especially important here is that he’s observing and looking at Luffy’s relationships and bonds – what moves him, what’s important to him. We see this when Zoro steps in to block Gaban’s big attack, and the old man thinks “he’s got a good crew.” And the final confirmation seems to come when Luffy shifts into Gear 5, and Gaban recognises the Nika form, “all in white.” 

Some aspects I find interesting here: Luffy still regresses into a kind of childish protectiveness and behaviour whenever Shanks is mentioned, despite his huge growth as a leader recently (especially in Wano). Part of this has been that Luffy has had to learn to think about other people and the consequences of his actions as a captain, but here we see him acting more selfishly again when it comes to Shanks. I don’t think this is inherently a bad thing, since the crew is strong and of course trusts him and his instincts. But I think there’s a process of equilibration happening here, with Luffy and his recently awakened devil fruit. We know that Zoan fruits have a will of their own, and that they can completely take over users if their will isn’t strong enough (like the guards in Impel Down). 

Considering how recently Luffy awakened the Nika aspects of his fruit, and how powerful this fruit is, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a bit of a tug-of-war going on internally for our dear captain, where the devil fruit’s will is influencing his own, and therefore influencing his behaviour. Again, since Luffy’s desire for freedom is in line with the devil fruit’s I don’t think this is a bad thing, but I do believe that it’s shifting him towards ‘freer’ decisions and behaviours, which includes freedom from responsibility. Gear 5 in general has seen him become more childlike and free, and it’s important to note he spent a lot of time in that form in Egghead. This is further supported by the fact that on Elbaph, his Gear 5 form has horns fused into his head, like an ancient giant. I’m not really sure why that is, but it could be because Luffy is becoming more integrated and melded with his devil fruit, which then naturally takes on aspects of the environment he’s in. 

Whatever the case, it’s clear that this arc and going forward are going to see Luffy needing to find a way to retain control over his devil fruit and gain mastery of Gear 5 so that it doesn’t take him over. This is going to throw up some very interesting challenges especially when it comes to this balance between responsibility as a captain and leadership figure (which he’s had to accept as a role even though he didn’t want it in Dressrosa), and how deeply he needs to maintain his freedom to be himself. 

Gaban then gives up the fight once he sees Luffy and Zoro get serious, before stopping Rodo from telling them who he is. It feels like he’s confirmed Luffy is who he’s been expecting (the new joyboy/holder of the Nika will), confirmed Luffy’s feelings about Shanks and the hat, and seen Luffy’s crew and their relationship. He knows they have important things to do, like freeing and dealing with Loki, so it isn’t yet the time for him to talk to them properly as a member of Roger’s crew. I’m also pretty sure he knows it isn’t freeing Loki in and of itself that’s a problem (he might even know the truth of what happened with Harald’s death), but that it needs to be done by someone who can actually befriend and get Loki on side, which could only be whoever holds the Nika fruit. 

He definitely has information about where they need to go next (there’s been some suggestion he might have been the navigator on Roger’s crew since he was the one who told Roger they’d located Laugh Tale), and I’m sure we will get that at the end of the arc. But of course, there’s going to be a lot of chaos first. We see him remember Shanks visiting and, in a very similar comment to Jinbe telling Ace he wouldn’t protect Luffy unless he actually liked him, implies he’ll make his own judgment of Luffy and whether he will help. And as he leaves the Romance Dawn trio, we see him smiling. 

We then cut to the Walrus School, where the children spot Gunko’s arrow-bird, and we see the two Holy Knights land somewhere nearby. She makes a “call” which essentially involves creating a magic circle that summons other Holy Knights. As a point of note, the way Oda draws the ‘shadows’ of the knights appearing in the circle, and previously the Elders too, is very similar to the kinds of shapes we saw when Saturn was getting the life sucked out of him by Imu. This makes me think that whatever this magic technology is, it’s the same thing as Imu’s powers, whether they come from Imu or Imu has just mastered them to the highest extent/has the most control over them. On top of that, we see that the circles can quite literally summon people directly without their knowledge, so presumably they work as portals that can be reached through to pull other Holy Knights through, or that people can ‘walk’ through by themselves. 

The two Holy Knights that appear are St Sommers, who we are also told is from Ju Peter’s family, and St Rimoshifu Killingham. Both are first presented, in classic Oda fashion, as being silly in their own way. Sommers because he’s in his underwear looking like an old stoner, thanks to Gunko’s summoning, and Killingham because he a) looks like a cute cartoon animal with rounded features and b) because he’s stressing about oversleeping like the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland (and me on a workday). Of course, knowing Oda, these motherfuckers are probably ridiculously strong, on top of being, well, deeply evil. The sillier or more plain the character design, the harder he’s going to hit you with their actual skills and behaviour later. 

I’m especially expecting Sommers to be extremely strong, given his outfit once he’s dressed, and the fact that he just looks like some guy (think of the admirals). We see that he has a tattoo of what looks like a circle with points, and a flame on the outer edge, and that his full outfit is covered in medals (probably from committing a lot of genocides). He has a rose theme going on, which we might see is linked to his devil fruit, and mentions that they’ve been working on the food situation in Marie Geoise (I’m very happy that the Revs are still holding it down). 

With Killingham, we get introduced to another name from the 20 original Celestial Dragon families – Rimoshifu. I haven’t seen anyone come up with a meaning for that name, so there might just not be one, but he’s clearly a Kirin Zoan fruit user in his hybrid form. His name is a pun on the word ‘kirin’ and he even has the awakened white cloud-scarf. Interestingly, he wears the bubble helmet of the Celestial Dragons – something that we haven’t seen any of the other Holy Knights wear, and seems to have some kind of sleeping problem. 

Kirin are a creature from ancient Chinese mythology which have been adopted into other east and southeast asian mythologies and cultures. They have features similar to Chinese dragons, usually with the body of a goat or deer and antlers as well as one or two horns (Killingham seems to have just one). Kirin also became associated with giraffes around the 15th century, when the Ming treasure voyages reached East Africa. They are generally seen as very powerful and auspicious, although it is said that their appearance heralds either the imminent arrival or death of a sage or great ruler. Knowing Oda’s love of including mythology, I’m sure he’ll incorporate this into the arc, but there are many options for what that could look like. Loki or Hajrudin are good options for rulers (even Luffy if we stretch the concept), while a sage could be Jarul, or even Gaban. 

Something else interesting to me is that both Sommers and Killingham are introduced as Saints, like other Celestial Dragons we’ve met so far, but this highlights even further to me that Shamrock and Gunko don’t use that title. It could just be inconsistency or a visual preference from Oda, but you never know. There could be something interesting going on, particularly since it seems heavily implied to me that Gunko may have been invited to join the Holy Knights but wasn’t born in Marie Geoise. 

Sommers and Killingham tell Shamrock he’s going back to Marie Geoise to help with the chaos that’s been occurring since the Reverie (I love to hear it), before asking why they’re in Elbaph. The next comment made my eyes zoom in, because Sommers casually asks “what were you doing in this unaffiliated country? paying a visit to Harald’s grave?” – yet more evidence that Harald was closely connected to the Holy Knights/the upper levels of the WG, and that he was absolutely part of their pacification strategy before his death. 

We then get more of their plan explained, which is pretty simple. Kidnap the children and take them back to Marie Geoise to incapacitate the Elbaph warriors. They complain that since only people with “the mark” can use the “abyss pentagrams,” they’ll have to physically sail back. This tells us more about the mechanics of the magic circles. Firstly, the magic involved, whatever is it, is called “abyss.” Secondly, it probably does come from Imu, who can enable other people to use it by giving them a “mark,” which is probably some infusion of their power in the form of a tattoo, in a similar way that the Five Elders’ demon forms seem to come from being infused with the abyss power. This probably also grants the Holy Knights some level of demonic power, with Shamrock’s sword Cerberus potentially being an example of that. 

Lastly, Shamrock says “with your powers, you can make it into a game!” which instantly reminds me of God Valley, and the twisted games of the Celestial Dragons. Hunting and kidnapping children? Let’s have fun! Of course, it’s unsurprising given who they are, but it does work well to remind us that these people are cruel and incredibly powerful bastards, no matter how silly they look, that they consider everyone else to be insects to trifle with, and also that there is a connection to the past that I’m sure Oda is going to reveal more about soon. We’ve already had many links pointing back to God Valley recently, with of course the reveal about Shanks and Shamrock, as well as the Figarland family being highlighted in general. And this is a section of the story in which I believe Oda is going to start telling us more about what the Celestial Dragons actually are, what Marie Geoise is like and how it’s structured, how they live and what happens there. So it would make sense that we will also return to God Valley, which we were told was a regular example of the kinds of things they do for sport, with the implication that the islands chosen aren’t random and that these events serve a purpose of genocide before literally disappearing the islands. 

I can’t wait to see what happens next, especially with Loki and Luffy probably freeing him! Hopefully I can do these a bit more regularly soon but let me know if you have any thoughts.

[demyrie]

I started following you on Twitter, and after enough exposure to the things you retweeted, I finally thought "who is this green-haired man with swords and why do I want to hug him?" Now I'm 15 episodes into One Piece, and yes, I love him. Thank you!

My goodness, yes, I have been bitten by the Bug 😩 I'm glad I could inspire you to get started on One Piece, because a) omfg it's so long we're joking about getting Ves to quit her job so we can catch up and b) it's full of motivation and heart-based narratives that I think we all need right now!! It's SOOO GOOOOD.

(Also Blinkers what's your @, I follow you back)

I feel like I should issue an apology to all of my mutuals, here and Twitter, for all the Zoro and Sanji and ZoSan content that I'm flooding them with?? But it's all so beautiful ❤️ full of directionally challenged yet steadfast big himbo swordsmen that you just wANNA HUGGGG

I'm full of immense fuccor that Sanji is my favorite. Like. An emotionally damaged, overcompensating little ball of nerves with a dual performance/abandonment complex? A blond boasting EQUAL POINTS on the Cute and Cunt scales???? Goddamnit.

I'm gonna have to put him in Situations. With Zoro. For my mental health, you understand. And his.

(I explained to my therapist that I'm very busy but also coping really well rn, and part of it was due to the new fandom flutters, and she legit said "cool enjoy the hyperfixation" before we logged off LOLLL I love fandom-informed professionals)

[ideas-4-stories]

Cross Guild Romance prompt: During a regular dinner night at Cross Guild, somehow some way, everyone in the main command crew's drink or food gets spike with some kind of harmless but psychedelic substance, like the chef accidentally uses the wrong kind of mushroom or something. Somehow Buggy is the only one who actually avoids getting dosed and then has a massive dilemma on his hands. He had to run around stopping his crew from basically perishing themselves. The most heart stopping moments he has to deal with involve Crocodile and Mihawk, both high outta their gourds. Crocodile almost kills everyone by nearly unleashing one of his sandstorms and then deciding to try and walk on water while Mihawk wants to go and split Karai Bari's mountain range and then carve everything up to make it look Zoro and Perona's face a la Mount Rushmore because he misses his pseudo kids goddamnit! Buggy basically has to lock everyone up and do his best to talk down Crocodile and Mihawk. His frantic efforts lead him to inviting Mihawk and Crocodile to his bed for a good time. Instead of the hanky panky though, Buggy ends up cuddling both Crocodile and Mihawk for the rest of the night and comforting them as they share the deepest heart breaks and regrets they have with him. Come morning everyone is thankfully sober, deeply embarrassed, but ultimately okay. Mihawk and Crocodile have a newfound appreciation for Buggy after he took care of them. They figure things out eventually.

Poor Buggy, I really want to know why this happened. That poor chef that made the things or it could be an attack by someone? Who knows? That means he needs to take care of Alvida, Mohji, Cabaji, Galdino, Mihawk, and Crocodile, right? Or does Daz also count? Because either way, it could be funny.

Buggy having to tell his followers to lockdown the island until things can be settle. Because what the hell is happening. With his crew I see funny things, but Crocodile and Mihawk nearly killing everyone must have been really stressful for Buggy.

Having pick Crocodile up from walking on the water by floating above him because that’s the only way it could happen. Then tackling Mihawk down before he craves anything into Zoro and Perona’s faces because he doubts those two kids want that. Saving everyone is hard...

Poor Buggy he must have done many different tricks to try and calm his lieutenants down. Running out of options so he tries to seduce them?… I mean Crocodile and Mihawk are in bed, just cuddling the clown and telling him their darkest secrets. Probably unprompted, making Buggy worried for his safety after they wake up and realize what they told him though.

When they wake up, Mihawk and Crocodile are totally going to be so embarrassed about the things they did. Buggy is petty, the clown won’t let them forget about it. Would he use it to shorten his debt? Yeah, he would and just to make them squirm too.

[airplanned]

Highlight from last night’s viewing:

Zoro: This is clearly a trap. We’d be stupid to walk into it.

Luffy: If you don’t come, I’ll eat your lunch box.

Zoro:………Goddamnit

[onepieceanimals]

Luffy and Chopper not wanting to miss out xD

I will never get over Luffy staring like (⊙_⊙) Ace king thought the girls were hiding meat from him and he WAS going to find it, goddamnit!

Also love Zoro isn't there, my man is so gay

[therealmofamorus]

Ask

Original Stud

What if Nami tricks Zoro and Sanji in drinking something that makes them change gender?

https://rule34.xxx/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=7014644

Zola: *Stoic* Goddamnit Nami! *Folded her arms to cover her huge tits* Sanjina: Why are you bigger than me Seaweed Head! *Growled in envy and a nosebleed as she glared angrily at Zola much bigger tits out of a mixture of envy and lust*

Nami: *Smirked*

[galewingpirates]

Baratie Arc

I LOVED THIS ARC

Baratie Arc? More like Sanji Arc- Ok ok ok let’s get started.

First of all: New crewmate!!! Sanji is so cool. His backstory was probably the darkest of the crew that’s been revealed so far bc like. Starvation is no joke. ALSO ZEFF CUT HIS OWN LEG OFF TO SAVE SANJI?.?? that’s his dad. Idc who Sanji’s real dad is, ZEFF is his dad.

Zoro’s friends were so funny in this arc too like how are they still alive 😭 I’m glad they’re ok though. Full body iron fist or whatever his name is? He was INTERESTING WHY DID THEY JUST USE HIM TO INTRODUCE SANJI AND GIVE LUFFY A REASON TO STAY AT THE BARATIE FOR LONGER THAN HE HAD TO. BRING HIM BAAAAACK I WANT SANJI TO KICK HIM IN THE FACE AGAIN!!!

Also Mihawk. All hail Mihawk. He’s so great omg I want more Mihawk content and I want it now. He’s my fave he looks so cool I want a poster of him

ZEFF is chill, I like him. He’s funny. The fact that he hits people with his hat while he’s wearing it is hilarious and I love it.

Also idk why but I rlly like Sanji’s shirt. Like- the stripey blue shirt. It’s my favorite thing ever. Also Sanji gets so angry so quickly and it’s absolutely hilarious like he was so calm until Fullbody spilled the soup. He curses so much and I appreciate that.

IM SO CONCERNED ABT THIS CREW BTW CAUSE LUFFY JUST PUNCHED DON KRIEG THROUGH THE SPIKES AND ZORO GOT DESTROYED BY MIHAWK- WHERE IS THEIR SURVIVAL INSTINCT 😭

Also Sanji saving Luffy from drowning 👍 they’re besties now I don’t make the rules

I think Usopp has all their survival instinct at this point

Alright, I might rewatch this arc later, I really liked it! It was cool 😎

Baratie Arc notes (I made these as I watched the arc)

Be warned, this is essentially spam that makes no sense if u don’t remember every little thing that happens in the arc

Why do they have so many limes??? I mean It’s good they had them bc scurvy is no joke but WHY

ALSO THE “hooray hooray!! Hooray hooray!! Hooray hooray!!” IS SO FUNNY

“A certain hawk-eyed man you’re looking for is there” 👀👀👀👀👀 HIM?????

“OUR DESTINATION IS..” IM FINALLY GONNA KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE BARATIE OMG-

🧍‍♂️ “Barateeay”????? What?????

THE MARINES R HERE TOO???? 😭

Oh the iron fist guy is kinda cool tbh.

“They’re an eyesore. Sink ‘em.” DAMN. NVM IG???

I’ve heard OF Arlong before but now I’m actually seeing the wanted poster and Nami is crying??? 😟

Did. Did Luffy just hit the Baratie with a cannonball.

FIRST SANJI SIGHTING IM GOING FERAL AAAAAAAA THERE HE IS!!!!!! ITS HIM!!! I WANT A PLUSHIE OF HIM I CAN THROW AT THE WALL. If I don’t like Sanji’s VA I swear I’m throwing myself into the sun.

He’s great. Sanji is great. So cool. (Also Zeff sounds like a muppet and it’s so incredibly funny that he bonked Luffy with his hat)

“Sorry sir, don’t know really. Looks like he’s floating. Then again, it kinda looks like he’s drowning, but it’s hard to say for sure.” Sanji is so funny I love him

Why did Sanji put his hand in the spilled soup though??? 😭

“The customer is always right”? No. “The customer will get kicked in the face”.

WHY DID LUFFY AND ZEFF FALL THROUGH THE CEILING??

WHY DID FULLBODY SHOOT ONE OF HIS OWN MEN IN THE RESTAURANT??? I AGREE WITH LUFFY THIS RESTAURANT IS CRAZY

Ok wait no it wasn’t Fullbody I got confused.

Sanji is so slay though. He’s so silly.

“I REFUSE TO ACCEPT YOUR REFUSAL” I’m- ????? 😭 this is so good

Sanji stop throwing dishware into the sea 🙏

LUFFY GODDAMNIT WHATS WITH THE DISRESPECT FOR DISHWEAR IN THIS EPISODE

“Finish pouring it yourself” IM SOBBIMG.

Nami scamming Sanji is the funniest thing ever but also like free food is so good so I get it

Don Krieg this Don Krieg that IDC

“I saw things that I couldn’t bring myself to believe” IS THAT MIHAWK??????

IT IS!!! IT IS MIHAWK!!!!!!!!

Also Usopp’s scream is great lmao BUT THE LOOK OF TERROR ON EVERYONE’S FACES!!! Mihawk is great :]]]

Also I thought Sanji had a painting of cheese earlier but it’s a map 😭

“Perhaps you interrupted him during a nap” I love that that’s canon in the live action apparently omg Mihawk is great

Why does one of the Don Krieg Pirates just have a shirt that says ‘war’ on the back??? 😭

What’s with the freaky green candle??? OH ITS MIHAWK’S FREAKY GREEN CANDLE. MIHAWK MY FAVE. HES SO COOL. Also I didn’t mention this earlier but why do the cooks have giant cutlery weapons???

Anyways Mihawk :]

Oh WOW he cut that boat clean in half. They’re gonna need some flex tape.

WAIT NAMI STOLE THE GOING MERRY??? HUH???

also Mihawk’s little ship is so funny why is he using candles in the ocean 😭 how did his boat not sink??? So many questions HIS BOAT IS SHAPED LIKE A COFFIN HES SO GOTH

Where is this man’s shirt. 🧍‍♂️

“Just killing time.” MIHAWK. I’m a Mihawk stan now istg.

Mihawk is so cool, also how in the world did he win that fight with a tiny dagger??? Also the ‘I’m afraid I don’t carry any smaller blades’ WOW

JESUS CHRIST THEY WERENT KIDDING WHEN THEY SAID SANJI ALMOST STARVED. Also that pearl guy is weird.

I love how much Sanji curses omg. ALSO GIN IS SUPER STRONG???

“He’s our cool-headed cold-hearted pirate fleet chief commander Gin.” Why. Why was that sentence so long.

I like Sanji’s stripey blue shirt. It’s cool. It’s a wonderful blue shirt.

“Say, have you ever heard of the All Blue?” IM SCREAMING HE S SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YOSAKU,,,,???? HOWD HE GET EATEN BY A SHARK AND HOW IS HE ALIVE (Also the chefs loving Sanji’s soup 😭)

Why does Sanji have a suitcase of kitchen knives.

ALSO SANJIS BACKSTORY NEEDS TO STOP MAKING ME CRY

[brainrotcharacters]

dhmu opla zoro took a bath at a rich girl's mansion and then found himself a silk robe

[qierxing]

goddamnit the live action one piece is actually fun and they got me with zoro's actor goddamnit goddamnit goddamnit

[alpanmix]

If that’s what it comes to-

I really want to know what Marco’s thinking when Whitebeard headed off to Marineford. Was it anticipation? Dread? How did it compare to when he left it? And when he led his men in the Payback war, what was he thinking?

I made a speedpaint of it here!

[gildedmuse]

I feel like in a tapletop game, Law would be the GM, because he would have to be. He's the only one who would TRY.

And he'd spend that entire game:

Law: No, Zoro-ya, you can not attack those innocent towns people.

Law: Okay, Long-Nose-ya, but you'd have to roll a nat 20 so it's near - Oh goddamnit.

Law: Nami-ya, do you really want to roll to pickpocket actual deiti - and a 47, sure why not.

Law: Zoro-ya, please don't make me roll just so you can attack those gods.

Law: Mugiwara-ya! That is not how this works.

Law: You know what, sure, Zoro-ya, go ahead and attack the dragon with you lvl 1 sword. See how that -

Law: OH GODDAMNIT!

[kazzledazzleandstretch]

I'm going through my untitled docs from last year in my Google drive and stumbled across 935 words of a story where I killed off Shawn bc I wanted to write a tragic murder ghost story and I HAVE NO MEMORY OF WRITING THIS AT ALL. LMAO. Like wtf I murdered Shawn Spencer back in January 2021. Wtf. WHY DID I DO THAT.

935 words of unfinished fic below if you want to feel sad and unsatisfied at the same time.

*~*~*

Shawn had made a bad mistake.

And bad was an understatement. THIS was like Sonic the Hedgehog’s cringy design bad. This was like cancelling Firefly way too early bad. This was a mistake of epic proportions. And it was bad bad bad.

The fake psychic strained at the bonds holding his wrists behind his back, being careful not to allow his shoulders to jar along with the movement. He was cross-eyed staring at the gun under his nose and a fleeting foolish thought crossed his mind of how he could wrest the weapon away from the perpetrator. As much as he would have liked to believe he was in an anime, he had to remind himself that he could not wield a gun between his teeth. Only Zoro had the jaw strength for that.

Besides, Lassie would be there within minutes. Shawn Spencer, Psychic Detective, had to practice the art of stalling.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” He sang, hoping the man in question would sneer and ego alone would grant him a few moments to allow for his two favorite detectives to show up.

The man did sneer. Shawn grinned indulgently before the fear he’d held at bay dropped like a stone in the pit of his stomach as the gun moved, pointed—Shawn’s eyes widened as the trigger finger moved, he opened his mouth to improvise more when the first shot struck him, robbing him of breath. He hadn’t fallen yet when the second shot tore through him and then a third.

Shawn hadn’t even realized he’d hit the ground. 

His mind registered the man’s receding footsteps. There was nothing but noise and the cold cement ground beneath his cheek and hand. Shawn’s fingers twitched and he felt a warm stickiness spreading under him. He didn’t know how long he laid there.

He knew he wasn’t going to make it.

*~*~*~*

Lassiter had arrived at a seemingly abandoned building—a shed or garage of some sort—after a whispered call from Spencer insisting that he had solved his case. His case. Lassiter’s case. Lassiter wasn’t sure why he bothered to feel disgruntled about that fact any more but he still found it in him to be so. He held his gun ready as he crept to the door.

He knew he should wait for Juliet. He had called Spencer twice upon arriving and had heard the obnoxious pop ringtone blaring from within. There was an open window with no frame or glass pane to speak of. When Lassiter exited his car, he could discern no other sound from within. It was concerning enough—because Spencer was a civilian goddamnit—that the detective found himself sneaking around to the first entrance he could find.

Trusting his instinct, not second guessing it, Lassiter threw the door open, gun aimed at the ready, corners, forward, cleared. 

Spencer was on the ground.

Lassiter lowered his weapon as he rushed forward, dread filling him at the sight.

Blood.

Blood had pooled under the consultant. The sort of sight Lassiter often found with murdered victims. Oh fuck.

Lassiter called for a medic on autopilot, already crouched beside Spencer. He was still alive, but the man’s eyes were glazed over, unseeing as he breathed shallowly. “Spencer—Shawn, snap out of it.” Lassiter could hear the quaver in his own voice. He didn’t care. He snapped his fingers in front of Spencer’s face, hand falling away immediately as the man blinked and seemed to focus on Lassiter. “Help is on the way, hold on.” He insisted, eyes roving over the man now, assessing. 

“Lass.” 

The detective’s eyes snapped back to Spencer’s. His voice was a rasp of concentrated effort and pain. His fingers twitched and Carlton had never felt more helpless in his life. “Don’t. Save your strength.” 

Spencer laughed. The jackass actually laughed. Granted, it was a breathy chuckle that gave way to coughing but Lassiter’s fingers clenched all the same in response. “I’m not…” Shawn started, but closed his eyes. Panic welled within Lassiter and he reached out to Spencer, laying his hand against Shawn’s cheek and neck.

“Stay with me, Spencer.” Lassiter urged, his thumb tapping Shawn’s cheekbone. The pressure of his fingers trembled, light, then grasping before loosening once more. Shawn’s eyes remained closed. “SPENCER!” Lassiter shouted, jarring the fake psych back into awareness. “Do you hear that?” He asked as relief briefly pushed into him at the sound of sirens. 

He wasn’t sure if Spencer could hear it but the man smiled, his eyes closing again.

“Spencer…”

“Listen.” Shawn whispered, his eyes fluttering open again. Yet somehow, Lassiter knew he was much too far away to really register him. His hand pressed warmly at the juncture below Shawn’s ear. He was so cold. “I need to tell you. It was—” Shawn’s breath hitched, his face wincing as his eyes fell closed once more. Lassiter waited, despite himself, hanging on Spencer’s every word, unable to tear his eyes away from the man.

He could hear voices outside the building. “IN HERE!” Lassiter roared.

“Lassie.” Barely a whisper now. “It was...” Shawn’s words fell on his out breath.

There wasn’t an in breath.

“Shawn, stay with me. Stay with me.” Lassiter was grasping the back of Spencer’s neck before his fingers fumbled for a pulse, eyes wide and angry as the paramedics burst around them.

Lassiter was swept back and seconds later Juliet was clutching his arm, fear in her eyes as she spoke but Lassiter couldn’t hear a word she was saying as the emergency responders hastened to move Spencer to the ambulance.

It didn’t matter, Carlton knew. 

Shawn was dead.

*~*~*

[whirlybirdwhat]

"Go, I'll cover for you" for the writing game uwu owo

"Go, I'll cover for you,” Sanji says to Zoro as they both duck under the flipped table.

Zoro gives him a doubtful eye. “If you don’t come back…” It’s only going to be me out here, on this battlefield.

They both glance to where Luffy is lying, covered in red, to their right. His eyes are closed, and his hat lies over his face. A new wave of projectiles flies overhead, and their eyes flick back to the battle.

“I’ll be fine, go!”  Sanji shoves Zoro out of the cover and leaps out himself. In seconds, he is mowed down by a volley from their enemies.

No matter – his sacrifice won’t be in vain. Zoro dodges out of the way of a new volley and –

SPLAT!

Red.

“GODDAMNIT MOSS HEAD YOU HAD ONE JOB! ONE JOB!”

Zoro wipes the paint from his face as Luffy laughs in the corner.  Their enemies – everyone in their crew besides the infamous monster trio, laugh as well.

“SHUT UP SHIT COOK! YOU TRY IT! THEY HAVE USOPP!”

“I DID TRY DUMBASS I TOLD YOU I WOULD COVER YOU!” 

Because of course – who could a paint battle and win when the Pirate King’s Sniper was on the other side?

They were doomed when Luffy got all the paint on him during the first second.

[victorie552onepiecespeedrun]

Reading One Piece pt 124: How Did Franky Do It To Himself

Chapters 357-358

Thoughts:

- Yeah, Tom is dying for sure, I don’t even need to know he’s dead in the future

- Heck yeah, Tom punched Spandam

- “I’ll confess to attacking the Shihousen!” Tom NO

- Huh, that judge isn’t that bad

- Tom is down

- Yeah, that judge is ok

- But at least they let Iceburg and Franky go

- “Enies Lobby is owned by the government, as a ‘judgement island”. There hasn’t been one criminal… who’s ever come back from there!” oh, that’s bad. Aren’t Straw Hats going there next

- FRANKY NO!

- DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE RUN OVER BY THAT TRAIN!?

- “I want to make… a dream ship someday. A dream ship that will.. proudly ride over… the unknown waves at the end of the world.”

- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- FUCK

- Chapter title: “Resurrection”

- And that’s the story of how Kokoro got her drinking problem ‘fingerguns’

- Iceburg is full of resolve. Good

- Franky?

- Wait. Are you telling me Franky made himself a cyborg by yourself

- ...Metal

- Yeah, Iceburg for a mayor!

- Iceburg met with Franky after four years!

- Lots of bad blood here and I can’t say I’m surprised

- Ah, Iceburg is giving him the blueprints

- “What if I decide to build this thing? Do you trust me?” “Doesn’t the fact that I gave it to you answer you question?” goddamnit

- “I won’t forgive you… And you probably won’t forgive me either, but Franky…”

- “Idiot…!”

- “I’m glad… that you’re alive!” fuck, my heart

- End of flashback

- Damn

- Is everyone just ignoring Usopp

- “You will be escorted to the Enies Lobby as a criminal” uh oh

- Phone call

- ?

- SPANDAM????????

- “Cipherpol No.9 Commander in Chief, Spandam” FUCK NO WONDER CP9 IS SO MESSED UP

- (wow, he looks like a full-fleshed villain now)

- He got the promotion he wanted, that snake. I wonder if he thinks it was worth it

- Oh Usopp

- Ok, that part of the drama is done! We’re back to the Iceburg mansion! It’s still on fire!

- Huh

- CHOPPER!!!???

- CHOPPER! MY HERO!

- HE SAVED PAULIE AND ICEBURG!!!!!!!!!!! (And the rat)

- Is that Zoro’s katana

What an ending. Wow.

rOP 123  rOP 125