004 || [voice/video/action]

[gavemyword]

LUFFY...!

[The voice, when it comes, sounds a lot less worried than exasperated. It might be that his captain's absence hasn't quite sunk in yet or it might even be some kind of complacency born of hearing stories of others disappearing and reappearing just as easily as he himself had.

Most likely, the exasperation is because he's once again lost his way. Luffy can take care of himself, mysterious disappearances or not. Zoro had every confidence in his captain and in their small crew's ability to hold down the Discedo fort on their own. They were pirates. They'd figure something out.

But first. There was one great obstacle he needed to overcome.]

The hell--!? I just passed that rock...!

[And so on and so forth. A few rustling leaves and snapping twigs later, the video clicks on. On it is Zoro's lovely, lovely mug looking embarrassed and shifty eyed. Behind him: The forest.]

-- think 'm lost... Anyone know how to get to Marshall from here?

[From somewhere above Zoro, there's the sound of a tree branch breaking. One wide eyed realization later and the swordsman's turning, left arm going to one of his swords as he drops the communicator to the floor.

Too late.]


((note: the thread with lion!Sho will be on an open video feed.))

Comments

[Action/video feed(?)]

[whatthefactor.livejournal.com]

[Leo Cantus, along with the broken branch come crashing down on top of Zoro.

....


Why does this keep happening to him?!]

[Action/video feed]

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

[On the other side of the equation pun intended, Zoro was pretty much wondering the same thing. Things hurling themselves at him. He really needed to keep a record.]

WHAT THE HE--!!

[OOOF. And down he goes, arm twisting over his sword, the tangled limb cracking beneath the weight pressing from above. He felt the familiar snap of bone, the accompanying shock of pain. Groaning, angry and confused, he tried to push the heavy weight off him.]

GEPPHH TH' FUHOPH!

[Action/video feed]

[whatthefactor.livejournal.com]

[The lion growls, irate. He doesn't budge until he's ready to move (a few seconds after the fall), pushing himself off the crushed swordsman.]

[Action/video feed]

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

[There's a moment of silence; it's the strained, indignant sort that comes from being the kind of person stupid things happen to on an almost daily basis.

The size of the creature doesn't bother Zoro. He's up and about, left arm hanging loosely though he's making an effort to keep it on guard. For whatever reason, simply pushing past the pain wasn't working. Zoro felt it, the break, the pain, and it was hampering his ability to look FUCKING PISSED OFF. He draws a sword and puts it in his mouth, battle ready. Maybe the smell of mutant lion meat might entice Luffy to come back.]

[Action/video feed]

[whatthefactor.livejournal.com]

[It blinks a couple times and then starts laughing.]

I'm positive you don't want to do that.

[turneverystone.livejournal.com]

[... Oh hell Mia Does Not Approve]

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

[Going to assume this is video because Zoro's just. Going to stare right back.]

What're you looking at?

[turneverystone.livejournal.com]

[Raised eyebrow]

Are you all right?

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

[... /sigh.]

I'm fine. It's not as bad as it looks. [He tries to lift his arm to show you and instead only manages a pathetic looking flop-lift. Goddamn pain.]

1/5

[bokuwadoctaaa.livejournal.com]

[Oh geez. You got yourself lost again. What are you even do--]

[bokuwadoctaaa.livejournal.com]

[Wh-Whoa! What just happened?!

...IS THAT A LION?!]

[bokuwadoctaaa.livejournal.com]

[ARE YOU FIGHTING A LION WITH A BROKEN ARM WHILE YOU'RE LOST OH GOD DON'T DIE LUFFY'S GONE AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED SOMEONE GET YOU A DOCTOR--]

[bokuwadoctaaa.livejournal.com]

...oh, I'm a doctor.

l-lol done AND I GUESS THIS WAS [video]?!

[bokuwadoctaaa.livejournal.com]

ZORO! I-I'M GONNA GO FIND YOU! STAY RIGHT THERE!

Except if you stay then that lion might start something again.

...DON'T GET MORE LOST THAN YOU ALREADY ARE!

[Click! OFF HE GOES RUNNING.]

[vide--]

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

I'm not gonna get lo--

[Click!]

[2/2 whoops]

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

[. . .

Did you just hang up on him!?]

[action!!!]

[bokuwadoctaaa.livejournal.com]

[Sorry about that bro, but no time to chat now. He has to go take care of this mess you got yourself into.

About twenty minutes later Chopper is at the forest, endlessly calling out an idiot swordsman's name and doing his best to not attract unwanted attention.]

Zoro! Zoro, where are you?! Zoro?!

[dewinthesun.livejournal.com]

Oh, i-it's happening to more than just me. [long sigh of relief]

A-are you alright?

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

I'm... [kind of pretending his arm doesn't exist] fine.

The lion attacked you too?

[dewinthesun.livejournal.com]

A-are you sure? That couldn't have been v-very light.

Ah, n-no. He was a person a-and he appeared in my bathroom. B-but he said he'd been having trouble with teleporting, s-so it must be the same person.

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

Wasn't as bad as it looked. [Cough.]

Bath...?! ... sounds like a pervert.

[voice] 1/2 welcome to the liondrop club!

[failhound.livejournal.com]

What th--

[voice] 2/2

[failhound.livejournal.com]

[then a growl]

That damn mutant...!

[gavemyword.livejournal.com]

[!]

You know him?

[voice]

[failhound.livejournal.com]

TOO DAMN WELL! [grrgrrrr]