We're going on an adventure

[yourotherleft]

Who: Luffy, meatthefuture, Sanji serving_love, Zoro yourotherleft & Usopp warriorofthesea, plus special guests
When: IC during Event 20, 3/15-3/21
Where: the jungle baby
What: The Straw Hat Pirates find each other and set up their own camp, which is totally open to visitors who don't mind a rubber captain bouncing everywhere, a grouchy swordsman who is 4 days sober and counting, a lovestruck cook, and a sniper obsessed with bugs and plants who is totally in heaven. Otherwise known as One Piece Brand Shenanigans(tm).
Rating/Warning: n...one?


[When not feeding the hungry, entertaining the frightened, protecting the endangered, or otherwise exploring the jungle like adventuring pirates, the four Straw Hats still have each other. They've put together a semblance of a camp where they can chill in between exploring and hunting. This is a group of guys who have all had to fend for themselves in less than ideal circumstances before, surviving by the skin of their teeth and not much else, they will have less trouble getting damp wood to catch fire and giant beasts to become their dinner than some might. Their camp is safe-ish, and anyone who stumbles on it is welcome to have a meal and take a nap - though they will be fair game for any of the four to pounce on. Maybe all four.

Zoro is content to make sure his crew - and anyone they take in - is safe, but don't let him wander off without an escort. He'll do the hunting and fishing, and otherwise hang out and annoy Sanji. He's the one up late at night keeping watch, and you'll only hear him complain about there not being any booze.]

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Sanji

[serving_love]

[HERE IS SANJI.

Cooking lots.

Assuming people go hunting and bring him stuff to barbecue, anyway. Every night he gets a bonfire going that he cooks over, and he'll serve up a meal to anyone who's hungry. No jungle stew this time, it's way too damn humid and gross for that kind of food.

Otherwise, he'll keep himself busy exploring with the others and attempting to stomp anyone in the face who dares to put a shitty bug in his hair. 8|

JUST SAYING.]

[yourotherleft]

[barbecue is totally just as good as jungle stew. Zoro finally finds his way back to the right camp after being out most of the day, with a big lizard about the size of a Volkswagen slung over his shoulders]

I know it ain't much as far as Luffy's concerned, but everything else got away.

[serving_love]

[In the middle of yanking his tie off so he can unbutton his shirt some, the cuffs of his sleeves already loose and pushed up his arms.

This shitty place is so fucking humid, he's pretty sure he's dripping in sweat right now as he glances over at Zoro.]

Great. Toss it over there and I'll slice it up.

[yourotherleft]

[heaves it over at the edge of the space they've cleared and then goes to flop down on the other side of the fire pit. He's completely shirtless, as whatever he'd been wearing before is now so grimy and sweaty that it's not even worth washing, let alone wearing.]

I'll go back out in a bit to see if I can find more than a snack. Damn...wish there was something to drink.

[...he complains for the eighth time today alone]

[meatthefuture]

Mushrooms, mushrooms, lots of tasty mushrooms!

[Singing, Luffy trundles into camp carrying a stack of mushrooms far bigger than his head,and wobbling precariously near the top]

I found a whole bunch under a tree! Help me find the happy ones.

[serving_love]

The happy ones...?

[Eyes the stack in Luffy's arms, looking a little amused.]

You know Usopp's gonna kill you, right?

[meatthefuture]

Yeah the ones that make you happy. [drops them on the ground] I'm not gonna make him eat 'em... But maybe he'll eat a happy one?

[that would be interesting to see]

[yourotherleft]

[spoilers, Zoro has accidentally tried the happy ones. Good call, captain]

Oh, you're looking for those? They didn't taste like much but I still want some for some reason. [headscratch]

[meatthefuture]

Yeah? What do they look like? [he really wants to have one] I couldn't find one last time. They tried to eat me. [tries an experimental one but it tastes nasty so he spits it back out]

Ick.

[hasklutz]

[ THIS JUNGLE IS A GODDAMN MENACE. It's all impossible trees, aggressive wildlife, and camps of people scattered throughout without any kind of all-encompassing design in mind.

... Okay, the last one doesn't actually surprise him at all. Corazon's just saying it would be nice to have a specific area to cycle back to in terms of general citizen safety. But if wishes were fishes, he'd still be in the river. He's gonna arrive dirty, cranky, makeup-less, and triumphantly holding the idiot bird that's been following him around over his shoulder. He wants it to stop following him but also..... didn't want to leave it to get eaten by other animals... it's a hard-knock life and he can't even think of a dumb name to call it.

Finding another scattered little camp is a really pleasant bonus though???

He'll float in and out for a few days to make sure everyone's still alive, nbd. Doing his klutzing, surely-you-can't-catch-fire-in-air-this-humid-ing, and "tell me more about yourselves"-ing things. Any ally of Law's is a point of interest of his. Rosinante doesn't bite: though he may occasionally loom. ]

[meatthefuture]

[On the first day Luffy sees him again he'll grin like a maniac and tackle him from behind in a friendly way]

Hey, Cora! Long time no see, na! Wow your coat is fluffy. [it makes him sneeze a little but that's okay. It reminds him of Law and he hasn't seen Law in a super long time so he's gonna take what he can get]

[hasklutz]

[ This is apparently a renowned pirate captain, known to face off against shichibukai and emperors alike. Now, Corazon won't say he operates assuming that this can't be true or right, because circumstances left him unable to... be around to verify it for himself in his own nonexistent future. As it were. If he can't personally say that appearances can be deceiving, what could he say about anything?

And yet, in spite of everything, there remains a disconnect between the apparent truth and the things that Luffy does in present reality.

No one has ever pleasantly jumped onto his back and told him he has a fluffy coat before. Ever. Between his brother's crew's reputation, his appearance, and his general lifestyle, it simply isn't done. So honestly, he's not entirely certain of how to approach this approach. But hey, he's an hip dude adaptable person. As long as it's friendly and not necessarily harmful to someone, it's acceptable, and you can take that to the bank. ]

I think we have different definitions of a "long time," Straw Hat. It's only been a few weeks, right? [ Or something...? Hashtag: focused so much on his new work and finding information that he forgot to keep proper track of calendar dates. ]

[yourotherleft]

[The way Corazon fails at something so basic as standing has Zoro completely boggled, but after a while he starts to get used to it in the same way as any other quirk from any other crazy asshole he hangs around with.

Keeping the bird, though...]

You sure we can't eat it? It probably tastes like chicken.

[hasklutz]

[ Roronoa Zoro. So rude, but at least very upfront about things. ]

Sorry. Off-limits. [ DON??

The bird squawks. Corazon kind of wishes he could hate it enough to see it cooked, but... it's so stupid. The fact that it's lived until now on its own is practically a miracle. He feels oddly responsible for it. ]

It hasn't tried to attack anything. Why punish it for being too much of an idiot to run away?

[warriorofthesea]

[that...is a really tall guy who is wandering toward their camp. a really tall guy with a bird on his shoulder? um. ...huh. well, aside from the stormy expression he's wearing--and who could blame him; no one asked to be dumped in this soggy jungle--he doesn't look particularly dangerous, so Usopp heads over to meet him as he nears, raising a hand in greeting]

Uh, hey there! You need some...help...?

[...the closer he gets, the taller this guy looks. it's a little ridiculous. sure, back home there were a lot of stupidly tall guys and even giants, but around here, most people generally seemed more or less the same height, so frankly it's kind of jarring]

[hasklutz]

[ Ahh. So there are people set up in this area of the woods. It was always a possibility, he supposes. Some people prefer smaller, more easily-defended bases over larger communities. So much tougher to keep track of.

Maybe that's the point.

Rosinante briefly lifts a hand in greeting, a little taken aback by this development (and choosing to ignore the way his new feathered friend wants to chew on the back of his shirt, because what else can he do). ]

If anything is still following me, I might. But I should have it under control. [ Never settle for less. Just make evasiveness a lifestyle. More potentially interesting to him personally: ] Have you been camped here by yourself since we got transported?

[ Benefit of the doubt and all. ]

[serving_love]

[WELL, since Sanji hasn't met this guy yet, he has no idea who he is the first time he klutzes his way into camp. But after whatever crashing and clanging there might be happens, the dust settles and cue Sanji just standing there, idly smoking his cigarette and staring, wondering if their intruder is someone he should consider a threat.

...He did bring food with him, though. If, indeed, that's what the bird is.]

Oi. You alive?

[hasklutz]

Yes, I'm alive!

[ He cuts a majestic, terrifying figure, on a good day. This hasn't entirely been a good day, but it would be nice to believe. Corazon rights himself with a grimace, reaching down to right the bird almost absentmindedly as he goes. Following that, he huffs. Primarily because the audacity of the creatures here is ridiculous in action.

Survival of the fittest is the law of the jungle, isn't it? The fittest, and whoever they happen to drag along with them. He feels like he may not necessarily be among the fittest. ]

Not that most of the animals here prefer it that way.

Usopp | OTA

[warriorofthesea]

[the first couple mornings were rough, because the first couple nights were rough. it's hard to get a good night's sleep when you're imagining all the dangerous things that might wander into camp and eat you the moment you close your eyes. but eventually, Usopp adapts. when he thinks about it, this place is actually sort of like Boin. that spurs some ideas, and the next morning, he's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, taking over a corner of the camp with a load of fresh-cut bamboo. he works there all morning, fashioning some boxes to serve as small planters, and a couple of bug cages for good measure]

[because, really, this place is a veritable treasure trove of weird plants and interesting insects. seems like the perfect spot to gather some samples!]

[yourotherleft]

[Anything that keeps Usopp that busy is a pure source of curiosity. Zoro has to know what he's doing, particularly when he's got a break from hauling water or hunting food.

Don't mind if he suddenly appears, peering over your shoulder, Usopp.]

Do I want to know what you're doing?

[warriorofthesea]

Hm? [well hello, sudden Zoro! pardon him, as he's in the middle of a delicate part of the process, so he merely points to the objects in question, his words a little muffled because he's holding some small nails in his mouth]

Planters. Cages.

[then it's back to putting the finishing touches on the latest box he's lashing together with a length of skinned bark. wind that bit through there, hold the end with his thumb, and...voila! it just needs securing with one of the aforementioned nails. a couple quick taps with his hammer, and it's finished! thank goodness for his trusty manpurse and his penchant for carrying all kinds of stuff in there]

[he removes the other nails from his mouth and tosses them back in their tin, holding up the latest planter for Zoro's inspection. his first few efforts has been pretty amateurish, but he was really getting the hang of it now, if he did say so himself! (he did)] Ta-daaah! What d'ya think?

[serving_love]

[Congratulations, Usopp, your bug cages actually look like shitty bug catches, which means soon enough you have an unimpressed Sanji looming in front of you.]

What the hell are you doing?

[warriorofthesea]

[the most innocent look ever] Oh this?

[he gives a dismissive wave of his hand to indicate his handiwork--as if Sanji could possibly be referring to anything else]

Just thought I should get some samples! Some of the plants here aren't that different from the stuff on Boin, so I thought... [shrug] Maybe I could crossbreed them or something to come up with some new Pop Greens!

[what bugs who said anything about bugs?]

[meatthefuture]

[the problem is that there seem to be a whole bunch of interesting beetles out there tonight. Luffy has seen more than one on the trees surrounding their campsite and under rocks and in logs. But it's no fun if he's exploring all himself. Especially since he has an Usopp.

A sleeping Usopp.

But that's alright. Luffy carefully puts an amiable stinkbug on the end of his nose and waits for the inevitable. Try not to scare it too much okay?]

[warriorofthesea]

[muttering in his sleep, Usopp's nose starts to twitch a little. nothing major, but it looks like he's got an itch and is still sleeping too deeply to do anything about it]

[the way its perch has started wiggling, the bug seems to think it's time to cling for dear life. which of course only makes the itch worse...]