Belph

[concasse]

Will put in some meme here later

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W0 | Friday

[concasse]

[It's only a matter of time before Sanji tracks Belph down once everyone's settled -- and by "settled" he means distressed and ready to break the windows of the bus wide open. Sadly it's hard to find a place that's private, but they manage the best they can with a corner on the second deck in the entertainment area.

And Sanji's brought alcohol. Of course he did. Old habits die hard and all.]

Oi... we gotta talk.

[axilium]

[things belph never realized he would miss so much in less than one day: privacy.]

Agreed. So, what are we starting with?

w0 | friday

[axilium]

[yo, where is sanji. belph is looking for him.]

[concasse]

[In the kitchen with a plate of food in front of him that he is... not eating.

Hm.]

w0 | saturday

[axilium]

[well, he is unsurprised to see sanji here in the kitchen. honestly, a part of belph was probably looking for him.]

... What a load of bullshit, huh?

[concasse]

[This is Belph.

It's Belph, and so Sanji skips the formalities, running an angry hand through his hair]

That wasn't even a murder! Evan got caught up in someone else's shit and is gonna die for it!

W0 || Sunday YES I AM MAKING A NEW ONE ALREADY

[concasse]

[Hey wherever you are, comrade in arms, Sanji is gonna find you, he wants to talk--]

[axilium]

[he's just wandering around the camp! so anywhere, really.

but once he sees sanji—]

What's up?

W1 || TRIAL DAY

[concasse]

... Off to a great shitty start, aren't we?

[Just giving Belph a weary look when he finds him]

[axilium]

Fantastic. At least we're no strangers to getting it wrong.

W2 | Monday

[concasse]

Belph. I need a date.

[Those sure are words that came out of Sanji's mouth, but he looks pretty desperate?? And lowkey distressed]

[axilium]

Wow. I see someone's desperate.

W2 || thursday

[concasse]

[hello Belph.

Sanji is gonna find you early Thursday morning, holding his right shoulder gingerly. Like someone's dumbass got injured.

Surely this is fine]

Oi, let's talk. I broke in somewhere last night.

[axilium]

[he blinks.]

... Congrats on not making a commotion, I guess. Is your shoulder okay?

W2 || DEATH DAY

[concasse]

[Sanji, wisely, does not bother bringing food. Steph and Belph would not be in the mood to eat, he figures, and it's a toss-up whether or not he's going to find the latter anyway.

But Sanji tries a few hours after the announcement. His heart is still being squeezed in his chest, given the voice that offered up that piece of news, but it's a pain he can put aside for the moment.

Eventually his wanderings find him near the forest, and listen, even if Sanji might not have his haki abilities, he stops with his hands in his pockets, sighing]

... Oi. If you're in there, just lemme know if you want space or not, alright?

[axilium]

[...

well, it's sanji, who is not someone belph is horribly unused to seeing after trauma, so belph will show up. he looks as he usually does, as if nothing had happened at all.]

What's up?

W2 || SUNDAY

[concasse]

[Sanji almost avoids seeking out his comrade in arms, given the... circumstances... but it seems dumb to give Belph space when the other's gonna be just as stitched together as always.

It's fine, the chef assumes. They get to be salty together. Just like old times.]

Oi, Belph. You busy...?

[axilium]

[sanji is 100% right.]

What else do we have around here but a wealth of free time?

W3 || MONDAY

[concasse]

[Time to play that oh-so-fun game of memory Russian Roulette, eh? At least by this point, Sanji is aware of the stakes that come from taking a simple walk to his cabin from the kitchen.

-- Fate's not on his side today, however. Even though he keeps his eyes down, weeks' worth of paranoia means he's still liable to glance up every now and again, and when he accidentally catches Belph's gaze, well...

At least he isn't surprised when the scene abruptly changes into something different.

Though it's... far from a pleasant experience, having to listen to the nonsense that will be waiting home for him.

Only the fact that he's sharing this with Belph makes the memory bearable -- makes it easy not to care all that much, and by the time the memory fades, the chef is already shrugging.]

Stupid family politics. Pay that shit no mind.

[axilium]

[...]

Sounds like a pain. He's an asshole.

W3 || DEATH DAY

[concasse]

[It was only a matter of time before Sanji got pissed off by someone's death, so--

Damn, it really does feel like they're finally back in the castle.

But hey, work is work, so he's going to hunt down Belph even though he almost looks a few seconds from murder himself]

Oi, you go snoopin' around?

[axilium]

[belph is... somewhere...]

First off, I apologize ahead of time—

[because he's going to try and draw on sanji's face with a pencil]

W4 || MONDAY

[concasse]

[Unsuspecting Sanji is in the kitchen like he always is, in the middle of making something warm and delicious... that I'll figure out the name to later. For now, he just glances in Belph's direction when he enters]

Oi, what's up?

[axilium]

[he holds up a hand.]

Yo. Can I stab you with a dart or something to complete the fourth task?

W4 || WEDNESDAY

[concasse]

[Literally gonna slam into Belph wherever he is, I'm so sorry, sir, have a dose of Sanji's unbridled joy instead of his depression upon contact--]

Awaaaaah~! Victoria-chwan is heeeeeeere~!

[axilium]

[WOW THANKS]

—Someone's in a good mood.