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[slobjection]

[ hm. ]

.... Everything alright? Aside from the obvious.

[concasse]

Just get to the questions.

[...]

The other questions.

[slobjection]

That question's a write off, then?

[ gosh, sanji!! he's just a little concerned. ]

I was wondering if you recognized any of the voices. But if you're injured, that's a bigger concern.

[concasse]

No. None of 'em.

[And Sanji is being cagey, which is always a great look. He folds his arms, grimaces, then sighs]

The injuries aren't a big deal. I'll be fine. Just got cut on my own stupidity.

[slobjection]

In the castle... was there a person called Goro Akechi?

[ sanji don't play with knives ]

... If it's a cut, I can probably find something to disinfect it with.

[concasse]

Well damn. You've been nosy, haven't you?

[Arching a brow]

Yeah, there was. He died near the end of the game, which is a shitty miracle seeing as most of the castle hated him.

[... And that last part earns a steady glare, Sanji clearly wanting to tell Phoenix to go shove it, but--]

Fine.

[slobjection]

[ that's his secret, he's always nosy. also ppl were talking about it a lot so you know ]

... We had a Goro Akechi, too. And I recognized his voice today. It's curious that you castle people didn't.

[ aww sanji ]

Got any clean cloths around?

[concasse]

... I got a kitchen towel; it'll do.

[But getting back to the matter at hand (ALSO DON'T YOU AWW SANJI HIM, SIR)]

If me and the castle crew didn't recognize the voice, either we weren't meant to, or there was something that prevented us from hearing it...

[slobjection]

Alright then, let's get started.

[ strip, sanji!!!! ]

Or it's based on something else... like our memories of him.

[concasse]

[Oh fine, so the shirt finally comes off.

And uh, yikes. While none of the cuts are big, per se, there are a lot of them all over his chest-- at least seven. It's like Sanji literally dropped on a bag of knives or something.]

Why do you think that?

[explain your reasoning!]

[slobjection]

[ sorry he's distracted by the knife cuts everywhere??? what the fuck? ]

What happened to you?

[ it's going to take so much more than just kitchen cloth strips to makeshift bandage this, yikes. ]

[concasse]

... I'm only telling you this because everyone's gonna find out tomorrow anyway, but...

[mmmMMMMMM]

I got locked in the kitchen. Back in the castle, you'd be knocked out once curfew started -- I'm not used to being awake when the doors shut. So I assumed someone was gonna try some shit.

[SHRUGGING]

And might as well make that someone's life harder by keeping all the knives on me.

[He. Surely did do that.]

[slobjection]

[ the only reason phoenix's shock doesn't show on his face is because his pokerface is just that good ]

[ but what the fuck ]

[ sanji????????? ]

.... Did you fall on them?

[concasse]

-- Just disinfect the cuts already!












[Yeah. Yeah he did]

[slobjection]

[ sanji ]

... Stay put for a second.

[ he just fuckin runs off, pretty fast for a frail old man!!! ]

[ he'll return quickly, maybe surprisingly quickly, with his clean t-shirt and a couple of more kitchen towels ]

I'm going to need one of your self-murder weapons for a second, so I can cut these into strips.

[concasse]

[... Produces a knife outta his pocket.

Given that a shirt is going to be sacrificed for this, Sanji decides he has no right to complain. Though--]

Oi, it's my mistake. I can do it myself.

[slobjection]

[ no sanji you lost knife privileges!!!! for now ]

Stay still and let me do it.

[concasse]

[... Mmmph.





Damn, well. He drops his hands and stands there.

Can't believe Phoenix got Sanji to listen for ten seconds]

[slobjection]

[ it's a miracle ]

[ anyway he doesn't have mad knife skills so they won't be like, particularly great or symmetrical strips but he does cut them up into approximations of bandages. ]

[ then he takes out a bottle labelled 'grape juice' ]

[ hm this seems safe. ]

This is going to sting.

[concasse]

-- HOLD IT.

[OBJECTION???

Sanji is pointing wildly at that bottle]

What is in that?!

[slobjection]

Nice yell.

[ funny, even though it says grape juice, it doesn't smell like grape juice. smells more like.. vodka? ]

Alcohol.

[ thanks phoenix ]

[concasse]

... That's almost too on the nose.

[Sir. You're not really a hobo are you? Sir???]

[slobjection]

I said disinfect. That's what I'm doing.

[ maybe...... anyway, hes going to wet a cloth with it. it's definitely vodka. ]

Ready?

[concasse]

Go on. Trust me -- this isn't the worst I've dealt with.

[ominous]

[slobjection]

Oh, I don't doubt it.

[ gently throws shade at sanji....... but yeah, with that, he's going to start cleaning and disinfecting!! using the towels as bandages. then wrapping it up with the shirt strips. ]