[Sense of direction finally working to his advantage, Zoro almost trips over the chef while on his way to the bar. His first instinct is to feel concern, then annoyance. Leave it to the chef to reappear this far out of the way. What a royal pain in the ass.]
So this is where you've been. [He crouches down with a sigh.] Come on, love cook. Let's get you ba--
[The world tilts sideways the moment his hand lands on Sanji's arm. Zoro can feel his thoughts pushing and pulling, pulsing in strange circles until the world around him falls apart and suddenly it's just him and Sanji and the early morning light dawning on Thriller Bark.
There they were, with Kuma and explosions and Sanji-- another one, somehow-- cursing and falling to the ground. Idiot, idiot. Not your turn. It was-- Luffy. No way out but through the bubble, and there was Kuma giving him a taste of agony but, no, he knew what was coming even as he watched his own mouth open, his knowledge filling in the words a split-second before they happened.
Just... let me decide the location.
And there it was: that familiar explosion of pain wracking through his body, digging into his bones and cutting lines through the spaces under his skin. For that one long moment, Zoro found himself lost in the sensation of his second death rushing up to meet him.]
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So this is where you've been. [He crouches down with a sigh.] Come on, love cook. Let's get you ba--
[The world tilts sideways the moment his hand lands on Sanji's arm. Zoro can feel his thoughts pushing and pulling, pulsing in strange circles until the world around him falls apart and suddenly it's just him and Sanji and the early morning light dawning on Thriller Bark.
There they were, with Kuma and explosions and Sanji-- another one, somehow-- cursing and falling to the ground. Idiot, idiot. Not your turn. It was-- Luffy. No way out but through the bubble, and there was Kuma giving him a taste of agony but, no, he knew what was coming even as he watched his own mouth open, his knowledge filling in the words a split-second before they happened.
Just... let me decide the location.
And there it was: that familiar explosion of pain wracking through his body, digging into his bones and cutting lines through the spaces under his skin. For that one long moment, Zoro found himself lost in the sensation of his second death rushing up to meet him.]