[Perona immediately shuts her eyes and holds her ears, but not quick enough to hear a very young, very high pitched voice squeal with delight. She freezes, then opens her eyes wide with surprise. But, that's...how could it be--

"Bearsy! Bearsy, it's my teddy, Bearsy! He's really real now! Thank you, Hogback-san, thank you! Bearsy, say hi! Say hi! I'm Perona, I'm going to be your master now, so you have to listen and do everything I say!"

The scenery that forms around them is probably one Sanji will remember - the cold, dark, stony halls of Thriller Bark's castle; Hogback's workshop where he creates his zombies. And, accompanying him are Moria himself, lazing in the back with a very bored expression, and a much younger version of Perona. She's bouncing on her heels while holding the big, plush paws of her newly made zombie bear. The older girl, puts her hands to her mouth, stunned by what she's seeing. It's...when she first met him.

"Y-Yes, Perona..."

"Aaah! No, no, no! First, it's Perona-sama now! I'm your master, so you have to treat me really special! And...your voice is ugly! I don't like it! Don't speak with that ugly, uncute voice!"

"All ri--"

"Nooo! Be quiet, be quiet! That yucky, voice! I don't like it, I don't like it! You're not cute when you talk!"]

Buh...B-Bearsy... [Perona splutters, and laughs, her giggles mingling with tiny sobs.] My B-Bearsy! I remember now, that's when I got him! He was so cute...but he spoke so badly! I-I hated it--that terrible voice! H-Horo...horohoro--! He was so plump, and squishy! Just like my teddy!

[What she wouldn't give now, to hear that terrible voice right now.]