viii. don't you wanna know why we keep starting fires? (it's my desire)

[autos_da_fe]

Comments

[ihasastrawhat]

What's with all the numbers?

[autos_da_fe]

I'm just gathering a little data.

...Can you count?

[ HONEST QUESTION, LUFFY. ]

[ihasastrawhat]

Yeah! I think so! But I don't have to that much.

[So he may or may not remember.]

Why?

[autos_da_fe]

Well, you probably wouldn't remember how long you usually wait before getting electrocuted.

[ihasastrawhat]

I can't get electrocuted. I'm a rubber man.

[autos_da_fe]

...............

Meaning?

[ihasastrawhat]

My body's made of rubber. I can't feel it.

[That's why the knowledge bounces off his brain!]

[autos_da_fe]

[ he's more interested in ] The scientists let you keep it?

[ihasastrawhat]

THEY CAN TAKE AWAY YOUR BODY?!!?

[autos_da_fe]

...No, but isn't your brother's made of fire?

[ well, maybe Luffy was born.... with a rubber body... or something... ]

[ihasastrawhat]

But he can choose to turn it into fire and stuff! I'm always rubber.

I... think...

[Well, he ate it when he was younger. But now he's going to attempt to think. This may be damaging.]

[autos_da_fe]

...You're always rubber?

[ but... how does he... ... what in the... CONFUSION ]

[ihasastrawhat]

Uh-huh. I ate the gomu gomu fruit and my body turned to rubber.

[autos_da_fe]

...How did it taste?

[ihasastrawhat]

It tasted really bad!

[autos_da_fe]

[ well at least he's probably telling the truth about the fruit ]

...So you can't get electrocuted...

[ USEFUL INFORMATION... ]