Nightshift 26: M31-40 Hallway
[ From Here]He’d walked past the bathroom Usopp had introduced him to on the first night, before heading directly towards the last hallway in this particular block. It was rather fortunate that he was placed so close to his ally’s location, and he found it more of just a matter of playing a waiting game as he silently marched down the hallway
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To get supplies, of course. And food. But supplies, too! Though that food was sounding pretty good!
He didn't waste much time getting ready. With his hat on his head, he pulled his trusty frying pan out of the closet before gingerly removing the treasured soldiering iron right after it. For a gleeful moment, the pirate debated on going outside to try and find Usopp, but then he remembered that he had a special treasure that needed protecting, and, in a shockingly rare moment of foresight, decided that maybe it'd be better for him to stay in one spot while he looked after it. Usopp knew where he was, so he'd come find him.
Of course, he hoped the sharpshooter showed up sooner than later. Treasure or no, Luffy wasn't really the type to stick around in one spot any longer than five or ten minutes. He couldn't guarantee how long his patience would last.
In the meantime, he plopped himself down onto his bed, frying pan on one side of his body, soldiering iron on the other, and he folded his arms over his chest, simply waiting for a little bit.
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"Luffy!" Usopp knocked once before coming in, figuring Luffy wasn't the kind of person who felt his privacy was too important. "You ready for tonight's kitchen adventure?" He was grinning, although it felt a little manic, the weird rush of thrill at secrecy from his meeting with Yuber combining with the odd and unnerving atmosphere tonight. Maybe he should get a second opinion...
"And do you get a really awful feeling about tonight? Like something horrible's going to happen, maybe?" The grin faltered.
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"Like something horrible's going to happen?" he echoed, folding his arms over his chest. "I don't know, maybe. The air feels really bad for some reason, though, if you ask me." It give him a terrible, almost suffocating feeling, and he wished whatever it was would just go away.
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"We'll just go straight to the kitchen, get what we want, and come back to the rooms," Usopp announced, as much to reassure himself as to set out their plan for the evening. He reached out for the treasure, and began to investigate it more closely than he'd been able to last night. "We'll come back with food and drinks, and we can have a party while I work on some new weapons. You can get to know Sai better too." If Sai were still waiting in his room for them, at least. Usopp hoped so--the bandanna he'd made for Sai was tucked in his coat, along with the spare bandannas/possible facemasks.
After looking over the device for some time, Usopp unscrewed the gas cap. The astringent scent from inside was a bit intoxicating, for reasons beyond the brain-killing fumes. Gasoline was powerful. Even if he had no use for soldering--and oh, did he have uses for soldering--the gasoline would be wonderful to have. But for now, he screwed the cap back on.
"Let's get this to my room, and then head out." Would it be safe in his room? Well, he'd hide it especially well, and not in the closet as usual. That should help.
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He was so excited about all that, that he'd almost missed the prospect of new weapons altogether. Though he had to admit that getting metal for swords was as high a priority for him as food was. Well, almost, anyway.
Grabbing his pan, Luffy stood up from his bed, stretching a little. Who knew what kinds of monsters they'd face tonight! Better be prepared.
"Let's go to your room!" the pirate announced, and he made his way out towards the hall, brimming with confidence for someone who had no idea where said room was.
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In his room, Usopp wrapped the soldering iron up in some shirt remnants, then hid it at the corner under his bed furthest from the door. That ought to keep it safe, hopefully.
Stepping back out into the hallway, Usopp took the lead, as he remembered where Sai's room was. If Luffy hadn't fallen asleep halfway, he might have remembered too... or then again, maybe not. Luffy's memory could be funny sometimes. "Sai's room is in the block just north of here, it's not far."
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"North, north, north..." he muttered, and he wet his finger in his mouth for a moment before bringing it up into the air. "Hmm, the air feels colder this way, so..." He turned towards a random direction, using that as the only logic to dictate his movement.
"Sai must be this way!"
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... except for Nami. Right.
The path was familiar enough that he didn't need to look at the maps in his note book as he put hands on Luffy's shoulders, turned him around, and marched him down towards the exit of this housing block.
[heading here]
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