[009 - voice/action] Luffy is the saddest ever ; forward-dated to late night

[gomugomunowin]

[Luffy's comm turns on by itself. He really hadn't been using it lately, and you know how they get when you don't. Then again......he really hadn't been feeling like doing much of anything lately. He just wished for it all to go away again. The pain, the sadness, the anger, the helplessness. You could hear Luffy shift a little bit, wherever he was

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[betmyarm]

[Well he had just been hoping Luffy would know the right way to react. They were still on "different paths" right now, weren't they?

But this feed was enough to draw his attention. And with them in the same area, how could he resist? He'd be heading out to the ship. This was what he had wanted all along, right? To be able to make sure Luffy knew it was okay to be sad, to cry. And well, by some chance, here he was.

So he'll be coming up from behind Luffy and placing his hand on that head.]

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[gomugomunowin]

[Luffy's head moves a little, but he still doesn't look up. That goodbye killed him because, once again, he couldn't say goodbye. He curls his fists, and his voice is shaky.]

Why can't I ever protect him......

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[betmyarm]

[A weak smile]

Come on, you're stronger than that, right? [Very light teasing, and with how quietly he's saying it it's a clear mixture of truth and gentle. But he lowers his hand.]

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[gomugomunowin]

[He's strong, but apparently not enough to save Ace. Twice he lost him. In such a heart-twisting way. A nod.]

Mn..... [He feels weak, though.]

[set_out_first]

Luffy, I understand what you're going through. I know this feeling all too well.

[gomugomunowin]

Sabo......you don't even know how he died. [He didn't die saving you. You weren't the one who lost him because you were too weak.]

....if you leave, I'll kick your ass.

[set_out_first]

I know what it means to lose those dear to me. [Well it happened the other way around with Blujam.]

I won't go anywhere Luffy. [Sits next to him] I'm staying right here with you. It's not like I have a future back home either.

[gomugomunowin]

[He just wants to tell him every single damn thing that happened at Marineford. The pain, the sadness, the defeat.

But he doesn't need to know that. So he'll leave it alone.]

You'd better.

[voice]

[gochuugoku]

So it was true...

[voice] an hour later

[gomugomunowin]

.....yeah. [No spark of joy or anything here. Just pain and sadness.]

[voice]

[gochuugoku]

[It's the same with China's voice, though it's not all from Ace's disappearance (but it certainly added to it).]

I am sorry... And I really wish that I knew what else to say, but I do not.

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[gomugomunowin]

....'s....'s okay. [But it's really not. You can hear how he's trying to hold back the tears.]

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[fierybluebird]

[Just goes to join him on the Weather Hardy. He doesn't have any words, nothing to say of comfort. He feels nearly as distraught as watching Ace die, and even more fucking helpless than then. Back then, he still had his crew he had to protect to get them out alive. Here he has Luffy. And he won't forget.]

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[gomugomunowin]

[He could sense Marco without even lifting his because of his haki. He let out a tired, defeated sigh, a little shaky since he was trying to hold back his tears.]

....how the hell have I gotten stronger if I couldn't protect him......

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[fierybluebird]

[One-armed hug.]

You can't turn back time. And if a devil fruit user like that exists... then I guess they can't get it to work for them either.

He was really happy getting to see you and Sabo again, you know. [Tears well up, but fuck, he refuses to cry right now.]

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[gomugomunowin]

[He trembles a little, trying to hold in his tears.]

I...I know he was.....but.... [He sniffles.] he deserved to live the most.