I’m about to think I’m gonna die when a hand jerks us out of the way from behind, and we turn around to see Nico Robin, an astutely distressed look on her face. It’s one of the only flickers of emotion I’ve ever seen from the dame, and it makes me real sad, actually, seeing her so destitute.
“Detective,” she acknowledges me, and reaches out for the doctor.
The doctor speaks, in a tiny voice not fitting his massive frame, says, “It’s okay, Robin,” and touches her hand. Then, he turns to us, and tells us, sternly, “Go find my patient.” Then, they launch into battle, and…
And we run again. By this time, I’m starting to feel pretty cowardly, but Nami is pulling at me, and is insisting that we’re going to figure this out, we’re gonna get to the bottom of this, and it’ll only be a matter of time. And she pops her bubble gum. We run past a corridor when Nami screeches to a halt.
“Usopp! Look!” I look at where her finger’s pointin’, and there’s a grand ol’ treasure chest.
“This isn’t the time for money!” I yell back at her, but she shakes her head vigorously.
“Get it down for me, Usopp!”
Now, it’s real high up, see? I’m not a short guy, but I’d have to have a stature like Franky’s to be able to reach that. But then again… I level up the place. The walls are a bit crumbly, here, and there’s only a thin, thin rod to hold it in support. Only a genius sharpshooter would be able to hit that, though, and I stare at it dubiously before taking out my slingshot. It’s worth a try, right?
Sure enough, as I draw the rubber band back, biting my lip in concentration, I fling a projectile at it, and the entire shelf falls. Bingo!
“Yes! Good job, Boss!” Nami says, and runs to the treasure chest, takes a… lock pick out of her bra and starts to work on it?
Do I want to know why Nami has that on her? One glance from those demon-eyes, and I find out that no, I don’t want to know. I really don’t want to know. Then, she opens the chest, real slow, and her eyes open real wide and she stumbles away. So I, the Great Detective Usopp, have to peer in to see what’s so frightening. I can’t see too well in the dark - and I guess Nami can; that dame’s like a cat - and I lift something out. I hold it up to the light. It’s hard, and smooth, and…
…and a skull.
“Holy…” When I look back down into the chest, it becomes apparent that yes, there is an entire skeleton in there.
“Detective,” she acknowledges me, and reaches out for the doctor.
The doctor speaks, in a tiny voice not fitting his massive frame, says, “It’s okay, Robin,” and touches her hand. Then, he turns to us, and tells us, sternly, “Go find my patient.” Then, they launch into battle, and…
And we run again. By this time, I’m starting to feel pretty cowardly, but Nami is pulling at me, and is insisting that we’re going to figure this out, we’re gonna get to the bottom of this, and it’ll only be a matter of time. And she pops her bubble gum. We run past a corridor when Nami screeches to a halt.
“Usopp! Look!” I look at where her finger’s pointin’, and there’s a grand ol’ treasure chest.
“This isn’t the time for money!” I yell back at her, but she shakes her head vigorously.
“Get it down for me, Usopp!”
Now, it’s real high up, see? I’m not a short guy, but I’d have to have a stature like Franky’s to be able to reach that. But then again… I level up the place. The walls are a bit crumbly, here, and there’s only a thin, thin rod to hold it in support. Only a genius sharpshooter would be able to hit that, though, and I stare at it dubiously before taking out my slingshot. It’s worth a try, right?
Sure enough, as I draw the rubber band back, biting my lip in concentration, I fling a projectile at it, and the entire shelf falls. Bingo!
“Yes! Good job, Boss!” Nami says, and runs to the treasure chest, takes a… lock pick out of her bra and starts to work on it?
Do I want to know why Nami has that on her? One glance from those demon-eyes, and I find out that no, I don’t want to know. I really don’t want to know. Then, she opens the chest, real slow, and her eyes open real wide and she stumbles away. So I, the Great Detective Usopp, have to peer in to see what’s so frightening. I can’t see too well in the dark - and I guess Nami can; that dame’s like a cat - and I lift something out. I hold it up to the light. It’s hard, and smooth, and…
…and a skull.
“Holy…” When I look back down into the chest, it becomes apparent that yes, there is an entire skeleton in there.
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