[At first, there's static on the frequency. But after a moment, it clears. There's not much to see - a hand half covering the video, and the only other thing in view is the sky. After a few minutes of silence, the hand moves and there's a quiet groan.]

Nngh. I overslept, huh.

[Zoro's voice is hoarse, as if he hasn't spoken in a long time. There's ( Read more... )

[The feed is jerked on to a loud sound. A massive crash, and the sound of something shattering. Zoro just dropped his plant and broke the pot.]

....Shit!

Stupid---

[And the feed just turns off there.]

[When the communicator feed starts, the sound is distant - the communicator is laying in the snow next to him. There's the sound of a very loud yawn and then--]

Mmm... that... Why the hell is it so cold? It was--

[...]

[...]

[It's quiet for a second while Zoro inner monologues about this even being possible - Discedo had been nothing more than ( Read more... )

[BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!

HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT WHEN I'M SLEEPING, YOU PIECE OF CRAP?!

[When the feed clicks on, it's silent. For a long time. Zoro is unsure of what to say, fully knowing what happened both before and after he turned into a monster. After a few minutes, he finally speaks - though they're the type of words he's not used to saying, and it's obvious that makes him uncomfortable.]

I'm sorry.

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[As the feed clicks on, it's silent for a long while. Faint shuffles, a few pained groans, and even a yawn can be heard. Doors open and close until finally, the sound of a slight breeze blowing into the feed can be heard. When Zoro finally speak, he doesn't sound shaken - his tone is mostly a hybrid of disappointment and exhaustion.]

... Damn.

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[In the background, the faint sound of chainsaws can be heard. It's silent for a while, aside from very wet coughs. He knows his time is limited, and he coughs again, letting out the very faintest of chuckles.]

H-heh...

At least... I didn't give in.

[There's another wet cough, this time, more intense.]

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Last time it got weird like this, monsters starting blowing up left and right for days straight.

Great.

[LOCKED TO GOHL/STRAW HATS]

We should get ready. I got a feeling something big is gonna happen soon.

[/LOCKED]

[BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!]

Ahh--

Would you quit doing that?!

[The sound cuts out at the communicator gets thrown against the wall]

Tch. Where the hell is she...?

[There's a long pause. Zoro can be heard fidgeting with the communicator for the duration of silence.]

DAMMIT!

Umi's gone. How the hell long ago did that happen?