003 ☥ Video/Action for Goldenrod [Fourth Wall Event]

[regal_azure]

[Vivi looks around, very disoriented. One moment she was walking down Route 30, and now she's somewhere completely different: a sprawling city. A sign on a store front tells her that this is Goldenrod City.]

I'm not sure what just happened, but ... Goldenrod's where Alfred said to go, right?

[The place is a lot busier than she expected. It isn

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[ttlyahero]

[Oh, hi there Vivi. Finally they meet! Though it doesn't seem to be under good circumstances with what she's saying to herself - he just catches it as he stands next to her, trying to be sneaky.]

You recognise this place?

[It wasn't here a day or so ago, okay? So he's a little confused by it too.]

[regal_azure]

[She jumps as she hears him next to her, not realising that he'd approached.]

Alfred?

[She turns back to the casino, hoping it will have disappeared when she looked away, but to no avail.]

Unfortunately, I do. It was originally in my Kingdom, but I'd hoped never to see it again.

[ttlyahero]

[He grins a little at that, at least for surprising her.]

Yup! Didn't expect to see you here so soon though.

[Though yeah, sorry. It's still there. He'll frown at it too, because it doesn't sound good with what she's saying.]

So it's where the bad guys are, right?

[regal_azure]

I didn't expect to be here so soon, either. I'm not exactly sure what happened. I could have sworn I was still on Route 30.

[Her face hardens at that thought.]

This place belonged to my greatest enemy. If it has been brought here, I'm scared that he may have been brought here, too.

[gomugomunowin]

[Hey Vivi. Guess who's wandering around Goldenrod and also noticed a certain pyramid. And gets quite pissed at the sight of it.] The hell's this place doing here!? Oh well, I'll just trash it aga--

[But he stops short when he turns to see Vivi. WELL. THERE'S A FACE HE HASN'T SEEN IN OVER TWO YEARS. Okay screw Rain Dinners right now, NAKAMA ARE MORE IMPORTANT.]

VIVIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!

[regal_azure]

[She can hardly believe her eyes.] Luffy?!

[gomugomunowin]

It is you!!! Shishishishi, damn it's been forever since I've seen you! How've you been doing? Has Alabasta been doing okay? [Wait, maybe he should move onto another question right now.]

Oh yeah, where are we? And why's that shitty place here? [Points to Rain Dinners.]

[regal_azure]

[She can feel herself begin to cry now.] I was so worried about you! I didn't hear anything for so long, only what the newspapers said after... [She can't bring herself to say Ace's name.] I'm so happy to see you, though.

Alabasta's been doing very well. There was a lot we had to rebuild, but things are stronger than ever now. Everyone's been working together.

[She glances up at the building.] I'm not sure why that place is here. Although, since I was brought into this world, it makes sense that places could be, too.

[gochuugoku]

[A breathless China approaches and he's standing all by himself, no knee or wrist splint was on him.]

I don't remember that being here before, aru.

[regal_azure]

[Vivi's surprised to see him looking so well, given how much recovering he still had to do the last time she'd spoken to him.]

You don't? That's good - if it was a permanent part of this world, I wouldn't want to stay here. Maybe it means there's a way to make it go away again.

[gochuugoku]

Is it that bad?

Looks like a good place to gamble, aru.

[mikanpirate]

Geez, where am I now.... [Nami was annoyed and running her fingers through her hair before Vivi's hair color caught her attention. Blinking a few times, she stared at the princess.]

....Vivi? [After a moment, Nami's face lit up into a huge smile.]

VIVI!! It is you!

[regal_azure]

[Well, that was the last face she expected to see. Vivi is overjoyed.] Nami?! I had no idea you were here!

[mikanpirate]

I didn't know you were, either! Wow, it's been forever!

[Get over here so she can hug you now.]

[lc_songstress]

Ara?

Vivi? What ... is this place?

[ Confused --- because she never seen this place in Goldenrod before. ]