amethystsregret | #028 - [VIDEO/AUDIO]

[A gollem picks up on Tsuzuki, running and flying about in the training rooms. He's not training Finders right now. He has a glowing whip in his hand, thrashing at some interesting targets. Each target is a glowing ball of purple light. Some move slowly while others dart apart. When they are struck with the whip, the light goes out at a talisman falls to the ground in their place. He looks focused and serious. Once all of the slower ones are gone, the faster ones remain. As he snaps his whip at them, he growls.]

Why...?! Why am I still here?! Why can't I go back?!

[Coming to a halt, he cracks his whip about him. The whip grows in length, whirling about him like a ribbon of lavender light. Most of the targets are caught in the attack, even the gollem that goes flying as the feed dies.]

[[ooc: Tsuzuki has realized that people are disappearing, and Reever's accidental feed confirmed that. He's frustrated because he's been here so long, and things are going sour back home. He decided to train, like his friends have done in similar moments. He doesn't know that he was been recorded or that the gollem got smashed. Sorry about the gollem, Reever!]]

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I guess we're lucky to have found each other. Best of friends, right?

Damn right!

I like that idea! Though, as a friend, you're damn lucky, you pirate. Hahaha! I'm glad we met though. Wouldn't trade you.

You think I'm lucky?

You have Smoker and your brother here with you. I'll admit I'm a little envious, but I'm mostly happy that things are going so good for you. They were harsh back home.

Heh... Thanks. I guess Smoker's sort of an anti-bad luck charm, huh. Because I was never lucky in life, and I didn't think I'd see Luffy again, but he knew better.

I'm sure you'll find some of your family too Tsuzuki. And if not, you've got me.

Family...? [His eyes glaze for a moment. Could that be possible...?]

Yeah, I'm sure someone from back home could come here. It's always a possibility. Hm!

Or like Byakko again or something, you know?

Byakko would be so much fun! We could go out to the training grounds and take naps or train! He likes to eat, so we could all eat to Jerry's cooking pleasure! Oh that would be so fun!

Heee, yeah that'd be awesome!

Oh right! You met him, didn't you? What did you think of him?

He was awesome.

Isn't he?! He's my pal! He stayed with me when I was stuck in the magic book to watch over me! He even took care of me after the Butler pumped me full of lead! [He sounds a little to excited when he says that...]

Edited 2010-11-28 17:15 (UTC)

Heh... nice.

I healed after a while. Byakko just had to protect me while I did. The whole fief was trying to kill me. They wanted to burn me at the stake. I think Butler did me a favor, even if it out of a jealous rage...

Uh... why did they want to burn you?

They blamed me for the plague that struck the fief. People thought it would go away if they burned me at the stake like a witch.

That's some pretty stupid line of thought there.

Welcome to fiefdom mentality. If something's wrong, sacrifice someone, and it will all go back to normal! Not...

Superstitious people will throw their faith into anything to ease their minds.

[LONG LONG LONG Stretch of silence and just when you'd be about to speak to end it...]

You don't say. [Glances away, OBVIOUSLY lying badly.] I never would have guessed.

[A second pause in response. He gapes when he realizes what he just said. When he finally breathes, he looks at the camera...] Ace... I didn't mean... God, I'm sorry...!

[Laughs. Forcibly.] It's fine. Not like the whole world is like that, right?

[He makes a face. He wishes he could say that, but from his experience... is was.]

It's not.

There's you, Luffy, Sabo, Pops... my entire god damn crazy crew. Even knowing about my past, they didn't care, they came to get me anyway.

Trust me... the whole world isn't like that.