gomugomunowin | [001 - video, in spero]

[When the feed first switches on, it's at angle, coming from the ground. A rather angry teenager is shown, kicking pebbles around the empty streets. He looks around at the delapidated buildings around him, and huffs.]

What the hell's up with this stupid place?! I gotta get back to Fishman Island and kick Hordy's ass!

AND MY CREW'S NOT EVEN HERE, WHAT THE HELL'S UP WITH THAT!?!?!??! [In his anger, Luffy punches a nearby wall, leaving large cracks, and eventually crumbles. He pouts angrily before perking up.]

I know! I'll just take a look from one top of the buildings! [He bends forward, putting his arms behind him and grinning widely.]

YOSH!!!! Gomu Gomu no..........ROCKET! [He swings his arm in front of him, reaching for the top of a nearby building. But rather than having his arms shoot toward the roof, they didn't stretch at all, and instead fell flat on his face. He laid still for a few moments before jerking up, even angrier tha before.]

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!? WHY CAN'T I USE MY GOMU GOMU POWERS!?!?!?!??!

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[Yep. That clinches it.] He's.....really here......

I take it he's a close friend of yours?

He's......my brother....

Ahhh, I didn't know the two of you were brothers. Although judging from your reaction I can only come to one or two conclusions, either you have not seen him in a very long time, he's dead in your world, or the two of you parted ways under sorrowful circumstances. Possibly a bit of all three.

[Afew a few moments of silence, Luffy pulls his hat over his eyes a bit.

THERE ARE NO TEARS HERE, HE JUST.....GETS UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS.]

........he died.

I see... I am sorry my friend. Losing someone so close to you is never an easy thing.

[Haer'Dalis begins to sing a little song]

♫~The birds they sang a little dirge,
To accompany my comforting words,
For the one's we've lost are never gone,
As long as their memory lives on~♫

However, your brother is alive here for what it's worth. Perhaps being sent here is a bit of a mixed blessing for the two of you.

[He....didn't mind the song, but doesn't ask about it, either.]

Do you.....know where he is? I wanna...no, I gotta see him.

[Haer'Dalis nods]

He should be docked in Spero at the moment. If you are there, his should be the only ship in the harbor. That is where you shall find him.

[He adds as almost an after thought]

I'm Haer'Dalis by the way, or the sparrow. It's nice to meet you Monkey D. Luffy.

Ship....he's got a ship here?

Ah, yeah, nice to meet you. [Just a bit scatterbrained here. For...obvious reasons.]

That's right, it's on the lake, since that's the only, and largest body of water around.

Got it. Thanks. [This is Luffy on a mission mode. And he just....starts walking.

He'll realize he doesn't know where the lake is in a minute.]

[Haer'Dalis sees this and feels he really should say something]

... umm... where are you going?

Hm? To the lake.

[He points in the opposite direction of where Luffy was heading]

The lake is that way.

....oh. Okay, thanks.

You know, as a pirate, I would have thought you'd have a better sense of direction.

That's why I have Nami.

Is that your navigator?

Yeah. She's the best navigator ever!

But she's reeeeeally scary, too.

Scary? How so?

When's she's angry, she can beat the shit outa me.

[Haer'Dalis pauses, considering the abilities that Luffy mentioned that he had... then he's trying to imagine a being that beat's the shit out of that.]

... Oh my.