Video & Text

[history_pirate]

Great waves crash against the shoreline as the video pans up the beach, follows a line of scrub, then focuses on a red-maned giant reclining with his elbows propped up on a couple of trees. The giant simply watches, his face impassive. Robin shifts uncomfortably, jolting the video.

"I wonder if the video will record this," her voice is quiet, holding nothing of its usual arrogance. Then she cries out, "Saul! Can you hear me? It's me, the little girl you saved, Robin. I grew up, that's all."

The giant makes no indication that he's heard, he simply continues to stare blankly down in the general direction of the Thousand Sunny.

Robin's voice grows frantic. "Say something, Saul! This isn't like you! Laugh! Smile! Don't just stare at me frozen like-" Her voice catches in her throat. After a deep inhale, she murmurs the word "frozen" once again, and turns the camera around, searching for its shut off. The feed catches a few frames of her face, tears trickling down her cheeks, before blacking out.

I suppose it would be too much to ask, to be able to hear his ridiculous laugh one last time.

Comments

[queenchesspiece.livejournal.com]

Are you all right?

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Riza-san I...

You can see this post?

[queenchesspiece.livejournal.com]

Yes, I can.

I don't mean to intrude, but...are you feeling all right?

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Yes. I see the problem now. Instead of marking the entry private in the system, I only tagged it so. Damage done, I suppose.

I... I will be fine.

[time-exorcist.livejournal.com]

R-Robin...

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Miranda-chan? How can you be responding? This is a private-

Oh dear.

[time-exorcist.livejournal.com]

...I can leave and pretend I didn't see anything?

[warriorothesea.livejournal.com]

...are you gonna be okay, Robin?

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Mm. I was taken off guard, is all.

[warriorothesea.livejournal.com]

You knew him when you were little, right?

[ishikawajusan.livejournal.com]

...

It is a difficult time for many, with the appearance of these illusions.

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

So it would seem.

Were you also visited?

[ishikawa-juusan.livejournal.com]

No.

However, three accompany Lupin, and Jigen has been troubled by the presence of an actual spirit.

[strayswordsman.livejournal.com]

...Robin.

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Zoro.

[private]

[strayswordsman.livejournal.com]

...A person who saved your life?

[serving-love.livejournal.com]

Robin-chan...

Who he is?

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Jaguar D. Saul. A friend.

[serving-love.livejournal.com]

D, huh. He looks like he must've been an interesting guy.

[thee-bestthief.livejournal.com]

Robin-chan, ah...

So, what's his name?

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Jaguar D. Saul.

I heard you've got a similar horde following you around. How are you holding up?

[best-thief-ever.livejournal.com]

I'm holding up... fairly well. I'm glad to see old faces again, anyway. Especially my mother--I haven't seen her since I was six, so it's actually a blessing in disguise, remembering what she looks like.

[deadgirldropout.livejournal.com]

...I thought that guy might be yours.

[history-pirate.livejournal.com]

Are you able to speak with them, because you're a reaper?

[deadgirldropout.livejournal.com]

...no. They just. Stare at me. Just like anyone else.