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sailedfirst) wrote2012-05-16 08:17 am
sailedfirst) wrote2012-05-16 08:17 am
I. Video
[Hello, Luceti! Great day today, isn't it? The sky is blue and there's a good wind blowing... Perfect day to set sail and leave this weirdass island with its weirdass wings. Which is what this particular boy is planning to do today.
That is, once he figures out how exactly in hell this weird raft works.
Sabo had woken up in the shores of Luceti yesterday, in a state of panic and utter devastation. That's what happens when the last thing you remember is having a cannon ball that will kill you on impact flying straight towards you while you're trapped in a burning ship; that you're barely out of your prison, barely grasping your freedom, and you're going to die. Then he spent several long, long minutes agonizing whether he really did survive or this is some cruel, but real crazy dream he's having right before his death, before he finally shook his head and accepted the fact he'll get nowhere just by thinking about it.
That's when he began exploring this new island he landed in, starting by having a mild freak-out after discovering the wings on his back. His familiar blue coat was folded nearby, with a weird book on top of it. So next, he fiddled with his journal, read a bit of the guide, listened a bit to other people's broadcasts, and more or less gathered three important things:
1) he's in a different world (different island, he translated, or maybe the dream world?)
2) these Malnosso are assholes
3) there's no leaving this place
Fact number 3 is very much full of crap, Sabo decided. There's a whole ocean right in front of him, isn't there? He only needs a boat and then he's out of this weirdass place. But there's no port town in the map. This Luceti Village is too far inland, so they definitely won't have ships there. Maybe there's a dock? There has to be! Where else would they put their fishing boats and how else would the villagers travel to other islands? And so with the thought, Sabo begins walking along the empty beach in search for the docks. Luckily, he and his brothers spent so much time living outdoors that sleeping under a tree-root is no problem at all (he hasn't slept a wink though).
Early this morning, he finally reached the docks. But there's only a single vessel he could possibly use. He somehow managed to steal away the said vessel from the docks and navigate it farther down the beach. But that's the extent of the distance he can manage without using the raft's engines.]
[Video]
[The video opens with a stunning view of the sea and the clear blue sky. Almost immediately though, the screen is knocked sideways, and a blond boy in a blue coat and a New Feather pants appears in the screen, bending over the inside of the raft and the sound of tinkering and muted mutters can be heard.]
[Sabo pulls himself up, wiping sweat from his face, looking at the raft with a frown.] Looks like I won't be able to sail this thing far. Not without a power source, I guess. Dammit, why aren't there any normal fishing boats in this place?! [This complaint is followed by a few curse words no ten-year old should be using. Then he turns his sight on the "horizon", eyes narrowing. He heard something about a barrier, but Sabo's not ready to believe that yet. He's not ready to be told he's trapped again.
The next words are softly spoken, barely heard against the waves on the shore.] ...I can't stay here. I need to go out to the sea.
That is, once he figures out how exactly in hell this weird raft works.
Sabo had woken up in the shores of Luceti yesterday, in a state of panic and utter devastation. That's what happens when the last thing you remember is having a cannon ball that will kill you on impact flying straight towards you while you're trapped in a burning ship; that you're barely out of your prison, barely grasping your freedom, and you're going to die. Then he spent several long, long minutes agonizing whether he really did survive or this is some cruel, but real crazy dream he's having right before his death, before he finally shook his head and accepted the fact he'll get nowhere just by thinking about it.
That's when he began exploring this new island he landed in, starting by having a mild freak-out after discovering the wings on his back. His familiar blue coat was folded nearby, with a weird book on top of it. So next, he fiddled with his journal, read a bit of the guide, listened a bit to other people's broadcasts, and more or less gathered three important things:
1) he's in a different world (different island, he translated, or maybe the dream world?)
2) these Malnosso are assholes
3) there's no leaving this place
Fact number 3 is very much full of crap, Sabo decided. There's a whole ocean right in front of him, isn't there? He only needs a boat and then he's out of this weirdass place. But there's no port town in the map. This Luceti Village is too far inland, so they definitely won't have ships there. Maybe there's a dock? There has to be! Where else would they put their fishing boats and how else would the villagers travel to other islands? And so with the thought, Sabo begins walking along the empty beach in search for the docks. Luckily, he and his brothers spent so much time living outdoors that sleeping under a tree-root is no problem at all (he hasn't slept a wink though).
Early this morning, he finally reached the docks. But there's only a single vessel he could possibly use. He somehow managed to steal away the said vessel from the docks and navigate it farther down the beach. But that's the extent of the distance he can manage without using the raft's engines.]
[Video]
[The video opens with a stunning view of the sea and the clear blue sky. Almost immediately though, the screen is knocked sideways, and a blond boy in a blue coat and a New Feather pants appears in the screen, bending over the inside of the raft and the sound of tinkering and muted mutters can be heard.]
[Sabo pulls himself up, wiping sweat from his face, looking at the raft with a frown.] Looks like I won't be able to sail this thing far. Not without a power source, I guess. Dammit, why aren't there any normal fishing boats in this place?! [This complaint is followed by a few curse words no ten-year old should be using. Then he turns his sight on the "horizon", eyes narrowing. He heard something about a barrier, but Sabo's not ready to believe that yet. He's not ready to be told he's trapped again.
The next words are softly spoken, barely heard against the waves on the shore.] ...I can't stay here. I need to go out to the sea.
[Voice]
And then he moves on Sabo's entry. Pressing the button to watch the video recording almost entirely off muscle memory. He was busy eating meat for the billionth time today. But he pauses when he hears Sabo's voice... and when he turns to the journal, his meat drops out of his hand and his expression freezes when he sees Sabos face in the page of his journal.]
S-- Sa.... [He can't even finish his name. So enjoy that wonderful message since his journal started recording without him telling it to.]
[Video]
Sabo's busy tying up the sails in the raft and finishing up with a sigh. Looks like he's going to be stuck in this place for a while.] I wonder if there's a shipwright in the village...
[Video] 1/2
He hasn't seen Sabo in... in years. Over a decade. Even more than that if you factor in Luceti's time. The idea crossed his mind of being able to see Sabo again. But he had been in Luceti for so long that he no longer considered it a possibility. It was so surreal seeing Sabo here right now...
...
Would he even recognize him anymore without his hat?]
[Video]
Hard mode, brother.]
...
OI! SABO!
[Video]
Two things: 1) he's been called by name 2) this guy looks very much like the little brother he left behind. Look, he even has the same scar! Could it be...? But wait. This guy looks like a teen, not a tiny crybaby. How does Sabo even deal with this...?
Very tentatively, he hazards a guess.] L-Luffy.....?
[Video]
[And then he reaches over and puts on his signature straw hat to confirm it.]
It's me...
[Video] 1/2 and reposting again, sorry SM... OTL
L-Luffy... Y-you... Why--How is this... you can't be... [Trailing off to just... stare. Yep, your tiny big bro is currently having a BSOD.]
[Video] 2/2
Wow, I didn't know you're such a fast-grower, Luffy!
[Video] S'cool. XD
Well... it's not that... [Not exactly.] Time works differently here, Sabo. I know you just saw me a few minutes ago right? But here I-- I haven't seen you in a really long time...
[He says it that way since he's not sure where Sabo's from. Maybe he's from before he got hit with the canon ball...]
[Video]
Sabo swallows nervously. He's not going to like the answer, is he?] H-how long ago then?
[Video]
Sabo it's... [And then he is going to gulp hard swallowing any nervousness he has before just blurting it out.] It's been over ten years...
[Video]
Sabo clutches the journal tightly, desperate, and feeling terrified.] Luffy, what's the last thing you've heard of me?
[Video]
Haha, what do you mean? You were setting sail to begin your journey...! [Luffy is still a pro liar! And that smile is rather nervous too.]
[Video]
Well, that just decides what Sabo's supposed to do, and while he's already hating himself for it, he's got no choice but to go along with the lie.
So Sabo chuckles a not-panicky-at-all chuckle!] A-ah, yeah, that's right! I just stole a boat and left High Town! Yeah, that's the last thing I remember. [Yep, he's only slightly better than Luffy at this lying thing.]
[Video]
[All the liiiiiiies. But Luffy just don't have the ability to tell him something like this. To tell him that he's been dead for over ten years. He's not even sure how he would say it...]
Anyway! What are you trying to do build a boat? I don't think you're gonna be able to get out that easy! [A nice change of subject might help.]
[Video]
Well, y'know I just woke up in this weird place, right? And I didn't exactly expect you and Ace'll be here. So of course I'd want to leave and go back to the sea!
[Video]
...wait you saw Ace? When??
[Video]
Just a while ago, in this book. That idiot, he-- [Wait, he can't tell Luffy he and Ace were fighting. He'd ask why and then--nope. Not gonna happen. On with the lies! Or half-truths, in this case.] Uh, he said he'll come and pick me up. The village's pretty far, right?! It's gonna be a long run!
[Video]
Oh he is!? Awesome-- wait! Pfffft, does he still look like a kid?
[Video]
[Sorry, Luffy. He kinda missed the point when Marco's trying to explain Ace's true age to him in favor of dorking out.]
[Video]
[NO HE HASN'T BUT YEAH.]