Re: One Piece

[Winged Mystic]

"Mar, we just started talking and this is what you come out with?" She felt laughter bubbling in her chest, "A-are you always like this or is there-"

"There's only you to blame, I'm afraid," came the man's voice and Vicky jumped, nearly spilling the tea she was holding.

"Me?" she questioned as she turned, watching the man as he came closer to the array of beds. He only nodded with a laugh.

Vicky turned back to Yaris, "How old are you again?" she asked.

"16," was the reply as she giggled, sticking a bit of her tongue out. Vicky shook her head, grinning.

"I thought you were younger," she admitted, "I truly did. Now I know my age perception hasn't changed." She took a sip of tea to try and calm herself down.

"I take it you were bad at it?" the doctor cut in, sitting on the other side of the bed.

"Horrid," Vicky corrected then waved her hand, "anyway, who are you?"

"Liam," he said and Vicky grinned again.

"Liam," she repeated, "I love it. I'm Vicky," she held out her hand, "nice to meet you."

Liam took it with a nod.

"So, where am I?" Vicky asked, sipping more of her tea.

"In our village," Yaris almost chirped. Vick rolled her eyes.

"I gathered that," she said dryly, "what do you call it?"

"Shandora," Liam supplied, "in honour of our ancestral home we are fighting to get back."

Vicky sighed. "A common story everywhere," she said, "people taking and re-taking; it never changes. Quite disappointing really." She raised the cup up, deciding to forgo the sipping and taking a large mouthful instead. "It's also something I seem to keep doing," she continued, "where I was, I had essentially stolen the body of an alternate form of myself. Same thing happened here, I assume. Your 'Tori' will be wondering, 'What the fuck happened?' as she wakes up in the hospital surrounded by concerned people and no idea how she got there."

There was a pause as Liam and Yaris looked at each other.

"An on-going issue, I presume," Liam stated.

Vicky smirked, "You have no idea."

[Kiana Black]

Fuck my life.

She had just realized something. The memories arc didn't happen in the manga, did it? Actually, it may happen and she sure hoped it did but as far as she knew, the memories arc was a filler arc in the anime. But what if the island and arc still existed by Luffy and co didn't actually come here?

I'm over thinking things, like usual.

She was sitting on her bed, legs curled underneath of her as she rocked back and forth a bit. What was she going to do? as much as she loved One Piece (and she did, beyond belief) she didn't want to be here by herself. Especially on an island full of people with no memories. Who was she going to rely on? Depend on? Who was going to help her through this? At least back in Symphonia, she had had Genis and Raine and her 'parents' and everyone else to fall back on, to count on. Who could help her now? Maybe the Straw Hats if they showed up.

Lee moaned, tossing her head onto her knees in a moment of depression. "Fuck my life," she cried, digging her hands into her hair and yanking until it hurt. "Fuck," she said again, feeling tears prick her eyes. She squeezed her eyes shut, knowing crying would do nothing to help her. But she couldn't help it. She was scared. She didn't want to do this alone. She had thought she was going home.

The tears came and then the sobs. Her throat was hurting. But she couldn't stop. "Fuck," she kept repeating in between broken sobs.

[Winged Mystic]

"I'm sorry! I can't take it!" Yaris suddenly burst, throwing her hands in the air as she stood. Vicky blinked and leaned back in surprise, clutching her cup close.

"Yaris," Liam admonished, reaching his hand out in a calming gesture. The girl turned away, shaking her head as she started to pace the length of the tent.

"It's just- Yesterday, she was fighting on the front lines and eating with the rest of us at the end of the day! She was playing with the children and helping with the clean up! Nothing was wrong!" She gestured uselessly, "and now she's, she's, different! Her expressions, her quirks, her posture," she made a frustrated sound, "we don't even know if she can continue to defend us!"

"Yaris!"

"What? You know you've been thinking it, too!" Liam only stared down at his student and Yaris' gaze slid over to Vicky. The woman was watching with a smile, turning the cup slowly in her hands. Yaris flushed in embarrassment as Vicky set the tea down and stood. "I'm not sorry," Yaris said lowly.

"And you shouldn't be," Vicky said, "it's good to let those thoughts out. Mar knows I've been told that enough times," she grinned, "but I want to show you something." She looked at both of them, "I can still fight. This body has different strengths, but I can get used to that."

[Kiana Black]

She didn't know how long she'd been crying, but pains in her stomach reminded her that she had other problems to worry about. Food. She sat up, used her palms to wipe her face and then cringed, remembering that she hated touching her eyes with her hands.

She sniffled, trying to clear her nose and then went into the small bathroom attached to the room and grabbed toilet paper. She wiped her nose first, then grabbed more to clean her face. She went to the sink, splashed water on her face to try to get herself back in gear and to get rid of the tear streaks. "Fuck this," she told her reflection. "I'm in One Piece, my all-time favourite anime. So what? I'm alone. I'm gonna do this, because how often do you get to go into your favourite animes? I'm gonna meet Luffy, damn it."

She nodded, as though to confirm what she'd just said and then deflated against the sink. "I'm crazy," she murmured, all her fight gone. She pushed away from the sink, sent her messy reflection one last look and then left the room to search for food.

She could do this.

[Winged Mystic]

Yaris swallowed and nodded slowly under Liam's approving look. Vicky clapped her hands together.

"Great! Now, where can I get spear?" Vicky asked. A flicker of confusion passed over Yaris' face for a split second before it faded.

"Y-Tori has one back at her tent," She said, "though I'm not sure where she keeps it in there."

When she thought about it, Vicky didn't either. There wasn't a lot of places to hide a good spear. They got to be rather bulky. "Let's go take a look, then!" She grinned, turning around to grab her tea and a couple biscuits before heading for the door. Let's see if I can remember where I came from...

[Kiana Black]

When Lee reached the bottom of the stairs, the lobby was still as empty as it had been when she'd entered earlier. Everyone must still be struggling over the stupid paper. She walked around the lobby for a bit before exiting the inn and searching for something resembling a restaurant. She had no money but... she'd figure something out.

It wasn't long before she found one, three failed tries later. She sighed in relief at the smell of bacon, toast and eggs and wondered again how she was going to pay for it. She approached the long bar-style table and waited for someone to see her. A man dressed in casual clothes walked over to her.

"Do you work here?" he asked her.

"Don't you?" she fired back, knowing his answer already.

"No idea," he shrugged. "Do you want to work here?"

She shrugged too, "Can I eat for free?"

He laughed, "If you'll work for free then sure. Cause I have no money to pay you."

"Deal," Lee smiled faintly and the dark-haired man returned it before gesturing for her to come behind the counter. She did so, ignoring her grumbling stomach.

"Can you cook?" he asked over his shoulder as he led her into the back room.

Lee shrugged again, "Somewhat. I'm good at breakfast." She had learned a bit when she was in Symphonia though.

"Good enough," the man said. "I'd tell you my name, but..."

"I'll just call you Jack. I'm Lee," she said.

Jack cocked an eyebrow at her, "How do you know your name? You new?"

"Just got here this morning, but I've got no money," she replied smoothly. Lying was becoming a habit for her, jesus.

"All right, there's the team, I think anyway. For all I, and they, know, they're doctors," Jack gave a sigh, shaking his head. "Anyway, work well together. I'm going back out front,"

"New girl, don't just stand there. You can start with the dishes," an overweight, bald man snapped and Lee jumped before doing as she was told.

When do I get to eat? she moaned in her mind.