( sanji )

[baori]

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wk0; post execution

[baori]

[ execution was sure a thing wasn't it? he didn't miss people's reactions especially their anger but giyuu has been pretty quiet about it all. with the rain adding to the gloom, here comes giyuu into the kitchen still being quiet.

he's not really here for a meal, but it's somewhere to be. he'll make a note of sanji when he arrives but...doesn't say anything. not yet? kind hard to know what to say to someone who watched someone they knew get beaten to death like that. ]

[concasse]

[At this point after the execution, Sanji's anger as cooled -- still present like embers once a fire has burnt itself out, but hot to the touch if you're not careful.

Giyuu's not on his shitlist though. He glances up, assessing, and then drops his head back down to his work at the counter]

You're a quiet one, aren't you?

[It's a neutral statement, just filling up the silence.]

[baori]

[ there's something relaxing about listening to someone just work away in the kitchen, he has to admit. perhaps it's because it has so many deep routes into simpler or more welcomed times than not? either way, giyuu speaks up when spoken to. ]

Yes. [ he pauses and recalls his profile as well as some things he has heard from others. ] I'm not very good with conveying things.

[ as though that wasn't obvious enough. ]

[concasse]

Ha. Well, it ain't a bad thing. You're a lot less noisy than half of my crew.

[a crew he... sorely misses, honestly, no matter how flippant his tone is.]

wk 1; thursday....evening

[baori]

[ hello sanji, here is a man who will be stumbling into your home away from home on a bit of a mission? things are all kinds of bad, admittedly, but there's just something that he wants to do. something that he thinks might be helpful for some people.

so, do not mind giyuu's still terrible manners. he's trying to sound polite, at least? ]

Can I request a favor from you?

[concasse]

-- Sure. What is it?

[perhaps unbeknownst to Giyuu, but he's too polite for Sanji to tease or pick on, and so is granted the chef's full attention immediately]

[baori]

[ it's so funny that sanji considers him polite but he has been making huge efforts lately. ]

Could you teach me how to make something that could be easily shared? [ hm. he considers it for a moment longer. ] Something comforting and warm.

[ giyuu is hoping that it isn't weird. maybe it isn't that weird of a request given how things are but—you never know. ]

[concasse]

[Sanji is used to Zoro on a daily basis. Everyone else just automatically comes up smelling like roses by comparison.]

Oh, that all? Of course.

[No hesitation on Sanji's end if that's the request, and his face breaks into a wide smile]

Stew's a good one. Nothing better than a nice bowl to keep everyone calm.

wk 2, friday

[baori]

[ giyuu will be wandering around after exploring the bonfire. he isn't exactly making "rounds" to see anyone in particular as he's in a slight haze but when he sanji, he'll raise his hand for a very faint wave.

...if he notices him? it is a very subtle action because giyuu isn't great with greetings or the like. ]

[concasse]

[While it's not as if Sanji is in the best of moods, he does notice the wave and will nod in Giyuu's direction, before walking over--

And patting him on the head.

... It's fine.

Surely]

Before you ask: petting zoo.

[baori]

[ is.

is this some sort of greeting? not that he has to wonder long since sanji gives him an answer, but, uh... ]

Is there a criteria for who you pat?

[ and how much he's going to be patting him? giyuu will tolerate it because it's an effect, but you know. it's still kind of weird. ]

[concasse]

[The criteria is he gets to swing into the sweet release of death after ten headpats, ha ha.

Except... not really... so Sanji utters a sigh as he steps back, forcing his hands into his pockets]

No shitty idea. I see someone and am compelled to do it. Annoying as hell.

w2; post execution

[concasse]

[Giyuu most likely has a line of people wanting to check up on him, so Sanji is fine being patient and waiting for the crowd to disperse a little before he hunts him down in the infirmary.

Though before he even gets too far inside, he'll tilt his head, sighing]

You got enough energy for one more visit?

[baori]

[ giyuu isn't nearly as well-liked as sanji might believe but there are enough people who have come to visit him that takes enough out of him where he is nearing the end of what he can manage. his exhaustion from before is not helping at all.

still he doesn't shoo sanji away and just barely waves to him with his left hand. ]

I do.

[concasse]

[Sanji: well I like Giyuu so the rest of you fucks better, too.




... Damn, though. Just... seeing the damage dries out Sanji's throat. He rubs tiredly at his neck]

Well, first off -- you getting enough liquids on you? Your body's probably pitchin' a shitty fit.

[baori]

[ will they really like him after this u_u ]

I drank water when I took my medication.

[ is... is that helpful? surely shinobu made him drink fluids as well but was it really enough? (or more realistically, he might have forgotten to be the best patient). ]

W3 || MONDAY

[concasse]

[i'm so sorry none of Giyuu's questions about Sanji's world are going to be answered today.

And at this point, Sanji has more or less accepted that people are going to be getting into both his memories and personal business. Meeting Giyuu's gaze is only met with vague exasperation as the scene changes around them -- specifically a boat in the middle of a foggy sea, and--

Ah.

... Ah....

Well. This could have been much, much worse]

[baori]

[ as a treat, marie, i'll let you have this on monday in that very small pocket of time between [redacted] and his much needed sleep... if only because he'll need the whole damn day to understand what he just saw.

what did he just see? was it even seeing? would it be better to call it an experience? become so galaxy brain that he has transcended all known logic???

sanji explained this to him and he still doesn't understand it. THERE WAS A TALKING RACCOON TOO???? WHAT'S UP WITH THE BIG GUY. WHY IS THE SKELETON ALSO A PERVERT.

so, no. not a demon but giyuu can't even understand. with how tired he is, he feels like he might be hallucinating honestly. ]

[concasse]

[LAKSJFLSKDFJ A RACCOON, I'M DECEASED--]

... So, uh. Meet the crew, I guess!

[Seeing as Giyuu is two seconds away from shutting down completely, Sanji swoops in to commence introductions, pointing out all of his crew members before the memory fades]

I already told you about Brook, the skeleton. Tall, ain't he? Oh, and the one laughing his ass off is my captain, Luffy. Pain in the ass half the time, but believe it or not, he made a good call inviting Brook into our crew.

[Switching to the girls, which he... well. This is Sanji. They are getting the best intro of them all, with:]

The gorgeous lady next to me is our perfect navigator Nami-swan~! ♥ Smart, cunning, obsessed with money~! Wouldn't have it any other way -- ah, and then the beautiful lady over there, the one who seems to be the only person who has their shit together: that's Robin-chwan, the archeologist!

You don't need to commit the screeching, green-haired mosshead to memory -- [SANJI BE NICE] -- but behind him is Chopper, our reindeer doctor... and I mean he's a doctor who happens to be a reindeer. And then next to him, the dumbass with the cross: that's Usopp, our sniper.

[AND FINALLY--]

The guy with all the hardware? At this point in time, he was our new shipwright, Franky. Looks intimidating but he's a goddamn softy on the inside.

[... WELCOME TO ONE PIECE???]

w5; tuesday

[concasse]

[They're dead and bleeding and it SUCKS, but Sanji will eventually track down Giyuu for a chat.

Because there... are things he wants to convey, when no one else is listening]

You got a moment?

[baori]

[ giyuu is sporting something new and not exactly fancy while his normal clothes are drying because, yeah, as if being dead wasn't bad enough? they're now dead and bleeding. for giyuu, it's his chest—about where his heart should be.

nevertheless, he's glad that sanji came to see him since he has a question or two himself. ]

I do.

[concasse]

Good.

[Very business of him, all things considered, though he does glance at the outfit with a bit of a raised brow. Sanji is uh, still bleeding -- wrapped up in bandages but a little too focused to worry about his own laundry for now.

Someone make him change outfits for the love of God-- but anyway]

You heard what happened at the trial, yeah?

... Tell me your thoughts.

W6 || Monday

[concasse]

[Well after that fuckin clusterfuck of a reveal--

Sanji will find Giyuu because... ha. Ha. What a twist. His roommate killed someone he marginally cared about. It doesn't even hurt with all the layers of irony to cushion him, but the chef still wants a straight answer if Giyuu is willing to talk]

-- You remember what happened now?

[baori]

[ hewwo sanji, giyuu will be willing to talk because he's not as bitterly angry as some of the others here. mainly because of the person(s) that meant the most to him didn't do anything wrong inherently.

....though sanji seems to be a tonbo supporter and that docks him points from the start. ]

Not every detail, but I remember who did it and what happened.

[concasse]

Tonbokiri.

[Spoken with some... frustration and anger, actually, because uh.

While Sanji isn't gonna pretend that he's upset about Tonbokiri killing Giyuu, knowing he probably did it based off Giyuu's strength as a warrior, he is pissed off that Tonbo targeted a fuckin child.]

He didn't say anything to you? At all? About how someone needed to die that week?