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[deathsdoctor]

[Blissfully unaware of Admirals stalking the village in search of him, Trafalgar Law is taking a few hours away from nosing around the village and through the journals... though it’s still open – he likes to listen to the background noise from the book. Today he must attend to some of life’s tedious domestic necessities. Mainly cleaning the apartment, cooking dinner, and sitting down on the couch to alter some new shirts and sweaters to accommodate his wings.

Boring, but it’s not going to get done by itself.

Sword maintenance comes next on the list, and that’s when the hairs on the back of his neck start to rise as he sights down the blade looking for imperfections and fractures. It’s a loud day for the journals, what with the floods of new arrivals (and no voices of crew yet), but he’s got the uneasy feeling the fun’s about to visit him in turn. 8| ]

… it’s really going crazy out there…

[… a really uneasy feeling.]

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[deathsdoctor]

[One long, quiet look before he drops the bomb]

Kizaru.

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

[ The Kizaru. Kind of a banner day for FML, Captain. D8 ]

...

That's not good.

[deathsdoctor]

[Tell him about it. He's had the overwhelming urge to beat his head against a wall. Counterproductive, that, but oh so tempting.]

No. It's not. He's looking for Mister Strawhat and I. [Business as usual after Marineford - being hunted that is - but he's used to fending off slightly smaller fry.] From what I gather, there's been run ins with some of Mister Strawhat's men. No one killed - I would have heard that - but concerning.

Thankfully, I haven't been out today, so I haven't run into him, and none of the people I have been talking about know where this apartment is... so that's something. He may not know yet we're here, and if he does, he'll have a bit of trouble finding us. But that's for now. We won't be able to avoid him forever.

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

[ One more thing to be ready for, isn't it. Luceti is very unpleasant. ]

Maybe he'll run into Blackbeard first. [ That guy is much louder about things than we are 8|. And when two big names have it out, it tends to end up with people needing to recover.

Not much for the inevitability of any fights, but time is still time. ]

[deathsdoctor]

Very likely he will. I would imagine he's out enjoying the chaos.

We'll know when they clash. [The whole village will know. No way around that.] Likely other villagers will intervene once things start getting heated. There are one or two here that may be able to contain them.

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

Contain those two?

[deathsdoctor]

Possibly. The strength and the abilities of some here are beyond belief.

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

They must be powerhouses. [ ...but still not nearly as bad as the big names from home. ]

[deathsdoctor]

[You'd be surprised Bepo.]

They are.

But whatever the outcome, it'll buy a little time. And if worst comes to worst, I'll lure him down to the tunnels if I can. It'll cut away my power, but it'll cut his as well. It'll put us at roughly equal terms of strength.

A last ditch measure, but by then there will be no options left.

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

[ Power-cutting tunnels. ] Like seastone?

[ So long as it remains safe to assume Bepo's just a really awesome normal bear, he'll be down there with kung-fu backup, Captain. ]

[deathsdoctor]

Like, but not, Bepo. It affects everyone who goes down there, Devil Fruit user or not and reduces your strength down to levels of what's considered normal.

[I think it's safe to assume that Bepo would be pretty alright - as strong as a normal bear, but pretty alright.]

There's not much room to manuever around down there. Once a fight starts down there, if one comes out dead, the other will likely come out badly injured. Hopefully the element of surprise, and his height will work against him.

[Because, even equalized like that, your Captain's no fool. Admirals aren't Admirals for nothing.]

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

[ Nodding slowly. You're planning ahead as usual, and he wouldn't trust anybody's judgment more.

This still makes traditional cages look like a breeze. ]

Not actually asleep, just dead tired

[deathsdoctor]

[No kidding, buddy.

Just slumping against you, because he is tired of all the constant crap this place slings around, and he's just tired period.]

Hey... Bepo...?

It's good that you're here. I missed you.

Understood o/

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

[ ;__; Captaiiin. HE'S SORRY HE HASN'T BEEN HERE.

Leaning back against you, just a little. He plans on sticking around. ]

Yeah...

Re: Now it's for realz

[deathsdoctor]

[Until you disappear come morning. And your Captain won't remember things clearly, but the punch to the gut and the rip after will be the same. It's just a small mercy that Law, usually so sharp, hasn't realised this now.

But for now?

Falling into the deepest, most peaceful sleep he's had since he's arrived. Because finally there's someone here he knows that will have his back.]

[sorryhesabear.livejournal.com]

[ Always glad to be of service. Even as a pillow for one night. ]