I Prefer A See You Later

[meatthefuture]

Who: The Strawhats
Where: Sailing Log, Legends of the Hidden Island 05/02-05/03, Sakura Drift 05/05-?
When: 04/26th-?
What: Sailing around, doing typical Strawhat type things
Warnings: None
Status: Semi-open. If you're around feel free to drop in


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[yourotherleft]

[he gives Sanji a quick, appreciative glance as he backs away, and then gets the hard part over with. Tapping Blue on his nose, Zoro finally gets a moment with the cat.]

Hey. Yeah, you, I'm talking to you. Look...I don't know if you can understand this but we gotta let you guys stay here. This is your home. I know you probably wanna stay with us, but. It's better this way.

[strangely, the cat seems to be listening, eyes focused on him. Those big bug-eyes, it's like they're staring into his soul.]

You gotta take care of your sister. She doesn't like people, so if any strange people show up here to loot the ruins or something, who knows what they might do to you. Even if they try to be nice, she might not understand. I don't want you two getting hurt, so you gotta be her big brother, okay? [he puts a hand on Blue's velvety, hairless head and rubs him a little roughly] Go find your family, they're out there somewhere. Find yourself a nice girl-cat and make some kittens. There's lots to hunt and eat here, you won't get cold like you did on the ship in the winter.

[there's a pause, and Zoro's lips twitch like he's holding something back.] This is your home. Don't try to follow us back to the ship, you gotta stay here. Got me? We'll come visit if we can, but we're not gonna take you away again. Be good. Okay?

[he really doesn't think this is going to work and he's going to have to do something drastic to chase the cats into the jungle, but to Zoro's surprise, Blue keeps eye contact the whole time, and then lets out one certain-sounding meow. He turns away from Zoro and looks for his sister, and when she comes peeking out of the bushes to see what's going on, he personally chases her back into the undergrowth. For a moment they both disappear, but then Blue peeks back through that same gap. He looks at each of them, but holds Zoro's eye last and then disappears on his own.

Zoro waits until he's sure they're not coming back, and then straightens up rather swiftly, turning his back on where he last saw the cats. His crewmates might recognize the look on his face, the strain on him to keep himself calm.]

Let's go.