PIRATES vs. NAVY BATTLE LOG

[highseasmods]

December 9th finds some new arrivals to this world, the same curious phenomenon that's been occurring for the past few months.

This time, however, the Navy is prepared -- or so they think.

They've got troops stationed around the island, and ships on the water to stop any arrogant, foolhardy pirates and would-be sailors from trying to make port.

So hit them with all you've got, but they're not going down easily...

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[yourotherleft]

Zoro almost ignored him, but then that age-old insult got his attention, and he stopped short, bristling. "I'm not taking orders from you, Pirate A!" he shot back. Nevertheless, he did return and shoved past Sanji to follow the road he indicated.

[serving_love]

Sanji just grinned and shoved his hands in his pockets, catching up before Zoro got too far. Hell if he was going to follow the other man around.

"Don't bitch at me. If you want to wander off and be useless, you just go right on ahead. Ain't nothing we're not already used to."

[yourotherleft]

"Shut up, I'm not the one who wanders off!" Zoro complained, firmly believing it. "You're terrible at giving directions anyway, I don't know why I would even think of following you anywhere, asshole."

[serving_love]

"You're following me now, ya idiot~" Sanji said, using a singsong kind of tone. Then his grin faded a little and he shot Zoro a glance out of the corner of his eye. "So...where'd you end up after that whole Kuma thing, anyway?"

And do you know where Sanji went? Because no one else seemed to, or else they didn't want to tell him.

[yourotherleft]

"I'm walking near you," Zoro corrected. "The fact that we're going in the same direction has nothing to do with it."

He walked in silence for a bit. No, he didn't know where Sanji ended up, because he refused to tell anyone (outside of screaming about Hell), but then, Zoro was not of a mind to share his own story, either. "Doesn't matter," he grunted. "We all spent two years where we were, building ourselves up, so that when we met up again, we were ready. That's what counts."

[serving_love]

Sanji rolled his eyes.

"Che, boring."

But if he wasn't going to talk about it, Sanji certainly wasn't going to push it. He took a sharp left down another path suddenly, not checking to see if Zoro noticed. Walking near each other, huh? That kinda shit only applied if both of them knew where they were going.

[yourotherleft]

"Bite me."

Zoro did not notice at all. Maybe it was his blind spot, maybe it was just his stupid lack of direction, but he kept right on walking straight. It took him a bit to realize he longer heard the cook's hard-soled shoes beside him, or smelled the lingering tang of cigarettes. Well, damn.

[serving_love]

Speaking of cigarettes, Sanji took the time to light one up. And then he gave it another minute more, just for the hell of it, before stepping back out onto the road they'd just been on and looking for Zoro's stupid green head. Once he spotted him, he whistled.

[yourotherleft]

Zoro took a few more steps and then stopped, bristling at the idea that he needed to be whistled for like a dog. Because, really, he did, even if he didn't realize it. "Where the hell did you go?" he yelled back down the road at Sanji. "Don't get lost!"

[serving_love]

"I went the right way!" Sanji yelled right back, grinning again. "Don't know where the hell you're going, but you do, right? That's why you don't gotta follow me!"

[yourotherleft]

"Fine, then!" Zoro bellowed. "Get lost, see if I care! I'm going to find Luffy!"

Just follow the noise of the heaviest action, right? Luffy's bound to be wherever the most damage is.

[serving_love]

"FINE! Word of advice -- if you reach the ocean, just keep walking! The seaweed around here would probably welcome you back to your natural shitty habitat!"

...Lame insult is lame, but Sanji was enjoying himself all the same. He wasn't too concerned about losing Zoro here. They'd all meet up at the ship eventually, one way or another.

[yourotherleft]

Zoro turned his back and waved a hand idly over his shoulder to dismiss Sanji. Lame insult was pretty lame, he didn't even need a comeback for it. He was sure he could find his way back to the fountain, chances were good Luffy might have landed there and joined the fray. Never mind that he was totally not heading anywhere near the town center.