[voice] action to Straw Hats

[yourotherleft]

Oi, Spades! Or anyone still at Port Chance. Is Luffy with you? He didn't come to breakfast this morning and he's not on the ship. We set out last night but maybe he decided to pop back and visit somebody while we were still close.

...come to think of it, I haven't seen Robin around either. I assumed she was already onboard when we raised sail.

So if he's over with you guys, will you send his ass back? He didn't tell us where he wanted to set course to, and I dunno where to go. If anybody's even seen him or Robin, tell me.

[the other Straw Hats on board may see Zoro pacing the ship restlessly, triple-checking every nook and cranny of the ship. Somebody as quiet and private as Robin can easily elude notice, but Luffy? His Supreme Noisiness not being onboard is pretty obvious and as the day goes on, Zoro will start to really worry.]

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[elementofcupcakes]

[Pinkie, who suddenly appeared about a few moments ago on their ship, is following him around quietly. Just because. Well, of course she had heard his entry, but hasn't noticed anything amiss about her being gone. When she sees him checking around for...Luffy? And Robin?! She starts checking, too!]

Nope! Not under the table!

[yourotherleft]

[Startled!]

...wha? Oh. Pinkie. Where'd you come from?

[elementofcupcakes]

Hmm? From behind you!

[Begins checking cupboards.]

What if we can't find them?

[yourotherleft]

[Pinkie, they're not going to be...no wait, Luffy might.

But Zoro's already checked. He's starting to come to grips with the truth.]

If they're really gone...then I'm gonna have to be captain.

[elementofcupcakes]

[Shhhh, she's got this.]

Really? [She looks up at him, as if a different light has shined down on him.] Why?

[yourotherleft]

[shrugs stiffly] I'm Luffy's second. That means if he's gone, I have to take his place.

[elementofcupcakes]

OOOOOOH! I didn't know that!

[After all this time!]

Who's the third?!

[yourotherleft]

There's no... [wait no he's got this] Actually, if you go in order of when we joined the crew, Nami would be third. Then Usopp, then the cook.

[elementofcupcakes]

But, Usopp isn't here. [She isn't sure about who this 'Nami' person is.] Can Sanji steer the ship?

[yourotherleft]

Nami can manage. [until she disappears two days later...] Keimi, too. We'll be fine.