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Getting real fuckin' tired of these goddamn shitty dead assholes popping up every damn night. What the shit, how many of 'em can there fuckin' be??! Can barely remember the last time I got any decent sleep. Ain't even had much time for good cooking lately, which is a pain in the ass.

[He says, though probably at this very moment you can hear pots and pans clanging in the background as he continues his sleep-deprived rant whilst trying to get dinner made before they're attacked again. Or maybe it's breakfast. Or lunch? Who the hell knows.]

Some of these zombie things are definitely shitheads we've seen before, too. Seriously, just tonight I planted my damn foot in the fuckin' face of one of the jerks who tried to ambush our ship not long ago. Wasn't about to forget his ugly face, just didn't expect to see it again so soon. And so dead. The hell's that about? Thought all those guys were having some kinda shitty summit of their own, and now they're crawling up outta the ocean noticeably lacking a damn heartbeat, what the fuck?

And they're still trying to hold that damn race this year? Tch, whatever. Dumbasses running it must be fuckin' crazy. Maybe there'll be a crew full of shitty dead people participating this time. It's still starting at Port Chance, yeah?

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[lurches into the galley pretty much just when Sanji starts talking, so he gets to hear the whole rant while he goes to flop down at the table. He's actually had so much rum from the rum lake on the island that he doesn't even want to look at booze right now.]

Suddenly Thriller Bark looks like a goddamn picnic full of sunshine and rainbows.

[Is so out of it that he didn't even notice Zoro was there until the guy starts talking. Hell, for a second he thinks the voice is coming from his journal, but luckily he realizes just in time and doesn't do something stupid like try to reply to the damn book.

It doesn't stop him from jerking around sort of abruptly, though, nor does it keep the surprised look from flashing over his face. He recovers quickly enough, at least.]

Jesus—fuck, don't even talk to me about Thriller Bark. I would fuckin' kill to be back at that shitty place right now. I'd fight Luffy's dumbass zombie all over again if it meant this shit ending.

[slides down and rests his chin on the table, rather Luffy-like. He has to stop himself from saying he'd take Kuma's deal all over again but...no, let's not tempt bad luck there.]

At least those zombies were funny. Well...not so much but they sure thought they were.

[Just up and leaves all his pans and whatnot on the counters (he hasn't managed to get the stove turned on yet) and trudges over to drop into a seat at the table opposite Zoro, slouching down as far as he can.]

Plus that whole thing didn't last nearly as long as this mess! [Drags his hands over his face.] I'm going out of my damn mind, marimo. If someone else dies, I'm gonna...

[Groooaaaan.]

Don't. [heavily. Darkly.] We can't think like that. Nobody else, all right?

[he's already kicking himself for not even seeing Lorelei fall overboard. It feels every bit as bad as having Elsa die in his arms.]

I don't know how much more I got in me. We gotta recharge somehow...

[Lets his hands fall as he stares across the table. Zoro looks as tired as he feels. Hell, the whole crew is looking kinda zombie-ish lately, ironically. All of them need to get out of this nightmare.]

How? You got any ideas? Because I'm all shitty ears, believe me. Haven't heard of any islands where these assholes aren't swarming all over the place, though.

Of course not, I'm just saying...!

[he tells himself not to snap at the cook, it's not his fault, but the lack of rest is making him equally irritable. Plus, it's harder to think. Zoro drops his head into his hands and rubs at his temples like that's going to stimulate his brain]

If they're on every island...then how are the normal people surviving? Or are they only attacking us? Shit...that means if we land anywhere populated, it'll put other people in danger.

[drags himself inside and plops his face on the back of Zoro's head. He hadn't really heard the conversation but didn't really need to.]

Sanji, food.

[well it sounds more like Sableb fbub but you get the message]

Dunno. Maybe they aren't surviving. We could check in at Empieza or something and see.

[He looks up as Luffy trudges in, then just kind of makes a face at his words before glancing over toward the counter. ...All the way over there.]

Yeah, sure. Five minutes.

[As in, he'll get up in five minutes. Maybe.]

[he only shrugs a little at the tickle of Luffy talking against the back of his neck. Brr.]

Whatever. If we do, we do, if we don't...

What do you think, Luffy? [since he's the captain and all]

[he seems to think about this a while]

Five minutes is too long!

[don]

I've never seen so much death before. It's awful...

Yeah... It's a real shitty nightmare, to be honest. We've dealt with zombies before, but this is the fucking worst.

Dumb question, but you holding up okay, Keimi-chan?

I'm...

[Scared, sick, tired. Lorelai died and Keimi had to drag her choking half-dead body out of the ocean when she came back.]

I'll be okay, Sanji-chin. I'm more worried about everyone else.

Well, while you're worrying about everyone else, I'm worrying about you. Want me to bring you some tea before I start dinner? Or lunch, or whatever the fuck it is I'm making. Seems like we got a couple minutes of calm, at least.

That sounds nice. Thank you, Sanji-chin.

[She's not sure if she'll be able to drink it with how shaky she is, but she's not about to say no to something so nice.]

When ye race the dead
It isn't for your own survival
That you run.

When ye race the dead
It isn't life or limb preserved
But dignity, humanity, the feeling-
Of being untouchable.

When ye race the dead
You race with time itself.

I wish I remembered the poet's name.

Ain't ever heard that before. That's from our world?

Pretty sure, but it might be older than me.

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