[ standing outside the crying room and looking at the sign on the door. ]

Well, that's... both straightforward and extremely specific.

[THE COMBINED VIBES... JUDGMENTAL PURPLES AND PINKS.]

I guess they assume people will be needing it sooner or later. Some definitely will.

I guess, but labeling it like that...? Anyone sees you coming out of a room with that on the door, they know exactly what you went in there for.

[ he's just hanging around one of the cafes sipping a latte. ]

Well, here we go.

[What a mood... He'll mosey over on his way up to the flight deck to get more fresh air before they lose it all for a full day.]

Here we go. Weren't the two of you from the same thing?

Yeah. We weren't friends though, so it's. [ shrugs. ]

[ just like old times, todomatsu is here by the big pyre at the center of the village, where the profile posters are posted up on a notice board and books are still collected on the shelves that got dragged out here from the academy library.

being back here feels weirder than he'd expected, actually. after a year of being home and mostly settling back into his old ways, he's suddenly remembering all the shit that happened here in much more detail and being confronted with his own past character development that had largely washed away with time.

but he shakes himself out of it when someone else shows up. ]

Here it is, the infamous village with the stupid name.

[TOTTY YOUR BACKSLID DEVELOPMENT...

He's here, and he is unimpressed with everything he's seen so far, but that isn't a surprise because he's unimpressed with basically everything. But he'll meander over to Todomatsu and the bonfire, crossing his arms over his chest as he stares into the flames.]

Scawwy. [JUST SAYS IT. IT DOES SOUND STUPID.] Looks a mess. Even the basement had more showers than this place seems to.

[He isn't even fussy about showers but damn yall suffered.]

[ it's fine it's just what happens in every season finale....... he is destined to never maintain substantial character development

and yeah there is nothing to be impressed by here. ]

Yeah, that was the basement's one saving grace. As bad as the bathroom situation was, it was still better than this.

[ ... ]

I guess it also had electricity, that was a plus.

[ huh... yeah, that's definitely a different vibe. but he nods back, and looks around. ]

Kind of pretty out here. Or... in here, I guess?

[not me typing tuesday TAKE ME BACK TO WHEN EVERYONE WAS IN ONE PIECE!!!! Anyway he's going to nosily go check on Totty at some point because he does not mind him and also whatever the hell happened out there sounds wild.]

Did you get your drink?

[ me reading that as if we all got AU'd into being ace's canonmates on tuesday

he glances around briefly to see if there's anyone else here and then just gives a slow nod, watching scara carefully. ]

...Yeah. It was good.

[HERE COMES A LOCAL BITCHASS CAT, just strolling his way down the trail like he didn't just kill sweet beautiful perfect Roxana in front of god and satan. He probably saw or caught wind of Totty's post by now since Sunday is one of the few days he actually looks at his phone, and he just nods when he spots him.

And then also casually asks:] What did you get for it?

[#harbingers]

[THERE IS SO MUCH HAPPENING IN JUST 5 MINUTES

He looks at Totty after all of that but honestly the vibes from his end are so relatable. They're both just out here like what da hael. This guy's having an emotional moment and then everyone is having an emotional moment and he's just like why are these fools running from the woes of reality to be in this weirdass place.]

Why.

[ what a fucking week this has been. ]

Did we know that four-person team minimum was a thing...? Did I just miss that?

[WHAT HAS HAPPENED THIS WEEK. IT IS WEEK 3. GOD. Well he's slightly bruised and looking surlier than usual.]

If you missed it, we both did. Not that I cared enough to pay much attention to the team numbers.

[MOSEYING OVER wherever Totty is. Maybe they can be hanging with the butterflies or out on the flight deck. He hates being cooped up for so many hours...]

We were pretty close to getting a tie. I wonder if that's an achievement.

[ coffee on the flight deck is his usual post-trial routine, yeah. ]

Probably not unless it's an actual tie. Getting it wrong has definitely got to be one, though.

[desperately tries to regain a single sliver of sanity after today THEY CAN BE AT AUNTIES CAFE. IT'S JUST A CUTE NORMAL VAGUELY FRENCH CAFE WITH REALLY FUCKIN GOOD MANGOES. He does not eat though, so he's just kind of here scoping the place out.]

I think this is one of the only indoor places we've gotten this week.

Finally.

[ SIGHS ]

Ugh. Why couldn't the horse just walk through the Australia portal itself in the first place, why did we do any of this??

Your guess is as good as mine.

[THEIR ENTIRE HORSE FILLED WEEK... Flatly and with no actual emotions of celebration or relief or gladness or anything:]

At least he's happy or whatever.