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I have done my canon penance and my anti-angst penance. There's not even slash in this. It's probably boring.

Title: Interesting Times
Series: One Piece
One Piece: Not mine.
Rating: PG-13 for language and impending asswhupping.
Summary: A quiet drink with your nakama in a bar. Or not.


Zoro sighed contentedly and smiled. Fortunately, he had a large mug of beer to hide it in.

This was their last night in this town. The lock post had set earlier today, all they were waiting for was the tide. Naturally, he’d headed out for one last drink without that shitty chef grumping over his shoulder about him drinking the good booze or bitching about him putting his feet on the galley table.

Just as naturally, the rest of his nakama had followed him.

Okay, so maybe Robin had been in here playing cards before he arrived, and maybe the Love Cook had already been present and flirting with the pretty barmaid that he’d taken upstairs an hour ago. Still, the rest of these idiots had definitely followed him.

Okay, so maybe he’d followed Nami to get here without winding up in someone’s turnip field wondering where the hell the town went. Still, the idea had been his, dammit.

Speaking of Nami, she and Usopp should probably never team up again. For the protection of the rest of the world, if nothing else. The guys they’d been sharking at darts were looking about ready to go ballistic. Zoro wondered idly if Usopp was going to see more than a tiny fraction of that pile of cash. He was willing to bet that that long-nosed moron had agreed to some insanely small cut (like five percent, which was what he’d gotten last time) just because he got to show off his marksmanship in public.

Nami laughed airily as Usopp scored another perfect bullseye without trying. Usopp then innocently handed the darts off to his opponent, and the big redheaded bastard on the left began to twitch. Zoro sensed a barfight in his immediate future.

Well, if even Nami and Usopp hadn’t been playing with fire over by the dartboards, the four men Robin was playing poker with were sure to erupt into violence as soon as they figured out that she was counting cards. The brightest-looking one, the one with the sunglasses, already had a suspicious look on his face, and Robin’s mysterious little smile and persistent habit of winning wasn’t helping. The thing with Robin was that Zoro trusted her to at least take care of herself in a barfight, even if he trusted her in nothing else. The liar and the thief, on the other hand, usually needed all the help they could get.

Another glance down to that end of the bar. Yup. The carrot-top was about an inch from giving Usopp a black eye. Zoro decided to let him; it would build the younger man’s character. After that initial punch, the man would pay for laying hostile hands on Zoro’s nakama, but he was going to get his first slug in free unless Usopp caught him first.

Luffy laughed softly next to him, and Zoro looked at his captain. Luffy was wearing that big, shit-eating, “my nakama are happy and so am I” grin. He pushed his hat back, and there was enough mischief burning in those bright black eyes to put Nami to shame. Luffy probably wouldn’t have actually picked a fight here, but fights started around these idiots anyway.

Sanji would defend some girl’s negotiable virtue a little too strongly, or Nami and Usopp would grift off the locals and get caught at it, or somebody would annoy Zoro (for some reason, there were idiots out there that took pleasure in being on the receiving end of pain and therefore insulted the strongest-looking guy in the bar until he was obliged to thrash them on principle), or somebody would elect to pick on Chopper or tell them animals weren’t allowed in this establishment. The last one tended to end up in the bar needing serious repairs.

Chopper, exasperated doctor face on, would probably have the Going Merry ready to sail by the time they came back. Well, provided that he hadn’t gotten wrapped up in those new medical books of his. If he had lost himself in a book and unpleasantness followed them out of the bar and down the street, they’d have an interesting time getting out of here. Then again, “interesting times” just about summed up life with the Strawhats. Wasn’t there some South Blue curse about that?

Usopp threw a dart casually over his shoulder and pegged the bullseye, and the red-haired meat slab snapped and pulled back his fist. Zoro slammed down his mug, grinned at his captain, and waded into chaos to go rescue his nakama.

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Date: 2006-02-07 09:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] paxnirvana.livejournal.com
^_______^ Nope. Not boring at all. (How can the Straw Hats be boring?!) Great Zoro POV and I particularly adore Nami and Usopp grifting the yokels -- and Usopp's probable tiny cut of the spoils (which Nami will swipe in the chaos, for sure!) just for getting to show off. Perfect!! *snerks* You rule!

psst... nakama-fic is my secret perv!

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Date: 2006-02-07 09:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chibi-trillian.livejournal.com
I bet Usopp's really good at pool too. There's a reason why he doesn't owe Nami money.

"How come you're the one who gets the money and I'm the one who gets hit?"
"I'm a delicate and fragile flower of womanhood! You're supposed to be the man here, Usopp. How dare you wish harm upon me?" *shiny fake-teary eyes*
"I didn--"
"BASTARD! Wishing injury upon my beauteous Nami-san!" *kick!*

Poor Usopp. Even when he wins he can't win.

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Date: 2006-02-07 09:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] creamy-twilight.livejournal.com
Ahh the days of Strawhats. Very much like them. Love it.

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Date: 2006-02-08 01:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chibi-trillian.livejournal.com
I'm glad you liked my canon-penance.

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Date: 2006-02-08 03:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kikkuma.livejournal.com
Bah. Not boring in the least bit. =^_^=

*laughs* Ah, the mention of Zoro's horrid lack of directional know-how never fails to make me cackle. Partly because I understand completely how frustrating it is. I never fail at getting myself lost. One time, I spent nearly three hours trying to get back to my own house from the market. *clears throat* THAT though, is a story for another time.

Zoro decided to let him; it would build the younger man’s character.

*snorts* XD

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Date: 2006-02-08 10:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chibi-trillian.livejournal.com
Zoro, Ryoga, and Hatsuharu ought to have a race: who can get to the next town and back and visit the most other places on the way. I think 'Haru would come back first, limited as he is to travel on a bicycle. Zoro next, because Zoro can usually figure out that he's gone too far when he hits water (of course, someone would have to stop him once he got there, as Zoro, unlike Ryoga, usually doesn't recognise his starting point unless someone he knows is standing there). Ryoga last, probably in P-chan form and carrying a tin of cookies from North Blue (Sanji will be delighted, Nami will stand there going "But HOW?").

C'mon, you know Zoro would let Usopp get punched once before he put an end to it. It'll teach Usopp to pay attention to the people he annoys.

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Date: 2006-02-08 05:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kikkuma.livejournal.com
Oh my god. XD That would be... SO funny to watch. Dear lord. *snickers* The picture of Nami taking bets on this race will not leave my brain now.

Urge to draw... *twitches* Rising... =@_@=;;;

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Date: 2006-02-08 09:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chibi-trillian.livejournal.com
I'm still trying to deal with mental images of Nami and Fuu taking bets on a fight between Zoro and Sanji and Mugen and Jin. Zoro and Jin wind up standing there talking about swords, and Mugen and Sanji bitch about the people eating them out of nonexistant house and home and swap shoe tips.

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Date: 2006-02-09 07:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kikkuma.livejournal.com
You know...? I think I might just do so.

Once you know, I get a bit of bloody spare time on my hands. =~.~=;;;

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Date: 2006-02-08 02:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nike-victory.livejournal.com
Yay for bar fights, Nami and Usopp grifting, and Zoro's lack of any directional sense whatsoever!

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Date: 2006-02-08 09:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chibi-trillian.livejournal.com
Uberyay. Nami and Usopp should not be allowed to work together when money and showing off is involved. And I hope Zoro finds his way back to the ship okay. Maybe he can follow Usopp...if he can catch up.

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Date: 2008-04-26 09:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ahja-reyn.livejournal.com
What? Boring? You don't need slash to make it interesting! It's the STRAW HATS! They ARE entertainment all within themselves!

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