audio | un: surgeonofdeath

[kikoku]

[There's a bit of a hesitant pause, before;]

I do feel like we can say with a relative amount of certainty that there is some sort of higher power in Taeum, presumably the Highest One that Angrial refers to, and they seem, based on what Finn and I sensed, to have an Orb. I'm not sure what that means for reports of the orb potentially being in Sedorum, but frankly, this whole situation is bullshit and if there are in fact two orbs or two parts of one whole orb that we have to figure out a way to combine, I wouldn't be surprised.

In any case, this is Trafalgar Law, reporting in that Daisy, Finn, Cora and myself have been branded traitors and taken into custody for attempting to breach the area where the orb is contained. I don't have access to my abilities and I assume the same goes for the other three.
[A long pause where Law presumably just silently ruminates on the fact that he has ended up in Heaven Jail and really of course this would happen.]

This is not a request for a rescue, simply something to keep in mind as work to find the orb continues. As well as a test on my part to confirm that our comms are still functional from in here.

[ETA: Despite what Law says there is now an OOC plotting post re: potential jailbreak ideas.]

Comments

Law: At least Luffy isn't here to cause problems. Yamato: :)

[kikoku]

... I'm starting to understand why you chose to ally yourself with Straw Hat.

:) :) :)

[hannyas]

Yes, because it was the right thing to do!! Luffy's the one the world has been waiting for, what else would I have done?

[ obviously!! ]

[kikoku]

... I can't say I don't understand that perspective, but I'm wondering what exactly it is about him that brought you personally to it.

[hannyas]

... I met Ace once, did you know that?

[ likely not. ]

He came to Wano to fight my father, and we ended up becoming friends. He told me all about his little brother. And back then, I thought the one to bring the dawn of the world would be Ace... but I know now it's Luffy, so I've been waiting for him for all these years. To come to Wano, and fulfill Kozuki Oden's prophesy.

[kikoku]

I didn't.

[Of course not.]

... I never met Fire Fist myself, but I saw first hand how much his death affected Straw Hat. I saw Fire Fist give his life so that Straw Hat could live and I knew I had to assure that sacrifice wasn't in vain.
[Dancing around the fact that he saved Luffy's life because he's cagey like that.]

But now I... There's certainly no one like Straw Hat, for better or worse. Hopefully we're right to put our faith in his ability to take down Kaido.
[He's naturally a pessimist but after watching Luffy take out Doflamingo he can't begrudge anyone else hoping for something like that themselves.]

[hannyas]

... so that's how it happened, [ comes Yamato's response, quieter, wistful. of course, they only ever read about it in the paper, and never quite knew what exactly happened. but — of course. ace would have protected luffy to his last breath.

then, louder, ]

Of course you're right! I trust him to take down Father. I held him back, waiting for Luffy to make it back to the roof... now it's all up to him.

[ just casually dropping in the fact that the one who made sure kaido never left the roof after everyone else was defeated... was none other than yamato. ]

[kikoku]

[Well, if true, that does bolster Law's ability to believe Yamato really is on their side.]

Eustass-ya and I were up on the roof with him briefly, so I've seen how he fights firsthand. He's a monster. You held him off all on your own?
[Like he isn't surprised that the child of Kaidou is strong but still. Dang.]

[hannyas]

Yes... but I'm still no match for him.

[ yamato does not see the achievement here — for them, not being able to truly match up to kaido's strength enough to defeat him is a failure, plain and simple. ]

But I'm going to help Momonosuke now... to make sure Onigashima does not blow up and destroy everything.

[kikoku]

....

[Hold on.]

Is it in danger of blowing up?

[hannyas]

Yes, all the explosives and gunpowder is held at the very bottom of Onigashima, and it's held up right now by Kaido's cloud flames. When he starts to lose, he'll lose control of them too, and Onigashima will fall.

[ and if that happens, well. ka-boom. ]

[kikoku]

[........ God.]

Well. That's a problem for us to deal with after we get back.
[HE'S SO TIRED.]