Video 04 → No, Really, I'm Just Curious.

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[Ken, wearing a blue apron, is standing in what appears to be the stockroom of Nectar.]

So...

[He hesitates for a moment, gazing around himself apprehensively, clearly worried he might be overheard. When he turns back to the screen, he closes his eyes briefly and takes a deep breath, as if steeling himself for something.]

What would it take to make you decide you couldn't be yourself any more?

Comments

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

Nothing, because that's dumb.

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

... yeah. You're probably right.

This whole thing is just stupid.

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

So why're you asking stupid questions?

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Thought someone might have an answer that'd make it less stupid, but I guess that didn't happen.

This whole thing was just a really bad idea.

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

Smart answers only make dumb questions look dumber, don't they?

Even if I turned into a giant robot monster zombie, I'd still be myself!!

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Shouldn't have said anything, really...

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[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[... and that is a mental picture for the ages. Low though this whole situation has him feel, he can't help suppressing a giggle at that.]

Wow, do things like that happen where you're from?

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

All the time!

[In his dreams, most of the time, but strange things have been known to actually happen to him and his friends as well.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Wow, and to think the weirdest they got was Masafumi and his monsters...]

It must be pretty exciting where you're from then, right?

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

Of course!! The Grand Line is full of unpredictable stuff, like huge jungles and giants and cyborgs and zombies and mermen and-- [...he goes on for a while like this. Feel free to stop him at any time.]

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[Ken's actually listening to this, in genuine curiosity and interest.]

Seriously, you have all that where you come from? It sounds really great, we don't have anything as interesting as that where I am.

So, uh... what do you do? I mean, where you're from.

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

I'm a pirate!

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

[... yeah, your world is awesome. Ken's inner 12-year-old boy is about to become an outer one.]

Wow, really? You have a ship and go on adventures and find treasure and everything?

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

Of course!! What kind of pirate doesn't do any of those things?!

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

... huh. Good point.

So, you have found treasure? Do you really have... these weird old maps for that?

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

We've found small treasure, but it's nothing compared to One Piece! I'm gonna get the biggest treasure in the world and become the Pirate King!!

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

Wow, then I guess there must be lots of pirates where you come from, right? If they've got a king and everything.

[noodlearrms.livejournal.com]

That's right! And all the best ones go to the Grand Line to look for One Piece!!

[insorrow.livejournal.com]

So you're all looking for the same treasure? It's gotta be quite something if everyone wants it...

Well, I hope you find it!