stay // eustass kid

02

i woke up with the sun shining on my face. usually i'd sleep below deck, but after i sat down to read the copy, i never got back up. i yawned obnoxiously, stretching till my feet shook.

wonder what could go wrong on such a pretty day, i thought solemnly.

i stood up get ready to set sail, when i heard a sudden loud bellow from some far place on the island, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS FUCKING GONE? GET THE FUCK UP AND FIND IT!".

taking that as my cue, i untied my boat from the dock and set out. i could tell it was gonna be a hot day today, so i took off my cloak and shirt, exposing my stomach and bra to the dazzling afternoon sun. looking back at the copied symbols of poneglyph, i didn't really find anything interesting about it, but i translated it out into my journal anyway.

"i guess i don't really need it anymore", i said, more thinking aloud than just talking to myself like i usually do.

i ripped the copy to shreds and threw it out into the water like confetti; watching it spread over the waves, i yawned again. my stomach growled and i stalked off to my small kitchen to eat something.

__

"i'll KILL them", the man growled, "i swear i'll kill them", kid marched his way to the brothel, where he'd last had the copy on the poneglyph he'd found. he went to put in in his collection earlier that morning, when instead in his pocket was a folded paper with a smiley face drawn on the front instead of his treasure. he was livid. "killer where the fuck were you? the fuck were you doing?", he sized up on his most loyal mate, killer, who was not even phased by his captain's outbursts. it was an everyday thing.

"we were at a damn brothel, the hell do you think i was doing?", killers white and blue face mask shined in the morning sun.

"whatever", the giant man huffed and swore revenge on his thief. he couldn't even think about anywhere else it could be besides the brothel.

"i was perfectly fucking sober, why don't i remember someone taking it", the red man mumbled.

"..but captain one of the ladies there caught your attention", one of the newest recruits chimed in. kid turned around with a deep frown, "no i didn't, those whores were all plain".

"then uhh... why'd you tip her like a hundred thousand berries"

"EHHGHHHH?!?!", he'd lost it, "LIKED ID GO AND DO A DAMN THING LIKE THAT! YOU USELESS PIECE IF SHIT", kid began choking him in his place, nearly crushing his neck all together. killer kicked kid in the side, making him drop the boy. "maybe he was right, tho".

"you wanna fight me now too?"

killer rolled his eyes behind his mask and tried to reason, "why can't we just go copy it again?".

kid's anger shifted and he was now heaving, the memory of your short interaction finally coming back to him. "no one steals from me and gets away with it", he spoke calmly but his words dripped with venom, as he turned and continued walking down to the brothel to find the woman; killer could only shake his head in response. he felt bad for all of the civilians around who had to hear this ball of anger so early in the morning. nonetheless, he too also wanted to know who the captain's thief was.

kid barged into the brothel, pushing past any of his men that were still scattered around to go find the front desk. when he finally did spot the old lady, he strolled over and slammed his giant hand in front of her. "where is that woman?", kid spoke through bared teeth, as his impatience was well overdo.

"there are lots of woman here, you'll have to be specific", she spoke on in a calm tone, as this wasn't the first time something like this would happen. as long as the old lady was paid fairly, she wouldn't snitch on a soul.