Event Log: Is It a Wonderful Life?

[hadrielmods]

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for Is It A Wonderful Life? event
Where: All over the city
When: Jan 4th-8th
Warnings: None

Throughout the next few days, you may find yourself plagued by visions and dreams of back home. The dreams will be lifelike and difficult to tell apart from reality, as the world will be constructed from what you remember of your world. However, unlike usual dreams, you won't be present, and will find yourself unable to be seen or heard by those around you.

The dreams are vivid reminders of what might happen in a world without you: a world in which you disappeared when coming to Hadriel, a world which desperately needs you back for some reason or another. You may see your parents putting up missing posters, your significant other moving onto their next relationship, or even your hated villain finally taking over the world without you there to stop them.

When the vision leaves, you're back here and nothing about the city has changed. Though maybe you have a different outlook on it now...

► This log covers January 4th-Januray 8th.
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Comments

[deviledlegs]

Too bad, Law. You now have two entire crews of people who like you, and you have to fucking deal with them. You know, by occasionally reminding one of them that everyone he knows and loves isn't dead. Thanks for that.

Sanji remembers that - when the door went haywire, when Zoro and Robin and even a past version of himself appeared on Hadriel soil. He remembers talking to the marimo bastard about his note, Luffy's intervention, the fact that he is absolutely returning, everything that matters. That guy, that absolute and unapologetic asshole, had been completely safe. The timing doesn't match up exactly, not the way Sanji's irrepressible nerves need it to. There's always room for doubt. But Sanji is in desperate need for straws to grasp at, and he's sure as hell going to snatch up any he's offered. If Law's crew isn't missing him, then Sanji's crew can't be missing him either.

If Luffy has no reason to go back for him, then he's safe.

As if his shoulders are suddenly too heavy for his body, Sanji slumps into the wall. He barks a laugh that's far from friendly. "What a crock of shit. They've done this crap to you three times already? You'd think they'd have better material by now."

[hot_mes]

There are brief moments when Law gets a little taste of the warmth that comes of making other people happy, or at least not sad. This is one of them. He looks a little abashed but otherwise as line-faced as ever. "That's putting it lightly," he sighs. "I don't exactly sleep well most nights as it is, you can imagine what it's like when someone else gets an intimate glimpse into what actually scares you."

That's as close as he'll come to admitting his human weaknesses. But, hey, he respects Sanji as a fellow smart person, he can handle it. He waggles his finger in the general direction of Sanji's heart. "They're uncannily good at digging deep into everything you'd rather keep hidden. Just remember that, so the next time it happens you can figure out what they're doing before it gets worse."

[deviledlegs]

Not that Sanji has a stellar record with hiding things. He's not hard to read, and he knows it. Even the very existence of his wanted poster is enough to destroy over a decade of detachment apparently.

He can only nod at first, most of his brain power focused on not crying in front of the stoic captain. That would be too pathetic, even for him. A few deep breaths later, he manages to redirect Law's pointing finger to the abandoned cabbage burritos on his work desk.

"You wanna get a good night's sleep, eat everything I put on your plate. We're having tuna fried rice tonight. I'll prepare some nuts and cheese you can take home with you." Seeing as rice, fish, walnuts, almonds, and cheese are all food known to promote sleep, Law can assume this is Sanji's way of expressing thanks. "Keep the late night snacks light though. Got it?"

[hot_mes]

Law takes the advice in stride, as a fine trade for his own. He spends a lot of time telling people what to do for their health, it's only fair. "Sounds good. Good proteins for energy and warmth."

He refrains from touching as per his usual, just giving Sanji a manly nod and brushing past him to go back to his desk. Every ounce of food is crucial in this frozen waste, he's going to obey the directive and hope that it means when he next sets out on a hike, he'll be all the more prepared for it. He may have cornered Black Leg before but now he leaves him free to escape.