[Takes a thorough look at Cora-sa- no, Rosi or whatever he'd be called. The child's malnourished, that's for sure, but Law's left all the food on his boat, so that can't be helped till they get there.]
[Picks him up gently. Get ready for piggyback ride, tiny not-yet-Cora-san.]
[And if the kid's silent, there's no reason for him to talk, either. Jack's not a chatterbox, as whoever (not many people, just enough to get by and search) came into contact with, can confirm. And not somebody who talk to children for no reason.]
[After all, he wouldn't want Roci to like 'Jack' who's going to disappear from the boy's life as soon as he makes sure the boy's safe and far away from Doflamingo.
And maybe not a marine, as then he wouldn't have to meet Doflamingo again---]
[Though that came with complications, because well, if Law wasn't alive, he wouldn't be here. And if Cora-san wasn't with Joker's family, he wouldn't have an opportunity to save Law's life, so he would die. Unless...]
[Yes, that was it. 'Jack' could get Ope Ope fruit for his young self. The plan, depending on the details, could either be brilliant, or very, very stupid and suicidal. Law wasn't sure which, yet. Fortunately, there was a lot of time to think about it.]
[when they've walked some distance already] If yer hungry, there's lotta food on the boat. So let's just hurry there, 'kay, Rosi?
[ Rosinante keeps quiet as he clings on the man's back, partly out of habit, and partly in stunned wonder that someone is treating him with so much care. but this only makes Rosinante more curious.
the man claims to be a friend of his father, but what "friends" his father had before abandoned him, the moment their family left Mariejois. and ever since then, no one in the Donquixote family had any friends at all. except Doffy, that is, and that's only recently.
at the mention of food, however, his stomach decides to announce it's desperation by rumbling noisily.
Rosinante nods his head eagerly. not that the man will see it, with Rosinante hanging on his back like this.
whatever the man's purpose for lying couldn't be that bad, right? how could he be that bad when he's offering not only safety but food as well? ]
[ooc: also, making up small-time pirates in the past is always a fair game in this world. It's not like there's shortage of pirates. XD]
[And so, slowly (because Law doesn't want to tire him, he can see how exhausted tiny Cora(-chan? no, he wouldn't get used to it) is) they make it to the boat.
It's just a rescue boat, because it's not like he would try and find pirates or even ordinary sailors to man the ship in the time that wasn't his. He was trying to stay unknown here, after all.
There was a tiny bounty, just seven million bellies, on some Ruckam Johny ten years after this time, and looking at "Jack" right now, the ages and appearances nearly matched... if one squinted. If the child ever got curious in the future about that stranger in the past, he might just find out about that guy, and that would be the end of the story, seeing as that guy landed himself in some small prison in North Blue fifteen years later than right now. So no risk of them meeting.]
'kay, tis my boat. Ya prefer vegetables, crackers, bread, or meat?
[It was a shame not to eat any onigiri this last few months, but Law decided that if he's not acting like himself, he might just as well go all the way.]
Ya can be my temporary cabin boy, unless yer just no good at that. Which I wonder what to call ya in that case. Passenger?
[ the boy falls asleep along the way, being too exhausted, hungry, and having too little sleep the last few days both from wariness and waking from terrible nightmares.
he jerks awake when the man's pace changes, and Rosinante blinks sleepily at the question ]
Crackers?
[ the next words make him more alert, and more than a bit nervous. after all, the man might not take him along if Rosinante proves to be a useless burden. ]
A bit on the thin side, so be sure to eat up now that you can. [offers him food - yeah, everything he's mentioned. plus an apple, too.]
Just don't eat too fast, or ya'll vomit.
[Then Law sits down and in a mock-discreete way designated to get the boy's attention pulls a photograph out of his pocket and glances at it. A Donquixote family foto - Holming, his wife, and both boys - Rocinante might be three years old on this particular photo.]
[And he's going to help in a minute if it's necessary, but for now he's watching to see if Cora can manage on his own.
It's unpleasant to watch but he doesn't want the boy to get overly reliant on 'Jack'.]
[Then again...
There are so many logical reasons, but I should be honest with myself. The less he cares, the better. He'll probably have some marine friends later, so...
If he cared for 'Jack', it'd have to leave as soon as possible so that he doesn't grow to care more.
Because I don't want to break your heart, Cora-san.]
but with a mighty effort, he manages to swallow the huge chunk of bread lodged in his throat, and he ends up on all fours, coughing and wheezing for a few more seconds.
Oh, well. Let Cora enjoy life for now, after all he's been through.]
[And if Doflamingo, according to that feathered bastard himself, has been through hell, then so has Cora- no, Roci for now.
And one look at a boy told Law that it was true.]
Set sail when ya're finished.
[After all, Rocinante was supposed to be his subordinate right now, wasn't he? Well, not exactly his, fortunately, as that would be too strange, but 'Jack's', and that was fine.]
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Date: 2014-12-28 06:19 pm (UTC)[Picks him up gently. Get ready for piggyback ride, tiny not-yet-Cora-san.]
[And if the kid's silent, there's no reason for him to talk, either. Jack's not a chatterbox, as whoever (not many people, just enough to get by and search) came into contact with, can confirm. And not somebody who talk to children for no reason.]
[After all, he wouldn't want Roci to like 'Jack' who's going to disappear from the boy's life as soon as he makes sure the boy's safe and far away from Doflamingo.
And maybe not a marine, as then he wouldn't have to meet Doflamingo again---]
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Date: 2014-12-28 06:21 pm (UTC)[Yes, that was it. 'Jack' could get Ope Ope fruit for his young self. The plan, depending on the details, could either be brilliant, or very, very stupid and suicidal. Law wasn't sure which, yet. Fortunately, there was a lot of time to think about it.]
[when they've walked some distance already] If yer hungry, there's lotta food on the boat. So let's just hurry there, 'kay, Rosi?
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Date: 2015-01-01 09:19 am (UTC)the man claims to be a friend of his father, but what "friends" his father had before abandoned him, the moment their family left Mariejois. and ever since then, no one in the Donquixote family had any friends at all. except Doffy, that is, and that's only recently.
at the mention of food, however, his stomach decides to announce it's desperation by rumbling noisily.
Rosinante nods his head eagerly. not that the man will see it, with Rosinante hanging on his back like this.
whatever the man's purpose for lying couldn't be that bad, right? how could he be that bad when he's offering not only safety but food as well? ]
yeah Roci, go with a nice stranger.... pfff, this sounds so wrong, sorry XD
Date: 2015-01-01 09:42 am (UTC)[And so, slowly (because Law doesn't want to tire him, he can see how exhausted tiny Cora(-chan? no, he wouldn't get used to it) is) they make it to the boat.
It's just a rescue boat, because it's not like he would try and find pirates or even ordinary sailors to man the ship in the time that wasn't his. He was trying to stay unknown here, after all.
There was a tiny bounty, just seven million bellies, on some Ruckam Johny ten years after this time, and looking at "Jack" right now, the ages and appearances nearly matched... if one squinted. If the child ever got curious in the future about that stranger in the past, he might just find out about that guy, and that would be the end of the story, seeing as that guy landed himself in some small prison in North Blue fifteen years later than right now. So no risk of them meeting.]
'kay, tis my boat. Ya prefer vegetables, crackers, bread, or meat?
[It was a shame not to eat any onigiri this last few months, but Law decided that if he's not acting like himself, he might just as well go all the way.]
Ya can be my temporary cabin boy, unless yer just no good at that. Which I wonder what to call ya in that case. Passenger?
poor baby's trust issues are skewed depending on the situation X'D
Date: 2015-01-02 10:03 am (UTC)he jerks awake when the man's pace changes, and Rosinante blinks sleepily at the question ]
Crackers?
[ the next words make him more alert, and more than a bit nervous. after all, the man might not take him along if Rosinante proves to be a useless burden. ]
C-cabin boy... I-- I'll do it.
awww. :( oh, ok, just a quick tag cause OP babies are my weakness XD
Date: 2015-01-02 10:12 am (UTC)A bit on the thin side, so be sure to eat up now that you can. [offers him food - yeah, everything he's mentioned. plus an apple, too.]
Just don't eat too fast, or ya'll vomit.
[Then Law sits down and in a mock-discreete way designated to get the boy's attention pulls a photograph out of his pocket and glances at it. A Donquixote family foto - Holming, his wife, and both boys - Rocinante might be three years old on this particular photo.]
pffff sorry about your hopeless tiny dad, Law
Date: 2015-01-02 10:26 am (UTC)he's already stuffed his mouth with everything he could grab and is probably choking on the food.
help him pls? 8'D]Law should've expected that ;)
Date: 2015-01-02 10:35 am (UTC)[And he's going to help in a minute if it's necessary, but for now he's watching to see if Cora can manage on his own.
It's unpleasant to watch but he doesn't want the boy to get overly reliant on 'Jack'.]
[Then again...
There are so many logical reasons, but I should be honest with myself. The less he cares, the better. He'll probably have some marine friends later, so...
If he cared for 'Jack', it'd have to leave as soon as possible so that he doesn't grow to care more.
Because I don't want to break your heart, Cora-san.]
lmao I wonder how many times something like this will happen XD
Date: 2015-01-02 10:59 am (UTC)but with a mighty effort, he manages to swallow the huge chunk of bread lodged in his throat, and he ends up on all fours, coughing and wheezing for a few more seconds.
and then--
he goes right back on stuffing his face. ]
mhm :D let's see
Date: 2015-01-02 03:18 pm (UTC)Oh, well. Let Cora enjoy life for now, after all he's been through.]
[And if Doflamingo, according to that feathered bastard himself, has been through hell, then so has Cora- no, Roci for now.
And one look at a boy told Law that it was true.]
Set sail when ya're finished.
[After all, Rocinante was supposed to be his subordinate right now, wasn't he? Well, not exactly his, fortunately, as that would be too strange, but 'Jack's', and that was fine.]