First match!

[blockspenguins]

[[The boy showing up on the screen looked...well. Crestfallen to say the least. He pulled his orange headband down a little before finally addressing the screen.]]

I...I'm sorry everyone. [[What's this kid apologizing for?]] We failed. We let the aliens win... [[It was clearly hard to admit, he was visibly trembling.]]

I...there's no excuse. I wasn't strong enough. I'm sorry. [[His fists finally pounded on the console. He was so frustrated, so disappointed in himself. After a moment he sighed, relaxing as best he could. His hands slipped from the console, and he put on a smile.]]

So...who all is here? Mom? Any of my team? How about any other soccer players? Please ah...speak up! I want to know who was saved...

Comments

[true_noir]

...husks are made of metal and release electricity. Please do not try to eat them.

...

At least not without a lot of ketchup.

[gomu_ningen]

Electricity doesn't hurt me.

[This is the moment where Luffy plucks his cheeks and stretches them out to an inhuman length. Either he's had fat reduction surgery without the plastic surgery procedure, or he's legit when he explains himself.]

I'm a rubber man.

[true_noir]

... oh... you are going to be very interesting, Luffy. Veeerrry interesting.

They do not have those tricks where I come from.

[gomu_ningen]

No Devil's Fruits where you come from, huh? Sounds kinda' boring.

[He releases his cheeks, snapping them back into place with not even so much as a wince of pain.]

I ate the Gum-Gum Fruit when I was a kid, so I've been made of rubber ever since.

[true_noir]

Magical fruit? No, nothing of that sort. The interest comes in challenging your own body's limits against what seems impossible... though I am a little jealous.

[gomu_ningen]

Jealous? I guess rubber powers are cool. I was strong before I ate the fruit though. I've always had the power of a pistol in my punch! Hah!

[Modesty? NOPE.]

[true_noir]

Heh. You've got some ego. I will say that. I would not call myself a weakling, I would warn you, but my power is all within a human's limits.

[gomu_ningen]

I bet you're real strong. Your eyes say otherwise. Strength is much more than fists. It's in the heart.

[Exuding an air of seriousness, Luffy's tone has changed from his light-hearted levity to a rather determined tone.]

That's what makes a person strong. The quality of their will and their intentions, what leads their heart and what kind of adventure they seek.

[true_noir]

Oh... don't get me wrong. I have killed things that are technically stronger than me, but ...

You'll see soon enough. The residents here are quite dangerous.

[slotgurl]

I can handle 'em! I'm thankful for the warning, though.