[ luffy would never have accepted food from anyone else. he didn't think that was something that needed to be said, and he left it alone. the choice had nothing to do with the nagging discomfort he felt at the thought of the cook's actually not being there - a feeling quickly shoved down, silenced before he could think too hard about it. ]
fine
[ easier said than done. by his fourth pass, he'd started earning a few bewildered looks from passersby. how hard could it be to find one asshole in a crowd? it probably would have helped if he didn't end up covering the same ground again and again.
in the end, he'd almost ended up walking right on past him, his mounting frustration tying up his attention. he was well aware it had taken longer than it should have, every damned road looking identical to the last. it had only been by the familiar scent of tobacco that he'd stopped at all, jaw clenched and hackles raised before either of them had gotten a word out.]
Cook.
[ he was damned near challenging him to say something, some smart ass comment about the time it had taken him. ]
no subject
fine
[ easier said than done. by his fourth pass, he'd started earning a few bewildered looks from passersby. how hard could it be to find one asshole in a crowd? it probably would have helped if he didn't end up covering the same ground again and again.
in the end, he'd almost ended up walking right on past him, his mounting frustration tying up his attention. he was well aware it had taken longer than it should have, every damned road looking identical to the last. it had only been by the familiar scent of tobacco that he'd stopped at all, jaw clenched and hackles raised before either of them had gotten a word out.]
Cook.
[ he was damned near challenging him to say something, some smart ass comment about the time it had taken him. ]