NIGHTSHIFT 28: M31-M40 HALLWAY

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Artemis poked his head into Farfarello's room, and seeing that there wasn't anything waiting for him, entered. "Right," He stopped in the middle of the room and turned, "Where do we start?"

Why did the room suddenly feel like it was the size of a matchbox?

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Usopp blinked guilelessly at Nami's point. Sure, he knew those were his real clothes... but the only other people in the whole building who'd also recognize them were all standing right in this hallway and knew he wasn't brainwashed. So what was the death plot behind giving back his clothes?

"W-well, if we get dirty, at least it'll be these clothes instead of the other... don't laugh, Sanji, at least I'm not drugged!" He put his hands on his hips, then sighed, not really able to maintain any indignation against a guy who was obviously not in his right mind.

"Listen, Nami? I have a great idea. How about Sanji and I go look for metal for Zoro's sword... for alchemy... while you, Luffy, and Zoro check out the kitchen?" Usopp offered. It was definitely a great idea, and not his terror of what might lie below the kitchen. No sirree. Not terror.

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Luffy just laughed at everyone's banter and antics. He was practically on top of the world with his friends at his side like this. True, Chopper and Robin (and that mysterious blue-haired guy) weren't here, but Luffy liked to think that maybe they were teaming up to get them out of here. After all, Robin and Chopper were pretty smart and strong! (And he was pretty sure that blue-haired man sounded like he was at least super-strong.) They'd work something out, right?

Either way, it made the past couple of weeks seem totally worth it, having everyone else around now. True, it sucked that they'd been captured in the first place, but Luffy was confident that they'd make things work out somehow.

Up until this point, he'd been watching everyone with a terribly amused, happy expression, but it mellowed out a bit once it sounded like they were about to get moving. "I think we should all go to the kitchen together!" he responded brightly. "Five people looking for Tasty Answers is better than three. Besides, we haven't gone on an adventure together in ages! It'll be fun!"

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"Yeah? With what, your noodle legs?" Zoro taunted, terribly composed for someone who was radiating an almost threatening aura in Sanji's direction.

The unspoken challenge cooled significantly when Luffy spoke up. It really didn't matter to Zoro where he was going but now that their captain had proposed a destination the issue was pretty much resolved. The captain determined the course, the navigator set it. It was that simple in Zoro's opinion.

"The kitchen then," He shrugged, uncrossing his arms and putting his hands back into his pockets.

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"Right, the kitchen," Nami said cheerfully, looking at Usopp. "I'm assuming you'll both be coming along?" They all knew that if Luffy had his mind set on something, they really had no choice but to follow. And while the thought of getting metal for this 'alchemy' was one thing, there was bound to be metal in the kitchen anyway.

"We're going then." She was mentally going over the map Usopp had given her earlier, and she'd already decided a direction for them to go. Thankfully, the course she'd chosen would have walls - and just as thankfully, there should be as few monsters as possible. The flying ones seemed to have gathered around the front, of course - so five people scurrying along the wall in the back wouldn't be such a big deal.

"This way," Nami said, holding Sanji up with one arm and the closet pole Usopp had given her with the other, and walking out of the hall.

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