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chibi_trillianI remain alive. Barely. I went to go see Kamelot playing with Edguy last night, and the show was way the hell down in Virginia. Then it started late, which was cool because I got there late (thank you Woodrow Wilson Bridge), but that also meant it ended late. Like at 1:30 in the morning. I got home at 3am, showered, hit bed at 4am, got up to go to work at 7am. SLEEP FAIL.
DAMN, ODA. I was all "OH HELL, THOSE R SUM RLY BAD GAIS but it's a shonen manga so the heroes will totes win in the end :D" and BAM! Denied. Heroes pwned into the ground and then flung to the far corners of the Blues. I got a little choked up when Luffy was the last one left because hell, the man draws his strength from his nakama being around him and his need to protect them. The cruelest damn thing in the world would be to have his entire crew get killed and him be left beaten but alive. For a few minutes there, I was worried. >>;
The new arc actually looks interesting--solo arcs for each of the characters? This'll be interesting, especially with the "weaker" characters. The big stompy boys have been stealing the show as of late. >>; I'm really, really looking forward to Usopp's and Chopper's.
Speaking of Usopp: I noticed he's getting better at controlled panicking, as in he didn't run the hell away and leave his friends behind, and when Kuma was advancing on him like Godzilla he had the presence of mind to keep shooting (man, I love Kabuto's attacks. Even if they didn't work versus Kuma, they were still really cool to see). He was screaming like a girl the whole time, but it's definite progress! Also, points for trying to beat Sanji and Zoro over the head with the Common Sense Stick, even though it didn't work.
Speaking of Kuma: Man. He's actually kind of a nice guy. If he'd left the Strawhats there, they'd have been killed, so he removed them and scattered them widely enough that the World Government will have trouble finding them. His ability to punt people through the air so they fly for a day or two even comes with a nice little "airbag" at the end so that people don't get hurt when they hit the ground. I wonder if we'll see Perona again? If he put her and Usopp in the same place, I may laugh myself to death.
In a change of subject: CHRIST what the hell are they going to do about Ace? Luffy, your bro's going to be permapwned in a week and you're still bouncing around on an Amazon island going "LULZ CAN HAS BOAT?" STEP IT UP, MAN, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WITH HIS VIVRE CARD. GO SAVE YOUR OLDER BROTHER.
Also: RAYLEIGH. WTF is his Devil Fruit power? Whatever it is, it neutralizes light logia and obviously isn't the Yami Yami no Mi as Blackbeard's got that. Kage Kage no Mi, maybe?
Finally: Hey, the Seme Seme no Mi finally made a canon appearance in OP, even if it was a bitchy Amazon lady who ate it.
OH MAN. I turn TWENTY-FIVE in two weeks. That's a quarter of a century. That's me leaving the 18-24 age demographic. That's...my car insurance rates going down. Well, maybe it's not all bad.
DAMN, ODA. I was all "OH HELL, THOSE R SUM RLY BAD GAIS but it's a shonen manga so the heroes will totes win in the end :D" and BAM! Denied. Heroes pwned into the ground and then flung to the far corners of the Blues. I got a little choked up when Luffy was the last one left because hell, the man draws his strength from his nakama being around him and his need to protect them. The cruelest damn thing in the world would be to have his entire crew get killed and him be left beaten but alive. For a few minutes there, I was worried. >>;
The new arc actually looks interesting--solo arcs for each of the characters? This'll be interesting, especially with the "weaker" characters. The big stompy boys have been stealing the show as of late. >>; I'm really, really looking forward to Usopp's and Chopper's.
Speaking of Usopp: I noticed he's getting better at controlled panicking, as in he didn't run the hell away and leave his friends behind, and when Kuma was advancing on him like Godzilla he had the presence of mind to keep shooting (man, I love Kabuto's attacks. Even if they didn't work versus Kuma, they were still really cool to see). He was screaming like a girl the whole time, but it's definite progress! Also, points for trying to beat Sanji and Zoro over the head with the Common Sense Stick, even though it didn't work.
Speaking of Kuma: Man. He's actually kind of a nice guy. If he'd left the Strawhats there, they'd have been killed, so he removed them and scattered them widely enough that the World Government will have trouble finding them. His ability to punt people through the air so they fly for a day or two even comes with a nice little "airbag" at the end so that people don't get hurt when they hit the ground. I wonder if we'll see Perona again? If he put her and Usopp in the same place, I may laugh myself to death.
In a change of subject: CHRIST what the hell are they going to do about Ace? Luffy, your bro's going to be permapwned in a week and you're still bouncing around on an Amazon island going "LULZ CAN HAS BOAT?" STEP IT UP, MAN, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WITH HIS VIVRE CARD. GO SAVE YOUR OLDER BROTHER.
Also: RAYLEIGH. WTF is his Devil Fruit power? Whatever it is, it neutralizes light logia and obviously isn't the Yami Yami no Mi as Blackbeard's got that. Kage Kage no Mi, maybe?
Finally: Hey, the Seme Seme no Mi finally made a canon appearance in OP, even if it was a bitchy Amazon lady who ate it.
OH MAN. I turn TWENTY-FIVE in two weeks. That's a quarter of a century. That's me leaving the 18-24 age demographic. That's...my car insurance rates going down. Well, maybe it's not all bad.
