[A short time had passed since the message had gone out. Across town, the notice arrived at Luffy's old address and found the aforementioned moogle safe and sound.
Even more time passed before Pakku finally arrived at the hospital. Groggy, beady eyes focused as best they could beyond the leg of meat now held up in front of the moogle's muzzle. Lazily, the pudgy creature pattered into the small room he'd been directed to, holding up a single paw to push the door open to see both Ramza and his Captain in attendance.
The moogle's head slowly turns, as if pulled by an invisible string, matching eyes with Luffy as he chews on the meat.
Silence. Seconds pass before either realizes who they're looking at.
Pakku pulls the meat away from his mouth, raising the free paw up in greeting.]
.. Yo.
"YO"?!
[Luffy leaps from the bed and tackles the creature with what strength he can summon. Teeth find their way into the moogle's skull, biting down with the only weapon he had on hand since his fists and legs won't work as desired.]
AHHH!! HE'S BITING ME!! CAPTAIN! STOP THAT!
[The leg of meat flies free, rolling along the floor as Luffy lets go of his insubordinate subordinate, reaching out with futility as months of not having his Devil Fruit powers still seems to be a forgotten consequence of his being here.]
I can-.. Hnngh! Almost reach it!
[Meanwhile, the moogle holds his head in pain, rolling on the ground like a fish flopping out of water.
All the while Ramza is left to witness the summation of what little intelligence and tact exists between a moogle and his hero.]
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Even more time passed before Pakku finally arrived at the hospital. Groggy, beady eyes focused as best they could beyond the leg of meat now held up in front of the moogle's muzzle. Lazily, the pudgy creature pattered into the small room he'd been directed to, holding up a single paw to push the door open to see both Ramza and his Captain in attendance.
The moogle's head slowly turns, as if pulled by an invisible string, matching eyes with Luffy as he chews on the meat.
Silence. Seconds pass before either realizes who they're looking at.
Pakku pulls the meat away from his mouth, raising the free paw up in greeting.]
.. Yo.
"YO"?!
[Luffy leaps from the bed and tackles the creature with what strength he can summon. Teeth find their way into the moogle's skull, biting down with the only weapon he had on hand since his fists and legs won't work as desired.]
AHHH!! HE'S BITING ME!! CAPTAIN! STOP THAT!
[The leg of meat flies free, rolling along the floor as Luffy lets go of his insubordinate subordinate, reaching out with futility as months of not having his Devil Fruit powers still seems to be a forgotten consequence of his being here.]
I can-.. Hnngh! Almost reach it!
[Meanwhile, the moogle holds his head in pain, rolling on the ground like a fish flopping out of water.
All the while Ramza is left to witness the summation of what little intelligence and tact exists between a moogle and his hero.]