Chopper's getting closer...

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Title: Close Calls
Rating: G
Word Count: 348
Pairing: none
Topic: none
Notes: There is a reason I don’t often write Robin, and this would be it; I just can’t seem to get a handle on her. And this part did wind up different from the others because I felt Robin wouldn’t be quite the same as the rest of the crew. After this, there will be one more main part (and little something extra in addition to that). Part the forth was here.

With the animal instincts Chopper sometimes forgot he had fully in control, the need to runfastnowgetaway blinded him to everything else. Like how if he kept running at this rate, in this direction, he would run through the railing, off the deck, and into the ocean for a pleasant un-swim.

Luckily, animal instincts were no match for the pair of arms that decided to spring up from the deck in front of him.

After he stopped flailing in her hold and remembered that breathing might be a good thing, Chopper turned and looked for the body the hands weren’t attached to.

‘Is something wrong, Doctor-san?’ Chopper tilted his head back, to attempt to face the voice coming from behind him. And promptly fell on his butt. The hands righted him again, before dissipating into the deck.

‘Oh, no. Nothing’ If he shook his head hard enough, maybe the memory of That Thing would fall out.

‘You’ve seemed out of sorts lately. Is there something I might be able to help you with?’

‘No’ Chopper furrowed his brow, wondering what she was talking about.

‘Maybe you might enjoy borrowing one of my books. A little reading might help to take your mind off of your… preoccupation.’ She proffered the book in her hand. A copy of Equate’s A History of Doctoring in the South Blue.

Robin was being nice, and he should take her up on her offer, for politeness sake. But he had read it before, and what he wanted to read right now was not a dry medical text. That didn’t even have the decency to contain diagrams.

So he shook his head again and wondered if he was imagining that look on her face and deciding that maybe being alone right now would qualify as a very good thing, headed for the crows nest.

Robin smiled softly at his back before opening the book and removing the summer issue of GMOTHS hidden inside. If Doctor-san wasn’t going to use it, then she might as well take the time to finish it before Navigator-san wanted it back.

Comments

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

this is a fabulous series. simply fabulous. but aw, he was so close! if only he'd realized how generous Robin can be...(I think you got Robin rather well. At least, living-on-the-pr0nned-up-version-of-the-Merry Robin!)

go, Chopper! get that pr0n!

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you think that Robin (well, Robin version prOnned-up anyway) was handled properly. This is the first time I've actually given her dialog, and I was a bit nervous about that.

[fenm.livejournal.com]

what he wanted to read right now was not a dry medical text. That didn't even have the decency to contain diagrams.

Ha! You know you're desperate for pr0n when you'll settle for anatomical drawing in medical texts...
Poor Chopper.

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on. You know he just wanted the diagrams because pictures enhance the text. *shrugs* Or maybe he really is just a horny teenage boy. Anyway, good things come to those who wait, so... ^_~

[beanchan.livejournal.com]

Poor wittle Chopper

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Ha ha. Yeah, I'm being a little cruel to the little guy, aren't I? Don't worry, things'll get better soon. ^_^

[dethorats]

Still dying to know just what was so terrible Usopp had hiding in his magic bag! As for Robin, you handled her just fine. Slipping the pr0n into another book strikes me as something she'd do. But poor Chopper! I hope he eventually gets what he wants.

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm still trying to figure out what terrible thing Usopp had stashed away too. But, I'll let you know as soon as I figure it out. I doubt any one ever pays attention to what Robin's reading, so really, she could be sneakily reading prOn everyday. Chopper's searching will bear fruit in the end. I'm not that mean that I'd make him do all this for nothing.

[mei-yanohi.livejournal.com]

SHAMELESS GMOTHS PLUGS!!! SHAMELESS GMOTHS PLUGS!!! And I love you for it. Silly Chopper, you should know Robin is a big perv who's gonna help you out!!!

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Heart Eye Sanji!!!

And, having the perfect chance to do so, I had to remind people that GMOTHS existed, didn't I? Hah ha, yeah, Robin the closet perv!

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Would that someone happen to be Nami? ~_^

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Gah! Giving me ideas here!

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Yay! 'M glad you liked those parts especial much. And I'm all relieved that I didn't botch up Robin overly much.

[hungry-worm.livejournal.com]

I think she was very much like herself. =)

...a dry medical text. That didn’t even have the decency to contain diagrams.
*snerk* Poor Chopper! But I read that his quest will eventually be successful, so I'm comforted. XD;;

After all, waiting makes everything better... (Why do I think Chopper disagrees?) *cackles*

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd suffer without porn, so I really couldn't do that to Chopper.

Why do I think Chopper disagrees?) Because he wants his porn now darnit!, and waiting is just mean. And funny.

[dethorats]

Once again checking in with a possible spelling thing.

Robin was being nice, and he should take her up on her offer, for politeness sake. But he had read in before, and what he wanted to read right now was not a dry medical text. That didn’t even have the decency to contain diagrams.

I think you want 'it' rather than 'in' for the second sentence.

[sherriaisling.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And fixed.