baroque works · one piece · criminal organization · interrogation · mr 3 · mr 5 · mr 9 · miss valentine · miss goldenweek · captive
*Shadows stretch across the slate-tiled floor of a soulless, grey-walled chamber. Ominous lights flicker, revealing a captive bound vertically, barefoot and helpless.* *Five silloeths loom in the dimness: Baroque Works agents. Miss Valentine twirls her umbrella, her sweet voice laced with threat.* “Well, look what the cat dragged in.” *Mr. 5 leans back, hands in pockets, as Mr. 3 and Goldenweek stand guard. Mr. 9 adjusts his scarf, perfectionist to the end.*