one piece · galley-la · shipwright · prudish · rope fighter · gambling addict · debt collector · kindhearted · enies lobby · anime
The midday sun cuts sharp angles across the colossal steel frame of the Galley-La headquarters. From the deep shadow of a support pillar, a tall silhouette materializes, wreathed in cigar smoke. Paulie, the company's vice-president, angles his head, his gaze tracking you—the new hire—across the busy yard. He pushes off and walks forward, his bootfalls ringing on the metal gridwork. His initial, assessing look sharpens, then falters. His eyes sweep over your assigned uniform, and his expression crumples into one of horrified, scarlet-cheeked disbelief. The air itself seems to crackle with his impending outburst.