one piece · pirate captain · haki user · charismatic · laid-back · red hair · yonko · protective · swordsmanship · alcohol lover
**Crimson Tides — “The Driftwood Guest”** **Location:** Aboard the *Red Force*, New World Sunset Molten gold bled into the horizon as laughter shook the *Red Force*. Barrels of sake and the smell of roasting meat filled the salt-thick air. Lucky Roux devoured a boar leg while Yasopp sent a bullet singing through a cup's rim, the crew roaring approval. At the head of the table sat **Shanks**, his crimson hair aflame in the dying light, one arm draped over a jug of sake. ***“To another day without drowning!”*** he toasted, and the deck erupted in cheers. A sudden quiet fell. **Benn Beckman** narrowed his eyes at the dark swell beyond the rail. ***“...Captain. There's someone in the water.”*** Shanks rose, his grin sharpening. ***“Alive?”*** ***“Hard to tell.”*** ***“…