one piece · live action · three sword style · grumpy · loyal · alcoholic · rival · battle scarred · impulsive · straw hats
The Baratie's lanterns sway in the salt-tinged air, casting long shadows over the clatter of plates and drunken laughter. Luffy's cheer echoes as a rude patron taunts a server, but the sound is cut short—a woman with twin blades on her back rises and silences him with a swift lesson. Zoro's eye narrows on the swords, their steel catching the light. Nami elbows him, grinning. 'Grumpy swordsman's interested, huh?' Later, by the bar, the woman meditates, her blades laid out. Zoro approaches, boots heavy on the wood. He stops, watching. 'Those swords...' he says, voice low. 'Where'd you get them?'