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[The first image you'll get to see on this particular video feed is pretty much a scenic view of someone's nostrils. The individual responsible for such a sight is trying his damndest to figure out how the hell this thing works, how you can send messages or even videos on something that's very pointedly NOT shaped like a snail, and how you even know if it was working or not.

Eventually it seems like he's stopped caring, or decided that on sheer force of will alone that it's working. Because the feed pulls back and you can see this very 'good dog' expression on a very simple-looking man. A scar under his eye, and a rather ratty old straw hat perched atop his head.]

The food's really good here! And I wasn't even yelled at when I ate a lot, either, and I like that. [The feast at the festival hadn't been the most fun, but who needed fun when there was food involved.]

An' yanno what? I don't like being away from my crew an' home, but if there's an adventure--Nihihi, then I guess I don't mind stayin'! around! [And then that 'good dog' expression melts, as if exposed to heat very suddenly. A frown on his face.]

But I don't like this uniform! The arms are too long! I don't have any mobility at all, so I ended up tearin' the sleeves outta them, see? [Look at the mess he's made.] Ne... I guess if anyone's got a needle an' thread, I can try to fix them myself...

...Where's Nami...

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It's not like just anyone can do it where I'm from either. [Puffy cheeks! King is very special people, okay?] The humans and giants have their own abilities. Only the fairies can fly.

[The demon and goddess clans don't count because they suck.]

If you want to see more that badly, just look up.

[Luffy's signature hat is still floating in the air above him. When King twirls his pointer finger, it begins performing roller coaster-esque loop-de-loops all around.]

[You're very special people King. And he's already decided that you're cool as hell, so--] You have giants in your home, too? [Haha, he does too, what a cool--whoa.

And look up he does, his eyes locking onto the twirling and looping hat of his as it seems to have taken on a life of its own.

Much like a cat chasing a toy, he's going to attempt to make grabs for it. That hat's precious to him, man.
Don't mind the fact that his arms seem to be... stretching a bit inhumanly.]

Eh? [Luffy's question distracts him from his haughtiness long enough to ask one of his own.] Your world has giants then? That's pretty rare, even here. I only-

[That jumping bean's arms just stretched high enough to reach his flying hat.]

What are you doing?

[His fingers touch the edge of his hat, fingers stretching just a little more in order to grasp the edge of it. Gotcha!]

Hm? [He turns his head, trying to pull his hat down out of the air, now.] Getting my hat. [Nothing weird here.]

Yeah, our world has giants. Lots've them! One of them shared his meal with me, once! He was really cool.

...I know a pretty cool giant too.

[What else is he supposed to say here? King cocks his head, curiosity and courtesy battling within the confines of his brain.]

So is that your special power? The stretching thing? Or was that something else?

[Who cares about courtesy. If you have something to say--say it. That's Luffy's motto. But when he asks--of course, Luffy's all on board to answer.

His shirt has been long forgotten in the face of making a new friend, it seems.]

Yeah! It is! I ate the Gomu Gomu no Mi, and became a rubber man. See. [And cue the really, really uncomfortable sight of him pulling out his face in an entirely inhuman way.]

[King hasn't forgotten about the shirt, but now he's wondering whether any effort put into it wouldn't be completely wasted. He only came here for a bit of a laugh in the first place, and-

Oh, wow. That is a little grotesque. Also fascinating. The enthralled look of interest that creeps across King's face is comical at best, ominous at worst.

Instinct guides his hand to Luffy's opposite cheek. Without a word, he too pulls on Luffy's rubber flesh, stretching the pirate captain's mouth to even more ridiculous proportions.]

[Look. There was a really good reason for the shirt, okay? And maybe King would figure it out along the way.

Especially when King's rude movement of grabbing the rubber pirate's face doesn't get a negative response from him--no, Luffy Grins. Which only makes the odd expression worse.

Have you ever played with a Stretch Armstrong toy as a kid, King? Probably not, you're from a medieval fantasy world. But there's no apparent length that Luffy's face won't go. And he seems entirely unperturbed by the whole affair.]

[Screw Stretch Armstrong. Luffy is the perfect kid's toy all on his own.

With what King refuses to acknowledge as regret, he lets go of his side of Luffy's stretchy face, letting it snap back into place. Is this guy even human???? Whatever a "gomu gomu no mi" is, it must be pretty damn impressive.]

I've never seen anything like that before! Does it hurt? How do you even put something like that to use?

[It makes a sort of 'smap' noise when King lets go, not unlike a rubber band hitting against a hard, flat surface. His face settles instantly--and it's like King hadn't even pulled on his face in the first place.

He waves a hand, grinning mad at the other.]

Nope! It doesn't hurt at all! Every part of me is made out of rubber, even my bones and teeth. [You shouldn't think about that too hard.]

And that's easy! I can do all sorts of things with it, like reflect cannonballs, send myself flying, punch a guy from ten feet away--

[Oh!]

And reach things from far away, like if one of your crewmates is hogging all the good parts of dinner.

[King snorts. Clearly this guy has "priorities" in the same way that Ban and Meliodas do.]

So it's mostly a weapon, huh? [And yes, stealing food from someone else's plate counts as weaponization.] I was expecting those crewmates of yours to use you like a tether or something.

Nihihi. Well, mostly, yeah! [He... won't disagree with that. He won't disagree with that.
Most Devil Fruit powers were used for combat in the first place, so arguing about it was moot point. Besides, his Gomu Gomu no Mi powers were the strongest asset he had.]

Well, sometimes they use me for stuff like that, I guess. A slingshot, or to hold them up underneath things like a hammock, or to reach out and give them a hand up from afar...
[Is this worrisome talk? Maybe.]

[That may be worrisome talk to anyone else in ALASTAIR. To King, it's par for the course. After all, as far as King is concerned, Ban is basically just a convenient sheath for Chastiefol.]

Sounds about right. [Bitty snicker.] I guess you'd make a pretty good entertainer too.

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