#FryTalks

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Thinking about how Buggy and Shanks parallel Zoro and Luffy but if Luffy dropped his ambitions. The agreement between Zoro and Luffy was that Zoro would follow Luffy, be his first mate, be his swordsman, the first member to join his crew and set sail to achieve Luffy’s dream of being Pirate King IF Luffy never got in the way of Zoro’s dream of being the Strongest Swordsman in the world.

Buggy and Shanks were “apprentices” to Roger (and really more or less they were his sons). They were learning from Roger and learning what being a pirate SHOULD BE. So as apprentices, it would go without saying (at least as far as Buggy is concerned) that that means they need to be the ones to carry Roger’s Legacy. That they should be the ones to get their captain’s treasure and carry out what he wanted for the world. We see it in what Buggy is CURRENTLY doing. That he wants to inspire people to achieve their dreams. Crocodile sees piracy as a business, and Mihawk sees his position as a power pirate as a means to live a peaceful, lazy life where no one would dare bother him. But they don’t have the  ROMANTICISM of a dream anymore. And all those years ago Buggy heard Shanks say he was no longer throwing himself into the romanticism of pirating and adventuring anymore. He’d be a pirate sure, but there was no drive, no DREAM behind it anymore. 

And then he asks Buggy to still be a part of his crew. I can only imagine what that request must have felt like to Buggy. For Shanks to tell him “I won’t be the pirate king you saw me as. I’m not seeking any dream. But come be a part of my mediocracy. Just settle for less, Buggy.”

Now of course, Shanks still went and became a HUGE big name pirate. One that achieved Emperor level. But in that moment? In that moment it felt like Shanks was asking Buggy to give up on his dream, settle for being a pirate simply to be a pirate, and betray what they had learned from Roger.

Luffy was never going to get in the way of Zoro’s dream. Zoro’s desire was Luffy’s desire and vice versa, because as they said themselves in the show- the pirate king shouldn’t have anything less than the best swordsman on his crew. But Buggy’s desire was not Shank’s desire. I’d argue it probably still isn’t! I know Shanks is now making his move for the One Piece, but I honestly don’t know that that is his true objective. I think he thinks his place is to BE THERE when the battle for the One Piece happens. He placed a bet on the new generation and he is going to be there to see that bet come to fruition.

And I think part of that conversation between Shanks and Buggy was how they were each grieving. They had both lost a captain, but also a father.

But Buggy has not given up. His own dream was rekindled this most recent chapter (yes partially because he believes Shanks finally wants to be pirate king too), but partially because he finds himself SURROUNDED by people who know longer believe in the child-like wonder of adventure and treasure and the DREAM of becoming PIRATE KING. I think Buggy HAD also given up down the line. I think we saw a Buggy who’d lost his way at the beginning of the series. I do think Buggy doesn’t have the... best morals... But whether it’s intentional or not Buggy is not who we saw at the beginning of the series and he’s rallying so many people under him, and giving them sanctuary, and honestly? Reaching a king’s status to so many people. 

But honestly? If Luffy suddenly went “You know what? I’m happy with what I’ve got here. I don’t need to be pirate king anymore. We don’t need to get the One Piece.” The Straw Hats would be SO LOST. Sure maybe they wouldn’t all get immediately angry or upset as Buggy had and asked “Well, what DO you want then?” But they are a crew made from the collection of DREAMS. And everyone’s dream is their own dreams. Zoro’s ambition became Luffy’s ambition, but that would never had happened if there was even a small chance that Luffy would be satisfied with anything that fell lower than reaching their dreams.

All this to say I’m proud of Buggy and support him as Leader of Cross Guild LMAO I hope he continues to fail upwards.

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ranked one piece emotional scenes based on whether or not they made me sad

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If I know one thing, it's that Tasuku Tsubaki would fucking love Chappell Roan, and Pink Pony Club was made for Tsubaki

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I think Franky should start biting people again

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A normal person would probably watch a new series or a movie on their birthday night. My ass is sitting here contemplating whether I wanna watch all of Wind Breaker season 1 again. For the 3 or 4th time. I'm probably gonna fjdhdbd

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1072 was everything I wanted 1071 one to be AAHHHHHH!!!!

I took so many screenshots you guys have no idea. Like 30 total. Plus some individual low quality faces because they are my favorite ;;v;; Have some silly little guys I've collected-

I feel like the episode can basically be summed up with-

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Spring Break is going to be filled with One Piece and Wind Breaker fanart. I am going to do some writing too. I am casting and charging this spell for myself. I NEED to find the time to draw my blorbos while I'm off of work

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Uh oh gang, the "What do you want?" thread present in Law centered fics are starting to hit a little too close to home today I fear

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I am reading the manga adaptation of the Ace Novel and oh my god. Fellas is it gay to dedicate your name to being your captain’s number 2??? Is it gay to look at the man you got stranded on an island with with so much fondness and admiration?? Masked Deuce my beloved I already love you so much. 

He really went ‘Ace means #1 so my name will be Deuce (#2) and I will stand by your side.’ LIKE OH MY GOD

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HHHH okay, wip but I realized after starting this that they actually had a slightly bigger boat than the little dingy once Nami joined. Which version do you guys want for the final piece- Nami with the boys, or just Zoro and Luffy?

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Tag game: 3 books, 3 movies, and 3 songs

that changed your life or you just love.

thanks for the tag @karinzany . Same as the other ones I've done, I'm very hesitant to put any sort of pressure on someone to do these but if you follow me and would like to join in, by all means consider yourself tagged!

Explanation/Context:

Books Avalon Web of Magic Series / The Enchanted Forest Series - I'm putting these two together because they were both like- the formative books that solidified my love for fantasy. I LOVED both these books as a kid

Soul Eater - I think this is the manga series that definitely got me into manga. There may have been a few individual volumes of a manga series that I read before Soul Eater but Soul Eater is the first one I remember my friends and I being INVESTED in. BlackStar was my favorite character and I both apologize and will not defend him. I just remember really liking his development throughout the series ;;;; (the manga not the anime)

Movies Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron - I watched this movie on REPEAT when I was a kid. This was my sick movie, my feel-good movie, my "I'm bored and want to listen to these banger songs" movie. I could not begin to count the number of times I watched this movie.

A Knight's Tale - I mean, the real answer here is The Princess Bride but I want to give the spot to A Knight's Tale because I feel like it doesn't get talked about NEARLY as much. It's such a fun (and dare I say kind of gay? yes I will back up this opinion if asked) movie and it combines my love for the medieval/fantasy setting and my sense of humor. If you liked the most recent Dnd movie, I think you would really like this movie.

Treasure Planet - Its got action, its got humor, its got found family, its got a really wonderfully complex villain, its got sci fi flying ships!!! Like, come on. This movie is SO GOOD and yes it is largely because of Jim Hawkins' and John Silver's characters.

Songs

Misery Fell by Tally Hall - I love Tally Hall/Miracle Musical so much and Misery Fell was what introduced me to them. I found it through an Adventure Zone Animatic and I've LATCHED onto their music.

The Middle by Jimmy Eats World - This was my "This song is about me!" song as a kid. It was a song my older brother listened to and as I middle child I heard the lyrics and was like "I'm in the middle! That's me!". 12 year old (?) me has definitely cried to this song at least once.

Lollipop by Mika - I'm including this song as the representative song for those songs in high school that I would put on to sing at the top of my lungs. World is mine by Miku is a close second though. They're only meaningful to me in that they were my source serotonin riding the bus home.

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The actual Ace novel is so much gayer Boichi toned it way down

IT'S EVEN GAYER?!?! I am going to absolutely devour both versions. I've actually had the novel in my digital library for a while but haven't read it yet.

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Despite being fully aware how much of a vice grip Law’s character has on me, sometimes I’m still surprised by how I react just by seeing this man

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Schrodinger’s Catboy aka Sabo

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Something apparently possessed me and I am now staring at 6,600+ words of fanfic written just today. What the fuck came over me???