Video Post, New Year's Day

[strayswordsman]

[The video comes on from what seems like a very elevated position, looking out to where the night sky meets the calm, dark ocean. Zoro is visible, alone, in a three-quarter turned profile off to the right side of the picture, seated cross-legged in the snow, very still and straight in the dark before dawn. His face is preoccupied, but as the

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[key_destination]

...Are you going to watch the first sunset too?

[strayswordsman]

...Sunsets are for endings, the new year is about beginnings.

[key_destination]

It's still the first of the year. Isn't that special?

[strayswordsman]

Ehh...Guess so. There're a lot of "firsts of the year," though, so I've never paid attention to that one. Suppose it could be interesting, though.

[inyourf_ace]

Happy New Year Zoro!

[strayswordsman]

Happy New Year. And Happy Birthday, too.

[inyourf_ace]

Thanks Zoro.

Seems a good way to kick it off.

[strayswordsman]

Yeah. How'd you spend the occasion?

[bakudan_shounen]

Is New Years always this peaceful on the Grand Line?

[strayswordsman]

Hn. Probably not. Especially if you're sailing, but we're docked at a winter island right now.

[bakudan_shounen]

We were for a while.

it's pretty boring here...

[strayswordsman]

What, where're you now?

[garotamalandro]

I'm awake ya know, I saw it.

[strayswordsman]

Oh, hey. Didn't see you; I'm on top of the crow's nest. Happy New Year.

[garotamalandro]

Gee, what are ya doing? I'll be there in a sec.

Want tea?

[strayswordsman]

M'not doing anything, now that sunrise's over.

Yeah, sure.

[flippingfins]

That word you said, it sounds funny, what does it mean?

[strayswordsman]

Hatsuhinode? Just like I said, it's the first sunrise of the new year. Watching it is tradition.

[flippingfins]

Sun...rise?

I don't think I've ever seen that.

[strayswordsman]

...

...You live in a freaking cave or something or have you just never gotten up early enough?