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

Comments

[firecandyleo]

People take New Year thing pretty deeply around here, no?

[strayswordsman]

Eh. People like holidays I guess. This one's an important one back where I grew up

[firecandyleo]

Never really cared much for holidays. For me it was only days without school.

[strayswordsman]

Most of ours are just excuses to have parties, so that's pretty usual, I think.

[black_hat_cat]

Happy New Year.

[strayswordsman]

...Yeah. Happy New Year.

[black_hat_cat]

I think I speak for everyone else who was too lazy and hungover to get up at sunrise when I say that I appreciate the video.

[strayswordsman]

Hm. Well, good, I guess...I wanted to try out the video camera anyway.

[warriorothesea]

Nice, Zoro!

I was still asleep.

Did you make a resolution?

[strayswordsman]

Mm...and you couldn't have up here right now, anyway, so it's a good thing I taped it.

To train more. And to focus on the things that are really important. You?

[warriorothesea]

Yeah, there's also that...

...that's it? That hardly seems like a resolution for you. Ur, the training part, I mean.

And actually...no. I couldn't think of anything new that was any good. I guess if I come up with something I can just start a little late.

[strayswordsman]

Eh, I couldn't think of anything else. Same thing as you, I guess.

[strayswordsman]

Mmm. Not bad, huh? Don't see the appeal of that "midnight" business, myself.

[strayswordsman]

Romantic! What! No, it isn't! "Witnessing the change" and "moving" is sunrise! You can't even see anything happening at midnight!

[deadgirldropout]

I watched from the deck! But from up there it looks way prettier! Thank you for taping it for us!

[strayswordsman]

Huh. More people were up early than I thought. Anyway, yeah, that's why you're supposed to go up somewhere with a view.

'Welcome.

[deadgirldropout]

I watched it and then I went back to sleep. I had trouble sleeping so I was up anyway.

[strayswordsman]

Hah, that's what I usually do...I'd think after the party last night it'd be easy to sleep.

Oh. Ah, speaking of last night...