episode 818 of one piece. i sit on the stained couch next to my older sister who’d initially forced me to watch. she and i know the only reason i haven’t left yet was the intro card. it featured characters i liked, and recognised. gojo, geto, and itadori, some of my favourites. i didn’t question why they were in one piece, nor did i question why they maintained their art style instead of adapting to the new world. i tell my sister to pause the episode for a moment, and get irritated when she doesn’t. no matter, though. the episode continues, now focusing on a small girl with a russian accent. the five or six year old was quite kind, and quiet, yet was continually chastised and scolded by the older women aboard the ship. she runs below deck in tears, and the disgruntled, scraggly old man of a captain sighs. he lights a quick fire to start the boat up, and pull out of the port before going down to follow after the russian girl. her wide brimmed, floppy purple hat falls over the little girls eyes as she tucks her knees to her chest to keep quiet even while crying. the old captain gently comforts her, and eventually walks her back to her bedroom to tuck her in to sleep.
after turning out the lights, and shuffling back to the captains quarters, suddenly the old man drops his pants and begins to, for a lack of a better term, finger bang his booty. my jaw drops and i turn to my sister. “IS HE A PEDOPHILE?? WHAT THE FUCK, DUDE.”
“no, no. he has the bang-bang devil fruit, so he has to finger his butthole to make a fire from his dick which controls the ship.” i don’t have time to process this information before the captain gingerly cleans up the mess of ash with a small ornate spoon. May 5th, 2025.














