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Hagetaka starts rubbing her eyes to get rid of any moisture buildup so she does not appear to be weak. You decide to leave her be for a moment as she probably needs some space. And besides, it's a giant golden BELL! That's pretty neat. You explore it for a little while, admiring the nice carved pictures until you bump into something that makes you stop. A piece of the foundation that's not like the rest. It's not made of gold, indeed it is something much much more valuable. The blackish blue stone draws you in, eager to tell its story. A Poneglyph. Touching it and closing your eyes makes the voice of it clearer. You feel water around you and see a silhouette in the dark. Then you hear a song. Removing your hand from the stone you open your eyes.
"Shirahoshi."
It's unmistakably about the Mermaid Queen, the legendary Poseidon, one of the ancient weapons. The old guys said Goofy and his crew was here once. If that's true Nico Robin must've already known about Fishy. She's smart, she probably connected the dots already. All she needed you for was confirmation. Or perhaps it wasn't even her she was interested in but that Joy Boy fella. You're about to shrug and leave the poneglyph alone when something stops you. A voice, different from the rest. You pause and look at the structure once more only to see a set of letters next to the glyph, carved into the gold itself. This is much more recent.
"This is-"
You touch the carving and get filled with excitement. An image flashes in your mind of a figure sitting down.
"Gol D. Roger!"
This was left here by the Pirate King. No doubt about it. Well, not him personally. It is an image of him, one seen by a person that was close to him, but not him. Still this is as close as you've ever gotten to being in the presence of the Pirate King. There doesn't seem to be much in terms of substance behind the writing. No secret lore to be shared, no great tales of adventure, no maps leading to fantastic treasures. It's but a simple statement, one that matches that of the Golden Bell whose foundation it is written. "Here I am" or in this case it's rather "Here I was".
Removing your hand from the cold metal you smile.
"Just you wait Pirate King. Just you wait."
>Well since you're here you might as well leave your mark on the wall.
>Leave the old relic alone. It doesn't matter what was. Only what is.
>Other?
