Baby fever got me thinking abt ghost and kids <3
Ghost finds himself leaning against a stone wall, fiddling with the straps of his gear as he listens to the bustle of the locals. He's in a more rural part of the city, one half full of shops and restaurants and the occasional pub (of which Ghost is waiting for Gaz and Soap outside of), the other half being a neighborhood on the other side of the cobblestone wall behind him.
It was meant to be a more casual mission, gather some intel and do a bit of a stakeout. Gaz and Soap would chat with a man that has information for them, while Ghost waited outside in case there was trouble or they needed to make a quick escape. After a few hours, he quickly realized this wasn't much of a mission at all.
It was peaceful though, a breath of fresh air compared to the adrenaline and bloodshed of his usual work. He was debating on calling it all a bust and dragging his boys back to base when a small sound hit his ears.
He went silent for a moment before he heard it again, a small whisper of a voice beckoning for his attention.
Ghost lets out a sigh. "The hell...?" He looks around, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound.
"Psst. Up here." A small voice calls from... above him?
Ghost looks up to see a face peering down at him from the top of the stone wall, a few meters above him. A small child, a little girl with short, red curls, peeks over the stone to look at him with big brown eyes.
The two of them just stare at each other for a few beats, observing one another warily until the girl speaks up.
"Are you a soldier?" She asks him with a surprising amount of confidence, speaking with a bluntness that only children seemed to possess.
Ghost pushes himself off of the wall to turn and look at her fully, glancing back at the pub to check for his team before looking back at her.
"Affirmative." He says simply, giving a little nod before falling back into silence.
The girl looks puzzled at the unfamiliar word, but uses her context clues to conclude that it means yes. She steps up a little more, crossing her arms over the top of the wall to look down at him better.
"My nana was a soldier... I think." The little girl says, her tone a little uncertain. "My mum said she used to fly planes and we have a picture of her with a bunch of medals."
"I've never seen a soldier in real life, though." She adds.
Ghost can't help the small chuckle that rumbles from his chest at the child's observation. "That so? Your nan sounds pretty interesting." His eyes crease as he smiles up at her from under his balaclava. "I'll let you in on a little secret... being a soldier's pretty boring a lot of the time."
The girl gives Ghost another quizzical look, blinking those big doe eyes at him. "How? Don't you get to fight bad guys and shoot big guns?"
Ghost supposes she isn't wrong. A lot of his work does include diving headfirst into enemy territory, fighting the desert sun and blowing up old "friends". He still lets out a small laugh at the girl's naivety. Ghost wonders if he'd ever been that innocent once, maybe when he was a toddler and the cruel world his father built hadn't yet beat down on him.
"Sometimes." He says finally. "But there's also a lot of sitting—waiting for things to happen. And paperwork." He tacks on.
The girl makes a face. "Like taxes?"
Ghost nods solemnly. "Like taxes."
The girl makes a soft, long "oh" sound before they fall into silence. Ghost looks back at the pub, half hoping to see Soap and Gaz walk out and half hoping they stay inside so he can keep talking to this silly little kid.
"My names Ginny, by the way." The girl pipes up. "What's yours?"
He debates in his head for a moment. "Ghost." He says finally.
Ginny makes another face. "Ghost? Like a dead person? That's a funny name." She says bluntly. "Is it a nickname? Technically Ginny is my nickname."
Ghost listens as she rambles a little, waiting for her to finish so he can answer her questions. "Yep, like a dead person. And yes, it's kind of like a nickname."
"Do they always give you silly names in the mil-militry?" Ginny tries to ask, scrunching up her face a little as she struggles to pronounce "military".
"Sometimes." He says again. "Sometimes you choose your own, sometimes it starts as a nickname that sticks around."
"Did you choose yours?" She asks.
"No." He replies.
Before Ginny can bombard him with any more questions, a voice calls from somewhere far off, making the girl look behind her. She calls back to whoever is summoning her and turns back to Ghost.
"My mum's home, I've got to go." She says, her tone a little flat as she seems disappointed to leave.
"Alright. I'll see you around, Ginny." Ghost bids her farewell. "Be good for your folks."
"I will! Bye-bye, Ghost." The girl gives a determined nod, waving goodbye to him before stepping down and disappeared behind the other side of the wall.
Ghost stands there for God knows how long, in his own little world until Soap walks up behind him with Gaz in tow. The sargeant claps him on the shoulder about how the mission was a bust and apparently the man didn't have all the info they needed. Thankfully, he'd have what they needed at a later date. All Ghost hears is "we'll be coming back here soon".
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You know I was wondering if Crocodile ever did have any kind of involvement with the Revolutionary Army in secret (lest the Government finds out and revokes his Shichibukai status), what kind of involvement would that even have been
And now, with both the Vegapunk/Ohara flashback and Kuma's flashback, it's being made very clear to us that the Revolutionary Army was broke as hell 22 years ago. Like the fact that this has been brought up twice now in a relatively short span of time is interesting to me, that's usually a sign it's not an unimportant plotpoint
But you know who would have had money to help fund the Army
A funny little warlord who would eventually go and build a fucking casino to run for funsies. A warlord who had to give the Government some of his Pirating Income to keep his warlord-status
Like Crocodile hated the Government anyways so why not help fund the Revolutionary Army in secret, out of spite if for no other reason
Vaguely related, but I keep on remembering this scene (post-Enies Lobby), which at first glance just seems like a basic Lore Dump
But then there's the
"Yet..."
(Or "however", she says "no ni" in Japanese and you could translate that in many ways, I would probably have gone with "however" but that wouldn't have fit into the speechbubble)
Mind you, the conversation just kind of ends there, next we see Garp realize he probably shouldn't have mentioned Dragon infront of such a massive audience, so wherever that "yet" was going to lead to we will never find out, because Oda conveniently changed the subject before we got to it
And you know. Like yes, Robin could be just expressing her shock over finding out that the leader of the Revolutionary Army had a child with someone
But also, Robin was a part of an organization that was trying to overthrow one of the founding countries of the World Government in an explicit attempt to go against said Government (compared to like, Blackbeard, who currently wants to make Fullalead into a "pirate country" that's a part OF the World Government)
Like you don't have to be a genius to look at Crocodile's ultimate goals and compare that to what Dragon is doing and find a few similarities here and there maybe
(Also like, Crocodile's equivalent in Romancing SaGa 2 is meant to be Wagnas, the queer-coded leader of the Seven Heroes (whom the OG Shichibukai are based on) who "hoped to help the world". You know, an interesting detail and all.)
Not to mention, during the time Robin spent with Baroque Works, if Crocodile was ever in contact with the Revolutionary Army at all, considdering she has the ability to easily spy on people and that she didn't trust Crocodile one bit, it wouldn't be unsurprising if she ever spied on Crocodile and/or just overheard a phone call or knew about Crocodile having secret spending habits or something
(Mind you, I'm not saying "she knew" Crocodile was involved with the Revolutionaries, more that she might've been Suspecting Things, that "yet" being about her connecting the dots while unsure if her conclusion was right or not)
Of course Crocodile's plans can't have been Dragon Approved by any means, especially considdering the Army had been looking for Robin for over 10 years (pre-timeskip)
Four years of which were with Crocodile. Like if he was FULLY allied with the Army and KNEW they were looking for Robin, surely he would've called Dragon and been like "hey I found the kid from Ohara, wanna come hang out" or something. But no, he had bigger plans and kept Robin a secret from the Revolutionaries and the Government alike
Also like, I have seen people question why the Revolutionaries weren't involved with Alabasta's rebellion at all, and "Oda hadn't come up with the Revolutionaries yet at the time of writing" (/"OP was meant to end at Alabasta at one point so there would've been no reason to introduce the subplot at that point") aside
Between Baroque Works being a secret organization working undercover (thus the Army might not have been aware of the civil war being manufactured), the framing of the King making him look bad and very much the type of monarch that deserved to be overthrown in the Army's eyes, and Crocodile maybe lying through his teeth about what was happening in the country... Yeah, the Army's lack of involvement with Alabasta suddenly makes sense
EDIT Minor addition: Just realized that because Crocodile was technically working for the Government, if the Revs ever did send forces to participate in Alabasta's civil army and taking down the throne, the Government could've easily ordered Crocodile to step in to stop the rebellion and take down the Revolutionaries, right? Because he was supposed to be on the Government's side, right? And surely the Army wouldn't have wanted to fight against Crocodile if they were secretly allied (Croc's secret betrayal aside), and if Crocodile refused to fight the Revs the Government could've seen that as a reason to revoke his Shichibukai rights (which wouldn't be great if they wanted to keep Crocodile in a position where he could fund the Army?). So it could've also been a case of it being for the best for everyone's sake to let this one play out "naturally"
But my point is
I'm just deeply intriqued by these little details and wonder if I'm Actually Masterfully Connecting The Dots Like a True Genius or just seeing a pattern where there's none.
Like this is far from confirming the theory, I'm just saying, the pieces do kinda fit together do they not
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I Wanna Be Your End Game
Ginny's First Round World Cup Match from the perspective of the Wizarding World's Tumblr (aka my tumblr blog from freaking out about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce but make it Hinny)
@ginginweas posted
HAPPY GINNY WEASLEY IS GOING TO PLAY AND WIN A QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT MATCH DAY TO ALL THOSE WHO CELEBRATE
@harpies-hore posted
me when ginny weasley scores 13 goals on france's stupid little team
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@ginwiz posted
is the boy wizard showing his face today?
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is the boy wizard showing his face today?
@puddlemore-111
God I hope not
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is the boy wizard showing his face today?
@puddlemore-111
God I hope not
@ginwiz
@ginginweas posted
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STOP THE COUNT
@harpies-hore posted
EVERYBODY SHUT UP SHE IS HERE
@queezy-4-weasley posted
SHE!!!
@bitch-witchh posted
GINNY ASDJFIALSJDFASDLFCASJD;LCK
@ginwiz posted
THAT'S MY NUMBER 6!!!!
@ginginweas posted
I LOVE HER SO MUCH HOLY SHIT
@quid-bitch posted
oh to be harry potter and be able to pull on that red ponytail and [REDACTED]
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oh to be harry potter and be able to pull on that red ponytail and [REDACTED]
@bitch-witchh
Aurors, this one right here
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oh to be harry potter and be able to pull on that red ponytail and [REDACTED]
@bitch-witchh
Aurors, this one right here
@quid-bitch
the only auror i would willing go with is harry potter
@queezy-4-weasley posted
reblog and put in the tags your guess on how many goals ginny scores today
#she is so scoring 17
@ginwiz posted
AAHHHH AND THEY ARE OFF
@im-a-keeper posted
aaaaand France already got away with a blagging call not even one minute into the match
@bitch-witchh posted
ALTON TO WEASLEY BACK TO ALTON TO KILLICK TO WEASLEY TO-
@queezy-4-weasley posted
THAT SPINNING MANUEVER OMG SHE IS SO GOOD
@harpies-hore posted
is it me, or are they somehow faster today? like what is this? new brooms?
@ginginweas posted
honestly the weasley, alton, killick chasing trio is so unstoppable. the next troy, mullet, moran
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honestly the weasley, alton, killick chasing trio is so unstoppable. the next troy, mullet, moran
@puddlemore-111
you are so delusional
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honestly the weasley, alton, killick chasing trio is so unstoppable. the next troy, mullet, moran
@puddlemore-111
you are so delusional
@bitch-witchh posted
SCORE
@harpies-hore posted
GINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYY
@ginginweas posted
ASDKFJALKSDFHASKDJCASDJF
@im-a-keeper posted
merlin Ginny Weasley is good
@queezy-4-weasley posted
THAT'S MY GIRL
@gin-will-win posted
I LOG IN JUST IN TIME FOR POINTS!!!
@ginwiz posted
POINTS FOR WEASLEY
@quid-bitch posted
HOT HOT HOT HOT
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
HAARYRA
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
HE IS THERE
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
THEY PANNED THE CAMERDA TO HARYA AND HE IAS THERE1!!
@ginwiz posted
SHUT UP HARRY!!
@gin-will-win posted
HARRY IS THERE TOO!!! OMM!!!
@queezy-4-weasley posted
HE IS WEARING HER FUCKING JERSEY?!?!?!?!?
@harpies-hore posted
us when our favorite player's boyfriend, who she has been dating well over 4 years, shows up to one of her most important games of her life
@bitch-witchh posted
THEM
@ginginweas posted
I love him, not because he saved the wizarding world or whatever, but because he is somehow a bigger Ginny Weasley supporter than me
@quid-bitch posted
HE IS SO HOT! SHE IS SO HOT! HOW DO I GET INVITED TO BE THEIR THIRD?
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HE IS SO HOT! SHE IS SO HOT! HOW DO I GET INVITED TO BE THEIR THIRD?
@bitch-witchh
STOP
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@im-a-keeper posted
THAT IS A FOUL!
@ginginweas posted
if they hurt ginny i swear i will
@queezy-4-weasley posted
oh good they are giving ginny a penalty shot
@gin-will-win posted
ginny shooting a pentaly shot means = free points
@ginwiz posted
FREE POINTS
@harpies-hore posted
free points and then negated with the refs calling a foul on killick when he didn't even touch the dude
@ginginweas posted
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@im-a-keeper posted
Tied back up at 30-30.
@gin-will-win posted
i underestimated France's defense
@quid-bitch posted
give the love of my life the quaffle back
@queezy-4-weasley posted
please put the quaffle through the hoops, thnx
@ginwiz posted
SHE SCORED!
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please put the quaffle through the hoops, thnx
@queezy-4-weasley
SHE PUT THE QUAFFLE THROUGH THE HOOPS
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
THEY SHOWED HARRY AGIAN
@gin-will-win posted
SHE SCORED AGAIN HOLY SHIT! BACK TO BACK GOALS
@harpies-hore
i am hermione
@ginginweas posted
I love Ginny so much
Can Harry fight?
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I love Ginny so much
Can Harry fight?
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....girl
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I love Ginny so much
Can Harry fight?
@harpies-hore
....girl
@ginginweas
I could take him
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I love Ginny so much
Can Harry fight?
@harpies-hore
....girl
@ginginweas
I could take him
@bitch-witchh
....girl
@gin-will-win posted
if i needed more reasons to hate the french, the way they are playing today would be enough.
@ginwiz posted
that was CLEAR haversacking, but sure, give the French team more points
@im-a-keeper posted
these refs are.... something
@queezy-4-weasley
LOL HARRY IS PISSED
@gin-will-win posted
DID HARRY JUST YELL "FUCK THAT" ON CAMERA??
@harpies-hore posted
Harry rn
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Harry rn
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IM SCREAMING
@ginginweas posted
Ginny is PISSED too
@im-a-keeper posted
WEASLEY SCORES AGAIN
@gin-will-win posted
Did she jsut?
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
SHE POINTED AT HARRY
@ginwiz posted
THEY JUST MAKE ME
@harpies-hore posted
i need to be admitted to Saint Mungos for my unhealty obsession with them
@puddlemore-111 posted
they need to stop panning to that stupid loser. we get it, he "saved the wizarding world" anyone can cast an expelliarmus spell
@harpies-hore posted
@im-a-keeper posted
back to back goals for the Brits now has the score 90-50
@queezy-4-weasley posted
I need the seekers to stop searching for the snitch, i need ginny to score another 10 goals first
@ginwiz posted
SNITCH SIGHTING SNITCH SIGHTING
@queezy-4-weasley posted
DAMMIT
@bitch-witchh posted
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@ginginweas posted
WHO CAUGHT IT?!?!
@gin-will-win posted
I HAVE SO MANY EMOTIONS
@harpie-hore posted
@gin-wiz posted
I THINK WE CAUGHT IT!!
@im-a-keeper posted
BRITAINS SEEKERS SHAH HAS CAUGHT THE SNITCH! BRITAIN WINS!
@bitch-witchh posted
WWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEE WOOOOOOON
@gin-will-win posted
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
@ginwiz posted
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT
@queezy-4-weasley posted
GINNY WEASLEY MVP AWARD WHEN?!?!?
@harpie-hore posted
GINNY WEASLEY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL QUALIFIER, I COULD CRY
@quid-bitch posted
FUCK IM CRYING
@bitch-witchh posted
WHERE IS SHE GOING?!?
@ginginweas posted
gINNY????
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
SHE IS FLYING TO HARRY
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
I REPEAT SHE IS FLYING OVER TO HARRY
@harpies-hore posted
MERLINS FUCKING BALLS
@queezy-4-weasley posted
SHE JUST KISSSS???
@bitch-witchh posted
THEY ARE KISSING?!?!?! IN PUBLIC!??!?!?!
@ginginweas posted
KIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@ginwiz posted
HINNY
@bitch-witchh posted
THEM!!!!!!!!!
@harpies-hore posted
CALL ME @quid-bitch BUT THEY ARE SO FUCKING HOT THEY CAN [REDACTED] TO ME
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CALL ME @quid-bitch BUT THEY ARE SO FUCKING HOT THEY CAN [REDACTED] TO ME
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you get me
@queezy-4-weasley posted
@ginginweas posted
they are usually so protective of their relationship and private (which makes sense because you know the war??) but like, both of them being so happy and public makes me so soft
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
they are so perfect, i needed them to get married yesterday
@bitch-witchh posted
I hve so many emotions and I don't know what to do with them
@gin-will-win posted
OMG GINNY WEASLEY MVP
@queezy-4-weasley posted
SHE ACTUALLY GOT MVP!!!!
@ginginweas posted
I CANNOT STOP SCREAMING
@harpies-hore posted
I am okay if i die after today
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I am okay if i die after today
@ginwiz
if you die, you don't get to watch ginny in the semi-finals
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I am okay if i die after today
@ginwiz
if you die, you don't get to watch ginny in the semi-finals
@harpies-hore
FUCK
@im-a-keeper posted
Today in summary: Weasley scores 6 of Great Britains 9 goals, Shaw catches the snitch in one of the quickest World Cup matches of all time, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley kiss in public
@gin-will-win posted
I will remember this day forever
@ginnyweasley posted
What a beautiful win today for Great Britain. Thanks for all the love and support from the fans and from my loved ones. On to the next match!
@hinny-luv-4-eva posted
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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