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Title: It comes but once a year but usually less than that.
Word Count: 299
Spoiler(s): only to the unitiated in the ways of Garp.
Media: Fic
Rating: gen.
Character(s): Garp, Sengoku, Marines.
Prompt: Vacation.

 

Ideally, it would have happened every year but that infernal man was a contrary workaholic who did whatever he damn well felt like doing so it was unexpected, unusual and all the more sweet for its’ rarity.

Once it was confirmed though, it was definitely going to happen.

Recruits marched through their drills with a certain air of anticipation. The bureaucrats in the offices whistled merrily as they processed reports, accounts and requisition forms. Officers breathed a certain sigh of relief and relaxed just that little bit more in their bases. Even the prisoners in transit had a sense of ‘at least it could be worse’. 

Impel Down didn’t notice except for a moment when glancing over the reports of new prisoners Magellan briefly wondered if they were receiving less wards than in the previous months.

Hidden deep in some barracks (and in certain offices) was a small calendar counting down until the promised day. Each night they crossed off another day until they finally reached the date circled boldly in red, decorated cheerfully with fireworks and balloons.

He sailed off home, utterly ignorant of the ruckus he was causing (but that was just par for the course) and the marines celebrated. They had a break and they were damn well going to appreciate it!! Several covert parties were planned but even more plans to finally catch up on the sleep that was oh so frequently interrupted by the man in question.

Sengoku put his feet up on his desk and breathed a sigh of relief before relaxing with a good cup of tea. God knows the man had ignored it for some time but he had finally decided to take some of his holiday days for which everyones’ sanity was most thankful.

Monkey D. Garp was on vacation.

 

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[aoi24.livejournal.com]

Precisely. :)

......XD Those poor sods!!