Salutations
Genre(s)-Humor, Usopp Humiliation (that should definitely be a genre)
Rating-K Plus.
Zoro tapped his foot, irritated, as he waited for Usopp to speak. He didn't really like being at a comic convention, but everyone else was busy so he had to take Usopp.
Zoro shook his head. Luffy thought it would be a great 'bonding experience' for the two of them to go to a comic-con together. No way. He had pleaded and yelled at his captain, trying to convince him he didn't need to go, but none of it worked. He had been surprised when he offered Luffy food and the boy had said no.
Usopp stepped up onto the platform, knees quaking.
Zoro looked up and glared at Usopp. Finally.
Usopp cleared his throat and took a deep breath to try and control his shaking. He looked out over the audience.
"Greetings and salutations, my fellow—"
"What the hell does 'salutations' mean?" Zoro exploded. He was already mad at Usopp for forcing him to come, so he really wasn't in the mood to listen to long words and speeches.
Usopp looked over at Zoro and gulped. "Uh…it m-means h-hello," he all but whispered.
A few people around Zoro chuckled at the feeble explanation. "What was that?" A guy standing at the back asked. "I didn't catch what you said."
A drop of sweat rolled down Usopp's face, and he glanced down at the speech in his hand. The words blurred on the page, and a drop of water smeared the ink.
"Aw, look, he's crying!" someone shouted teasingly.
"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Usopp shouted. He threw his speech down and ran right off the stage, sobbing.
Zoro sighed and made his way back to the parking lot to wait for Usopp. Who knew that Usopp could have a tantrum just from explaining salutations?
Opening the car door, Zoro slid in and turned up the radio. Yeah, Usopp was a strange man.
Hehe. Bet you'll never guess what the next word is! Ten points for you if you get it right.