Luffy started his day as normal, by entering the side entrance of the corporate building and going to the basement that housed his office. He enjoyed his job; it did fulfill his childish wonder of playing with cool looking toys while also getting paid. Although it wasn't the most serious job around, it was the only one his brothers had allowed him to have after much fighting.

Back when he had started to look for jobs it was Sabo who had put his foot down and said absolutely not, it wasn't until much convincing from Ace and his friends that he was allowed a low-key job like this one. Although his elder brothers didn't enjoy the company itself, they could at least admit that Luffy would have the privacy to do as he pleased while testing new products.

He walks in, wearing his normal casual attire of shorts and a red shirt, opting to leave his hat at home as his brothers refused to let him leave with it anymore. Passing by an open door he pops his head in. "Hey Bepo, why the long face?" his Albino boss sat at his desk while looking at a report on the desk.

Bepo jumps at the sudden noise, he thought he'd have a couple more minutes before anyone else made it in today. "I'm just going to make sure this is right, it doesn't make sense" His high voice mutters while standing up, towering over the 21-year-old. Bepo smiles down at Luffy while ruffling his hair, "Nothing for you to worry about hopefully."

Luffy returns the wide smile, "I'm not one to worry!" Bepo heading towards the elevator as Luffy makes his way to his own office. Despite the small size, Luffy had crammed the office to the brim with proto-types and reports of all kinds. Most could honestly be thrown away, but he was never one to clean himself and happily plopped in the chair looking at the box that had been delivered today.

The newest prototype of a cyborg-like toy for him to test in every way imaginable, make sure it won't break or pinch a child without unforeseen force. After a while of poking and prodding, writing notes as he goes there's a knock at the door. Luffy looks up from the seizure-inducing lights that the toy is providing to see a nervous Bepo.

"Heyyyyyy Luffy," his boss laughed out, avoiding eye contact as he walked into the room. Luffy gives him a quizzical look as he tries to shut the toy down before staring up at him. "It looks like you got a promotion dude! Up to the top! The CEO's assistant!"

"Didn't he just get a new one a couple days ago?" Luffy furrow his eyebrows, he wasn't a stranger to the rumors going around about the owner of the company, "And doesn't he prefer to have girls up there?"

"Well. That one got fired already." Bepo eases the conversation by coming around the desk to pick up the stack of reports already finished, ignoring the way the boy was looking at him.

"Well, I don't want it. It's nice working down here," Luffy confidently says before turning his head back to the paper to write about the light problem of the toy in front of him.

Bepo sighs, "I also don't want you to go up there, despite some of your, tactics, you are our best worker." Bepo thinks back to the many times they've had to fix a wall or replace a piece of furniture due to Luffy's unethical testing, although he must admit it had saved them from many recalls in the past. "I already went up to see if it was a mistake. And despite it all the big boss wants you for some reason. Can't change that now."

Luffy, not all to pleased with this information, "Well then I'll just pretend I didn't find out." Pouting slightly at the thought of no longer being where he wants to be. He looks up at the apprehensive face of his boss and sighs a bit, relaxing his shoulders into a slump, "Can you at least tell me if the rumors are true? I wanna be prepared for the asshole." The said rumors weren't good ones, but Luffy at least had a hefty paycheck or rather hush money to look forward to if he was booted out just as quickly as the last one.

"You know I work with him Luffy, I can't just tell you if rumors are true or false. Although I will re-hire you if you want after a cool down time if it doesn't work out," A heavy sigh came as Bepo left the room, not wanting to accidentally say anything he shouldn't, "You start with him tomorrow."

Luffy was feeling much the same way, neither happy nor excited over this little 'promotion'. From how Bepo wouldn't agree or deny the rumors, it was likely to be true. When Luffy got home that night, he started looking for new jobs, hoping his brothers wouldn't butt in too much now that so much time has passed.