[Until a few moments ago, your section of maze was relatively quiet and peaceful, despite the unpleasant obstacles. Not anymore. The silence has been unceremoniously shattered by extremely loud screeching.]

Let goooooo! Let go let go let go!!!! I don't even like veggies, why are you trying to eat meeeeeee???

[Should you happen to investigate the source of said screeches, you'll find a boy with vines around both arms and legs as well as his throat and crawling up toward his mouth. He still seems to be making a valiant effort to struggle despite getting scratched up by the thorns, which mostly only tighten in response. By the time he spots you, he has resorted to biting. Mouth still clamped over the nearest vine, he calls out--]

Hey, hey. D'you haf a shord?

[Or maybe you're the one in trouble, fallen in the cacti pit. Perhaps you're desperately seeking a foothold to climb out, or have simply resigned yourself to your fate. An unlikely savior appears, in the form of ... a boy's head? It sure is streeeeetching down to meet you, anyway, tilting inquisitively.]

Are you stuck?

[One can't make assumptions about these things, alright. Maybe you have chosen to go exploring!]

[There is a boy walking down the hall. He looks like he got in a fight with his own outfit, puffy sleeves and pantaloon legs torn to a comfortable length. There were no sandals so he has elected to simply go barefoot.

At any rate, this very strangely dressed young man has swiped some of the stationery, taped it together, and drawn a...crude approximation of his pirate flag, which he is unceremoniously shoving in the face of everyone he comes across.]

I'm looking for my crew, but I can't remember what they look like. They'd definitely know this, though. Do you know it??

[It's no surprise that Luffy is partaking of free food, even if that food is just tea. He has been drinking more of it than perhaps reasonable, and here's the thing. He's already wildly confident, to the point that he perplexes everyone around him, so magic is really only going to make him more over the top.

Were you casually minding your own business? Sorry, there's a long stretchy arm grabbing you by the shoulder to stop your advance. He might be tugging you in his own direction while cheerfully cackling.]

Hey, where are you going? Come on, come on, this tea is really good. Have it with me and join my crew! I'm going to be the Pirate King, you know!

[Hmu goodluckmodes to plot or for a custom starter!]