[Voice/Action]

[mikangirl]

[What a cheerful week it's been.  Almost like a vacation away from this place. 

Or not.

Nami doesn't have the energy to complain when she finds she's been returned out at the orchard in the early hours of the morning.  Not that much of a problem, bar the fact that it's freezing and she's dead tired.  The cottage isn't heated, but there's still a bed in there, and she collapses across it for a few hours' sleep.

...and at some point, rolls herself up in the covers, because that's smart.

When she finally wakes up around 8am, her journal's sitting on the floor next to the bed, and she flicks it open with a finger, not bothering to work up a filter to the crew.  Too much effort, and she's just not in the mood for things that require concentration today.  Or in much of a good mood at all.  Valentine's is... still a little too raw.  Among other things.]

[Voice]

I'm back.  [Not that anyone but the crew knew she was going somewhere.  Details.  She doesn't much care.]  You guys weather the storm okay?



[Later she'll make her way home, and then inevitably make her way into town and collapse in Good Spirits for a while in the evening.  She's catchable wherever, and probably not that hard to cheer up if you want a lighter conversation.]

((ooc:  and I will be slow for a bit, so bear with me.))

Comments

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

[That tone of voice was oddly weary for the chipper ginger. It gave Lupin pause for a thoughtful moment.]

Back to normal now, huh? We're just a little cold, but no worse for wear.

...

It's good hearing you.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

[Flat and weary redhead alert. But she'll still smile at that last part.] As normal as you can get around here, anyway. And I'm glad to hear it.

How've you been?

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

Cold, but keeping busy. I'm not gonna complain too much.

...you okay? It sounds like you've had a few rough days.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

Ah... [She waves a hand.] A long few days, that's all. I've been away trying out this mission stuff.

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

Ah, missions. How are they? I've been thinking about them too.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

Well, so far it was ... draining. I spent a week patching up casualties and being glared at by various people for existing. But left well enough alone, and the food was okay.

Good distraction from Valentine's, anyway.

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

Ahh, so Valentine's hit you hard too. It hit mostly the people around me, but my girlfriend was returned from a kidnapping that day.

My condolences. It was a bizaare week.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

It could have been worse. Nothing happened I can't get over, anyway. [Her tone is brusque. She'd rather not discuss the damn thing in detail.] But I'm happy for your girlfriend.

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

[He won't broach the topic if she doesn't wish to speak about it. It was a very wierd week, for everyone.] I'm happy too, thanks. She was mostly unaffected, but has been much nicer than normal...

I wonder if she really wasn't affected.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

...who's your girlfriend again?

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

The lovely Mine Fujiko, of course!♥

[voice]

[mikangirl]

Ah! Fujiko! [She grins.] We have a lot in common, but I haven't caught up with her in a while.

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

She was napped for a while, but recently got back. On Valentine's Day, no less!

...shoulda figured you two would know each other. Better watch my step--you both might come after me with the Thompsons and PPKs then!

[voice]

[mikangirl]

I might do that if I knew what Thompsons and PPKs were. I'm assuming guns.

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

Oh yeah they're guns! The Thompsons are machine guns, and the PPKs are semi-auto side arms similar to mine.

[voice]

[mikangirl]

Sound useful! I'm not much of a guns person, though.

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

Oh, good! [Safe!]