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Nami ([personal profile] mikangirl) wrote2012-02-04 11:17 pm

[Action/"Voice"]

[Nami for her own part is content to either stay with her mother or go out exploring with Sanji for the first day or two she's home. It's bitterly cold out there and she doesn't like it much at all-- it's nothing like Cocoyashi-- and her feet are a little red from early barefoot adventures in the snow, but luckily she doesn't catch cold. She's more grounded and less restless than Sanji is, because Bellemere is here. And that means she can let Bellemere take care of things. Because after all, didn't mama say that they wouldn't be here for very long? She misses Nojiko, but if it's only for a little while, then maybe she'll just treat this as a holiday.

Then the second night passes, and Nami turns 10. And everything changes.]




[She's had nightmares before. And the last night was unsettling with the dreams she had, but they weren't bad dreams-- just ones that feel like she's lived a lifetime in one night. Or...one year, as the case may be.

The second night, she wakes up with a wail (muffled brutally by shoving the blanket up to her mouth, because nobody likes a crying human) and tears and her arm hurts but mostly all she can remember right now is Bellemere and the screams when they stepped on her arm and the blood and the way Arlong just shot her down--

die for your pathetic love--

--and everything that followed. And she knows why her arm hurts, but that doesn't make any sense, and Bellemere is right upstairs and Nami just spends the next ten minutes crying into the blanket and not daring to look at her arm. And when she can separate dream from reality just enough, she slides out of bed and doesn't even bother to dress properly, running for the stairs to the next floor in an oversized tshirt that hangs off her arms and going straight for her mama's bedroom.

She eventually falls asleep again and further returning memories distance her from the shock of that death, but none of them are good memories. And now she's confused to boot, because sometimes when she closes her eyes she expects to open them somewhere else entirely. And Nami grows to like the cold, because as long as there's snow outside, it means she's not at Arlong Park, and that means that maybe she can put it all aside as an especially bad nightmare and it didn't really happen. Because it didn't. Because Bellemere is here.

Anyway, distracting herself from darker thoughts is a damn good idea, really. Best to try and not think about it and just...stick with Bellemere a lot today.]


["Voice"]


[So in the afternoon, Luceti, there is a little girl staring back at you from the journals. And doing the most awesomely intelligent thing:



[Yeah. Because making faces at you all is really mature. She just wants to see how many people notice her, because damn this magical journal is fun.]

[Action]

[If people want to run into Nami at varying ages, she can be found:

-- At the library on Monday when she is 12, trying to reach that top shelf of navigation books;

-- At Good Spirits on Wednesday when she is 14, trying her luck at being served underage drinks (look, she can hold her liquor okay B|); and

-- Pretty much anywhere on the following Friday when she is 16, because she's smitten with a severe case of wanderlust; a rooftop, a shop, the forest, the battledome...anywhere. Chances are if you run into Nami today, she might attempt to pickpocket you just because she's got the suspicion she's damn good at it. And those ships out at sea hold her attention for a fair while, because...well, wouldn't it be nice to sail one away? These dreams, man. 

For ages 17 and up, well... there'll be another post much later.  Just to avoid confusion.]



alabastajewel: (relaxed)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-12 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
Zoro-san. [She clarifies, just in case, though it seems Nami figured out who she meant.]

You walked all that way in the cold?
mikanchibi: (|D)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-13 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Zoro-san never smiles. [Then she grins. Eheh.] Nope. We made him carry us.

[And by this she means he hauled us up like a basket of mikans and wouldn't let us back down again, but this version is better.]
alabastajewel: (giggling)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-14 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[They're passing over the mountain range now, and Vivi's content to let Biri choose their route for now. She giggles.]

Oh, he does. Sometimes. [Admittedly, Vivi is not quite sure if there's a foolproof way to make that happen.]

It's good that he carried you, though. It would be a long way to go in bare feet. [Zoro himself obviously doesn't count after that stunt he pulled on Drum.] I'll bet you helped him find the way too.
mikanchibi: (sulk)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-14 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
He's dumb. I had to point him all the way home. [Sorry, Zoro >.>]
alabastajewel: (...eheh)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-14 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
He's just bad with directions. [Pause.] Very bad.
mikanchibi: (cheerful)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-14 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'll say. [Heh. And then begrudgingly, as she peers down at the landscape... okay, she might be a minute in replying because it is glorious down there, but nevertheless eventually she adds:] I suppose he was okay. For a pirate.
alabastajewel: (fun in the sun)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-14 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Vivi's not sure how much Nami knows or understands yet about her own future connection to the Strawhats, so she lets the comment go unremarked, simply nodding. Nami seems to really be enjoying herself flying by now, which is exactly what she'd hoped for. She points to the far side of the mountain range.]

Should we fly over the sea next?
mikanchibi: (|D)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-15 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! [She still has a hold of Biri a little tightly, but she loosens a hand to pat him in contentment.] Can we go flying every day?
alabastajewel: (adventure)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-15 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
I think Biri would like that.

[Vivi's pleased Nami's enjoying this so much, too. Things had seemed a little iffy at first.]
mikanchibi: (this is purely an act)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-16 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks, Biri! [This time she hugs his back and kind of sooshes face into the feathers.]

And thank you. [For Vivi. Because that's polite.]
alabastajewel: (fond)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-18 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
You're very welcome.

[But now they've crested the highest peaks, and the sea can be seen glinting in the distance as the sun catches on the waves.]

Where would you like to go? [She'll just let Nami decide their route.]
mikanchibi: (uh.  well.)

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[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-18 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Nami takes a while to answer, turning her face away from Biri to stare out at the sea with a far-away contentedness. It's beautiful from up here.

Eventually, though, she points seawards.]
Can we go closer?
alabastajewel: (adventure)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-18 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Wherever you like!

[Vivi uses her amazing DUCK WHISPERING ability to urge Biri out over the beach, dropping a little altitude as well. As they reach the shore and begin to soar out over the sea, she points to a stretch of beach.]

That's where I first arrived here, I think. [It's a little hard to be sure when she doesn't have Nami's memory for geography.]
mikanchibi: (smiiile)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-19 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
You came in on the beach? Lucky. [But she sighs contentedly because hnnngh the ocean.] We turned up in the mountains.
alabastajewel: (relaxed)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-19 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes; it was quite a coincidence, actually. I met y--the crew on the beach when I arrived. [She smiles at the memory: the chaos and happy tears and the group hug...]

[Biri dips even lower, just kind of flying aimlessly toward the horizon. After a moment, Vivi thinks to check if they're close to the barrier--she's not sure how far out it extends over the sea. Thankfully, they're nowhere near it yet; crashing into that would be an inauspicious end to this joyride.]
mikanchibi: (|D)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-21 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Inauspicious and memorable '_' You know, after a week or so.]

Even better! We had to come so far to get to the house. [Man, unfair.] It must've been fun, though. Was it warmer?
alabastajewel: (talking)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-21 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! It was a lot nicer; warm enough to swim and play in the water. [Not that Vivi was able to at the time, considering her lack of a swimsuit and the fact that a thin white new feather dress would've been about the worst possible thing imaginable to wear into the ocean.]

It's too bad that it's too cold for swimming now. [The thought of playing with a young Nami in the sea is a pleasant one, but Vivi hopes this will have worn off long before the weather warms up.]
mikan_chibi: (<_<)

[personal profile] mikan_chibi 2012-02-21 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... too bad...

[Said like someone's contemplating accidentally falling in. (Also said by someone who has no concept of how cold water is in winter.)]

Can we stop on the beach for a while anyway?
alabastajewel: (happy smile)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-21 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nooo, chibi-Nami; accidentally-on-purposely giving yourself hypothermia is a Bad IdeaTM. If Vivi suspects that's on Nami's mind though, she gives no outward indication of it, only nods in response to the girl's question.]

Of course we can! Would you like to go now, or should we fly a bit longer first?
mikanchibi: (smiiile)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-22 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
Now, please! [She misses the beach, sob.]
alabastajewel: (friendly conversation)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-23 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
All right. Biri, turn around! Back to the beach! [The bird takes a moment to comply, but Vivi points the way back, and soon he's making a sharp arc to fly back to the shore. He drops altitude as well, so they're practically skimming the waves as the head in to land.]
mikanchibi: (|D)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-26 07:39 am (UTC)(link)
Eeeeee! [That's a happy sound-- they're so close to the water, Nami starts reaching out to touch it before she feels her weight slide and hastily rights herself, staring down at the waves with glee.]
alabastajewel: (relaxed)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-02-26 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[The landing is more than a little rough, as Biri makes the beach and digs in his heels to slow himself. Vivi tightens her grip on Nami as they bump along to a stop. Then she jumps off and helps Nami down, taking a little time to pat Biri's neck and praise him for being so good. No major disasters so far!]
mikanchibi: (cheerful)

[personal profile] mikanchibi 2012-02-28 09:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Nami is all smiles as Vivi helps her down and she turns to give Biri a hug.] Thank you!

[And then sort of takes off for the water's edge. >>]
alabastajewel: (eep!)

[personal profile] alabastajewel 2012-03-10 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Vivi turns back to see Nami halfway to the water, and hastily calls after her:]

Nami-san! Be careful! It's very cold! [It really won't do for her to get her clothes all wet in this weather.]

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