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[Nami gets home from her mission late evening on the 2nd and knows pretty must straight away that something is off. Having been gone nearly two weeks, running into Sanji the way she does puts a bad taste in her mouth. She was looking forward to seeing them.

Once Sanji leaves with his spooky darkness powers, she strides through the house in search of other nakama who are awake in search of answers. Don't worry, if nobody's awake she'll just shake someone awake. 8Db Maybe all of you!

...and that shows her quite plainly that the experiment going on isn't just affecting her chef.

FML.

In a temper the next morning, she heads through town, meets some very off-kilter people she knows, and at least thanks the powers that be that she's unaffected this time. It doesn't improve her mood any, so she heads for the battledome to try and work out some stress and try (yet again) to see if she can locate the way down to Catherine's lab.

Okay, yes. That was kind of easy. TOO BAD ABOUT THE MESS.]

[Irritated Voice]

Does someone want to explain to me what the hell happened in the battledome? If any of you are still sane, that is. [She flops down in the wreckage of Catherine's lab and pans the video across the rubble. Doesn't seem much need for secrecy. This has to have been noticed by now, right?] And if anyone is still sane, please tell me what the hell is going on today?

...preferably over alcohol.

[She'll vent her temper on killing a bunch of pirates at the battledome, drop by the battledome clinic on the way out, then swing past Raine's with a handful of papers in hand. And finally, she hits the bar to drink in moody silence.

Unless of course anyone wants to keep her company, because that'd be kind of cool. Worst homecoming ever. >E]

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[The threat of arrest or detainment by the other villagers wouldn't stop Ragna, and he knows it. Yuuup.]

This crap's gonna be a pain in the ass to deal with if he doesn't start waking up anytime soon. [Just the thought of being so close to answer of getting home, and it all going to shit just because one guy won't wake up... It's annoying.]

And if that's so, they're probably hiding the way how somewhere. [Then again, take everything the Malnosso say with a grain of salt. Naoki's never been sure how to regard them.]

[Oh, hey, Nami.

(You're back! Yay!)

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaamiiiiiiiiiiiii ;;

Katara just shoves her pile of collected flat stones between them and smiles wryly.]

Depends who you ask.

Not as many people in town. It was like they'd all gone somewhere, but all at once. [Shrug. Hard to quantify, really.] Can't be sure what happened but it didn't seem like it-- too quiet.

[His eyes widen and then he just sighs.] Dammit all...

It's all I can do. If they need me, I'm here.

[But Nami's frustration with Luceti is high enough that she'd rather not find ways to make her temper even worse.]

[Given she remembers very well how you died, her answer is whiplash fast and flat.]

I didn't say it was.

Well, then. I'll be in the bar all evening, if you care to swing by .

'fraid so. [Nami is watching Vivi, just as bemused.] Unless I somehow went back a day in time. Did anything weird happen?

[...okay, well that was unexpected. Nami blinks as she is all but dragged inside, but then she grins at the enthusiasm. Sounds like she did the right thing. |D]

I'll tell you as much as I can. Should I start anywhere in particular?

I guess it's for the best. I'm not sure if I lucked out with Pops being the same old as always. He might be kind of funny switched up.

From the beginning, of course. ... Or at least, from when you first got there. Your initial findings?

Empty. Very dusty, and a lot of wreckage from the attack. Kind of intimidating, being underground and all.

We had to sift through the wreckage and look for anything that was still more or less intact to hand over to the Malnosso. I think they're trying to understand the Third Party guys as much as we are.

I wasn't allowed to bring anything home with me, but I did some sketches for what I can remember. [She starts fishing out the folded pages from her journal.]

The Malnosso, fucking something up. What a shock.

[It's a distant memory. One that barely seems real anymore.]

You won't find me drinking the Romulan Blue anymore. I don't take myself as a heavy drinker like last time.

[Perona actually chuckles at that, and pushes one pigtail over her shoulder.]

I've assumed as much. You'd have to have some sense to escape from that perverted beastman like you did. Horohoro...but if your crew is really as different as you're making them out to be, I can keep them in line if you like.

[And, as if on cue, one of Perona's hollows peers into the journal camera, smiling. Hallo thar.]

Yes. Something definitely strange is going on. [Sob.] Listen, you take care of yourself, okay? I'll come visit in a few days.

[Oh well if we're talking about villagers, Nami doesn't give a damn what they think. |D She was thinking droids.]

All his stuff's been taken anyway. Even if he was capable of sending us all home, he isn't now. Not even by force.

Yeah. I don't know what to think. I'll ask Catherine directly.

Well, who are the people that would say you're nuts? [She filches a stone from the pile and skims it down the river.]

[DSJKFSD]

No, I'm pretty sure they can look after themselves! They'll stop being nuts eventually.

Sokka, mostly. Zuko and Suki too.

Did they come back? Or are they still gone?

[She gives hima crooked grin.] Relax. Luffy will be back to normal in a few days. This isn't the first time he's decided to be a ninja. He's been a lot worse.

[Annnnd that answers that question.]

You still seem pretty much the same.

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