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[Nami's had quite enough of sleeping. It's kind of disconcerting to be told it's now September, and it doesn't help that she's spent the time since Ling's rude wake-up call still sleeping most of her day away. So tired, all the time. Prone to falling asleep mid-shower, and that is annoying, to say the least.

Oh, well. A week has gone past and she can finally get through most of the day with no problems, so Nami takes advantage of the fact that there is no Chopper to tell her otherwise (and no Katara or Law at the house at the time) to sneak up to the orchard and see how it's fared in her near-two-month absence.

...huh. Been hot lately, she sees. And a lot less mikan up here than she was expecting. Nothing too alarming, and the place seems okay otherwise, pinwheels and all. Someone even fixed her cottage door, lookit that.

Welp. Observant villagers might see the low-lying rainclouds to the northeast of the village, a tiny little storm that barely covers an acre. It's too hot today anyway, may as well take advantage of the fact that she can cheat.]

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Thanks, whoever fixed my door. Did you take some of the fruit as payment or should I blame someone else for that?

[Tell her what she's missed, Luceti.]

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Nope. And if he had stolen it, you could bet I'd be charging 300% interest on that debt.

Harsh. What, no one you'd give a discount to on the horizon?

[There is this pause. Because five minutes ago she'd have cheerfully said nope. And then she found Guy remembered her again.]

...well.

[Then she shakes her head.]

Nope. That'd be destroying my reputation.

[And we can't have that.]

[...Ho.]

Yeah, it's true. "Love has nothing to do with it" as they say.

Exactly so. It's all about the money.

So does that mean I'm due for a nice long kiss from you?

A peck on the cheek, you might have earned. Sadly a nice, long kiss has a charge of around five thousand.

Then I'll have a work out an event ten thousand. Maybe even twenty.

Well, if you can manage that I'd be happy to talk business.

Seriously, though. Wouldn't you rather find a girl who won't reduce you to poverty for the sake of a kiss?

Wouldn't you like to find a guy that you could give some discounts to in good faith?

[With a coy tone]

Who knows? Maybe I'm enough of a material girl that my idea of the perfect man is someone who'd be only too happy to give me all the money I want.

[She hears that coy tone, you.]

I'm probably too romantic for the likes of that, Nami-chan. I'd love a woman I can allow anything and ought to allow me a fair few things too.

And what would you ask of her?

[He clicks his tongue]

At this point, I think I'd want for an honest assessment. So, basically, her to be happy.

Well, that's an admirable thing to aim for. But sometimes what makes a girl happy won't be what makes you happy.

Love's not selfless, of course. [Another hum] But I'm not being admirable. Her suffering's something I can't abide, this girl of my dreams.

[That's not a good word. Hopefully he's just being dramatic, but...] You want to elaborate on that a little?

How could I, this is just a hypothetical, isn't it?

Is it?

[In public?] Ha, ha! Don't confuse dreams and reality, Nami-chan!

[It's a pity her conversation with Katara is well after this point, because otherwise she'd be pushing this a lot further. As it is, Nami gives some thought to locking off their conversation and grilling the poor guy...and decides maybe she ought to just talk to Katara first instead.]

I do my best not to. Do tell me if it ever becomes a reality, though.

Maybe over red bull some day.

You'd have to tell me what red bull is first.

Do you know what both soda and coffee are?

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