[Action/Voice] Forward dated to the 19th
[Nami comes back to Luceti with a bang.
...literally. Because the first indication of her arrival on the networks is her journal hitting a tree at high velocity. The journal window won't pick up more than a whole bunch of dizzily swirling forest scenery and then a bare, reddened foot as she kicks it afterwards for good measure. Then she just abandons it in the grass and stalks off. Incredibly useful contribution to the journals, isn't it? Sorry about that.
She's not really in any hurry to go home, and in no hurry to go announcing herself through town, but she is cold. So after some indecision, she heads for the Avatar house instead, knocking hesitantly on the door in her New Feather dress in search of warmth and other things.
A little while later, having borrowed a coat and some shoes and feeling a little more herself, she heads for home, letting herself in quietly and... sort of standing there and listening for voices, noise, anything. Then she'll come say hi. Sort of.
Whether she stays there or not after that, who knows? But she does eventually make a journal entry in the evening, borrowing someone else's. She's not cruel enough to pretend she's not here when there are friends in town.]
[Voice]
Shirahoshi, are you still here? I remember you, now. Just thought I’d let you know.
For everyone else... hi. I'm back. Again. All that. Business as usual, I guess.
[She sounds cheerful enough. Just tired.]
...literally. Because the first indication of her arrival on the networks is her journal hitting a tree at high velocity. The journal window won't pick up more than a whole bunch of dizzily swirling forest scenery and then a bare, reddened foot as she kicks it afterwards for good measure. Then she just abandons it in the grass and stalks off. Incredibly useful contribution to the journals, isn't it? Sorry about that.
She's not really in any hurry to go home, and in no hurry to go announcing herself through town, but she is cold. So after some indecision, she heads for the Avatar house instead, knocking hesitantly on the door in her New Feather dress in search of warmth and other things.
A little while later, having borrowed a coat and some shoes and feeling a little more herself, she heads for home, letting herself in quietly and... sort of standing there and listening for voices, noise, anything. Then she'll come say hi. Sort of.
Whether she stays there or not after that, who knows? But she does eventually make a journal entry in the evening, borrowing someone else's. She's not cruel enough to pretend she's not here when there are friends in town.]
[Voice]
Shirahoshi, are you still here? I remember you, now. Just thought I’d let you know.
For everyone else... hi. I'm back. Again. All that. Business as usual, I guess.
[She sounds cheerful enough. Just tired.]
[action]
He waits for her on a tree stump just outside the battledome, single sword laid across his lap. He's not really doing anything to it, just... fiddling. Running his fingers on the scabbard and checking for cracks. Turning it over in his hands, clutching it, setting it back down on his lap.
He stands when he sees her coming.]
[action]
So Nami pulls up short when he stands, blinking in surprise as if the movement is what drew her attention to the fact he was there.
...
And then. Just stands there. Awkardly.
Hi.]
[action]
He scratches the back of his head and clears his throat.] ... I got back a few days ago.
[action]
[That's... the understatement of the year. Nami can't quite look him in the face-- too many too-recent memories of Zoro at Punk Hazard overlaying this younger version and she well remembers how bad he looked the last time she saw him (well remembers the sight of Vash biting down into his--)
--Nami crosses her arms and looks away. It's all fresh. She didn't remember it at all yesterday, did she?]
What did they take from you?
[action]
I remember some things now, though. Not much but... more than before. [He was babbling. This counted as babbling for him.]
[action]
...what kind of things?
[action]
Whitebeard's been dead a few weeks. [And, by extension, Ace but they both knew that.] Luffy appeared in the papers a few days ago.
[action]
That at least stops giving her the wrong idea fairly quickly. Mostly, she's relieved.]
...you went home. How long were you gone from Luceti for?
[action]
[action]
[She broke down on Sheena. And Ragna came by to tell her Noel had gone home. It was a banner day.]
[action]
[In the future or... whatever. Not that he'll remember when he gets back there himself.]
[action]
[Taking refuge in flippancy, yep. :Db]