mikangirl | 4th Wall

[She'll eventually notice someone is behind her. Probably when he speaks up.]

What foolish, insignificant fools they are. They do not realize that I, the great and all powerful Aku, has returned to this pitiful land!

[JFHSLDFAD WHAT AM I MEANT TO SAY TO THIS

Because fourth wall but

Aku

Akkkk--

Nami drops her glass.

Smash. LOOK WHAT YOU DID.]

Edited 2013-01-28 10:55 (UTC)

[Oh Nami, your shameless and open fear brings a smile to this ancient demon. It's so nice to know that some people know to cower in his presence instead of being annoyingly defiant.

He pats her on the head.]

[I'M NOT COWERING. DO I LOOK LIKE I'M COWERING TO YOU.

ACTUALLY I LOOK MORE KIND OF CATATONIC. THAT'S NOT COWERING, OKAY.

Aka: she'll just stare frozen at Aku while he pats her on the head. And then abruptly...

...VANISH. HAH.

Nope, still not cowering.

>_>]

Well, lookie here. The little girl grew up quite a bit the last time.

[There is Kureha, on a giant rabbit that's stocked up. Like hell she's leaving empty handed.]

[...that there is Kureha

riding a lapahn

Um.

Oh damn, it really is a shame Chopper's not here. ;;]

Well, it's been a few years. Uh...

...did you only just arrive?

[Don't tell her that. Potential hidden knives and sharp objects.

By the way, the lapahn is wearing a jersey.]

Heeheeheehee~ Almost two years I say. [Don't ask how, she's just good at that. Time to park the lapahn before she hops off.]

Afraid so, don't ask how because even I'm not sure. So, how you been?

[Not. Saying. A word.]

No, I've got a fair idea anyway. Ah... good? Sort of? I haven't been sick again-- well, not sick sick. [A cold here or there. She never really did cotton on to the whole common sense of Not Exposing One's Midriff. 8|]

Been stuck here way too long, though. Ah, but everything's going well at home! We've hit the New World now.

[Okay, funny how she mentioned assure of illness right away. Kureha grinned.] Oh good, one death bed is enough for a lifetime. HEEheehee.

Not bad. Worst than the Grand Line I heard.

Ahaha-- yes. [No more fevers, sob. Though if she gets sick in the next part of the manga it's all because Sanji used and abused her body, okay.

...boy that sounds terrible out of context.]

I've heard that too. So far we can handle it, but we've only just arrived. We'll be on our toes. Well... most of us, anyway.

[Some other guy who didn't belong in Luceti, noticeably being wingless, wandered up to the fountain in a bit of a rage. Kicking the side of the fountain as hard as he could.]

Goddammit! I thought I was done with this place once and for all!

[He's not disturbing you, is he, Nami?]

[Not at all. She kind of missed you, shh, don't tell anyone. 8| But after some startled blinking at Ragna's re-arrival-- not to mention that lack of wings, kind of touches off an odd feeling of deja vu-- she just offers him the glass.]

Sucks to be you. Lemonade?

[Took him a moment to pause his little tantrum before looking up to realize that someone was nearby. And go figure, it was Nami. With a shake of his hand, Ragna tries and calms himself down.]

No thanks. I'll pass. [Drinking with Nami usually didn't end well for him.] This place got crowded while I was gone.

They only all turned up today. You included. {Retrieving her lemonade, and downing the lot because she suspects she'll need it.] You don't have any wings and you're fully dressed, Ragna.

[An observation. A grumpy one at that. Why can't you just come back to stay B| Bring Noel with you, gawd.]

Huh? [He looked back, trying to get a good look at the back of his jacket while he can. That includes looking and spinning around for a bit like a dog chasing his own tail. For sure, there was no bulge under his jacket like he normally had while in Luceti. No wings.

Ragna stopped himself from looking like an idiot for too long, and faced Nami.] The hell does that mean? They messed up when they nabbed me?

[Yo, 'sup. Ragna's still a little slow in the realization department. Some things never change.]

Dammit, every time something happens in this hellhole, I end up confused.

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That's Luceti for you.

...it might mean you're not here long. [This grin. It is slightly wistful.] Pity. How's things at home?

Tch. Of course it does.

[Not a bad development, though Ragna could at least tell that it was somewhat shitty. For multiple reasons. And then it hits him. Nami asking him about things at home, back on Earth. He didn't remember a damn thing about Luceti once he ended up back in Kagutsuchi, and now that he was back in Luceti, he remembered everything.

It forces a somewhat pained expression on Ragna's face, if only for a moment before he pushes it back. Everything he learned in Luceti, all of his friends, and... Noel. None of it mattered back home, and he was probably going to end up back there in a day or two. Swell.

No need to talk about that. Just answer the question, Ragna.]

Rough. [Pause.] Soon as I need to find Noel, she's off missing on a wild goose chase with her pet squirrel.

Noel has a pet squirrel...?

[First thing she thinks is well that IS kinda fitting--]

[Wait, wait, priorities. She looks hopeful.]

Well, you two have a habit of turning up here together. Maybe she'll turn up. Also--

[Uh. Awkward smile. Because she's not sure what to maek of that pained expression, honestly. Is remembering this place a good or a bad thing.] ...welcome back?

[Ragna lets out a sigh.] Not... literally. It's her damn friend, Makoto.

[Damn beastkin. Damn Tsubaki. Damn Ikaruga. But all of that is besides the point, because Nami had an actual point she brought up. A valid one that was worth considering, even if it led Ragna to the thought that maybe it was best if Noel didn't end up turning up.]

Yeah. Maybe. [Another sigh.] Thanks. How've you been holding up?

Same as usual. You know, I went home the day after I saw you up at the orchard. [She's not sure when Ragna left exactly-- sometime while she was gone, she thinks.] Pity I didn't get to stay home this time either. But I guess seeing friends is something worthwhile, at least.

Yeah. I know how you feel. I mean, besides the whole seeing friends thing. You'll have to fill me in on how that feels.

[Sounds familiar. Not the exact details, but it sounded familiar enough to ring a bell, give or take. But... wait, that's it?]

Hold up. Nothing else has-- How long have I even been gone?

I was referring to seeing you, idiot. [Snort. Fine, don't consider her a friend then Ragna, SEE IF SHE CARES.]

And I don't know. I got back late November, so at least a couple months.

Oh. I didn't... ah, geez. Sorry. [There's probably a reason people call him a block-head more often than not. gotta change the subject. That's how he can save himself.]

... November. [He huffs.] At least it wasn't a week later like last time.

[Nice save.]

[That just gets another snort. She's onto you, Ragna. B|

On the other hand, she didn't take it all that seriously, because she grins.] And look, the place isn't half destroyed this time, either.

[This is a nice turn for the conversation. Yes. Good. He can return that grin.] No kidding? I'm sure any other person would appreciate it more than I would. But it is nicer.

I don't know. I think the place could do with a good destroying. I'd appreciate that a whole lot more.

You know, I think I could get behind that. [Let out a little pent-up anger about Luceti. It's not like he specializes in destroying things or anything.] When's the last time that even happened? Been awhile.

Since the last time you returned, really. I don't think the hurricane quite measured up.

Any time you want to blow the place up, make sure to count me in.

I'll be sure to put you at the top of the list I go through when I'm looking for partners in crime. [Isn't often.]

I'm pretty sure someone isn't gonna agree with it, though. You cool with that?

Define someone. I'm pretty sure they don't matter, in this case.

I don't have anyone specific in mind. But there's always some jackass who's gonna disagree. Just how it rolls.

[Not his fault that, in his case, it was pretty much everyone who disagreed with him.]

But I'm taking that as you not giving a damn.

The world is full of jackasses. [This here is a sage nod.] And you'd be right. People treat this place far too nicely as it is.

Edited 2013-02-07 09:31 (UTC)

[Oh, we know. We're all sorts of different people, here to crash your quaint little village one step at a time. 8| ...but not all of them mean to do that. Not really. In fact, there's some who have some pressing matters back in their world, and being swept back into Luceti was not on the agenda.

And with no wings, either.

Behind Nami, there's a yell, followed by a splash of water that's sure to hit her -- and emerging from the shallow depths is (1) blonde girl.

Staring. Wide-eyed. Big entrance aside, the owner of that red hair looks surprisingly familiar... which is to say, she's temporarily lost the ability to speak.

Hi.]

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[THAT MAKES TWO OF US THEN NOEL ;_; Nami's just gonna stare back with her mouth open for a bit, 'kay. Woman, you had better be here for longer than a few days--]

Noel?

{There, improvement. She actually managed a name. 8|]

[Noel's mouth is practically hanging open. Aside from now being soaking wet at the end of January, having literally fallen from the sky to achieve that plunge, this wasn't... Noel didn't expect...

Yet, despite all this time away, she already knew.]

Na... Nami?

[She hesitates, almost, but the memories are crashing in. Nami. Nami. Her friend.

And now Noel is smiling. How could she forget it?]

No way... is that really you? I'm not dreaming, am I?

Noel!

[Soaking wet at the end of January might end up being bad for both of them, given Nami's practically half tumbling into the fountain in order to give you a hug. Splash. Well, up to her knees anyway.] I missed you so much!

Edited (I also missed a letter...) 2013-01-28 10:08 (UTC)

[Noel may be sopping wet at this point, but she'll still manage to get back up on her feet to quickly return the hug. One well-earned hug that's been months overdue.]

I've missed you, too! [Does it count? Noel almost feels bad that she just remembered, but... well, nevermind that. She remembers now.] It feels like it's been forever since I last saw you! I-I... [O-Oh, she might be tearing up...]

...how long has it been? What's happened? How are you? You have to tell me everything!

It's been nearly three months. [Nami is tearing up ahdfasdfa but she's sort of grinning madly anyway, so what can you do. Excuse her, just gonna kind of haul both of them out of the water and handing Noel her coat.]

You left, Ragna left not far behind you-- heck, I left the day after you did, but I came back because the Malnosso have a wonderful sense of humour like that. Since then I've kind of been... out of town. I only just came back. So this is lucky!

[And not a convenience of the mun's at all!] What about you? Is everything okay at home?

[The extra coat is appreciated, because damn if it wasn't cold and they weren't both drenched. And it's just-- god, she can't stop smiling, can't she? Three months... that wasn't as long as she almost thought it would be.

Even with their whole reunion at hand, however, that smile inevitably falters at the mention of her home world.]

If memory serves me correctly, only a month had passed since I returned to my own world. [She fidgets slightly, looking from the ground back to Nami again; some habits never quite die.] It's... a lot has happened since then.

[Wow Noel that's sort of formal, Nami's thinking no shit on the 'a lot has happened' part.] You can tell me about it when we get somewhere warm. C'mon, Seventh Heaven is nearby, Sanji-kun will love to see you!

...You're certainly taking all of this chaos in stride. [Jinbei's going to sit beside her - he's been looking around the enclosure for a while, so his feet need a break.]

[Nami jumps at the sudden familiar voice, then peers up at him with a rueful grin.] Jinbei! Uh-- well, honestly. This place is chaos all the time. You tend to roll with it after a while.

...welcome to Luceti? [...she can't tell from this angle if he has wings. Just kinda...leaning back a bit to see if she can get a peek.]

[This is...not right. It's not Nautilus at all. Or at least it doesn't look like it. He's been watching the trees for an hour or more and they haven't moved a damn inch. And now he's in a town--but nothing like a familiar town at all--and no one he recognizes. Though he has asked several people for directions they all seem to look at him funny...

Fortunately, he spots Nami sitting by the fountain. Though he can't imagine her being here. If she was going to be somewhere not at home, it would be on the Nautilus with them right?

So that could only mean...

Zoro smirks and comes up to her]

Got lost, didn't you?

[take that]

[Uh...

huh. Nami glances up at him as if he's just announced he's taking up knitting. What.]

Do I look lost to you?

Obviously since you're not where you're supposed to be. But, didn't really expect you admit it. [After all it's kind of tough for a navigator to get lost. Is he right? Of course he is. He'll sit beside you on the fountain]

Don't worry, though, I won't tell anyone. [Not that anyone would believe him. And then he notices...] Oi, where are they serving lemonade?

And where exactly am I supposed to be, Zoro? I know your sense of direction is terrible, but surely you can find the bar from here. [IT'S THREE FEET IN FRONT OF YOU.]

With us... [But something is off. For one thing her hair is longer. For another she's wearing the Skypiean like wings that a lot of the other people seem to have around here. She must have been sent here instead of Nautilus somehow. And apparently had been here a while judging by her hair]

Well I guess you can follow me back. [though it might take a while to get there, admittedly, since he still wasn't sure how he'd gotten here]

So what is this place? We're both here so it can't be heaven. [A joke though he was sure Nami could sneak her way into any afterlife she wanted.]

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oops missing any icon where ragna isn't frowning

but ragna smiling is so unusual!

it happens! sometimes!

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don't mind my need for more than 15 icons... ;~;

I don't mind at all ;w;

Good, because there will be plenty. ;w;!

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Hi I'm late

Typical. B| -pats Nami-

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