[Voice/Action]

[mikangirl]

[Nami's been MIA for a while, now. No big hassle-- close CR might know she went camping for various strange reasons. They may or may not involve a series of experiments and cruelty to various animals (it's all in the name of Science(TM)!!) and possibly cruelty to the odd wandering swordsman that happens to cross her path.

She's found out some interesting things. Although admittedly, they're likely only interesting to her as a weather geek. Nothing that will help her get home. Which sucks. But what can you do. She thinks she might pass on the results to a few select people anyway. Just in case.

Mindful of the date, she finally comes home just before the weekend, and if she's missing a couple of days from her memory after that, she just doesn't care. She's probably better off forgetting. So ignore that for now.

What matters more than that is her best friend has a birthday coming up.]

[Voice / Locked from Vivi]

I know Vivi has a few friends in town and I don't know who they all are, so I thought I'd just make a general announcement. It's her birthday on the 2nd of February, and I'm going to take her up to the hot springs for the day. I'd really, really love it if any friends she has can come up for that day, too. She won't mention her birthday, so... you know. I can manage this much. She'd be pretty happy to see people there.

Bring food and drink and anything else you like?

...

Also, I'll be at Good Spirits tonight if anyone wants to catch up. Been a while.

[So catch her either at home or around town, because she'll go shopping as well-- she's been gone a while. And in the evening, she'll be at Good Spirits.]

Comments

of course not................

[chirpchirp]

[when she stoops over the traveler turns and runs off a bit, watching her warily. people! sunlight people!!!

it weaves back and forth and then trots over to her again, leaning its face up close to hers. it hovers there for a moment and then brushes its cloth face against her cheek]

♪

[mikangirl]

[sjdfasjkfa Nami giggles at that. This thing's adorable. Er. Guy. Girl?]

I can't understand you. But uh... I'm not going to hurt you or anything. I'm Nami.

[chirpchirp]

[it. idk. the traveler steps back and tilts its head at Nami. it can't recognize names right away, not unless trained.]

♪♪ ♪♪~

[mikangirl]

[Hnn. Then we are at an impasse! Because while the chirping is really kind of cute, Nami has no clue what he's trying to say. Or if he's trying to say anything and not just... singing, or...

...she points at her chest.] Nami. [Feeling kind of like an idiot. Uh. Holding up her journal.] You know what these are?

[chirpchirp]

♩♪

[it mimics the noise she says when she points at herself and then turns in a circle, repeating it.]

♩♪   ♩♪   ♩♪   ♩♪

[it only stops when she holds up the journal. the book thing. it knows that. it stepped on it a lot and people talked. it runs up to the book and tries to fly at it]

[mikangirl]

[ajkfadlas you're adorable stop that--

--of course that doesn't stop her from giving a soft eep and dropping her book when he flies at it. She wasn't expecting that. 8|a]

Yeah, that's a journal. You've got one too, right?

...do you have any idea what I'm saying at all?

[chirpchirp]

[it looks at the journal now that it is on the ground and taps it with one pointed foot. it doesn't talk, so it taps it again and again.]

♩♪

[it has one, but it doesn't know where it is. it just shows up sometimes.

the traveler steps back and shakes its cloak, then turns this way and that, looking for its book. maybe its book will talk]

[mikangirl]

[Clearly this is some strange ritual courting dance with her journal. Orrrr maybe Nami just has no idea what he's trying to do. She thinks she gets what he's searching for, though.]

Oh, that's right. Yours will have your name on it, but uh...

[Trailing off. She's pretty sure he doesn't understand her now.

...hmm. She sits down cross-legged on the path and picks up her journal again, and this time draws a picture. Which kind of looks like a sketchy version of the Traveller holding a book. Then she holds it up and points to it.] Is this what you're after?