high_seas | Hello Again, My Bloody Roses

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Hello Again, My Bloody Roses

Who: Faye and the The Bloody Roses
Where: The Gilded Rose, out at sea.
When: Several days after the burning island thing.
What: Faye makes her return.
Warnings: Depends. It's Faye, so probably swearing. Maybe violence. Who knows?
Style: Any
Status: Crewbies

Akira had owed Faye dinner. Or maybe he hadn't really owed her, but he'd offered, and of course she agreed. What she hadn't expected, though, was for him to suggest coming over immediately as soon as Grell shared the news about setting the island on fire. Faye had voiced that she'd been less than impressed, and had straight away snapped up Akira's invitation. At the time, that was all it was, just going for her dinner. But in the four or five days that she spent on the Million Merry, Faye had to admit to herself that perhaps, in pirate and crew terms, what she had actually done was a bit more severe. She wondered if it counted as ignoring instructions, or being disloyal, or something. Faye couldn't be sure. After her little trip away, though, Faye did make the decision to head back to The Gilded Rose.

So she appeared on the ship, carrying a couple of coloured paper bags in her hands. She'd gone without anything but what she was wearing, after all, so she had to make some purchases while she was with the Straw Hats. After appearing at the Nav, Faye glanced round the deck to see if anyone was around, or if anyone was planning on bothering her.

Then she'd head straight for the galley, seeking some food. So if she wasn't found by a crew member on deck, they might discover her there instead, making herself a sandwich, sitting slumped on a chair with her bags on another seat beside her. Maybe if she just played it cool, like it was no big deal, her objections to Grell's decisions would go unnoticed.

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Oh, Grell was definitely looking for her once she realized that someone else was on the ship. Once she found Faye, she stood at a close distance with crossed arms and looking unimpressed by her sudden reappearance.

"So, you're finally back."

Faye figured that it wouldn't take too long before Grell came to find her. She glanced up at the captain unassumingly, then pushed her plate away and turned to face her fully, still staying seated. She gave Grell a level look, and nodded, "I didn't want you to miss me too much."

"I think the only thing that missed you was my reply to your well written complaint."

Faye acting so blase, hmm? Grell can play that game as well.

"I'm cutting your share of any treasure we may find next time."

No way, Grell. No way. Faye could feel the blase facade slipping with that suggestion, but she'd do her best to keep it up if she could. So she gave a small cough of dislike, then attempted a shrug of her shoulder. "Okay. I have what I need, anyway." Inward screaming how unfair it is, but keeping it together, at least for now.

There was an eyebrow raise at that.

"Oh? Then should I just cut all of it, then?"

Since Faye had what she needed anyway.

"Eh?!" Faye just about jumped from her seat, knee hitting the table and making her plate and glass rattle. "Wait! What the hell? This doesn't make any sense. Are you actually trying to punish me? I haven't done anything wrong. Not a thing." It was Faye's turn to wrap her arms around her chest, throwing Grell a petulant look.

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Grell came forward, unfolding her arms before slamming her hands onto the table, making the plate and glass rattle again.

"How do you think it looks when a member of the crew complains about our stint, then leaves for a FIVE DAYS right after, without word?!"

Her teeth and clenched together at the end of her statement, because she was angry.

That really had Faye up on her feet. Standing quickly, her bags of shopping fell onto the floor, and she leaned that little bit closer to Grell. "How it looks?! No one gives a shit how anything I say or do looks when you've just set half an island on fire! And you got my complaint in writing so you can hardly say it was much of a surprise!" Done with the yelling, Faye gave her a smug, taunting look, "But it flatters me that you think that any of my lowly actions would have anything of an impact..."

"It's one thing to disagree with what I do, but to spite the entire crew for it?" Grell stood upright again. "Your complaint mentioned NOTHING about leaving with such haste, so don't try using such a flimsy excuse!"

Grell gave her a dirty look before crossing the gap between them. Going around the table, heels clicking against the floor, and invading Faye's personal space. Her next words were low, full of contained rage, and clearly spoken.

"The next time you have a problem with ME, you deal with me first, before you abandon the crew for some cheap thrill without word. Am I clear?"

"I didn't spite anyone. You know that I'm ready to fight if need be. I've met you call to arms before, remember? But destruction of a good thing just because some girl said she didn't like it? Honestly, I thought you were less petty than that." Faye stood her ground and narrowed her eyes, gaze unwavering. She was doing her utmost to contain her own rage in answer to Grell. "Perhaps if I thought you'd care in the slightest about what I had to say, I would have done that first."

"Apparently, you don't know me very well. Also, for the record, I did care, but that got thrown out the window when you disappeared. I was going to speak with you in person."

Grell had to roll her eyes at her.

"Why would I respond to something like that through writing when I could speak to you in person?"

Faye just blinked at Grell with that first statement. She didn't think there was anyone in this world she knew very well, or vice versa. "Do you have any comments to make, then? Because I'm here now and we're speaking face to face so you might as well." She shifted her weight and put a hand on her hip, glancing to the clothes that had spilled out of rheir bags on the floor, "I wasn't so sure you'd get round to me. You seemed so busy with your litle bonfire."

Grell didn't move from her spot, and only raised an eyebrow at the question.

"I just made my comment. Weren't you listening?"

Even if Grell had a comment about her complaint, it was long forgotten with how she left. She would have said the same thing, but now she said it with anger.

"And that's it?" Faye frowned and leaned down to start scooping her items back into their bahs. "It amazes me that you cared so much that I 'disappeared' but that you cared so little about the wellbeing of your crew. Really makes being loyal easy." Because despite what Faye had written, there had been no mention anywhere of her incident on Gun Frontier, her near rape and murder experiences.

"One issue at a time." Not being able to hold back a sigh, Grell places both hands onto her hips. "You should have come to me about that when we were actually on that island, Faye! Had I known, I would have turned back to raise HELL! But no, I only just heard about that incident five days ago."

From her written complaint, no less.

"How do you want me to address your complaints if you're not around?! Should I just write it in the journal for whenever you're up to checking it?"

This was all giving her a headache. She rubbed at the bridge of her nose, lifting her glasses to do so. "Who assisted you?" Because obviously, with an injured foot, Faye wouldn't be rescuing herself.

Faye gave a sigh as she stood up, bags held in the crook of her elbow. She looked quite ready to leave, aware that her reason for not having this conversation with Grell in person was because she really did not enjoy these kinds of talks. "Thash did. He brought me back here. He got some medicine from a guy on the island. Apparently I'd killed some long wanted guy so their best healing medicine was a reward." She shrugged, because she wasn't going to make it a big deal, or include the fact she'd received a money reward too. "I can dance on it with heels now." She knew that should be indication enough for Grell of how well it had since healed.

Well, that was too bad for Faye.

Grell adjusted her glasses once she was done with rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Remind me to thank him later." Dave has been right to recruit Thash to their crew. He has been quite an asset since joining. "I'm glad you're healing well enough for that."

"I will." And hopefully he'd take it well too, given what she knew of some misunderstandings the two of them had had. Faye barked a laugh at Grell's comment and shook her head, "Ha! Like it matters anymore. I won't be dancing back on disco ball island again after that stunt. But thanks. I appreciate it." She thinks. At least being civil would mean not having to give up all her share of the treasure.

Grell just gave a shrug at her statement.

"We shall see."

But there was something she wanted to know, and since she was here, it was the best time to ask.

"Did you go to see Loganberry?"

Faye shook her head and readjusted the bags on her arm as though they were getting slightly uncomfortable, "Seems he's a little preoccupied with a woman that's shown up from his home world. I went to stay with Akira, on the Straw Hats' ship."

Grell did look disappointed at hearing that. She was rooting for them secretly. "What a shame! No souvenir, at least?"

Faye was disappointed too, but that was not something she was prepared to show or suggest. "Souvenir?"

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