I Prefer A See You Later

[meatthefuture]

Who: The Strawhats
Where: Sailing Log, Legends of the Hidden Island 05/02-05/03, Sakura Drift 05/05-?
When: 04/26th-?
What: Sailing around, doing typical Strawhat type things
Warnings: None
Status: Semi-open. If you're around feel free to drop in


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4/26 I guess? xD

[chasing_waterfalls]

     It was still a little strange to be aboard a ship surrounded by so many people again. While it was nice an certainly much more preferable to an empty sloop, being around so many new faces was also a little intimidating.

     But at least Lyrik wasn't the sort to play it shy. While a little anxious and awkward, he was at the very least, persistent, a trait that followed through from his tasks back home. He took it upon himself to learn his way around the ship- which thankfully wasn't difficult because this happened to be of similar build to the Triton's Mistress.

     He was quick to take on the responsibilities of chores as he saw them, a habit from home, apparently, and so it probably wouldn't be terribly unusual to find him either washing dishes in the galley or swabbing decks. One might even catch him using a bit of his water magic to help out, although not extensively, since there was nothing like a good bit of elbow grease to do the task, and Elle had taught him that it was best not to rely on magic for everything.

     ...and if Sanji allowed it, now that he was a little more settled in, Lyrik would prove to be an excellent hand in baking tasty and delicate little sweets fit for teatime!

[yourotherleft]

Zoro was so focused on clearing out the Navy ships that he didn't even realize they had a new crew member right away. He caught on eventually, though, and at least said hi. After all, he had to make sure this guy didn't react too badly if and when he noticed the swordsman and the cook sharing a hammock in the men's cabin.

He watched Lyrik sweeping the deck while getting himself situated to start lifting, on that particular day, wondering. Zoro didn't know anything about him, hadn't really gotten to know him, so watching him actually do chores willingly was kind of surprising. He lowered the massive weights to the deck and watched him for a bit. "I'm not in your way, am I?" he asked as Lyrik passed him.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Huh? Oh no, not at all!" Lyrik assured, lifting his head as he paused in his cleaning.

     While he'd seen the man around, there was something about him that was intimidating, but then that went for quite a few others aboard the ship. He didn't seem like such a bad guy though.

     The young dragon smiled. It took him a moment to recall the name. "Ah, Mister Zoro, right?"

[letteropener]

The sudden sense of magic caught Celestia's attention as few things could these days. She lifted her head from its lazy rest on the lowest spar of the mainsail, peering down over the edge as she blinked the sleep from her eyes.

"Good afternoon," she said, by way of a hello.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     The young dragon had been so caught up in his work that he'd completely missed the fact that someone else was around. Spinning around with the mop swishing wetly across the planks of the deck, Lyrik glanced upwards.

     "Oh! Good afternoon, miss!" he greeted, smiling sheepishly. "I didn't notice you up there! Hope I'm not interrupting you or anything."

4/26

[meatthefuture]

Luffy watched him for a long while. Something weird was going on here but he couldn't place his finger on it. He normally didn't care to think too hard about weird things, just watch them to let his mind work it out for itself, but this was weirder than usual. Just a guy cleaning the ship. Without even being told or it being a cleaning day or Nami ordering it. He picked his nose absently, rooting around as he watched the guy sweep and sweep and sweep. When suddenly he got it.

"Hey! Who the heck are you?"

[chasing_waterfalls]

     Did he have to go and shout like that?! Clearly Lyrik was startled, practically jumping two feet in the air. The broom handle clattered to the deck, slipping from his hands.

     "E-eh?? I'm- My name's Lyrik..!"

[judgementscythe]

For the first time since the encounter with the Navy Lorelai got her head out of some of the new books she had purchased and made her way onto the deck. When she got up she was surprised to see a kid cleaning the deck. Seeing anyone cleaning the deck with such focus was a bit of a surprise. She made her way up to the boy and ruffled his hair a bit.

"What's this? Do we have a new member of the crew?"

[chasing_waterfalls]

     The good-natured interruption disrupted his concentration, a glob of water dropping from where it had been in the progress of floating halfway over the rim of the bucket that it had been pulled from. Blinking, Lyrik glanced at the woman, offering her a smile.

     "Ah, yes! The StrawHats were kind enough to let me join them. The captain and last of my original crew finally disappeared recently, you see..." He turned around, holding his mop aside as he gave her a polite bow. "I'm Lyrik. It's nice to meet you, miss...?"

5/3, closed to Luffy and Sanji

[yourotherleft]

[Most of the crew may not have noticed, but Zoro has been silently keeping track of the growth of the two hairless cats Bepo rescued from Legends of the Hidden Island on his birthday. Making sure they're learning to hunt, able to take care of themselves, not becoming too dependent on the people on the ship. He doesn't even know what Bepo named the little pink-skinned female, she's just "Blue's sister" to him. Blue has always been imprinted on him, though, so it's his duty as kitty-daddy to make sure it isn't a detriment to their development.

As of late, he's known that the cats are wild, deep down. As cute as they are (in the eye of the beholder), there's a wild streak to them that won't be tamed. Blue has taken to shredding paper if he can get his claws on it, to the point that journals have to be kept away from him. He is more socialized than his sister, but it's clear that he won't grow up to be a gentle pet who sits in laps and wants to be scritched - he likes to climb and prowl and play with anyone who looks prey-like. It's been six months since they were found, they're big enough and adult enough to take care of themselves, so it's time.

Zoro waits until after the crew has had their fill of dorking around on the island, exploring ruins, and so on, before undertaking this important task. He can't risk the cats coming back to the ship, so it has to be done right before they actually set sail. He only lets Luffy and Sanji know where he's going and what he's doing, in case they want to come along - Luffy, because he sees the cats as crew and has had to come to grips with leaving them for a while, now, and Sanji, because he's also grown attached to Blue and gave Zoro enough guff about setting them free. So the two of them will be allowed to accompany him into the jungle if they wish, but he'd prefer if the rest of the crew didn't. He'd go alone if those two didn't have such a connection with the cats.

Since arriving at the island, he's noticed the cats being keenly interested in the jungle, sniffing the air and watching the birds and the trees. He can tell they're excited, they recognize it. They seem to want to get off the ship. So when it's time, he lets them come with him, letting Blue ride his shoulder while his sister prowls timidly along behind him.]

...c'mon, guys. Let's do this.

[meatthefuture]

[He doesn't want to. Even though he's got a long furrow down his arm where Pink had scratched him a few hours ago. He had been careless and that was what had happened. Though he kind of wanted the memory, too. It was weird. He looks at he bandage and flexes his arm, knowing it'll heal]

Do you think they have family here?

[serving_love]

[They've known this was the plan for awhile now, and after watching one of his ties get shredded by the little beasts, Sanji knows it's what's best for them. So he's not too down about it, he's had time to mentally prepare himself. They'll definitely be able to fend for themselves on their home island, so he's not worried about them not getting enough food, either.

He exhales a cloud of cigarette smoke as he follows after the other two.]

Wouldn't surprise me if they did. There's probably some kinda cat population on this island since they came from here.

before and after, OPEN

[yourotherleft]

[If there's anything anyone needs to bug Zoro about, prior to landing on Legends of the Hidden island, go for it. He's available, and feeling full of himself since blasting through the fighting ring on Gamboller's Berth and then cutting down Navy ships with glee.

After setting the cats free in their homeland....]

A, Sailing

[He's a lot more subdued, now, keeping his mourning private, but his training seems to have doubled in effort. Both his regular weight training (and one-finger pushups and upside-down railing situps and...) as well as his annuler training. The annuler isn't going so well, but he keeps his frustrations bottled up.]

B, Sakura Drift

[nobody warned him that the animals on this island didn't want to be eaten! Zoro could totally take them, that's not even a question, but there's something about an animal that turns on you, savagely, with teeth and claws and other defenses, when you try to hunt it. He'll leave them alone once they attack him. Looks like there won't be any fresh meat to be had here!

When not being chased by angry animals, Zoro is ambling around the island, available to be poked or walked with. The sakura reminds him of Drum and puts him in a melancholy yet peaceful mood, more conducive to deep conversations.]

Sailing, sailing, herpaderpaderp

[letteropener]

[Celestia has lapsed into a state of extreme lethargy lately, as the tedium of sailing without the duties of ruling to keep her busy has finally caught up with her. Which means far too often, she can be found lying listlessly around, napping or simply staring out into space. Quite a difference from the rambunctious and energetic crew around her.]

[But she is aware of her own state, and working against it as best she can, which is why she has also suggested that her fellow martially-oriented crewmates try their hands in a spar with her, putting their strength against her magic so they can develop techniques to deal with less conventional battle. So it's easy to find her for something like that, if you want...]

[seakingbait]

Celestia-chin, is everything okay?

[She hates seeing the princess, as graceful as she is, essentially lay about staring off into space all day.]

[letteropener]

Hmm? [The pony picks her head up, pulling herself out of her thoughts and back to reality. Still, the question receives a reflexive answer.] I'm quite all right. Why, is something the matter?

[thetruehistorian]

[As one afternoon edges toward evening, Robin quietly sits next to Celestia, blinking a few times and then taking a deep breath.]

Is it possible for magical items to alter or possess a person's mind, in your world?

[She has an unawakened shard in her hand, and fidgets with it almost without realizing she's doing so.]

[letteropener]

Yes.

[She answers without hesitation.]

They are very rare, though the magical spells that can do so are more common than one might think. The boundary between a spell and an item can be hazy, in fact.

OTA

[judgementscythe]

[Overall this month Lorelai is going to be much more settled than she has been. Thanks to relaxing and fighting and gambling she's back to a more relaxed version of herself than she's been despite still having more than a few bruises and bandages from the day of fighting.]

Sailing-After leaving Gamboller's she's going to spend a lot of time relaxing with some of the books she bought in town. She figured she might as well find out as much about this world as she could. She's regularly in quarters or on deck with a book in her hand while they make their way to Legends. At night she's spending time with crewmates and just relaxing. The rest of her time is spent training.

Legends of the Hidden Island- Lorelai is ridiculously excited to be on an island with strange violent animals and most importantly ruins. She'll lead a trip into at least one so please, join her as she navigates the traps and corridors of cool dungeons.

Sailing Again- After Legends of the Hidden Island Lorelai is going to be a bit homesick so she'll probably want to talk about home a bunch and she'll be dedicating extra time to training now that she's out of relaxing mode]

[thetruehistorian]

[A backpack slung over her shoulder, a knife strapped to her leg, sensible boots, and a cowboy hat on her head are all visual cues that Robin is ready to go. There's treasure to be found, after all.] Shall we go, then?

[judgementscythe]

[Lorelai takes the lead and steps inside. After a short trip through a long hallway they come to a wide room still lit by the light from the sun. She stops outside and surveys the room noticing the the floor wasn't a solid surface like the hall leading into it. it was made of tiles. All the same size and color where any one of them could be a pressure plate to activate one of the many obvious arrow traps in the room.]

I hope this isn't a sign as to how complicated this ruin is.

[She walks forward, slightly tapping the scythe on the tiles around her feeling for any give as they make their way forward through the room. Within a very short time they find themselves at the opposite doorway leading to another hall]

OTA

[serving_love]

Sailing

[Sanji's doing Sanji things while they're at sea. You can find him in the galley, as per usual, but he might also be out on deck bringing a round of snacks and drinks to the crew ladies. He'll probably swipe the annuler from Zoro at some point, too, just to see if he can manage what Zoro isn't able to.

Spoilers: he won't. But it's worth a try!

One of their first nights at sea, they should have a big feast! Sanji doesn't feel like they ever properly celebrated Nami-san being back, plus they've got another new crew member now, too. Welcome, Lyrik!

SO BOOZE FOR ALL. Kanpai!]

Sakura Drift

[Uwaaaah...the sakura trees are so pretty!! Perfect to take a romantic stroll under with one of his girls~!!

...lol or not.

Not gonna stop him from asking.

He's also gonna try his damnedest to catch one of these shitty animals. Known for being the most delicious?? He has to try one. 8|

And if anyone wants to go exploring, he could easily be persuaded to tag along. He'll even pack you a bento.]

Sakuraaaaaaa

[seakingbait]

[Keimi is quick to grab one of Sanji's arms, grinning wide.]

Isn't this place beautiful, Sanji-chin? I've never seen such a pretty shade of pink.

[serving_love]

[Mwehehehehe, pretty lady on his arm!! Sanji beams at her as he leads the way down the path, then looks up at the trees.]

Not as beautiful as you, Keimi-chan~! Reminds me of Chopper's island, though. Sort of.

[Sakura blossoms and all, but that's about where the similarities end. This isn't exactly a winter island, heh.]

Re: OTA

[judgementscythe]

[The night of the feast is a good one. Another night of drinking and suddenly celebrating new members of the crew. A kid, and another of the original straw hats. It was worth celebrating. Plus she just really likes the drinks he makes.]

The ship is filling up nicely isn't it?

[She takes the pointless little umbrella out of her drink and flicks it at Sanji.]