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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[yourotherleft]

"Six?!"

Well okay then. Zoro only really knew dragons from legend, where they were usually centuries old and huge and angry. Come to think of it, he didn't even know how old the one he killed on Punk Hazard could have been. Huh.

He pulled the weight to his chest a few more times and then wondered, "What can you do with water magic, anyway?" Just to be sure. He liked testing out people's abilities.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     Lyrik nodded emphatically. He knew he still had a long way to go, but he never let anyone look down at him because of his age, although perhaps he didn't quite take it into account that humans aged much differently.

     "Oh, well...I can manipulate water, basically." He glanced towards where he'd left a bucket of water and mop, pointing. The water leapt up from the bucket, trailing in the air like a snake before splashing on the deck. With a brief sparkle, the water then suddenly jumped from the wooden surface, a fine spray that cast a brief rainbow in the sunlight, leaving the deck completely dry.

[yourotherleft]

Zoro's rhythm slowed noticeably as he watched, somewhat fascinated. It was just a little trick, clearly, but at the same time...

"And nobody figured out how to use that to your advantage in the middle of the ocean?"

Little or not, this dragon could be stupidly powerful when surrounded by water. Between him and Celestia's magic, plus Nami's weather skills, they could be an unstoppable force.

Zoro lowered the weight to the deck and let it rest with a thud and a creak of the deck's boards. "I don't got much to offer, just swordsmanship. But I think you just landed yourself on the right crew, kid."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Well, I've been able to use it to help push the ship along sometimes, when the wind failed. Of course, that takes a lot more effort, so I can't use it that way for long."

     He thought for a moment. "Ah...I also helped Captain Harlock underwater when we went with Miss Keimi to destroy that altar beneath the ocean."

     Lyrik watched as Zoro set his weight back down, wincing a little at the sound as he hoped it wouldn't go straight through the deck. "You think so..?" he asked. "...um. Would you mind teaching me, Zoro? If...we're going to be facing battle as much as you say, then I don't want to get in anyone's way."

[yourotherleft]

"Did you?" Zoro studied him a bit, idly scratching the back of his neck. "Not bad. That was important, so the rest of us could kill that asshole." And while he knew Keimi was fast and improving her own fighting skills, who knows if she could have done that alone. Lyrik and Harlock helping was crucial.

He looked away across the deck, as if searching for someone, and then nodded. "Yeah, all right," he sighed. "I taught Keimi a few things, I can spar with you and see what you got. You should also talk to Nami and Celestia. They've got abilities that might work with your magic."

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Ah, is that so? I'll do that, then," he replied, making note about it. But with Zoro's acceptance, Lyrik smiled brightly.

     "I'd appreciate it! Thank you!" he piped.

[yourotherleft]

Zoro nodded once in return, accepting the task, and then went back to pick up his weights, this time grabbing both of them. "Me and the cook spar in the morning but I can make time in the afternoon. 'Long as I'm not on watch," he offered.

With that, he started on a new set of reps, giving Lyrik the space to go back to his cleaning if he wanted.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     The dragon nodded. "Okay. Um, is it okay if I come watch sometimes, when you two spar?" he asked. He settled his hands into a sweep-ready position upon the broom's handle as Zoro moved.

[yourotherleft]

As long as it's just when we're sparring crossed Zoro's mind, but he said nothing to that effect out loud. "Yeah, fine. It's not like we're private about it," he admitted. "We fight right out on deck where there's room."

Of course, some lesser commoners might not even be able to follow their movements with their eyes. Perhaps it would be a test to see just how skilled Lyrik already was.

[chasing_waterfalls]

     "Okay," Lyrik replied, smiling eagerly. "Um, I guess I'll let you get back to your exercises, then."

     Giving Zoro a quick bow, he turned to resume his sweeping so he could get on with mopping next.