Just Gotta Keep Sailin The Quartz

[allendsmeat]

Who: Straw Hat Pirates, possible Bloody Roses Pirates
Where: Sailing log from 7/7- 7/10, Isla de Quarzo Rosa 7/10-7/12
What: The first leg of the race
Warnings: The usual
Status: Semi-open to the Bloody Roses.



Pls date your threads.

Bloody Roses, how close we're sailing is up to you guys though probably not enough to just casually swing over without some ability. However, feel free to come encounter us at any time on the island!

Straw Hats, enjoy the veggie rain! Also remember our NPC pirates are Mama's Bone Boys who will attack us intermittently throughout the journey and send spies on board. Let's save the major boss battles til the finale, though, shall we? But otherwise, have fun!

Comments

7/10

[alovingheart]

[Anna was beyond excited when Luffy (or, since she hasn't actually learned his name yet, she so far only knows him as 'the captain of Elsa's crew') told her how to get to their ship. Well, she'd been a little confused at first, but after looking around Port Chance and finally finding Miss Margie's outpost, she'd taken the trip via the Nav.

So. Congratulations, Straw Hat Pirates, you've got yourself a new crew member aboard the Million Merrily. One who immediately starts wandering about until she finds the deck. She spins, skirt and braids twirling, her arms up, a grin on her freckled face as she looks up at the sails of the ship, and then out at the vast seas.]

I'm here! [She finds herself laughing and she runs over to the side to look down at the waves. Her grin settles into a small smile of contentment.] I'm really here.

[And being here means not only being with Elsa, who she's worried about since even though many of her crew mates had responded to her, so far Elsa herself had not. It also means Nami and Keimi, who were both so nice to her that she can't wait to hang out with them and get to know them better, to truly have them as friends. And the captain, who not only had been nice but had made her laugh, as well.

Really, though, she was ready to meet everyone. Absolutely everyone aboard the ship. And she couldn't wait to get started. She yells it louder, letting her voice carry in the wind as she shouts.] I'M HERE!

[allendsmeat]

[looks down from where he's sitting high on the roof of the covered Crow's Nest]

Yo! Wanna come up?

[alovingheart]

[She shields her eyes from the sun with her hand as she looks up at him.] Yes! How do I get up there?

[allendsmeat]

[he grabs the mast with one hand and with the other reaches down to hold out a hand for her. It's a long ways down but that's okay, his arm stretches the distance easily]

[yourotherleft]

[that yell wakes him up from his nap with a snort. Yes, there is a man with green hair sleeping with his back against the railing, not too far away.]

...huh? Who's here?

[alovingheart]

[Startled, she turns to him quickly.] Oh! Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't-- I didn't see you there, I didn't mean to-- Did I wake you up?

[...Though she thinks that's a bit of a strange place to nap.]

[yourotherleft]

Eh...don't worry about it.

[rubs his good eye as he sits up]

So who're you?

[serving_love]

[SOMEONE'S HERE. Sanji has no idea who, but it sounds like a pretty lady! He pokes his head out of the galley, looking around curiously, and when he spots Anna standing by the railing he goes still.

Uwaaaaah, she's cute. With her bright eyes and wide grin, and Sanji's insides promptly turn into a puddle of goo as his own eyes turn into hearts.

Yeah, that's right. Hearts.

He doesn't stay still for long, though. One moment he's giving her a lovesick stare, and in the next second he's a blur as he tornadoes his way over to her.]

MELLORIIIINE~~!!!!!

[He pulls up short right in front of her, swooping into a deep bow and producing a flower out of nowhere that he holds up for her to take.]

Welcome aboard, mademoiselle~! I take it you're joining us in our travels?

[alovingheart]

Oh! [She's startled. Quite startled. But once that wears off, and she's not so wide-eyed anymore, there's amusement and endearment. Sort of the same feeling she'd gotten when Luffy was talking about attempting to punch a ghost. These people were... interesting. And interesting people were Anna's kind of people.

She took the flower from him gratefully, smiling down at him while attempting to suppress a laugh.] Thank you. Yes, I am. I'm Anna, Elsa's sister.

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[serving_love]

[—say what now?

Sanji's head snaps up and he looks a little startled for a moment as he searches Anna's face, his own expression clearing so he doesn't look quite so goofy. After a beat, he straightens up and gives her a soft smile.]

Of course you are.

[Because it's obvious, now that he's really looking at her. Same nose, same blue eyes. The shapes of their faces are similar, too.

So...this is Anna, huh?]

[serving_love]

[Sanji's smile widens into a cheerful grin.]

It's an honor to finally meet you, Anna-chan! I've heard a lot about you from your sister.

Have you, ah... Does she know you're here?

[seakingbait]

Anna-chin!

[The excited mermaid rushes up from below deck with the aid of a giant bubble, grinning all the way.]

[alovingheart]

[She turns toward her as she hears her name, and...

Woah, Anna wasn't expecting her to have a tail. She recognized the endearment added to the end of the name as the same one Keimi used at the end of Elsa's, so it clicks for her who she is.]

Keimi? You're a mermaid! [As if she weren't already aware.]

[seakingbait]

[Oh, um. That's right. She didn't know.

Her smile shrinks, her hands fold into her lap.]

Um. Yeah. Is that... okay?

[letteropener]

Oh, hello.

[This greeting comes from a winged unicorn casually sprawled on the lowest sail's crosspiece, a book held in front of her by the same yellow glow that surrounds her horn.]

A new crew member, I take it?

[alovingheart]

[Anna turns her head toward the sound of her voice, following it over to Celestia. Her jaw drops for a moment before she quickly shuts it, a smile spreading across her lips. This place was far more magical and wonderful than she could have hoped for.]

Uhm. I am. Yes. I'm Anna, Elsa's sister.

[letteropener]

Oh! [One moment of pure surprise from Celestia, before she smiles radiantly.] Well, welcome aboard! I'm very pleased to meet you.

[Celestia rolls off the sail lightly, which looks terrifying for just a moment before she spreads her wings and pumps them once. That's all it takes for her to land on the deck. Half-mantling her wings, she bows in greetings to Anna quite properly.]

[thetruehistorian]

So I heard.

[A tall, raven haired woman is standing right next to Anna. She wasn't there a moment ago, and the only indication of her arrival, other than her words, is the sudden scent of flowers on the wind. She smiles, but it seems somehow threatening.]

Who are you?

[The woman could probably wager a guess, but she'd rather hear it.]

[alovingheart]

Woah! [Anna backs up immediately, startled by the woman's sudden appearance. She clears her throat, nervously tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. After that, she crosses her arms loosely, in a somewhat defensive stance, and casts her gaze to the side, to avoid looking at the threatening smile on her face. Except, every now and then, she finds herself flicking her gaze back up to look at her.]

Uhm. I'm Anna. Elsa's sister. Luffy told me I could be here. [It's said because she's mostly afraid that this woman might tell her that she has to leave. And Anna doesn't want to leave.]

[thetruehistorian]

I assumed so.

[Robin towers imperiously a moment longer, then bursts into laughter and sits on the rail.]

There's no need to be nervous, Anna. I'm Robin. You've just arrived in this world, correct? If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

[justicereigns]

[Yeah, it's not his ship, so he can't exactly bark out orders, but...]

THEY HEARD ALREADY!

[Remember this grumpy voice?]

[alovingheart]

[Yes, she remembers. She's momentarily startled by the sudden yelling, but then she frowns and starts to look around, attempting to locate where the voice had come from.]

Sorry! I didn't mean to... I mean, I'm just excited, that's all. I'll, uhm, I'll stop shouting now!

[justicereigns]

[Okay, he's not going to grin, but this as close as he gets.]

[He appreciates SOMEONE being quieter around here. Or at least making the attempt.]

Anna, right?

After Anna has fun with everyone else

[letthestormrageon]

[Elsa hasn't really been avoiding Anna, technically in fact she has been doing pretty much the opposite, except that Elsa has been hiding the whole time. She has been pretty much stalking Anna since her arrival, taking advantage of knowing the ship better than her sister to hide and keep an eye on her and her interactions with the others, not close enough to be noticed or really hear what they talked about but enough to peek and see if things were going fine or not.

Part of her would be perfectly fine with keeping things that way. But it wouldn't be different from hiding behind a closed door and... It wasn't what she wanted. She is a pirate now, not a queen, she doesn't have any "duty" to uphold, she can do whatever she wants and be whoever she wants. And she wants to be free and to be with Anna. From what she heard on the journals it didn't seem that Anna hated her that much as Elsa had thought, but then again, maybe Anna was just reserving that for Elsa herself. She certainly deserved it.

Eventually, Anna ends alone and Elsa realizes that she really needs to step up her game and do... Something. She can't just avoid Anna the whole time, can she? No, she doesn't want to do that. But she has no idea of what to say or how to approach the other. Words, what are they? All the preparation and studies to be a queen and deal with politics served for nothing because there wasn't such a thing as a guide of "How to talk with the sister that has all the reasons in the world to hate you after you ruined her life for years". It is like Coronation Day all over again, except that she's sure that just "Hi" won't cut it this time as an icebreaker. Who is she trying to fool anyway, she can't do this, she creates ice, she doesn't break it! If she could do that none of the last thirteen years would have happened. She can't really go and act as if nothing had happened, as if the last time they talked wasn't a big argument, right? It would be wonderful if she could but... That's not right.

Actually, what if despite being okay with being on the same ship as Elsa, Anna doesn't really want to have anything to do with Elsa directly?

As Elsa hides behind a corner and tries to think of something to approach Anna and instead starts to fall into anxiety because maybe she shouldn't have said it was okay, maybe she should have gone with the idea of seeing is Ace would take Anna, maybe she should just run away... Small snowflakes start to fall around her, slowly expanding until they start to fall over Anna.]

[alovingheart]

[Since she'd already met with several people, and had even been given a tour by Luffy, Anna had just decided to take Zoro's advice and spend some time simply walking around the ship, getting the feel for it, especially at this speed. It was true she was used to going fast and doing sort of wild things not on the sea, but thankfully the motions of being on a boat weren't bothering her either.

What she really loves about it, actually, is leaning up against the railing, holding onto it tight with her eyes closed and letting the breeze off the sea wash over her. The wind is pretty strong at the speed they're going, and she has to keep tossing her braids back out of her face, but she's still enjoying it, as is evident by her smile.

While she's doing this, relaxing, thinking of all the things she's been told by all the different people she's met here so far, she suddenly feels a touch of something cold, wet, on her cheek. It surprises her enough that she instantly opens her eyes, hand coming up to touch the skin of her cheek lightly. And there it is again... And another...]

...Snow?

[Her eyes widen, light up, and suddenly she's glancing around her quickly. Because snow has definitely become an association with Elsa at this point, there's excitement bubbling up inside of her, mixed with a not altogether small amount of worry and anxiety as well. She still doesn't know when Elsa was taken from. And even the difference of a day or two between them could mean a whole lot. While things hadn't been perfect when she'd left, they'd certainly come a long way in the span of a short time, and their relationship had been on the mend, there'd been more hope than ever before. And if Elsa had been brought here before all that had happened...

It was going to be hard. It was likely going to be painful. But she wouldn't give up. She'd never give up. Because having lived through the experience she had, she knew more than ever now that there was hope. And even if they weren't given the same extreme circumstances it had taken to bring them together again, Anna would find a way. Even if it meant having to sacrifice herself again to prove to Elsa that she loved her. Because she knows that, while it would probably be quite painful and definitely an inconvenience, she would still be brought back while she's here, so it would be worth it in the end.

But that definitely is going under the heading "last resort." Besides, Anna isn't even sure Elsa was brought here from another time. She could be worrying for nothing!]

Elsa? Is that you?