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[concasse]

[It's sunny. And hot. And perhaps not the best weather to take a nap in while you're unabashedly unconscious.

... Which is too bad, seeing as Sanji's passed out under a tree located at the village's edge - clothes dirty and ruffled, no doubt collecting more dirt as he rolls in his uncomfortable slumber, the crook of his arm covering his eyes.

Go on. Wake him up. Be a good Samaritan.



And hell, even if you don't, Sanji will eventually stumble upon you -- or into you, if that's your thing. Later in the day he'll be all over the village insisting he's fine, no he's not drunk so stop trying to escort him back to bed. B| He can walk it off.]





[ooc: MALLYNAP EFFECT. Touch him and your character will share a memory with Sanji. It can be a memory of his or a memory of your character's; just specify in the subject line what you prefer. |D Any memory is free game, and the scope of it is at our discretion, but keep in mind both characters will view it until the memory ends or they escape the "boundary". (Just imagine the memory as a bubble and if a character walks far enough for whatever reason, they pop it.) Also note they're still in Luceti - no teleporting anywhere. Just assume the characters are mostly slack-jawed and staring at a tree for the duration.

I also endorse all time-breaking. Tis but a flimsy wall in our way.]

Comments

[action] THAT'S BECAUSE I TOOK IT. AND THREW IT INTO THE ABYSS. WITH MY SANITY.

[fourteen]

[ ............. holy shit did she kill him ]

Dad!

[ Running over to his side, at once concerned for his sake and ... still concerned for Luke. Like should she go warn him or stay here and take care of her poor sopping wet burnt out poppa....... ]

Dad, are you ... okay ... ?

[action] I know this icon isn't timeskipped I NEEDED IT ANYWAY.

[concasse]

...

[Sniff]




Xioooooooooooon.

[You were doing the naughty. ;A;]

[action] he looks so pathetic.....

[fourteen]

[ .... face in hands. Again. Bright red. ]

Dad, I'm -- you weren't supposed to -- ... please don't kill him?

[action] EXACTLY.

[concasse]

...

Not even a little?

[Negotiating is a step up, okay?]

[concasse]

Yes ma'am~!! I'll be waiting in the kitchen, at your beck and call~! [Showers are good. Showers are very good and will also give Sanji time to collect his bearings. Needless to say, he makes sure to give her a relatively wide berth when she steps off the bed. For both of their sakes]

action;

[consultsdetective]

[ Pirates are all completely nuts. ] North it is, then. Try to keep a straight line.

[Action]

[inkdrops]

Ah...that's true. No one is as loud as Luffy.

[Which is also right on the money and no one can tell her otherwise. But either way, hand-in-hand, Miya brings Sanji home after some walking, and ushers him inside gently. She'll bring him toward the couch to sit down, and smile.]

Do you want anything to drink? Or eat? [That she can make.] I can take care of you until you're feeling better, big brother. Or until you've gotten some rest.

[markofthebrave]

What?! No! I'm not dating him.

[Let's just clear that up right now.]

[allseeingdeath]

[ That brought a smile to her face. She didn't know why, but she couldn't help it. He was nice. ]

Then I look forward to it. [ She checked their surroundings. ] How much farther to your place?

[Action]

[failazure]

[Family...

She's aware that she's heard it before, but hearing it again from Sanji garners a different sort of feeling.

And why's that?]

Right... R-Right! And all of you are like family to me, too! [Um...] Are you sure you're well enough to cook, though? [Considering you being the chef and all.] If you need any help, then I could...

[rashness]

...Holy- that Jixsan guy wasn't anywhere near that strong.

[Seriously, Rin totally outclassed Jixsan guy easily. But with that sort of kick... even with the drop off involved, Rin might actually be beat in terms of physical strength. Maybe. He's never attempted to go physically all out in his demon form, having only needed to really use his flames or enough to best Amaimon]

[mikangirl]

[Wiggling Sanji = feels more normal, and she gives him a wider smile.] I'll count on it.

[Then she's out the door swiftly, going straight to the bathroom and shutting herself in. Hot showers may ensue a few seconds later.


...pity she forgot to take a change of clothes in with her, but oh well. >_>a]

[asobouyo]

[HUFF]

Don't laugh at me, big bro! That was dangerous stuff! Super dangerous!

It's a good thing I'm a superhero!

[Though. She is a tad shook up, even if she's doing her best to mask it.]

Don't you know, that was when the bad guys tried to mess up the whole town!

[Action]

[thatsnotcute]

[Oh, good, she didn't have to touch him after all. Taking a seat once they're inside, Perona actually lifts her head at the list of different flavors, choices, she has. My...god. This is entirely the reason she comes here all the time - her expectations are always blown right out of the water. Here she was thinking she'd just get a plain cup of chocolate cocoa fit to her specifications, but this is something else. The cook is definitely her favorite.]

Aah...how can I choose?! [Yet, in a fraction of a second--] Butterscotch, please, Mr. Cook. ♥ With whipped cream!

[Action] | indeed! <3

[semper_cogitans]

[... Or, rather... they will. Just not now.

The first thing Sanji will be aware of is a sudden loud noise, a low din of screaming terror and confusion that emanates from everywhere around them all at once.

Then the smell of burning, burning and blood - carried on the air like the strains of a funeral dirge. Robert - the Robert from that time - is there, standing with the same blind panic he felt that day, staring straight ahead at the metal-clad form of Kusanagi poised like a cybernetic spectre.

"...new threat located. Gauging risk level. Scanning..."

The memory speaks the same words that the present-day man remembers -

"W-why are you... doing this...?"

The present-day Robert simply stares. Some small part of him realizes this is illogical. This doesn't make sense; this happened months ago, Giles isn't even here anymore...]

... Wh-what on T-Terra - [But of course, the fact he can see himself means that this isn't real, this makes no sense -]

[action]

[i_am_not_cute]

I see...it's good that he has a good friend like you here. [A slight grimace.] Especially now that Mr. Barnaby's gone...

[She knows that people being sent home from Luceti is a mysterious and apparently random process, but the timing of Barnaby's departure still makes her feel like she's the one responsible for sending him home -- for leaving Kotetsu without his partner and friend.]

[concasse]

[Of all the things for him to pick up on. Sanji throws a glance his way before it returns to the scene of his past!self and Usopp, now having to tap dance around killer groundhogs that are in the process shattering off a piece of the island. The two men go falling for the ground.

The memory decides to end here on a cliffhanger of all places, but then again, seeing as Sanji is alive and well now, the general outcome is predictable. Sanji returns to leaning against the wall when Luceti flickers back into existence]

Jixsan was based off a me from another world, one where I hadn't trained for years under a shitty mentor. [Frankly] That guy couldn't hold a candle to most of Luceti.

[Action]

[concasse]

[He bows, turning on his heel for the kitchen] As you command~!

[Cocoa does not take more than a few minutes to prepare, which means the girl won't have long to wait. And soon enough, Sanji returns with a tray in hand and a specially-made drink in tow]

Here you are, Perona-sama~!!

[Action]

[concasse]

[Bless this couch right now. Sanji about crashes into it, and happily leans his back into the cushions. That said, he doesn't relax right away. It's against his nature to let anyone fuss over him too much, and there's a kind refusal on Sanji's tongue--

Until his stomach betrays him with a hungry rumble, and he blushes faintly.] A-ah...

[Action] 1/2

[concasse]

N-no!

[Without thinking, he turns and latches his hands onto her shoulders] Noel-chan, it's perfectly alright if you don't cook! I'll handle everything!


...






[Oh. He's... touching you, isn't he?]

[Action]

[concasse]

[Just like last time, the scene shifts to a place not found in the enclosure, on another world. Luceti's sun is suddenly traded in for a large, luminous moon casting its light on anything it touches, including a giant rock that plateaus high above the sea's surface. And on one edge of the rock sits a boy of about ten, curled in on himself with his gaze pointed for the sky.

Noel would recognize him. She's seen him before in Luceti, and even if she hadn't, there's no mistaking the trademark eyebrows and blond hair smoothed over one eye. Sanji's stomach curls tightly, his fingers flexing on Noel's shoulders when he realizes where they are - and his only consolation is that the boy looks healthier in the moonlight than he would in the sun.

Even with the waves lapping against the rock's bottom, in the calm of the night, it won't be difficult to hear a song being sung at the moon.]

[concasse]

Yeah, we would've been in a lot of trouble if Elicia-chan hadn't been there to save us!

[It's okay, he knows how to play along]

And I saw! But since they're bad guys, that means they've gotta lose.

[concasse]

Not too much farther. [He points in the direction his house will be] You'll be able to spot it, too. It's the house with a lawn on the roof.

[asobouyo]

[HAAA. OKAY.]

W-well, don't worry! They definitely got beaten! Big bro Edward and Al stopped 'em!

[Action]

[failazure]

[There's a flinch as she realizes what begins to settle in, but that's all Noel can do before their entire environment twists and turns into this world unlike Luceti's. The first thing that catches her eyes is the dark horizon; the endless nothing in the darkness that grips at her heart and makes her feel fear at the uncertainty at what that was. The moon's soft light reflects upon that darkness, and soon she can focus on the moving current.

Is that... the sea?

Noel never thought that it could look so haunting by nightfall.

And that's when she hears it, finally-- the soft melody from someone close by. Her gaze trails over to the source, catching a boy no older than ten; blonde hair flowing with the wind and eyes she can't miss. This is someone she knows. Someone she's already met sometime before.

Sanji, that... is that you?]