middaeg | OPEN ☁ october catch-all

Who: nami and whoever
When: around the month of october
Where: in multiple places
What: quests, a teleporting kitten, drinking, and various other shenanigans.
Warnings: n/a for now

i. it's pumpkin time | quest

[ the third time a vine twirls itself around her leg, trying to tug her on the ground so the pumpkins would have an easier time getting to her, nami starts having regrets about this whole thing.

sure, she'd thought it'd be easy money! but the pumpkins are creepy and gross, and the vines are really starting to get on her nerves.

she grabs her clima-tact and smacks the offending vine, hard. ] Stop that! If I fall down, are you going to pay for the cleaning of my clothes? Didn't think so!

[ the vine only retreats a little. nami sighs and glances around, and upon noticing another person nearby — ] Hey, you! Why are you just standing there? [ help her out with this please and thank you!! ]

ii. all about the leaves | quest

[ this, though? this is easy money. gathering leaves from the streets with a rake... easy, easy, and dreadfully boring.

which is probably why she's resorting to trying some tricks to make it go faster. summoning a gust of wind that blasts through an entire alley, she makes the leaves blow into a nice, neat pile at the end of the street. ]

Yes!! [ she actually jumps a little, punching her hand up in the air with a triumphant grin.

sorry, though, if you happened to be walking along the alleyway, because you almost surely either a) got assaulted by a whole bunch of leaves, or b) had the wind blow your hair or clothes completely askew. oops?? ]

iii. sorry about the cat | for passers-by

[ anyone passing by her little cottage is in real danger of suddenly finding an orange, half-grown kitten landing straight on their head, absolutely out of nowhere.

while tangerine meows in confusion, out of the gate leading to the house comes nami, already yelling before the gate has even had a chance to close. ] Tangerine! What have we talked about teleporting outside the house? Seriously!

[ and then, to the unsuspecting victim of kitten teleportation, ] Sorry, sorry! We're practicing this, and unfortunately Tangerine and I have some... creative differences here.

iv. buy me a drink | a bar of your choice

[ it's rather late at night, enough so that those not committed to drinking have already left the bar — but nami sits there at the counter, a drink in front of her, with other empty glasses in a neat row.

she's always enjoyed drinking, not least because of her absurdly high tolerance... but here, even that has lost most of its appeal. after all, she would always drink with her crew, at banquets, laughing and eating and drinking and having fun with her friends.

who aren't here.

when someone sits next to her, she glances at them with a wry smile and a raised eyebrow, eyes far too clear for someone with that many empty glasses in front of her. ] Are you here to pretend the outside world doesn't exist, too?

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[She gives Nami an appreciative nod before grabbing the glass with both hands.]

Usually with my friends after work, or sometimes with acquaintances. Although rare, they are times when I drink alone.

[She pauses for a sip.]

But here... I usually drink alone. [Which is sad, really. She misses her friends.]

After work...?

[ hmm, she wonders what kind of a job she has... by this point, she's fairly sure soundwave is not as young as she looks, but that's fine!

at the quiet confession, she frowns. ]

Ehh... that's so sad! You should come drinking with me more often! Drinking alone isn't nearly so much fun as it is with friends! [ she can relate... she misses her nakama, too. ]

[She gives Nami a nod before sipping on her drink. She could say what her line of work was; maintaining a space station, looking over the Decepticons. But she decides to omit that information for the time being]

No, it isn't... fun. I didn't know anyone else to go drink with me. Up until I saw you drinking in here. Now, I think I may have someone to drink with. [She may not be close to Nami as her friends at home were, but that could change over time. Having a new friend to drink with is better than nothing.] If you ever invite me to drink with you, I would like to. I may even invite you... It feels less lonely.

Mm, of course you've got me, Soundwave-chan! I'd love to drink with you, whenever!

[ she says this with a warm smile — if they can't have their friends from home here... at least they can make new friends and not be lonely. ]

You know... I used to work alone, for most of my life. It's a bit silly to think I've got so used to being around my friends that it feels strange, to be alone.

[Maybe it's the drinks. But when Nami smiles, Soundwave... smiles back at her, happy to have a friend to make her feel less lonely.]

You do, hm? ... I can understand the feeling. I'm used to be around my friends since I first met them... It feels strange to be separated from them.

[Not to mention a couple of them are dead, but Soundwave sees no reason to put a downer on the atmosphere.]

I can do well on my own, but I never liked to be alone.

Yes, I'm the same! [ at this apparent connection, she grins wider. ]

I can survive on my own just fine... but I wouldn't choose being alone, not ever again.

[ then, taking another sip, ] So let's toast! To not being alone anymore! And to drinking buddies!

A toast, then.

[Soundwave raises her glass to Nami's before gulping down half her drink.]

The taste is better now that my mood is improved.

I think so too!

[ she laughs a little, after... well. pretty much downing her drink in one go. that's the way to toast, right?? ]

That's just one more reason to do this more often.

OPEN ☁ october catch-all

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sorry for the delay! work decided to kick my butt this month

it's ok! likewise sorry for my slow.

grips your hand.... we got this