OPEN ☁ january catch-all

[weatherscience]

Who: nami & YOU
When: early january
Where: around the city, purramid and the coven
What: nami works at purramid, trains at the coven, despairs with gardening and introduces her crewmate to people
Warnings: n/a so far

i. snowglobes and cafes ; purramid

a. [ it's not a bad job to have, by any means — being a barista is easy, dealing with customers is easy, and the pay is not bad. and the kittens are cute, of course!

one day, she brings something with her to work; a snowglobe that she sets at one of the counters, out of the way enough to not disturb the work, but close enough that she can see it during the days. inside the snowglobe, there's ocean waves crashing on its insides, as a ship with a lion's head at its front and a skull with a straw hat on it painted on its sails fights against the waves. all around it, snow keeps falling slowly. ]

b. [ when she's not taking a break with petting kittens, nami is actually, you know, doing her job as a barista. when a customer approaches her, she greets them with a beaming smile and, ]

Hi, what can I get you?

[ or, if it happens to be someone she already knows, ] Oh, hey, it's you!

[ ... politeness really isn't a pirate's strength, okay. ]

ii. all about onigashima ; the coven

[ in her free time, nami still attends magic classes, but spends her time training both physical fighting skills as well as magical. this particular day, she can be found sitting in a large courtyard after practising; there's scorch marks all over the ground. nami twirls her clima-tact in her hand idly... and upon seeing someone else enter the courtyard, she says, ]

Hey... what do you think it takes to defeat a really, really large dragon?

[ not that she's going to be the one fighting kaido... but if she can get her friends any pointers at all, that'd be great. ]

iii. behave, garden! ; nami's house

[ should anyone walk past a small, unassuming house that nami calls home, here, they might see that a patch of the garden is kept warm with spells even during winter, and there a patch of vegetables grows... in relative peace.

"relative", because sometimes, the vegetables in question require some encouragement. ]

Oi, stop that! You're supposed to be growing, not running around! Tangerine, stop chasing them!!

[ neither nami's sheep-like cauliflowers nor her cat seem to listen to her at all, running around her in a circle. eventually, she just sits down and sighs, leaning her chin on her hand. ]

Haaaahh.... I'm really not made to be a farmer.

iv. have you met sanji-kun? ; around the city ( note: responses come from both nami and sanji! )

[ whereas some months ago, nami would be seen on her own most of the time, nowadays it's not too rare to spot her accompanied by a slim, blonde man with a notably curly eyebrow. she bosses him around mercilessly, more often than not making him carry all the bags from their shopping trips... not that he seems to mind too much.

but should anyone run into them as they're out and about, especially if it's someone nami already knows, she's quick to greet them with a grin and a wave. ]

Hi! It's good to see you! Ah — [ then, glancing at her companion, ] This is Sanji-kun, our crew's cook! [ and from the bright, bright smile on her face, it's easy to see she's glad she's no longer the only straw hat in this world. ]

v. wildcard

[ you know what to do! hit me up, or pm me here or on plurk @ celen to plan for something specific! ]

Comments

i.b.

[grandspark]

[It's Rude's first time in the cafe despite having heard about it numerous times from various sources. He just never found himself in the area when it was a good time for a pit stop.

But not going to deny it, he was there mostly to see how the atmosphere paired up with its name. He wasn't disappointed to walk in and immediately become prey to a cat's wiles--that fancy suit of his just screamed "come leave fur on me." He was content enough to stoop down and reward the feline with a few sturdy strokes across the spine before disengaging as best he could to head to the counter.

Oh. He recognized that lady.]

Hey. [ ... ] Didn't know you worked here.

[weatherscience]

Oh, hi! You're the vines guy! Uh... Rood?

[ hey, at least it sounds about right... ]

I actually started here just a few days ago! [ she says this very cheerily, as if it doesn't mean that she's probably still somewhat unfamiliar with all the processes of serving coffee and all that. ]

So, what can I get you?

[grandspark]

[Well, she got the general sound of it right. He didn't comment on the pronunciation, just nodded solemnly.]

Yeah. Good riddance to that thing.

[Because seriously, it had been Not Cool. Anyway...

He hesitated over the selection of beverages here. And the knowledge she had just given him about her job being new.]

That right? How do you like it? [He glanced at the menu.] Got any favorites yet?

[weatherscience]

Yeah! A friend talked me into it... and I figured it'd be good practice.

[ there's a nice, little plan she has to open a restaurant with sanji-kun — and for that, she needs some experience serving customers. might as well get started now. ]

Oh, uh, I think the vanilla cappuccino is really good! And if you want something to eat, try the avocado sandwich. Or the cinnamon rolls! They're freshly baked.