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

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Comments

[chefalier]

[Fortune has truly shined on Sanji today...! In fact, it's almost being too generous. Is this repentance for getting stuck on that hell island for two years?!

Because another lovely lady has crossed their paths, a friend of Nami-san's no less! It's of no surprise that Nami-san has made a name for herself in this town, but he's only so lucky to meet so many of them! Not to mention, she's really cute~~ And that smile! Another goddess that has graced his lowly self with her presence.

While he normally has a big dopey smile while walking around with Nami, Sanji's expression only becomes more lovestruck as Alex talks to them.]

That I am...! And a friend of Nami-san's is a friend of mine~~! [Sanji is definitely very happy to say that.]

[weatherscience]

[ she grips alex's hands in return, giving them a squeeze as if to say, hi it's lovely to see you — as it always is!

grinning at the apt assessment, she nods. ]

Yes! I thought that since no one else had shown up after all this time, no one would... but Sanji-kun got here with the most recent arrivals.

[ then, to sanji, ] This is Alex-chan! I'm bonded to her, as well. So treat her like a queen, okay?

[ there's some light, veeeery light threatening edge to those words... because alex deserves only the very best. ]

[sing_for_me]

[ Hearing Nami so proudly call her her bond had Alex smiling more bashfully, but it fills her with a warmth that transfers over to her bonded. ]

Then, a friend of Nami’s is a friend of mine as well.

[ If this was someone important to her, then all the more reason for Alex to help them as much as she can. ]

Are you two out shopping right now?