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voice/action for the Merrily

[there is silence a moment, just the sound of the sea to let you know the journal is open and then:]

I've decided I don't care about dating or that kind of stuff anymore.

[sent mostly to Ace and Smoker but he doesn't know how to private it or even if that's a thing really. Anyway it seemed a lot of people hadn't wanted him to think about that kind of thing in the first place so he should let them know]

I wanna be Pirate King and have all the friends I want and all the meat I want.

[and the rest of it... it didn't matter. Nothing could be better than nakama anyway. That done, he closes the journal and goes to find Smoker. He wants to spend more time with him before the race is over]

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Ohh, no. No, no, none of that, I'm not playing the "what what" game with you. What did you mean "it looks interesting"? The dating?

[She's not really sure why she's asking, maybe just for clarification's sake. Especially since he'd just gotten through saying he didn't care about that stuff. She's trying to sort out the entire conversation they just had, and what exactly the conclusion had been on Luffy's part.]

Being like that. With the kissing and stuff. [but then he remembers and sighs a little] But I've decided not to do that cuz I want everything the way I want it.

[it's kind of disappointing but knowing they'll be happy is good enough. At least for now]

And you can't have everything the way you want it with the, uh, kissing and stuff too? ...Sorry, I don't mean to bug you about this, I just-- I think that you deserve to get and do the things that will make you happy too, just as much as your friends do.

[he likes her. It makes him happy when people say stuff like that]

I only wanna do that kind of stuff with my nakama.
[and kinda Smoker] cuz it doesn't feel like anything otherwise. But I don't want them to be angry or embarrassed about it.

[like Smoker kinda]

And no one wants to.

[and it's fine if they don't want to. He doesn't mind if they don't. He just sort of wishes someone would so he could find out about things]

[She nods at what he says, leaning lightly against his side and staring down at the water.]

Well... I bet you'll have a nakama some day that won't be angry or embarrassed to do that sort of thing with you...

[In fact, it probably wouldn't bother her any really, now that she thinks about it. He's very sweet, and he makes her laugh, and she likes him a lot.

...Except she doesn't know what that would mean for things back home... and if Kristoff showed up here would he be mad at her or upset? Would it even be fair for him to be mad at her or upset, though? It's not like she has any guarantee that he'll ever show up again so she can ask him. But she doesn't really want to risk hurting him, either...

She sighs, resting her chin on her palms, elbows on her knees.]

You're right, this stuff is hard. And it shouldn't have to be! Why is it all so difficult? It's just love! [She feels exasperated.] It's just all so-- Ugh! People should just be allowed to be happy together without having to worry about anything else! Friends should be allowed to kiss and love each other too. I mean, it's love, so... More is better than less, right? Why are there rules and restrictions? [And why can't they just be broken? Who even came up with the stupid rules in stories and things that you can only have one true love? She'd believed it at one point, but it had pretty much been debunked by Hans, as had most of her beliefs about love. And going on Olaf's definition of love, she loved all of her friends!]

Yeah! [unconsciously mimics her pose] As long as the person you're doing it with doesn't care, do what you want! We're pirates! We're supposed to be the freest on the seas! Let's do what we want whenever we want!

Right! Exactly!

Except... Well, I don't want to end up hurting anyone...

Yeah, me either. [he sighs and rests his chin on his hands] Smokey says you gotta get hurt sometimes but I don't wanna be the one that does it.

[That doesn't sound right to her. At least, she hopes it's not right. But, then again... Elsa had hurt her, on accident... Twice. She was family, of course, but that was still a type of love, because it had been what cured her when she froze.

So... maybe it was right. After all, Anna was willing to risk herself getting hurt for those she loved. It would make sense that other people might feel the same about those they loved. Because the reward was far greater than the risk.

Which... really makes her think, the opportunity to be happy and make someone else happy in the present, the reward that came with that, wasn't that worth the risk of potentially making someone less happy at some point in the future, especially when there was no guarantee that it would even happen? Really, she could just cross that bridge when she came to it, if she ever came to it. There wasn't really any need to worry about it now. Yeah... Yeah, it would all turn out alright. Most things did!]

Anyway, I... I don't know if you really think of me as nakama yet, I've only known you a few weeks [--which, to be fair, was longer than she'd known Kristoff--] and I've only ever kissed once, but...

[Aaand here she trails off. Because maybe she's not even in the category of people he was talking about. And now she had said something that could potentially make the rest of their journey together awkward. Because of course she had.

She bites her lip, looking back down at the ship.] Wow, I'm sorry, you probably didn't mean-- Should I go? I should just go...

Eh? Of course you're nakama.

[which he just decided maybe about ten minutes ago but it's all the same. He's made nakama in less time than that.]

Edited 2014-07-26 22:56 (UTC)

[and then her words sink in and he stares at her, his face going almost completely red]

E--ehhhhh?! You really wanna do that kinda stuff with me?!

[That. Had not been the reaction she was expecting, and she laughs a bit, still feeling awkward, but... less so, at least, than before.]

Yes? If you want to? I might not be very good at it, though... I mean, like I said, I've only ever had the one kiss.

[nod! Still red. Heart beating really fast. Staring at her. Trembling just a little. Brain sort of fried. What do? How start?]

[She's... assuming the nod meant a yes. Nods generally meant yes, right? And he's just staring so expectantly, she's not sure... Is she supposed to do something now?

Okay, look. She's just... She's just going to take his hand, okay? That's a good start, right? And they're sitting so close already, it doesn't take much effort for her to lean over and press a kiss to his cheek. His very red cheek.]

...are you sure? [She has to ask again, because she's not sure he really looks sure.]

[woah! Her hand is pretty cool or his is really hot. He can't tell. He grins at her question though]

Yeah! Let's go!

[Well, that was more enthusiasm than the previous nod. She laughs a little, turning a bit on the figurehead so she can actually face him better.]

Okay, but maybe just don't do that tongue thing you mentioned because I have absolutely no idea what to do with that.

[And with that request, and still holding his hand in hers, she leans in and presses her lips against his, lightly, hesitantly as she's not entirely sure what she's even doing... It's still new to her. She doesn't even bother to close her eyes.]

Yeah okay...

[he doesn't know what to do with it either. She's leaning closer.

Leaning closer!

His heart is pounding in his ears and he can almost feel it before she does it, knowing exactly where her lips are going to go and how much pressure and it's all he can do not to dodge it.

He stares into her eyes as their lips meet and she's got a lot softer mouth then Smoker and what is he supposed to do here?

So he's just going to stay here

until he can figure out the next move

and hope his ears don't catch fire]

[She can't-- They're both staring, and something about this just... tickles her, ruthlessly. She pulls away from the awkward kiss to laugh, her shoulders shaking with the effort to hold some of it in.] You look... terrified!

[he blinks at her, then laughs openly.]

It's kinda new, huh?

[but...not really that new. Not for him. Now that he thinks about it he knows just what to do. For now he just has to return the best kiss he got. And that was Robin's.

He rests a hand on Anna's cheek, leans forward and presses his lips very gently to hers, open mouthed just a little and tried to think like Robin all flowers and warm sunshine and drowsy birthday happiness]

[Her laughter ceases and she blinks at him when his hand touches her cheek. Then suddenly he's leaning forward and kissing her again, and it's a lot less awkward this time and more just... It's nice.

She lets her eyes close this time as she leans into it, letting go of his hand in order to bring both of her own up to rest on his chest, not to push him away, just for a place to put them.

The open-mouthed thing, even though it's just slightly so, is new. But a good kind of new. It's a bit warmer than her first ever kiss. Not just warm at the mouth either, but just warmer, in general, all over. It's enjoyable. Definitely enjoyable. And she tilts her head, just slightly, so that their lips catch.]

[he twitches a little in surprise at her hands on his chest. That's kind of new. It's really warm and kind of soft like hot chocolate when it's cold outside. Then she's kissing him back and his toes curl cuz this is... this is pretty fun...but in a really weird way.

Finally he can't anymore and pulls back, his face pink]

Shishishishi That's so weird, huh? It's so weird! hahaha I like it! But it's so weird!

[She laughs a little herself, unable to help it since he's laughing too. Leaning against his side once again, she nods.]

I'm glad I wasn't too bad at it, then! I was just sort of going with whatever felt right. [She looks over at him again with a smile, her own cheeks dusted pink over her freckles.]

[She had been reading and only saw the message recently, and of course, her first instinct was to go find Luffy. To see Anna with him isn't much of a surprise, she figured that her sister would want to answer to such a message. To see them kissing, however, is a surprise, even if a very, very, very small and mean part of her reminds her that it's Anna and thus it shouldn't be a surprise.

Making no sound, she turns around and returns to the girls' cabin, deciding to not interrupt them. She can always talk with Luffy later after all. It's better to leave them alone, especially under such circumstances...

Accustomed to the cold, she doesn't realize that the temperature all around the ship takes a sudden and wild drop as if they were in the middle of a crude winter.]

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