voice/action for the Merrily

[allendsmeat]

[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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/ninja!Elsa

[letthestormrageon]

[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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[allendsmeat]

Shishishishi

[allendsmeat]

[he's about to say more but the sudden chill pricks over his skin and down his spine. It could be the weather but some kind of instinct tells him it's not. But if it's not-- then... He looks over his shoulder at the deck, but can't see Elsa anywhere, then meets Anna's eyes with a faint frown.

That...was a bad sign, wasn't it?]

[alovingheart]

[Anna notices the change in temperature immediately as well, looking down and over at the deck in the same instance Luffy does. When their eyes meet again, she briefly bites her lip, nervously. A shiver runs through her, both from the sudden cold and with sudden fear that she'd done something, again, to jeopardize fixing her relationship with her sister. Though if this had been because of Elsa, there's a certain feeling of unfairness in the back of her mind, for Elsa to get upset for something so simple, and something that brings Anna happiness. Anna would never be upset with Elsa simply for being happy.]

D-do you think strange weather again, or...?

[allendsmeat]

No.

[they both know what it is. He's pretty sure Anna does anyway because brothers and sisters were a lot alike. He's not sure what's wrong, but he has a feeling it's...this.

This kind of thing isn't why he's decided not to do it, but now he wondered if maybe you couldn't really do this kind of thing with one person without hurting someone else. Though he doesn't know if Elsa's hurt or something else entirely.

Well...

He pulls the hat on his head, pushing the brim down to shadow his eyes. If Elsa has a problem with something, she'll have to come to him. They're nakama and have been for a long time and he's gotta know they'll talk to him even when he misses stuff.

For this, though... Elsa was nakama and maybe it was this and maybe it was something else, but until he knew for sure, it was best just to leave it alone even if it had been fun. That was the weight of a captain]

Thanks, Anna.

[alovingheart]

[She doesn't say anything more. She can't say anything more. There's a sinking feeling inside her, guilt and sadness and a tiny bit of anger even, resentment that she should even have to feel guilty just for being happy.

She simply nods lightly in response to his words, then turns, climbing carefully down from the figurehead back to the deck. Stopping, hesitating, she thinks of turning back to look at him, to maybe say something, to apologize. For making things worse. But she bites her lip instead, and hurries to find someplace to sit by herself, arms still wrapped around herself in an attempt not only to bring warmth, but to bring comfort.]

[allendsmeat]

[Oi... He didn't want her to leave. They were still nakama even if--that stuff wasn't a good idea. But he also had the feeling he had to wait. Maybe everything would feel better by dinner]