4th Wave [voice/action; Backdated to their stay at Humildad (Friday)]

[feetarestrange]

Spades? You guys are still here, right? [Nami sure hopes so.] I don't really know how else to say this.

Something happened and now I can't use my powers to move around.

[You know, like she does.]

Can someone come find me and take me back to the ship? I feel fine, but it's a long way and I...

[Have no legs.]

I need some help.

[That too.]

Comments

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

Strange...

Is Namur coming? I can help you, but I'm not able to fly right now.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

He said he's coming but... he's supposed to be human now?

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

Aye. You lost your ability to float, I lost my ability to fly, and he lost his whole... fishman thing, physically anyway. So weird.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

Everybody's losing something about themselves? [Just what she needed in her day.]

What about Ace?

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

I don't know yet. It seems to be things we like most about ourselves, but I don't think that's fire for Ace. I haven't been able to find him though and he hasn't gotten back to the ship so maybe it's his sense of direction or ability to find us all.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

You're saying that he likes us the most...?

[What a softie.]

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

I think so.

A captain like that, eh? He's so much like our Pops, I wish Pops could see him now, he'd be bursting with pride.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

Sounds like you've all known each other for even longer than I thought.

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

How long had you thought?

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

A few years?

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

That's how long we've had Ace.

Namur was our baby before Ace, so he's actually really young in my book! Thatch too. Haruta, I think keeps her age secret, so I can't tell that, but I will say I've known her longer than Thatch, Namur, and Ace almost combined. She doesn't look her age at all, but that's very secret.

I was the first of Pops' crew, the first son, so I guess my own age shows through a bit more, in my words at least. Jozu is almost the only other nakama I've had since before Roger and Pops fought a lot as rivals, but if you had the chance to speak with Rayleigh or Shakki, they knew me all the way back then too. That's why Haruta and Thatch are leery around them. Before Thatch I loathed most people. He really softened me up, yoi.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

So, you wouldn't have liked me as much before?

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

Over twenty years ago?

You might have been an exception.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

Really? Is it because I'm a mermaid?

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

No. I was distant with mermaids too.

It's because you're calmer than the others. Haruta was one of my few favorites, and that was because she barely spoke when she first joined. I was much more like a wild bird back then. Loud people made me nervous, and if I couldn't tell what they would do, I wished to avoid them entirely.

Thatch made it all easier. He always gets along with birds, but people too. He showed me how to be more open with everyone.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

If I'm so calm, then what am I doing with you guys?

[She means this as a joke.]

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

[Laughs.] And here I thought we tricked you with candy and promises of adventures, eh?

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

You've provided one of those so far.

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

Do you want more candy?

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

Maybe when I get back to the ship. What kind do you have?

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

[A laugh.] I was going to make some candied sunflower kernels to share with Roxas next chance I get, but if Zeff lets us use part of the kitchen I'll show you how to make mizu mizu candy. It looks like water, but it tastes amazing.

[Voice]

[feetarestrange]

I don't mind trying some of... whatever that is. But I've never really tried to cook anything from the surface world. Are you sure you want me to start now?