piratejournal | 7th rise of the phoenix ஜ Voice / Action for Spades

Hmm. That makes sense. I used to think about my parents a lot. Like, maybe they were super famous film stars so they had no time for me, and they'd come back and get me some day. Or maybe they were total jerks. Like my dad was a murderer or something, and my mom some kind of... I dunno. Or maybe they were just dead. I know I obviously had parents, but I'd rather not think about who they were too much...cause - Well, you know it - they can be a horrible disappointment.

*She'd been staring at her bottle as she spoke but then she realised she'd been speaking too much so shut herself up by taking another drink*

Guess we wait and see where we end up next and I'll get you a nice surprise from the next island.

I never wondered about my father, even before I met him once when I was a kid. It was only for a moment though and he was gone the next morning after he and my mother... I never made the connection that he was the one sending men after us, or that Mitsumasa Kido was the man I had met. I didn't really remember his face so... I was sure they were two different people, at least until I was told otherwise and finally made the connection.

My father was a disappointment, but it's probably better that way. You know, if your parents are going to not be there for you, it's better if they were assholes. That way you can just think that you're better off without them after all.

[At least that's how he sees it, then again he's terribly biased.]

That's going to take a while. Unless you plan to go shopping in the middle of the rescue.

[Just joking, he knows she wouldn't do that. And anyway there's probably nothing worth it on that island.]

Assholes or dead. That's much a better way of thinking! Anyway, I think we both turned out alright, despite what parents might be like.

*She nudges him playfully, giggling a little before taking another drink. Whatever it was, it wasn't too bad, and it was making her feel warm already*

I dunno - sounds like a good idea. I could pick you up a collar, or some chains.. Maybe a dirty brick from the wall in the cell...

*Selphie is finding it much easier to joke about this kind of thing, because still her own memories of being kidnapped by the Navy, or imprisoned by the witch, could hurt her deeply*

Maybe, though one of us turned out better than the other.

[He doesn't really think that he turned out alright, but he doubts that having parents would have made a difference.

Something inside him kicks up at the joke about collars or chains, both because it makes him think of the state in which Thatch, Namur and Leanne must be and because he just hates to be restrained. He has enough with the weight of his Cloth and has no wishes to have more shackles. But that's not what she meant and if there's someone who knows what's like to be imprisoned and tortured between the two of them that's Selphie. It's a bit surprising, actually, to hear her joke about that but he takes it as a good sign.]

Why not some clothes? I'm sure there are some interesting attires among the people in the cells.

*Selphie doesn't say anything about that first bit, but she thinks he turned out okay. Could maybe have done with a bit more love in his life, but she knew he'd been working in that. In a way.

She joked around about the situation only because when she thought about it too much it hurt, was heartbreaking to her. She dreaded to think of what any of them were going through. So she took another sip and smiled*

Clothes? You wanna wear a cute little slave girl dress? Or a tattered dirty shirt that you could wear out sometime.

What would you prefer to see me with?

[Honestly, even as a joke no option was interesting. The dress would just be painful for anyone who had to look at him with it and a tattered dirty shirt isn't something he hasn't worse before.]

Maybe we should just stick to chains and tattered pants.

Hmm...

*Selphie paused in her drinking to look him over carefully, as though assessing him for an outfit. It was the first time in a while that she'd really spent any more than a couple of quick seconds looking at him*

Alright, if the birthday boy wants chains and tattered pants, that's what he gets.

Didn't say I wanted them. Are you sure it's not just you wanting to see me in those?

[Really, he didn't say he wanted them... Did he? He has to stop in his drinking to try to think back to check.]

Didn't say it, but I know you were basically hinting your best for it.

*As for what he said next, that made her stop and blink, blushing slightly*

Huh? What? Don't be weird, Ikki...

How is it that I'm the weird one when it's you who brought up the chains first?

[No, really, it's your fault Selphie.]

But - that's not what I -

*Selphie hides her blush behind her bottle, taking a longer sip this time*

Well. Fine. I'll make you a birthday card if that's more your kinda thing than whips and chains...

Whips? So you do want to see me dressed like that, while you hold a whip... I suppose it's not much different than your nunchakus, is it?

[He chuckles as he takes another gulp from his drink. He's not being serious and he knows well that's not what she was thinking or even saying. As if she would want that after everything he had done to her, it's already a miracle she still wants to talk with him.]

If you get me something I guess I should give you something as well.

Whuut? I asked you what you wanted for your birthday, not about your secret fantasies!

*No, really, Ikki, stop putting thoughts like this in her head! While she was still blushing at the images she was now thinking about, hearing his chuckle relaxed her and made her laugh*

Oh? What are you thinking of getting me? A nice whip?

Again, you are the one who brought up the chains and no one mentioned whips until you did a second ago!

[He laughs again, actually quite oblivious to her blush or her thoughts at the moment.]

Depends. Is that what you would want?

Well, if that sorta thing really isn't what you want...you'll have to wait a little bit longer. I dunno when we'll next be able to get some shopping done.

*Selphie turns to him with a raised eyebrow at his question and slowly shakes her head*

Nah, I'm much more of a feather duster type girl myself...

*Clearly a joke, but then she stares at her bottle and shakes her head, quicker this time*

Uh - I mean - well, my friend used a whip as her weapon of choice but.. I like my nunchaku much better. They hurt people more, ya know?

Seeing as my birthday has passed I don't think there's a need to rush. You could just get it for my next birthday.

[Except that he still hasn't told her when that is.]

Should I get you a maid outfit?

[He hums as he takes another gulp.]

Yeah, a whip isn't much of a weapon for damage, not to say it doesn't hurt, but it takes a lot of dexterity and strength to be able to use it like that. Some people can use it and cause enough damage to make someone scream with just one hit but most people don't. Now, if you were using chains as a whip...

Shun's Cloth, the Andromeda Cloth, has chains as its weapons, not that he ever uses them much to hurt others, but they can hurt a lot if you're hit with them. Even when he's going easy on you.

How can I get you anything for any birthday if you don't tell me when it is?

*Selphie smiled at that and stuck hee tongue out at him slightly. At his suggestion, she giggld and took another gulp*

So that's what you want, huh? Me in a maid's outfit would be both our presents rolled into one huh?

*Selphie giggled at that then listened to what he said*

Yeah, that sounds pretty brutal.. My friend had a few scarier looking whips that no doubt hurt a lot.

That's not my problem, you could try to find out yourself.

Not what I want, but I can't think of anything else that would match with a feather duster. I don't know if there are maid uniforms with skirts as short as the ones you like to wear though.

[He laughs again and by now it should be clear that he's already drunk given how open he's being with that. Not that he plans to stop or anything anytime soon.]

Do you miss them often? Your friends, I mean. Not the whips.

So - I put on a maid's outfit with a real short skirt - since apparently that's what I always wear anyway - and then I come see you, and THEN you'll decide if it's something that you like or not?

*Possibly not what he was saying but she was tipsy enough now to be more than happy to tease him. She looks a little more thoughtful though as she decides how to answer his question*

Some times. I really like the friends I have here, but lately they've had a habit of disappearing.... I guess maybe that's when I miss them. And stuff like holidays, and birthdays. It's so weird to think that I haven't seen any of them in almost a year..

It's not what you always wear, but it's what looks more natural on you.

[He shrugs to the rest of what she said, that wasn't really what he was saying after all. And there's no way it will happen so he doesn't bother with it more.]

Even if they were here there are the same chances for them to leave as anyone else anyway. And would you really want them here? Fuck, even if you were home with them all nothing says they wouldn't be missing the next day. Or left in a coma at the verge of death for who knows how long as you can do nothing but stand there and watch them wither.

At least here when people go missing you can assume they just went home, and no one dies here.

Oh...

*At that, Selphie stretches her legs out in front of her, and tilts her head as she looks at them - today was yet another day she was wearing a short dress*

I don't know if I'd want them there, necessarily. This place can be pretty shitty to people...

*She looks a little less happy when he mentions about being in a coma on the verge of death, and takes another sip from her bottle*

Yeah. That's true. So if - if I went home, then everyone could just say, 'Oh, hey, Selphie has gone home. Isn't that nice? That means she can't get herself into trouble, or anyone else.' That might be kinda good for the crew, huh?

Life itself can be pretty shitty to people.

[This place only makes it more obvious and constant. His eyes fell on her legs as she stretches them out, drinking idly as he listens to her. The moment she mentions "get herself into trouble" and everything else, though, the bottle is sent flying to the sea, falling into it with a loud noise.]

Haah... I don't want you to be scared of me again, so I'm not gonna yell or say that I want to slap you for saying stupid things. So each time you say something stupid I'll sent a bottle of booze overboard and when there is no more booze I'll move to juice and others things. So the survival of this good booze depends on you not saying silly things anymore.

[He takes another bottle and swings it before her face with a serious, although drunk, expression. He then takes another gulp from the new bottle.]

There's no way it would be nice if you went home. 'Sides, you're a soldier, you'll have to get yourself in dangerous situations because of your job. And you don't get anyone into trouble, you're not useless or anything bad. Though you say silly things at times.

*Selphie flinched at first when she saw him swing his arm, but then she realised he was throwing the bottle away, and wasn't trying to punch anything, so she could relax*

Huh? What did I say that was so wrong?

*She put a little bit of a pout, slowly finishing off the bottle that she had, but she genuinely looked confused about what she had said*

Silly things? But it's true - you know very well I've got myself in trouble a few times in this last year, and it's put you and others in trouble too. But - that's not a silly thing to say, is it?

You didn't get yourself in trouble. Troubles were thrown at you, you just had the bad luck to be the target. And you weren't the only one, it wasn't just you in the Navy base or anywhere else.

I can't think of any time you did anything wrong that caused the crew trouble. So saying that you did so is wrong. And silly. Or do you mean we should have regarded Sora or Kairi as nuisances because they were killed? Or Thatch, Namur and Leanne, look at them, look at all the "trouble" they are causing us. But it's not trouble, because they didn't get caught on purpose and we're nakama. Saving your nakama is the natural thing to do, it's not "trouble", except for those who took our nakama away.

[And it will be big, great trouble for them when Ikki gets his hands on those assholes.]

*Selphie opened her mouth as if to argue, but when he mentioned Leanne and Thatch and Namur, she lowered her head and reached for another bottle. She shifted a tiny bit closer to him*

No. They're not getting us in trouble. We're nakama, so we have to save them. It's no trouble at all, right?

*She looked up at him with wide eyes, as though looking for reassurance*

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