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first harvest. video. saturday afternoon.

[ This seems like it's working now. Nojiko is already out of the New Feather dress, having managed to get directions to the Welcome Center, where she got a run-down of what was going on. That took most of the morning. The rest of the morning was spent finding her clothing, changing, and then sitting at a corner table in the bakery reading through the entirety of the new arrival guide.

She also had breakfast. A muffin. It was a blessedly normal muffin.

The breakfast was the only remotely normal part of the morning. Now that she feels educated (although...skeptical and still trying to hold all of this information in), it looks like it's time to attempt using the journal, as was suggested to her earlier. She's still at her little table in the bakery, the journal held open in front of her. ]

Hello. [ just getting that greeting out of the way, before plunging onward. ] So, I understand that this is a way of talking to people here. [ The guide explained that, and she's sort of been checking out the last two or three entries, just figuring out how it works. ] And I'm also given to understand that there are people here from many worlds?

I'm not asking for that explanation again. I'm just not sure how I'm meant to find anyone from my own world. [ ...Or if she wants to. It's not like being from her world automatically makes someone excellent company or someone she wants anything to do with. But. ] How do you know if you're from this world or that one? If there were a list of possibilities, I guess I might have a chance of picking home out.

So I suppose I'm really just asking to be found. [ Dry laughter. Well, she's taken care of everything else, so...of course, there might not be anyone else. That had been covered, too. ] If you know Cocoyasi Village or the Conomi Islands, I'd be grateful for a quick word. [ Presumably anyone familiar with geography from home would be from home, right?

A pause. Wow, she forgot something important, didn't she? ] My name is Nojiko, by the way. Thanks. [ Okay she'll just end that there, then, and see what's what. ]

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Two years...Ah, I suppose I've missed a lot of news, then. [ But Nami must still be alive and well in two years. That's enough for her, really. ]

Ah, now I wonder what they'd say if they saw us talking about them for so long.

[Well, that's a load less of a reaction than some people have. Miyabi's both mildly shocked and rather pleased. It saves her a bit of panic, frustration, and a more descriptive explanation. Also, there's no need for a ride, the crow, Kuroi, seems to mutter something in a soft squabble and Miyabi turns back to it.]

Yes, yes, we're going soon, wait. You'll have your seed after, I promise. [SIGH. Some birds, seriously. 8| Just because it's winter and food is scarce, they get so uptight.] I'm sorry...the journal does seem to give off the wrong image, doesn't it? Ehehe, I would have arrived larger, but I didn't want to keep you waiting, Miss Nojiko.

[ There are some pretty weird people in her world, and Miyabi is probably the most normal of Nami's friends Nojiko has managed to meet so far. She gets a pass for being so small. ]

It's fine; there's no reason for you to...well, I'm not sure how you'd get larger, but whatever form is...most comfortable.

[ or something. ]

If you'd like to know, I have time...though you may not enjoy the things that you hear.

[The war, especially. Perona herself's not exactly fond of it, not is she of speaking about it. There's too much she doesn't know, too much glossed over by the World Government, too many secrets and lies...and deaths, of course. Perona's still not sure if Moria's dead, how he died, or even who killed him. And she's still not sure how she really wants to feel about that, if he is dead.]

[ ...Ah, that doesn't sound good at all. Still... ]

I'd like to hear it, if you're willing to tell me.

...Very well. [Sigh, she's got quite a story to tell, then. And even Perona's not quite sure about much of the details. Only a few things and what she gathered from newspapers and asking Zoro during the two years they were together.]

I'm not quite sure what happens after the incident with Eines Lobby, but they eventually...stumbled onto Mo--my former captain's ship. That was how we were...mmh, introduced. Afterwards, a circumstance occurred where I was forced to...leave the ship. [FUCK YOU, KUMA. FUCK YOU AND EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR.] The swordsman followed me, and I took care of him. From what I learned, the other Straw Hat pirates were also separated. The Rubber Boy must have learned about Fire Fist's execution at Marineford and foolishly tried to prevent it...by entering Impel Down on his own and ravaging the execution stand as well. He's never been a bright one.

From what the newspapers told, which may be a lie I cannot be sure, a great amount of pirates and marines - including the three Admirals as well as the Shichibukai - appeared at Marineford to watch the execution. ...They were preparing for war, and a war did indeed come. Whitebeard fought, and so did a great many pirates. Lives were lost, of course...

Both Fire Fist and Whitebeard himself were eliminated. [And others, definitely, though Perona doesn't care about whatever marines lost their lives.] The Rubber Boy survived, obviously...and gave a message to his crew. Two years. Grow stronger and meet again in two years at the border between the first half of the Grand Line and the New World.

I'm unsure of the whereabouts of the other crew members, but Zoro trained on Kuraigana, and I tended to his injuries when he received them. After the time was up, I brought him to Sabaody to rejoin his crew. That's all I know.

I have a feeling they might laugh. [Or just sort of facepalm.]

[All Miyabi can do is really laugh. Most comfortable? That's...huh. She honestly doesn't know which form she's more comfortable in, really. Being small is something she has been for all of her life - decades. She knows how to live her life fully like this, but being large is also nice, too. She can do this she never could while she was very tiny. Working, for one, is awesome. And being able to hug and holds her friends. It's not always easy or fun being very little like she is.]

Ehehe, I don't think I have a favored size, miss. Both are fine, and I enjoy them equally! There are things I can do like this, and things I can do while I'm like you humans. I-- [Will get interrupted in a second, as the crow she's riding on gives a loud caw to shut them both up and flaps its wings irritably. Get moving already, goodness!] Bah! Okay, okay, we're going. I'm sorry, Miss Nojiko, but can we continue when we arrive? It shouldn't be a long walk at all to the orchard. I'll be sure to have Kuroi fly low so you can follow at your own pace. Uhm, please let me know if we go too fast.

[A small laugh.] Maybe, eh? Who can say until it's nearly done. We're still at the dawn of such a thing.

Mah, in my case, just before the dawn even. The darkest part of the night. [Distant look.....]

[But he finally snaps out of it.] It'll be something to see I'm sure.

[Nods!]

Can do. Drop by the barracks anytime for a once through so I can get a good idea of your strengths and where you're starting from.

Nothing but. [Welp. Nami may not be here any longer, but there's no question in Vivi's mind that Nojiko should stay with them, provided she hasn't already made other arrangements. Heck, even if she has...]

Nojiko-san? You haven't found a place to stay yet, have you? We've got plenty of room here, and I know it's what Nami-san would want. ...if you like, you could even stay in her old room.

[Hopefully that's not too abrupt an invitation.]

That sounds about right, ha.

So. Any warnings in general about this place?

Ah, no. I've just been sorting out the wheres and whys, really. And...that would be nice.

[ Not the old room part, probably, but. Staying with people who know Nami is preferable to the alternatives, and she might be able to get some news out of them. ]

I'll try to do that sometime in the next few days, then.

The whole world is watching.

[Okay, that snapping out of it? It slips again in a big way, as Marco looks down somberly.]

So it is.

[It's a bit of a relief how readily the offer is accepted.] Then shall I come and meet you? Where are you now, Nojiko-san?

[By now, Vivi's mostly recovered from her ordeal on the draft--still a bit weak, but as long as Nojiko's in the village or close by, she knows she can manage the walk. Really, it'll be good for her to do more again while she gets her strength back.]

Yeah. Be careful with the wings. It'll hurt like a bitch if anything happens to them.

...Ah, we should talk about more cheerful things.

I wasn't actually planning to do anything to something attached to my person, but duly noted.

The bakery, corner booth.

[ So, not too far away. ]

[ ...Holy shit that's a lot to take in give her a second. ]

...That's...a lot to happen in such a short time.

Of course. And don't worry about it; I'm pretty quick on my feet.

Yes please.

Do you need a tour around Luceti or anything?

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