Appointments

[sailedfirst]

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[hiken_ace]

[That makes Ace cringe quite noticeably. He clenches a fist, and he knows now he can't avoid telling Sabo this.]

He was gone for a month once. [And I was alone, and that was really, really scary.]

[sailedfirst]

[A month...? That's almost as long as Luffy has been gone now. And it still aches.]

...B-but he didn't get sent home, right? I mean... it's sure that he'll be back, not like-- [And it's his turn to cringe. Yeah, no. That's not going to help at all.]

[hiken_ace]

[He shakes his head, though he knows what Sabo was going to say there.] He came back. He's... not gone like Luffy is. He'll be back, we just don't know when.

[sailedfirst]

[He nods stiffly.] Then... There's nothing else to do but wait, huh?

[hiken_ace]

[He gives a nod in return, not meeting Sabo's gaze.] Yeah... we can only wait and... and hope he'll come back okay.

[sailedfirst]

He will. We gotta believe that. [Never mind that his tone's almost pleading, because he needs that reassurance, too. He pats Ace's head and tries to smile, though it comes out weak.] F-for now, you just gotta make do with me as company, yeah?

[hiken_ace]

[At those words, Ace tightly hugs Sabo and refuses to let go.] Dammit, Sabo... I've been without your company for ten years. It's not making do with yours, it's making the most of it.

[sailedfirst]

[Ah... He didn't expect that reaction. So he tries to awkwardly laugh it off, though, his eyes are watering a bit too.] Oi, oi. Don't act like I'm leaving too! If you're that worried, I promise to stick 'round you until Marco arrives again. No going off by myself, unless it's a bathroom break. [Pls bro, stop that face. He's trying to cheer you up here.]

[hiken_ace]

[Marco said the same thing once, didn't he? Damn, he was supposed to comfort Sabo here, not the other way around. Ace barely manages a small laugh in return, trying to cheer up Sabo himself.]

I could say the same to you.

[sailedfirst]

[He's relieved, hearing that laugh. It's not a happy one, and Sabo's not expecting it to be, but at least that expression's gone now.]

That settles it, then! We're gonna wait this out together. [Pauses, then sighs an overly dejected sigh.] But maaaan, does this mean I'm stuck with your cooking?

[hiken_ace]

Oi oi. [You get a whack on the head for that. But a light one.]

My cooking isn't that bad. I picked up a few things on the ocean.

[sailedfirst]

[Nope, it's not that bad. But it's something to tease you with and that means distraction from the sad.]

Your pasta's overcooked and the sauce's all bland! [Rolling over his stomach.] Hey, you ever got a pirate chef in your crew?

[hiken_ace]

[Ace is guilty of the same, as well, don't worry, bro.] I got better! And yeah, I got a chef. He was pretty good. Not at Sanji's level, but still good.

[sailedfirst]

[Oh good, they've got the same idea. Let's hope they can keep this up.]

Aah, that's true. You remembered to put salt last time! [And he's just going to cover his head. Just in case there's another whack coming.] Was he the first nakama you got?

[hiken_ace]

[If it's these two? For a while, then.]

Oh, shut it. And he was the second nakama I got. The first was a fighter.

[sailedfirst]

So you didn't manage to get one as your first either. But maaan, Luffy got real lucky with Sanji, huh? Imagine eating the best food like that everyday while at sea... Ahhh, that's the dream!

[hiken_ace]

Haaah, I know! I've never tasted food as good as Sanji's before. We should drop by sometime for lunch. It'll be great, eating with everyone like that.

[sailedfirst]

Sounds good! [Chuckling sheepishly.] A-ah, you know, sometimes I still bolt out of my seat after a meal there. With all the eat 'n runs we did, it's almost instinct!

[hiken_ace]

Hahaha! Don't worry, I get it. That kind of thing is hard to get over quickly. Hell, I did a ton of eat 'n runs back home, it's a habit for me.

[sailedfirst]

Well, I wouldn't want to get over it. Who knows, maybe one day we're gonna have to depend on it again! For now, let's just be happy we can get good food anytime we want, eh?

[hiken_ace]

--that's a good point, actually. Not telling when this place is going to go to shit. And we can just go bug Sanji later for some food or something.

[sailedfirst]

We can't always do that, though. Might get on his bad side. Remember, if Sanji's able to stop Luffy on his tracks to the kitchen, then we've got no chance.

[hiken_ace]

But we've got an advantage over Luffy. We're polite. Besides, we can just go to his restaurant and ask for something there, too. But if we go to Luffy's place, we can have a nice meal with everyone.

[sailedfirst]

Ah, that's true. Alright then! That's a plan. It'll be good to eat together with a bunch of people again. [Definitely more fun than with just the two of them here.]

[hiken_ace]

Yeah, we usually had Dadan and everyone to eat with, huh? It won't be as many people, but it'll still be a party!