Appointments

[sailedfirst]

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[sailedfirst]

[And he's moving from the pancakes, to the bacon and eggs, to the cereal and the fruits in them, and finishing by draining his glass of juice to its last drop. With that done, he leans back on his chair with a very satisfied sigh.] Ahhh~ that was really good...

[hiken_ace]

[It's like being back at Dadan's place, except they're not as messy. Guess it helps that it's just the two of them eating. Before long, all of the food is gone, and Ace pats his belly.] See? Told you I can cook.

[sailedfirst]

[It also helps they have to clean after themselves now. Which is a lot easier without dealing with broken plates and scattered food at every meal.

Sabo laughs --interrupted by a loud burp-- and gives Ace a thumbs up.] And you're pretty great at it. I'm impressed!

[hiken_ace]

[Yeah. And about half as many plates.

He grins back at him with a thumbs up.] Well, I'm glad you like it. Because you're gonna have to help with dishes, too.

[sailedfirst]

Sounds like a fair deal. [And you know what, he's gonna start those now. But not before approaching you first and giving you a quick hug because he knows now how much you like them.] Thanks for the meal, Ace!

[hiken_ace]

[dkgndfjkgr broooo ;; Yes, hugs are good, and he'll hug you back with a chuckle.] Anytime, bro. Now come on, let's get this stuff clean.

[He was going to say "so Marco doesn't yell at us" but... yeah. He turns on the water, and grabs the soap and sponge.] I'll wash, you dry?

[sailedfirst]

[Yeah, he heard that missing part. And it's a plain reminder that this isn't their usual morning at all. But... yep, not touching that. He just takes the dish drying towel in hand and grins.] Bring it!

[hiken_ace]

[Yeah, let's try not to think about that. He starts with some pans, scrubbing them well and then rinsing them off. After they're clean, he'll hand them to Sabo.]

[sailedfirst]

[Wipe, wipe, wipe and tah-dah dry pans! But he has to stand on a chair to reach the pan hanging rack; tsk, being tiny sucks. And because he can be a chatterbox when he feels like it, he starts to fill the quiet.]

Oh hey, you know. I met a girl from our world and she's a pirate too. We traded stories one night and we kinda became friends somewhat after that. Seemed like she misses the sea real badly, so I took her to go sailing in your-- er. [Oops. Should've started with that first.] a-ahaha, you don't mind me borrowing your skiff, do you?

[hiken_ace]

[Aaaand moving on to the plates! And yay, chatterbox Sabo.]

Really? Who was it? [And a girl? That kinda narrows it down. But teasing bro time!] A girl, huh?

[sailedfirst]

[Looking over with a confused frown.] Her name's Perona. And yeah, she's a girl. [Yep, bro might be too young to get it. At first.]

[hiken_ace]

[ALMOST DROPPING THE PLATE BECAUSE HOLY FUCK, PERONA!?!?] W-Wait, you mean the ghost girl?

[UGH, WHY DID SHE HAVE TO GO OUT ON HIS SKIFF.] She's ah... she's all right, I suppose. Got some kind of a grudge against Luffy's crew, so I'm a little wary of her.

[sailedfirst]

[And it's his turn to gape. But no almost dropping of plates, luckily since he hasn't got one yet. ] W-what? What do you mean, grudge against...?

[Are you telling him one of the few friends he got here is an enemy? ;;]

[hiken_ace]

Ahhh... well, she was on the crew of Gecko Moria, a shichibukai. And he basically kicked his ass, and she lost a lot of stuff. And she blames Luffy for it, I guess.

[sailedfirst]

[He remembers Perona telling him about her home and her servants, and how alone she is without them. But then again, he knows Luffy; he won't fight with anyone without a good enough reason. S-so that means... did Perona really hurt Luffy's nakama? Is that why she's so worried borrowing Ace's skiff, because she's feeling guilty?]

...she was so nice to me. [It's a quiet mumble. He still can't wrap his mind around this.]

[hiken_ace]

[... a-awww, bro, he didn't mean to make you sad. Have a head pat.] Hey, maybe she'll move on from it.

[sailedfirst]

I hope so... I mean, if she's that angry, she could've tried to attack me or something. I didn't exactly leave it a secret that I'm brothers with you and Luffy, y'know. [Sighs and continues drying the plates.] Still, gotta talk to her about it sometime.

[You know better than anyone that he doesn't give up easily on those he considers friends just because they've been jerks, right?]

[hiken_ace]

Did she sound surprised or anything? And maybe she doesn't mind you so much since you're so much more bearable. [And he'll just keep washing.]

[sailedfirst]

Or maybe it's 'cause I got nothing to do with what happened. [Carefully setting plates in a pile.] That makes her a lot decent person than many people I know. [Namely those in High Town.]

[hiken_ace]

--yeah, that makes sense. She's not the best person, she's actually kinda whiny, but it's kinda easy to get on her good side. She's a little scared of me, though.

[Okay, all the dishes are washed, now to put them away.]

[sailedfirst]

[Storing dried plates in cupboards.] Well, it doesn't matter if she isn't the best person. I offered to be her friend, so even if she did do evil stuff in the past, that's different now. After all! I've known a guy who's been a total jerk to me at first, and he still ends up to be one of the most important people in my life.

[hiken_ace]

[He'll reach the high shelves to put them away. But dlkgndf gosh, that made Ace happy.] Probably because someone was so damn pushy to become an important person in his life.

[His smile and tone show that he's happy, though.]

[sailedfirst]

[Snorts.] If the guy hadn't got a knack for landing himself in trouble all the damn time, I wouldn't have had to be! [He doesn't sound like he minds this at all, though.]

[hiken_ace]

Well, if the other guy wasn't so damn nosy, he wouldn't have had to be pushy! [Yep, they are enjoying talking about how they met.]

[sailedfirst]

...I'm starting to wonder which guy's the nosy one and the pushy one. [Laughs.] They could be both, if you think about it!