time for pickin'

[mikandelinquent]

Who: mikangirl, mikandelinquent, the strawhats, and any and all volunteers!!
What: Gonna save us from fothermuckin' fruit from trees. You feel me?
When: The 16th to the 17th!
Where: The mikan grove!
Summary: The snow coming in is doing a bang-up job on our fruits. Cocoyashi ladies don't much appreciate that-come help them, because they are way over their heads at the moment.

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[ Day 2 ]

[mikangirl]

[With much of the fruit now harvested, Nami is beginning to relax a whole lot more, and is in a pretty good mood all things considering. The amount of people who came up to help was more than she'd hoped for.

It makes her feel a little better about Luceti, that's for sure.

In the late afternoon, the snow tapers off and gives them a small reprieve. No time like the present, Nami thinks.]

...Katara?

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[markofthebrave]

[Turning to greet!] Yes?

[Oh! Smile.] Hey, Nami.

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[mikangirl]

Hey! Think you can spare a few minutes?

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[markofthebrave]

[Hoisting herself up from her mini snow kingdom...]

Sure! What's up?

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[mikangirl]

Come with me, then. I want to introduce you to someone.

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[markofthebrave]

All right. [She follows along.] Who is it?

[Their conversation about this had been so long ago...]

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[mikandelinquent]

[Don't mind me, I'm just over here pushing a wheelbarrow-aaand grin. But my mom senses are tingling, man.]

And who's this young miss?

Really, you've been in introduction mode all day...

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[mikangirl]

[Can you blame her, you're her one and only most awesome mama okay >E]

Katara! She's a long time friend here.

Katara, this is Bellemere-san. My mother.

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[markofthebrave]

[Katara blinks, startled.] Oh!

[And some part of her brain registers... People's mothers aren't supposed to look the same age as they are.

And something squeezes tightly around her heart.]

[markofthebrave]

[And then she bows respectfully.]

It's an honor to meet you.

[mikandelinquent]

[Oh, a bowing type! He offers a little bow herself.]

A pleasure. A long time friend, huh?

[mikangirl]

Katara's been in Luceti almost as long as I have. We've done a lot together.

[She keeps saving my life. >_> Ahahaha.]

[markofthebrave]

That's true! Nami's taught me how to fight with a bo.

[mikandelinquent]

Is that so? My girl's a regular warrior, isn't she?

Maybe she should open her own training classes up.

[mikangirl]

Ahhhh-- not really. Just the basics. [Not entirely a subject she wants to get on to >_>;;] I guess you pick up all kinds of things when you're a pirate.

[markofthebrave]

[Katara shrugs a little wryly.]

Besides, I think there's plenty of training around for those who want it. It's harder to find students than teachers in this place.

[And it's a right shame, too, when she thinks of how few people Suki is getting to teach and the way that Buffy's school worked. And she's still not happy with how few people - just Fenimore! - responded to learning the basics for survival in this place.]