Rebel // 59 [Action]

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[Noel's headed to the shops this afternoon; the grocery and clothing store, to be specific. She knows she can't take long, because there's someone waiting for her back at one of the apartments. Yeah. One of the apartments. Someone never made up to their roommate, so she's been on her own and trying to avoid them after a big fight back on Friday

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ffff I was reading these threads and decided I might as well jump her 8|a

[oda_hates_me]

... Noel-chan? [You... look like hell. And it's only luck that lets Sanji catch sight of her in the grocery. His own thoughts have kept him pretty anti-social as of late, ignoring most of the world outside his nakama's disappearance and... other things.

But he pushes all that away for the moment, fitting a look of concern on his face]

yes. bask in this... i don't even know what to call it. 8|

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Ah... Sanji. [She hasn't seen you since... well, since a few days ago. Taking her predicament aside for a moment, she wonders how he's doing. There was last week, of course (not that she knows what happened to him), but she knows about Luffy.]

H-How are you?

[oda_hates_me]

[Such a question to ask, if a harmless one. And thus, smiling away]

Much better now that the experiment's over~!

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[She looks confused. Sanji isn't serious, is he?]

R-Really?

[oda_hates_me]

[Maybe if he'd fallen in love with a girl it'd be a joke. >_>]

Let's just say I'm a lot better off without it going on.

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[...] That makes sense. At least it ended when it did.

[oda_hates_me]

Yes. Though it doesn't look like everyone else got off as easy.

[... like, for instance, you]

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[Who? 8D]

...it doesn't, does it? Th-There's a lot of us who won't be getting over what happened anytime soon. [Just keep smiling.]

[oda_hates_me]

[Oops, sorry. I meant my imaginary friend who is blond, tiny, and looks like she hasn't slept in days. 8|

Though Noel's comment ends up stinging for a different reason, and one Sanji's quick to push down again. No, he will no think about it, even if he has to constantly beat it back. He won't... think about her.]

Hopefully soon enough where you start sleeping well again, huh?

1/2

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H-How did you...?

8'D

[oda_hates_me]

[Sanji's surprised she's surprised he figured it out]

... Noel-chan, have you looked in a mirror lately?

/laughing so hard

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[Conveniently, one of the freezer doors stands near the two of them. Noel looks off on the side to stare at herself. Though the image isn't clear, she... she can see what he's talking about.

Well.

This is embarrassing. Why did she think it was a good idea to go out looking like this?] ... Do I really look that bad?

[oda_hates_me]

Oi, nothing of the sort! You just look like you've had a few sleepless nights.

[And the reason for that makes Sanji curious... but he's just gonna assume the experiment wasn't kind to her and leave it at that. For now]

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Well... y-yes. [She'll just... smile back. She's sorry, Sanji.] It's been a rough few days, with the experiment and all. [She laughs nervously.

It's a half-truth, at least.]

[oda_hates_me]

[A quiet nod]

... Have you talked to Nami-san lately?

[Have you talked to a friend about this?]