♠ And If Anyone Wants To Grant You Warmth When Everything Is Cold ♠

[dontcallmegol]

Who: dontcallmegol, baratiesbest, prodigal_axe and going_to_change
Where: The Northern Lights Bar
When: Sometime after midnight
Rating: PG-13 for language and half-nudity to keep a pirate from dying of hypothermia. Suggestive themes? IDK
Summary: Ace passes out at the NL after his round about the city. The crew at the lights is faced with trying to keep the man alive.
Notes: This log is effectively

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[prodigal_axe]

Shinjiro kept a careful eye on Ace while Sanji spoke to the hospital. Hopefully, those doctors knew more than they did, because the heat of the room and the blanket itself weren't doing a damned thing for the man. He still looked more dead than alive... subtly worse off than when they'd dragged him inside. How long did he have?

When Honey popped into the room, he got up off the floor and dusted melting snow off his coat. He offered her an uncertain rough nod and a shrug, then gestured toward Sanji. "Not sure. He's askin' some doctors right now..."

...And then Sanji got off the line. His distracted curiosity over Honey's presence switched right back over. He listened carefully--when the other man mentioned blankets, he knelt down again and untangled the blanket from around Ace's cold limbs. It was still better to lay on that than the floor. Meanwhile he processed the rest of Sanji's words.

Body heat, huh? The thought made him... more than uneasy. Not that he wouldn't do it if he had to. He glanced from Sanji back to Honey. After weighing a couple concerns through his mind, he said: "If one of you guys won't, I will. But if you do... I can guard the damn place while you two do that. Someone's got to."

You know, this is one of those things where accidental video = lulz 4 eva

[going_to_change]

"Body heat?"

Honey gave this some due consideration. After a pause as she put two and two together.

"Oh! So it's like that thing Nat-chan did for me when I went into complete shut-down! If you guys need help, I'm happy to lend a hand. I need to take a rest anyway."

Honey didn't seem remotely embarrassed or reluctant. Natsuko had done something similar for her, to Honey it was just the usual circle of karma.

....oh dear. Yes it is.

[baratiesbest]

Okay, that took one significant worry off his mind. As much as he liked Shinji he really really didn't want to end up half-naked with him under a blanket - the situation was awkward enough as it was and adding that to the mix... hell, he'd almost prefer chalking Ace down as a lost cause than take that route.

Honey on the other hand... no complaints there. None at all. In fact, that would even be enough to make this whole thing enjoyable instead of nothing but a necessary evil. The fact that he didn't have to suggest it was just an added bonus. He could be a real perv sometimes but asking a woman he just barely knew to crawl down half-naked with a man she didn't seem to know at all? That just wasn't okay.

"Looks like it's you and me then, Miss Honey!"

He gave her a small smile, tried to add a little cheer into the grave situation. Right. Let's do this.

"Alright, let's get him moved onto the blanket first... and it would be a good idea to grab one to have on top, that'll keep the heat in better."

:P honey should totally do it ahaha

[prodigal_axe]

Shinjiro couldn't quite hide a sigh of relief--and immediately felt guilty about it afterward. He didn't want to climb half naked under blankets with Sanji or that girl, whoever she was. He scowled and flushed an uncomfortable color just thinking about it. If it came between that and letting someone die... but there wasn't a problem now. And Sanji even looked cheerful to have that girl as his 'warming up' partner.

No big surprise there. Shinji arched his shoulders up and jammed his bad hand into into his pocket, trying not to look as awkward as he felt. "Alright... you two do that." He grabbed another blanket off the shelf and set it down next to Ace.

"While you guys... get set up, I'm gonna go make you two a couple hot drinks. No sense in warming up the guy if you two freeze your asses off doing it."

Plus, that'd give him an excuse to leave while they undressed.

pfft notifs hate me something hard ;__;

[going_to_change]

"Ah, thank you Hat-kun~" Looks like Shinji was going to be another doomed to one of Honey's flights of bizarre fancy. Still, she sounded grateful for the drink. Some nutrition, even caffeinated would help her poor, depleted systems.

Now, if there was one virtue Honey lacked it was modesty. After helping with the blankets, she didn't seem to have any sort of fuss about taking her clothes off. It wasn't the first time the android had been naked in front of strangers and besides, it was for a good cause.

Laying down and sandwiching Ace between herself and Sanji. She didn't find it particularly uncomfortable, though she personally preferred Natsuko's softer curves. Ooh was that a tattoo? She wondered if it would be okay if she could add onto it later?

"This isn't bad, and he'll be warm in no time. I've been overheating for the past couple of days."

aw bb ;; do I need to punch them

[baratiesbest]

Sanji had reluctantly taken on the task of removing the rest of Ace's wet clothes before getting to work with his own, shuddering softly as he slipped out of his shirt and socks. The trousers stayed on though - there was a limit to everything and he sure as hell wasn't going to lie ass-to-crotch with another man unless he had at least three layers of fabric in between.

...Honey definitely didn't seem to be thinking about anything like that though and it took a lot of energy for the cook to keep himself in check. This wasn't the time or the place but that flash of very naked female skin was enough to color his cheeks a deep pink and if it wasn't for the fact that this was a life or death situation he might've just dropped dead on the floor from sheer over-stimulation.

Oh boy. This was going to be one long, confusing night.

He cleared his throat and awkwardly slipped into position on the other side of Ace, pressing his back against the other mans chest to warm him up. So he wouldn't be able to see Honey like this but it was infinitely better than the alternative.

"Yeah... hopefully we won't have to keep this up for very long!"

Did someone order a time skip??

[dontcallmegol]

It was hard to say just how long it took for Ace's heart to slowly pick up its sluggish pace to match that of something close to normal. The steady thrum in his veins helped to move the much needed warmth to every nerve and every limb, gently coaxed by the body heat of his friends. And though he didn't even know Honey, after doing something like this? How could he call her anything but?

Slowly but surely his once dead state began to take a turn for the better. As his core temperature began to rise, his body began to follow, bringing him about from unconsciousness. It was sluggish at best and he really wasn't completely aware of things around him. All he knew was that his body ached, tingled and burned all at once. But there was warmth, glorious warmth on all sides, something familiar and comforting to the fire user.

He shifted, stiff in his movements and breathed out a shuddered sigh against the blonds shoulder. His hand clumsily brushed over the body in front of him, completely unaware of who it was. It didn't matter, all he could think of was that he didn't want to lose that heat so generously pressed to him. So he wrapped his arms around Sanji's waist and chest, holding onto him for dear life. He curled in against him, shivering pathetically and pressing his forehead to his shoulder. He was so cold. How could he still be so cold?

His breathing came out in shallow, humid puffs, desperately trying to get oxygen to his lungs. It was around that time that he was able to open his eyes, blinking blearily to get them to focus. He didn't lift his head though, didn't feel the need nor care to move from the position he was in. He just needed to stay like this, maybe sleep a little longer.

pime taradox! Previous posting order applies

[baratiesbest]

It was easy to lose track of time in Discedo and even more so when you were stuck doing absolutely nothing for an extended period of time. Sanji had been dozing off most of the time, overcome with fatigue and the sheer comfort of the shared warmth under the blanket. Who could blame him? The entire town was running on fumes by now.

Needless to say the blond was a little drowsy and at first he didn't really register that the man behind him was slowly coming to. It wasn't until that arm brushed against him that he remembered where he was (and more importantly - why) and when it finally landed curled around his waist he couldn't help but tense up. Normally he would have bolted out from under their warm little nest but right now he couldn't manage more than a half-hearted protest.

"O-oi!"

It was all so pathetic though, strangely endearing and he didn't have the heart to push the fireuser away. Awkward and uncomfortable and holyshit he'd really like to get up right about now but it had been a matter of life and death, still was for all they knew and if he had to play human radiator for a while longer then so be it.

So he remained still. Tense, but still. A sigh of half exasperation and half relief escaped from his chest and even though his voice had an edge to it there was no mistaking the concern hidden underneath it.

"Tch. Took you long enough."

rad

[going_to_change]

Honey was out like a light pretty much the second she'd closed her eyes. The awkwardness of the situation completely escaped her, and she trusted Sanji and his friend not to take advantage of it.

So what do androids dream of?

"...nff I want the rice platter! The rice platter! nmmm Nat-chan share the rice platter with me~ mm mmm..."

Clearly not electric sheep.

Still, the faint stirring and significant increase in actual warmth stirred Honey awake.

"Ara~" She sat up with little regard to the fact she was in nothing but a pair of pink cotton undies. "Tattoo-kun is feeling better?"