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[mikangirl]

I have some stuff to give back to people.  If anyone is still missing lingerie after that experiment, chances are good I have it.  Feel free to check in.  Ah, and Yuzuriha ... do you want your dynamite back?

Zoro.  Sweetie.  Honey.  Darrrrling husband.  It's okay if I run away with another man, right?

[Early afternoon will see Nami and Noel

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[one_green_eye]

[Ginko has wandered into this part of the forest, deep in to-be-classified foliage, when he sees the two hurrying past. He stand up, but doesn't say anything. Just watches with a quirked eyebrow.]

Hm.

1/2

[bullet_dance]

[Not sure about Nami, but Noel didn't notice Ginko, so the sudden voice makes her jump; this "mission" is making her paranoid about running into a certain someone.]

--Eek!

[bullet_dance]

... Oh.

[one_green_eye]

Heh. Didn't mean to startle you.
[Shameless curiosity is shameless]

Where are you two headed?

[mikangirl]

[It'll take a couple of seconds to place that voice/face, but once she does, Nami relaxes a little.]

Hi, Ginko. We're just out for a walk, really - thought we might go and look at the lake.

[one_green_eye]

Oh, is there a lake around here? I haven't seen it.

Mind if I walk with you?

[bullet_dance]

[Noel doesn't know who this is, so she'll look at Nami when he asks the question, as if expecting her to answer it.]

[one_green_eye]

[Ginko sees the look, and inclines his head a little.]

My name's Ginko, by the way-- I don't think we've met.

[bullet_dance]

O-Oh! Ginko? M-My name is Noel Vermillion. It's nice to meet you.

[mikangirl]

Coming to the lake is fine. We'd love the company. [Because screaming "No!" and running away is just all kinds of suspicious anyway.]

[one_green_eye]

[Ginko senses something is going on... he's feeling inquisitive enough today to be hard to dissuade anyways.]

Great. [Smiiiiile]

[bullet_dance]

[Noel's a little worried about this, but it should be fine. Because really, they aren't much further from the lake anyhow.

So she'll smile back and nod.]

[mikangirl]

[You nosy guy. |D Nami will just keep walking, though, friendly smile intact.]

There's actually two lakes here. One's west of the town. They're both pretty nice.

[one_green_eye]

Mm.. [He pauses to light another cigarette]..I didn't know. I'll have to make my way over there sometime.

Do the lakes freeze over in this weather?

[mikangirl]

They do. Though not completely, I've heard, but the outer areas are definitely ice.

[one_green_eye]

Mm. Hope nobody has ever learned "not completely" the hard way...

[fortunately for you, interesting unknown fungi trumps interesting unknown object-in-blanket.... Ginko starts to fall behind the two without really noticing]