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[merriment]

[ It's well after midnight and while Justinia should be sound asleep, she is instead running through the hallways as if her life depended on it. In her mind, at least at the moment, it does. You see, she was startled out of sleep by a rather vivid nightmare, one so horrible that she was unable to curl up and go back to sleep

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[flambage]

[Knock on the door? That gets Sanji up, grumbling. The sound of a timid girl's voice?! That sends him whirling into decent clothing and then rushing to the door! It's just a pity he couldn't understand exactly what she'd said, but seeing her so-cute face all sad and miserable breaks his big, dumb heart, forever.]

What is the matter, little miss?

[merriment]

[ No words! without warning, she steps forward and wraps her arms around his waist -- burying her face into his side. she's better at controlling her voice this time but she's still clearly upset ]

A dream, it was horrible. The worst I have ever had..

[flambage]

[Sudden hugs from tiny-girl!! If she was older, he may have bled on her from sudden affection overload, but now it's just time for reaching down and giving her a pat on the back. Who she is and why she picked his room of all of them for comforting can wait!]

There, there, now, that's all over and done with. You'll forget about it in no time.

[merriment]

I cannot forget it, I still become frightened when I see curious shadows.

[ she will be mortified later, but for now she is going to be touched by his kindness. ]

.. I shall try to forget it.

[flambage]

Aw, I'm sorry, er, little darling.

[He doesn't deal with kids much, what the heck should he call her?]

Don't try and force it out of your head or anything, just think about happy things till it goes off all on its own, alright?

[merriment]

[ Little darling? What a charming nickname! She takes in a breath and slowly lets it out, all the while taking the time to compose herself. It seems to be working! ]

Of course, that is an excellent suggestion. I expected no less of the man chosen by my father.

[flambage]

[Oh, good, she's calming down. This just means Sanji is amazing with women of all ages and- wait what.]

Chosen by your father? What do you mean by that, pumpkin?

[merriment]

It took quite a bit of time to find a suitable match but, in the end, you were chosen to be my husband.

[ Run, Sanji, and run fast. ]

[flambage]

[RED. ALERT. Staaaaaaring down at you now, little miss. Just staring.]

...Your father has decided I'm going to be your husband.

[merriment]

Yes. It would be impolite for me to visit a man who was not my husband so late in the evening. In fact, it would be frowned upon heavily!

[flambage]

[THIS IS HORRIBLE. But upsetting a little girl, also something horrible. She's clearly confused about something, Sanji is a man who can never be tied down and... doesn't go for the loli thing... but he'll humor her.]

Oh, of course, how silly of me to be so tired as to forget my darling bride! I must be more tired than I thought.