We've been seperated for FAR too long [OPEN]

[hanahanasunday]

Characters: Robin and hopefully lots of Strawhats, but this is totally OPEN (BTW, GUYS! /chunks log at)
Location: Lobby of the hotel
Time: Um... idk, long enough for tired Robin to sleep and not be tired Robin anymore?
Content: Robin drinks coffee, watches people, and waits for her nakama
Format: Starting in prose, always willing to switch
Warnings:

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Derek practically lives at this Starbucks

[agent_fro]

If there was one thing the residents of the Blackstone Hotel must have gotten used to by now was a man with a large red afro often visited the Starbucks in the lobby. Today Derek was wearing his suit, though sometimes he wore more casual clothes, including jeans and a hoodie with a hood that would never get over his head. The shades didn't leave him unless his outfit got randomly changed to a pirate outfit.

He ordered another large cup of coffee, and as the employee once more refused payment and went to work making the order, Derek noticed a new melody, one unlike the other inhabitants of this Chicago with their odd, distant, static-ridden tunes. A new melody always meant something in a place with so few people. From behind his shades, he spotted the black haired woman. She must have been a new arrival.

When his coffee was made, Derek went to sit at a nearby table and listened to the woman's melody all, curious more than anything else. She seemed to be doing fine, all things considered.

They shall get along smashingly. ^^

[hanahanasunday]

Robin had more or less zoned out, wishing she had some sort of book to read or some other way to gain information about where she was. Normally at a time like this she would have eyes prowling the place, but she was finding it too tiring to manifest eyes further than a room or two away. Ears were somewhat easier, but nothing and no one of interest seemed to be within range

[agent_fro]

Slight unease but also... reminiscing? It reminded him of a certain character that mistook Derek for someone else. Derek was getting curious as to who these people were expecting or looking for. No one bad at least; the smile and melody proved that. He looked up and put his cup down.

"... You know a guy with a long nose and someone with green hair?"

Somehow that caught his attention more than hands sprouting everywhere. That was new but also not so strange compared to what just happened.

[hanahanasunday]

Robin's smile faded a bit at the mention of two men who could only be Usopp and Zoro, but she quickly regained her composure and studied him over the rim of her coffee cup. He hadn't been particularly startled by her hands, which was disappointing as far as her entertainment went but admirable as far as her respect for him went. The hands disappeared easily in a puff of petals (save the one holding her coffee).

"So you've met Swordsman-san and Longnose-kun." She hummed thoughtfully, looking out the window briefly, then looked back at him.

"I hope they weren't giving you any trouble. They tend to be a bit... eccentric." As did all of her nakama.

[agent_fro]

So, they did know each other. Derek also remembered seeing those two on the pirate ship, but they had little chance to interact before things had gone crazy. (Derek did notice that the green-haired guy was eager to start a fight.)

"Didn't really get to talk to them long. Had other things to do." He guessed at least. "If you're waiting for them here, they'll probably come. Met one of them here."

Derek debated on moving closer, so they weren't speaking from tables away. However, if she was waiting for someone, he didn't want to interrupt. He settled from something in between. Walking over to her table, but not sitting down, he said, "I'm Derek."