Fourteenth Ink Drop [Action]

[chiisaichou]

[It's close to sunset, and the sun is hanging low in the sky, coloring everything with a soft, golden-red color. Deep within the forest, a little sprite had been working all morning up until this point. There's some rolled up parchment around her, which she's picking up right now, as well as a few pots of ink and scrolls. Miyabi's glow is a bit of

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[Voice]

[skulljokelol]

[It's starting to get dark out, and Brook hasn't seen you around the house. So just gonna be hailing you over the journals]

Miyabi-san? Are you coming back to the house this evening?

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

[The voice startles her, definitely. Not the fact that it's a voice, but the voice of someone she knows. Plus...didn't she bury her journal in the snow before she started working!? Bah, at least all her things were put away already... Even then, her voice is a little shaky.]

Ah, Br-Brook! Eheh...you startled me~ [She blinks and then looks out over the sky, kind of noting just how late it really.] Oh, no, I didn't mean to stay out this long!! Mm, I didn't even clean the house, or get food for dinner...

[She sighs, defeated. Looks like she's going to have to impose on her pirate friends again.] I had planned to return home after Master Mori dug it up from the snow, but it seems I have to intrude on you all again...I'm very sorry. B-But I'll be sure to help with dinner, if Sanji-nii permits! Luffy needs to eat more vegetables, anyway.

[Voice]

[skulljokelol]

We don't mind at all, I assure you! Ah, and don't fret too much over the vegetables. Typically the Captain just gives his share of greens to either Chopper-san or myself, unless Sanji-san manages to hide them particularily well.

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

Yes, but...

[Eh, what can she do? It's not like she can say much when she already agreed to stay for the night. And they were her close friends. She just hated making Sanji worked more than he had to, she wasn't deaf to how he sounded in the journals a small while ago, the poor thing. But she grins, and looks awfully devious at the last sentence.]

Ah, I see~ Well, I'll take it upon myself to dice his shares of vegetables, then! I;ll make sure their small enough that he eats them, but still just as tasty~ And if that doesn't work...there's always the option of holding him down and shoving them down his throat! ♥

[Don't worry she's kidding. ...Maybe.]

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[chiisaichou]

[And when he does, he will see the teeny, tiny golden light of the sprite painting trees into existence. Or, well, trying to. They're still just little saplings, and after a few minutes, she stops to catch her breath, panting slightly. Miyabi hadn't noticed him just yet.]

Hah... I'll never get it done if progress goes the way it is. Just one tree. Just one! If I can make just one tree, it's be perfect.

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[chiisaichou]

[And upon hearing the voice so close to her, the little sprite squeaks and bounces backwards a bit out of surprise. She hadn't been expecting anyone to actually be watching.]

Oh, uhm...y-yes! I'm trying to make a tree, but I'm not very good, sir, s-so all I can create are little saplings. [She motions around to the tiny, young sprouts that had newly been created.] It's a gift for one of my friends.

[divinepooch]

[Ammy watches from a distance, both amused and slightly exasperated. As Miyabi keeps making tiny saplings over and over again, Ammy steps forward, examining each one. This is just going to get a little harder with each sapling...]

[chiisaichou]

[After a few minutes, the tiny little sprite has to sit down and catch her breath. Even if Bloom was her best Brush Skill, she couldn't make large trees easily. Add that to the power caps, and she was feeling the effects of fatigue rather easily. Nope, she hadn't noticed the familiar white wolf sniffing around, as her eyes are closed.]

Nyeh, this isn't working...

[divinepooch]

[She glances at Miyabi, then creates a circle around one of the trees with the canvas in her mind. This causes the tree to grow a little more, about two feet, but then it stops after that. Maybe this'll help her understand that, in this world, it takes more than just a brush ability to cause a large tree to grow.]

[chiisaichou]

[Miyabi blinks, seeing her tree suddenly grow a little, then turns with a large hop. She spots her lupine friend and mommy!goddess and happily leaps over.]

Ammy! Did you do that just now? Mm...it seems even your powers aren't that good, too. [She sighs and bounces her way up onto the wolf's nose.] I wanted to make a cherry tree. Like yours...one of my friends has never seen them, and they're very important to him, so I thought maybe I could make one. It's hard, though...

Oh, that's right! I-If I can't do it. Which it seems like, really. Can I please take him to see your tree?! He wants to study it, a-and I know he'd never do anything to hurt it! I just thought, since it was yours...I-I should ask first. It would mean a lot to him.

[Voice] ilu ;A;

[tanukipoint]

[Like Brook, Chopper had noticed the lack of ponclet around the house. Not wanting her to be out in the cold this late at night, he flips open his journal as well.]

Miyabi? Are you still outside?

[Voice] ilu2~ x)

[chiisaichou]

[It's a good thing Miyabi had decided to take a breather only moments before. She had been cursing loudly and waving her sword around in her frustration. Hearing the voice, it seemed to snap her out of it, and Miyabi hops over to pick up the thing. God, burying it in the snow just wouldn't work either, it seemed. Sigh.]

Master Chopper~! Ah...yes, I'm still out. [She sighs, defeated. It really was starting to get dark out.] But I'm done here. I should be heading back soon. I just need to...ah--d-d-drop off a few things!! Heh... I-I'll be home soon~

[Voice]

[tanukipoint]

Be careful! I don't want you to get sick!

[Voice]

[chiisaichou]

[Oh, Chopper, you are so unsuspecting and sweet. Miya will make sure to try and perfect what she's doing just for you. For now have a smile and a little giggle.]

I will. Brook is meeting me half way to pick me up.

[oldtreeherder]

[Miyabi might not know it, but one of the trees nearby is far more interested in what she's doing than the other ones are.]

[chiisaichou]

[She hasn't noticed the massive moving tree yet. Or, well, she has, but thinks it's just a regular tree for the moment. So, she pays no immediate attention and keeps trying, and failing, to paint up her own tree.]

BAH! Come on, I know I did it once before!

[oldtreeherder]

Hooom... And what would that be?

[chiisaichou]

[Miyabi probably jumps a good foot or two in the air and, even with her skilled jumping ability, that's pretty high for a little thing like her. She wheels around and squeaks with shock as she sees a giant tree moving towards her. She knew of tree spirits and wood sprites, but never one like this, where the plant actually moved and talked.]

A-Ah...! Are you a tr-tree spirit?