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[mikangirl]

[It's some ungodly hour of the morning when Nami finally wakes up, sprawled uncomfortably across overturned barrels. Huh. Nice of the Malnosso to dump her back in the orchard again. A brief scrabble around with the one unbroken lantern shows the climatact is gone, and she hopes that just means one of her crew came out this way and took it home with

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[fallenambitions]

[Alexei will be catching her during the afternoon at the orchard. He was making his way to the orchard, carrying a few books in his arms like usual. This time there was a book on machines found on Earth along with the usual origami guide he had been borrowing for a while. As he entered, he heard a ruckus coming from the direction of the shed. He...honestly shouldn't be surprised to see who was there, but he was.

...Whether he was thinking it or not, he was already moving over to the shed]

You've returned. When?

[mikangirl]

[...er. That was unexpected. But after blinking at him a couple of times, she does just that, backing out of the area to lean on a barrel.] Just in the box, there. It's all trash now.

[fallenambitions]

[And he will do just that. No questions asked, no complaint and he's better protected against the glass than Nami was anyway.]

[mikangirl]

[After a surprised few seconds of just watching him, Nami turns away a little to hide a faint grin-- and starts stacking the overturned baskets instead. Less sharp edges.]

Thank you.

[fallenambitions]

Hm.

[...That is probably the closest thing to a you're welcome Nami was going to get. He was pondering on things while he was cleaning up the glass. Hell, why was he even bothering? Was he just that annoyed with watching Nami clean up the way she was doing it? Yea...maybe that's all it was. And he'll soon finish throwing out the rest of the glass shortly.]

[mikangirl]

[Admit it, Lexy, you know you love her |D Nami keeps her silence until the job is done, then. It's not terribly long.]

Much better. I suppose I should be thankful they didn't demolish half the orchard while they were at it.

[fallenambitions]

[S-Shut up. You along with half of Luceti think so. He straightens up once he was finished and leans against the shed. He's not looking at Nami and giving her just his profile.]

I wonder, if something did happen to the orchard, would it simply replenish itself like the rest of this town?

[mikangirl]

...I don't know. [Her face is studiously blank.] Not about to test it.

[fallenambitions]

[He might...another time.]

If there's nothing else for you to do here, you should go home and rest.

[mikangirl]

[B|]

...I suppose I should.

[Except for the fact she's avoiding certain ex-husband types. So there a thoughtful look and a hesitation as she decides where she's going from here. (Spoilers: it's the bar.)]

[fallenambitions]

[One tree won't be missed.]

You don't sound very enthusiastic about resting. [Can he come?]

[mikangirl]

[Wanna bet?]

I slept most of the day already. I got back pretty late. [It's a free village, Lexy. ...in a manner of speaking.]

[fallenambitions]

You're a little sluggish then. [That glass could have caused serious damage. He moves to collect his books.]

If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way.

[mikangirl]

Eh... I've just been kidnapped. If 'a little sluggish' is all that's wrong, I'll manage. [Still, it reminds her of the last time, and her eyes flick to him thoughtfully.

...it's a shame he doesn't remember.]

Yeah. Have a good night.