upthere | One Seashell

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[When Ariel burst out of the sea, she had expected to still be in the water. What she wasn't expected was to be stuck up in a tree.

At least, she thinks it's called a tree. Whatever it is, she's stuck in it, and the ground is pretty far beneath her.

She leans over to cling to the trunk of the tree and stares down, wondering how she got up here and how to get down and - and is that... is that the ground?

Then she... She's on the land?

Ariel slowly looks over to her legs. Legs. Legs! She can't help stretching one out, and the shock on her face turns into elation. It worked! The spell worked! Oh, she has to find Eric now! She -

She's so happy that she very nearly falls out of the tree, and she holds tightly to the trunk again. Yeaaah, she should. Probably not move much right now, even for Eric.

Maybe someone will come along...]

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[Awesome. They shall skip their merry way into town~!

... Which looks a lot more like careful walking, with Sanji taking up the lead again and helping Ariel wobble along. First stop? Clothing store! Damn if he's gonna make her walk any further in the snow.]

Almost there~!

[OH MY GOSH IT'S A VILLAGE. A REAL, ACTUAL VILLAGE.

Ariel's holding on tight to Sanji's hands, but her attention is caught by all the buildings. She looks so excited, and also curious, with each one they pass by. What she'd really like to do is go into each one to see what they're like on the inside, but... well, she's pretty sure they're homes, too. And something tells her that walking into someone's home to look at things is not an acceptable thing to do, under the sea or above it.

Still, she does point at the more unique structures and look at Sanji before going back to staring at the buildings. WATCHING HOUSES GO BY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE FUN. EVER.]

[You'd think she'd never seen houses before! Sanji chuckles and wonders if this is a side-effect of her royal status - being stuck in a palace day and night, never knowing the outside world (heck, even if it isn't true, he finds the idea adorable). He makes a note to ask her later, once she's settled and decently clothed.]

Here we are, princess~! [The clothing store looms behind him, door closed but lights gleaming through the windows. Keeping one hand locked in hers, he briefly turns his attention to fiddle with the knob. And once it's open, he leads her inside.

Considering the size of the village, the building isn't large, giving off an almost quaint ambiance. Rows of clothing are lined back to back, all shades of the rainbow and even more types of fabric. It's small, yes, but the variety is nothing to sneeze at.]

Let's see... [Sanji's attention wanders for a second.] Where are the damn shoes...?

[Sanji, why did your attention have to wander. Because as soon as it's off of Ariel, she's let go of his hands to try wobbling over to a rack of clothes.

Wobble is probably the best word for it: She very nearly loses her balance once she gets there. But she holds on tight to the bar the clothes are hanging on, and she only makes a small, annoyed face before it morphs into excitement over all these clothes. They're mostly dresses, but they look so... elegant! And cute, and pretty! Just like the few times she found a painting that would last under water... Just like the few times she'd find a woman walking along the beach, skirt raised slightly to catch the water on her toes.

She's not sure which one she should try first!]

[He fights not to grab her hands again - she won't learn how to walk by herself if he's constantly stealing practice time. Nevertheless, she derails his attention right back onto her, and he can't help but snort at her excitement over the more elegant clothing.

Yep. She's a princess alright]

Is there one in particular you wanna try on?

[Now you've got her in the spotlight. She looks back at him, then at the clothes once more. Which one, which one... hmm. HMM.

... Well how about this? She pulls the dress off the rack, still holding onto the bar with one hand, and holds it out. Would this work?]

[... Dayum]

You'd look absolutely gorgeous in that~! [*_* Sanji can already imagine... but that said, pretty dresses and winter weather don't mesh very well. The chef figures he's going to have to introduce her to pants and boots.

... Or, honestly, have a lady friend introduce her to the concept. Sanji's not that corrupt. Which is why he's whipping out his journal for a spell. There's an orange-haired navigator he thinks Ariel should meet]

Just a second, Miss. I'm gonna get someone to help you try on outfits.

[Ariel's already holding the outfit up to herself, just to see how it'll look on her. Aaah, it looks gorgeous! She really can't wait to try on clothes - how will they feel? How will they look?

Once she registers that he's going to get someone to help, though, Ariel looks up at him with confusion. How is he going to contact someone? Books don't do that, right...? She's looking at the journal curiously, at least, moving one hand to his shoulder to balance and look around it.]

Eh? [Her confusion sparks his own, and it's only after twisting his head in silent inquiry that he sees what's gathered her attention] Oh, right. Every person who comes to Luceti gets a shitty book like this. [He holds it out, opening it for her.] They're not like normal books, though. We can communicate with other people through them.

[Ring ring Nami-san. 8D]

[Always when she's in the bath, geez. 8| Give her a second, she'll just make herself semi-decent before picking the journal up from the floor.]

Sanji-kun?

[Communication...? A book used for communication? She's never heard of that before! Not even in the stories back in her world!

So Nami may get a view of a redhead getting her face in the journal to look at all the things. What are all these buttons? Jeez, this is so different from the book she has back at home... And hey, does this mean she has a journal, too?]

[You were totally in the bath, weren't you? *_* HNNGH]

[Only through god-like diligence does Sanji resist the urge to melt into a puddle of matter; not that this stops him from his usual giddy antics]

Nami-swaaaaaaaan~! I have a little favor to ask~! [The topic of said favor is busy inspecting this new, shiny bit of technology]

I found a New Feather in the woods, and she's a bit... [How to even explain this. His voice turns serious for a spell] She could use some help getting dressed, for starters. [That's not all, is what his tone implies, but Nami can pick up on the details for herself when she gets here. >>]

[...huh. Sanji seems to have picked up a cute redhead from somewhere. How bizarre.

Nami blinks back at Ariel as Sanji speaks, finally shifting her attention back to the chef as she towels her hair dry, voice faintly irritable. But mainly for appearances. She trusts Sanji wouldn't call her without reason.

...okay, he wouldn't call her about another girl without reason. 8|]

You'll need to give me a few minutes, then. Are you at the clothing store?

[... She can hear the other person's - Namiswan? - voice. She can actually hear her voice!

Ariel takes the journal with one hand and just looks positively excited over this. She thought books were just for reading! She never thought you could actually hear a voice from them and use them for communicating with each other!]

[... Ariel, he still needs that. B| Oh well. Nami will still be able to hear him]

Yes~! We'll be waiting for you~! Take your time~!

All right. Be there in a bit. [And she spares a grin for the strange redheaded chick before hanging up. Carry on, people. She'll be there in a bit.]

[She smiles back and -

Oh. Oh, the little screen went dark.

:(

Ariel's smile fades to confusion, and she shakes the book a little as if to get the person in the picture to come out of there. What happened just now? How did she...?]

[It's no feat guessing where her confusion originates this time.]

The picture's gone because Nami-san isn't looking through her own book right now. She's coming here. [Though he still lets her handle his book without any fuss. Those things are durable] You'll get to meet her in person~!

[Her mouth forms an o shape, as if she's going "oooh" in understanding. She doesn't quite know everything about this book - there are so many buttons and keys and oops she might have accidentally made an entry or something. But this does make her very curious. She's never seen a book like this before...

She might even still be absorbed in it by the time Nami gets there.]

[Oh well, in that case. Sanji'll probably notice her first, approaching the door to the item shop, still kind of putting her hair up on the way. It's a little damp. 8| She'll just open the door and stick her head inside and give a warm and heartfelt greeting!]

I'm getting breakfast in bed for this, right?

[Yup. Because she totally wouldn't be here otherwise. >> Really.]

[Oh sup pretty lady how u doin. >>]

For the rest of forever, if that's what Nami-swan wishes~! [He gently pats Ariel on the shoulder, directing her attention up if it's not already]

Princess-chan~! This is Nami.

[Oh

Oh hey, it's Namiswan! He must call her Nami for short.

Ariel sets the journal aside on the clothes... where it slides off and hits the floor, but she doesn't seem to notice. Instead, she smiles wide, because oh my gosh, this is the first time she's ever seen a human female outside of paintings!

She waves and tries to step towards her, but - urk, gotta stand still and hold her arms out. That was an awkward step...]

[Nami reaches forward briefly in case she falls, but relaxes once it's obvious the girl can stand on her own two feet. For now, anyway. Hm, she's getting a 'naive and innocent' impression, here. 8|a]

Hey, uh... Princess. Do you have another name?

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