05 - week five

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WEEK FIVE

Come Sunday morning, the portals around Estelline fade away, but not all of the oddities hanging around disappear so quickly. The recreations of your dreams and memories are still around, ever changing and shifting. Whatever it is that brought these things here hasn’t ended, not yet.

You don’t have time to worry about all of that, though, even if you know you should exercise caution once two of you found yourselves on the bad end of a monster’s claws. The course still isn’t over, though, even if the portals changed lesson plans. Everything continues on, with new places to explore as the fog pushes back once again. This week still feels a little more like what you’re familiar with, though, after Saturday’s lack of lessons.

...For now.


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Comments

[vivens]

[ if emi wants to respond to this too i shall let her but until then— ]

We are. [ so help yourself, but not too much. ] They're taking up space and we really don't have a need for them.

[ sabo was going to thank hien for the compliment and comment about how isn't it nice that ace is finally wearing decent clothes when he does a slight mental double-take. ]

...and I'm sorry..?

[selfconcept]

[ Hien raises an eyebrow at Sabo. ]

What are you sorry for?

[ ??? ]

[vivens]

[ he'll take a look to ace (who may or may not be sleeping, idk) and then back to hien. ]

Nothing; please don't mind that.

[ but he will talk about ace as though he isn't Right There. ]

But thanks for the compliment. I kind of wish that Ace would wear "proper" clothing more often.

[selfconcept]

Same. He looks pretty good in it too, even if the clothes are simple.

[ Hien is very much of a guy who likes clothed people better in an aesthetic perspective. ]

He's so built though... you don't have problems finding stuff in his size?

[vivens]

[ the image of ace in what sabo normally wears is...interesting and sabo definitely chuckles as he imagines it. ]

Imagining Ace in something other than simple would be pretty funny. I don't think you could keep him dressed up like that for very long either.

[ a tilt of his head. ]

No, not really. We managed to find stuff for him.

[selfconcept]

That's good to hear. Seeing him shirtless all the time really gives off that energy of "I don't want to handle fancy clothes" or "this has too many layers".

[ ... ]

Is he the type to tear shirts off?

[ You know.

When it's too hot or something. ]

[vivens]

It's because of the tattoo on his back. [ WHICH IS ALL SCARRED UP BECAUSE OF THE NOT!HOLE IN HIS CHEST... ] He wanted to show it off to everyone as a sign of respect to his captain and the man he called his father.

[ and there's probably more to unpack there but sabo isn't touching it mainly because of hien's question. ]

No. [ he has to think about this carefully. sabo doesn't want to say the wrong thing given that there was such a huge gap in time but at the same time?? ] He isn't.

[selfconcept]

I see...

[ Yeah, he feels like he understood that bit while thinking back on the Marineford memory. ]

Since he isn't the type to wreck shirts, I wonder if the oversized shirt look would be good on him.

[ But to find an oversized shirt for Ace is... ]

[vivens]

An oversized shirt?

[ he'll look over at ace. hmm. ]

Ace could probably look good it in, but I'd prefer him in something more form fitting.

[ ... yes. ]

[selfconcept]

[ 💡 ]

You prefer to see Ace in fitting clothes?

[ He's just reiterating it back to you, Sabo. ]

[vivens]

[ ???? ]

I do. It's more flattering.

[selfconcept]

So you like that sort of thing, huh?

[ Ace with fitting clothes would be pretty good-looking in Hien's opinion too. He looks over at Ace and then at Sabo. ]

Get him to wear those next time.

[vivens]

Yes..?

[ ???? he'll blink a few times before laughing. ]

I just can't make Ace wear what I want him to. That's taking things too far. Besides, he doesn't look bad in what he's wearing now. It still works.

[selfconcept]

Who knows? Maybe he'll like it. That's the point of trying on new clothes, after all.

[ Do it, Sabo. ]

You can just ask, you know.

[vivens]

[ sabo will just shake his head as he adjusts ace's legs on his lap a bit. just to get more comfortable! he'll leave his hands draped over ace's ankles. ]

I'm happy enough that he'll humor me with what he's wearing now. I had him try on plenty, so I'm sure he got a feel of what he likes and doesn't.

[selfconcept]

[ This sort of reminds Hien of when he did a yard sard with Fai. They look good together. ]

Oh, so he already wore it?

[vivens]

It was something he tried on.

[ why are you saying the things you are saying hien...?? ]

How else would I know what he looked good in?

[selfconcept]

You could... imagine it.

[ Unfortunately, Hien will always say the things he says... ]

[vivens]

[ oh. ]

I suppose there is that.

[ "but why would i do that" is a question he is not putting to words. ]

[selfconcept]

Hm? Are you not a very imaginative person?

[ Because what else would he give Hien that look!! ]

All you have to do is picture—

[vivens]

My imagination is just fine, thank you.

[ he would react in a more dramatic way if there was space for it, but all he manages to do is raise a hand up to hien's face as a signal to have him stop. ]

I just don't need to imagine things like that.

[selfconcept]

[ Hien blinks before chuckling a little. ]

Alright, alright. Can I have the stress ball?

[vivens]

[ he'll let out a sigh and lean back into the couch some. ]

Yes, feel free to take it. It does have a tomato-y scent. Fair warning.

[selfconcept]

It's no problem for me.

[ Hien takes the stress ball and tosses it into the air several times. ]

You tired?

[vivens]

[ have fun with the tomato smelling stress ball, hien. ]

Tired? No, why?