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[If people happen to be passing through Community Building 7, floor 5 today, they might want to watch where they're stepping. There was a young man passed out and face down in the middle of the hallway and he was garbed in new feather clothing.

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Sometime later that day, into the afternoon, this "new feather" will have wandered from the building and making for the plaza to get something more suitable to wear than just new feather garbs. After that...he could go back to his place, but the night was still young. He still felt a little out of it, but he wasn't so tired that he wanted to go home and rest.

He may reconsider that later after stopping by the the Good Spirits Bar though. :|; ]

[ooc: Alexei has been de-aged to his 20s upon his return. He still has his memories though. Some responses will come from

destinetofall.]

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Just this morning. The Malnoss decided to send me back looking like this.

[Miyabi looks him over, then matches the softer expression. Gods, he really did look different. Not overly so, but it was easy to see how many years were taken off by the Malnosso. Which...made her somewhat more nervous. She gave Alexei another once over, worried that something else may be wrong with him. The Malnosso were usually rather cruel with their experiments, after all.]

...This is all they did? Just make yo look younger?

I haven't notice anything else that's changed. I suppose there would be that chance something else might develop.

[Miyabi's spirits lift for a moment, then fall through the floor when Alexei says there's that chance. There's always that chance, isn't there? Stupid Malnosso... And even though she really doesn't know Alexei at all, other than from the experiment, she can't helped but feel a little concerned. She can't exactly ignore what they shared in the mikan orchard before. It was nice.]

You'll be okay...r-right?

If there's one thing my occupation taught me back home, it's to always be prepared for the unexpected. I'll be fine.

My subordinate is with me, so I'll at least have someone around if anything happens.

You were a soldier, weren't you?

[Miyabi had made the connection. With how Alexei acted, it was easy to piece together. And, well, Alexei's personality in general was rather militant, even if he was generally docile. Er...from what she could recall, at least.]

But all right... Uhm, if anything does happen, please let me know. [She looks away nervously.] I'm sorry...if I'm troubling you. I-It's not easy for me to forget that experiment.

[She was really happy during it.]

Yes. I led an entire army of knights back home, so staying calm just comes naturally to me.

You're not troubling me at all and I honestly don't blame you for being unable to forget. You're not the only one here who can't after all.

[Normally, Miyabi would be amazed by that level of military expertise, and demand lengthy stories about it with big, wide eyes, but she's a bit distracted right now, so that tidbit of information sails right over her head. She didn't mean it to, but...well, it's hard to focus on two things at once.

She does, however, look back at Alexei with a small smile. The reassurance was welcome, and made her feel a little less anxious. He didn't seem upset with the experiment...hopefully. At least he wasn't upset or taking it out on her, that'd make her really depressed. After another second or two, though, she suddenly remembers something. Something important.]

You still owe me a ride on your back! I managed to find and pounce everyone back then. [There's a bit of concealed pride in her voice, and she stops her grin before it happens. That memory would remain one of her fondest in Luceti.] I'm still holding you to your word.

[No, she's not.]

Did I?

A challenge was a challenge and you did finished it. Just ah...not today.

[F-Fft, she wasn't actually expecting him to still accept those terms, really. She was just joking, but...well, it may be fun to play around like a little kid again. M-Maybe. Miyabi hadn't had many chances to just act silly and have fun and laugh with those she cared about for a long time. And perhaps, just a little, she could get to know Alexei for real this way.]

Hehe, of course. Are you headed anywhere, Mister Alexei? I can escort you some of the way, if you want. [She doesn't have much else to do, really.]

Edited 2011-07-07 16:53 (UTC)

I've only made plans to stop here to get a change of clothes today.

I suppose I could go to another shop and re-supply on paper...

Pap--oh! Do you mind if I come along. I should really do the same myself, and maybe get a few new scrolls... [It's so easy to forget just how much paper and parchment a painter like her goes through just daily. By the end of the week, her supply has run thin. Thank goodness the stores restock automatically, lest she'd be in big trouble with her duties.]

Ah...No, I don't mind. You need paper for your Celestial Envoy duties, correct?

Oh, yes! I--

[...Wait.]

How...how did you know about that? [Did someone else tell him?]

Didn't you-...ah, no, I was informed by someone that you were.

Oh, all right... [It must have been Sanji or Nami, maybe even Vash. She wasn't exactly secretive about her goal, after all.] Uhm, shall we be going?

[Miyabi blinks, and as she had began turning toward the direction of the item store, she began to dig through her bag, produced her journal, and flipped through it. There had to be something in there...she was sure she'd painted in her journal at least once or twice.

After a few pages are flipped, she stops, and stares at something in the pages, brushing her finger over it tenderly. A second or two later, she smiles, then holds out her journal. Upon both pages, a painting (http://safebooru.org//images/353/8298ce3f52988796c4f85ad7ca0dc3a7978ab882.jpg?353381) is drawn.]

This is maybe the best painting I've made of Amaterasu...

[And it was when she left the first time.]

This is beautiful. How long have you been painting?

[Ah, that was nice. A zealous boasting of pride and praise certainly is appreciated when it comes to her art, but the quiet sense of awe and appreciation is what Miyabi truly feels. An envoy's paintings are supposed to instill strong feelings, and that...that reaction alone is all the praise she needs - just a smile. A knowing smile.]

Even since I could hold a brush, I think...maybe before that, with my hands. Painting isn't just something that we poncles do. It's our way of life.

Poncles?

Well, your skills and diligence clearly show in your work.

Oh, uhm...y-yes. I'm a poncle. We're forest sprites where I'm from. And I'm actually not this size normally... I just used a magical tool from my homeland to make myself bigger sometimes. [It makes shopping so much easier. She holds her thumb and forefinger about an inch apart for Alexei to see.]

I'm actually this big normally.

...You're just full of surprises. If you're normally that size, I'm more impress you can create such masterpieces.

[chhvkjkashf--blushing! All the way to the tips of her wings, which glow a very faint pink color.]

Ah...th-thank you very much. It's really nothing though, I promise. Issun can paint much better than I can!

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