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[fallenambitions]

[Today, Alexei is going to be starting his day a little early, carrying a medium size sack with him...he's a light traveler. He's gone off to the Good Spirits Bar, to meet up with Nami, Sanji and Noel as planned. Here's hoping nothing happens...or has happened that he wasn't aware of. He'll be sitting at the counter, jotting things down in a notebook he was carrying with him.

Once they meet up, had some breakfast, gone over what they have and the plan, they'll start heading for the forest on the west side of town.]

[ooc: Nami and Noel will be present in this thread and Sanji in spirit. You're free to run into them at the bar or skip ahead and meet them in the forest on the west side of town as they're going to be heading towards the barrier.]

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[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[Nami and Sanji will arrive together, surprise surprise; sliding into the booth across from Alexei with packs of their own.]

Morning.

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[He looks up from his notebook.]

Good morning to you both. Had a good long rest, I hope. [He's hoping Sanji fought off the insomnia too]

[bullet-dance.livejournal.com]

[A few minutes later, Noel bursts into the bar as well, gasping for breath. She was packing at the last minute, and then realized that being out in the wilderness without a sleeping bag was BAD. But after she grabbed it from the store? She went running to the bar. A few minutes late, but--]

I-I'm here. Sorry about that.

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[Alexei will scoot over so that Noel can sit] It's all right. Glad to see all of you could make it.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

So when do we get started, huh? [Insomnia hasn't completely relinquished its hold, but enough that Sanji looks significantly more rested than before]

After breakfast?

[bullet-dance.livejournal.com]

[Walking over to sit with everyone. Thanks for the room, Alexei.]

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[He nods to Sanji] Rather not travel on an empty stomach. We do have a lot of ground to cover.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

Why exactly do you feel the need to check out the barrier anyway?

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Curiosity. [Half the reason anyway] Someone name Kurtis brought up the idea of somehow sending a signal outside of the barrier. I'd like to take a closer look at this barrier and see if anything can be done.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

You mean the penguin-looking guy? [drums his fingers against the table in thought]

Any ideas on how to get a signal through? Or will it be trial and error once we reach it? [sorry for the interrogation, but Sanji likes to know how many of the bases are covered]

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That would be him.

No, I'm not sure how to yet. I've only drawn out the blue prints and would like to make a general observation of the barrier before trying to make anything. I want to see if the barrier has a weak point, or several weak points we aren't aware of, where the barrier's strength isn't as strong.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[nods along with the brief synopsis of his plan]

Fair enough.

Any reason you asked for volunteers?

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

On my behalf, it's kind of a joint effort. I need to start mapping this place, and this means I can start looking at the countryside around here with some company.

[Not that doing it on her own would be suicide or anything.]

[bullet-dance.livejournal.com]

... I was also interested in checking out the barrier. That's why I had asked if Nami could come along.

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[More like, none of you trust this guy.]

I only mention I was going to the barrier to them. Then we all decided it would be best to go as a group. There's no telling what we'll come across between here and the barrier.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Good enough answers for him, ladies! And Alexei brings up good points, too. Like Sanji's gonna let Nami transverse into the forest alone]

Nami-san's continuing her map-making? I have no objections!

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[He nods.] Let's get something to eat then and we can be on our way.

[They'll spend some time having breakfast, chatting away until everyone has had their fill. Afterwards, they'll leave the bar and head on into the forest]