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But I already told you that. ( At least Nami seems interested in it and he gives a grin. Thankfully he can walk and talk without falling over. ) Or you could ask me how I know about it.

Mm, okay I'll bite. How?

I might know a guy. ( Or there was just some in the kitchen fridge that caught his eye. Either way Luffy pauses long enough to rummage in his pockets before displaying a bar of gold chocolate to the camera. )

[ Chuckling at the sight Nami's smirk widens into a grin as she gives the camera an approving nod. ]

You're sharing that.

( And Luffy just grins before pocketing the chocolate and setting back off. )

Am I? I dunno, what if I get hungry before I get to your room?

You're always hungry. How is this any different! [ hmph ]

And it's not like you're far.

You never know, you should always be prepared for anything that could happen.

Won't be long, unless I get distracted by chocolate.

( Luffy's going to turn his camera off for now as he opts to get to Nami's room a bit sooner, chocolate safe in his pocket..... )

[ Opening the door with her watch is her new favorite trick, and once he knocks it doesn't take long for the lock to click open, granting him access to her room. ]

Where's my chocolate?

( The door opening by itself is impressive enough that Luffy pauses to check it out. He didn't know they could do that! Still, it is the middle of the night and Luffy beelines for Nami's bed, diving onto it before settling on his front.)

Yours? Thought it was mine.

[ Moving over to make room for him to join her, Nami shifts closer after Luffy settles, draping a leg around him after stretching out on her side. ]

We're a crew, aren't we? So I get a cut of the spoils.

( Luffy can't complain at the leg, feeling all the more comfortable for it. No matter how weird the resort is he can't deny it's granted them a degree of physical luxury.)

I'm captain. What if it needs to go on my treasure tab?

Who do you think keeps track of that thing?

[ Concealed by the blanket, one of her hands sneaks into his pocket, not at all being as subtle and light-fingered as she could be in her attempt to steal it. ]

I thought it was me.

( Still, Luffy is more than okay with Nami sneaking a hand into his pocket, knowing full well she'll find the chocolate in one of them. That and it's a nice enough feeling too. )

Would have hidden it under my hat but I don't have it.

But are you?

[ Once she retrieves the chocolate Nami pauses in her chocolate eating endeavors, lifting herself up enough to get one of Luffy's arms around her, so that when she settles again her head can rest on him while she unwraps the chocolate, holding a square of it up to his lips. ]

Yeah! There's just nothing on it yet.

( No shame there, Luffy just gives a small shrug, shifting as he allows Nami to get more comfortable. It's all too easy to wrap his arms around the redhead and when chocolate suddenly appears at his mouth he eats the offered piece, looking thoughtful. )

Man, everything in this place is so mysterious.

What about Baratie?

[ Nami tips her head up enough to nuzzle his jaw with the bridge of her nose, absently affectionate in a way that's generally reserved for Luffy alone - which she's never going to think too hard about if she can help it, thanks. ]

Yeah... I've... Yeah. Mysterious is the word. A lot can happen.

I settled that already, I did their dishes.

( For one night instead of the original year proposed. Not that anyone stopped him walking out of there without finishing up. In Luffy's mind that meal is as good as paid for.

The affection gets Nami a small, subconscious squeeze in return. Luffy doesn't think too hard on it either, but then why should he? Thinking in absolutes has its advantages; the whole thing felt nice, was a good way to catch up on information as crew, and if Nami didn't want to do such things she'd have kicked him out of bed by now. There's no reason to overcomplicate it in his own mind. )

Boogie is rattled, and I can't really tell with Shanks.

Barney's not the only one, I'm rattled too. Sanji seems... [ Nami pauses, trying and failing to search for the right word. ] No, he's like Shanks. It's hard to say.

[ The foil on the chocolate bar rustles as Nami takes a piece for herself and holds another one up for Luffy. ] You know how he is. He's happy when he's around me, so he's hard to read.

Edited 2024-02-03 23:19 (UTC)

( The chocolate is happily received and Luffy chews thoughtfully, doing his best not to surrender to the warmth that is Nami's bed right now. Sleep is always a good thing, just not in the middle of a conversation.... )

He is and he isn't. I think we'd need to be worried if he wasn't happy to see you. ( Still, Luffy is making a mental note to catch up with Sanji. Just in case. )

I just can't figure out what the people here get out of all this.

I think we'd need to check for a pulse if that happened. [ Sanji is nothing if not steadfast in his affections, it would be cause for alarm if he wasn't. ]

You mean whatever's running the place? I heard a guy say they think the sex this place gets us to have gives it power, as for the long-time guests, I– [ A shrug, a shake of her head, another piece of chocolate. ] I don't know what's weirder, them or the ghosts.

( Luffy can't help the quiet snort of amusement at the mention of a pulse. If Sanji didn't seem happy to see Nami, they would know something catastrophic had happened. There's a lot of respect in Luffy's mind for the chef when it comes to Sanji and he can't help the grin as he takes another piece of chocolate. Next time he'll bring more than one bar. )

Power? I don't think I get it. If they can bring so many people here I would think they could make their own power. ( Or whatever. Nami can probably feel how Luffy shrugs to himself over that one. ) The ghosts, definitely.

Enough power to sustain a place like this, and kidnap people?

[ She doesn't want to think about being under the thumb of something that powerful. ]

Another guy I was talking to was telling me about these things in his world - certain people can make pockets in space and time and put things there, and you can only get in or out of those places with a special thing, or method, or something. It reminds me of here.

[ and as if called out to through the void, a message suddenly appears on nami's watch. ]

nami! ♥
i'd never want to bother you if it's late
but i noticed it was pretty cold tonight and wondered if you needed any help in getting warmed up? ;)

Edited 2024-02-04 16:29 (UTC)

( The thought that the ones running this place could be that powerful is definitely something to consider, though Luffy's mind runs through it a little more differently. The bigger they are, the harder they fall in the end!

A notification catches Luffy's attention and he instinctively peers over at Nami's device. )

Wow, did he know we were talking about him?

[ And she doesn't swat at Luffy for peeking, considering it's Sanji and not something a little more private - like naked pictures from a hot lady or something. ]

Guess so. [ She smirks, already typing out a response. ] I'll tell him to come join us since he's cold.

[ Pausing to snap a picture of her and Luffy, Nami attaches it to her response: ]

It's pretty warm down here, you should come join us if you're cold♥

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slams in like the kool-aid guy

sticks leggy out

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