kingdomdressing | (no subject)

Me too?

[She's smiling, not really expecting him to say no. She's not sure how to say it, really, but she has missed him.]

You especially.

[after all, she's the one he knows the most here.]

Good to know.

[Well she considers him a very good friend, so she's happy to hear that.]

Shall we start now?

[because it's as good a time as any, right?]

Sounds good to me.

[Never too early and all that.]

I'm not really sure what to ask first.

[Hm. Well, she pauses for a moment to think about that, and then shrugs.]

Feel like taking a walk when you're done?

[It helps her think.]

A walk sounds nice.

[and he's almost done! he looks back at the canvas and smiles faintly, then moves to let her see better.]

How does it look so far?

[as mentioned before, it's DI around the holidays, with a very tiny Kai down near the bottom. it looks to be the area near his house there. it's the memory of Kai's first Christmas on DI, aka the first one he can actually remember.]

[She moves closer to get that better look, and goes quiet for a moment, then smiles. It's... kind of bittersweet.]

It looks great.

He's been thinking about Destiny Islands a lot lately. He does that around holidays a lot. Worrying about the people there... if they miss him or not. Even if the idea of no one missing him is ridiculous.

[She shakes her head, still quiet, and dismissive of that very thought.]

It is ridiculous. But I can't say I blame him for thinking about the islands.

[If Nami is at all aware of her recent emotional breakdown, he'll know why.]

[he's very much aware of it, which is why he just sighs quietly and nods.]

I know.

[She straightens up after a minute, and smiles at him.]

But it looks great.

Good. I haven't worked with pastel for a while.

[Kai wanted the memory refreshed, so to speak, so Nami took it upon himself to help with that.]

[That was nice of him.]

Well, you did a good job. It looks perfect.

[Kai didn't voice it or anything, but... well, being in one's head/heart/whatever helps with knowing what they want.]

Thanks.

[Yes, she would imagine so. And she means what she said, too. She remembers the islands on the holidays.]

[then... it's pretty much time to go. he's as done as he's going to be, and will take a moment to put the pastels away.]

[She'd offer to help, but it's not that hard of a task, so she'll just wait and get lost in thought.]

[it really isn't. though once things are put away, he's sort of lost on what to do with the picture itself.]

[Does he not have a room he could store it in?]

[technically? no. he's never been around long enough to need a room aside from Kai's.]

[He should have said something. She can easily find him a nice room. As it is, she's wondering why he's hovering.]

I'm not sure where to put this.

[he hadn't thought of it at all, sorry.]

... Your room?

[What, it was the first thing she'd think of.]