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[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

[Nocturne has acquired an exceptionally small sailboat. How he’s done so is anyone’s guess. Either way, he’s floating out in the ‘ocean’ now, sitting on the gunwhale at the stern and strumming his sitar. Also singing – he turns up sitting around and singing in the strangest places, doesn’t he?]

So I'm sailing for tomorrow
My dreams are a-dyin'.
And my love is an anchor tied to you
Tied with a silver chain.
I have my ship
And all her flags are a-flyin'
She is all that I have left
And music is her name.

[Gee, it’s a good thing his sitar doesn’t go out of tune when it gets wet, isn’t it? He finally comes into shore, showing that his boat is not only very small but apparently has a very shallow draft. In fact, upon closer inspection it’s more of a raft that happens to have a sail and a gunwhale than it is an actual boat. It does have a flag, though – it’s blue, with a yellow frangipani flower on it. That’s another rather mysterious acquisition, since Nocturne would be the first to admit he can’t sew, but it’s amazing what you can find just lying around sometimes.]

Comments

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I mean, I'm pretty sure this is mostly there to make the islanders like your folks - well, and me - feel at home. And it's pretty good at feeling like an ocean, but it isn't one. It's a really, really ocean-like lake, I guess.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

I suppose it's oceany enough for Monstro. I mean, he's a whale, so he'd know, right? From what I've heard he's swimming around in the water instead of through the air.

[aaaaa space whaaaaaaaales]

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess you've got a point there. Never did figure out how he managed that.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

... I'm pretty sure he was born a space whale. That's the only thing I can think of.

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, but why would space whales be able to swim? Water's not really that much like space.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

It isn't? Don't astronauts train underwater because it's the closest thing to being weightless in space? There was a movie that had that in it.

[because movies are totes accurate]

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

'Closest' doesn't have to be all that close. I mean, this is the closest thing I have to a ship, and it's just a raft with a mast. It's a good raft with a mast, but it's not really a ship.

[He pats the rail affectionately.]

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

I suppose you have a point. Maybe space whales are just... really talented.

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Maybe. I guess anything that could swim through space would have to be.

How've you been, Kira?

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

I'm doing alright, I guess. Things have been okay lately and I'm not evil and crazy or anything.

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

... I'm not sure I could imagine you as seriously evil. It just doesn't work. Though your mom might have something to do with that.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

During the last spell that hit, I was all opposite. I was really mean and said terrible things to people I care about.

[one step closer to evil ;;]

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, but that was opposite. And a spell. We all know you're not like that at all.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

But that means I could be terrible at any moment!

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Nnnno, that's... not really true. Since it was a spell and all. And generally they don't only hit one person.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

But what if I turn all mean again tomorrow? What if I turn all mean right now? It could happen!

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Kira, come on. It could, I guess, but it's really, really unlikely. Especially the part where you get hit by a spell that does the same thing more than once, and that quickly.

Besides, we'd still all know that wasn't really you.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

You really would? I might try to trick you or something. It could be really terrible.

[she's such a worrier]

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

How? I mean, I've met the real you. I'm not sure what you'd be trying to trick me about.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

Uhm... well. I don't know either. But just promise that you won't ever be tricked by an evil me. I'm sure I wouldn't ever want to be mean and evil like that.

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

[He smiles, but he nods.]

I promise. You're really worried about this, huh?

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

Of course I'm worried! Wouldn't you be worried if you could suddenly be evil?

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, but not that much. I mean, if I went completely opposite I think I'd probably be a really lousy actor.

[daddyhasagun.livejournal.com]

[that makes Kira giggle]

Does that mean you're a good actor now?

[nocturncoat.livejournal.com]

Well, I like to think I'm not that bad.