#˖ 𓂃 𖤓 ❪( ، climatact

[miridicalkalon]

ི 𝄞 ྀ ⋆･. ˳ . @climatact quest sent semi-planned:

ᯓ .𖥔˚ It was strange, nothing like he had ever seen before. the merboy tilted his head as he stared at the navigator from where he swam behind her in his individual watertank. he didn't want to seem weird by staring. so each time she'd turn around, he'd quickly look away. but then soon his eyes would once again find their way to the strange device on her wrist.

his head tilting in order to get a better look at it. not to mention, she as a person was just as curious. he's never met anyone like her. he's still a bit shy to the crew, after all they were only bringing him home. but he's been, well silently observing them all from afar long enough to see their many personalities.

[miridicalkalon]

꒰ 🪸 ꒱ ࣪𓂂 ׅ @climatact continuation from : Tester Tester!

۪ ⊹ ֗ ꫂ 𓇼 - ̗̀ “ No, No! It's nothing like that this time! —-— besides I apologized and told you those were fake the last time. ” He eventually did take a few steps back to wave his hand in denial! The smile only dropping for an second to show how serious he was before it raised back again! ততততত

“ This is way cooler!! You'll love it I swear, come on! ” Usopp threw his arms up in excitement! it might just been one of his greatest inventions yet! he wanted to boast so bad about how ‘ of course it would awesome and great. after all it was made by the one and only fantastic amazing usopp! The greatest inventor in alll~ the seas!! Captain of — okay you get the gist. ’

however taking his first few jogs away, he quickly turned back to wait for nami to join him. squirming while jumping up and down in place!

[miridicalkalon]

۪ ⊹ ֗ ꫂ 𓇼 - ̗̀ Kaimen had just been in the middle of turning his head, whistling bubbles into salty water in his tank when she walked over. For a moment, the mermain had thought he had finally been caught staring at nami and her strange human wrist gadget.

His eyes widened almost to the size of his head as he attempted to back away from her, the closer she gotten to his tank. his tail flicking in the blue liquid, causing a stir in the water that only increased once his back had hit the glass behind him with a small 'thump' ! kaimen held his hands to his chest, almost to seemingly make himself look smaller as he stared back at her with wide eyes while she spoke. ততততত

Hesitance filled his nerves as the small pause of silence between stretched. keiman didn't often speak much around them. they would come to notice, he mostly just watched and stared. occasionally, he'll smile and clap along when the crew was being silly in some form of fashion or having a party of sort. but he never joined in the fun himself.

besides the conversation they had when they first offered him to get home, that was it. he became extremely quiet after. so, having one of them —- strawhat's scary navigator at that -— approach him, caught him off guard a bit.

Slowly the mermain reached to take hold of the edge of the tank and slowly raise himself up from the top of the waters. only half of his face though, enough for his eye to be poked out. his hair wet, sticking to his forehead as he slowly raised himself up more to respond finally.

“ I never really spoken with humans before, you might be . . . not so bad . . . I've seen how you lot behave. you all even seem a bit — charming to me. but, you're still humans. pirates at that, though I've seen you guys around. many places in fact, I heard of you from fish man island. I've seen you guys at water 7 and heard stories of what your captain had done for . . . our kind. ”

He started out. keeping his voice low for only her to hear, as if he is telling a secret or even as if it sounded like he was worried about being caught speaking to her. which wouldn't be far from the truth, if another merfolk or his mother would see him now. they'd flip . . .

“ B-But pirates are still pirates and human pirates, I'm told, are worse as they come. . . ” he pauses before slowly sinking back halfway into the water bashfully. his eyes looking anywhere but at hers.

“ Besides my friends - err . . . um, use to be friends . . . they tried to hurt you all before. tried to drown you guys and place you under our song. you guys could be lying about taking me home and instead could be taking me somewhere else . . ” he whispered once more before glancing back at her. visible fear in his eyes. “ I've seen how protective you guys are of each other. I wouldn't blame you for taking an act of revenge. what they did was awful. I know how it looked but —-— honest I was not part of the idea. they tricked me . . . ”

Nami was used to men looking at her- Why wouldn't they? She was worth looking at. She was not used to the feeling of a merman not watching her. He was gentle- shy, even- Not at all like the other fishfolk she'd met, so she chose not to let it bother her...

Occasionally, when he wasn't watching, she'd find herself staring in return. What it must be like to be a merfolk, she wondered- Of course she'd daydreamed as a little girl what it must be like... at least until she learned merfolk weren't treated any better than fishmen. In the end, the redhead decided she much preferred legs to swim. Maybe not as fast, but she'd like to think of herself as a strong swimmer.

This back and forth didn't go on too long, eventually Nami caved and approached. Anyone, half fish or otherwise, was going to have to get used to her if they were going to make themselves a temporary home on her ship. "There's no need to be so shy, you know. We're not so bad."