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Who: Anyone attending Nami's birthday party. /o/
What: ...Nami's birthday party. 8|
When: Evening on the 4th July.
Where: The mikan orchard.
Summary: An impromptu last minute stubborn celebration of something that's fun.
Rating: ...P for pinwheels? 8|a

[Tis a mingling post. Mingle! Seriously. The orchard's lit up, there is alcohol, there are snacks, there are mikan. There's also piles of coloured paper for much later, but that's another story.

Backtag to your heart's content. We apologise for contributing to the glut of birthday posts that is early July. |D Popular month!]

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Come on this way, then. [She beckons cottagewards and heads that direction, though her smile is a little more uncertain for a moment.] Any word from Keimi?

[As she walks, Daisy attempts to keep her expression neutral with the question. Even if Shikamaru reinforced her decision, she can't help but feel she should've been part of the infiltration team.]

She's still in Luceti. But there was no word from the teams on her. She's been missing since the fifteenth.

...the last time there were teams, it was pretty clear a bunch of kidnap victims were somewhere else. She'll be back. [But still, Nami's disappointed.]

...

She'll be back. [She repeats the words for herself to prevent herself from feeling the same.] I want to be the first to know when she's spotted.

[She's going to need help, she doesn't comment.

For now, it's Nami's party, and she moves the bags into the cottage, once again motioning to keep watch over either D brother. Even Mendez told them not to let themselves fall too much into worry or grief.]

You know we'll pass it on if she gets dropped off back home. Otherwise, we'll all keep an eye out.

[Nami follows Daisy in to show her the way to the bedroom.] You can just leave stuff on the bed if you like.

Thank you, ma'am. Nami.

[She does, turning back to the girl.]

... Will it be safe there until we get it out?

[Her smile gets extra wide at the Nami before it turns long-suffering.] Oh, it'll be safe. Luffy has more than enough distractions outside and nobody else would dare.

Distractions? What do you mean?

I mean there's plenty of stuff for him to do outside. Coming indoors wouldn't occur to him.

I hope you're right...

[The smell could make it so. From one of the bags, neatly wrapped in tiny boxes for every slice, she offers Nami a piece of chocolate cake.

Apparently, Daisy discovered it is a thing you can actually make, so this opened endless possibilities.]

Happy birthday.

[That is definitely a cute way of packaging cake. And it smells delicious. Nami offers Daisy a wide smile, taking the cake.] Thank you! Did you make it yourself?

You don't know how many sweets I make as soon as I learn how to make them.

[She raises a bite for herself to NOM. Half of her slice is gone in a bite.]

Figured you'd want something, at least.

[...somehow she wasn't expecting Daisy to devour half a cake slice in one bite like that. Nami blinks.]

Well, I'll never knock back a gift. Especially if it's cake! [Her own bite is a lot smaller. Oh, chocolate cake. She needs more of you in life.]

...this is delicious.

[Om nom nom nom Daisy agrees and her cake is gone before she grabs another slice.]

After Charlotte taught me how to bake brownies, I decided to learn a little more. I hope it's not too sweet for you.

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[Charlotte. There's a name she hasn't heard in a while. Nami smiles.] Nope. No, it's just right. You must be a pretty fast study.

Something like it... That, and the free time. I train a lot, but... Learning new things has turned too important to me. I want to know more.

[She takes more bites. It is the reason she learned not only martial arts -Kippin and Eferin's gifts, along with swordfighting-, but even the peaceful ones as well.]

Maybe gardening.

What kind of gardening? Flowers? Trees?

Flowers... There's one back home I'd like to recreate in here, if I can.

To be honest with you... I've only done a little. I don't think I know as much about gardening.

[Flower-arranging, at least, is somewhat covered.]

Most of my skill is in orchard farming. Though you could always ask someone like Katara or Raine for pointers. They've got some lovely gardens. [Pondering.] Faeren helps, too.

Really? They do? [Katara, it makes sense with her control over water. Raine, it might be of a lot of help.] I haven't got in contact with Faeren, but I want to... I've just been told she's one of the harder to reach.

Hmm... if you want, I could help you with that. I managed to contact her through the orchard. [She glances down at the grass beneath their feet.] A lot of love and nurture goes into these trees. I think she was attracted to it.

[Daisy turns to Nami for a moment, trying to study her sight and body language regarding this location.

She remembers Bellemere. She imagines this must have been part of Nami's own childhood... just as well as the gardens the blond girl wanted to make were part of her own.

The taller girl knees, setting a hand on the grass.]

What feelings are associated with Faeren?

[Freedom, Kippin; Compassion, Nala; Nurturing, Sona; Passion, Eferin.]

Huh? Feelings? [Nami blinks.] I never really thought of it that way. I guess... I had a desire to protect these trees and help them grow, and she reached out to that.

[Her body language is relaxed, and the gaze she's turning on the grass beneath their feet is fond. The orchard is obviously precious.] Maybe Faeren just likes people who feel a connection to nature in that way.

A connection to nature...

[Daisy turns her sight towards the same grass. Then, she leans on her knees, touches the ground as she closes her eyes, and focuses. She keeps the memory of her garden in her mind.]

[Nami hadn't expected Daisy to try right this second-- and yet why not? When she realises what the other woman is doing, she keeps utterly quiet to let her focus.]