Portgas D. Ace
08 September 2019 @ 10:50 am
Audio: Drunk/Accidental Posting

[There are a couple of disjointed audio posts that come within a couple hours of each other. One has the sound of breaking glass and the sound of impacts. In one Ace's voice can be heard saying something that sounds like "Goddamn thing keeps-" but then trails off into nothing else before being turned off. Another has the sound of a roaring fire.]

Action

[Ace is on a pub crawl today, trying out drinks in all of the cities save for Somorrah. The special occasion? The loss of his brothers in Genessia. Ace knows he's fine. That they're better off back home, where Sabo won't remember what happened to him in that terrible place he was trapped in before this, and where Luffy can continue the rise to the top and become the king of the pirates. But he can't go with them, there's no back home for him now, and even if he could he'd lose everything else he's gained here. So he's sad because Sabo and Luffy are gone, angry because of how sad he feels, and frustrated in general at feeling like a toy on a string, dangled about for someone's amusement.

Alcohol is not an ideal cure for a heavy heart. But it's the best one Ace knows.]
 
 
Kenshin Himura
08 September 2019 @ 03:20 pm
Who: Kenshin Himura
When: Throughout September
Where: Fayren, generally not too far from the Amatsu Inn
What: Various!
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Working:
Kenshin has been going about his usual routine of cleaning, helping with laundry, that sort of thing, mostly as something to do. He knows his wife makes more than enough to keep them comfortable, but he's never been able to really sit still. He'd become a wanderer for a reason, and even without that reason in Genessia, he still feels the need to be active. Even if he hasn't really left Fayren since he'd been directed there when he'd first arrived.

He keeps the sleeves of his kimono tied back while he works and really, shows he's pretty darn good at this work too with how fast he works. Clothes get hung up to dry, the floors get swept the mopped, furniture is dusted and what repairs make it to the list are checked on, and fixed if he knew how to do it.

He never minds company while he works either!


Swordsmanship:
But even here, there might be a need for his sword, reverse-blade or not, and he isn't about to let the ability to protect those who need him go sour. He doesn't need to be the best, just... Good enough to keep them alive and well. Especially Tomoe. He won't let her be harmed ever again.

So he finds a good place to practice off the beaten path, and slips into the forms his master had taught him so long ago. Leaps and arial strikes at unseen targets. Swift runs and strikes, quick sheathing and unsheathing. Everything he could practice without another providing rough contact.

Maybe he wouldn't turn an opponent away, if they dare to approach. But an audience would see a change as he tucks away the worst of that side of him. there's no need to show everything to just anyone.


Picnic: Closed to Tomoe
Even the most oblivious of people (one Himura Kenshin) can realize that maybe he should do something special for his wife. But what could she possibly want?

Time away, where she's not expected to manage every little thing, every second. Or so he hopes. He's managed to put together a meal for them off by one of the quiet streams he's become fond of, then goes looking for her. He's put on the kimono she made him, and at least tried to do something about his hair.

"Tomoe? Ah...Would you...have some time today? There is something this one would like to share with you, if you can spare part of your day." So. Very. NERVOUS. But he can't help the shyly hopeful look and soft little smile that tends to appear whenever he sees her.