Gilligan's Dream Dock [Video] [OTA]

[om_nom_namur]

Uuugh shit. Three days, my ass. Feels like I been out like a month.

[He glances at the timestamp at the bottom of his screen, and his eyes bulge.]

The hell? More like two months! Shiiiit no wonder I feel like I got loved on by an overeager octopus! Them shits don't know that no means no, if y' catch my drif-

[At this point the video shifts- a lot, since he stumbles and knocks into one of the workers at the Dream Docks. He cusses some then apologizes to the staff, then manages to get himself into a turned around chair, running a hand over his hair and the back of his neck, his right arm held out so he can keep filming with the communicator. He smiles sheepishly.]

Oh well, shoulda knowed y'all couldn't get rid a me that easy, sheheheheh! Guess I gotta get caught up, aye? The hell y'all been up t'?

Me? Decided I'd give this here Dream Dock thing a spin an' go see my Old Man laid t' rest. Died three- no. Goin' on six years 'go by my reckonin', figured 's 'bout time I get my ass over there t' say g'bye. 'Cept then there's 'nother place like Balamb an' Cerealia an' here... only it weren't nothin' like none a them places, sheheh!

[Far from being jovial, that laugh came out rather dark. And Namur begins rubbing his temple with the heel of his palm a little more urgently.]

Didn't mean for that t' happen when I went under. Shit. Anyone know someone with a sturdy needle, thinks they could get under shark skin? Gonna need a new tattoo...

An' some damn fish. 'M starvin'!

Comments

[video]

[yourotherleft]

Ohh, there you are. Good to see it's not a permanent goodbye, Namur.

Be honest, though. You'd be faster catching fish than I would.

[video]

[om_nom_namur]

Chyeah, if I weren't fit t' fall outta the damn chair! Least they kept me 'live, though, so that's somethin'.

[Namur's headache intensifies, seeing and hearing Zoro has, as always, brought up memories. Getting him in to fight in the cage matches in the Pleasure District, sharing booze in a club, using him to troll potential employees. But they're fighting with other "recent" memories- like teaming up to fight zombies beholden to Davy Jones, leveling the venue for a friendly competition and still coming up at a draw, and ultimately, their last desperate efforts to finally quell the foul magic that corrupted Cat and Davy Jones alike. He scrubs his face with his free hand, grimacing.]

Shit, now I don't 'member. Y' the one that hooked it up with the Eggplant or was that a differnt y'?

[video]

[yourotherleft]

[all Zoro can do is stutter, start, and make this face. No one is supposed to know that he's tried anything!]

What the hell are you talking about?!

[Audio]

[sonicosuper]

Namur!

*That voice sounds surprised but so pleased - enough to drown out the faint background noise. It seems she's back working at the diner*

You're back! Oh, I'm so glad! Welcome back, Namur!

[video]

[om_nom_namur]

[Oh Lord of the Sea what a welcome sound! And happily his headache doesn't get worse on hearing it. This is the only Sonico he's ever known. What a thing to suddenly be grateful for.]

'Eyyy sweetheart! Sorry if I made y' worry.

[And then he stops and his brows knit together in consternation.]

Yer doin' that thing 'gain, ain'tcha? Some shit happened so y' ain't usin' yer video...

[Audio]

[sonicosuper]

It's okay. It sounds like you had a lot of important things to do and places to be.

*Which actually sounds kind of confusing, she imagines. She sees that worry and is glad he can't see her sheepishness in turn*

Well, I'm at work...

*But it seeps into her voice a little, because she isn't exactly denying it*

[fierybluebird]

Six.

[No. Yes? Maybe. A day. Isn't the pain supposed to lesson?]

[He should say welcome back.]

[How long has he been married?]

[How is the pain still so fresh?]

[Because he's still fighting it?]

[But what else to do? Accept it?]

Welcome back, yoi.

[om_nom_namur]

Six here, three there. Weren't as much hoppin' 'round in the other'n. World, I mean.

Shit, I ain't makin' sense.

[Probably because his head is screaming so loudly right now that it's darkening his vision. Not that his vision's all that great, but when it goes dim instead of fuzzy he still knows that's a problem.]

D' y' 'member all this shit? From the other worlds an' all that? Not like, the ones in order but the other'ns? Where we's Spades, not Phoenix Pirates?

[fierybluebird]

I was there?

[Bites a thumb.]

[Memories.]

[His time in Cerealia is barely coherent.]

Who else was, obviously other than Ace?

[Video]

[swordprincess]

[Well, here's a person she hasn't heard from in a while. Karla smiles at the video feed.]

Oh wow, you have been gone a while, haven't you? It's good to hear from you.

[Video]

[om_nom_namur]

Sheheh, thanks for noticin', sweetheart. Woulda missed y' too if I'da 'membered any a this shitty place exists. Ever heard a people comin' back with extra memories that ain't from their home world?

[Video]

[youfool]

Namur! Haha, goodness, you slept so long it seemed like the sleep of death! How fitting you'd awake just before Easter. It's good to see you.

[Scared him for a while. Then again, Namur leaving wouldn't be too great a shock. Wouldn't be the first time. Such thoughts curb Ted's enthusiasm as he tries to think of catching him up.

There's Koishi, which he doesn't want to talk about. Too dark and ambiguous.
Then there's the pokemon, but Ted felt bad Namur missed out on that. To sum up: not much he'd like to tell.]

Current events, eh? Mm...not much, I'm afraid. I'm sorry to say your business fell into shambles; I tried what I could, but I'm not much for mercenary motive. [Never you mind the bounty money. Purely incidental!]

Oh, and erm...Adela left. I'm sorry; I know you two were friendly. [So was he, but hey, another one bites the dust. Once he gets enough callouses it probably won't matter so much.]

[Video]

[om_nom_namur]

Tch, it's a hunnerd years too early for the likes a me t' go belly up.

[But damn. That's a lot of hard news. Figures Eddy's would flop without its feet fully under it, and that's something he can fix. But Adela...]

Damn.

Most peeps go home from here though, right? Hers didn't sound too bad.

Re: [Video]

[youfool]

Heh, I'll hold you to that.

[A whole century? Hopefully that's enough to work with.

He can't quite sign off on that theory; it strikes him as too pat. Few things go quite that easily. Still, he doesn't wanna further dampen the mood with something ambiguous like, "that's what people say...".]

Yes; let's hope so.

[video]

[anewhero]

Well, Well, look who's back!

The half terminator looked pretty annoyed (at himself) and then somewhat relieved to see Namur back.

[video]

[om_nom_namur]

'Eyyyy, what's kickin', Marcus? Whatcha been up t'?

Re: [video]

[anewhero]

Let's say things have been quiet since I saw a girl around here that offered to fix me up. Haven't heard from her since.

Business has ... been slow.

[Video] because I can't not

[myfayevalentine]

*There's an amused Faye on the screen, a smirk on her lips*

Ah, so he returns. You got in such a twist over that auction you decided to go home?

[video forever]

[om_nom_namur]

[Give him a few seconds, that date auction was like... years ago. Or last week. Shit.]

Wha-? Oh. Sheheh! Sure, wanna spin it that way? We'll go with that.

[He blinks at her a couple of times.]

Ever been t' a differnt world? Like. Not this'n or the one y's from. But a differnt differnt one?

[ACTION HIJACK LOL]

[koishi_komeiji]

Namur wasn't that far out of the dream docks when he'd notice a presence behind him. There was a laugh and a tap on his shoulder, but when he turned nothing would be there. It probably wouldn't take long for him to notice the giggling as well as the inverted, glowing pair of eyes peering at him several paces to the left. In addition there was a rather heavenly smell that had started to drift around the area...

"Hello Mister!" It was Koishi. Clear as day. "I haven't seen you for a really long time. I was afraid you had vanished!"

Turning right side up, she popped what looked to be a red candy fish into her mouth, chewing quietly. It must have been gummy. She also had a brown paper bag under one arm. That seemed to be where the smell was coming from.

"Were you at the dreams place? Sometimes people who go there don't come back for a really long time. I've only been one time though."

[ACTION IT IS]

[om_nom_namur]

[Well he definitely smells the smell, whether its heavenly to him or not remains to be seen.

Normally he'd be very glad to see her- and a part of him is. She's been nothing but helpful and cheery, but that makes what Sonico told him that much more disturbing. He's seen a sliver of what Koishi can do, and if she'd done even a portion of that much to Sonico...

He clenches his jaw, then sighs. People have reasons for what they do, and Koishi's no different. For all he knows the whole damn world's come up against her since then. If she's corporeal enough, he'll toss his arm around her shoulder, though he doesn't look quite as jovial as he ought.]

'Ey sweetheart! Yeah, I's down at the docks. My Old Man died right 'fore I got Time Compressioned int' 'nother world, an' I ain't been back t' see 'im laid t' rest. Figured 's 'bout time. What kinda shit y' been gettin' up t' since I been gone, huh?

[koishi_komeiji]

"Ohhh. I see..." Koishi tilted her head, not entirely sure how she was supposed to react to this information. Especially with all the conflicted feelings she was sensing from him.

Finally she simply settled on a neutral-smile... and the great equalizer. Food. "It's been really hectic here. Especially with the weird outfit. Other than that I've been having fun. But you don't sound like you've been having a lot of fun so let me help!"

She reached into the bag and pulled out several foil-wrapped masses which, when unwrapped, would turn out to be fish tacos. She must have a whole bag of them there... "I was bringing a snack home for sis and I but if you've been sleeping this whole time then you're probably really hungry too, right?" Her smile was genuine this time.

"Oh! And before I forget..." She pulled a little yellow and blue package out of her pocket, placing it on top of the wrapped tacos. A package of the gummy candy fish she had been eating. "These are really good. I like candy and I like these. So you should try them too, okay?"

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[livable]

For what to happen?

[ She's never heard of Balamb or Cerealia, but that's not uncommon. But it sounds like he's thinking something strange happened. ]

You don't look well for having taken the world's longest nap.

[ ..She thinks? Liv really isn't sure, but she's spoken to him once or twice and seen him around and he usually looks livelier than she does. ]

video;

[om_nom_namur]

Go livin' in a 'nother world like this'n only differnt, when I meant t' get my ass home. Mean, I went home, too, but I guess after that I went somewhere else 'gain but now I'm back here an' it was all real but I ain't got the new tattoos. 'S gonna mess me up, I think.

Bastards ain't got no damn fish 'round here, 's the problem. An' cuz I jus' been layin' 'round I can't 'zactly jus' walk off an' get some, catch me?

[He peers at the video feed.]

Yer kinda pretty, have I met y' 'fore?

video;

[livable]

Isn't there a whole fish market in Fayren? [ Wait, no, that's not the important part. Before he can answer that, she interrupts with. ] You have memories that you don't have physical proof happened?

[ Thanks for the compliment. She's not quite sure what he is besides shark-like person but she has a lot of problems with keeping relationships alive, if you know what I mean so regardless she wouldn't respond even if he was prince charming himself... you know, unless she ate the wrong brain. Right now she's on the tail end of a health nut, so he's going to luck out and not get to deal with anything super weird. ]

I think we ran into each other very briefly at a holiday party right before I disappeared, and I've been around doing sciencey things before that. [ That's what most people know her for. ]