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Log 009 [Video/Action]

[On Day One, Robin will open the journal and look faintly bemused... ~~Though she's been waiting for the distraction.~~]

Well then, this is interesting. There seems to be Alabasta outside my window. [~~how familiar~~]

I hear pyramids are often rigged with death traps, curses and murder. [An open invitation to go exploring with her]

Days 1-2

[Either by going into a pyramid or falling through an unseen pit of sand, you will find Robin in the tombs, investigating hieroglyphs, treasures or mutilated mummies.]

Day 3

[Robin will be on a ~~not really~~ tame Mammoth, exploring the chilly countryside and might offer rides to weary passersby or, then again, might ignore them completely]

Days 4-5

[Robin will be relaxing in the Shogunate, you may find her reading under a cherry tree, dressed in the local wear though she does have an eye (or several) open in case of ninja]

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[He was already jumping, but the hand over his Luceti wings makes him jump even more, though he tries to settle down. Hey hot girlfriend, sup?]

[...]

[Oh. You're up.]

[Well then....]

As you wish~ [He flits over and grabs a seat in her lap. Boy, you give a girl an inch on this whole "I'm too manly to be threatened by you being far more dominant than me" and she just takes a mile. At least if she's Nico Robin. He's legitimately cool with this though, because well, she's Nico Robin.]

[More like thirty miles, but nevermind. Nevermind. She'll stroke your neck absently]

Jumpy? Don't worry. I'm here.

[Though she's teasing but only a little. She settles him in her lap a bit to cast light over the part she needs to read and when she can puzzle it out she murmurs for his benefit]

It's a story. See...here is the lost little child being bitten by snakes...[and the picture is of a small brown skinned figure of indeterminate age with glittering blue tears. Topaz or the like. And spots of tiny rubies for blood.]

And all he can do is dance in place because he is lost... but then...

[and the next picture is the child throwing their head back, mouth open. And next to that the child still standing there, calling out and the snakes standing on their tails. Stiff or maybe hypnotized. It's not a scream. That's too primal but perhaps...]

The child sings and the snakes are mezmerized by that song...and finally...

[But the last picture is scratched out. Robin runs her fingers over it. All she can tell is it has to do with the bottom of that shallow well]

Is a mystery....

So we have to sing, eh?

Care for a duet? [Flicks his tail back and forth a little before remembering why said tail felt so cramped hahaha.]

[The tail flicking is adorable. She grabs onto his tail, but lightly, gathering it into her hand and stroking lightly.]

You sing, ne?

[His voice is good and she can't compete with it. Besides the fact she doesn't really know anything simple to sing with him]

Sing for me.

[alskdjali2ejadlisjdailjwdasalksja]

[Robin. Robin, please.]

[Marco gets even more jumpy when she grabs his tail and nearly falls off, just stifles it all with a squeaking chirp. He uses that tail for direction sense. You ever grab an animal's tail? Although this is what he gets for flashing it.]

♫ Your love lifted me higher,
Than I've ever been lifted before.
So keep it up, quench my desire,
And I'll be at your side forever more.

[Song is courtesy of Brook and Jackie Wilson.]

[That song sounds utterly ridiculous and not one she's heard before. Still it has a certain charm and the snakes are dancing to it, turning around and around in snakey pleasure until, at the end of the song, they fall in something like sleep. Perfect. She gives his tail another little stroke, combing her fingers through the individual fronds before tucking him under her arm and dropping lightly to the floor.

Then she moves down the short steps into the well which must have been a pool or a bath of some sort, though the water has long since evaporated and moves the snake away gently with blossomed hands as she peers at the writing on the bottom of the well]

It's a poem, I think. Or some sort of lament.

So that no one gets left behind,
Or lost upon that distant shore
We light the way, make fate unwind.
But we find our lovers...

[She pushes her hair from her face]

Nevermore.

[If being carried like a chicken fazes Marco, he doesn't show it.]

I'm not sure I understand that one. Only one person can go through?

[Of course not ~~since he's not a chicken but a handbag~~ Still she thinks about the answer for a moment]

I think it's a warning. To go back... Light the way could mean that phosphorescent moss. Unwind time... go back the way we came. If we go on it could be certain death. The lovers were never found...

[But there is a wanderlust in her voice. What were they hiding there in the dark]

[Laughs.]

Oh, is that all?

Let's go on then. I'll keep you safe. And so long as I'm with you, I think we've already found each other, eh?

I'll keep you safe too, ne?

[But it's not about safe or not. It's about the darkness and what it holds]

Will you walk, Bird-chan, or shall I continue to carry you like a chicken?

Aye.

Which do you prefer? Or I could give you the ride now, eh?

I think it's a little too close to fly in here. But walk with me? After all, if we're the lovers we should go forward like lovers, don't you think?

[Switches back to human and grabs her hand with an impish grin. He keeps his arms lit up just in case though.]

As you wish, eh?

Of course. [she takes it as her due now. You're in very deep, Marco. You may never get out.

That in mind, she squeezes your hand and leads you into the dark which is just as well because the snakes are stirring again. ]

The suit looks good on you. Where did you steal it from?

[As they go down a narrowing hall, hands ghost from the walls, testing curious dents in the floor and wall. Searching for traps or secret rooms]

Thank you~ [Struts a little, showing off of course.]

The city area, over by the shops. I'm sure they won't miss it.

It looks much better on you. You should make sure to wear it more often.

[Mostly so she could take it off but nevermind. A hand in the distance presses down on a floor tile and she hears a faint click. She quickly slips against the wall, pulling Marco with her and pressing an arm over his chest to keep him back as four poison tipped iron spears blast past them, ruffling her hair]

How unimaginative.

You think so-?

[He's distracted with trying to be suave, so it's definitely a good thing that Robin grabbed him.]

[Because he squeaks out a startled chirp as the spears go by. And flushes bright red. Yeah, better start paying attention.]

[He clears his throat with a cough and switches a foot into phoenix talons to check for traps on the floor, using the light from his arm to look at the walls.]

Anymore up ahead?

Oh many more. This is a tomb. You put your life in your hands to explore it. And the most fatal traps are the ones we won't see coming.

[She smiles and lightly traces the back of her fingers down his cheek]

Fun, isn't it?

[And she'll take his hand again and continue on]

Thrilling.

[Mostly he's just amused with how much Robin's enjoying herself. It's good to see her in a happy mood again.]

Do me a favor and let me protect you with my wings if something happens, okay?

Oh? Can your wings stop spears?

[She runs a hand briefly through the flames dancing along his arm.]

What about poison? Venomous bites?

[She's more curious then challenging]

Yes. Though I'd rather not have to. [Sticks his tongue out, but on a more serious note.] My healing isn't so strong in Luceti. I can still block and absorb, but I'm trying to be more careful than I usually would.

Don't tell Ace, I'd rather he didn't worry.

[Squeezes his arm around her shoulders.] Shall we?

Don't worry. I can avoid almost anything.

[she moves close to his side, though, and is more cautious as she searches ahead. The tunnel becomes narrower and darker and something is dripping far below]

How is Firefist-san lately?

[He appreciates her being closer, even more than her words. Maybe this honesty thing isn't so bad with people he trusts!]

Good actually. He misses Sabo, but we haven't had a fight all month. And I think I understand his point of view a lot better now. I just needed time with it, eh? And the help of a few brilliant friends. [Kisses her cheek quickly.] Thanks, eh.

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