022 [Action] Backdated to the 6th

[deathsdoctor]

[Happy Birthday, Trafalgar Law. You’ve managed to survive to the ripe old age of twenty seven.

The thought is sardonic in the morning as he shaves and prepares for the day. There’s a couple of silvery blue-gray hairs present in the mirror this morning; easily covered by the hat he always wears. Honestly he never thought he’d live long enough to see them and the emotions are mixed. Law doesn’t allow himself to dwell on them… his fiance’s waiting for his turn. He wonders if he’s in for a surprise later, and that sparks some anticipation in him, though it quickly dulls after the bright, initial flare.

The face that stares back from the mirror as he cleans out all his whiskers in the sink is quiet and subdued. Well… after everything… he supposes that’s normal. Even if it’s now been remarked on many times that he barely smiles these days and Itachi nets most of those. It’s normal. It’s to be expected.

It’s what it is.

The pirate has business to attend to. He looks for Raine Sage to inform her of the information found during the mission that didn’t come up on the locked network. If he can’t find her, Albert will do just as well. Katara he looks for specifically to tell her in person that he’s getting married. Not to mention he wants to just spend time around family for a while. Other people are not avoided, but not precisely sought.

He does keep an eye out for Luke and Marco though. As well as Sasuke. Gai. Nagato. Konan. Various different reasons there, but he wouldn’t mind talking to them.

However the day goes, the close will find him waiting for Itachi silently on their couch. He’s holding a beach ball sized Room, and there’s a sense his Haki’s active. Not terribly out of the ordinary except for the leaf stuck to his forehead and a slow smile, perhaps the first of the day. Success in balancing the three arts finally.

It’s not much, but it’s something. He’ll take it.]

Comments

You rang?

[teachingpeace]

[He can't for the life of him fathom why this place has a love of picking on him. No, perhaps that's wrong and it's some sort of Karma for the life he'd lived. That would be unfortunate, but understandable all on its own. In any case, however, he was out and about, having just taken another pass through the clothing store to try to hunt up an Ame Hitai-ate. Still no luck.

Thus, he was between places, and seemed to be in no great hurry.]

I did indeed

[deathsdoctor]

[Well... what do you know. He doesn't smile but something about him does seem to brighten faintly at seeing the other man come out of the clothing shop. Law never did thank him for what he did, didn't he?

Time to fix that.]

Oi. [Waving slightly.] Long time no see.

[teachingpeace]

[He turned in place, a moment of surprised recognition touching his expression.] Hello! You're looking better than last we met.

Well, Luke's not hard to find.

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke's around as usual, doing his afternoon run. Spotting Law, he trots over and waves to the younger man.]

Hey Law. How are things?

[deathsdoctor]

Okay.

[It's not great or anything like that because things could be better. But they could be worse and so he opts for okay.

It's pretty plain to see he's had better times, that's for sure.]

How 'bout you? I've been meaning to catch up with people after... well, you know.

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke can see that, but he keeps his face neutral. After all, who could really be completely alright after all that.

The mission and how the village had taken it. CJ's announcement. Halloween approaching.]

About the same I guess. I've just been trying to get back to normal after the last shift.

Action obviously

[fierybluebird]

[Marco is just totally determined to successfully sneak up on the ninja doctor for once. Sure you might have paranoia on your side, but Marco has several decades of experience and insanity on his side!]

[And so he lurks.]

[A feathery blue sparkly fluff ball under a pile of leaves.]

[Waiting.]

[Lurking.]

[Oh he will find the right time to pounce all right.]

[Ufufufu.]

[He hasn't lived dealing with Robin's paranoia for the last two years without learning a thing or two you know --]

[Law is totally right behind him and not fooled by the leaves at all, isn't he?]

[Damn it! What is it? Is it the sparkles? HE CAN TONE THEM DOWN. Except he can't. Or won't. Because sparkles rule, you don't even know.]

[Well, wherever Law is, time to pounce(?) and give him the present!]

[Uh.]

[Now where is that present... under the leaves... hm...]

[This was not a well thought out plan.]

Obviously

[deathsdoctor]

[Totally behind you. Totally lurking.

Itachi's naturally sharpened those stealth skills and the ninja pirate is just waiting for his moment.]

Boo.

[Why pounce when you can cause the other to jump a mile high?]

1/5

[fierybluebird]

[And jump a mile high, Marco does, spazzing out and scattering feathers and leaves falling down like rain.]

[Okay more like falling down like feathers and leaves, what do you expect here?]

[Slow-mo turn around!!!]

2/5

[fierybluebird]

Oh, it's you.

[He says, still hovering mid-air.]

3/5

[fierybluebird]

[He bats his wings to send to the leaves scattering. At least it'll make it easier to find the presents without the cover.]

Darn, yoi. I was hoping to get the drop on you.

[Action]

[voidseeing]

[Gai isn't too difficult to find; he does owe Elizabeth a new set of certain articles of clothing, meaning he's been keeping his eye out on the clothing store to see if he can replace them. He can be found exiting said store, dressed in casual clothing rather than his Funeral Parlor uniform.

After that mission, he's been trying to lay a bit low for rather obvious reasons, not that it's really made that much difference... everyone recognizes his face by now either way.]

Hey.

[Action]

[deathsdoctor]

[That makes two of them. Lying low that is. Law's not been at his usual places aside from the Battle Dome clinic; he's just stuck to the house or the woods or briefly appearing to do errands.

Speaking of the clothing store, Law's been toying with the thought of getting some more colder weather clothes. He still has things from previous seasons, but they're getting worn. A new pair of boots wouldn't be a bad idea either, but he can hold out a little longer on that front.]

Hey. Out shopping?

[wise_maiden]

[It's a Sunday, so there are no school classes. Just a few tutoring sessions with students, and then some time for herself.

So by the time Law finds Raine, she'll be outside in the garden in front of her house, gathering a few herbs and debating on whether those peppers should be picked.]

[deathsdoctor]

[Law's got a slim folder in hand. Notes. He leans against the house for a moment, just watching. ... seeing people garden always reminds him of what Itachi loves to do and he should set it up that he and Raine spends more time together.

... it'd be good for him. Love of gardening and curiosity about the world and its history - Raine and him could get along very well.]

Hey.

I'm not great at gardening like Itachi... [As she examines and debates a a particular pepper.] ... but that one there looks about ripe to me.

[origami_ninja]

[Konan had been practicing out in the forest. It's not the industrial terrain of home, but it's natural for a shinobi to seek out places with plenty of good hiding spots.

She'd separated into a flock of paper butterflies. Then she sees Law, and the flock comes together until they assemble together into a Konan-shaped form. The last lines of paper smooth out and at last she greets him with a little nod of her head.]

Good afternoon.

[deathsdoctor]

[Natural for a ninja pirate too. His fighting style relies heavily on misdirection and deception when he can't power through something and the forest is a good place to train.]

Hey. Out training?

[It's a nice day for it and a lovely spot. The oaks and maples in this area are beautiful, with falling leaves rich burnt colours of crimson, gold, copper, and brown.]

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[yourhatred]

[Were you doing something particularly noteworthy, Law? Itachi enters, leaning against the doorframe, blindfold over his eyes. He can partly sense what's happening, at least. He knows Law has been working on it.]

I think you should describe to me in detail what I should be seeing right now.

[Without losing any of your concentration.]

[action]

[deathsdoctor]

Hmmmm... well, my arms are starting to turn black, I have a Room in my hands, and a leaf on my forehead that seems to be keeping stuck and not flying off like it usually does.

[He sounds rather pleased about this, although the arms turning black comment would be disturbing to anyone who didn't know what was going on.]

[markofthebrave]

[SOMEBODY remembers that it is a certain pirate's birthday. And so that certain somebody may just be in search of a certain pirate, with a suspicious PACKAGE in hand...]

[deathsdoctor]

[SOMEBODY is also on the hunt. And when their paths cross is by the Shrine near CH2. Law likes the peace of the place - the grounds are well kept, the river is soothing, and if there's an over abundance of crows around, well he doesn't mind that.

It's just where they hang out. No wonder Itachi likes it.

You're going to have to call out to him. He's got his back turned and is feeding the aforementioned crows some bread crumbs.]

[Action]

[hollower]

[It's during Law's stroll through Luceti that Perona bumps into him. Or, really, the decent stack of books she took out from the library (mostly horror, thriller, and murder mystery) slips from her arms and bumps into him. Oh damn it! Hopefully none of the covers or pages got bent or something...she was really looking forward to keeping reading those!]

Ah--my books!

[Ugh, who is this bastard that bumped into her, he ought to watch where the hell he was going!]

[Action]

[deathsdoctor]

[Law's instinctively catching those even as they fall...

... until he freezes right up and Perona's treated to a deer in the headlights look from the man. No. Is it? Could it be?

... yes.

It's her. Perona And he doesn't know if Luceti's presenting him with a birthday present or punishing him. And in those unguarded seconds, hope flits across his face until he reasons that if she did remember? She would likely try to contact him.]

I'm so sorry.

[He has to apologize anyway, his fault or not. She won't accept any less and his presence is likely to be unsettling like this. So he'll try to soften the initial start. He doesn't want this to go badly.]

[generalflirt]

[Well he's got reason to find him! Birthdays and all. He's not really sure what you get someone like Trafalgar Law, but he's got some idea and he's going with it, which is why he's planned to go to his house with a small box in hand, but he might be intercepted before that time]

[deathsdoctor]

[It's for the best that Law does intercept him before he reaches the house, given what happens later when he gets home. That said, Masaomi encounters him on the street House 22 sits on - the man's on his way back from town.]

Oi, Masaomi!

[It's just nice to see him. It hasn't been great lately, and Law hasn't been in the best of moods due to a multitude of things. So, nice... even if what he has to tell him might or might not go down so well.]