romancedawn | 𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 🦚 𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔

( thanks for understanding him, reira! )

okay, where?

( maybe drop him a location pin, because otherwise... )

Edited 2025-02-09 00:43 (UTC)

( in minutes he gets a location pin of one of the penthouses in the rooftop gardens. it's a bit of a distance away from the very basement some people were housed in, and although she had spent some time exploring the casino, she wasn't quite sure if he knew how to get to it. )

just sent! I'll order room service and we can enjoy a nice dinner and drinks together. is that alright?

( zoro looks at the location on his watch with interest. he doesn't understand where it is, but he can certainly follow the clear directions of a step-by-step gps navigation system. who knew the cure for his fatal flaw existed in other worlds? )

sounds great. see you soon.

( normally 'soon' would mean a few hours if he were left to navigate on his own, but this time he manages to arrive to the rooftop garden in just a little over thirty minutes. nevermind that it should have just taken him a solid fifteen - this is a personal best. )

here. ( if there's a clearly marked entrance, he somehow missed it. if reira were to go looking, she'll find him now wandering amongst the flora, enjoying the sights and scents. it's soothing, putting him in a relaxed mood. )

( while she waited for him to come around, reira placed an order in the staff, opting for one of the specials of the day and a few different varieties of wine. there truly was no ulterior motives in her inviting him here beyond just looking to spend time with someone she was intimate with-

and genuinely wanting to be his friend. so while she was happy he agreed to come by, she also wasn't holding her breath over the whole thing or not. when he was late, she figured he probably changed his mind and she decided to go through her list of other people she knew, but before she could, his next message came.

soon she was out the door in a frilly maid outfit, stockings and high heels to match. )

Hmm? I wonder where he is.

( she said idly to herself as she began to walk around before spotting that familiar head of green hair. she immediately began to walk faster towards him, heels clicking and when she finally reached him, her hand gently touched his shoulder as she smiled at him. )

There you are! Enjoying the garden? I was surprised even a place like this has a bit of nature.

( zoro isn't accustomed to being sought out for his friendship. usually people look for him because they're trying to kill him, or some other slightly less nefarious (but still unpleasant!) reason. but reira had been soft, and sweet, and frankly if this is all just a thinly veiled attempt to engage in another tryst with him, he has no problem with that. either way, it's another lesson in human connection.

he hears reira's footsteps before feeling her hand on his shoulder, and he turns to greet her with a nod and a smile. he thinks that she looks even more beautiful than the last time he saw her, but of course he doesn't say that out loud. ) are they making you clean? ( sorry, he doesn't know that sometimes a maid outfit is a fashion choice! his own clothes today are understated, a simple off-white henley and olive pants, with brown leather boots that give him another inch or so of height. )

yeah, this place is... serene. the room they gave me is nice, but this is something else. ( he already knows, of course, that queen suites are extravagant beyond imagination, but he doesn't yet realize what reira's rank and suit are. he's still figuring out his watch, sorry - maybe she can help him with that, so no one else has to suffer from those horribly short text messages she just endured! )

is your actual room out here...? ( he looks around like he expects to see a bed tucked between the rose bushes somewhere. )

Making me clean? Oh—

( although this wasn't something she normally did back home, she figured if these particular clothes were gifts to her and in her room upon arrival, well....she just had to wear them. so it didn't quite dawn on her that she probably looked like one of the staff given how short the skirt was and how revealing her chest had been.

absolutely no offense was taken, in fact she simply laughed and patted his arm briefly before she listened to him-

and soon she was laughing again at his question. )

No silly, my room is in one of the penthouses and this is just one of those silly costumes. I can take you there but imagine if they actually made me sleep in a bed of roses? That almost sounds poetic...and a bit painful.

( reira does not look like one of the staff at all, zoro is just a little... clueless about some things.

the casual affection with which she treats him lines up with his last memory of her; reira is soft and sweet, even when she isn't telling him what to do. and she seems to be laughing a lot, so everything is good! zoro chuckles at his misunderstanding. )

oh. ( he nods, because that makes more sense. ) i wasn't thinking 'bed of roses with thorns', more like... maybe just the petals? ( he laughs, gesturing for her to lead the way, following a polite half step behind her. )

do you like wearing costumes? ( he asks after a moment, briefly eyeing her cleavage and her legs before dutifully training his eyes ahead instead. )

( she's more than happy to lead him along, nearly swaying with each step as free and as casual as she could be. his eyes on her don't escape her view, but she won't comment on it for now. after all, considering what they had done, it was far from her to be shy about her body now.

what she does comment on is his question, and as they approached the door to her room, she simply looked at him before opening it. )

They can be fun but would you believe me if I told you these were the only clothes I had to wear? I showed up to my room with a number of gifts, from fans apparently, all of them some sort of 'costume' or another.

( Zoro looks mildly surprised at that. Nami as the Queen of Clubs has an extensive walk-in closet with clothes largely (or fully?) picked out by her, so he's sure Reira must be able to enjoy the same perks of her rank. ) Huh. Weird.

I think there are plenty of shopping stores, if you want to wear other things. ( He'd seen them on his first day as a bona fide resort guest, when Luffy had been leading him to the rest of their crew and they'd gotten a little lost. )

...What fans? ( He looks at her curiously, then his eyes move to what her open door reveals, taking in the sights of her new abode. )

( that was the thing with reira—

she only knew what people had told her and what she had picked up on through actually paying attention for once. back home she was absolutely useless with a personal assistant who did things for her. such as shopping, bringing her food, etc. all she needed to worry about was being the perfect singing machine to hold her band together. a shiny gold cage is what others thought about when they saw her position.

not that she needed to tell zoro about that. instead she decided to make him a new offer. )

Really? I haven't been wandering around much, would you like to go shopping sometime with me then?

( but then came his next question. )

I'm not sure actually....I shouldn't really have fans here but I have at least a million back home if sales mean anything~

( He considers it for a moment; Reira would probably have more fun shopping with someone a little more fashionable. But Zoro thinks he has decent taste, he could provide an opinion or two. He briefly thinks about the last time he'd kinda gone shopping. It had been kinda fun. )

Sure. I'll show the shops I saw. ( If he can find it again. Get ready to be lost for a few hours on shopping day, Reira! )

...A million fans? ( He tilts his head curiously at her. ) You a celebrity or something?

( as the finally approached the door of her suite, she opened it up with a smile. with the door wide open, she gestured to allow him to go in before her with a smile. )

I'm a singer of a pretty popular band back home. I can...sing for you if you want?

( although part of her saw it as a burden, people like neuvillette and shanks had encouraged her to just sing for herself. considering the things zoro and her had done previously, she would be more than happy to show him just how talented she was. )

( Savage as some may find him, Zoro still has some gentlemanly properties, so he feels a little awkward when Reira gestures him in first. She is the host, however, so he struggles with this for a moment before reaching over her to hold the door open instead. ) Please, lead the way.

( He looks curious at this next revelation. ) Oh, wow. You are a celebrity. ( Maybe he's reading into it, but there's something bittersweet in her eyes as she speaks about it, even though there's a smile on her face. He offers her a little smile in return. ) That sounds nice. I think I'd like that, if you're really good. ( His voice is gently teasing—they don't have a bantering relationship yet, but they could! Unless that's not Reira's style... )

( there's something almost endearing about his manners that come long after being intimate—

yet that was the nature of this place in the end, to break traditional boundaries, see others at their most intimate and walk away like nothing happened. only to rinse and repeat. not that reira would ever hold that against him, but the light blush that illuminates her face as she slips from the door he held for her and inside came as if she hadn't seen him naked, begging him to breed her.

once inside, she turned on her heal and opened the door to the first walk in closet to show him just how stuffed it was with all sorts of costumes. )

Back home I am, but it doesn't really matter here.

( but soon came his teasing, bringing about a more determined look on her face. as much as she disliked singing for the sake of one particular man who held her caged up through emotional bonds and years of knowing each other, when she was challenged she would most certainly take pride in knowing her talent was truly her one gift. )

But...maybe it does matter since you have yet to see how good I am.

( with a fierce look in her eyes, she began to move further into the room, preparing herself mentally to blow him away. )

( It's only natural, perhaps, that both their minds occasionally flash back to the last and only time they've seen each other so far. Zoro is still adjusting to this place, and he hasn't met nearly enough people yet to rinse and repeat and never think again about the few he's encountered.

Reira's queen suite is far more lavish than his own accommodations, and he makes an appreciative sound as he takes it all in. ) Looks comfortable. ( Yes, that's a little joke. )

Is there no one here from your world? ( He tilts his head as he asks it, not yet realizing how uniquely fortunate he is to have so many from his world running around the resort.

He laughs when a determined look comes over her face, and he follows a few polite steps behind her as she moves further in, leaning sideways against a wall as he patiently waits for her to begin her performance. )

No, I'm here all alone.

( there's just a hint of sadness in her words as she spoke that, and while her fears weren't about missing anyone in specific from home, she did find it burdensome to be alone here for so long. she was used to at the very least always having her assistant around, often relying on her for so many things.

in a way, in a place that demanded worship through sex, she was forced to mature just a bit.

for now though, she was quick to change her expression, opting to take his movements as a signal for her to begin her performance. the only thing was—

what should she sing? by now she realized half the people here didn't know of the musicians she knew. she doubted anyone knew of her love for kurt cobain, much less that of eric clapton. should she just sing one of her own songs? the thought was a bit painful but she decided she should do that. so she began to roll her shoulders a bit, head tilting from side to side and then finally she began to sing. )

'I reached into the sky
Omoi wa todokanakute
Chiisaku sora ni kieta
Irotoridori no fuusen

I'm alone
Ikisaki no nai watashi no te wo
Sotto tsunaide kureta

Starless night
Kako no kage furikaeranai
Kanjitai anata no nukumori
Tears are falling down
Mayottemo hanashi wa shinai
Tsunaida anata no te wo'

( by that point, it was evident she was from a far different world than zoro was, mixing two languages into her song and while she wouldn't be singing the entire song, if he needed more convincing, she would certainly sing a different song for him to show just how high her notes could go. )

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