[Thread;Closed] Pirate Partners

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Characters: Penelo and Vaan
Progress: In progress
Summary: Penelo seeks out Vaan in Treno.
Location: Treno
Date: May 24, 1803
Warnings: none yet

Penelo had stood on the deck of the arriving airship, watching the skies with surprise. They were turning unseasonably dark, quickly slipping into night, even though the hour was only midday. The phenomenon was unlike anything she'd ever seen before. A little smile touched her lips. I bet Vaan will love this. By the time the craft had touched down, her excitement was nearly tangible. She had truly missed Vaan, possibly more than anyone else she had from home. He was her family, her lifeline, her partner... even if sky piracy wasn't exactly her career of choice.

Only part of her zeal to get to him lay in concern. If learning that Reks was here and alive was stressful for her, she could only imagine how Vaan was taking it. And the fact he was facing it alone made her quite sad. So, the moment she could disembark, her slippered feet rushed down the ramp, while she scanned the crowds for that familiar blonde head in the sea of people. The endless night made it quite the task.

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Vaan was strangely at a sense of ease with himself since seeing Reks. It was strange, undoubtedly, but now that it was confirmed that Reks was really alive, Vaan was less on his toes. He remembered then that he re-contacted Penelo to meet her by the auction house again, and so with watchful eyes, Vaan strolled through the cobblestone streets alive with color and mystery.

He was excited to see Penelo, too. Surely he missed her, even her scoldings, even her bad cooking.

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In her eagerness, Penelo had become almost pushy. Not that she ever was normally. She wove through the crowds with a grace only a dancer could have. She'd missed so much. The cracks about her cooking, his immature behavior, his smile at the idea of adventure. And then there he was!

"Vaan!" Penelo raced forward, arms outstretched to hug him. She needed to know that he was really, truly here. Even if it meant she was going to give up everything she'd worked for to follow him around again, she needed him. She counted on him in so many ways.

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There was no mistaking that call of his name, the inflection of the voice he'd known for years and thought he'd never hear again. Vaan's heart leapt to his throat as Penelo burst through the crowds, her long braids bouncing behind her. Arms outstretched, Vaan recieved her hug and picked her up, twirling her around once.

" `nelo...." he chuckled. "You're here."

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A girlish squeal of delight erupted from Penelo as Vaan spun her around. It was so so good to see him again. "I've missed you so much!" So initially she'd still been sulking about his wanderlust. The months of being without him had pushed that aside for a pure longing just to have him back. And really, the traveling and adventure weren't so bad when he was there.

"I have so much to tell you!" she told him, eyes still sparkling with the giddiness that had taken over. "Wait until you see my cafe!"

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"Missed you too..." he said, voice light in the darkness of Treno. He held her wrist gently. "Cafe, huh?" He wasn't too familiar with the term; he'd first heard of them when they had all traveled to Archades years ago. But they were fancy, at least there. She was running her own business.

"You've learned from Migelo," Vaan added, smiling. "Can't wait to see it."

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"You'll have plenty of time. It's in Alexandria." After a small giggle, she added, "Balthier even liked it." It bore sharing that information; everyone knew that Balthier was snotty and picky, especially about what he ate, and he was especially rude about Penelo's cooking attempts. "Just wait until you see Alexandria; it's beautiful. That's where I woke up too."

She looked around the surroundings as she lapsed into a temporary silence. Pretty, but the darkness made her want to yawn. "I've never been here before. Is it really always nighttime?"