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[It's midnight, but it'll take her a minute to note this. There's a drawn-out yawn, and the grunting of someone doing their usual morning stretch. And in the dark, an outline of a woman appears, in the usual Luceti New Feather garb. She touches her cheek, confused, unable to really see the book in the blue hue of night.]

That was a good rest! Ah—b-but... oh. Oh dear, did I fall asleep doing chores again? That hasn't happened in a long time... [A shiver, as she hugs herself.] It's gotten so dark... and cold, too...

[She huffs in frustration, but the nervousness is rolling off her shoulders in waves]

Kaji? Kaaaji, can you hear me?! ...Ooooh, I can't believe I wandered this far out! I don't even recognize it at all!

...Wait a moment; what am I wearing? These definitely aren't mine—

[And straight to the wings soon after; she pulls on them and immediately regrets it, wincing aloud.]

W-w-what are these strange things!? Th—

AH, they're flapping!!

[With that outburst, she promptly trips backward on her own two feet, landing her bottom right on top of her journal.]

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[... They took a mother.

He keeps his expression devoid of anything besides kindness and calm while he mind races, because he can't show her how much that statement hit]

Your son, can he cook for himself? At least until you get back to him.

[She nods, but can't help but find the distress showing more and more as time ticks by in this quiet place.]

Yes, he's a smart boy; he may even take care of me more than I do him, sometimes...

[She forces a small laugh.]

I'm sure he's fine, handling himself for one night.

He really sounds like it. [He won't - he can't address that last part, and so instead switches in favor of something else. Just gotta keep her company until Ginko arrives]

And sorry, I don't think I ever got your name, Miss~! You can call me Sanji.

I'm Sayo—it's nice to meet you, Sanji. Are you foreign? You have such an interesting hair color...

[And eyebrow! :D]

My hair?

[He's honestly confused, until he remembers smaller'd Ginko had damn near the same reaction]

Yeah, something like that, Sayo-san. [You get -san because you are a mommy] Where I'm from, all types of people have different hair colors - even green and orange.

[A-and his eyebrow is awesome, right? D8]

Green and—

That's interesting! Everyone I've met has either black or brown hair...

[Granted, 'everyone I've met' lacks a lot of people she's... y'know, met. Also, she'll be walking with the book in hand looking for this damn river she's been hearing.]

Some people in this village are the same, so don't be too surprised by their... appearances. [She might be in for quite the culture shock later] If you run into them.

[looking up at the above conversation again, and no, that mushishi bastard hasn't introduced himself yet.] Like the guy who's looking for you - he's got white hair.

I see!

[Culture shock indeed.]

I must be pretty far from home, then...

You've lived here for a long time, Sanji-san? In... Lu-ce-ti?

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[Her slow pronouncation makes him smile, if only briefly]

Actually, not even a year. More like 10, 11 months.

Wow, you're pretty new in your village then! I've been in mine since... well—before I can remember. I hope you're settling in well enough! New places must be difficult to adjust to.

[Yeah, why would she think she's trapped here?]

[Sayo, you are way too sweet for this place]

It's taken some getting used to. But most of the people here are helpful and welcoming.

... We tend to get a lot of newcomers, though.

[That, and horribly airheaded.]

A lot of newcomers? That's a good thing! In my experience, when new people come in it says the village is fairing well. Don't you think?

[Fairing well? He could choke on the irony here.]

I never thought of it that way, Sayo-san. [Usually he sees it as kidnapping. 8Db] But yeah, that's another way to look at it. Not everyone stays for long, but we're pretty close as far as villages go.

[They have no choice]

Oh, I see... I'm not very good at keeping track of the people in my village—but I spend plenty of time trying to, at any rate! Hopefully I'll start keeping faces and names in mind...

...I have to hurry back soon. I really can't be separated from home for too long.

Ah... is your memory a little...?

[She laughs lightly.]

It's a little strange and the customers at the tea shop don't always believe me, but I have a creature in my head that eats memories. It took me quite the effort to keep myself aware of it, to be honest.

[..........]

It eats memories.

Sayo-san, does this creature make you forget little things? [Like how to tie your shoes, he thinks, and can see Usopp's confused expression dancing at the corner of his mind]

That's right—they're from things called mushi. I'm not sure if you've heard of them; most people can't even really see them...

But... it's not just little things, I'm afraid.

.....

[Dear Luceti,

What the hell is wrong with you?]

Yeah, I've heard of them. A friend of mine specializes in this. [peering at her closely]

Do you know someone named Ginko?

Ginko?

[Dot. Dot. Dot.]

It's not familiar, no. He can help, though? I'd appreciate it, though the man who Kaji met said there wasn't much we could do; the best thing is for me to recall important memories while I'm up at night!

So I make sure to think about things that matter as much as I can.

[The diagnosis sounds eerily familiar, even if Sayo claims not to know him. And Sanji can't be 100% sure, either]

Ginko might be able to; he's a mushishi, after all. But chances are he'll say the same thing as that other guy.

For now, I guess it's best to keep doing what you have been.

That's why I—I need to get home soon, Sanji-san.

[She lowers her gaze, unsure.]

Someone said... that I've been kidnapped... That I'm in a different world.

Did they? [Well... he couldn't expect the truth to stay hidden for long. And it'd seem cheap lying to her still.

He closes his eye briefly, opens it again. Sorry Ginko]

They're not lying, Sayo-chan. The village I told you about. Most of us... come from other places.

Other places?

So... you're all really kidnapped...?

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