First Night: A Whole New Whole New World?

[onejump]

[Action- Locked to Beast and Belle]

[The bed seems off somehow. It's dark, but somehow the feel of it is off.

His hand stretches out and brushes against something furry. Abu must have fallen asleep on his bed again. He quickly pulls his hand back to avoid waking him, then pushes himself up off the bed. This is definitely not his bed.

He tries to crawl out of the bed... and his hand hits warm fur. A lot of it. Attached to something... big.

Very, very big.

So, he, being the stalwart hero he is, does what any brave, calm, resolute hero does. He yelps and jumps out of that bed like it was on fire.]

[Action]

[Later in the day, Aladdin can be found wandering around the village, staring in awe at everything he finds and generally looking as much like a new feather as one possibly can. Feel free to chat, or if you're feeling more malicious, feel free to test your deviousness.

Alternatively, there is a certain tiny thieving monkey running around, and Aladdin hasn't been united with him juuuuust yet. He may or may not grab anything shiny.]

Comments

[onejump]

"Guess it's kinda obvious, huh?"

[He scratches the back of his neck sheepishly.]

"Hey. I'm Aladdin."

[toujoursfluer]

It is indeed. Hello, Aladdin. [he looks like he could come right out of Alabasta. Interesting. In fact his clothes are quite similar to a certain something else]

Do you, perchance, know this fellow? [and she moves her legs aside to show a certain simian, is resting pressed up against the fountain. If by resting you mean trapped by what looks like hands grown out of the ground, one pressed nicely over his mouth]

[onejump]

"Wha-"

[Instantly, the friendly smile is gone.]

"Abu! What did you do to him? Let him go!"

[toujoursfluer]

[she seems unfazed by his temper.]

He stole my sunglasses. I stole them back. Fair is fair, ne?

[the hands disappear into a burst of petals and the monkey is free]

[onejump]

[... Sunglasses?

So that's what those things were called. It's amazing how many things here he recognized from the Genie's strange magic.

... Oh, and also what?]

"How did you do that? Are you some sort of sorceress?"

[Meanwhile, Abu, obviously quite grateful to be free, quickly goes up to Aladdin's shoulder, squeaking at his former captor and shaking his fist defiantly.

From safely behind Aladdin.]

[toujoursfluer]

Hmm it's possible, I suppose.

[Devil Fruit being largely nonexistent from anywhere outside her own world. Curious.]

Would it matter if I were?

[onejump]

[His immediate answer is yes. Al's experiences with sorcery, wizardry, and other forms of magical mysticism tended to end badly. And she had captured Abu.

... On the other hand, she let him go without a fuss. And he did try to steal from her...

Well, he clearly doesn't like it, but he says it anyway.]

"I guess not. Sorry he tried to steal from you."

[toujoursfluer]

It's nothing. He's rather cute when it comes to it.

[a hand blossoms out from the wall and attempts to tickle Abu under the chin]

Did you train him or did he train himself?

[onejump]

[Abu's immediate reaction is to try and run away from the hand.

Sadly, when it starts tickling him, it impedes his running, and he winds up giggling and trying to bat the hand away. Meanwhile, Aladdin begins relaxing by slow increments.]

"He learned to steal before I met him. It's kind of a long story."

[toujoursfluer]

[How cute! Have little monkey scratches as you are long forgiven and quite adorable]

It sounds like a sad life for a little monkey. But you take care of each other, ne?

[and she sounds a little wistful]

[onejump]

[Abu seems resigned to his fate of being coddled by mysterious magic hands awful though it clearly is.]

"Abu's been my best friend since we first met. We always had each other's backs."

[He was starting to warm up to her. A little. Still, that magic made him shifty.]

[toujoursfluer]

How wonderful.

[and she speaks warmly, since a monkey having your back has an almost bittersweet ring to it. The hand disappears into shifting petals and she stands, closing the book she was reading]

Care to have some coffee and talk about yourself?

[onejump]

"Coffee?"

[Okay, he knew what coffee was, at least. They had it back home. But it was always, well.

It wasn't something he could ever afford. He'd had enough trouble finding food to eat without stealing a luxury item he didn't really need like coffee.

Still, who was he to refuse an invitation? It looked like he'd get to try it today.]

"Yeah, I'd love to."

[toujoursfluer]

Very well. [she begins to walk toward the cafe, watching him and watching the monkey. It's highly tempting to lure him in one day with promises of shiny things and dress him in a little straw hat, red vest and jean shorts for her amusement]

Tell me about yourself, Aladdin. Where are you from? What is your world like?