#ic jinbe

[lofirp]

@tessofbaterilla The woman is tall for a human--not the towering fortress of a woman Charlotte Linlin was, but close to seven-and-a-half feet. Her eyes are direct and unapologetic on Jinbe's bearded face. "You're the Son of the sea." Yes, yes, he is, and that's a rather blunt greeting. "You were at Marineford." A flicker of pain, there and gone in a flash, passes over her own face, twisting one corner of her mouth. Without hesitation, she takes a step toward him, head tipped back so she can hold that eye contact. "I want to ask you something."

🫧 — Jinbe carefully lowers the crate he was carrying on the wet, sandy ground. It contains mainly provisions he brought along. Lending a helping hand is never easy when distrust, unrest and hostility are this palpable in the air.

He studies the woman with a neutrality that isn't disinterest but cautious goodwill, before giving her an acknowledging nod. "You are correct," Jinbe replies evenly after a moment, straightening to his full height. "I was."

Jinbe's gaze remains on her, calm and steady.

"You wished to ask me something."

[lofirp]

@onboardsaltedcaramel Cacti! Cacti for everyone. With an armful of small but flowering bulbs in tiny ceramic pots, Emil paused by Jinbe and handed him one. "For you. Or would you like to adopt more than one?"

🫧 — Cacti? What a peculiar choice of plants to sell on the streets. He can't remember ever having seen so many cacti blossom like this in one place. He leans slightly over to have a closer look.

"I think I would like to adopt multiple. I'd certainly take tips on how to maintain them properly, too. How much do you want for one?" After all, just accepting them for free wouldn't sit right with him.

[lofirp]

@tessofbaterilla / meme 'Maybe there was a shit ton of black mold in the crawl space and we're both lying on the floor hallucinating.' -Tess to Jinbe

LoFi Rp: Jinbe

🛞 So, you can add 'crawl spaces' to the vanishingly small list of things Jinbe does NOT like. He is definitely not a stranger to desperate measures in desperate times and definitely the last one to complain, but it requires a lot of self-control right now.

As they're leaning against the cold wall of the intermediate space across of each other, one of them started to jokingly question how there is just no way they're doing this right now.

'Maybe there was a shit ton of black mold in the crawl space and we're both lying on the floor hallucinating.'

Now that's a funny picture to imagine, sure. But realistically, how big are the chances they both just hallucinate the same vivid nonsense? But with not much else to go by right now, Jinbe decides to just go with it.

"I suppose that begs the question, am I the hallucination, or are you?"

[lofirp]

@tessofbaterilla / Meme Do you celebrate any holidays? Do you have a favorite, if you do? Do you celebrate any special holidays that not many people know about? - Jinbe

🫧 — "Hmm… I cannot say I celebrate holidays myself. Traditions are precious things, but they often differ from one land and people to another. Rather than place value on certain days alone, I believe every day carries its own worth. A good meal shared among friends, safe travels, or simply seeing everyone together and smiling… those are reasons enough to celebrate."