The Deck of the Cape Rouge, Port of Fandom, Sunday Evening

[okteiviakom]

The boat-dwellers had returned to Fandom to find they were no longer alone in the port. Octavia recognized the Jackdaw from last summer, but she was yet to go over and say hi. Did not plan to do it tonight, either.

She'd gone over to her own boat to hang out for a while, but already found her back on the Rouge, now. Just sitting on one of the benches, alternating between watching the water and watching some of the ship's porgs as they began to settle down for the night.

The post-trip return to reality was underway, and she really wasn't sure how she felt about it.

And so, she chose to sit in the quiet for a while, instead.

[ooc: Ooopen chill Sunday evening post.]

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[my_own_advocate]

Octavia had plans to stay over more often.

A good part of Lucifer was happy - the important part, he insisted. The rest of him was conflicted. (He knew this was temporary. Had known this would be temporary. But with Octavia and Duke on better terms, suddenly temporary felt like it had an end. Possibly sooner than Lucifer was ready for it.)

He was thinking about going back to his home for a while. The last two weeks had been good. Too good. But perhaps--

Perhaps something.

Not yet, though.

He wandered onto the deck, glass of wine in hand, sometime into the evening. "Enjoying the new view?" he teased.

[okteiviakom]

"New-old," Octavia said with a wry look his way.

She reached a hand out towards him, too.

[my_own_advocate]

"Old enough to be new again," Lucifer said.

He took her hand, striding up to her position just far enough that he could sit down, himself.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia gave his fingers a little squeeze.

"I mean, there is an entire ship here that wasn't there when we left."

[my_own_advocate]

"Yes, very old-school pirate, isn't it," Lucifer said, casting a glance towards the Jackdaw.

[okteiviakom]

Octavia did, as well. "It was here for a little while last summer, too."

[my_own_advocate]

"Actual pirate?" Lucifer guessed.

[okteiviakom]

"Actual pirate," Octavia confirmed. That little wry note was back, both in her expression as well as her tone. "His men are good with swords."

[my_own_advocate]

"Ah," Lucifer said, and squeezed her hand in turn. "Your favorite."

[okteiviakom]

Octavia shrugged a little. "Not a lot of people on this island to spar with."

Probably more than she knew about, actually. But you couldn't find people when you rarely actually went out where you could meet them.

[my_own_advocate]

"So I take it you're pleased they're back."

[okteiviakom]

Another shrug.

"I guess so." She'd been a little disappointed when they'd left so soon, last year. But that was just for her to know. "Weird to have more ships around here, though."

[my_own_advocate]

"Suppose we can't claim this bay forever," Lucifer said, slipping his flask out of his pocket.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

There was at least one more less evident, boat-less resident joining the port, as well, since it became increasingly clear to Sidon that buildings would be a bit complicated for him now, but that perfectly fine by him. He'd always preferred the water, anyway, and there was even a wide variety of options available on an island with plenty of shore. But he'd always enjoyed the views from the port the most and the docks made for a good place to best avoid depths and tides when he needed to sleep.

So a few boats and a giant shark prince.

Like you do.

He'd swum in from a day of reaquainting himself with the sea again to spot some activity on one of said boats and called out brightly from the water with a mighty wave of his hand.

"Hello, up there! Lovely evening, wouldn't you say?"

[okteiviakom]

Octavia didn't quite look in the right direction, right away. The reflex was to look at the docks, not the water.

But, no. Water it was. Where there was a -- some kind of fish person?

"... I guess?" she called back. Sorry about the confused tone.

They definitely weren't in San Diego anymore.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

It was alright! It may have been a while, but Sidon was quite used to that tone!

"I'll admit," Sidon boomed back easily, "it is a bit brisk, but I find it rather invigorating! No doubt, the weather should be warming up nicely soon! Have we met? It has been a little bit longer for me than everyone here, so I can't quite recall every face, and there are so many new ones, besides! The boat is familiar, at least!"

[okteiviakom]

"Not in the last year, anyway," Octavia called back, having regained at least most of her composure, and tempered her tone into something mild. (But loud.) "Boat's not mine."

Not this one, anyway.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"There are a few more than I remember!" Sidon noted with approval. "Marvelous! Surely some thrillingnm tales of the high seas are to follow! But first! Perhaps an introduction is in order!"

Because he would never not love an introduction.

"I am Sidon!" He pumped a fist in the air, the toothy grin brilliant enough to flash even in the diminishing light of the evening. "The Zora Prince! And who do I have the honor of shouting greetings and conversations with over the port on this fine evening?"

[okteiviakom]

"Octavia."

Just Octavia. No Blake, no kom anything.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"Octavia!" Sidon repeated it joyously with an opening of his arms before thay fist pumped the air again. "Wonderful! It's very nice to meet you, Octavia! Are you a sailor, then? An adventurer of the briny deep?"

[okteiviakom]

If only.

"I just own that boat over there," Octavia replied, pointing out the much smaller Samsara in the next slip over. "Maybe that makes me a sailor, I don't know."

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Sidon swam a little to the side, to get a better look. "What a fantastic little vessel!" he proclaimed. "Splendid! And I would say if you sailed her, then that would indeed make you a sailor, but I am no expert! Never had much use for boats myself!"

There was literally no vessel in all of Hyrulr that could likely even hold him, but Hylians were generally not a sea-faring folk in general.

[okteiviakom]

"No, I guess you wouldn't."

Being whatever he was. Octavia thought about asking, but decided against it.

"You just... swim around?"

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"Oh, no," said Sidon. "Only some of the time! Most of the time, actually, when I'm here, I've spent time on the land. We Zora are amphibious! But I've hit a bit of a....growth spurt, since the last time. The island seems a bit...confined now, I'm afraid. The water, however, has always been spacious to accommodate my size!"

[okteiviakom]

"Guess it would be," Octavia allowed, finally pushing up from the bench and wandering closer to the gunwale.

For a better look.