[See, they can totally be delivered! Even if she comes to the Valentine's Day Special Episode (wow and it's a good thing that was filmed before Vegeta decided to go and destroy half the city), Sanji still makes sure to send Veronica one of his chocolate-covered fruit bouquets. There's a small box of handmade chocolates with it, as well as a note:]
[Veronica never doubted him for a second, but she didn't expect the flower bouquet and is pleasantly surprised when it arrives. (She even spent a very long time just examining it.)
She still doesn't know where anyone lives though, so her normal thank-you note is sent in text form instead.]
Dear Sanji, Thank you very much for the beautiful bouquet. Your work is so lovely. I hope that you will have a wonderful day full of smiles and laughter. Sincerely, Veronica
[His day was mostly spent recovering from fighting Vegeta, but her text boosts his spirits immediately!!]
Glad you like it, Veronica-chan! Remember, it should keep in the fridge for a couple days. And I can send more chocolates over if you ever want more!! :)
Thank you very much! I am very glad, but you do not have to make time if you do not have any. I have quite a lot of time when I am not at school, so I am sure any time that you have will be fine.
[...Though her comment about school suddenly makes Sanji acutely aware that he doesn't actually know how old she is, and that seems like it might be important information. Maybe.]
I do. I am taking classes as a pursuit of knowledge. Back in Zerestria, I had never been to a school and knowledge was difficult for me to obtain. I am taking advantage of what they give to us here, I suppose.
I could've gone when I was younger. Eh, more like I probably would've HAD to go, but I sort of. Left. Had a dream and staying where I was didn't seem like it was gonna get me anywhere, so I hopped a couple of ships and eventually ended up on the Orbit -- that was the cruise ship. Lucky for me, they put me to work instead of kicking me off. Shit, I was probably 8 or 9 or something?
I had a lady teach me basic stuff before that. Letter and numbers and stuff. And then the old geezer at the restaurant kept it up there. Just never really actually been to SCHOOL, you know?
Perhaps you would have. Education does seem to be mandatory in many places. Eight years old is very young.
[But then again, Carlo had been around that age when she met him.]
I am glad that you were lucky with the Orbit though. I am sure you do not have to go to school if you do not wish to. I go because I wish to know more, to know things I was never able to back home. And school is not the only place to learn, after all. You also learn from friends, from people that you speak with, and sometimes by trying and doing and failing.
Yeah, of course! I learned most of what I needed to on the Baratie from that old geezer -- about cooking and everything else. But even then, I'm still picking up new recipes and shit all the time, especially in a place like this. Never really STOP learning, I guess!
Precisely. Learning is not limited only to schools. Cooking and knowing so many recipes is truly amazing. The servants were always so very skilled that I had hoped to learn how to cook too. Of course, it is still difficult sometimes but I am learning all the time, as well.
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protectthecastle) wrote2015-05-16 04:11 pm
Special Delivery!! - 2/14
Happy Valentine's Day, Veronica-chan~!!
Hope you have a wonderful day and smile a lot! ♡
- Sanji
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She still doesn't know where anyone lives though, so her normal thank-you note is sent in text form instead.]
Dear Sanji,
Thank you very much for the beautiful bouquet. Your work is so lovely. I hope that you will have a wonderful day full of smiles and laughter.
Sincerely,
Veronica
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Glad you like it, Veronica-chan! Remember, it should keep in the fridge for a couple days. And I can send more chocolates over if you ever want more!! :)
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It would be not a bother? I do not wish to impose if you are busy..
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I....I totally meant to write 'not be a bother'...not that...Shakespearean sounding thing...orz
Would you be willing to teach me as well?
XDD
[Just all the exclamation points.]
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Thank you very much! I am very glad, but you do not have to make time if you do not have any. I have quite a lot of time when I am not at school, so I am sure any time that you have will be fine.
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[...Though her comment about school suddenly makes Sanji acutely aware that he doesn't actually know how old she is, and that seems like it might be important information. Maybe.]
You go to school? Taking classes for something?
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I do. I am taking classes as a pursuit of knowledge. Back in Zerestria, I had never been to a school and knowledge was difficult for me to obtain. I am taking advantage of what they give to us here, I suppose.
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I never really went to school either.
[Not for any decent amount of time, anyway.]
What type of classes?
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Why? Do you want to go?
Math, biology, geography, history, art and any other classes that are being offered and which I have the time to take.
[And this isn't counting in the time she likes to spend at the library where she reads everything she can find.]
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Nah, not really. And I just never had a chance! Like I told you, I started working on a cruise ship when I was just a kid.
Sounds like you got a heavy load, though. Good luck with all that!
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It is not too heavy, I am quite looking forward to it. Thank you for your well-wishes.
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I had a lady teach me basic stuff before that. Letter and numbers and stuff. And then the old geezer at the restaurant kept it up there. Just never really actually been to SCHOOL, you know?
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[But then again, Carlo had been around that age when she met him.]
I am glad that you were lucky with the Orbit though. I am sure you do not have to go to school if you do not wish to. I go because I wish to know more, to know things I was never able to back home. And school is not the only place to learn, after all. You also learn from friends, from people that you speak with, and sometimes by trying and doing and failing.
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