Fifty-four degrees out, crisp winds tickling the back of your neck and sending shivers down your spine, and Reinaka Sciwalker was wearing a training bra. Granted, this wasn’t the only thing she was wearing; there was the over-sized hoodie belonged to Owen Sharp, slumped over a pair of floral print capris, and you couldn’t ignore the beat-up, clearly well-worn pair of slippers – far too sparkly to be ignored, even if you tried – but still, really, Rei-Rei? In mid-October? Had any particularly curious passerby’s taken a moment from their far too busy and bustling schedules to inquire as to the reasoning behind her choice in wardrobe, she’d have laughed. Not just a little giggle either, mind! A real laugh, with a smile that crept all the way up to her eyes, then wriggled her hips and kindly informed them that she, “…liked ‘em! They’re cute!” Oh dear. Perhaps it was better then, that, so far, no one had yet to be so intrigued enough or courageous enough to ask about the innocent, yet still seemingly offensive style. Instead, odd looks and rolling eyes had been all she’d received…with the exception of the almost admiring once-over from the cute boy with the pair of red running shoes, which had, in turn, earned him a hair toss, and a grin before Reinaka had danced away, thinking no more of it than that.

Like nearly everything else in the world, she’d taken this in stride, and had chosen to go on with her night, gone right back to shimmying and swaying along the pier in time to the sounds of Def Leppard’s “Animal” in that little noggin of hers. It was a strange thing to do, one that only called more attention to her than the razzle dazzle in her shoes, or the nearly two feet of her legs she’d left exposed already did, but Rei-Rei didn’t mind this either. To be honest, she liked the attention, even if she chose not to respond to it. It made her feel somehow good inside, knowing that people were watching, even if it meant her thighs going numb from the cold. They weren’t though, luckily enough! Well, to be fair, they had been, but that had been when she’d only first come out onto the pier, and had only been walking. Ever since she’d decided to up her tempo, and start to dance, albeit badly, they’d returned to a perfectly comfortable temperature! See, there: yet another reason not to stop the dance.

Oh, but she did have to stop at one point though. When her breath became hitched, and her heart was pumping just a little too fast for her liking - and not nearly in the right way, nor for the right reasons, she might add – she decided that maybe, it was best if she stopped. Not for long. Just enough to catch her breath for a few seconds, that’s all. So, turning off the internal stereo, she ended her little game with one final twirl, almost falling over before she caught herself on Owen, though not nearly as gracefully as she’d have liked. She pressed up against the boy and tucked her head beneath his arm and wrapped it around her neck, squirming and shimming.

“Owennnnnn! It's so coolddd. My wings are gonna fall off! And all these boats out here are too crappy to steal! Are you guy's sure this plan is a good one. Keiji-kun seems a little dense if you asked me.” She snickered to herself then looked up and around Owen to Tai, whom she's fitted with a large hat and a backpack with a whole cut in the inside to hide his fin as best as possible.

"Are you sure you'd be able to fix a ship while we're at sea, Tai?! Tch...seems like we'd all drown eventually.."

Hell was freezing over. Reinaka was one hundred and seventy-three percent sure of it. She was so sure that she swore she’d put her hand in fire if she was wrong about this. Mind, that wasn’t really much of a punishment considering the fact that she was about to get freaking frostbite, it was so damn cold out here! Alright, that was a mild exaggeration, but she was quite sure it wasn’t too far off. The tips of her fingers, poking out from the ends of a pair of purple fingerless gloves, were nearly blue with numbness, rendered desensitized to the harsh winds in the hour or so during which they’d already been exposed, while her cheeks were rosier even than usual, flushed with both the cold, as well as the exertion of her walk-jog-skip along the pier. Clearly, this was not weather appropriate for strolls of any kind along waterways; the streets were deserted, the entire area devoid of human presence, save Rei-Rei, Owen and... Fishman weren't human but you get it, now hopping at the water’s edge in an attempt to keep warm.

As Owen used his devil fruit power to wrap himself like a blanket around her shoulders, she quite blatantly had absolutely no sense of propriety, and the small smile on her face while she squirming around beneath the human flag was enough to tell you that she was indeed quite delighted with this fact. Knowing her, either one of the two was equally likely, and the true reason was most probably some kind of combination of the two: her acting as she pleased to, without much of a thought about whether or not it was in concordance with the general standards of what was politically correct, while a tiny part of her remembered just how wrong it was, leading to a secret swelling of pride in her chest about her unwillingness to mindlessly conform.

Oh Rei-Rei, what will we do with you? Oh, here's an idea, let's attack you with undead skeletons...

By this point, anyone else would have booked it, high-tailed it home, and made a beeline for the cushy armchair by the roaring fire, all with a piping hot mug of hot cocoa in hand, but her? Forget about it... well, on second thought... A rampant scream ripped from Rei's lips as hysteria welled up from the pit of her stomach, sending the wailing girl running in circles around the boys, unfortunately pulling the flag boy along for the ride. She finally ended behind Tai, hopefully masked by his wide girth.

"Those are walking skeletons... Go do something, Owen! I don't think I can stop them with my chi blocking guys." With that the girl, ballet up the sheet, tied it in a knot for weight and then flung it up and over Tai and towards the ghouls.

Sigh. Everyone was doing there part and here she was, afraid of ghosts and skeletons, crouching behind a Fishman. What would he sensei think of her now? Her mother, worrisome as ever would say 'run, rei-darling, run and let those boys handle it', her father, uptight and overly sensitive, would remark at how little clothing she was wearing, and around boys? With this kind of chill in air? Well, do you want to catch your death, Reinaka? Do you want to put your mother-dearest in an early grave? Sighhhhh. She shook the thoughts from her head as vehemontly as they tried to stay and was left with only one voice now: her little brother. Her ironclad and wily, no fear in sight little brother would was more brave than anyone she'd ever met. "The fuck are you doin', Rei-Rei... Cowering like a lil' bitch, that's what!" Rei inhaled a deep gust of air, stood up, and watched a new patch of goolies ran towards the now unprotected little Skypiean.

With a new look of determination, and a gulp to swallow the last of her fear, the girl launched her self in the air with an aerial somersault, lifted the span of her wings and crashed onto the shoulders of the nearest skeleton. Locking either hands beneath his willowy and boney jaw, she lifted up, soaring high into the night sky until she was high enough to drop the sucker and paint the street white with clattered bones. She then down back down into a front flip kick, adding the weight of her descent to strengthen her blow. Chi Blockers were known for their speed and precision, not their power, and if she was going to be of any help to the crew tonight, she needed to get creative.

The skeleton collapsed with the weight of her drop, sending Rei-Rei rolling backward on the tough pavement. She managed to tumble over to her feet, but the kick clearly straining on her ankle, as she could barely stand on it now. Still there was one other skeleton coming towards her and needed to take it down. With no skin, muscles or pressure points to speak of, she was severely disadvantaged in a fight against these kinds of opponents. The skeleton launched itself towards her with its sword and shield in tow.

Fuck.

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