[ Yeah. Definitely weird. But it also doesn't hurt that he's in an environment where he gets a chance to actually show this side of himself to others. He never would have put himself in this position before, for a number of reasons... Reasons that, frankly, didn't seem to matter here. It's lead him here on this boat, able to fleetingly "get away" from it all with Nami. He may not know her full story, but she looks so much brighter in this light.
Like it was something he needed to appreciate for the time that they've got here. The moment she leans across him for a cooler full of drinks, his mismatched gaze follows her when she calls him the minority in wanting more people like her. Or at least, he would have been. Raising his hand in acceptance, he nods for the drink in thanks. This oughta hit the spot while they set sail! ]
That'll happen when you don't have the whole story. [ A story that he wouldn't mind hearing, regardless of the circumstance. But he doesn't pry on her own past any further than that remark. Only that he gets it. ] I can probably count on one hand the list of people who DON'T think I'm an asshole.
[ Dot. Dot. Dot. ]
...Back home, I mean. [ Another beat. ] I think? Whaddya think, am I an asshole, Nami? You could join a very exclusive list—
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[ Yeah. Definitely weird. But it also doesn't hurt that he's in an environment where he gets a chance to actually show this side of himself to others. He never would have put himself in this position before, for a number of reasons... Reasons that, frankly, didn't seem to matter here. It's lead him here on this boat, able to fleetingly "get away" from it all with Nami. He may not know her full story, but she looks so much brighter in this light.
Like it was something he needed to appreciate for the time that they've got here. The moment she leans across him for a cooler full of drinks, his mismatched gaze follows her when she calls him the minority in wanting more people like her. Or at least, he would have been. Raising his hand in acceptance, he nods for the drink in thanks. This oughta hit the spot while they set sail! ]
That'll happen when you don't have the whole story. [ A story that he wouldn't mind hearing, regardless of the circumstance. But he doesn't pry on her own past any further than that remark. Only that he gets it. ] I can probably count on one hand the list of people who DON'T think I'm an asshole.
[ Dot. Dot. Dot. ]
...Back home, I mean. [ Another beat. ] I think? Whaddya think, am I an asshole, Nami? You could join a very exclusive list—
[ Now he's having fun. ]