[ she can tell even before he says it. He's thinking too hard. She does not exist in his world. Her nakama are here but they are not-- The hard knot twists inside of her. They are not-- She is not--
No-- they are.
They are and she is.
She wipes at her eyes with the back of her hand. They will be. Luffy is still her captain even if he can't remember and she will still--follow him if he--if he lets her.
She won't let the Malnosso beat her even in this. She has been here too long to be so easily beaten down.
Even so the truth is frozen in her mouth. It's too much. So she takes a smaller step. She takes a deep quiet breath, though when she speaks, her voice is strained]
This--is another world, Captain-san. [she blossoms a hand behind him to tug affectionately at one of his feathers]
And it will be hard. But I will watch over you, ne? [her chin is trembling and she stops it but a warm trail slides down her cheek anyway, even if she is smiling. dereshishishi]
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No-- they are.
They are and she is.
She wipes at her eyes with the back of her hand. They will be. Luffy is still her captain even if he can't remember and she will still--follow him if he--if he lets her.
She won't let the Malnosso beat her even in this. She has been here too long to be so easily beaten down.
Even so the truth is frozen in her mouth. It's too much. So she takes a smaller step. She takes a deep quiet breath, though when she speaks, her voice is strained]
This--is another world, Captain-san. [she blossoms a hand behind him to tug affectionately at one of his feathers]
And it will be hard. But I will watch over you, ne? [her chin is trembling and she stops it but a warm trail slides down her cheek anyway, even if she is smiling. dereshishishi]