[He's going to try very hard not to be self-conscious or anxious, but:]
... A meal, if you shall accept it.
[It's probably nothing compared to what the man could apparently cook. Even so, it is something made of his own hands, with his own fire. His reward for surviving the game had been a fireplace in his room, and he has put it to use.]
During the werewolf situation, I had lost my temper in the heat of emotion. I've extended an apology to Portia, but — I would also like to apologize to you for having to involve yourself in such an impious display.
[ he remembers. he remembers this punk ass kid who made portia cry, but he also remembers being a punk ass kid who was a shit to everyone who crossed his path. what he doesn't remember is the last time in recent history that anyone offered him a meal. not that he wants anyone to do that. ]
All that matters is that Portia's feelings have been taken care of.
[A pause. Hesitation, as if he's a little embarrassed.
But he is also not one to lie.]
It's an Irish pottage. Where I'm from, we don't have much in the way of complicated recipes, so it may lack any luster for a chef... but it's something from home that gave me some quiet and peace to create here.
[ TO DIE????????? NO POINT IN LIVING WITHOUT NAMI???????????? ]
there's no fixing this, luffy. i broke nami's heart and her trust. she'll never forgive me, and i don't deserve her forgiveness anyway. after everything she's been through, how could i be so thoughtless? so heartless? if anyone else here could cook worth a damn, i'd tell you to find a new cook for your crew, too.
( sanji pls, luffy will throw you overboard himself if he has to put up with the theatrics too long. )
no! no moping! you've been doing that long enough, no? if nami truly wouldn't forgive you she wouldn't talk to you at all. what is it you think you did to break her heart???
i'd tell you to throw your resignation in the lake where it belongs.
i had a thing with alina. one time. in the otherworld, after eating something that did something strange to us both. that's not an excuse, i know. but i was unfaithful to nami. i came back right after to find nami waiting for me in my bed. i didn't hide anything from her. that felt worse. but i hurt her. i hurt her so badly.
alina has been caught in the middle, but she's my friend, too. just my friend. nothing else has happened, and nothing ever will. but i care about her too, and she's been hurt because of me as well.
so, you see? i don't deserve to be a straw hat. zeff didn't raise me like this. i don't even deserve to be a man.
firstly if things like this disqualified us from being straw hats i would be on the chopping block too. you and i both know this place plays games, the fact you told nami straight away instead of hiding it? that's a brave thing! most ppl would just hide it and then imagine if you did that and nami found out.
so you told nami and it went bad. that's it?? all this over just that??
what do you want, sanji? tell me and we will figure it out together.
some of the best recipes are when you throw everything together and see how it works. have you butchered your game? i can do that part, and any parts we don't use for your stew, we can always make it into a tasty snack for later. tell you what — list all the ingredients you remember, and i'll put it together. how many people are you looking to feed? the whole house?
it starts that simple. you know why? cause you're not talking to each other properly. how do you know what nami wants? she's said lots of things to me and never meant them, so why is this different?
i have, yes. i used to do it for her, when her hands were unable to. i remember the rabbit, and onion, and some thyme, i think. there were other herbs, but i would know them better from smell than name.
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