[ every word hurts, the damning confirmation that he let his crew down. he wasn't there for them during what was probably the worst go of it since the werewolf games, and to make things worse — he left them worse off than before. ]
that's not true. you shouldn't have been the one to get bit. i'm always going to protect you. zoro is too. we take care of each other. all of us. besides, i'm a proud pirate before i'm anything else. there's always going to be some shitbag who needs their ass kicked.
[ as for the rest... he shakes his head as if nami can see him through the screen, wishing he were there with her. ]
those are just house games. they don’t mean anything. i don't like that you went out seeking punishment that you didn't deserve, but you didn’t do anything wrong. and i told jinx to take care of you. the last thing i wanted was for you to be alone, and i suspected that zoro might not be himself after… well, you know. but it’s all okay now. i’m back, and everything can be normal again. we can put all of it behind us.
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that's not true. you shouldn't have been the one to get bit.
i'm always going to protect you. zoro is too. we take care of each other. all of us.
besides, i'm a proud pirate before i'm anything else. there's always going to be some shitbag who needs their ass kicked.
[ as for the rest... he shakes his head as if nami can see him through the screen, wishing he were there with her. ]
those are just house games. they don’t mean anything. i don't like that you went out seeking punishment that you didn't deserve, but you didn’t do anything wrong.
and i told jinx to take care of you. the last thing i wanted was for you to be alone, and i suspected that zoro might not be himself after… well, you know.
but it’s all okay now. i’m back, and everything can be normal again. we can put all of it behind us.