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He's here! ...Somewhere. Don't know what he's doing - probably hiding from trolls.

Yeah, yeah, don't worry. I ain't giving him Shitty Bug.

They're hard to hide from when you're not sure where they ARE. I have an...anti-troll charm. Thing. I'm not sure if it works, though.

...did you see what Luffy did to himself. ...herself. WHATEVER.

Good. I KNEW you guys would form a bond!

Do you now. And what does an anti-troll charm entail?

...Herself. Luffy. You've got to be kidding me - did Fujiko-san ACTUALLY give him a freaking banana or whatever??

God, okay, there's no BOND. I just think he has cool markings!

It's a bunch of herbs or something in a little sachet. I dunno. It doesn't smell very good. BUT they haven't been bothering me, so I think maybe it works. Unless they're just trying to lull me into a false sense of security.

Apparently! You gotta help me, Sanji! He keeps trying to do...tricks. With. Certain things.

A-HA! So you admit he's cool!!

I think that's definitely it. The false sense of security thing. Yes.

Ah, yeah, he's offering me the same...

HIS MARKINGS. His MARKINGS are cool!

.....why do you think that? Did you noticed something??

...he has a Nami impression now.

Same difference!

Nah, just seems like a troll-ish thing to do!

What?!

Whatever. At least he's not too much of a pain in the ass. Easy to take care of.

Norway SAYS they like to play tricks...

You don't wanna see. ...well. Actually, YOU probably do wanna see. But don't. Just. Don't.

Right! Really easy! Have you been giving him bananas and stuff? Did you try holding him yet??

Are we sure they even actually exist?

What the hell is he doing??!

Of course not, do you think I'm insane? Like hell I'd hold him. But yeah, been giving bananas and all that. He likes peaches better, I think.

Uhm. Not exactly. Lucci thinks that Norway might actually be a little crazy, actually. But...it doesn't hurt to take precautions, right??

...flashing. And then trying to charge for it. But Nami got mad at him, so he might not try that again.

I TOLD you, they don't bite or anything! What about at least stroking his shell a little? Did you do that?? Oh, you already know what his favorite food is! As expected of Sanji!!

Someone would've run into one by now if they were really on the ship. I bet there aren't any.

.............I missed it?-- I mean. I am SO kicking that idiot's ass!!!

Do you know how long it took me to even open the freaking cage?! But I didn't want him to starve, so... I told you I'm never touching it!

But you can't really be SURE, right? I mean...they can go invisible!

Yeah. REAL believable, there.

Oh. Well...can I hold him a little, then? Are you in the kitchen? Is he with you?

17 trolls would take up a little space, don't you think? They'd make noise or SOMETHING.

Shut up.

...Yeah, I'm. Cooking. For Luffy. He's on the counter, you can hold him if you want, I guess.

Well. Yeah, I DID wonder about that part. But...

What are you making? Can I have some too? Anyway...I WILL come and hold him for a while then. Since you're not gonna, he needs attention from SOMEONE. Poor guy. We can watch you cook, I guess.

...did you know it was Kaku's birthday yesterday?

But...? Face it, there ain't any trolls on the ship. Bet he was just messing with us.

Meat, of course. Haven't decided what yet. You can have some, though - anything in particular YOU want? ...I've given him enough attention! But. Sure, alright, spoil him or whatever.

...No - what? No! What the shit, no one told me that! Not even Lucci!!

Better safe than sorry?

Um. It's kind of late for meat. Can I have a milkshake instead--no, wait! How about a fruit smoothie? Then I can share some with Shitty Bug! Besides, it's not SPOILING him! You just said you won't even touch him. He's probably lonely.

He didn't say anything to anyone! What the hell...

I think I like assuming they don't exist better.

Fruit smoothie, can do! Ah - fine, fine, you're not spoiling him. And you can share your smoothie or whatever, just. Keep him on THAT side of the room.

Geez. Lucci's been in a mood ever since...you know. Luffy. But you'd think he would've said something about THAT, even if Kaku didn't.

...I don't think I can do that after assuming they've been around for so long.

Do you keep him in the kitchen all the time? Or bring his cage back to the guy's cabin at night? ANYWAY, I don't know what the problem is! Are you afraid to touch him??

Oh. So...I kind of THOUGHT Lucci was acting a little--is it because Luffy doesn't remember? I mean. Okay, that's got to be weird, but it'll come back to him, right? And even if it doesn't, Luffy's just...Luffy. He's already fine with Lucci being here because he knows we trust him.

Ignoring that though...the Kaku thing kind of pisses me off. Jeez, he couldn't even TELL anyone?

Have fun watching out for them, then.

I've...been bringing him back to the guys' cabin. I don't wanna leave him in the kitchen - what if he gets out or something?? Fuck knows what all he could get into. And I'm NOT afraid, how many times do I gotta say it?! I just don't want to!

Usopp. Come on, you know Lucci- I mean. He and...the other Luffy - or whatever you wanna call him - they were close. I dunno. He's gonna have to get used to it, I guess it's just taking him awhile.

Yeah, that's irritating. Maybe he didn't want a party or something?

...I'm not doing it for FUN.

That's good, though! I bet he's attached to you anyway; he'd probably be lonely if you left him in the kitchen by himself all night. ...okay then, you're not SCARED. But WHY don't you want to hold him at all? Or at least pet him a little or something? His shell is really cool-feeling; you should try.

Well. Yeah, okay. I mean...I guess if Luffy forgot ME and still remembered everyone else, it'd really suck and I'd be upset about it, but...it's not like he did it on PURPOSE--whatever he did. And he might still wake up tomorrow and remember again! ...maybe. Anyway, doesn't it kind of seem like Lucci's been...avoiding Luffy since he got back? It's probably weird to talk to him now, but it's not gonna get any LESS weird if he doesn't.

Even if he DIDN'T--I dunno. Lucci didn't want one at first either, or at least he SAID that, but he still didn't sneak around hiding his birthday from us.

...His legs - I don't get how you can let something with that many legs crawl all over you. And. AND- ...Alright, maybe I could feel his shell. Maybe. Possibly.

I don't think he's gonna remember again. It's better to accept that and move on than to spend too long hoping... He's definitely been avoiding him. He says he hasn't even talked to him. And that he doesn't know HOW to talk to him. I told him he needs to try anyway.

Asshole. I could've made him a cake if he'd said something. Funny how he turned out to be harder to get close to than Lucci, huh?

He doesn't crawl ALL OVER. He just walks on my arm a little, or just sits there on the back of my hand. He's really good! Some of the other ones we got try to fly away sometimes. Yeah, that's the spirit! It's not gross or anything, I PROMISE. He's pretty smooth with a little bit of texture.

...well. Maybe not. I don't really think it was a fruit anymore, because that definitely would've worn off by now, even if he ate more than one. But that doesn't mean that he won't still remember again, does it? It's kind of easy for me to FORGET that Luffy doesn't remember everything, actually. He seems just like his regular self, except then he'll ask about something and remind me... Hm.

Doesn't know how to--what the heck is THAT supposed to mean?? He's Luffy; you just talk to him the same as always, right? He does need to try! I don't think it'll be BAD. If he's worried Luffy's still mad about...all that stuff that happened before, with Robin...he's NOT. ...I guess I should just be talking to Lucci about this and not you, though.

I'm pretty sure he just came to Sunny because of Lucci. He obviously doesn't care about any of the rest of us.

He won't jump at me, right? If I touch him. Hold him still!

Bottom line is, even if he's forgotten some stuff, at least he still knows who you and I are. He doesn't really know Lucci as anyone other than the guy who kidnapped Robin-chan. And I don't think Lucci's worried about that, in particular - I think it's just the whole situation. I dunno, he's gonna have to deal with it at some point. But maybe letting him do it on his own time is best?

Well...yeah. I mean, the first part. HE wasn't the one who was close to Luffy. If anything, it's the exact opposite. Still, as long as they've been here, you'd think something would've changed by now.

Haha! No; he won't JUMP! Just don't surprise him, that's all.

Mm. I guess. Did he say anything else to you about it?

Do you talk to him much? I...don't. I mean, at least I TRIED a few times, though. He's...I still don't know what the heck that guy's thinking.