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...Hm.

It could look worse, I guess.

...

Actually.

No. It couldn't.

Goddammit. Whatever.

ANYWAY. Straw Hats, we kinda need to...go pick someone up. I told him we'd be there in...oh...negative five weeks. Ahah. Nami-sa—er. Na...mi.....nngh - she says we're leaving right after lunch. So get your shit together!

P.S. I haven't had a cigarette in almost three days. You've been warned. Not that you NEED to be warned, because I'm totally fine.

P.P.S. Chopper says he's gonna take my stitches out tomorrow. THANK FUCK.

P.P.P.S. Zoro is an idiot.

[ooc: SO SANJI NOW LOOKS LIKE THIS. Minus the smile. As he is none too pleased at the moment, haha. \o/]

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I know some about that, if Chopper doesn't. Which I'm sure he does anyway.

...I think I know better than to try to do any training stuff with YOU.

That's not training; it's physical therapy. The difference is that for the latter I don't beat you up.

Sure, you say that NOW...

I don't see why training needs to involve beating your students up in the first place. Haven't you ever heard of...positive reinforcement?? Some people respond better to stuff like that, you know!

People who respond better to positive reinforcement than to extreme stress have no business practicing Rokushiki, that's why.

...should you really even be teaching that stuff to people at ALL?

I teach it to people who are committed to it. They have their reasons for being committed, and if I deem that those reasons are satisfactory, yes, I think that I should be teaching it to people.

Maybe you should just stick to ventriloquism lessons instead.

...I never realized you had a problem with it.

Well, it's not like I was a FAN before, exactly, but I also didn't know about that whole...other part until a little while ago, either.

...I dunno. Forget it.

...What other part?

The part we stopped talking about.

...Oh. That.

All of my students are too old to have that happen to them. Even I wouldn't go so far as to get someone into that situation without warning them.

Yeah.

...no, I didn't mean--I figured you'd TELL them if that was an issue, but...

Sorry. It just...worries me, I guess.

...

You're still thinking about it.

...maybe a little. It's--I can't HELP it!

Is it... Does it really upset you that much?

...kinda. I'm TRYING not to think about it, I just-- ...sorry. It's my problem, not yours.

No, it's--

...I don't...really know what to say here.

Why does it bother you so much?

You don't have to say anything. I'm not trying to--you shouldn't have to...

...w-well. Wouldn't it bother you if it was...one of us?

Well...yes, it would bother me. But I suppose it would be difficult to be too concerned if they weren't upset about it. It's just that... I don't know. Do you think we'll all know each other in ten years?

Of course! We're nakama, you know? Even if we don't all stick right together forever, that's not gonna change.

...look, it's--I know that we don't exactly have an easy path ahead of us, and maybe something unexpected might happen, and maybe one of us could-- Everybody's strong, though. And we watch out for each other. Anyway, it's a little different, the idea that that something like that COULD happen, and knowing that someone's only got a certain amount of time until they...die. Even IF it's not any time soon, it's still not the kinda thing you can just...forget.

Or maybe that's just me. I guess maybe I'm doing that...thing again, where I make a big deal out of what SHOULD be nothing. Or almost nothing.

...I dunno. I just--it sort of reminds me of what happened with my mom, I guess.

...You're right. I suppose I'm being too pessimistic about that. Of course we'll still know each other. I don't think we could just permanently fall out of contact at this point.

Well, I am... "flattered" isn't the right word, but it's good to know that you actually...care. That someone cares. It's just one of those strange things, I suppose; I still keep forgetting that I actually matter to people sometimes.

...What did happen to your mother? You never really talk about it.

Nah. We'll definitely always be nakama. And friends, too! Right?

...of COURSE I care. Jeez. After all, you're--I mean, you're probably one of my best friends now. You know?

She...got sick.

Absolutely.

Yes. You're one of mine too.

...Ah. Was it...sudden?