[ They were nothing to worry about, he says with a smile, and all Nami can hear is but I'll be back for sure, a brightness meant to reassure, then and now; all she can remember is feeling paralyzed, helpless.
Didn't you say you shouldn't lie, she wants to say, wants to lean forward and shake his shoulders and yell because she can't do anything else, she can't go back and make sure Luffy beats up every single person who even thinks of putting their friend in handcuffs, she can't — ]
Sanji-kun... please remember you're not alone.
[ He's not alone, just as Robin wasn't alone, just as none of them ever are — they're a crew, they're nakama, they're all for one and one for all. She knows her words must sound strange, must make no sense to him, not having yet set foot to Zou... but she hopes her words will stick with him, that later, on the way to Big Mam, he will think back to this moment and remember.
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Didn't you say you shouldn't lie, she wants to say, wants to lean forward and shake his shoulders and yell because she can't do anything else, she can't go back and make sure Luffy beats up every single person who even thinks of putting their friend in handcuffs, she can't — ]
Sanji-kun... please remember you're not alone.
[ He's not alone, just as Robin wasn't alone, just as none of them ever are — they're a crew, they're nakama, they're all for one and one for all. She knows her words must sound strange, must make no sense to him, not having yet set foot to Zou... but she hopes her words will stick with him, that later, on the way to Big Mam, he will think back to this moment and remember.
They're coming for him. ]