( nope. not quick enough. never. quick. enough. good thing the hug doesn't send him flying to the ground, but that's only because he's stronger than most. it does hurt his chest still to have luffy clinging to him like a goddamn... monkey, quite literally, as he hasn't yet fully recovered from his injuries. the whole while, he just stands there with his hands by his side, thinking that, any time now, he should be letting him go. )
Got here with the other new arrivals. ( he figures -- either luffy somehow managed to sail the merry through that beacon, doubt it, or he was in the other cages and they'd missed each other for some stupid reason. whatever it is, he's glad to see him. after all, he'd made a vow to stand by his side until the end. )
You can let go now. ( he makes a move to tug on his shirt, having every intention of pulling luffy off, but then... he gives him an awkward pat on his back instead. just once. ) Glad you made it here too. ( even if they've somehow ended up a billion miles away from the grand line, at least they're not completely lost. )
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Got here with the other new arrivals. ( he figures -- either luffy somehow managed to sail the merry through that beacon, doubt it, or he was in the other cages and they'd missed each other for some stupid reason. whatever it is, he's glad to see him. after all, he'd made a vow to stand by his side until the end. )
You can let go now. ( he makes a move to tug on his shirt, having every intention of pulling luffy off, but then... he gives him an awkward pat on his back instead. just once. ) Glad you made it here too. ( even if they've somehow ended up a billion miles away from the grand line, at least they're not completely lost. )