[Perhaps she needs it more than she will admit. But at the moment she is not sure of the reasoning behind the suddenness of it. She's not sure whether he means to comfort her or something else. Something she can't quite understand since he is otherwise silent. Almost as if he is taking comfort for himself. She touches one of the arms around her shoulders, smoothing her thumb back and forth almost on instinct.]
[And then he speaks and she stiffens. Of course he would have to say that. Of course she would have to think about that. She doesn't want to. It's easier not to. But she will. She is a Mugiwara and they only go forward, never back. She leans her head back against his shoulder because, really, she knows the answer.]
[She knows it and she can see it again, in black and white, scrawled on her Captain's arm. 3D 2Y. She closes her eyes.]
[Action]
[And then he speaks and she stiffens. Of course he would have to say that. Of course she would have to think about that. She doesn't want to. It's easier not to. But she will. She is a Mugiwara and they only go forward, never back. She leans her head back against his shoulder because, really, she knows the answer.]
[She knows it and she can see it again, in black and white, scrawled on her Captain's arm.
3D2Y. She closes her eyes.]Get stronger. Keep pushing until we meet again.