[He closes his eyes. He's spoiled isn't he? Getting along so easily with those she likes, but she's more particular than him. More guarded. And even those she works with, she's not used to trusting, not used to liking. Just like how she was ready to kill Crocodile. Trust... is there a harder word for someone like her? He doubts it.]
It's important.
You don't have to like someone just because I do. That would be... impossible. I didn't always like everyone my Pops loved. [He suppresses a small surge of emotion at just remembering how he felt about Squardo. He wasn't trying to be distrustful when Squardo was out of place, but it was also his job to notice things like that.]
You protect your nakama by knowing about dangers. With a captain like Luffy or my Pops, it's our job to be careful, or how else can we protect our crews, eh? I get that.
But she works for herself. Not for justice, just to bring down an enemy organization that wants to do to her world what the world government does to ours. I don't trust cops either, but she's Chun Li first, and she doesn't follow any laws. You don't have to trust her, you don't have to like her, and I won't tell her anything else about you, but you should know that she's not a threat to us for being pirates, and she doesn't have any bosses to answer to for it. Any marine here would have to deal with bosses if they came, she wouldn't have to care. Understood? [Bird-like head tilt.]
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It's important.
You don't have to like someone just because I do. That would be... impossible. I didn't always like everyone my Pops loved. [He suppresses a small surge of emotion at just remembering how he felt about Squardo. He wasn't trying to be distrustful when Squardo was out of place, but it was also his job to notice things like that.]
You protect your nakama by knowing about dangers. With a captain like Luffy or my Pops, it's our job to be careful, or how else can we protect our crews, eh? I get that.
But she works for herself. Not for justice, just to bring down an enemy organization that wants to do to her world what the world government does to ours. I don't trust cops either, but she's Chun Li first, and she doesn't follow any laws. You don't have to trust her, you don't have to like her, and I won't tell her anything else about you, but you should know that she's not a threat to us for being pirates, and she doesn't have any bosses to answer to for it. Any marine here would have to deal with bosses if they came, she wouldn't have to care. Understood? [Bird-like head tilt.]