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[The communicator turns on but there's no sound, until of course there's a loud clatter as it falls to the floor, since Chopper is still shaking lightly. He bends down to pick it up and he swallows heavily, voice with a hint of worry and nervousness, like he's just seen a ghost or something.]

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[And that's a question that had been running through his mind ever since this whole "problem" with Kamui started. Technically, the two shouldn't have ever remained friends after what had happened. Why would anyone even think of remaining friends with someone that had killed them? The first time they had managed to talked, they'd both pretty much come to the conclusion that they weren't friends anymore, but had said that if there was a chance that they could, they'd gladly take it. Both of them.

And then everyone found out. It was even worse that his own crewmates had found out. He knew that they wouldn't just let something like that go. They wouldn't sit quietly while someone confessed to killing one of their own, so he hadn't been surprised when Zoro had been the one to go after Kamui.

They knew. His nakama knew. The people he cared about the most, and who cared the most about him, knew. That meant he and Kamui could never be friends. And after today... it was pretty much official.

They couldn't be friends. But did that mean he couldn't still want to be?]

I wish I could. But I can't. Not right now. I don't know, if we can ever be friends again. [...] I... don't think so.

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[Nill looked down, slowly fumbling around with the communicator in her hands as she started thinking about what he said. It came out all muddled, and confusing... She needed to run it through her mind a few times to really understand what he was trying to tell her.

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I don't know either.

But, you know... if you believe that you can ever be friends again, then maybe someday things can change for you and Kamui.

It's still tough, though. It's easy to be scared, and sometimes [...] a lot harder to be brave.

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[That was something he could definitely understand. Even with everything he'd ever gone through back home on the Grand Line, even before he'd become a pirate, it was always harder to be brave. He knew he could count on his crewmates for help and support, and Luffy always had a way of saying or doing something that made you feel like you could pretty much do anything you wanted without even having time to think about being scared (that's just how their captain was, and he and the others wouldn't change it for anything in the world), but it was still kind of hard, and it was even harder here.

Luffy was gone, almost their whole crew was gone. This was nothing like back home. Of course he had Zoro, Sanji and Usopp, and they never hesitated in helping him and each other stay safe and strong in this city. They were still a crew, were still nakama, and it didn't matter who was there or not. They'd help each other out no matter what. And he even had Kureha and many new friends to help as well... but it was still hard. It probably always would be.]

I hope so. I want to believe that we'll be friends again. I... really do.

Maybe... someday.