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[creative_lies]

Attention, members of Captain Usopp's Straw Hat Crew! One of my original Nakama has arrived, and I expect all of you to treat him with the same respect as you do me. His name is Tony Tony Chopper!

And let me make this clear. He is not food.

He is emergency food.

Comments

[crippledroyalty]

Why in the world would you want to eat one of your friends?!

[creative_lies]

A., because he's a reindeer, and B., I was kidding.

[crippledroyalty]

Oh...it didn't sound like you were joking. I'm sorry.

[creative_lies]

Don't worry about it, we rib each other about eating his ribs all the time.

[crippledroyalty]

[She laughs; he reminds her of Milly.]

You must have known him for awhile, then.

[creative_lies]

Sure thing, he's been a part of our nakama for ages! I don't know how we managed to survive so long without the little guy.

[crippledroyalty]

Oh? What do you do?

[creative_lies]

Why, we're the Straw Hat Pirates! We wrestle all the adventures life has to offer!

[crippledroyalty]

Really? [Have a giggle; he doesn't sound like the scary kind of pirate and she's heard too many romanticized stories anyway.] You have a ship and everything?

[creative_lies]

Sort of. The Thousand Sunny didn't come with us, so we're making a brand new one from scratch.

[crippledroyalty]

Oh...are there enough supplies for that?

[creative_lies]

We're managing for now. I just wish our carpenter was here.

[crippledroyalty]

That would definitely make it harder...I hope you'll still be able to finish it.

[creative_lies]

Captain Usopp never gives up!

[crippledroyalty]

That's the spirit!