of course when straw hat luffy asked you to join his crew, you asked him if he was serious. and then you saw a familiar mosshead on his crew, and you immediately said yes.

the reunion with your childhood best friend, zoro, was more awkward than you thought it'd be. you knew he wasn't the most open or affectionate person. you weren't expecting hugs and tears, but he was a lot more quiet about it than you thought he'd be.

the two of you are sat on the thousand sunny, watching chopper and usopp try and make sense of one of robin's books. well, you're watching them. you could swear you thought zoro was asleep.

"so," his deep voice suddenly breaks the silence and catches your attention. he turns to you, a sleepy and almost bored look on his face. "what's been happening in your neck of the woods? how did the village react to my bounty?" he almost has a proud smile on his face at the mention of his bounty.