Zoro wouldn’t normally be the one to pay attention to people most of the time, however you certainly seemed to at least subtly catch his eye again when you joined the straw hat pirates.

You two go way back (five years ago), when you intervened a duel for golds and riches. It wasnt exactly like an arena sort of battle but it grasped civilians attention when you fought for the riches. Him with swords and you with guns so two different kinds of harmful weaponry. Who won? Neither. Since then all your interactions have been battles to claim something worthy.

How you joined the crew was being a prisoner in Buggys circus, when you escaped easily you encountered Zoro tied up and another girl named Nami in a cage. It amused you (ladies first you thought) and you freed the ginger girl first then Zoro. Additionally, when Buggy had been dismantled after all he had put is through you received the invitation from Luffy to join his crew. You kindly accepted to gladden your needs.

Zoro did not care much about you. He was the most stoic man you hsd ever met and hes never curious but for once in his life he was putting it into dedication to inquire about you. It seems petty, really, because you had both slept with eachother not long ago and thats when the secrets really opened up but he did not know enough about you in the five years of being in eachothers lives. A rivalry that really secluded things yet the period where you both decided to hookup? Strange youre apparently both not close.

You decided to put too the test — his curiosity — when he spoke about his intruige while the two of you where sitting at a bar; while Usopp was off dancing like a Frantic, Uncoordinated Sea Slug - and your captain, Luffy, was off doing dishes while being the chore boy of the restaurant.

Zoro’s gaze mostly seemed to be fixated on you while he questioned you about your troubles (subtly of course), which further lead to him claiming he knew what your troubles may be; and how he knows more about you than what you know about him.

Which further lead to your denial on that statement - which got you here. Zoro moving to place three shot glasses in the middle of the table, watching you from the opposite side of the table with a close and almost challenging look in his eyes.

Thats the common oppenent glare you know lime the back of your hand.

“I guess something about you, you drink. You guess something about me, I drink.” He spoke almost casually while filling the three shot glasses with the alcoholic drink. The game was simple enough, Zoro waiting with his arms crossed for you to make the first move or statement. Though he must be catching up to intoxication if he was genuinely doing this? A sober Zoro wouldn’t care.