[He tilts his head, thinking it all over.] Grell's a little messed up, but she's nothing like Teach, I can promise you that. She's been betrayed enough herself in the past. Her job, which makes her a little immortal, requires her to deal with a lot of death, so I guess that makes her like me. But she has a thing for blood and biting, so you two might actually get along over that.
Her dream was the same as Pops' though. But in her world, adoption wasn't really an option. I'm pretty hesitant to adopt kids myself, because I don't want to outlive them, but there was one kid that won me over. Toby. He was like Ace but without any of rage issues or snark.
We lost him recently, and I know Grell's still really shook up about it. [Distant look.] Especially since I'm the one who told her to trust him, eh?
[A small sigh and he ruffles Namur's hair again.] You're probably getting some of the immortality vibes, eh? But more than anything, all she ever wanted was a family.
And Espio... [A small laugh.] He probably heard almost as many stories about you, Thatch, and the rest of crew from me as we have about Luffy from Ace. Well almost, eh.
Sorry, eh? [A small frown.] I know it's a lot to throw you into.
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And you're welcome, eh.
[He tilts his head, thinking it all over.] Grell's a little messed up, but she's nothing like Teach, I can promise you that. She's been betrayed enough herself in the past. Her job, which makes her a little immortal, requires her to deal with a lot of death, so I guess that makes her like me. But she has a thing for blood and biting, so you two might actually get along over that.
Her dream was the same as Pops' though. But in her world, adoption wasn't really an option. I'm pretty hesitant to adopt kids myself, because I don't want to outlive them, but there was one kid that won me over. Toby. He was like Ace but without any of rage issues or snark.
We lost him recently, and I know Grell's still really shook up about it. [Distant look.] Especially since I'm the one who told her to trust him, eh?
[A small sigh and he ruffles Namur's hair again.] You're probably getting some of the immortality vibes, eh? But more than anything, all she ever wanted was a family.
And Espio... [A small laugh.] He probably heard almost as many stories about you, Thatch, and the rest of crew from me as we have about Luffy from Ace. Well almost, eh.
Sorry, eh? [A small frown.] I know it's a lot to throw you into.