[ there, there. he'd now used up his monthly allotment of 1 (one) physical affection in that shoulder pat, but zoro was still there for him in other, less awkward ways.
hands rested comfortably on the pommel of his weapon, zoro straightened his back - both in an attempt to brush off the near sentimentality that just occurred, and out of awareness for their current audience. he could feel the weight of the vendor's eyes on them still, and he gestured to usopp with a subtle tip of his chin that they should take their conversation elsewhere.
he only spoke again once they'd put a few feet of space between themselves and the nearest stall - enough to pretend they had some modicum of privacy, at least. ]
Yeah, that tracks.
[ a muscle in his jaw worked as he thought it over, trying to piece together his own timeline. the loan, the car - same setup every time, although he still didn't know how they'd been netting them in the first place.
and still no word on luffy or nami. ]
How's your head?
[ of course he did. zoro never doubted him for a minute. totally. ]
no subject
hands rested comfortably on the pommel of his weapon, zoro straightened his back - both in an attempt to brush off the near sentimentality that just occurred, and out of awareness for their current audience. he could feel the weight of the vendor's eyes on them still, and he gestured to usopp with a subtle tip of his chin that they should take their conversation elsewhere.
he only spoke again once they'd put a few feet of space between themselves and the nearest stall - enough to pretend they had some modicum of privacy, at least. ]
Yeah, that tracks.
[ a muscle in his jaw worked as he thought it over, trying to piece together his own timeline. the loan, the car - same setup every time, although he still didn't know how they'd been netting them in the first place.
and still no word on luffy or nami. ]
How's your head?
[ of course he did. zoro never doubted him for a minute. totally. ]