I was born in the North Blue, yeah. [ Sanji doesn’t let himself remember his time there— the memories he has are all painful ones— but his smile dips by just the tiniest fraction. Vinsmoke and the North Blue are things he’s left in the past. It’s better that they stay there. ] But I’ve been in the East Blue for ten years now. Never knew a thing about wine until I moved there.

[ And then a moment later, his past isn’t even something he’s remotely thinking about. Hearing that Zoro was here but left is a slight blow, but he’d never show that on his face, not when it comes to the green-haired swordsman that still refuses to admit how much he enjoys his cooking. His face lights up when he hears that Nami is here— eyes bright, grin brighter— even though he feels conflicted about that. ]

Damn. Hope Zoro and Luffy made it home together. [ That would be ideal. Sanji might not get along with Zoro, but that way, Luffy’ll have someone around to watch his back. ] Nami’s really here… and a queen… yeah, that suits her. I need to find her as soon as I can. [ He pauses and then asks another question. ] Is she doing okay? I guess so if she’s a queen, but… she’s part of our crew. I gotta make sure she’s okay.