Zoro wakes up first, which gives him a little time to survey the room and determine that no, there isn't an imminent threat. He also gets the chance to take a good look at his companion without making it weird.
Once the other man is up, there seems to be a quiet understanding between them. They're just two dudes in the same odd situation; they can be chill. Zoro tends to be suspicious by nature, but over the last few days it's been tempered down to a healthy level of caution.
"Recover," he echoes, then nods. If this guy thinks it's all as simple and harmless as that, perhaps it's so. He's been trying to avoid consuming anything besides food, water, and alcohol the last few days, but it makes sense this would be provided for the other patrons. "Right."
Two things about his companion's next words surprise him: the first is that this is his room, which sounds frighteningly permanent (and how the hell did Zoro get here, too, then? He doesn't remember meeting him beforehand). The second and more pressing detail is his name; Luffy has talked (yelled) about his idol and the origins of his straw hat enough times that Zoro could never forget it, and really, how common of a name is — "Shanks?"
He turns to face him. "Luffy's Shanks?" He's met so many new people that apparently came from places he's never heard of that it feels strange to meet someone notorious in his inner circle.
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Once the other man is up, there seems to be a quiet understanding between them. They're just two dudes in the same odd situation; they can be chill. Zoro tends to be suspicious by nature, but over the last few days it's been tempered down to a healthy level of caution.
"Recover," he echoes, then nods. If this guy thinks it's all as simple and harmless as that, perhaps it's so. He's been trying to avoid consuming anything besides food, water, and alcohol the last few days, but it makes sense this would be provided for the other patrons. "Right."
Two things about his companion's next words surprise him: the first is that this is his room, which sounds frighteningly permanent (and how the hell did Zoro get here, too, then? He doesn't remember meeting him beforehand). The second and more pressing detail is his name; Luffy has talked (yelled) about his idol and the origins of his straw hat enough times that Zoro could never forget it, and really, how common of a name is — "Shanks?"
He turns to face him. "Luffy's Shanks?" He's met so many new people that apparently came from places he's never heard of that it feels strange to meet someone notorious in his inner circle.