"Three months!?" Zoro nearly shouts it, but he remembers last minute that they should be trying not to attract attention. Those pesky ghost hands might be around, after all. "I just got here, how does that even work?" He makes a face - surely he would have noticed if Luffy was gone for three months. "What have you been doing all this time?"

His eyes go wide as Luffy rattles off most of their crew, his idol, and the strangest villain Zoro has ever met. "That clown's here?" He huffs like this is a personal problem, though secretly he's grateful to hear that their navigator is also around here somewhere. That's good. Nami will come up with a plan to escape.

It's a mystery. Three words that dash his hopes to the elegantly tiled ground. Good thing (?) he doesn't get a chance to dwell on it.

A hug would have been easier to deal with than Luffy's heartfelt declaration. Luffy has hugged Zoro before. He can roll with that. On the other hand, he's never had to respond to verbal affection from his captain. "Thank you," he says with a nod, referring to the compliment about his suit. It is a nice suit. "You look cool, too." He's not lying about this - the colorful beads of Luffy's outfit do stand out to him. He clears his throat, trying to think of how to respond. What he comes up with is a simple, "Okay." He may as well have just said thank you again.