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[ He's thankful that if he had to be forcibly paired with someone, it's someone like Vivi. Someone who is worlds better at maneuvering small talk than he is. It takes some of the pressure off, and he's able to deliver an honest answer. ]
This is going to sound ridiculously simple but ... it feels warmer, here. The people feel warmer.
[ Without him realizing it, his lips curl into a shy smile. Mind playing over the little patches of sunshine that dotted the weirdness, the feelings he'd felt bloom inside of him that he'd never thought he'd feel. Addictive, exciting feelings. ]
I don't know. Back home it was like there was a dark film over everything. The world felt cold. Like there wasn't anything to connect to. I can't really put it into words. Connecting is just so easy. It feels ... good.
Warmer, [she repeats, but her tone is thoughtful rather than incredulous; clearly, this distinction means something to him.
And...if she's being quite honest, Vivi thinks she may understand, in a way. The difference between Baroque Works and the Straw Hats; maybe between the Straw Hats and any other pirates, as a matter of fact. There's just something about them that warms your soul. She, of all people, can understand that, if the faint smile spreading across her face is any indication.]
I've known people like that, I think. People who make you feel like you belong. Who make you want to belong.
[Who make you feel like anything is possible. Vivi is a little wistful, thinking of it -- she misses them, those friends.]
[ This method of getting to know her feels much more natural than some random wacky questions. At the very least their waiter seems to have stopped anxiously hovering and gone off to fetch their food. ]
[In truth...no, she's not sure she does. She's yet to meet anyone who knows anything about the Grand Line, but that doesn't mean someone couldn't be lurking in the shadows. She's kept her identity secret for two years; it feels risky and dangerous to start being honest now.
Then again, doesn't honesty deserve honesty in return?...]
My home is... [and she can't help it, the slow smile that tugs at her expression when she thinks of Alabasta,] it's the most beautiful place in the world, to me. It's sunny and warm, with good food and kind people.
[...]
It's not perfect, of course. The people there have been through a lot. But they only want a decent life.
[ When she smiles, he finds himself smiling too. It’s weird how that works, even if he’s never seen her home. ]
I can understand why you’d miss a place like that. They can simulate all kinds of places here, but when you know they’re not real it feels more like a prank. Like they’re teasing the caged birds.
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This is going to sound ridiculously simple but ... it feels warmer, here. The people feel warmer.
[ Without him realizing it, his lips curl into a shy smile. Mind playing over the little patches of sunshine that dotted the weirdness, the feelings he'd felt bloom inside of him that he'd never thought he'd feel. Addictive, exciting feelings. ]
I don't know. Back home it was like there was a dark film over everything. The world felt cold. Like there wasn't anything to connect to. I can't really put it into words. Connecting is just so easy. It feels ... good.
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And...if she's being quite honest, Vivi thinks she may understand, in a way. The difference between Baroque Works and the Straw Hats; maybe between the Straw Hats and any other pirates, as a matter of fact. There's just something about them that warms your soul. She, of all people, can understand that, if the faint smile spreading across her face is any indication.]
I've known people like that, I think. People who make you feel like you belong. Who make you want to belong.
[Who make you feel like anything is possible. Vivi is a little wistful, thinking of it -- she misses them, those friends.]
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[ This method of getting to know her feels much more natural than some random wacky questions. At the very least their waiter seems to have stopped anxiously hovering and gone off to fetch their food. ]
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Then again, doesn't honesty deserve honesty in return?...]
My home is... [and she can't help it, the slow smile that tugs at her expression when she thinks of Alabasta,] it's the most beautiful place in the world, to me. It's sunny and warm, with good food and kind people.
[...]
It's not perfect, of course. The people there have been through a lot. But they only want a decent life.
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I can understand why you’d miss a place like that. They can simulate all kinds of places here, but when you know they’re not real it feels more like a prank. Like they’re teasing the caged birds.
Ah, my name is Junpei by the way.