[ it's strange; both Belph and Steph have told him themselves that they care about him, and he believes them. How can he not, after everything they've been through together - after showing them both parts of him and still being accepted by them? Even so, hearing from a third party how his own disappearance could affect them so strongly moves him. Especially affecting Belph - Belph, who did his best to act like nothing ever bothered him. He blinks in surprise, then rubs his nose, a thinly-veiled method of hiding the faint flush on his cheeks.
It feels so warm. Maybe he really is alive again. ]
... That idiot. He's only honest when I'm not around. [ baka............ in any case, he shakes his head, eager to get away from this topic before Sanji catches him having emotions or something. ] What about Stephanie?
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[ it's strange; both Belph and Steph have told him themselves that they care about him, and he believes them. How can he not, after everything they've been through together - after showing them both parts of him and still being accepted by them? Even so, hearing from a third party how his own disappearance could affect them so strongly moves him. Especially affecting Belph - Belph, who did his best to act like nothing ever bothered him. He blinks in surprise, then rubs his nose, a thinly-veiled method of hiding the faint flush on his cheeks.
It feels so warm. Maybe he really is alive again. ]
... That idiot. He's only honest when I'm not around. [ baka............ in any case, he shakes his head, eager to get away from this topic before Sanji catches him having emotions or something. ] What about Stephanie?