Noses
Set just after Chopper joins the crew.
Usopp walked past the bathroom door, humming a song under his breath. The door was half open, and out of the corner of his eye he saw a flash of brown fur.
The sniper shuddered. So far, Chopper had proved to be a kind, caring person… except was he really a person? The man reindeer still kind of scared Usopp, especially when he transformed into that monstrous "human" form…
He poked his head into the room, curious about the little reindeer in spite of himself.
When Chopper saw Usopp over his shoulder in the mirror, he jumped and tried to hide behind the sink.
"I can see you," Usopp pointed out.
Chopper shifted so he was properly hidden, but Usopp could still see the little reindeer peeking at him curiously.
The sniper bent down and picked up the small container Chopper had dropped when Usopp has surprised him.
"Black shoe polish…" Usopp read.
Chopper seemed to blush and ducked further behind the sink. But Usopp's sharp eyes had noticed the black smudge on Chopper's nose.
"Hey…" Usopp said. "Were you…?"
He reached out and dragged the reindeer out of his hiding place by the scruff of his neck. Chopper squeaked and tried to run away, but Usopp grabbed his arm firmly and spun him around.
"You were trying to paint your nose black?" Usopp asked, tentatively touching Chopper's cold nose.
Chopper clapped his hooves over his nose.
"Yes," he whispered.
"Why?"
"Because I have a weird blue nose!" Chopper wailed, his wide eyes becoming shiny with tears. "I'm already weird enough, being a man reindeer. I thought I could at least be a man reindeer with a normal nose!"
Usopp frowned at Chopper, then rubbed the shoe polish off of the blue nose with the back of his hand.
"Your nose is cool," Usopp told him firmly. "You should never be ashamed of it!"
"R-really?" Chopper sniffled, rubbing away a tear.
"Of course! You don't see the Great Captain Usopp complaining about his nose, do you?"
Chopper stared up at Usopp, wide eyed.
"I think your nose is cool, too," Chopper whispered.
"Of cour… hm?" Usopp seemed surprised. "Really?"
"Yeah!"
"You don't think it's too long… or weird? Because it bends?"
"Nope! I think it's really neat!" Chopper said. He reached up with one hoof and gently poked Usopp's nose.
The two crewmates grinned at each other, and laughed.
"Yeah!" Usopp declared, scooping Chopper up and setting him on his shoulders. "We have the coolest noses in the world!"