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.....It's a song, a short song, all I can offer......
"Become my nakama!"
They had had no previously existing reason to follow a young, impetuous, gluttonous, rubber devil fruit user. But he was also strong, earnest, brave, and so full of life.
So whomever it was that this boy captain had found, and nurtured, and loved, and gathered under his Jolly Roger looked upon his back as he stood confidently on the figurehead of this tiny ship sailing over these vast seas, they knew that nothing he had to offer them, just maybe, wasn't so small after all.
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A/N: this 34 piece quote meme is taken from a japanese one piece fansite, managed by kurosaki eto. if you would like the site address (she does wonderful fiction), please e-mail me. also, this is a meme, meaning that anyone can take inspiration from these prompts. i encourage you to do so!