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Characters: Gol D. Roger, Silvers Rayleigh, Shanks, Buggy
Genre: Humor (weak)
Warnings: Predictable
Rating: K
#5 - Collect the set
The question isn't whether they need a cabin boy. It's not even a question of whether they need two cabin boys. It's also not "Do we even have room for two cabin boys?" because there are many reasons to let them aboard and they can always make room for what they believe is necessary as a general rule.
Both of them are young and vibrant, eager for adventure. That is one reason.
In the water, they move like fishes: fast and precise, unafraid of the sea's inhabitants, familiar with its treacherous currents while submerged in it. It helps, that neither of them seems to have a wish to obtain a devil fruit.
They can row a boat and are quick to climb the ship's riggings in an effort to proof their worth, although a storm is blowing. Or maybe that's the reason they took to it in the first place. Recklessness is a common trait in their nakama, after all.
They possess fighting skills that surpass most young men their age living at their home town. They will need to learn a lot before they can take on the Grand Line by themselves, but they are asking to join as crew members, not passengers and nothing builds fighting prowess quite like fighting does. Besides, all of them had had to learn.
They have a genuine and deep-rooted respect and affection for each other, although the funny looking boy tries hard to hide it. It shows when they fight, however, side by side, daggers and sabre at the ready like they've done it a hundred times before and came out on top.
No one questions whether or not they can hold their liquor - if they can't right now, they certainly will be able to after a month on board.
The question isn't if they can make it, either, because only time and their ability and willingness to learn can answer that question.
The question is –
"Now look here, Buggy, the egg had to come first. No egg, no chicken! It's easy like that!"
"No, you flashy fool! The chicken had to come first! No chicken, no egg!"
"Egg!"
"Chicken!"
- is... –
"I'm bored. Hey Rayleigh, let's slow down and see whether Garp catches up!"
"We just got away! What are you? Stupid?!"
"No, I'm bored! Weren't you listening?"
"Then do something productive!"
"That's what I'm trying, but you won't let me!"
- is whether the crew really needed more than one set of trouble makers.