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[kitetsu]

something like that

[ read: no. might as well get some value out of this stupid car. ]

[mouton]

[ he debates leaving it at that. but no, he has to be the responsible one. ]

well you can crawl out of whatever dingy hole you're sleeping in.
the room next door to mine here at the motel opened up. you and usopp should stay there.

[kitetsu]

[ zoro shoved down the urge to tell him exactly which hole he should crawl into - because ultimately, sanji wasn't wrong. with or without their captain, sticking close was the smarter play here. ]

you talk to him yet?

[mouton]

i'm telling him now like i'm telling you.
makes it easier for me to feed you both too.

[ because someone has to. ]

[kitetsu]

you gonna tell us next why you get a room to yourself?

[mouton]

it's not really your business but there's a woman i invited to stay with me so she can save her money. her name is wanda and when you do start living next door, make sure you're not a rude embarrassment and that you respect her space and privacy.

[ says the man sharing in her space and privacy. ]

[kitetsu]

[ if he was going to make shit up, at least be convincing. ]

you really gonna talk to me about embarrassing?

[mouton]

yes i am.

[ got something to say?? ]

[kitetsu]

[ nope. ]

you gave a shit about her space, you'd be in the room with the rest of us

[mouton]

[ don't call him out on something obvious. he's just ignoring that in favor of, ]

wow, mosshead, didn't realize you'd be missing me that badly.

[kitetsu]

[ can't let his head get too big. ]

you came looking for me

[mouton]

don't be an idiot. making sure you aren't dead isn't equivalent to me missing you.

[kitetsu]

easier ways to do that than asking me to live next to you
you gonna offer to pay my rent too?

[mouton]

it's not like i want to be next to you. but i'm still responsible for you as your cook.

i'm covering food expenses and that's it.

[kitetsu]

[ while he'd concede on the actual cooking part, he'd choke on his pride before he let the other man cover the full expense. ]

save it for your girlfriend
i can cover myself

[mouton]

she's not my girlfriend.

[ he wishes!! ]

she's a friend i'm looking out for.
but fine if you want to pitch in for the food budget, be my guest.

[ please, as if he was going to argue on that. ]

[kitetsu]

sure

[ so the girl he lives with, pays for, and flirts with. got it. (he was assuming the last one, based on every female interaction he's ever witnessed from him.) ]

only fair
doubt waiting tables pays that well

[ big words, from someone whose only paying job involved decapitation. ]

[mouton]

it's not your business anyway.

[ leave him to be friends with (and flirt with) whatever girls he wants. zoro doesn't know his life. ]

and i'm not a waiter, shithead.

[ he's .... chopping cheese to give out as samples. ]

[kitetsu]

you're right

[ he can keep whatever friends he wants. zoro doesn't care.

that's exactly why he's moving into the room next to him - to demonstrate how much he doesn't care. ]

you get promoted to busboy?

[mouton]

[ good because sanji doesn't care either. that's why he wants him moving in next door, because he doesn't care enough to bother constantly looking everywhere for him. ]

how about you worry less about my jobs and more about your own.
how do you plan to actually pay for anything?

[kitetsu]

[ look, his resume is outstanding. high alcohol tolerance and murder are very marketable skills. ]

i'll get by fine

[mouton]

[ and very much a people person. ]

sure you will

[ he doesn't believe it. ]

speaking of getting by, could you actually even find the motel on your own?

[kitetsu]

[ killing people counts as people skills, right? ]

yeah

[ eventually. probably. ]

[mouton]

[ well, he doesn't believe that. ]

find usopp first.

[ increase the chances. ]

[kitetsu]

he doesn't need me

[ that is clearly the issue here. ]