( ah. this is what he was afraid of. suddenly, he's extremely grateful for nami's somewhat ominous warning. despite the stone sinking in his chest, shanks' voice remains calm even after bee explains the transformation, the hunger. this must be what happened to mihawk, he thinks, before either of them knew what it was. )
It's alright, Bee. I can help. ( he wants to help, needs to. it isn't the same as eating a devil fruit, these changes, but it reminds him of those early days with buggy all the same; the lack of control, the powerlessness, both of them scared and learning to navigate what buggy could do, what he'd become. he was still buggy — he'll always be buggy — but they both had to reckon with the fact that he was something else too. (buggy was angry with him for months and shanks never could figure out why.)
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It's alright, Bee. I can help. ( he wants to help, needs to. it isn't the same as eating a devil fruit, these changes, but it reminds him of those early days with buggy all the same; the lack of control, the powerlessness, both of them scared and learning to navigate what buggy could do, what he'd become. he was still buggy — he'll always be buggy — but they both had to reckon with the fact that he was something else too. (buggy was angry with him for months and shanks never could figure out why.)
what is it that bee has become now? )
I'll come to you. Are you near the village?