[ this entire fucking pot of honey is an entire fucking pot of honey. wow— he almost sputters when its suddenly handed to him after a quick exchange he barely missed, and this . . . this is a lot. even, surely, and hell probably even more. ]

. . . Sorry— From what I knew, pirates invade other ships and steal their goods. [ the least he could offer luffy in turn is an attempt to understand because he is now the owner of an entire fucking pot of honey. it'd be more of an asshole move to chew him out, so— culture differences? ] So being a pirate is more like being a sailor? [ a beat, ] An Adventurer?

[ "fighting" and "adventures" . . . it actually sounded like the dream eren devised about the ocean before he knew the truth about the world. it's pathetically simple and that's what has him interested. genuinely interested.

because it sounds like a dream that was once shattered for him existed. elsewhere, far away from his own damned home, but it existed. ]