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[Oh ouch. Even if he wasn't expecting her usual bubbly self that short reply scares him like little else. He knows they won't be able to jump right back to how things were before that blurted confession but he was hoping that it would be a little easier than this. He's used to women turning him down and then acting like nothing happened, hell, it's a daily occurance back in the Grand Line and so this kind of reluctance puts him on edge.
He never thought anyone aside from him would ever get hurt by a declaration of love.
For a moment he contemplates cutting it short. Maybe it's too early, maybe he should give her more time but it's been nearly a week and if he ends the conversation now that could potentially do more damage than he's already done. So... small talk. He can handle this, just... show her everything is okay and that it doesn't have to be weird. Right.]
He's very cute~! What other names did you have in mind?