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[It's hard to say if the constant rejections (daily rejections) is enough to break his heart or not - maybe scuff it, he falls in love so easily that it's practically status quo and even Nami's forceful replies wash over him like so much water. In the long run it's disheartening but maybe he's too stupid to really be hurt by it.
This though. This hurts. It's the first time the girl in question feels bad about turning him down - feels anything - and truth be told he's not entirely sure how to deal with it. It's always been up to him to deal and make things work because no one ever took him seriously before, but this time that's not going to work... is it? Unless he somehow convinces her that it really is alright, he's already bounced right back up. ]
That's not going to happen. [Encouraging, despite the tension. He pauses, swallows.] Back when I first joined the clan... well, a large part of that decision was because of our navigator. Nami-san... I fell in love with her at first sight and ever since then she's rejected me on an average of 27 times a day. More if the weather is good.
[A lopsided smile at that. Telling her all this is kind of... strange and maybe it's a bad idea but it's the only thing that he can think of that'll make her understand that it's alright. It's no big deal.]
I know she won't change her mind and she knows I can't change the way I feel. But in the long run? None of that matters. We're still nakama, we look after each other and take care of one another because... well, we're family. And that's more important than any of this shit. [Another small pause, as if he's unsure if he needs to continue or if she already got it. But just in case...]
The same goes for you, Miss Miwako. None of this is going to pull us apart.