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"You know, I oughta punch you for scaring us like that," Nami scolded, a hand on her hip as Usopp sat up in the bed.
"Yeah, no kidding," Sanji agreed, "Though it looks like you've taken enough punches already, if you ask me."
He took a drag from his cigarette.
"What were you thinking taking those guys on alone?"
"Yeah, you can't just run off and fight whoever you want," Zoro crossed his arms
You scoffed with a smirk, "That's a good one coming from you..."
Luffy laughed loudly at your joke, but Usopp didn't look in the joking mood.
"This wouldn't have happened if I was strong like you guys. I'm sorry!" He sniffled, looking down at the sheets, "It's all my fault! I'm so ashamed of myself!"
He quickly got off the bed, dropping to his knees and hugging Zoro's legs, crying into his pants.
"Hey, hey, stop! I get it! I know you're sorry, but you don't have to get all touchy feely on me okay?!" Zoro exclaimed, uncomfortable, as he tried to shake the boy off.
"But all our savings! All that trouble we went through! What about the Merry?!"
You breath hitched at the mention of the ship, now remembering that Usopp had no idea of her condition.
'Shit...'
"Take it easy! You shouldn't be out of bed yet!" Chopper tried to calm him down, ushering him to bed.
"C'mon, calm down. Stop your whining and listen to the doctor," Nami agreed.
"So..." he started, sitting back down, "Is there a chance we might get our money back after all?"
"Well... maybe," Luffy smiled, "We won't know for sure 'til that Franky guy shows up."
Usopp hung his head, "I see. I'm sorry."
"Hey, even if we can't get the rest back, we still have a hundred million berries! Don't worry!"
The captain broke out in a couple chuckles, but Nami wasn't having it.
"Yeah, but he lost twice that much!"
"Nami..." You warned, wanting to spare the sniper's feelings.
She suddenly realized what she said, dialing it back, "Eh. Sorry, Usopp."
"No, it's fine," he assured, "More importantly, is Merry gonna be okay?"
The room suddenly fell silent, and everyone turned to each other, nervous.
"I mean, can we get her repaired with the money we have left? We're lucky we have all these awesome shipwrights to work on her. But I know things are gonna get rough out there, so I want her to be stronger than ever before."
