Darn, and I thought I had the patent on break-your-brain crack 'round these parts! (Can't really complain, though, as I believe I told you you could share before.)

Really, I have not the words needed to properly review this.

Gold and hazel met, spoke quickly, and decided to let the redhead go first. He was used to taking more abuse after all, and he usually deserved it. And Shanks was laughing! It is so deserved this time.

He was becoming rather used to it, and thankfully it seemed to work relatively well, at least when the apology came from him rather than Shanks. Might have something to do with him actually meaning it. Apologies work funny that way.

consuming too much local alcohol in Mihawk’s case and not enough in Shanks Wait, wait, this happened because Shanks wasn't drunk enough? *loves*

The swordsman wasn’t nearly as stubbornly obtuse as Shanks Why are cracks about Shanks's mental abilities (or lack there of) so much fun?

at only a tad more than a month, he still looked like he always had The thought of third-trimester!Ben makes me giggle.

Shanks would want to raise whatever offspring resulted aboard the ship ... poor child