Normal sounds boring

like it answers the question if they only feel that way about each other (i.e. utterly insane for each other) because they only have each other. I mean it’s not a coincidence that some people ended up thinking there’s some sort of codependency going on here.

But you know, Judy has plenty of good friends, Clawhauser, Frufru, with even Gary calling her a best friend.

Even Nick. Looks like he’s not solitary anymore! Not that I think he ever was, I mean not entirely. Finnick was with him for years, and was even willing to help out with a police operation. He could call on Flash in a - well, flash for a favor, even something illegal. I do think that Finnick and Flash count as friends for him, but I also think that while ‘oversharing’ with Nibbles, he was also processing what Judy meant to him, and characteristic with his emotional insecurity (or who knows maybe denial or obliviousness), because for him Judy is a wholly unique existence, just that singular and special, that the conclusion he came up with is that it must mean she’s the only ‘true’ friend he’s ever had.

He’d never even picked up a sword until the day he challenged Koushiro’s dojo and fought her for the first time. After their 2,001st duel, he declared his goal was to be beat her, even if it meant fighting her all the way to the top and having to steal the title of world’s greatest from under her nose. After her death, his dream became to honor the shared goal Kuina would never be able to reach. And with her will he also inherited her sword, which he carries throughout his journey like an extra limb, which he humanizes despite the sword never displaying the sentience and personality of Sandai Kitetsu and Enma.

If you take Shimotsuki Kuina from Zoro, you are living behind an entirely different person. One who could not even remember why he feels so compelled to fight, or even understand why he chose to fight the way he does. He’d likely still keep his desire to follow Luffy to Laugh Tale, but suddenly the pride of being Luffy’s swordsman would be diminished. Why his swordsman? Why won’t Luffy just call him first mate, since that’s what other pirate crews assume him to be? Why is the dream to beat Mihawk so intrinsic to his role in the crew, when he can be the strongest for them in any other way?

Do you realize. how big of a problem this would be? for everyone? He simply wouldn’t be Zoro anymore. Mihawk’s protégé would lose his magnificent drive, Luffy’s swordsman would lose his dream in a way that’s particularly horrifying because it’s not like Zoro would forget what it was that he wanted to be. It’s just the dream itself which would be hollowed out entirely.

“Do you know where you are?” is likely to be skipped though, cause he’s Zoro, so why would he. They’d all just assume the amnesia beam failed and move on with their day.

Doodling some fav moments from the OPLA S2

Zoro after punching that shark in Skypeia: Dont fucking say anything

The Cunty Mihawk That Lives In His Brain: No, I implore you, please, retire from your path of swordsmanship and become a boxer. I imagine you will fare far better at it than you would throwing punches when we're meant to be crossing blades