Chapter 50 - we'll wait for you (X marks the nakama.)
Usopp finds Nami, sitting by the wall, quiet, solemn-- and missing an arm.
The Marines came to take Miss Doublefinger away a while ago. She refused their help, saying she was exhausted, and just wanted some time alone.
When Usopp stops before her, his walking stick tapping at the spot right before her foot-- Nami moves without thinking.
She grabs him by his overalls, catching a finger at the pocket.
She needed a moment to remember to speak. She had been biting her lips, not wanting to say a single word-- she thought eye contact would make Usopp understand-- but she also belatedly remembered that Usopp couldn 't see.
(Ah, she might cry.)
'Carry me, ' she says, 'I 'm a poor, injured, weak,
fragile
little lady who needs the help of a big, strong man, to carry me out of this rain. You 're going to leave me here? '
It 's her usual coy act. She even forces a smile back onto her face, because it 's true.
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