I've known a few. Nami was sweet, and so was Ace. [She smiles sadly, remembering the Fire-Man's dazzling grin...and just how hellishly bad his temper could be.] And Marco...I can think of only two people I miss more.

[Her fiancee, and her adoptive child. Out of all her friends who've departed, Marco is perhaps the most meaningful, the most lasting, and the most absurdly loyal. In all the years yet to come in her life, she's certain that Marco will probably be remain the single most dogmatically committed individual she'll ever meet.]

I did not know Perona, but if she was your nakama, then she must have been someone very, very special. [Swallowing more tea, she leans a little closer.]

Tell me about her?