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The atmosphere aboard the Coral Pearl was anything but festive, though maybe Luro was an exception...

Well, Nolan was glad that someone was somewhat happy. Risa had definitely been a big help, and the repairs that had been done to their ship were astounding. Today had been quite an eventful day, and the cook leaned against the railing and thought about everything that had happened at the Tavern. He about Shouta, about judges, and about Alicia's broken sword . Seeing his friends hurt, it irritated him, but he shook the anger out of his head and approached Luro.

If they wanted to get stronger--If he wanted to become a better crew mate, then there was something he needed to do. 

They'd have to work as a team, it was time he put the bad blood aside, and he could see that now. The cook made his way towards Luro and nodded his head in greeting. "So...the Coral Pearl looks better than ever now, doesn't it? I mean look at that, I guess we were lucky Risa fell out of the sky." There was a momentary pause. "Hey, Luro, I know we haven't been on the best of terms lately, but I came here to say...to say that I'm sorry." Nolan rubbed the back of his head awkwardly then glanced quickly at Alicia and Ray, "We're crew mates, and after today, I guess I realized something. Whatever reasons you had for attacking Lily were your own. I didn't know her, and I didn't know you before any of this. Your past is your own," he stuck out his hand, "I guess what I'm trying to say is...friends?" He didn't know how the other man would react, but Nolan was ready to put this all behind him. If they wanted to get strong enough to face the Rookie Judge, they'd need to stand united.

Sometimes he felt like he didn't fit in, but by now, he knew he'd follow these people across the seven seas if he had to; it was kind of silly.