"Well, I figured we just hang out here, wait for the Marines to run off all the pirates, and then tell them we just got caught up in everything when it happened." Not a lie, in Remy's case. Not even close to a lie. "I'm a local. My boss can vouch that I'm not a pirate, and so long as you don't have a bounty I can vouch for you and say that you and I met a few days ago and you definitely weren't here for any Straw Hat announcement."

"Then, you can, you know, head for the Grand Line without any hastle and, maybe, you know, sort of, take me with you?"