[his eyes sadden at that. He won't say he wishes too, as that's frankly a lie - but he does say something else]
Can you keep Nami-san and the others company for me, while I'm gone? [He knows she probably would have done so regardless - they're just as much friends to her as to him - but Sanji feels even still... after Luceti Valley, something isn't quite right in their house. It's a stagnant type of awkward he can't put his finger on. And it worries him.
He looks ready to say something else, but swallows it at the last second, just waiting for Katara's reply]
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Can you keep Nami-san and the others company for me, while I'm gone? [He knows she probably would have done so regardless - they're just as much friends to her as to him - but Sanji feels even still... after Luceti Valley, something isn't quite right in their house. It's a stagnant type of awkward he can't put his finger on. And it worries him.
He looks ready to say something else, but swallows it at the last second, just waiting for Katara's reply]