[So she was right. Half the game in presenting herself as indispensable is to take carefully calculated risks, and that was one. When Crocodile confirms it with a laugh that is terribly familiar, Robin relaxes very slightly. Be right, always be right, but never be so very right that you are a threat.
... She's extremely curious about what Crocodile would be calling baby, but that goes on the list of things she won't ask just yet.]
The possibility that he does not... that concerns me. [She offers the words with a careful deference -- not a contradiction, and certainly not daring to give advice. Instead, she is acting as the assistant -- the assistant chosen specifically for her sharp and flexible mind, among other skills.]
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... She's extremely curious about what Crocodile would be calling baby, but that goes on the list of things she won't ask just yet.]
The possibility that he does not... that concerns me. [She offers the words with a careful deference -- not a contradiction, and certainly not daring to give advice. Instead, she is acting as the assistant -- the assistant chosen specifically for her sharp and flexible mind, among other skills.]