A/N: so, this is my next project. it's just something short and fun that i wanted to try, as i'm always trying to figure out what my head-canons are. there will be one of these for every member of the crew, all the way up to Brook.

tell me what you all think, if you have the time.

There are little things about this crew, you know. This strange band of pirates that call themselves Nakama. Others know them as the Straw Hat Crew - but those people have obviously never talked to Luffy or listened to the group of renegades talk amongst themselves.

If they had...If they just payed a little more attention...They might have noticed the little things.

Zolo has noticed them. Seen them. Accepted them - and he knows...

...that, though Usopp always seems to shake when in a battle, to tremble and cower and beg to be allowed to leave, his hands are always steady. Just like his aim, his shots, and his eyes. They don't waver, even when the rest of his body does.

...that Nami can fight with more than her ability to call weather to her aid. Sometimes, when the marines come in packs and the battle-field is too packed for her long range techniques, she uses it as though it's the butt of a gun or maybe even a bayonet - split images of the government lackies that surround them. She's good at it, too.

...that Chopper breaths differently in each form that he takes. They are large, heavy gasps when in Heavy Point - like a large beast, panting after a hunt. In Brain Point, they come in small puffs. Like he's always trying to catch his breath, lungs just too small to hold his body off for long.

...that Sanji's steps are almost soundless, even when he is only crossing the deck. Trained to the core, that one is. Make a noise and you'll be caught - be it by an old pirate-turned-chef or a group of marines.

...that there is something beyond graceful about Brooke when he is fighting. Every step planned, ever motion smooth. Like a dangerous dance where, instead of a partner, he wields a sword. Sometimes, Zolo wonders if Kaya would have been interested in learning this. These thoughts are always quickly brushed away.

...that, since Enies Lobby, Robin cannot help but flinch when something comes flying towards her head. A knife to the gut on the other hand? Or even an injury sustained on one of her self-created limbs? Those she takes without flinching. Funny how some things affect a person more than others.

...that Franky has fine tuned himself for battle. Every limb, joint, and muscle has been created just for that purpose. To survive, no matter what he has to face. Yet, even at the cost of one of those carefully created machines, even at the cost of the fight, he will never show his back to the enemy. Zolo tries to keep him from having too.

...that there is so much more to Luffy than people would think. Underneath of the long limbs and the spindly arms, there is muscle. In every punch, there is power. Behind every kick, there is strength. And, when he is truly angry, he becomes unstoppable.

These are things that he knows. He just doesn't let others realize that because, really, there isn't a point in it.