[Nami had kind of greyed out in there somewhere-- mindful of Luffy's arrival and therefore relieved and not afraid at all that Arlong would actually succeed in killing her. She's ashamed too, for her own reasons.
She's on the verge of passing out when his grip loosens suddenly and she falls with him. Air. Nami erupts into painful coughing, raising an arm to try and push herself away from Arlong. Not very successfully, given there are black spots in front of her eyes and her limbs feel like rubber.]
This is my "You're late, captain" icon. Also keyw-- wait, never mind.
She's on the verge of passing out when his grip loosens suddenly and she falls with him. Air. Nami erupts into painful coughing, raising an arm to try and push herself away from Arlong. Not very successfully, given there are black spots in front of her eyes and her limbs feel like rubber.]