#but by the time that’s happening they’ve definitely fulfilled their laugh tale criteria so buggy would be eager to start that search

[the-obnoxious-sibling]

for all the dramatics in my meta, i do think shanks could’ve very easily kept buggy satisfied & committing minimal war crimes as a member of his crew. just:

say you can’t go to laugh tale until you’ve met certain reasonable criteria, like “have a strong crew,” “acquire a ship that can handle new world weather,” or “stand toe-to-toe with whitebeard and live”

make a mildly homoerotic promise to meet those criteria… together

do the work to meet those criteria (through recruitment, training, etc.)

while you're level grinding, provide buggy with enrichment by way of Treasure Maps and supervised Treasure Hunts

supervised, ostensibly so the others can acquire any Underwater Treasure he may find, or to help buggy carry All The Treasure back to the ship, but actually to keep him from wandering into naval bases and getting arrested

#enough meta! i want to shitpost!! #they would probably still fight a little about shanks’ ‘low standards’ for subordinate crews in his fleet #but by the time that’s happening they’ve definitely fulfilled their laugh tale criteria so buggy would be eager to start that search #which would make it sooo easy for shanks to redirect him from arguments to poneglyph hunting #…it’s just the way he treats buggy at marineford as a life philosophy lmao #shuggy #one piece #shanks #buggy #the no divorce au