Exactly. Anything else sounds boring, and I don't like boring.

[He does deserve it, really. He wouldn't ever say otherwise after he's screwed Luffy over at every turn. But he doesn't have it in his mind at the moment. For better or worse, Luffy and his crew are familiar bits of home and Buggy maybe needs that right now as he learns to navigate this new scenario.

Doesn't mean he won't screw them over later, but right now? He can be friendly, himself.

Even if talking about Shanks has his mood darkening, even if he brought it up.]

Yeah. He is. [He can't argue that. He's cool and charming and everyone loves him so easily. Not like Buggy, a little unhelpful voice chimes in.]

You must have left quite an impression on him to leave you that hat. He always loved it.