"Of course! "Just Dead Bones" Brook, at your service!" He had no hat to tip, but still feeling it was just as necessary as everything else, Brook bowed just slightly (not enough to whack Luffy with his afro though) at the secondary introduction. "I promised to dedicate my flesh and bones to your crew, and now I even have the flesh to do so with! I have skin! Yohoho-- eh?! Wait, really?!" The joke broke away at the laugh once Brook realized what Luffy had just said, "You mean... it's s-still all right?! Really, really all right?! I can still come with you?!"

More babbling, and this time babbling that really wasn't needed. Brook should have known how it would go, and that Luffy would say those exact words regardless of whatever situation he found himself in - alive or dead or transformed into some three-ton sea king that couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with limited handles!

That would have been unfortunate though.

"I-it's... my... thank you! So much!" The relief was immense, and Brook felt on the verge of tears. Not as bad as when he'd learned about Laboon still being alive, but still a very tear-jerking moment. "Thank goodness! I was so worried! This is so great! I wish I had something I could play right now!" he exclaimed, thoughts of his life story's explanation having been pushed away to the back of his mind. He was still with them, still a Nakama even if this was Luffy's first time meeting him!