Breaking a girl's heart may not be part of Luffy's character, but at least up until now, Luffy doesn't actually REALIZE that Hancock is in love with him. She's just that nice lady who keeps helping him out and lavishing with praise, who is also the princess of an island of (what used to be) Mystery women.
I'm not calling Luffy stupid, but I seriously don't believe that the fact that this psycho (I love Hancock by the way, I'm just calling it like it is while I'm at is xD) woman is in love with him has EVER even come close to crossing his mind. I'm sure he'll view her as a nakama for the rest of his life, but he's done that with a couple of people (notably Vivi, who though she was once a member of the crew, doesn't actively sail with them). Like Coby for instance. They aren't crew mates, but they'll always be friends/nakama.
Plus, Hancock wouldn't fit into the crew dynamic at all. She'd try to kick Chopper around, and though she would probably follow Luffy's orders to the letter, no matter what Luffy said, she could never be able to bring herself to be beneath Zoro and Nami in the pecking order in a managerial crisis. Because regardless of whether Luffy ever falls in love, or takes on a lover, Zoro's place/power as First Mate and Nami's as navigator can never be circumvented. She'd also cause serious problems for Sanji, because he'd be torn between his Nami-swan and Robin-chwan vs. the beautiful Boa Hancock. Hancock is NOT about to get along with Nami, I can tell you that much. They're both too high strung.
I voted for "Other", but I believe that either that is going to come to pass, or there's a slight chance that no one new will join the immediate crew (I DO believe however, that regardless of who else joins, Luffy will begin to, whether intentional or not, rack up allies, rather like Whitebeard did.). Right after Luffy set out from Fuschia (or Windmill, if you will) Village, at the very beginning of the story, he stated that about 10 strong members would make a good sized crew. Counting him, that's 9 members already. So following his original gut, which, if you notice, he's prone to keeping taut to, there's room for either one or two members left.
... I feel like I need to shut up and let someone else talk now...
EDIT:
Oops! I totally didn't read the first post, which is why I totally didn't know that the 10 members thing had already been brought up. SORRY! -is sheepish- |