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[Smoker's not sure how much he believes any of this, it all could be an elaborate plot by one of the pirate emperors on one of their islands further on the Grand Line, though, he very much doubts any of them would be foolhardy enough to kidnap him, and still leave him a pair of seastone cuffs and his jitte. And if it was Kaidou, there's no way X Drake would leave Smoker running free and unhindered. But any of the Emperors usually felt most secure on their own islands, surrounded by their own people, so it could just be arrogance to sell the illusion. Still, whether fake or not, best to play along for now until he could prove otherwise.]

[And the best way to get information? Was to ask as bluntly as Smoker ever did. You'd be amazed at what pirates would give away if you just asked.]

Three things. [He holds up 3 fingers.] One, where can I get an endless supply of good cigars? [And he means good. And endless. He's smoking two at a time, they'll go quickly.] Secondly, what's the nearest bar? And thirdly, what is there for law enforcement or bounty hunting opportunities around here? [Because if he was kidnapped to play toy hunter for someone....]

[Might as well see what or who they wanted him to hunt, really.]

[And the idea that he might just be announcing to all the criminals that he was coming? Yeah, he knows, he prefers it that way.]

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It sounds confusing.

[ Way to simplify it, but she really doesn't know how else to put it. That they were still pirates, but they did not do monsterous things to people, and yet Smoker still refers to them as such... ]

I cannot say many here are like any of the pirates you have described...

...

Well, maybe one. A friend of mine. Even he is not so bad as all that, though.

You're friends with a pirate?

[He's not judging, just cautious.]

Not that I know of? Just that, from what you have said, he seems to act a lot like the... "lighter" side of the pirates you have spoken of.

Oh?

[Shanks, perhaps? Well, it might not even be a pirate from his world. IF that worlds thing was true.]

[Either way he needs to keep her talking to get more details to sort it out.]

He stole food on his first day here - though, after a sparring match he went with me to pay back what he owed for it. I am not certain if he knew whether or not the red bills he received on the first day was money. He keeps insisting that he will manage with hunting and fishing.

He keeps evading whether or not he has found a place for himself to live or not whenever I ask as well...

[ Frowny face... She'll insist that she isn't, but she might be worrying about him. ]

He seems more interested in having fun here than anything else, last I checked.

I see.

[No, no he doesn't. He has no idea who that could be. Much less if they're a pirate, or from his world, or just some random Huckleberry Finn kind of guy.]

[Also because "Portgas, grandson of Garp, grew up in the wild" is two years crossed out by death so, not even in the list of possibilities.]

Are hunting and fishing legal here?

In the wilds of Fayren it is, I cannot say about elsewhere.

... It has been some time since I have spoken with him or seen him, so there is no guarantee that he is even still here.

[Shrugs and lights a fresh pair of cigars.]

Well pirates aren't exactly known for even that level of honest means of obtaining food. Usually they'd steal it. Or use extortion. So maybe your friend isn't a pirate after all. What makes you think he's like Whitebeard or Roger?

I am not sure, now. He has joked about stealing things for the sake of burning them before, but... Now that you put it like that, I do not know if he even is like that or not.

I suppose... Maybe it is that he seems adventurous and reckless to me. That could be it.

[....]

[Well okay, that does sound familiar.]

[Maybe the new inheritor of the flames devil fruit??]

Are they able to do fire? Err, control and generate it, I mean?

[Coincidence. It could just be coincidence.] And turn parts of themselves into fire?

[ ... Okay maybe the talk of burning things made it obvious but it still seems odd that Smoker came to that conclusion straight away. ]

Yes, he can. I have not seen him do much of it, but he can.

It must be the successor.

I wonder who got the devil fruit recently. It can't be a marine.

[Frowns and puts a hand to his head.] Fuck I hope it wasn't one of Blackbeard's gang.

[Just straight up talking his thoughts out loud now.]

Devil Fruit?

[ Right, Ace had... ]

Hold on just a moment.

[ She reaches into her drawer then, pulling out a decorative knife, frowning at it. ]

He asked if my magic was Devil Fruit... Is that what his fire is? Just a moment...

[ When she's holding up the knife, something Smoker may or may not find interesting happens; the metal, as if it's suddenly a liquid and bending to her will, forms into what is probably a very familiar shape for him to see. ]

He has this symbol in a tattoo on his back, and his name is Ace. Do you know of him?

[............................]

[BRB SMOKER IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE, AND HIS BRAIN IS MALFUNCTIONING.]

[GIVE HIM A BIT.]

[A LOT OF A BIT ACTUALLY.]

What you did isn't a devil fruit?

[Impossible. Impossible... devil fruits were impossible too but... extra impossible?]

[So he has Ace's tattoo. So one of the Whitebeard's stopping Blackbeard???]

[Why named Ace?]

[Oh, they must be doing it as an honorary...]

[That doesn't...]

[How can....]

[No. Reckless, rash, hunts and fishes, eats'n'runs, Whitebeard tattoo, similar to both Roger and Whitebeard?!]

[No, but it's impossible.]

[He was there. He saw the aftermath, the entire world changed eras.]

[Okay.]

[Rainbow Mist. Refracted time Grand Line thing. Maybe it was a two years or whatever rewind....]

[Smoker doesn't continue his thought, before Ace comes up and flicks him on the back of an ear. :|]

[He doesn't continue the conversation for another 15-20 minutes until he's had a drink and time to process the whole Ace doesn't even remember Alabasta thing, and okay time???? because it can't be a fake Ace, that would be unreasonably difficult and for what profit or reward?! NONE!]

[And when Smoker does come back, he continues on as if he never even left. He does this to his friends back home, PITY ALL OF THEM.]

We've met.

[Before. Again. Just now. There may be a sleeping Ace near his elbow even.]

[ Okay the silence was a little worrying, especially since he went offline for so long. It's a relief to see him back but... ]

... Are you all right?

[ SHE DIDN'T MEAN TO BREAK HIM. Also she doesn't seem to notice that Ace is right there next to him yet. ]

Yeah. Sorry.

[Hand through hair and turns the camera over to show the sleeping unconscious Ace.]

Your friend found me. I guess he's still here then.

He is a pirate, by the way. Second division commander of the Whitebeards... or was. [PUZZLED FROWN.]

How long have you known him for?

That explains a lot...

[ It's a little surprising, but apparently not enough to warrant too much of a reaction. She shakes it off after a beat. ]

Since mid-March, according to the calendars here. It is good to still see him well, regardless.

[LOOKS WRYLY AT HIM.]

He's in even better health than you know.

[DRYLY.]

[ She's going to stare at the video feed, sighing after a moment because she'll have to wake his word for it. ]

What are you going to do with him here, then?

[blinks awake, food stuck to his face, looks around blearily and absently attempts to use Smoker's sleeve for a napkin]

[Smacks Ace in the face with a lazy backhand. DON'T USE HIM FOR CLEANING YOU LITTLE PUNK.]

I haven't decided. [ALSO DRYLY BUT GRUMPILY TOO.]

Portgas. Say hi to your friend, she was worried about you.

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