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[Ace is camped on his favorite spot on the beach of Genessia on another pile of driftwood and such that he's been collecting for various Ace related reasons. He doesn't look really happy, though. And he even sounds pissed, voice tight and clipped.]

I'm looking to start a pirate crew. Not sure what the ultimate goal is but for right now adventure, breaking laws, maybe some arson and never paying for anything you eat ever.

If you're interested come and apply in person.

You know where I am.

[it's almost as if he has ulterior motives for this post. But what could they be?]

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[SIGHS.]

[His options are: try to sling and carry Ace by the cuffs using his jitte, or back to accepting that he has a pirate groping his ass who will probably scream "HELP HELP I'M BEING KIDNAPPED FOR CREEPY SEXUAL PURPOSES" the minute Smoker goes into the store and asks about the beer, which given HIS shirtlessness, and ACE'S shirtlessness...]

[Will go over... SO. FUCKING. WELL.]

[He wants that drink now.]

[For now he just lightly jabs Ace's collarbone one more time and sits down next to him.]

Is this fun for you?

[:| Legit question, he wants to know.]

Most fun I've had in a while. [leans over to bite one of Smoker's cigars free] But you really need to loosen up.

[ACTUALLY GIVES HIM A CIGAR AND LIGHTS IT FOR HIM.]

[Then hoists Ace back on his shoulders.]

I can't when I'm being molested by a thief.

But I'll make a deal with you. A trade. You, at least, try to help out the local economy by doing some sort of legitimate job to pay for these things, and I will...

I don't know how to be "loosened up" as you say. But I'll let you try to -- whatever. [Drag him places? Take him to strip clubs? Whatever.]

You can't have my ass though. [He needs it for walking.]

[He's also trying to amuse Ace. Sort of.]

Humm [he smokes happily and kicks his feet thoughtfully like the most laconic damsel ever. He doesn't want to work. But he does want to see what Smoker will do. But job. He doesn't want a job.

Marco would shun him and would have every right to.

Fuck jobs

Piracy was the only way to be.

But .... what an opportunity...

Hmmmmmmmmm

Well he could always see if Marco had any spare change lying around--

But stealing things was more fun.

If he was paying for them legitimately then what was the point of life!

You gave him a goddamned moral crises you stupid marine.

His internal log pose is spinning wildly without direction]

Just these things or all the things?

[just checking]

Pretend to be legitimate. I want to see if you can. If your grandfather shows up I want to make him cry.

And then you can tell him about all the illegitimate other pirate shit you do on the side.

Two years ago in my hot pocket [Instead of elephants the whole way down? Timelines are Hot pockets.] something major happened in the marines. Blackbeard and Akainu believe that the ability to do justice is pre-ordained fate. I don't. My friend got tired of all the injustice and took out his eyes. A couple others supposedly turned into pirates, though I'm not sure I believe it. Once a pirate, always a pirate, so they say. But Hina took a reformed pirate into her crew, and your grandfather believed that people could do better.

I won't do anything against my justice, obviously, but I'll try to make it a fair trade for you. In exchange for the fun you'd be missing out on, all right?

Edited 2016-07-04 08:29 (UTC)

[he lets out a huge sigh. He doesn't know yet. He has to ask Marco. Because he wants to make sure... this isn't... betraying Pops somehow... Because acting legitimate?

Fuck that noise.

Fuuuck it.

He'd never even left an iou rock.

Not in his whole life.

And... aside from that...

He's sure Smoker knows because he's always sure all Marines know. It's just better to be safe that way]

Yeah. So pretend to be legitimate. It's just pretend. Jiijii comes by and sees something he'll never believe anyway--

Or maybe you think I'll take it back to my pocket somehow eh? Start up a store or something. Or maybe join the Marines. [he snorts] But you know how that would turn out, don't you.

[he shakes his head]

Anyway, you know Luffy right? He's a pirate and I dare you to say he's not better than anyone you've ever met.

[he doesn't care if Smoker only met him for a few minutes or a few days. He has to know because that's who Luffy is]

So I'll keep my piracy and you can keep your dignity and we'll both know the truth how it stands.

Portgas. I'm not asking you to be someone you're not.

Does paying for things you want really bother you that much?

As Marco would say: I'm a pirate, yoi. Fight me.

[Okay well he HAS paid for stuff before. From their islands. To people he's liked. But...]

I don't want to work.

[now that the cigar is out he just sort of hangs limp there]

Am I supposed to pity that?

[He just rolls his eyes and walks along to try finding where the beer goes to.]

No work? No booze. How do you think it gets made?

Not expecting pity. [yawn. sigh.] Dumb marine.

[lightly kicks him in the shin or well upper leg]

[Sighs and takes off the cuffs. Because it's like kicking a puppy and he really can't stand it.]

Stupid pirate.

[and he was just about to take a nap too. But this is better.

This way is better.

Just how it is. He takes what little more money he has out of his leg pouch and gives it to Smoker.]

Orange Bar. Down the road. To the left.

[whaps Smoker on the shoulder as he passes him]

Sleep tight, old man.

[Blinks in confusion.]

[He's not sure why that happened, but... all right... he'll go to it.]

[Pirates are confusing, and D's are the worst.]

Edited 2016-07-04 09:32 (UTC)

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