Smoker dragged a gloved palm down his face. In order to get from Water 7 to St. Polar or vice versa, they had to go right by Enies Lobby. A reminder of brass stupidity. "Inspector," Smoker frowned glancing at the bartender. This was not a good place to have that discussion. Although to be fair, no place was a good place to have that discussion. The tall commodore got up and wandered to a window looking outside. In the distance he could see the rubble of Enies Lobby coming here. He signaled the older man over and pointed at it.
"That." To hell with how much trouble he might get in for it, the Straw-Hats were Smoker's prey and his crew needed to know. "Remember that leopard bastard I just mentioned?" It was nearly impossible for Smoker to call him anything else. "He was member of a government organization that is no more. He and the other CP9 captured Nico Robin and brought her back to Enies Lobby. Through those gates is the walkway to Impel Down. Pirate prison. The Straw-Hats came to rescue Nico Robin, defeated CP9 and in the ensuing chaos, SOMEONE activated a buster call." Once one was activated, it didn't matter on what island. It didn't matter who called it in or why, that island would be destroyed. "And that rubble you see? That's what happens when a buster call is destroyed."
It didn't explain enough. Nothing about Nico Robin's island of Ohara, nothing about the incompetency of brass who allowed such idiocy. "Absolute justice," Smoker growled, flipping his own lighter open and lighting up a pair of twin cigars, "Is absolute." No take-backs, no mercy, and as far as he was concerned, not justice either. Not true justice, not real justice. But it wasn't something to be said in this place with certain people around. God damn politics.
ooc: I keep envisioning Blueno as the train bartender, not a good sign
"That." To hell with how much trouble he might get in for it, the Straw-Hats were Smoker's prey and his crew needed to know. "Remember that leopard bastard I just mentioned?" It was nearly impossible for Smoker to call him anything else. "He was member of a government organization that is no more. He and the other CP9 captured Nico Robin and brought her back to Enies Lobby. Through those gates is the walkway to Impel Down. Pirate prison. The Straw-Hats came to rescue Nico Robin, defeated CP9 and in the ensuing chaos, SOMEONE activated a buster call." Once one was activated, it didn't matter on what island. It didn't matter who called it in or why, that island would be destroyed. "And that rubble you see? That's what happens when a buster call is destroyed."
It didn't explain enough. Nothing about Nico Robin's island of Ohara, nothing about the incompetency of brass who allowed such idiocy. "Absolute justice," Smoker growled, flipping his own lighter open and lighting up a pair of twin cigars, "Is absolute." No take-backs, no mercy, and as far as he was concerned, not justice either. Not true justice, not real justice. But it wasn't something to be said in this place with certain people around. God damn politics.