"Hn, job's not an easy one," Smoker grunted with a short nod. Until Karen he hadn't had a very steady relationship because there wasn't much point when all he wanted to do was roam the seas hunting down pirates. Even Tashigi who'd been with him for years now found it rough sometimes that his time was so monopolized by work. It was the very reason Daddy the Father had taken an early retirement, preferring to bounty hunt instead so long as he got to be there for Carol. "She sounds cute," Smoker added softly.

"How long have you been chasing Lupin?"