justicereigns | Smoker's return [Action / Video]

[The minute Smoker realizes he's back in Luceti, he gets his jitte. Like hell he's letting some pirate take it for a few months again. Then there's the basic things. A month's supply of cigars, and oh, isn't that nice of him, they even thought to get him a bunch of his own marine brand. They literally say marine on the little gold tabs, so surely no pirates would want to try them, right? Then it's off to get coffee, prowl around the general vicinity and head on home. As he's heading inside, the sheer amount of packages he's carrying jostles the journal open.]

Ikki, I have to thank you for the Cosmos-- Haki... [Annoyed growl. No Ikki. :| Figures. So he goes to open the journal for real and everyone can get a look at Smoker, two years later, no longer wearing his hair in ~~awesome~~ spikes, sunglasses, a giant scar, but still 100% Smoker.] Where the hell is Ikki? And how long have I been gone that he moved out? [He can tell Ikkk is still in Luceti, if not where, but what the hell man?] What's the date?

Right, to everyone else, I'm Vice Admiral Smoker. [Oh that's right, he uses his real title now. Watch out world.] As soon as I can, I'd like to get back into teaching jitte and kickboxing. Any old or new students, we'll meet at the barracks. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are open sessions, the other days can be scheduled for private hours or one on one sparring. If anyone spots a marine, let me know. Do not try to engage anyone from G5 in a regular conversation, they've earned their reputation as being pyromaniac psychos, just send them my way and I'll deal with them. [There is no affection to that. If anything "deal with them" sounds a little like "beat senseless and chain to a wall somewhere." Anyone want to laugh at him for his choice of command post?]

I assume we must be in a New Feather cycle, so welcome to Luceti. There are other people teaching forms of martial arts or filial magic, but unless the Drafts and missions have stopped -- which I doubt -- you'll want to take advantage of at least one form if you can.

All right, that's all.

[Feel free to action jump Smoker anytime before getting home, or right afterwards because he will be out and about being Smoker.]

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[Vivi nods slowly, still a little on awe of how one could be gone just a week from Luceti, and spend two years back home before they returned.]

Settling back in all right, I hope.

Surprisingly, yes. Though apparently my roommate decided to go live in the wild for a week.

[Though he can't be that mad at him, seeing as Ikki waited faithfully the whole month and a half for him. But still...]

[She has no idea who Smoker's roommate might be; in fact that he has a roommate in the first place is actually a bit surprising to her.]

Oh...well, I hope he's doing all right?

[It surprises everyone really.]

Yeah, just being an idiot. I'll go find him or he'll come back soon. I was going to thank him though... Tsk.

Ah. Good luck!

Thank you Princess.

Everything's fine with you?

[He feels like he already asked that. Yeah polite small talk with Smoker is seriously lacking.]

Mm. [She gives a small nod. Saying everything is fine would be a bit of an overstatement, but nothing that's troubling her right now is something she'd care to discuss with Smoker, of all people.] Well enough.

[She gives a small shrug as if to say, 'it's Luceti; what can you do?']

Understood. Did more of the Straw Hat's friends leave recently?

I think in this case, I'll let you find that out for yourself. [Can't be too careful, after all.]

Suit yourself.

[If anything he just sounds amused about the chase.]

I wouldn't want to make things dull for you, after all.

Never that. Besides, I have my own means.

[And she'll just kind of ignore that to roll onto another subject.]

You're friends with Keimi-san, aren't you? She's mentioned you, at least.

[Nods, though it's invisible-ish.]

I'm teaching her jitte.

[As much as any man can teach a clutzy mermaid such a thing.]

And she's my daughter.

[Thanks to a Malnosso Shift, and Keimi pining to keep such things that way; Smoker promised he would.]

[...wait. Daughter? ...processing...processing...]

...and you're all right with her living with pirates?

She's an adult, that's not really my choice.

[Actually he's not bothered by it really.]

[His answer doesn't make much sense to Vivi, though she wonders if perhaps something has changed during those two years. Maybe he's no longer pursuing Luffy and the others?]

Does that mean you don't consider Luffy-san a threat any longer?

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In our world? Yes I do. I know he is.

Here?

No. He does more good free here than captured. But the minute that changes I'll be the first to stop him.

Keimi is a separate story. I didn't know her until here, nor did I know about the circumstances with the tenryuubito.

I don't arrest someone for associating with pirates when they have no better alternatives. You, of all people, should know that, Princess.

[Her brow furrows in confusion at his words, especially that last statement. Where had that come from? Did he think she was suggesting he arrest Keimi? She shakes her head.]

That isn't what I'm saying.

Hn.... sorry.

[Just a little oversensitive about the moral ambiguity of not yet arresting Straw Hat. That and he doesn't want anyone thinking he's going soft.]

Straw Hat is still a threat. Just not here. Right now.

[Maybe she should just let the subject drop, but Vivi's a little miffed at what she sees as Smoker's stubborn insistence that her crew is fine here, but a threat back in their own world.]

What's the difference between here and back home? Luffy-san is the same no matter where he is.

One Piece isn't here, for starters.

No, but does pursuing it really mean one is a threat?

[She sighs, knowing she's probably wasting her breath.] I realize that there are plenty of terrible pirates on the Grand Line, but Luffy-san isn't one of them.

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