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Late on the 6th [Voice]

Right, this is Smoker. I'm back in my own body, thanks to everyone who helped when I was a kid, and you know... during the shift.

Jitte and kickboxing lessons will be delayed until the 10th, but that doesn't mean stop practicing. Keep up the exercises, because I'll be very disappointed if any of you start slipping.

For anyone else interested in joining in, I teach basic self defense, kickboxing, and jitte. There are one-on-one sessions and group sessions, feel free to ask about a schedule because with the drafts ongoing, at least you can learn something to get a fighting chance for survival.

And who still here in the village knows anything about motorcycles? A friend recently reminded me life can be too short not to pursue some things.

Lupin, if you still remember the thing I asked Red about, I'd like to discuss it.

Kotomi-chan, if it's not a bad memory, whatever did happen with the paper your father was writing?

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[At first the offer just confuses him. Especially with where his brain was going thanks to Nico Robin's prank. Didn't they just agree Smoker hitting on Ace is gross? Is Ace trying to get revenge?]

[But they had been drinking as kids and that was kind of fun.... not that... Smoker could admit it. Why did he almost only drink with criminals lately? Well and Zenigata. Thank god for the inspector. Oh but more silence Ace as Smoker tries to work this out.]

[.........]

[Finally a grunt.]

I don't know about you, but I'm not in the mood for a loud bar. [It's less fun now that he can't use it as an excuse to lure out pirates and beat them up.]

[Still there's a chin-rub that clearly shows he's not saying no.] Want to grab a couple pints and meet by the fountain again? [In case Ace was asking because of when they were kids, of course.]

If it's a trap though, I'm heading out on that mission tomorrow, so if you want a real fight, wait till I'm back.

[So suspicious forever. But at least it means he still considers Ace a real threat capable of putting up a worthwhile fight. For whatever that's worth to his ego.]

Stop that. [Getting flustered!]

Everything's easier as myself, tch.

Correct. They can't be gotten here, but they're a curse, so even if one showed up, you might not want to rush into anything.

Okaaaaayyy~~~~

But seriously. It'll be a snap. This probably is a lot easier now that you're back to normal too--the last few weeks must have really annoyed her.

[Grits teeth and bites back a growl.]

Hn. No doubt.

[His scowl softens a little, though certainly not a lot.] That's why I mean to make it up to her as best as possible.

And that right there is why you're going to succeed, Captain.

We'll see.

[He's REALLY just holding back a billion snarky remarks about why Lupin doesn't reassure him, but he is actually holding back. Which is a mark of how much more mellowed he is after dealing with G-5, and how much more he respects Lupin in general.]

She's not exactly mad at me though. [Whether Smoker feels like she should be; he doesn't say.]

It was strange. [ because the arms? ]

But...interesting. [ that may describe both the experience with the hands and being in Ikki's body. ]

It was more surprising than anything to be in someone else's body. And I was still able to access cosmo so it...doesn't make a huge difference. [ weird realisation actually. ]

[Lupin appreciates the sentiment--even if the trust is grudging, its still there. That was what was important.]

So you're just making up for lost time then. [Not a question. He's come to be able to read Smoker fairly well.]

[A shrug. He might trust Lupin (grudgingly) but he's hardly an open book.]

Among other things.

Sounds accurate.

Was the cosmo different feeling from inside him?

Anything you want to talk about, or is it too personal?

[Because he likes you, Smoker, and isn't going to pry despite their mutual stalking of eachother's activities.]

[Another shrug. It's not personal per se, but...]

What is there to talk about?

Nothing, if you don't want to. From the way you were talking, it sounded like you did.

[He'll just wait for you to have your moment.

...

Oh, okay, you're done.] By the fountain works fine for me. Want me to get the drinks? And no, it's not a trap. Geez, can't we just have a drink without the pirate/marine hate?

Our timing is always off. Just once I'd like to fix that and make it stick.

It was, the way we apply our Cosmo is very different.

[MORE Silence for a bit. Can they really just drink and forget about the marine/pirate thing? He wants to say it's easier for Ace; having had a marine grandfather and as a bizarre pirate who's even rescued marines before... but after Ace's execution, there was a much slimmer chance that was true. Just an excuse. And if Portgas can put aside that enmity...

But it was different, wasn't it? His boss was still Akainu who killed Ace, however much Smoker hated the man.

Tch. No. Smoker would work for his own justice, and not for any one man. He'd decided on that ages ago, and it was still true.

He half wants to ask why Ace is so willing to look past such things... but he's not sure he's ready for the answer yet.]

Hn. We'll see.

[There's a quick scribbling sound as Smoker makes a note for his tsundere translation book he's making for Kotomi.]

Tch. Same for haki then. I could only kind of use it, but it might have been that I was just disoriented to begin with.

... mn. Okay. Take your time. [He might sound... just a little sad. He did just want to have a drink with him! Was it really that bad?]

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