Damn. [Thinking it over. Ace really does keep a lot of secrets and things that set him off easily, doesn't he? On the one hand Smoker's inclined to tell Portgas to toughen up. How much did he really think he could keep a lot of those things secret in a place like Luceti, and how much could they really matter? But then again... it's definitely not the Malnosso's place (or anyone else's, including the marines) to force those secrets out into the open against Portgas' will. So neither side of thinking is one Smoker's willing to express. Besides, it raises another implication when added to the pattern of what else the Malnosso have done to Smoker's friends, and even himself.]
Seems like they seem to isolate precisely the things that will affect everyone the most.
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Seems like they seem to isolate precisely the things that will affect everyone the most.