[Gah. It's so new and tender. He's never had that in his life before. The closest was Tashigi's loyalty, and it's severely different.]
[What's the right response? What can he even say to that?]
Good.
Portgas...
Thanks.
[That's probably not right, and it's probably stupid, but he means it too. He knows as much as he teases Ace about being obnoxious, Smoker is far from easy to live with or be around. And he's almost floored that Ace even tries.]
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[What's the right response? What can he even say to that?]
Good.
Portgas...
Thanks.
[That's probably not right, and it's probably stupid, but he means it too. He knows as much as he teases Ace about being obnoxious, Smoker is far from easy to live with or be around. And he's almost floored that Ace even tries.]
[But glad. Definitely glad.]