My Pops was the strongest man in the world. His power was to create earthquakes and tsunamis. It's not having power that means anything. That's why I'll never forgive Blackbeard. He should have always known better. Having power doesn't mean shit, it's how you use it.
[Holds up his hand.] I'll not pretend I didn't wrong you. I wasn't thinking, and I haven't been thinking straight since we got here. Only in bits and pieces. So when you said that, I didn't think about how it's you and therefore clearly a joke. That was wrong. But like I said, I haven't been thinking at all. The minute I stopped to think, I remembered you're you.
If I didn't trust you with my family I wouldn't let you stay around them, Ace as captain or not.
Do you think Ace is a powder keg? [A head tilt.] He is, you know. You're seeing the far calmer version, after Pops helped him the last few years. Before that he used to literally blow up at anything. And he was trying assassinate Pops. But Pops trusted the crew to handle him, and trusted us to help him. Ace's temper and his fire is a recipe for accidents, but I will never let anyone take away his strength so long as I have breath, aye?
And if I didn't trust you to handle your flames I wouldn't leave you around him. Remember how messed up I got when you were just male? [A wry grin, and he shakes his head.]
No. I trust you. [His eyes narrow.] You as in Chandra. I'll even trust you with this white mana whatever you call it, even though I can't handle it. I just reacted without thinking. And I do not like this effect of the island on me.
And if that guy comes here, I'll kick him in the head for you. Akainu didn't take down Ace because he's a powder keg, he did it for that same reason Gideon talked about. He thought Ace was too dangerous to leave alive, because people like me will always back him up every step of the way.
[And there's another one here now. Aokiji.... but he'll mention it later.]
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My Pops was the strongest man in the world. His power was to create earthquakes and tsunamis. It's not having power that means anything. That's why I'll never forgive Blackbeard. He should have always known better. Having power doesn't mean shit, it's how you use it.
[Holds up his hand.] I'll not pretend I didn't wrong you. I wasn't thinking, and I haven't been thinking straight since we got here. Only in bits and pieces. So when you said that, I didn't think about how it's you and therefore clearly a joke. That was wrong. But like I said, I haven't been thinking at all. The minute I stopped to think, I remembered you're you.
If I didn't trust you with my family I wouldn't let you stay around them, Ace as captain or not.
Do you think Ace is a powder keg? [A head tilt.] He is, you know. You're seeing the far calmer version, after Pops helped him the last few years. Before that he used to literally blow up at anything. And he was trying assassinate Pops. But Pops trusted the crew to handle him, and trusted us to help him. Ace's temper and his fire is a recipe for accidents, but I will never let anyone take away his strength so long as I have breath, aye?
And if I didn't trust you to handle your flames I wouldn't leave you around him. Remember how messed up I got when you were just male? [A wry grin, and he shakes his head.]
No. I trust you. [His eyes narrow.] You as in Chandra. I'll even trust you with this white mana whatever you call it, even though I can't handle it. I just reacted without thinking. And I do not like this effect of the island on me.
And if that guy comes here, I'll kick him in the head for you. Akainu didn't take down Ace because he's a powder keg, he did it for that same reason Gideon talked about. He thought Ace was too dangerous to leave alive, because people like me will always back him up every step of the way.
[And there's another one here now. Aokiji.... but he'll mention it later.]