[Because he's hunting for something to answer his curiosity.]
Because you asked me to.
[How does he be friends with pirates?]
[He doesn't want to. But he already is.]
[He's still mad. Mad that Straw Hat is running around asking to kiss and experiment and for what? And maybe if Smoker hadn't scared him off and constantly pushed him away so hard he wouldn't be so lost. And he's mad that the future pirate king is even lost on something like this. And he's mad that he could help, but can't, because they are who they are. And he's mad that Straw Hat is basically dismissing his own experiences, letting dumbass pirates and virtual strangers teach him instead. Is that what their friendship amounts to? And yet...]
[Smoker's most mad at himself, maybe. So much frustration. He shouldn't have bothered with any of this. He should still drop everything and run far far away--]
[But even his own justice says otherwise, and if he can't follow that, he can't follow anything.]
[action]
[Because he's hunting for something to answer his curiosity.]
Because you asked me to.
[How does he be friends with pirates?]
[He doesn't want to. But he already is.]
[He's still mad. Mad that Straw Hat is running around asking to kiss and experiment and for what? And maybe if Smoker hadn't scared him off and constantly pushed him away so hard he wouldn't be so lost. And he's mad that the future pirate king is even lost on something like this. And he's mad that he could help, but can't, because they are who they are. And he's mad that Straw Hat is basically dismissing his own experiences, letting dumbass pirates and virtual strangers teach him instead. Is that what their friendship amounts to? And yet...]
[Smoker's most mad at himself, maybe. So much frustration. He shouldn't have bothered with any of this. He should still drop everything and run far far away--]
[But even his own justice says otherwise, and if he can't follow that, he can't follow anything.]
Are you still mad at me?