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All Shepherds, meet on deck for tea time and discussions.

Keimi check in as soon as you can.

And yes, we're getting low on coffee, and cigars. I'll survive, [No, he won't.] but I still refuse to switch to tea.

For all you pirates out there, what did you lot do before you came here? Occupations, careers, whatever. I need to know what freedom you're fighting for, let's just say.

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Every day of life is filled with choices. Fighting for their lives means that they are free to spend their time in other pursuits, of their choosing.

Only the innocent. Whom pirates would normally kill.

[.......................................]

[Yeah he just realized the irony of telling Nico Robin that.]

[He feels pretty dumb ngl.]

No one is truly innocent.

[Her voice is hard and quiet.]

Not of all crimes, at least, unless you wish to make the argument for young children. But they will in time grow up, and commit little crimes- or big ones. It seems to be the policy that potential criminals are just as guilty as active ones, and the children of criminals are treated just as guilty as their parents by association of blood, so I cannot see how you could possibly consider yourself a protector of the innocent when it seems there are none to be found.

Maybe that's why I stopped giving a damn about most people over fifteen.

I don't agree that blood makes a criminal, and I don't agree that potential criminals should be put away for life. Everyone is a potential criminal, and you already saw what the fight between Akainu and Kuzan was like.

Kuzan is my friend. He saved my life again after you lot left. Guilt by association is bullshit, and I'm well aware.

I'm not going to save your captain if he messes up. I asked Kuzan to give me the G-5 headquarters to catch your captain. Punk Hazard doesn't change that. If your Captain messes up, I'm not going to bail him out, I'm going to be the first one to arrest him. Never forget it Nico Robin.

But no, my justice isn't absolute. So long as extenuating circumstances exist, true justice must make tough decisions accordingly.

[A long silence, then a quiet voice barely more than a whisper.]

That's reassuring, actually.

[Drags a palm down his face.]

I don't see how.

Did you miss the first half? [Maybe he just wants to fight though. It's uncomfortable having a pirate appreciate his words, and even worse in that kind of a voice.]

[Vulnerable.]

[Which just makes him want to fix it and protect her, and she's the last person he should want to do that with.]

No. The whole message was quite clear.

[So much of her life would have been different, if more World Government and Marine officials felt the same. She doesn't know what Luffy did to warrant such attention from the Vice-Admiral nee Captain, but she knows him well enough to believe he had a reason- moronically intuited as it may have been, it was probably one he deemed good.]

You hardly have the full message, Demon Woman.

[Because guh.]

[This is still his as tsun as he can possibly word it, and frankly, Smoker rather doubts, and hopes that no one knows the full extent of which he'd bend over backwards to possibly help their damn crew if his justice asked it.]

[As it is, Hina DOES suspect that, and even just the suspicion is enough to make him twitchy because of how much deep in trouble that is.]

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