smokinghunter | [video] (Goldenrod Hotel, you might hear the yelling)

[Smoker hasn't been around much. A certain little brat went missing and for some reason that sent him into some sort of existential "What am I doing with my life if it's not chasing Straw-Hat?!" crisis. However, given this video, you'd never know it. At some point it got kicked on to show Smoker on his back, fast asleep in bed, with a tiny little 8 (11?) year old Luffy on his chest. Drooling and sleeping. Aww isn't that cute? For about 30 seconds until the drooling wakes Smoker up.]

No Pokemon on the bed.

[Gruff voice, a light shove and then cue epic freak out.] STRAW-HAT!?! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! GET OFF ME BRATLING! [Lights go on and more scrambling where Smoker shoves Luffy off the bed and tries to get a towel to clean up.]

Damn brat... disappear for weeks and then show up unannounced. Get your own bed. What the hell? This is why I hate pirates. You're even messier than a dog. Is that food in your hair? Che... when was the last time you ate? [Continues griping for awhile, he's clearly been woken up to better means, but he picks up Luffy and moves him to a couch before getting a blanket to tuck him in. Not that he likes the brat or anything, because he doesn't. He obviously hates him you know.]

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... it's really hard to tell if you hate him or like him, Smoker-san...

I hate him... but I can't hate kids. [The most honest he's ever been about this.]

... does that mean you would say you hate him without hesitation when he's older?

Of cours--

Maybe not.

Hn... It's still a lot less complicated when he's older. [No, it's not.] He's my prey when he's older. He runs, I have to catch him and stop him. Simple as that.