"Oh - okay, yeah, I see it," he agrees, nodding. Same round symbol with the pieces around the edge, just with an extra circle of spikes around it. "Missing the smile though, right?"
Which he'd noticed especially for how oddly similar it was to Doflamingo's jolly roger but without the line through it. Clever, really - a nod to Law's first crew but simultaneously the opposite of it.
Now, he's not totally oblivious. He did wish for Law to remember him as smiling, and that was much more recent for him than it would have been for Law. So a smiling mark that's a clever fuck you to his brother? Seems all good to him, even if it's more of an honor than he personally deserves for what he did. Still, why is Law so self-conscious about it? Is it just how all of this is still both new and awkward and difficult for both of them, being together after so long? He just wants Law to be reassured, to be content, not to shy away, so having asked, he smiles himself - not the bold grin of the jolly roger, but softer. Encouraging.
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Which he'd noticed especially for how oddly similar it was to Doflamingo's jolly roger but without the line through it. Clever, really - a nod to Law's first crew but simultaneously the opposite of it.
Now, he's not totally oblivious. He did wish for Law to remember him as smiling, and that was much more recent for him than it would have been for Law. So a smiling mark that's a clever fuck you to his brother? Seems all good to him, even if it's more of an honor than he personally deserves for what he did. Still, why is Law so self-conscious about it? Is it just how all of this is still both new and awkward and difficult for both of them, being together after so long? He just wants Law to be reassured, to be content, not to shy away, so having asked, he smiles himself - not the bold grin of the jolly roger, but softer. Encouraging.