[This doesn't exactly probe a reaction from Smoker. He was kind of expecting more.]

Anyone different is feared. Anyone with power of any kind is feared, envied, or sometimes outright hated. Would you really let them decide who you are because of it?

[Smoker's called a monster by his entire hometown for his devil fruit and strength as a marine and because he does his job putting away pirates. While it upsets his second in command who always gets defensive on his behalf, he's repeatedly said, he doesn't care. And really... he doesn't. He just sort of considers them idiots.]