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[video] Back with the chocobos / All the jokes

[In a scene that might be familiar to some, Marco is back in the barn, with five baby chocobo. Not quite so baby now, he might be able to fit one of them in a bag on his back, but not all of them. He can't even fit them all under one wing, but that's all right, the others he's dealing with in different ways. It might not be immediately obvious, but the loss of Ace is hitting him hard. Normally he'd go into a rage to kill things, but he doesn't seem to feel it's worth it.]

Ace's name is up on the memorial wall. He might come back... I hope so.

[There's a much too long pause in which he looks a world away and scoops up a chocobo fitted with a Spade collar.]

Ah so how about some bird jokes, eh?

You've probably all heard this one: Why did the chicken cross the road?
To get to the other side.
Why didn't the turkey cross the road?
He didn't want to be a chicken.
Why did the ducks cross the road?
To prove they could do it better than the chicken.
Why did the chicken cross the road twice?
It was a double-crosser.
Why did the rooster cross the road?
To prove he wasn't a chicken.

A phoenix walks into a bar filled with a bunch of turkeys. He gives them a polite nod and then buys everyone a round of drinks. They crowd around their new friend and offer some peanuts. "Gobble gobble gobble?" they suggest. "No thanks," he politely declines, "I'm allergic." They offer him pretzels. "Gobble gobble gobble?" He takes a few of those and they continue on for hours. Eventually they run out, and just as he was about to leave, they look him up and down and ask, "Gobble gobble gobble?" He gives them a horrified look and explains, "No way! I'm not into that!"

Why did the marines arrest the turkey?
They brought it on suspicion of fowl play!

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[Just takes a deep breath and tries not to cry.]

Don't be. Just don't let me go, eh? Fuck... I don't know what triggered this now of all... [Shifts about trying to get comfortable. He can't decide if he wants to pull Japan into his lap and just curl phoenix wings around him or be the one hugged himself. Finally, he decides on the first one and sets the smaller man in his lap with vibrant blue wings around him so he can bury his face in the crook of Japan's neck.] This is what I get for loving a human, right? And all I can do is protect Luffy.

Ah Japan... don't let me go. I don't want to be me right now, but I do want to be me with you. [Somewhere in his head, that makes sense.]

[As he's pulled into Marco's lap, he forgets his brief silly thoughts and raises a hand to reach back and hold that head there by his neck. After all his talk about being an old man, Japan only has a select amount of moments that display him speaking true to that manner. And this is one of them.]

It is this sort of life that we have, to watch others fade away, even if they were not ready to. [He pulls his hand back into his lap slowly.] Ah, they will come and go like the seasons, and of course there will be sorrow...

But I will be with Marco. Surely I was meant to return before he left. So I could be with Marco.

[Gulps and nods. It doesn't make the pain go away, but it helps. More than just that Ace wouldn't want him to be upset; that just made Marco frustrated at this point. But having a goal to keep stepping forwards to, someone to look after, that he needed most of all.]

Hai. Thank you love. [Hugs tightly and leans his head against Japan's.] I think this is the first time it's felt permanent. Back home... I was too busy dealing with trying to keep the crew together and the islands and Blackbeard and Shanks... here he was here from the day I got here. Even when he felt a million light years away, he was still just an arm's length away. [And he was only mad at Ace now because it hurt.] I guess I don't deal with pain too well, eh. [Because he could always cheat and turn into a phoenix before when he wanted to.]

Mm... [He takes in that hug with a slow breath.] I do not believe this is ever something that can be taken well.

Ah, but I will help with what I can... [Even though he didn't know what to say right now. It did seem permanent. It sort of was, right? Sort of...]

You are helping. You help so much Bushido.

[Hugs and clings tightly.] Before it felt like a black hole deep in my gut that was eating me from the inside out. Like Blackbeard got to me without even touching me. Now, it's just a weight around my shoulders. Like you said, I just need time right?

Ah this is embarrassing... I suppose you don't cry often, eh?

[All of this hugging and clinging... He still looks back on it and thinks, wow I can do this sort of thing now? But anyway, he's surprised that he's helping, and surprised that Marco admitted it was embarrassing. Plus that question...]

Ah... time. Yes. [A pause.] It would be troublesome if I cried each time I was upset. [...that's a reasonable answer suuuure]

But I do not find anything wrong with it. Is it embarrassing even if it is just me...?

[Admitting he's embarrassed about crying is a lot easier than admitting he's terrified. Which he is, though a little less now that he's got Japan in a position he feels like he must protect him.]

No, I suppose not. Just for you, it's okay. [Tilts his head to give a quick kiss to Japan's cheek.] You're upset that often then?

[He blinks calmly and considers that]

I would not say I am upset often, but saddening thoughts are quite easy to come to mind. That is just my nature, I believe.

You mean you're morbid. [Another kiss to his cheek.] I already knew that. [And likes it anyway. He doesn't mean it's a bad thing at all, just is what it is.]

[gdfsgdshgfdhsgf] I-it is not morbid! I enjoy the beauty of bittersweet things and the like!

Bushido, love, that's what people call morbid.

[He frowns at that for a bit but then tries to move on]

...In any case, I try to avoid such outwardly visible things like crying.

Edited 2011-12-07 17:51 (UTC)

[Tightens that hug, instantly soothed by it.]

If I can cry around you, you should be allowed to cry around me. Only fair. It can be... bonus points. Fifty for every time you get me to cry.

[Marco... what are you getting yourself into??] And vice versa, eh.

Uwah, so many points for such a sad moment... [But is that a certain gleam to his eyes NO... He turns his head to peer at Marco. Of course he can think of sad-but-not-sad moments to make Marco cry.]

Is Marco certain about that?

Of course. [Kisses Japan's chin. Hahaha... idiot. Marco thinks the joke's on Japan. Because Marco thinks he himself never cries, but seems to get everyone else to cry for him. At least. Often. So even without his favored coping mechanism of avoidance and protecting his family and busying with that; he's convinced he won't cry much anymore. Maybe once on Whitebeard's birthday, but he didn't last time, so he will make it through definitely.

Little does his realize that Japan is an evil masterminds at experiencing and conveying emotions :| Even to this normally composed deadpan idiot. And even to Hong Kong which is saying something.]

Hm... [He's just sort of amused by it all but he leans to give Marco a small kiss just under his eye.]

[Blinks! And then blushes slightly, but happily. Oh kissing his tears away... dokidoki... wait a minute... -_-' This better not be a salt thing. You fiend.] So it's a deal? [Snuggles.]

[HAHAHAHAHA]

Of course. I cannot refuse such a quick advancement to leveling up.

[He will get you back for this. He doesn't know how yet. But he will have revenge. And it will be delicious and not salty.]

Hah, aww... you're so cute. Thinking it'll be so easy.

[YOUR FAULT, MARCO]

Marco should not underestimate me. ...Or the other Asian countries, for that matter. [He's seen Korea's dramas...]

[Arches an eyebrow.]

China's only at risk of making me cry for his people. [And his... everything. Shush.] I doubt Hong Kong could at all. [Kdramas would probably not affect Marco beyond wanting to kick things. He's violent, and also it's starting to become a Pavlov's dog reaction with him.]

Perhaps so, but I have other methods. [That sounds so ominous.]

[But how can it be ominous when he's smiling so cutely?]

Oh? Like what? [In other words: bring it.]

[How about this]

Ah... Marco will see in time.

Scary, but I'm not afraid. You'll be crying more than I will.

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