[Voice / Written]

[fierybluebird]

Yo. I'm back. Longest month of my life, including that time I dyed my hair black.

Did anyone remember to water and feed Ace while I was gone? Take him for walks and make sure he got sun and all that?

[There's a pause and the fluttering of wings along with a mutter.] Damn this new book system is strange... [But he speaks back up again trying to sound more chipper.]

So what did I miss? Did the entire landscape change? Any new books about pirates at the library, eh?

[For those who know him well, Marco actually sounds pretty exhausted for a change, and lacking some of his usual ridiculousness.]

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[fierybluebird]

Yeah yeah, don't be jealous Sparky, you'll come up with a few someday.

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[hiken_ace]

You bet I am! The worst.

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[fierybluebird]

Ohhh I'm trembling in my sandals already.

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[hiken_ace]

Yeah, you better be.

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[fierybluebird]

Aye. I'm all "Oh no Fire Fist~ don't nickname me! You're too witty for me!" [Enjoy his falsetto and hand over his heart. Dramatically.]

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[hiken_ace]

[He just bursts into laughter.] You're no bird, you're a ham.

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[fierybluebird]

Yeah, but admit it, you missed it. [RUFFLES.]

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[hiken_ace]

So, so much. [Grins up at the ruffles. Just this once.]

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[fierybluebird]

[Laughs and hugs him again.]

Just for that, I'll try to be a little nicer.

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[hiken_ace]

Mm... don't bother. I wouldn't care if you came back trying to bite my head, I'd still just be happy to see you.

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[fierybluebird]

[Blushes and fidgets.]

Idiot. [Snuggles as a phoenix.] I'm the same way.

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[hiken_ace]

[Snuggles back. Best bro.] You could come back as a marine for all I care. I'd still love you.

[... did he say that out loud? Hides face in the feathers.]

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[fierybluebird]

As. A marine. Seriously Sparky? [:|] Do you know me at all?

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[hiken_ace]

What!? The Malnosso could mess with you enough to do that!

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[fierybluebird]

Ohhh... that's what you meant. Eh, seriously? [Shudders.] That'd be awful.

Well, I'd love you even if you were a marine too kiddo. But you probably already knew that.

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[hiken_ace]

Let's hope the Malnosso don't actually do that.

[He laughs.] Thanks, mate.

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[fierybluebird]

They better not. How would they explain the tattoo?

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[hiken_ace]

For all we know, they could make it vanish.

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[fierybluebird]

[Blue eyes burn angrily.]

No one touches it.

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[fierybluebird]

[Blinks and softens... seeing as it's a touchy subject with Ace, and just tugs him into a hug.] I guess it's what's in my heart that's most important, right?

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[hiken_ace]

[To say Ace wasn't envious of Marco for still having the tattoo would be a lie. His eyes goes to the side as he thinks about his own lost tattoo, covered with scarring. See, this is why he told you when he came back that it wasn't just a symbol. He blinks a bit at the hug, realizing Marco must have got it, too. Hugging back, he nods.]

We're Whitebeard's sons. That's what matters. [Keep telling yourself that, Ace.]

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[fierybluebird]

It is. [Eyes flash angrily. Angry at himself for bringing it up, angry at Akainu for burning it, and angry with the world for not getting it.]

Even if I did come back with no tattoo and thinking I was a marine, you and everyone else would know better. That's what matters.

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[hiken_ace]

... heh. I'd kick your ass to make you remember. [Because that is clearly what a good brother would do.]

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[fierybluebird]

You better. [Ruffles his head.] Otherwise I'd spend all week being gross and embarrassing.

[Marco has fucked up definitions of embarrassing and gross evidently.]

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[hiken_ace]

[He laughs.] All right, I promise if you ever come back as a marine, I'll kick your ass.