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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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I wasn't offering to spar. There are other things one can do than fight.

[NO that wasn't hitting on her either, jeez.]

[And neither was she. Norma's not...exactly the hand-to-hand combat type, like more magic users/healers. She even makes a face at the very thought of sparring with anyone, let alone some burly pirate and friend of Ace's.]

Pass on the sparring thing, MarMar, I'm not the type. That was Senny, Red, and C's jobs. I'll get clobbered if I'm on my own in a fight against a big bad.

Like I said, it's off the table. I don't spar often. Probably I'd only be willing to against Ace. And even then, I'd hold back.

My powers aren't such that they're only used in fighting. Just like Freckles and his fireworks, eh?

[Norma laughs, and sinks down to rest her head on her folded arms.] I try and make it so I don't have to ever fight my friends, y'know? Kinda defeats the whole "healer" thing.

[Thank goodness for Friend-or-Foe marking, too. Otherwise, her spells could and would spell doom for her party-mates. Though that...honestly begs the question of how Grune manages to to murder anyone with her spells...huh.]

Y'know, I don't think I've ever seen Hothead use his powers in a fight. Not that'd I'd want to be anywhere near that, but yeah. He's been one heck of a great portable fireplace.

Among other things. So your powers are healing?

Among other things. ♥

[Two can play this game, MarMar.]

[Laughs softly.]

Just for that I'll give you a hint. Mine are related.

You're a healer?

[That sounds so bizarre. He does so not seem the type at all.]

[Laughs.]

Oh no. I wish. I said related.

[Not a healer but related? How--]

...A doctor? [SNERK. Okay, that's too much. Norma actually has to pull back and laugh at the very idea. Man, she just...cannot envision it. Cannot at all. A healer was silly enough.] C'mon, gimme another hint or something! You're not making this easy at all!

Oi oi, I would make a great doctor.

All right, probably not, eh? I'm sure Law's insulted that I even think I could.

You'll come to it. Ahh a hint let's see... a healer could never work on me, but I'll never need one either.

Hmm...

[Wow, this is hard. It's like one of those annoying puzzle games, or a riddle. Norma's a smart girl, a scholar even, but she's awful at things like these. Making sense of the impractical. Ugh, she does not have the patience for it.]

Can't you just tell me? Jeez... Healers don't work on it, but it never needs one...so...mmmrr... [LONG PAUSE IS LOOOONG.]

A ghost? [No, that doesn't sound right. Something that doesn't need to be healed, something that doesn't need to be healed...]

...If you say you're a god, I'll hit you.

Damn, that would have been a fun lie.

Well, you get an A for effort... But come on, tell me already! I promise I won't tell anyone, okay? Even if it's really embarrassing. [That is a lie, Norma Beatty, and you know it.] Pretty please, this time with sugar on top? ♥

I can't think of anything else that doesn't need to be healed when it's hurt. [It seemed like the two she came up with were the only possibilities. Those, or maybe a rock, but...eh.]

Oh, it's definitely not embarrassing.

[Don't look at his face. Just don't.]

It'll come to you. After all, it's related to healing, eh?

[~~I'm going to flip my laptop when he makes that face in the anime now, CC, jsyk.~~ Thankfully, Norma was not looking, too busy racking her brains, plucking out bits of info from her studies long ago about healing and things that could heal. Unfortunately, most of her studies for years on end revolved around the Everlight, so...much of everything else was pushed out.

Ah well, she can always be a cheater and ask Ace about it.]

I guess so. That, or if I suddenly keel over and lose my eres, you'll be there to help me out, right, MarMar? ♥ ...Not like I'm looking for that alternative, but you get the idea.

[~~YOU'RE WELCOME!~~]

Tragically, I won't. I can't help anyone like a healer. But I'll never need a healer myself. I could always protect you though and kick ass. So you could store up more... eres maybe? [He's not sure how they work.]

[~~WEEP.~~ Oh. Well. This is a new development, and rather informative. So MarMar here can only heal himself, and not others. That's actually pretty useful, somewhat. But still--]

So, you'd make a good shield...

[Hrm. Norma's unsure how to feel about that. Sure, as a magic user she has to have her friends shield her while she casts, but this seems different. If Marco got hurt, he could heal himself, but still. The thought of using a human shield like that makes her uneasy. The comment about her eres goes unheard, as she closes her eyes, reflects, and thinks a bit. Just what is your power, Marmar?]

Can you get hurt? I mean, if you got attacked, does it hurt? You said you can heal yourself, and only yourself, so I'm starting to piece together some things, but... [She pouts. Yes, Marco, Norma is worried about you.] I-I mean--not much of a skill if it still hurts like nothing else, right?

[Oh this got a lot sadder than he meant it to for a fun joke.]

The pain I feel... probably isn't anything like anyone else would for things. But I'm not really that great of a shield. I've got a lot of brothers to look after and if I just protected one, they wouldn't be able to fight back either.

Ah, I'll explain now. I'm a phoenix. My flames can't burn like Ace's, they just regenerate me. I can also fly though, and there's a few other side effects. [Like the desire to re-enact scenes from Make Way For Ducklings.]

[Oh! So, he's a phoenix.]

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