[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.]

Comments

[ voice ]

[repudiate]

... It sounds like the two of you get along, though.

[ You know, with that last part added and all - even with the earlier annoyed grumbles. ]

[ voice ]

[fierybluebird]

No. Well... kind of.

He's a rival, but he had a lot of love for Ace -- my little brother and best friend. Enough to go to war for him, eh? And if it weren't for Shanks we'd all be dead. He was the only one to keep me from trying to kill Akainu and Blackbeard at the end... and here.

He's got... almost as much history with Blackbeard as we do. So an enemy of an enemy is an ally.

He's still really annoying, drinks too much, says annoying things just to be annoying...

[ voice ]

[repudiate]

[ Love-hate relationship? :| ]

Don't worry, I know the last type. When they're just trying to get under your skin on purpose, it's the worst to have to deal with.

[ voice ]

[fierybluebird]

[More or less. Better appreciation for him, but he's still irritating.]

Exactly! And you can never tell if it's on purpose. It has to be, but they won't even come out and admit it.

[ voice ]

[repudiate]

Take it from me that with those kind of people it's usually on purpose, even if they'll never admit it. If you look closely enough it's practically written on their faces.

[ She's just thinking of Amakusa so hard as an example. ]

[ voice ]

[fierybluebird]

Che. Probably. Talk about a face that deserves to get kicked.

[ voice ]

[repudiate]

Don't waste them kicking them. If you don't put people like that in their place, they'll just harass you more and more.

[ voice ]

[fierybluebird]

Definitely true, but in his case, I think it just gives him a clue that he's getting to me with it.

[ voice ]

[repudiate]

... Yeah, you're right. But if you don't do it, he'll continue too, so.. apparently there's just no escape either way. How bothersome.

[ voice ]

[fierybluebird]

See? Told you he was annoying.