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[Hello Luceti. Hanging out around the Library? Item shop? Food shop? Pretty much wherever you are, you might spot a certain insane poster and the pirate putting it up. All right, who let Marco have some art supplies? Well you're all about to be punished for it, because even if you're a recluse, he makes sure to post it on the journal too.]

[In a purely deadpan tone Marco switches to showing off a plate of cookies.] Join. We have cookies.

And can anyone tell me about their world's sports? Is Hit & Dead Ball or Dodgeball universal, what about Red and Green Light? If we had a games tournament here, what games would everyone like to see in it? And what kind of rewards?

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Pops adopted us. I have no idea who my biological parents are, but they don't really matter to me.

I actually have 1600 brothers or sisters. [Also true.] But Ace is the only one from home here. We have another little brother here, Sabo, but he's not a phoenix or fire.

Your father is a very kind man, to adopt and care for others is a good sign of one's character and their spirit.

[BEAMS. The quickest way to Marco's heart is through how awesome his Pops is.]

He was the best. He didn't just adopt all of us, but he looked after thousands of allies as his own kids, and he protected tons of islands from slavery and everything.

That's why I'm so proud to wear his mark. [Points a wing to the tattoo on his chest.]

Really? [Slavery was outlawed in his own country, but he wants to know more about this Pops.]

Thats a lot of people, what else did he do?

Aye. All the countries outlawed slavery, but the World Government looks the other way and the tenryuubito can do whatever they want.

Pops was a ship captain.

He was the strongest man in the world so we had to deal with a lot of people who wanted to kill him to take his place.

Tenryuubito?

Nobility of the world government. Any whim they have is law.

[Glances over his shoulder back at Luce.]

It means descendants of the dragon, but it's for the bloodline of the original 20 founders of the world government. They don't even like to breathe the same air as humans.

Thats not right at all. [Even though Luce doesn't see the Government of Sancia is similar in a theocratical way.]

It's not exactly easy to stand up to them, eh.

Imagine if someone tried to rebel against or disagree with your church. But with a lot more violence from what I can tell.

That makes no sense. Why would they rule people only for themselves instead of the good of all?

[Leads inside the cafe and orders a green tea, waiting for Luce to make his order as well. It's a really really tricky question. The short answer Marco would give is that it's because they're morons. But realistically he can't simplify it down that much, and he respects Luce's mind enough to try to give a real and thoughtful answer.]

The tenryuubito aren't leaders. The real rulers of the Government are pretty hidden and shrouded in mystery, eh? And the marines who are their military might work for Absolute Justice.

A lot of them probably do think it's for everyone's good. Or they tell themselves that.

You know how you can only read certain books? My world has it that certain books are banned. Not because it'd corrupt anyone's soul... I think they assume we're all doomed anyway. [He still grins at that. Black-hearted indeed.] But because they might enable people to fight the government.

Mah, I'm one of the very last people you should come to to explain the good that the government does. It stretches my imagination to come up anything, so you're better off asking a marine or something. I mean they try to keep people safe from pirates, and most pirates are horrible. I don't do well with a lot of absolutes though and they say all pirates are wrong. They say everything the government does is justice or necessary for the good of the majority, and then they make deals with pirates to have them fight other pirates, even though they say all pirates are wrong. [A shrug.] Trying to be really optimistic -- [And it's clear it's a struggle for Marco to try to speak good of them.] They probably think they're saving the world from destruction. I know they claim it.

Whether from pirates or countries warring with each other or One Piece or whatever else.

If I was guessing my own opinion though... [His birdies expression flattens quite a bit more seriously.] They're the same as the pirates or people who'd murder to get power. The World Government is very powerful. They can destroy an island with one call, they-- [Were able to fight Marco's family and the strongest man in the world and still win.] -- can do almost anything. And they don't want to lose it.

[It leaves a bad taste in his mouth, making the government sound almost similar to his family even in such a minor aspect. Sengoku's words seem to echo in his head. How the marines had to show the world that they were safe by destroying Whitebeard, by standing up against him... and yet by killing a scapegoat? No, even trying to make sense of it, Marco couldn't really understand their thinking. But the best he could do was given Luce enough facts so the guy could make his own decision or at least get a better picture rather than just Marco's own tainted view.]

Edited (sorry for the TL;DR) 2012-07-28 03:51 (UTC)

[It is obvious it would take Luce a while to digest all that information, he looks down at the table, thinking.] Its all so secular. I wish I could understand your world better, but it sounds very hard. So many nuances.

It's... not as secular as it sounds. [Shifts, a little fidgety and sticks a straw in his cup to drink the tea.]

Mariejois where the tenryuubito live is the Holy City, Impel Down which is pirate prison is like the five layers of hell with various tortures to punish pirates for their sins, eh? They get baptized and cleaned with boiling water, and then it gets worse from there.

So, they try and pretend they are a church. [Luce finally orders a random tea. He frowns at that.]

Yes.

I don't know if god or anything like that exists, but the government doesn't even really bother to claim they serve him or it. Occasionally a "true morality" but that's just more absolute justice.

If they are making it up off the tops of their heads then it is nothing!

[A shrug.] It's not something I can say I have high regard for.

I don't see how they can say things like that in good conscious.

[Mutters something indecipherable in chirps about it.]

Well, I can't say I've ever understood most of the finer points of morality. [Or. Uh. Any. Really. Since when it comes to making up rules, the Whitebeard pirates made their own. Which were at least generally common sense, but still.] Blame it on being a phoenix.

Still, you're very smart. After all, I am having a conversation with you about morality.

[Laughs.]

Thanks matey. It's the pineapple upbringing. And because I wanted to help my Pops the best I could.

So, your pops adopted you from the Pineapples, or is he one?

He found me when I was all alone.

Part of that... war.

He is a very good man, you both are very lucky to have each other.

Yes. [Softer smile since he's still dealing with Whitebeard's loss.] The whole world was lucky to have him. More than it may ever realize.

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