4th Wall Break Time!

[fierybluebird]

[Wow, this is a lot of people. Marco gives up fighting his way through the crowd and just switches to hovering. Don't mind the half phoenix, half man above you, okay? He's relatively tame...ish. After flitting about for a little though, he gets tired of trying to spot everyone through the crowd.]

[He gives a sharp piercing whistle and yells out loudly:]

MARCO!

[One might wonder why he's calling his own name, but he's trying to see who will call back Polo. For science! Or you know, so he knows who will be interesting to go fly down to.]

[And later on, he'll be playing hopscotch, and that night he'll be hanging out on the roof of CH3 drinking and saying a toast to his father's memorial. Anyone care to join him?]

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[fierybluebird]

[You do if you're Zoro.]

Sup matey? Want to join in?

[waywardswords]

No thanks. You're Marco of Whitebeard Pirates, yes?

[Well the last is fairly obvious but might as well be somewhat formal]

[fierybluebird]

[LONG PAUSE.]

Oh. You're ah... not the Zoro from Luceti I take it?

Aye, I am.

What can I do for you?

[waywardswords]

There's a--

Wait a second, what do you mean 'the Zoro from Luceti'?

[Well he guessed there could be two people with his name]

I guess we must look alike...

[fierybluebird]

[SIDELONG GLANCE AWAY.] Aye, let's go with that.

What's on your mind swordsman?

[waywardswords]

[of course they would go with that. What else would they go with?]

First...this is another world right? Not like home? So someone who is in prison wouldn't be?

[fierybluebird]

[Long pause and slowly nods.] Aye.

Mind if I ask who you're talking about?

[waywardswords]

[Long pause back as he stares at him. Does he really want to do this? ...Yes. Yes he does. No help for it then.

He gets on his hands and knees and presses his forehead to the ground]

Please bring Ace to live here with you before he drives me out of my mind.

[fierybluebird]

Ace is already here.

[...... YOU KNOW it is only through the ultimate mastery of deadpan that he can keep a straight face however, because he FEELS YOUR PAIN ALREADY IN SOME RESPECTS.]

And if he's eaten you out of house and home it's only because he likes you. Give him a kitten, tuck him into bed, and he'll repay you with never ever letting you have a moment of peace.

Now tell me everything.

[waywardswords]

[Ace was already here? Figures that bastard would get here ahead of him. Though he shouldn't be surprised. If life came with running gags, that would be his. He pushes himself up on his knees]

Well if Ace is already here, there's no problem then. [he rasies a hand] Thanks for your time.

1/2

[fierybluebird]

Ah...

That's it?

Zoro...

2/2

[fierybluebird]

Did you just want to ask me to look after my nakama?

[He's... REALLY confused about that.]

[waywardswords]

Just to take him from the world I'm in to this one so that he stops trying to do weird things to Sanji.

[you have no idea, Marco. No idea]

1/3

[fierybluebird]

[Facepalms.]

What weird things?

2/3

[fierybluebird]

No wait. Don't answer that.

3/3

[fierybluebird]

Just give him a different outlet and Sanji will be fine.

Did he try to set Sanji up on a date? That bastard... he must do this to everyone in the worlds he's in.

Or... if it's a prank war, just step back and watch the fireworks, because it just has to simmer out, eh.

[waywardswords]

He's trying to date Sanji, I think. I can't actually tell what he's up to.

[He rubs the back of his neck]

But since he's here it's not a problem.

[fierybluebird]

You're on your own. [No. Just. Really. Have fun dealing with that.]

He's in both places at once. It's a whole divergent timeline thing.

If you find another Marco maybe he can deal with it, but if he's anything like me, he wouldn't want to go within ten feet of trying.

[waywardswords]

Divergent timeline? [But as soon as he asks, he shakes his head. It's nothing he'll ever understand no matter how it's explained to him and it's largely unimportant. It's weird that Marco wouldn't try but... at the same time... You couldn't really stop Luffy either. You just followed behind or was slingshotted got out of his way]

I understand. [He rises then, dusting off his pants but he'll bow his head a little] In any case, I'll take care of him to the best of my ability.

[fierybluebird]

Look. [Rests a hand on Zoro's head.] He can get really carried away when playing around, but if you explain to him clearly that it's not fun, he'll instantly stop. [Snaps his fingers.] He probably just expects you to play back. Are you familiar with the game?

[waywardswords]

[He'll move his head away from the hand. No offense but you're not the kind of person he'll accept that from]

What game?

[fierybluebird]

[Wry grin and drops it.]

Any game. Everything's a game.

[waywardswords]

Is it? [Well, okay, he can deal with that he supposes] Even flirting?

[fierybluebird]

[Arches an eyebrow.]

Especially flirting. Did Robin really never teach you this?

[waywardswords]

Why would she? [He blushes and waves a hand] We're not really that kind of crew.