fierybluebird | Action / Voice

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[A: Action has a ridiculously cheerful Marco wandering Luceti, actually walking, not flying. This is because he's walking his Pops' dog. A big white dog with a mustache on its face. The same crescent moon mustache that can be seen on Marco's tattoo. Well they say pets take after their owners...]

[Though I'm pretty sure that's not how it's meant.]

Fetch, Stefan!

[The dog barks and goes bounding after the white frisbee, only to stop as it hits the ground. What you expected him to catch it? Or actually fetch it? No. He gives Marco a quizzical stare instead, like what the hell is he supposed to do with it? Marco deadpans him right back.]

What, you were expecting this? [He holds up a white boomerang instead. And Stefan barks. With a small sigh Marco tosses it, fetches the fallen frisbee himself, and the dog goes racing after the boomerang. Including when it comes back to Marco, who just holds up a hand and catches it.] I don't know if you're just that lazy or he gave you bad habits, eh? [But Marco gives the dog a treat and an affectionate face rub anyway. Seems his Pops wasn't the only one giving him bad habits. In any case, feel free to spot him anywhere outside and stop and say hello or join him, both Marco and Stefan are quite friendly.]

[B. Voice: After fetching food for dinner (fish and mostly vegetarian things, sorry Robin, he's been cooking with Leanne in mind) and stopping to actually return books to the library instead of just stealing them indefinitely like the pirate he is, Marco lazily grabs a spot in the garden near the Straw Hat house.]

Hello Luceti.

I'm Captain Marco, of the Whitebeards, though there's really only me left of us here. I suppose that goes for a lot of the pirates left here, eh? In any case, if you're a lost new feather, give me a call, and I can come flying out there. And for everyone, I pose to you a question.

All worlds seem to have their own ways of preserving history, and some of burying it. In my own world, I think we go for the latter more often than not. Perhaps ironically, one of the strangest things about being a pirate is that we also uncover and preserve a lot of history. Accidentally, or because of treasure and legends. What one pirate might find to be treasure, the rest of the world might see as useless junk. My father was big on preserving history through stories. When you pass on legends, you keep them real in a way nothing solid can. So my question quite simply, is what do you or your worlds do to preserve history and stories? And what do you do if it's destroyed, eh?

Thanks.

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When she's hungry? She barks. When she wants out, she barks. It's not...bossy, it's just how she is. [Reaching down as she walks, Saori scratches the pooch's ears]

She's got a kind nature, really.

Oh. [Laughs as they reach the castle.] So more like she actually tells you what she wants. I wish Stefan was that smart. [Sticks his tongue out at the dog.]

Haha, yes, she's brilliant. For a dog, anyway.

[Now that they're home, Saori starts to float straight up, carrying Stefan and Keiko with her on a platform of air. She can feel her darling up on the roof, and Marco can fly...so.]

Yuuna! There's someone here who wants to meet you!

[Marco ties Stefan somewhere safe and instantly switches to phoenix mode to fly up to the top of the roof.]

Hello, yoi!

[Have a small bow from a sparkling blue phoenix. Totally normal.]

Really? [She calls down from the roof, walking over to the edge and- Oh! She's never seen a phoenix before, let alone a blue one; but holy crap that was cool. Totally normal.

She stands, bowing back politely with a friendly smile on her face.]

Well hello! I'll say I wasn't expecting to be paid a visit from such a magnificent bird!

Yuuna, this is Marco. Marco, this is Yuuna Sugasawa.

[She hops off her platform and slips an arm around her partner for a hug.]

Marco's a pirate. And he's been a really good friend to me since I arrived. He even helped me find my mirror the day I woke up here.

It's a pleasure, Marco. [Her arm similarly slips behind Saori as well.] Thanks for helping her, I'd of done it myself but you know. Can't exactly help out when you're not even in the same plane, right?

So...when did phoenixes get to be pirates? You don't even have a bandanna or anything! [She's grinning at Marco, she doesn't figure a bandanna is going to be able to last any longer than three seconds on a bird made of blue flame.]

[Cute.]

[So cute...]

[Oh if you only knew how much he shipped you, you'd be afraid....]

[And he gives another polite bow and then struts about showing off his tail, because what is humility? No worries though, the flames don't actually burn if you feel like reaching out to them.]

When my Pops adopted me. [Points the dark blue tattoo on his chest. And if you think bandannas are difficult in flames, just imagine the difficulty tattooing through them.] My Pops was the fan of bandannas, but that's because he was blond like me, until he started to go bald and then he covered it up. I do have a pirate sash like him though, yoi!

[Uh. Not that you can see it on him right now though....]

[Saori stifles a snorting giggle at Marco's rather absurd performance. He's just so proud and silly, and oh...it's not worth it...

She laughs, a merry, happy little sound she hasn't had cause to do in a long while. And because Marco's putting on a little show, she can't resist leaning over to kiss Yuuna. Just on the cheek, but still...PDA.]

Isn't he just adorable?

[Would she be afraid? Or would she EXPECT IT...? :D]

[Yuuna's equally as amused, the blue phoenix doing a little show for her. He's such a pretty bird too, as she tilts her head inquisitively to the side at his story.]

He certainly is. [She looks over to Saori, smiling.] Think he'll let me pet him? [LIKE MARCO TOTALLY CAN'T HEAR HER OR ANYTHING.]

If you'd like. But don't tell Robin, my girlfriend. She might get jealous.

[Even if you're having second thoughts Yuuna, Marco gently nudges a feathery head into her hand to demand pets. Human dignity? WHAT DIGNITY?]

[Saori watches the exchange with a faint smile on her face. Oh Marco, you really are just too much.]

[Haha, what a cutie. She'll happily oblige, patting his head.] Your secret is safe with me. I wouldn't want to get you or myself in trouble.

[Dude this is so cool. She's petting a real live phoenix. She doesn't even know he's got a human form either.]

I appreciate that, lass! [Swishes his tail back and forth cheerfully. And no worries, if she knew he had a human form it would ruin the absurd surprise of it all.]

So how do you find Luceti so far?

[Saori giggles at the absurd birdman's performance, but says nothing]

It's pleasant. Once you get past being trapped here, it's really not so bad. [Not that she's been here long enough yet to experience all the awful things, but she'll try to be positive about it.]

I really do wish we could explore outside of this place. Since we'll be here for a while, it would have been fun to at least see what's on the rest of this world. I'm just guessing we're not on Earth anymore.

[Nods!] I quite agree. While I am glad to not have my wings clipped, it still would be nice to have the whole world at our disposal.

Well, there's always those awful Third Party people to contend with, but being able to fly free would be nice, yes.

There's probably so many fun things to see outside of Luceti. If we find a way out, but have to at least stay here? The first thing I want to do is go on a trip around the world here. Wouldn't that be fun? Those Third Party crazies don't scare me.

[She knows she really doesn't have an idea about the Third Party, nor would want to actually deal with them at all but she's going to pout anyway about it.]

So fun! They don't scare me either, they can't be worse than most of the New World pirates, but I haven't been drafted yet so I couldn't say, eh.

You...don't want to deal with them. [She crosses her arms and turns away with a little shiver. The Dream Shifters were, well...not terribly pleasant.]

[She decides to drop it after seeing that reaction from Saori. That was bad and she knew it.]

So Marco, you should tell me what life is like as a pirate, especially as a phoenix. [Because phoenix pirates are absurd.]

[Phoenix pirates are absurd. Marco especially.]

[He swishes his tail cheerfully however.] Oh it's very dull. [All lies.] It's rarely about the adventures they tell in stories at all, and more about money laundering and bookkeeping actually. I haven't even killed anyone in years. [Also a lie, and missing the point.]

Marco... [Saori rolls her eyes] Stop exaggerating...

Haha, I didn't know you could handle a pen. [She's just teasing, of course. But seriously, how does a phoenix do bookwork...?] I bet tax season is killer for you. And not in the way you want it. [She can roll with this.]

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[Action] Gah! Sorry this is so late you two!

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