[There's a bit of fidgeting on Marco's end and then he just picks up the comm and takes it with him outside walking.]

Oars Jr. is... was one of Pops' closes allies. Ace made him a hat, it took him forever because he wove it out of straw and you know how Ace is fire. Hah... Oars really treasured that ridiculous thing. Especially given his size, eh.

But we lost a lot of great men at a certain battle. [There's a brief touch of wetness around Marco's eyes.] And sometimes I can't tell what will set Freckles off or not. He was up on the execution platform so he had to watch all of it.