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[fierybluebird]

[Marco's voice starts off cheerfully enough.]

Hey everyone, I think I found the place where the cave-in for the train-thing is. The currents here are pretty weird so if we can get ... some ... strong swimmers then...

[He starts trailing off, obviously seeing something.] Pops...? [His voice is quiet, barely audible. It's not possible, he knows it's not, he watched the man die. So it's just like Luffy's food and an illusion. Has to be. But then it gets stronger.] POPS!! [He starts running, sandals hitting the wood of the deck.] Pops... [This time he just sounds anguished. And then suddenly there's a splash. Uh where did Marco go?]

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[fierybluebird]

[He appreciates it and bundles Luffy up in the jacket with him with a wing around Luffy's shoulders.]

So what's been your favorite island so far on the Grand Line?

[fierybluebird]

Why did they--?

My Pops... [Just leans hard on the railing of the deck and tries to stay strong.]

Thanks... again.

[voice]

[bauhinia]

I'm doing my best. I'm okay, really.

Yeah, you will, right? I know you will.

[voice]

[fierybluebird]

Good.

Yeah, I definitely will.

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[straw_hat]

[He huddles next to him. Damn, this jacket is huge...]

Alabasta. Vivi's there, and they throw great parties.

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[loyal_cube]

N-No. It's- it's not.

T-This world is cruel. I-it shows us things that should never be seen o-or things we wish to forget.



[There is a long pause as Cube tries not to falter but its hard. He himself never had a real father figure but he has spent most his life serving them and that he imagines Marco going through is too much.]




I'm sorry, Marco-san.

[action]

[fierybluebird]

[Like a small circus tent yup.]</small. Yeah? One of the other bird zoan users is there, ne?

[action]

[straw_hat]

[Only better colors.] Yeah, Pell. He was one of the guards.

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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

A-ah, I am still a bit wet... [But he'll be pulled into snuggles.]

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[fierybluebird]

Understood.

[He's tearing up, but mostly under control.] It'll be all right... thank you Cube. Be... really careful out there, eh? Even if it's not dangerous.

[action]

[fierybluebird]

[Yup.]

What's he like?

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[straw_hat]

He's a nice guy! He saved my life and gave me meat.

An' then he gave his life to help save Alabasta. [PRETTY SURE HE DOESN'T KNOW THAT PELL'S ALIVE.]

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[fierybluebird]

[Drags him anyway. The water will dry. And Marco's got blue flames going everywhere anyway, so he doesn't seem fazed.]

[action]

[fierybluebird]

Ah damn. I'm sorry.

[Yeah probably not. Ironically.]

The Grand Line's a rough place, eh.

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[straw_hat]

Yeah.....really rough.

But at least the country's all right now.

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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

[He's okay with this. And he'll pet Marco under his chin once he's comfortable, too.]

[Video]

[loyal_cube]

It'll be alright it's... t-this isn't...

I mean...


I promise.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

That wwas your giant lusus you kept tellin me about... right? [He looks up at Marco with understanding eyes. The best kind of sympathy a troll could offer.]

[fierybluebird]

Yes.... [Oh that's moe. Before Eridan can refuse him, Marco tugs him into a blue-winged hug.] He was my whole world. He taught me what it was to love or be strong.

[voice]

[bauhinia]

All of you, be careful. I don't know what this is about, but it's creepy.

[voice]

[baoziaru.livejournal.com]

Marco! Can you hear me, aru?

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

He's big-[gkjskdgj He kind of pouts, a hug is really pushing it but he won't say anything.] I didn't think people could get that big... only lusus and beasts.

[rules_the_north]

...



In th' water?

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[fierybluebird]

[Chirps and melts into it, turning just a bit uke from all this. Yup.]

[action]

[fierybluebird]

Yeah? Whatever happened with that rebellion anyway?