fierybluebird | [voice]

Besides, someone has to say it.

If you want it supported anyway. If you didn't like it, I'd stop.

Well...

I'd pull back anyway.

You would? That's kinda surprising.

Depends on the reasons and methods, but yes.

You're really a surprising guy.

I try. [Deadpan forever.]

Yeah? Somehow I think most of the surprising stuff you do is probably not intentional.

Oh? Like what?

It's kinda hard to pick stuff out. Just sorta seems right. [ Hint: he is thinking something specific and it involves his dear brother. ]

I'll take your word on it. [Despite Marco's intense curiosity, he doesn't want to press it. Unless of course Hong Kong is enough like Marco and would get a kick out being asked.]

Unless you'd care to share? I'll bribe you.

[ Oh Marco, is Hong Kong really that transparent to you? He'll have to work on that. ]

With what? [ He can do business with you, good sir. ]

[Marco just realizes for once he can apply exactly how his brain works.]

I'll tell you exactly when I first started falling for Japan. [Completely banking on his curiosity. Shamelessly.]

[ Kind of a frightening revelation, eh? ]

Gonna go into detail? [ Shamelessly banking on Marco's curiosity too, it seems. ]

[In his mind; more like the best ever.]

If you do.

You're pretty good at bargaining. [ He pauses, like he's thinking about it. ] Okay, works for me.

We were infiltrating a marine encampment in another version of this world. The plan was steal weapons and break out the trolls and non-humans. He did it while wearing a maid uniform, and kept doing kicks over my head and flashing panty shots. I don't think I've ever been so distracted like that in the middle of the battle.

[Don't they have the best relationship.]

I'm genuinely sorry I missed that. [ So he says with a completely placid look on his face. He can always use his generous artistic license. ]

It was the most fun I've ever had outside of sex.

[This is why Marco should be banned from telling people things. Seriously.]

Yeah, I wouldn't know about that, but I'll take your word for it.

[ Oh, no, never. Hong Kong would be so sad if people stopped telling him things. ]

Your turn matey.

I guess it's cheating if I use this conversation as an example, isn't it?

I surprise you with regards to Japan? Ah, but I wasn't the one wearing the maid uniform that time.

[:| That time. :| That says it all, doesn't it?]

Unless you think it's surprising I'd find that attractive? [In which case Marco says fuck off man. He likes what he likes~ And maid uniform fighting is hot.]

Well, yeah, no matter how "shocking" I find it, I still wasn't expecting maid outfits.

[ It's like the Spanish Inquisition. NO ONE EXPECTS MAID OUTFITS. Oh, Clara, that was so lame.... ]

Finding it attractive isn't shocking. And it's definitely not shocking he was wearing it.

So just Japan and me in general then?

Yeah, a little. But it's more than that. I mean, unless I'm wrong, you didn't go outta your way to like him, did you?