[voice]

[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?]

Comments

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

Correction, all the time.

I can try to access the damage. I mean, I knoww howw to build stuff.

[fierybluebird]

You just haven't unlocked his nicer side.

Really? That'd be a huge help Lightning! It might be a lot of work though. If I can get Sandwich Factory and a few others, you mind giving them directions?

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

He isn't a FLARP game, Marco.

I guess I don't mind.

[fierybluebird]

No, but that is the way he is. It took me months to get him to stop hating me.

Great! That's a big help, thanks Lightning!

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

Wwho could hate you?

[fierybluebird]

[Wry grin. He appreciates the vote of confidence.] Ace hated a lot of things at first. You may not believe me, but you actually were a lot alike.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

...You're right. I don't believve you. He's from the sun and I'm from the darkest cavverns of the ocean.

[fierybluebird]

[Spreads hands.] Perhaps, but you still have commonalities mate.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

Okay wwell you knoww wwhat? You be sure to let me knoww wwhen Ace sprouts fins and then we'll talk about commonalities. [Huff. As much as he admires you Marco, he doesn't want to be compared to Ace.]

[fierybluebird]

Aye, aye... sorry. Nothing in common at all Lightning, I'm sure.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

No it's fine. I'm sorry I snapped at you, I'm under a lot of stress right noww.

[fierybluebird]

Eh really? You mean beyond the swimming and the angels?? [Awww poor chibi! Marco rests a reassuring hand on his head.]

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Things you probably wwouldn't understand. [Because you're an adult. Of course you won't understand.]

[fierybluebird]

Try me.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

Kid stuff.

[fierybluebird]

If it's important to you, it's important to me.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

The pains of growwin up. [Take that as you will, Marco.]

[fierybluebird]

[Ruffles his head.] So long as you keep growing up, eh? It's what will make you strong.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

See, I don't think you understand Marco.

[fierybluebird]

Enlighten me then.

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

I can't help but think that maybe I can change our certain doom back at the vveil.
That maybe the angels are tryin to tell me somethin. Maybe I should be joinin Jack to spare us all. It's not like wwe'll evver be able to kill him, it's almost for certain wwe'll never be able to kill him unless we join him.

[fierybluebird]

Maybe he knows how to get you out of the Veil you're thinking?

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

No, I know how to get out. The banishment to the Vveil is more like a self imposed blockade for us. You knoww, to savve us? Noir might be able to travvel anywwhere and evverywwhere but he has to knoww wwhere wwe are to get to us.

He'll nevver suspect us hidin out in the Vveil. Too many asteroids to look for us. [He sighs a little and shifts away from Marco]

I wwas hopin to join him so I could havve a home again. I'm practically just sitting there at the vveil as a sittin quackbeast for him. And wwe havve no wwhere to run to.

[fierybluebird]

Are you sure he'd want to let you join, not just kill you?

[lonelyglub.livejournal.com]

im almost positivve he wwont kill me
i mean im a vvery vvaluable asset to any team

[Nope. Jack Noir won't hesitate to kill him Marco. Sob.]