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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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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

[What. That splash WHAT going to run to see if he can find where Marco was!!]

Marco?!

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[fierybluebird]

[And Marco is drowning. Can't swim... yet he's still trying to reach for his Dad. Genius. So there might be some more splashing, but no sound.]

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[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

{Ace is, man apparently at the wrong side of the ship right now and luckily has his head about him even with the weird corpses appearing on his deck. He's busy tossing one overboard.

But then there's a cry of POPS from across the way and he gets a glimpse of Marco going over.} MARCO!!!!!

{And dashing to the side looking almost as if he's going in after him but he's hesitating and pacing REALLY FUCKING PANICING RIGHT ABOUT NOW OKAY.}

YOU FUCKING MORON WHAT ARE YOU-- {His eyes widen and he goes sheet white.}

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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

[Staring over the side of the boat now. God damn it Marco w;A;w By which I mean he THROWS OFF HIS JACKET!!!

Okay I'm ruining a moment here. Japan jumps into the lake!!]

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[fierybluebird]

[This is slipping into the lake along with a certain bluebird idiot. Poor Ace.]

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[fierybluebird]

[Marco would be grateful if he were a little more conscious. Right now he's flashing back to Marineford and still seeing his Pops' corpse, and this is not a good day for him. Also drowning. But he's so shook up, he barely notices that.]

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[dontcallmegol.livejournal.com]

{Yeah thanks bro, not only can't he do anything to save you he's now seeing what you went in after.

He feels sick.

He staggers back, completely useless to do anything because of his powers and well... shock. Some powerful pirate huh? He's stumbling over himself and crashing back onto the deck trying not to puke his guts out. He barely notices Japan diving in after Marco.}

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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

[BE GRATEFUL LATER but snap out of it Marco!

Once he's adjusted to the water, he's moving to grab Marco's arm and give it a yank up with him...]

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[fierybluebird]

[And up he goes, gasping for air the minute they surface.]

Pops... he was... [No words. No words could possibly express that. He wants to go after him still and he keeps reminding himself, dead is dead, and Marco has orders not to follow that far.]

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[loyal_cube]

M-Marco-san?

[Cube is already on edge but than this? What happened and why isn't the feed video? Fidgeting and worry just building up over here.]

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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

[Frowning, Japan moves to hold him close as he tries to find the boat again. And once he does, they are heading that way.]

It is something you must let go. This place is... cruel...

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[fierybluebird]

[Luckily, the corpse is still slipping away and will soon be out of sight, though probably not out of mind.]

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[straw_hat]

MARCO!!!!!! [Luffy leaned over the railing to try and grab him, but Marco had already gone in. Luffy still had the chip in, which means he won't drown.

But Marco will.]

SHIT! MARCOOOOO!

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[fierybluebird]

[Coughs when he's back up on deck thanks to Japan.]

C-Cube? [He's got tears welling in the corners of his eyes, but he keeps clenching his fists and refusing to acknowledge them.]

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[fierybluebird]

I can't. I can't! It's my Pops!

[Sort of struggling now and straining over Japan to get a good look at the fading body.]

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[loyal_cube]

[He'll have to thank Japan later. Right now, his face sinks into an even sadder expression as his ears droop at sight of Marco]

Yes. A-Are you.... Are you safe?

[Asking "is everything alright" doesn't seem appropriate]

W-What- ... What happened?

[satellitemecha.livejournal.com]

{Have a worried Yusei on video chat. He can't do much more than worry and wonder wtf is going on, but...}

Hey, Marco? Is... are you okay?

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[fierybluebird]

[Luckily Japan jumps in after him to pull him back to safety. Ace is another story.]

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[asideglance.livejournal.com]

M-marco!

[Japan is sort of tiny in comparison to Marco THIS IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT THE STRUGGLING. He finally pauses and grabs Marco's face to force him to look at him.]

That is not him! Even if it was... [It wasn't anymore, right. It was just a body SO SNAP OUT OF IT.]

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[straw_hat]

[He looking back and forth between the two of them, wondering what happened.

He went into the comma after Ace died, so he didn't see Whitebeard die. Which means he is legit freaking out now.]

O-oi, Marco! What the hell?!

[fierybluebird]

[When he gets back....]

Yeah... sorry... [He's wet and looks a complete mess however.]

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[fierybluebird]

[Just starts crying.] Right... 'm sorry. [Stills. He's not sure what to do in the water.] I can't swim...

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[nihonna.livejournal.com]

M-Marco-san?! [ she has a very vague idea of what is going on, but- ] What happened?

[satellitemecha.livejournal.com]

Are you sure?

{HE'S CLEARLY VERY WORRIED}

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[fierybluebird]

[Closes his eyes.] My Pops... My Pops was... there... for a bit.

[Coughs, half choking and leans against something.] It... It's not real... right?