discedo | [Video] In which phoenixes give out free books

[He starts off showing off the Spring art everyone's been doing around the apartment. It might not last long, but it's nice while it does.]

Thank you everyone who's been helping out on this. It's come out fantastically, eh? And there are still more walls to cover if anyone else is interested in a little side-project. [And with that a pair of dark blue ear hair tufts drifts lazily into view. Sneaking closer like the top fin on a shark moving through the water. Marco, however, seems oblivious.]

I started storing a bunch of the books onto the comms awhile back. Mostly the medical books for Cube, and then some of the romance novels a friend left behind. The ones I finished with I put over in the High School library, but this way if something happens to them again, we'll still have the content on these comms, eh? [And into view pops the terrifying werepire! AHHH! He sneaks up over Marco's shoulder and then sees the comm and grins.]

Teatime Sweetiebird!

[Marco jumps slightly at the voice and scowls at the nickname.] Don't call me that.

As you wish, Master.

[Despite that creepy interruption, Marco carries on.] I have an index of the ones I put in manually, but I'm not sure which books to tackle next. Any requests or at least genre preferences? And if you want to share your favorite books, I'll add those too.

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... I'd prefer useful books over books with just fictional stories.

[ that aside.. ] "Sweetiebird"? [ raising an eyebrow, Marco, what's going on. ]

Nonfiction, got it. Any specific areas of expertise?

[Shoots Tatsumi an annoyed look off screen.] Don't ask me to understand the minds of idiots.

Nothing in particular, I'm open to anything as long as it's remotely useful. I trust your judgement.

And you somehow managed to get an idiot attached to you..?

I'm honored. But like this you might just wind up with plumbing manuals or the books on trains.

Yeah, well... Someone has to look after the puppy.

Then I'll never have to worry about clogged toilets again, at least. [ deadpan as always. ]

What, they thought you'd make a good babysitter?

Truly an advantage. Showers too I suppose.

He's met Ace. And most of my little brothers are worse. Sadly. Besides, can you think of anyone else capable of dealing with him?

Before you know it I'll be able to open a whole bathhouse here.

And.. I don't know, I've never talked much to him, just a few times at most. Then again, I guess I don't really doubt your abilities to look after people and deal with them too, with your huge family and all.

You could take over Sweden's sauna to start it off. I'll look for books on soaps too.

Mah, he's annoying, dangerous, and kind of a cute idiot when you give him the chance. That said, I wouldn't wish him on anyone else, but we've always had an understanding with each other and he's never broken it. That goes along way with pirates.

I'm pretty sure I would never want to deal with a person who has that kind of description attributed to them. I have to admire your patience, in that case.

In fact, he sounds a lot like Amakusa, if anything. I'd have kicked him a long time ago.

Amakusa?

Tatsumi's not all bad. Though believe me, I've tried to kick him through plenty of walls before.

My bodyguard from back home. An extremely annoying idiot.

... You've kicked him through walls?

I think you mentioned him actually.

I have. Hell, I did worse the first time his chip was removed.

Not that I talk about him a whole lot though, right? [ TSUN TSUN. ]

The two of you just sound like you have such a wonderful relationship. [ sarcasm. ] What was it you did?

Nah, not that often. [Covers for her.]

Well, he bit me without warning that time so I almost tried to kill him, but eh... he just got his chip out so that would have been a waste. He's kind of a good punching bag though. Except that he's a masochist.

[ thanks, Marco, you're a real bro. ]

Anyone who uses 'sweetiebird' is a masochist. [ or an idiot, but the two are the same to her, really.. ] That guy does sound like a handful to deal with though, for sure.

He is. That's why he was better with America. They're both masochistic handfuls so at least they took it out on each other.

[A shrug.]

C'est La Vie.

... I'm not even sure if I want to imagine two masochistic handfuls together.. It's a good thing I've always kept myself out of it, they both seemed much too loud.

They are. America is the loudest person I've met since Monkey D. Garp.

Tatsumi at least knows how to be quiet, he just liked to be aggravating.

There are people louder than that guy? I'm surprised you met a person louder than that and survived with your eardrums still functioning.

So he's doing that on purpose, to annoy you?

Yes, but they're generally all in Luffy's family. Well, actually Luffy, Ace, and Dragon probably aren't that loud. And Teach-- [Shudders, and growls. Did he just call him by his proper name?] Blackbeard could be very quiet when it suited him. [Scowls and waves a hand.]

It's a personality thing. And with Garp... keeping my jaw still working was more the problem. What kind of psycho punches a phoenix. [Scowls again and shakes his head.]

And yes, he is. He's a masochist so he usually tries to rile me up to some level or another to see if how much I'll try to kill him. I assume he thinks I can't, or won't, actually go all the way with it.

[ ... Marco, your world is always so weird, that's all Ange can think. And this girl comes from a world of witches and demons and logic battles using colored texts, so that's saying a lot.. ]

But giving him what he wants would just be too easy, right?

[Yes, yes it is.]

Killing Tatsumi doesn't turn me on. [........... /sobs. No, but Marco is trying to imply that's what Tatsumi wants and that's the kind of sick thrill America gets sometimes.] Besides, he'd just keep coming back. I'm not into chew-toy style release. I kill for revenge, to make a statement, or to make sure something doesn't happen again. If I kill Tatsumi once I'll have to do it over and over again. It'd just get annoying. [... orz]

Good to know you're not into sexual habits that are too too questionable.

[ She manages to say that with her usual straight face, somehow.. this isn't going into embarassed tsundere territory just yet. ]

So you'd become more like some kind of janitor, huh? Taking care of the dirty spots in this city like that guy over and over again..

[A shudder.] Fuck that, eh.

If I kill him, it'll be to send a message and I'll make it stick.

Anyway, he's one of Japan's citizen so Japan feels a little responsible for him.

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