Can't be tamed! // 4th Wall [Video &/or Action]

[fierybluebird]

[You know normal people when things get them down drink, carouse, carry on, lock themselves in a tower and cry for ten years... Okay well maybe not "normal" but people other than Marco do that. Marco on the other hand, grabs a piece of chalk and makes a hopscotch set out in the middle of the most open non-plant infested piece of pavement he can find. And then of course he shows off, because when you can fly and do backflips like nothing, hopscotch is really easy.]

Oi oi, for the life of me I can't remember if there's a rhyme that goes with this, eh?

[Yes, completely showing off with a few backflips.] Anyway, someone want to come play with me?

[Feel free to mock him, yell at him for showing off, try to push him over... you know whatever.]

Comments

[ action ] of course

[fourseasons]

[He's standing a bit behind Marco, but he pauses as Marco does his feed to stare at what he's doing.

He'll just crouch near the squares.]

Has Marco been entertained by children's games, then...?

[ action ] 1/3

[fierybluebird]

[ALL THE SURPRISE EVER.]

action and okok you can get a 2-parter character combo

[ryougi]

Ah, this really all there is to do in this place now?

action // Awesome <3

[fierybluebird]

No, but it's this or keep a certain werepire from getting killed. I chose hopscotch.

TA-DAAAAAAH oh and uh video i guess

[anterogrades]

Hm... I don't think there needs to be a rhyme that goes with it at least.

\o/ [video]

[fierybluebird]

Eh, really? It seems like if jumprope has one, hopscotch should too, you know?

[Dramatically pondering this while he buys himself time to decide if this is ~delusion~ or she's really there.]

action why the fuck not FIGHT ME

[hiken_ace]

[Just. Standing here. Staring at you. Are you batshit.]

... you care about a rhyme why?

action /fights you 1/2 you get one less than Japan deal with it

[fierybluebird]

[..... Whoa whoa whoa. What.]

[Action]

[moosechangerpat]

I might find it interesting to play with you... although I must warn you, I'm pretty good at this since the only way I can move around is by hopping... or telekinesis, but that's a different story.

[Congratulations Marco, you are now face to face with... a talking stick... who seems to have materialized out of nowhere.]

[Action]

[fierybluebird]

[Why hello there Mr. Moosey mun. That's a mighty fine pole... you are :\

Marco just sort of. Accepts this.]

I'll toss the rock for you. [Since you have no hands.]

[Action]

[until_i_say_so]

What are you doing?

[Look who wanders by and stops because, seriously Marco, what are you doing?]

[Action]

[fierybluebird]

[Sup Damian.]

Hopscotch. Ever played? [He says it like it's Russian Roulette.]

[papa_beard]

[Suddenly THERE HE IS.] Hopscotch. Really, Marco?

1/4

[fierybluebird]

[.... Dat voice!]

[video]

[tapdancinskelly]

I guess we all have our forms of stress relief.

[video]

[fierybluebird]

Finally, someone who gets it, eh?

[Video]

[fashionistawolf]

... hey! Hopscotch guy! [Have the unfamiliar face of what appears to be a young teenaged girl in loud fashions with big fluffy brown hair and red lipstick— wait, are those pierced wolf ears poking out of that hair? Are those fangs protruding over her lower lip?

Regardless, she just looks kind of lost and a little bit hopeful, not frightening at all~!]

Have I gotta ghost's chance of getting some help in this place or not? Look, I'd hate to interrupt your game and all, but if you have any idea where I am, that'd be totally clawsome and we could maybe play some games together after, okay?

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

[She looks like a not-blue version of what Marco would expect from a female Tatsumi. Awesome. And no worries, Marco's not scared at all.]

Clawesome, eh?

Welcome to Fortuna, Miss. It's a shitty place, but it could be worse. Probably. I'm Marco, and the odds of you getting out are about 50/50 I'd say. Normally I'd argue impossible, but people disappear and come often enough that patterns are meaningless.

[rules_the_north]

[Sweden could react better to this if, you know, he had any idea how this is supposed to work. This way, he'll stand a couple of feet away and just stare at the hopscotch.]

1/2

[fierybluebird]

[Holy shit, it's Sweden man!]

[Action]

[sweetstrongpaladienne]

[There's a woman watching you play Marco. She looks interested.]

How do you play that?

[Action]

[fierybluebird]

You toss a rock on the numbers and then have to skip that number, hop on all the spots, and when they're next to each other, land with both feet. Then on the way back you do it all on the opposite foot and scoop up the rock while not landing on that square.

Unless you play pirate version. [Don't play pirate version.]

[Placeholder tag is placerholder; Action] Outpost!Sai

[playwitchu]

[Oh hey, you know that you smell oddly just like a bird. 11's ears perked forward as suddenly the urge to just stalk the weird phoenix comes over her. She goes to stay in the shadows of the area, letting her tail sway back and forth behind her.

Ever got the feeling that you were being watched Marco? Cause now that feeling should be pretty strong by now.]

[Action] Take your time, you've got all week and school comes first Missy

[fierybluebird]

[That's because he is a bird! Shocking right? But yes, Marco is about to start freaking out. Well. As much as Marco ever does, which admittedly is not a lot.]

All right show yourself, eh. [Arm full of blue flames. Call him on edge, but after thousands of assassination attempts on his Papa, and the whole thing with Blackbeard, he'd rather err on the side of caution.]

A BILLION DELETIONS LATER

[princessforehead]

[Well, this is a first. Never seen a grown man playing hop scotch. Either he's really bored or really childish....or maybe he's drunk?

In any case, Yuushi will just watch him curiously. Not that she'd wanna join in or anything. PSSH, that's for little kids. Yuushi was almost an adult. Nope, nope...

Not fun looking at all.]

Why hello there

[fierybluebird]

Want to join? I'll teach you how to play pirate style.

[Say no to pirate style. Unless you don't feel showed up by insane blackflips and cheating.]

[chinesesweets]

[There's suddenly a teenage boy standing there watching. Basically, picture the male version of Stocking, but with brown eyes and longer hair that reaches the middle of his back. His long blue and pink hair is tied up in a low ponytail.]

Can I play too, Marco Shūshu?

[fierybluebird]

[Oh his gosh. Are you China & Stocking's lovechild? Because Marco has already decided you are. From the future. And he's resisting giving him a hug and ruffle.]

Sure thing little matey. You know how?

[notched_hate]

[Zira steps out of the shadows to observe the strange ape hopping around. A strange ape that smells like a bird. For the moment the tawny lioness just watches him to try and figure out what the hell he's doing.,

Since "playing" really isn't in her vocabulary.]

[fierybluebird]

[Waves to the lioness. Why hello there. Don't worry, unlike Ace and Luffy he won't bite and try to eat lions. Marco's not that carnivorous.]

[allneonlike]

I'd like to play as well.

( Smile. )

[fierybluebird]

Awesome. Do you know how? [Hands her the pebble.]

[ex_echos685]

Veh~ I want to play too!

[fierybluebird]

Great! Do you know how? [Passes Italy the pebble.]

[ Action ] OMFG WHY CAN'T I TYPE.?! /goes to nap

[papasatan]

[A big all-red muscular guy with big black horns watches you for a bit Marco. Then he laughs.]

Yahahahaha!

I'll play with you. But it's more fun with some strong spirits to go with it.

[And watch everyone tumble over themselves.]

[ Action ] feel better! /hugs

[fierybluebird]

It might be a little dangerous drunk. If you do it pirate style anyway, but I can see what I have on tap.

[Action] - /SLAMS INTO THIS POST

[bubblywishes]

[Okay, Norma has no idea where this is - last time she checked, she was toweling off after getting groceries in the rain - but at least she sees a familiar face! ...Showing off while playing a children's game. Pfff--oh, MarMar.

Norma's going to just waltz right on over and push him over with one hand.]

Kinda old for these games, aren't you?

[Yet she does it with a prance and twirl and bounce. Stick it at the end -YEAAAH!]

[Action] - It's super effective!

[fierybluebird]

[FALLS OVER. WOW mean!]

Oi oi, you sunk my battleship. [Sticks his tongue out. Yup, he totally just said that with a straight face. What are you gonna do about it?]

[ action ]

[onewassilver]

Oh, so now I understand what Shakkey means when I manage to get too drunk. [ hums and keeps walking. spots.... marco. eyebrow raise. slides up behind him and covers his eyes. Then leeeeeans in and goes right in his ear. all evil and mean. ] I found me a blue bird. [ chuuuuckle. ] I wonder how to eat him... [ he's joking i swear. ]

Really Marco, playing hopscotch?

[ action ]

[fierybluebird]

[PUNCHES! And if you saw Sai's thread up earlier, you'd know why. Oh, it's just you :| :| :|]

Oh. Hey Rayleigh. [No apologies for the punch. YOU ARE WHERE SHANKS GETS IT FROM. Well half, the other half being Rogers of course.]

Yes... well I was until you interrupted, eh.

[thatpeskyninja]

[Know what this game needs? Moar ninja's.

It's obviously a good idea to come out of no where and drop on his back after totally not loitering around and spying on what he was doin.]

One ninja at your service! What are you playing anyway?

[fierybluebird]

Hopscotch. Pirate style.

[the_end]

[She starts from the end and works her way backward until she comes to stop in front of Marco.]

Hopscotch, huh?

[fierybluebird]

Anemone??

[YOU GET A SURPRISED FACE. And a hug.]

[action]

[pumpkinmagic]

[Totally cheating on magical pumpkin ride.]

I don't know, but it looks like fun~

[action]

[fierybluebird]

Why don't you try it then? [Amused.]

[Video]

[il_dilettante]

I think there's one about hens and buckling shoes, but it has been a while since my bitty sister and I played that game.

[Grin.]

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

Yeah? How's it go, because I think it sounds familiar...

1, 2, buckle my shoe?
3, 4, shut the door?

[action always!!]

[jackofallcharades]

[There's awed clapping from this quarter, which eventually falls into a rhythm that follows the limber stranger's movements.

Jack has no idea what's going on and he's still thinking of a rhyme, but for the moment you get happy humming as he watches!]

[action always!! \o/]

[fierybluebird]

[Laughs and bows.]

Care to join in?