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.]

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[hiken_ace]

More time no matter where I am is still more time. And I'm grateful for it.

[fierybluebird]

[HUGS.]

I'm glad. I was worried that trying to get you here was too selfish, but...

Both me's are lucky too, eh? For getting to spend more time with you.

[hiken_ace]

[...ahahaha Ace can't help but laugh at that.] You've never seemed to care about being selfish before. And hell, I'm definitely happy there's more of you.

[fierybluebird]

[Laughs back.]

Well, there's being selfish and then there's downright torturing you.

Even my sadism has limits believe it or not.

[hiken_ace]

[He opens his mouth to speak, but the closes and begins thinking. After a minute, he shakes his head.]

I don't get how it's torturing me if I don't mind being here.

[fierybluebird]

This place isn't always greenery and fun.

[hiken_ace]

--when has any place we've been just greenery and fun? Can't be that bad.

[fierybluebird]

Heh, fair enough. It's not really Impel Down, It just seemed like you weren't really sure where to go from here. And I'm still looking for an ocean in this place.

[hiken_ace]

Trust me, there are very few things as bad as Impel Down.

... not having an ocean... I can see why he-- I'd be lost.

[fierybluebird]

Aye. And I guess having completed one's dream makes it harder, eh?

[hiken_ace]

--wait, what do you mean? [Did that lucky bastard get to see Luffy as Pirate King?]

1/3

[fierybluebird]

[... DEAD SILENCE.]

2/3

[fierybluebird]

[According to Japan, Ace's dream was to be loved, hell even at Ace's death Marco starting thinking that. Was he wrong? Damn it, damn it, damn it, he knew it didn't go right! Of course it wasn't enough! Why would it have been?]

3/3

[fierybluebird]

[Controlled smooth deadpan.]

You tell me matey.

[hiken_ace]

[Marco is... really freaking him out now. And why does he feel like he just screwed up? So, he swallows a bit, and then answers.]

Well... the only thing I wanted to see was Luffy becoming Pirate King... I already got everything I wanted.

[fierybluebird]

Yeah... [Softer look and ruffles Ace's hair.] Sorry, eh? That's what I meant.

[hiken_ace]

[He just gives him a confused look.] Are you sure? It sounded like you meant something else.

[fierybluebird]

I'm sure. [Rubs the back of his neck.]

It's a long story. I wanted to give you some sort of ambition to keep you going here, and I never found it. We never found it. For awhile you were okay with being captain of the ship and looking over the crew in Spero, but this place does that. Sort of takes away people's purposes I guess. I don't know.

[hiken_ace]

[After Marco finishes, he just sighs and looks at the ground.] I think... that it's easy for that to happen to me if I don't have an ocean. Don't feel bad, it's just... really hard for me.

[fierybluebird]

[HUGS.] I don't feel guilty, eh? But I guess I'm worried that even if or when I find a way to drag you back, you might still feel the same, eh?

And I'll keep looking for ocean.

[hiken_ace]

Marco... I'd be happy to just be alive. And see you and Luffy and whoever else I made friends with. Sure, it'd suck to be stuck like that, but you guys... you'd help me get through it.

[Hugs back. brooooooo.]

[fierybluebird]

Good. We will always do that, okay? I promise. [SAD FACE ANYWAY. But he's trying to be strong for Ace's sake, somehow this got reversed.]

[hiken_ace]

[No Marco, no sad faces. Ace feels bad. He moves his head to look him straight in the eye.]

I know you would, Marco. You're nakama, one of my best brothers, and without a doubt my best friend. I know you'll always help me.

[fierybluebird]

[Lightly nudges with his head.]

Aye, aye, I got it, eh? [Ruffles.] So Luceti's a good place?

[hiken_ace]

[He grins and nods.] Yeah. It's had its shitty moments, but I'm okay there.