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Log 007 [video/Action]

[The video appears on Robin, looking up at her as she is sitting on her windowsill, despite the chill in the air. The wind stirs in her hair before she speaks]

Living here is hard on everyone it seems. People are changed. People flow in, go home, die and are restored. The Malnosso have us forget one another, betray one another, even forget ourselves and yet we live on broken in our own way.

[She glances down at the journal]

But we are all united here. Wether or not we wish to go home or we call this our home. Whether we love or hate it. We all exist for the same reason. For our friends. To find something better. But whether dark or light, living in silence or in grief only divides us. [She remembers broken nakama too much. It is almost too hard to bear sometimes because there is no reason to be]

There should be a place to talk about this. The fears, the joys, the grief...who we miss. Who we are glad have gone. A place without judgement or worrying whether or not you will cause concern. In order to live. In order to survive we must understand one another and we must not be afraid of the truth--whatever that might be.

[She will stare at the journal more as if contemplating what to say, then kills the feed. Then she leaves the window to make her rounds about town and will ultimately end up in the library. She may seem a bit preoccupied but feel free to approach her, and never mind the cat tail, that will be gone soon enough]

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[That just elicits more amused happy chuckles from the pirate.]

Hopefully infectious with... [He pauses. He can't come up with a good one for himself. Enthusiasm isn't really his style. Laughter and cheer weren't even his fortes. Laid-back-ness? What's even a word for that?] witticisms. [Hah. Just try and argue that one.]

Sabo is adorable. You're lucky I'm so in love you or I wouldn't share. He's my baby treasure. [Sadly, he's kind of serious about that. Luffy doesn't want to be a hero because he'd have to share/sacrifice his meat, Zoro doesn't want to share/sacrifice his booze, and Marco? Marco wants to be selfish about his brothers.]

Definitely not your witticisms.

[She leans back and smirks at him, rubbing their noses together briefly]

And if you didn't share Sabo I would steal him anyway. After all you can't expect treasure like that to remain unchallenged.

[He smirks right back and returns the nuzzle lightly. ~~God they must just sicken anyone observing/spying on them.~~]

Infectious with love of nakama? Since it seems to be spreading.

Don't you know, if you love something, set it free. If it returns, it's yours forever.

And it's no good trying to steal him with books, I already thought of that and took countermeasures. [Countermeasures of preemptively stealing him with books, okay.]

If you love someone they must be free. [Otherwise it's possession. But nevermind. It is in a good place now and she doesn't want to clutter things up with philosophy or letting things go. ~~she's had to do that often enough already~~]

Nothing so complicated as that, Marcchan. I would just pick him up and take him. But don't worry. [She tugs at a strand of his hair] I'd let you come visit.

Oh believe me, my family is very big on that. [Ahahahahahaha Ace. :|]

You might find yourself dealing with an angry wildfire in addition to a jealous phoenix in that case. Sabo was Ace's first friend. For a long time his only friend. [Small wry grin. He always worries how Sabo handles it. Ace is twice as old, and while Marco wouldn't bat an eyelash at one of his brothers suddenly being twice as old, even Marco knows he's not normal in that regard.] That's what the S in his name tattoo stands for.

[He switches back to a devious smirk though.] Guess you'll just have to accept the added excuse to come visit more often. At least if you get along well with him I'll have more excuse to make you stay for breakfast. [That and he's banking on a hope that he can either lie to Ace and claim Robin just stopped by early, or that Ace will sleep in, being narcoleptic and all that.]

[Oh, yes. Ace. Someone else to think about. It's been strange ever since she arrived again...and that bonfire night... She trusts Marco to know how to look after his nakama but out of anyone Ace will be the one to change things.

Still she can't help but be envious at how much pull they have over each other... Then again...maybe it's because she herself is not enough...]

Perhaps. We'll have to see. [She tries to answer his smirk with a small smile. Though it would probably be better to avoid his house for the moment. It will make things less complicated and...

...she needs less complicated]

I'm tired, Bird-chan. [She isn't but she is, so tired.]

Walk me home?

[He grins softly and leans in close to whisper seductively in her ear and take one her of her hands in his own and give it a small soft squeeze.]

It'd be my pleasure.

[Part of him wants to offer his thoughts. That if they were all in this together, maybe it wouldn't hurt to ask Ace and Sabo if they'd like to move in with Luffy. After all, he really doesn't want to be the reason the crews are separate of all things, but it's a discussion to save for a later time. He doesn't want to ruin the mood with Robin, and if he is going to ask the boys about it, it might as well be on the camping trip.]

[She is too tired for seduction now. For all that Marco is good at it. But she's content with holding his hand. Such a simple action but so much. She moves closer to him as they leave and the cold wind stirs in her hair.

Going home...

How sad that she's not looking forward to it. No wonder Nami lives...

lived...

will probably live again outside of the house.

It hurts too much sometimes.

But speaking of hurt.]

Lupin-san and I are starting a Spirit Society. [She glances at him]

Will you help?

[He pauses. He was just telling Chun Li how much Lupin irritated him, but far be it from him to refuse a request from Robin.]

Of course. But Lupin? You know that guy? [For all his deadpan, some of his dislike gives itself away in any case.]

You know him? [She sounds amused at this]

I don't. Not well. I know not to trust him. Though Trap-san seems fond of him.

In any case [She shrugs] we can't succeed without volunteers or...without getting along with those we would rather not, ne?

[She thinks about this for a moment]

Except for Smo-yan.

[Since she can perhaps forgive police not from her world but not him.]

I know he's an idiot, but if you want to handle him, I'll follow your lead.

How'd you meet him?

[Swings her hand little like a playful schoolboy. Manliest pirate forever.]

Edited 2012-11-14 19:43 (UTC)

Is he? I'm not surprised. [Most thieves and pirates are--which is why they are stupid enough--and brave enough--to risk their lives for the sake of freedom]

At one of Trap-san's parties. [And then adds for clarification] Fujiko-san.

[As for 'handling' him...she's not entirely sure what that entails but...]

Anyway, it's worth a try, ne?

[Though she sounds confident enough, it's almost a question. And if Lupin proves that untrustworthy then...well perhaps the idea had little merit to begin with]

[Sort of a blank stare as Marco realizes he doesn't know who Robin knows as well as he thought, but all right then.]

Aye. He threatened Pops' flag once... when I first put it up... but he hasn't touched it so...

[A shrug and he's back to swinging that hand.] You're in charge of keeping my temper in check, eh. I'll trust you.

Did you get any other interested parties?

[She wonders at the stare but is distracted by what he says. If she had known that... ]

If he does something that incredibly stupid I don't think I'll be able to keep your temper in check. [A beat] Or want to.

But no other interested parties as of yet. It's newly created after all.

[Small grin at her words and he brings the hand up to kiss the top of it again.]

Hopefully he'll have reason enough to play nice. And if I have to enforce my thoughts... I will. [He rolls his shoulders in a shrug and brushes her hair back behind an ear.] Don't worry Robin, a start is still a start, eh. Pops and I just started with the two of us and look how quickly that grew. I think it's a good idea, just give it time for other people to see how well it works.

Mm. Perhaps. [She's not willing to be definite on anything but she is comforted by his gesture. Why do such tiny things matter so much? Even the hair pushed behind her ear is just a simple movement but it lifts her just a little. Still, she wishes she had his confidence. His strength. His ability to make things right somehow.

Still she leans up to kiss his cheek and squeezes his hand before walking again, not entirely looking at him]

I am considering perhaps going on a draft myself.

[Working for the Malnosso in any capacity burns her. But how can she help if she doesn't know what it's like? Anyway she's strong enough to endure it. Probably]

Have you ever been?

[Happily flushes at her gesture and follows along like a cheerful puppy. Whether Robin realizes it or not, she does cheer him up and make things better. It's why he's able to keep at it so easily.]

I haven't. They don't let us pick. I might sign up for a few missions, but only if Ace is going.

Ace has been on at least two of the drafts now, and Norma has been too... I don't get it. People from another world were saying how at least they could volunteer to take the place of a younger sibling in the hunger games in their world. Here... [He rolls his shoulders and practically tackles Robin in a sudden glomping hug.] If you find a way to sign up, I will too. But I'm warning you now, don't die or I'll kill everyone.

[They don't? How annoying. She is mildly surprised at the hug and isn't sure the meaning of it but she slides her hand over the back of his anyway. She is both amused and annoyed by what he says, and the dark part of her is even a little thrilled so she sounds amused when she says:]

If you did that who would wash the blood off your clothes?

[She gives his hand a small pat and then maneuvers from his embrace]

But don't get so worked up over death. It's only temporary here, ne?

[And she's tired of people breaking.]

It's not the death part that bothers me most. It's ego too, eh? It means I failed to protect you even a little, and my nakama are my treasure. You too if you'll allow it. [Leans up and kisses her cheek before giving her more space.]

Everyone is going to fail to protect someone at some time. [Especially here. She waves him away.]

Satisfy your ego if you wish.

[Though she knows it's not really about ego. It's about pain and hopelessness and doing something to vent that feeling. And if he doesn't, he is helpless. If he does, he is still helpless. Either way--]

Don't break on my account. If you do I will never forgive you. Do you understand me, Marco?

[His eyes glow blue, mildly amused, and he takes her hand again and aggressively kisses her quickly. His words are extremely intense despite the playful tone and his physical body language is nothing short of aggressive.]

Didn't I tell you already? Nothing can break me. Not the Malnosso, not Blackbeard, not the world government, not my father's death or losing all of my crew. I love you completely Robin, but not even your death could break me.

I'll avenge you because that is what I do. That is who I am. I can only ask you to understand and respect it, because it will not change.

[She doesn't like being jerked around like that. Not even by you. And your tone is aggravating. You're exceedingly arrogant and very much a Whitebeard at this moment and she believes what you say but that doesn't make her any less annoyed.

How are you so much stronger than everyone? What is in you? Or maybe what is lacking?

She'll shove you back with nothing friendly in her tone]

I'll hold you to it. Avenge me until your hands are raw with your blood or theirs.

[And she's serious about this even as she takes a step or to back]

If you kiss me like that again, however, I will break your spine.

[The spark to his eyes fades from her first line. He can tell there are a lot more thoughts going on behind her glare that he can't see and while he wants to access them, the door is clearly closed. Her second promise though accidentally causes a small grin to return. She was still very much the strong dominant woman he loved so much. Part of him wanted to make a joke about his spine, age, and devil fruit, but the truth was she very much could do such a thing in Luceti. Aside from which, she could easing pluck the feathers on his fake wings if he really made her mad enough. A small gulp, despite the playful grin and he shivered slightly.]

You're the only one I approve it from. [He relaxed and waved a hand.] Not that it matters, eh? My apologies Robin.

[He started walking again, whistling to himself quietly and forcing himself to breathe calmly once more to settle all his thoughts that seemed to be racing.]

[He turned and shot her a serious look, the playfulness gone, a touch of hidden sadness to his eyes instead, though the rest of him was completely composed and as deadpan as he usually was.]

Make no mistake Nico Robin, I have already failed to protect several of my nakama more than once. [He blinked, realizing his tone was starting to get intense once again. Too angry. It was what had caused his first fight with Ace. He'd failed to protect Norma and Robin from the droids and Ace said Marco had to stop promising to do his best to fix it; that fixing it wasn't something Marco was capable of. And that was when Marco lost it. He took another deep breath and got even more deadpan.] As I will continue to do for the rest of my life. I have promised to show you that you can be happy in Luceti, nothing more, nothing less. I will not lose myself if you're kidnapped, if you go home, if you die. I will, however, always fight for your happiness here. And as your death works against that goal, however mild of a setback, I will be quite livid with those who got in my way.

But not you.

Do not say I can't accomplish something I set my mind to though. [He sets his jaw stubbornly.] It doesn't matter how impossible it seems, I will show you I can do miracles. But I can't without the support of the people I'm protecting. So you'll just have to trust me sometimes or I'll fail. Understand?

[She still doesn't like his tone. She doesn't understand it. He's too flippant. But she decides she trusts him enough to believe that he is taking her seriously. Even if his apology does feel like he's brushing it off. She lets him walk ahead a few paces, though. It feels better behind somehow and he starts talking again--his voice getting hard as he speaks of his own failure and then...then that promise...that she wanted to believe but... it's deeper then that. She smiles but it hurts. It's bitter. So much so that she can taste it]

Oh? Can you help? Can you make my nakama happy, too? Can you take away their pain and make it not matter who they have to kill? Can you bring them together? [She stops herself from saying Marcchan because that would hurt him too much]

I believe in your determination. That you will do anything you can. Firefist-san and Sabo-chan are lucky to have you.

[But it's so much more than he can handle. It's so much more than he can do. He is a Whitebeard at the end of the day. He will always be.]

Edited 2012-11-17 03:22 (UTC)

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