[Nudges and gives her a birdie kiss.] I have you Robin.
I don't carry anyone alone unless I wish to, and even then, only until they're ready to be with others, or just for fun.
[He pauses and thinks it over. Was he he lonely? Surrounded by all those friends and nakama, but alone? Sometimes. But not like when he'd been actually alone. It was a different kind of lonely. The knowledge that someday some things would fade but Marco wouldn't, and he'd have to keep strong to hold everyone together and watch over them. A kind of aloofness sometimes to protect himself, sometimes out of habit. But his father had spotted those times, and reached out to him. And he reached out to Ace, just like that. And Thatch... Thatch always saw through him and reached out in subtle ways until he was ready.]
Are you lonely?
[It was a quiet question. All his thoughts tumbled around kept resulting in the same thing. Didn't Robin understand? She was one of the few people he was willing to let get it, and she was one of the few smartest enough to get it with what little clues he'd given away. But for all that, he was sure she understood it, because she was much the same way a little. Which meant if Marco was lonely...]
[With Sanji on a mission, Nami still depressed, Zoro quiet and training, and the others... Marco wanted to kick a few of them. It wasn't his crew. It wasn't his place. It was a clear line he wouldn't over step even with his allies, but this wasn't how a healthy crew acted. Was this the state of the crew that would change the world? That would conquer the New World?]
I am a little lonely Robin. [His mouth is dry with that confession. Truth is always so much more difficult than others seem to realize for him.] I am happy, and I am nowhere near under too much pressure, but... [He rests his head back on hers.] Perhaps I am insatiable. I am not so lonely as I once was, and I enjoy living each moment, but I'll always want more. I'm comfortable with that however. And as I said, I am really happy. It's a comfortable weight. For now.
[NUDGES AGAIN.] You. Are you lonely? If I kidnap you how long would I have to live? If I sing you a phoenix courting song will you understand my joy? Or marry me?
Action / December 20th / Late
[Nudges and gives her a birdie kiss.] I have you Robin.
I don't carry anyone alone unless I wish to, and even then, only until they're ready to be with others, or just for fun.
[He pauses and thinks it over. Was he he lonely? Surrounded by all those friends and nakama, but alone? Sometimes. But not like when he'd been actually alone. It was a different kind of lonely. The knowledge that someday some things would fade but Marco wouldn't, and he'd have to keep strong to hold everyone together and watch over them. A kind of aloofness sometimes to protect himself, sometimes out of habit. But his father had spotted those times, and reached out to him. And he reached out to Ace, just like that. And Thatch... Thatch always saw through him and reached out in subtle ways until he was ready.]
Are you lonely?
[It was a quiet question. All his thoughts tumbled around kept resulting in the same thing. Didn't Robin understand? She was one of the few people he was willing to let get it, and she was one of the few smartest enough to get it with what little clues he'd given away. But for all that, he was sure she understood it, because she was much the same way a little. Which meant if Marco was lonely...]
[With Sanji on a mission, Nami still depressed, Zoro quiet and training, and the others... Marco wanted to kick a few of them. It wasn't his crew. It wasn't his place. It was a clear line he wouldn't over step even with his allies, but this wasn't how a healthy crew acted. Was this the state of the crew that would change the world? That would conquer the New World?]
I am a little lonely Robin. [His mouth is dry with that confession. Truth is always so much more difficult than others seem to realize for him.] I am happy, and I am nowhere near under too much pressure, but... [He rests his head back on hers.] Perhaps I am insatiable. I am not so lonely as I once was, and I enjoy living each moment, but I'll always want more. I'm comfortable with that however. And as I said, I am really happy. It's a comfortable weight. For now.
[NUDGES AGAIN.] You. Are you lonely? If I kidnap you how long would I have to live? If I sing you a phoenix courting song will you understand my joy? Or marry me?