[He laughs, very softly, but it's nice. A real laugh of his, and he switches one of his arms in a gentle flaming blue wing to hold Robin close in safety and comfort.]
No one will ever believe me when I say I'm lucky to have wound up here. Robin, even if you leave tomorrow, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. For being here. For being you. For finding those things about me, eh?
That ring.... I'm glad you haven't taken it off.
I know it's foolish, but it's my promise to myself, to try not to be as much an idiot in our world when it comes to you. To never give up on myself. Because if I can be happy here, if I can try help you be happy here, then I can do that in our world too, even I can't remember this place. And I need to hold onto that, eh? [He needs to remember that as dark as shit will get, he's still the phoenix. If Ace was the sun, and Pops was the moon, and Blackbeard is darkness swallowing them whole, then Marco is the starlight, connecting thousands of little pinpricks and he will never let the darkness take them all. If he can be happy in Luceti, he can be happy in his world too. And Ikki will come kick his ass if he gives up on himself, so he won't. Marco won't let himself give up on himself, because he has to try to find Robin again just to see what will happen. Everything will be different, but every bit as exciting. Maybe even more exciting.]
I'm thinking of getting two tattoos on my back. They won't carry back home, but I guess their significance is most important here anyway, eh?
It's strange, because it was that darker side of me's idea, but I still think I want to ask Law about it. Would you be all right with that?
[April 10th]
No one will ever believe me when I say I'm lucky to have wound up here. Robin, even if you leave tomorrow, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. For being here. For being you. For finding those things about me, eh?
That ring.... I'm glad you haven't taken it off.
I know it's foolish, but it's my promise to myself, to try not to be as much an idiot in our world when it comes to you. To never give up on myself. Because if I can be happy here, if I can try help you be happy here, then I can do that in our world too, even I can't remember this place. And I need to hold onto that, eh? [He needs to remember that as dark as shit will get, he's still the phoenix. If Ace was the sun, and Pops was the moon, and Blackbeard is darkness swallowing them whole, then Marco is the starlight, connecting thousands of little pinpricks and he will never let the darkness take them all. If he can be happy in Luceti, he can be happy in his world too. And Ikki will come kick his ass if he gives up on himself, so he won't. Marco won't let himself give up on himself, because he has to try to find Robin again just to see what will happen. Everything will be different, but every bit as exciting. Maybe even more exciting.]
I'm thinking of getting two tattoos on my back. They won't carry back home, but I guess their significance is most important here anyway, eh?
It's strange, because it was that darker side of me's idea, but I still think I want to ask Law about it. Would you be all right with that?