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[He's going to regret this later, but there's a bunch of excitedly high-pitched chirps like a bird singing a love song.]

[That's okay. It matches the background sounds.]

[But FAR more embarrassing is the scribbles he makes into the journal:]

[So someone has a case of Spring Fever. Or maybe just a fever.]

[And then in big bold colorful levels Marco makes sure to add:]

FREE FLOWER CROWNS FOR EVERYONE WHO SIGNS UP NOW.

[Yeah. He's kind of lost it.]

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Only if you can find some way to occupy everyone else on the ship. I'm not a quiet lover, and we definitely have some youngsters that don't need to hear that.

[And Leanne. Heh.]

That was the plan.

What do you say, game night? I'll show the kids board games, and you can show those two something a little more high end?

[feels a sudden chill for no discernable reason. Marco what are you doing?]

We'll see. I'll let you know when I'm ready to snap.

[A small laugh and he lightly ruffles her hair.] So long as you don't wait until you're ready to break them.

Oh...I'm gentle.

[Her...still burning hair?]

[Of course. He's a phoenix. He's not even fazed by it. Just kind of blue-glowy-sparkly.]

[But don't blame him if Chandra gets sparkles in her hair, they are just additional fabulousness okay.]

Thatch is more fragile than he looks. I assume it comes from his size.

Well, then I'll just have to be extra careful, won't I?

[She's only half joking with all this. It's an outlet she hasn't had in a while. Not in a couple of months, at least.]

[Gives her a blue fiery heart.]

Much appreciated.

Although I still think you should tie him up so he can't escape, but that might just be revenge for an old thing. [It is, actually.]

...Aren't they your brothers?

Aye.

[What. Does that mean he shouldn't pimp them out?]

[HAHAHAHAH.]

[TOO FUCKING LATE.]

[Besides Thatch and Ace were both messing with his head about Robin and so then he bolted and now he hasn't spoken to her for a month as he tries to figure out his game plan.]

[So you know.]

[Revenge.]

And you're okay with this. And talking about this?

[...weird...]

Don't ask about Thatch and my adventures in the past.

[Because that is all kinds of sordid.]

[And he holds up a hand.] I'm only okay as far as setting Ace up. Details are too much, and Thatch used to take the brat out all the time to pick up girls and then they both expected me to clean up their messes, so I know a little more than would be normal about this to begin with.

Like I said, I know Thatch doesn't prefer much on rough and wild. [Marco has some theories on why, but most of the real ones he won't voice, even as crazy mode as he is. Other than the size thing which is just gentle teasing.]

And Ace is still figuring some things out.

[Rubs his temple with knuckles.] It's... complicated. A whole phoenix, human, bird, brothers... thing. And I only got to have Ikki as a brother here recently. [WHICH IS YET ANOTHER HEADACHE.]

[Ugh.]

[He gives up on it all.]

[Maybe he will just go back to the forest and make a bed of flowers and eat them.]

[It sounds nice.]

Edited 2014-04-12 00:15 (UTC)

Fair enough.

[Weird. Weird. Weird. But whatever.]

I'm not as wild as you seem to get the impression either. Heh. I'm just noisy.

[And then there's that name.]

Ikki? You mean...Selphie's ex?

Eh, really? I'm almost disappointed. [NOT REALLY. He's clearly amused. And a little reassured, since it means he doesn't have to worry about his brothers as much. Granted he always worries, ALWAYS, but still. Every little bit counts.]

[At the question though...]

[His expression drops entirely.]

[And Chandra you should know how freaking WEIRD that is. Marco is Mr. Deadpan. NOT Mr. Facially expressive who gives away clues ever.]

Aye. [Frowns.] It's not a happy story.

[And he still wants to fix it. Although maybe he made it bad in the first place. All they did is fight and --]

[Well.]

[It's a huge mess.]

She's been smiling a lot since coming here, eh? Even if he is still an idiot.

[She nods gravely.]

She has. I've never met him, but...I've heard some of the story. Not sure I want to, at this point.

[Holds up a hand, still frowning.]

I don't know what you heard, but try to view him with an open mind.

I...

[There's a lump in his throat and he shakes his head.] Ikki didn't have Thatch to help him learn how to deal with people. Not an excuse, again. He's giving it his best, but we tend to mirror each other. Him and I. So I might have pushed him too far too fast and Selphie...

[He bites his cheek in thought, looking off in the distant. They really DID mirror each other too much. Marco's worst traits, and Ikki's worst. But at least Thatch had always been there to smooth over Marco's failings and--]

He's not as heartless as you might think. [Marco gives Chandra a deep serious look, easily the most serious he's been all day, even with emotions and temper ping-ponging like a rubber ball everywhere.] And no matter what you think, he's a lot more hurt than anyone knows. [Selphie wants to throw herself on it like a bandage, but sometimes even that takes insane amounts of time. And for someone like Marco or Ikki where time is already stretched out and confusing, rushed and confusing, it became overwhelming.]

[He blinks and shakes his head, snapping out of it again.] Ah, sorry. Not that you have to meet him if you don't want to, eh.

[How do you stop someone from getting hurt? Sometimes they'll be hurt no matter what.]

[Chandra shakes her head as he talks, putting up a hand.]

I don't know him. I don't know what happened. I know what I was told, and nothing more. [She looks back at him, completely serious.]

Heartless or not, hurt or not, I don't do well with people who've treated other people like that. Maybe you pushed him, maybe you didn't, that's not my problem. I'm not privy to all these things, and no offense but I'm really sure what to think.

[She leans her head back, looking up at the sky.]

I've never even seen the guy, and I've been here for months. Heh, I don't even know if I should care. None of this is really my problem. Selphie will get over it. She's young and into that mushy stuff. Those types always bounce back.

[Treated other people like that...]

[Marco tilts his head.]

[Maybe it's easy for Chandra to disentangle herself from it, but Marco doesn't even know where to begin. He still wants both of them to be happy. He wants a happy fluffy romance ending. And it's not fair. How can Ikki be in love with her, and yet even then--]

[Ah, but really, it's not something he can fix yet.]

[And maybe in the end, that's just harder for Marco because he's used to trying to fix everything when it comes to his brothers.]

Aye... you're not wrong, but I don't know how Ikki's been, other than stupid.

[Ehhhhhhhh]

[Fuck everything again.]

[He just flomps on his back into the sand.] Phoenixes in your travels are real living creatures, aye?

Yeah. They are.

[Fuck that conversation, man. So done.]

I can conjure them, you know.

Really? [Perks up.] What does that entail?

An incantation and some power. I don't want to try it here, with the white mana, but later on, I can show you.

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