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...I want to do something for her.

[What is this? Is he actually using the journal to remark on his own thoughts and feelings? Seems that way, but there is more purpose to it than that. And he's finding it hard to speak so openly on a public server. So for a few moments he falls into silence and then there’s the sound of rustling.]

Someone so kind and openhearted never should have died in such a brutal way. And I would do anything to go back in time and change it, but I can't.

[He has to stop himself here before he say's too much. This isn't about him; it's about that kind mother.]

I don't feel like I have a right, but she deserves a proper farewell.

And I want to do something special, but I can't think of anything, it's not really something I'm used to.

So I guess what I'm asking is...How do you say goodbye to the dead in your world?

[And he stops the broadcast here. He’s not looking for pity, or for help. He just wants to give someone who has helped him through so much what she deserves. ]

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Remember her. Rituals done after somebody dies are just things that help you remember them later. They give you a place to go to when you wanna remember them properly.

It's better when you don't have to rely on markers like that. [This was easy. Sabo never had a grave, but Ace always remembered him.] If you remember them without being prompted, then you're showing how important they were to you.

Wise words...

[He was slightly surprised, but more than that he was...somber, because it meant Ace had lost someone close to him even at such a young age. But it did happen.]

And I will never forget her. She had been more a parent to me then my own. I don't even want to think about the person I could have become if it wasn't for her and her son. [another pause, lost in his own memory.]

She was a traditional woman though, although she would never fault us for being unable to give her a proper burial I feel as if it's wrong not to at least give her a ceremony.

Unfortunately, it isn't befitting to make graves in places like the ones we've been--especially seeing as she's never been here.

Pirates would pour out part of their drinks into the sea for their comrades lost, but I dunno if you'd like that.

That's true. [He scratches the back of his neck.] Then I'll just have to wish we all make it home. So I can get this done properly.

And yeah, probably not for Miwako.

…but not a bad idea.

[Ace was doing a lot of squinting. Still, he was also doing a lot of intent thinking. Being away from Serenes helped, at least.]

Well, what did she like doin'?

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