voice

[thatched]

Alright, lords, ladies, pirates and none of the above. I am going to take our supreme commander the almighty cold footed cockrel out for a stroll for a week or two. You know the drill. Namur, you have the Moon. Haruta, the Sun, make sure Ace doesn't destroy the world. Acelet, give Haruta hell. The rest of you who don't sail with us, if you'd like a visit, give us a yelp.

[he blows a kiss]

See you later, babies.

[as for Marco, he's already stuffed him in a bag and under Thatch's arm as he uses the typhoon grip to get the Little Dipper back down to the blue sea]


[ooc: expect replies from either Thatch or Marco]

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Voice

[fierybluebird]

Liar.

Voice

[thatched]

[sighs but fondly as he pats the bag]

Pops had a good time. We took care of him, you know? And what's the point of being the strongest pirate in the world if you can't sneak around sometimes.

Voice

[fierybluebird]

[Sighs softly.]

Aye.

That's what's important I suppose.

I don't think he'd be very proud of me right now, mate.

Voice

[thatched]

[punches Marco through the bag]

Don't ever say something like that again. Whatever you feel is on you, but Pops is too great a man to say something like that so casually.

[he was always proud of them. Always. That was what made him who he was. That was why they followed him]

Voice

[fierybluebird]

[He flinches at that, but he's kind of glad for the punch too, but it makes him silent for a bit longer thinking on it.]

[Just because Whitebeard wouldn't say it didn't mean he wouldn't think it.]

Voice

[thatched]

[punches him again for good measure because silence doesn't mean agreeing with Marco. Then he cuddles him close]

Don't even think bad about Pops, yoi. He's proud of all of his sons. All of them. We're just doing what we can without him so shut up and stop it.

[his voice is rough]

Voice

[fierybluebird]

No.

Don't tell me what to do.

It's not because Pops isn't the best, stupid.

[thatched]

[flips the journal closed]

I will tell you what to do, goddamnit.

[because if Pops wasn't proud of Marco...how could there ever be any hope for Thatch?]

[fierybluebird]

[More silence.]

[And then a little bit of fidgeting in the bag.]

[And then a lot of it.]

He'd be proud of you and Namur, and Haruta. And really really really proud of Ace.

We were never out of sync. That's why I was a good first mate.

[thatched]

You, too. Always.

[he whistles it stubbornly. No matter what Marco feels about it, Thatch will always tell him and maybe Marco, one day, will be able to believe it]

[fierybluebird]

Thank you, yoi.

[Headbutts him through the bag.]

[Luckily, Marco does believe it because it's Thatch.]