[Ikki won't be touching the island today, instead he will be on the Moon's deck, setting what could be considered nothing else but an altar. It's pretty simple and the major decoration are the numerous bottles of booze he sets on it together with a pole (he almost made it a cross but decided against it) where he hands a piece of paper with the tattoo that Ace wears on his back. He sets it right besides the Nav so when two certain crew members return the next day, they will see it first thing as they arrive.
After he's done he just sits in front of it, staring at the altar and drinking a bottle of sake himself. It's not until later, when he's slightly tipsy, that he bothers to use the journal.]For anyone who gives a shit, today's "Father's Day". Supposedly a day to honour and thank all of our fathers for all they do for us, never really cared about it, still don't care much but since I arrived here I end checking the calendar more and more often. I guess I don't want to miss any more "parties" I'm supposed to celebrate even if I'm not told it.
[He takes another long sip from his bottle.]It's just another stupid day to celebrate something pointless. A father should be a father every day of the year and a son should be grateful and love him for it every day, and show it properly. Besides, what is someone without a father supposed to celebrate? I've never met anyone worth of the title of "father" or any piece of respect for trying to be one. Probably will never meet such a man.
But I know of a man like that.
[A pause as he takes a deep breath.]Believe it or not, there is a man more worth of the title than many others. He has thousands of sons and if the ones we have here are any clue of it, they are all awesome and he is an even more awesome man. It's kind of funny, he is a pirate and one would expect pirates to value treasure more than people, but I guess that for him that family he built
is his treasure.
Does treasure take other forms besides money?
[No, wait, he's going to digress. He shakes his head to himself before he continues speaking.]Anyway, it's not much and it's probably not my place to do anything, but I made a thing on the Moon's deck. Since I'm aware of his existence and the date, I just gotta pay my respects, okay? He's my captain's father after all so I owe him a lot too. If anyone wants to come join there's enough booze, or if you want to kick me, there's enough of me for that too.
Either way... Happy Father's Day, Whitebeard, wherever you are, your sons here are still all right.