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genessia2019-04-04 01:20 am
burnt_offering) wrote in genessia2019-04-04 01:20 am
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[Ace is sitting and staring, brows furrowed a little. This whole situation has really gotten him frustrated. He went from either dying, or being damn close to it, to this. And while he's absolutely fine with not having his life ended, there's no amount of questions that are unanswered and he's worried for the people left behind. He really did screw up, there was so much he could have done differently, so much trouble he could have saved for those who had to suffer because of his choices and convictions. He's not even sure that his attempt to save his brother worked, and he's not certain he can handle not knowing if those left behind will be okay or not.
It's easier to live without regrets when death is actually the end and you don't have to experience any further consequences.
And now, he's got this second chance but it's overwhelming somehow. He's not going to take for granted a round two at life, but where to go from here when everything is so new and different is exhausting to think about. And somehow exciting too. He's got an idea of what he needs to do, but he's still a little in shock about the whole situation.
After about a minute, he realizes that he's been filming himself, and actually decides to speak.]
Okay, so I'm-[Ace stops mid-sentence, and his head rolls back at an awkward angle. And he starts to snore, while the camera just keeps recording. This goes on for quite a while, unfortunately. And then as suddenly as he passed out, he jerks upright again and blinks. It's a confusing day as is, and narcolepsy doesn't help with that.] Damn. Happened again. Anyway, I'm Ace. If you've got any good information that might help a guy out, I might make it worth your while. [He probably won't.]
It's easier to live without regrets when death is actually the end and you don't have to experience any further consequences.
And now, he's got this second chance but it's overwhelming somehow. He's not going to take for granted a round two at life, but where to go from here when everything is so new and different is exhausting to think about. And somehow exciting too. He's got an idea of what he needs to do, but he's still a little in shock about the whole situation.
After about a minute, he realizes that he's been filming himself, and actually decides to speak.]
Okay, so I'm-[Ace stops mid-sentence, and his head rolls back at an awkward angle. And he starts to snore, while the camera just keeps recording. This goes on for quite a while, unfortunately. And then as suddenly as he passed out, he jerks upright again and blinks. It's a confusing day as is, and narcolepsy doesn't help with that.] Damn. Happened again. Anyway, I'm Ace. If you've got any good information that might help a guy out, I might make it worth your while. [He probably won't.]
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[Debates hanging up like that, he's so fucking done with everything about this conversation and in no way wants to answer a bunch of dumb questions, but before he can, a big grey Tibetan mastiff dog barks at the sound of Ace's voice and tries to eat Smoker's comm.]
Ash! Cut it out! For fucks sake! Let it go!!
[Brb, totally a big scary tough-guy marine not wrestling with a huge-ass mountain dog.]
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He's not sure that he believes this.] So I've been here before, but I don't remember it. That's messed up. Any proof of this? Because sorry, it's a lot to swallow.
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Done
And he's sure as hell not gonna pass up teasing him about it.] Aww, does the big tough Marine have a cute puppy? Does he do patrols with you? [Ace is beyond amused at this.]
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[And since Ace asked for proof...]
You got him as a rescue pup so he's-- Ash, get off! -- probably hoping you have sausages again, because he's an idiot like you!
[And now the other dogs get in on it. Both white, one a samoyed, the other an albino dire wolf but still young.]
Sami's mine. The wolf is the idiot shark's fault.
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He whistles, to get their attention.] Ash! Ash, c'mon, if you're my dog you gotta know me, right? You a good boy? [Maybe he'll get a specific response this way.]
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[Smoker facepalms.]
[Both dogs bark cheerfully and tail wag. The wolf pup is just confused at what's going on.]
Well you got him for my daughter, Adela. It's a long story. Why don't you just ask your crewmates?
You too, Sami? REALLY?
[No wait. He just told Portgas to ask Namur.... brb mentally strangling himself!!!!] Look, it's a really fucking long story I don't want to get into.
Short version, you set loose an entire pack of dogs on the city. Like 30. And conned some saps into keeping some. [Yes, including Smoker on one.]
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3/3 done
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[Somehow, the idea that he let a pack of dogs loose on a city doesn't surprise him at all.]
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[Argh. Portgas is right though, and he REALLY doesn't want Namur to just to be like "YOU WERE SCREWING THE MARINE TO GET PAYBACK FOR BEING SCREWED BY THE MARINES AHAHAHAAHAH" or.... whatever.]
[SMOKER HATES EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW.]
[Especially himself.]
[ESPECIALLY himself.]
[But also: everything.]
[Except his dogs. Fuck it. He loves his dogs. Fight him.]
[And they're all getting pets, because honestly fuck it.]
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[Shrugs. SIGHS. SAVORS CIGARS. LEANS BACK.]
[Oh, right. Adela. Drums fingers!]
I only adopted Adela here, because you basically asked me to. Actually, I thought at the time you two would be dating, and you just wanted her to have a steady... Well, it's a lot to take in. Being in a new world where everything you thought you knew is different.
Apparently, you had other ideas in mind.
Don't get any fresh ones, Portgas. We're not friends. [He told the last two Aces they sort of were. Because he wasn't going to kill Ace, not here, not ever, and it's too hard to fight Ace when it's not a physical war.]
But you said once we don't have to be enemies.
I'm still a marine, you're still a pirate. But I uphold the laws of whatever country I'm in. And always follow my justice. Don't betray my justice, and I won't have to murder you. That simple.
[It's far from simple. It always is.]
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He just doesn't get it. There's something just out of his reach that he just isn't grasping. Obviously they were friends? Maybe? They had to have been close, to have Smoker adopt someone for him. To keep dogs for him. Even when his girlfriend didn't enjoy dogs...
He's not sure what to make of this at all.] Are you always this shitty with your feelings? Because seriously, you're dancing around something like you're scared to say it. People like you would benefit from just saying what you mean.
[He gets all of the justice bullshit, it's all but kicked into the Marines and it's not something that's going to go away easily. But here, things are strange and he's still not sure how it all adds up. Or how their pasts affect them in this strange place.] So what ideas did I have? C'mon, I'm dying here. [A blink. And he laughs bitterly.] Or I was, anyway.
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And I don't have any feelings!!
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[Ace answered his question. He knew there was a reason he secretly
lik--didn't hate him...]So you remember that?
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The whole world changed after Marineford. You changed the era. [A stern look at Portgas, because he deserves to know that, it's important. Though Smoker knows better than to ever bring up Roger.]
There were some others here, rookie pirates and marines. Tashigi, Coby.
Kuzan.
Kuzan was slated to be the next Fleet Admiral, but after Marineford, Sakazuki was instead. You wanted to know why.
Time here's pretty messed up as it relates to other worlds. Memories are even worse. Adela's come and gone... [Closes an eye in thought.] Three or four times? Sometimes she remembers here, sometimes she remembers you and not me, bit insulting that. [But he's clearly still very fond of her.] She's a great kid. I think she reminded you of Straw-Hat and me. Hell, sometimes even I'm convinced I must be her blood father from the future she's so much like me.
You wanted to be close. Friends. No matter how damn often I told you fuck off. You got it into your head I wasn't allowed to have peace and quiet and since I couldn't arrest pirates all the time, you'd have to convince a lot of people to bug me constantly. Thanks for that. [Extremely dripping with sarcasm.] Like I couldn't just be left alone to my bikes.
You're difficult to get rid of, you know? I mean, not even death can stop you. Kind of impressive the lengths you'll go to, just to be a fucking pain in the ass.
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[It was agony for a cause, and he's so stressed that he's nearly sick about it. And he considers dumping a thousand questions onto Smoker, since Smoker has already confirmed that he gave Ace information without lies or sugar coating in the past. But Smoker has already dealt with this at least once, and he's not sure he wants to get the information from him anyway. Not now, at least.]
So she's not here now? [He's not sure that he understand this place yet.] And do you think you're gonna get rid of me this time either? You adopted a kid and some dogs for me, that's kind of a big deal. [Is he teasing? Absolutely. Is he serious though? He's not sure how he feels about this fucking mess he's got himself into, but he's absolutely taking Smoker's explanation to heart. It sounds like something that actually makes sense. If Ace sets his mind on someone, if he chose to be friends with Smoker, even if the initial cause was just to annoy him, it would be hard to dissuade him from his chosen path. So that's that, and he's going to continue harassing him because it's fun to see Smoker flustered.] See, I'm persistent. It's one of my better traits.
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No, she's not.
[AND THEN SMOKER JUST BLUSHES. FUCK YOU PORTGAS. FUCK YOU.]
Fuck you! It's one of your worst! And you've got a hundred! All negative!!
[SEE? HE CAN ABSOLUTELY GET RID OF YOU IF HE WANTS D:<]
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[Ace sighs, he was really starting to want to meet her.] Come on, don't be so grumpy about things. Besides, if we're friends you can keep an eye on me. Make sure I'm not doing any pillaging or thieving or other pirate type antics. [Smoker, stop making this fun for Ace. It's like dangling a carrot.] You're stuck, sorry. I don't make this rules, this place does. And obviously it wants me to stick with those great traits and not give up on being your buddy. [He means not giving up on absolutely bugging the hell out of Smoker but, same difference.]
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YOU ALREADY TRIED THAT ON ME ONCE!!!
NO!!!
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Still, it's all forgotten for now in the name of teasing Smoker some more.] You don't get a choice, I'm not backin' down. I'm a pirate, remember? We do what we want. [He looks like the cat that caught the canary.] Seriously, are you gonna keep me from our dog? That's like keeping someone from their kid, it's not right.
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IT'S NOT OUR DOG AT ALL!
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[Adela's??? SMOKER'S???]
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A wild stray. I lied all along.
[Yes. Absolutely.]
[He's not totally failing at lying NOW instead, that'd be ridiculous.]
To earn your trust and abuse it like a coward marine. Har har. [ :| Yeah, he is making this more obvious, but Ace is a D, so who knows? It might work on Straw-Hat???]
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