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[orangeoutlaw]

[he's hanging out in Genessia. He's been gone for a while. Dreaming. But now he's back. And not happy. And not ready to go anywhere close to what might be considered home. Wherever that is now. In any case he's sitting on a roof somewhere in Genessia, absently burning matches one by one. He even takes the time to light them the normal way.]

Who wants to cause some trouble?

[and he means big trouble. Shit stirring trouble. Trouble that will get everyone watching]

Come find me.

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[orangeoutlaw]

TAKE ME SERIOUSLY, ASSHOLE!

[flaming fire punch! Does Marco think he's making some kind of stupid joke?!] THATCH IS DEAD! DON'T YOU GET IT?!

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[fierybluebird]

[Calmly chokes Ace with one hand, the rest of him covered in blue flames.]

No, Ace.

I only lost the closest thing I ever had to a soul mate. I only risked life and limb of everything I ever had, and don't forget Portgas, you weren't the only one who had to be ordered back by Pops.

Don't ever assume you know the depths of my feelings, kid, you might burn like the sun with all your emotions, but I'm a fucking star that has to supernova and keep going.

We're going to come get you. Because if you fail, we didn't set you up strong enough to succeed. That's on all of us. You can't push us away. You couldn't before you joined, what the hell makes you think you can rewind it now?

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[orangeoutlaw]

[the words hit him like cold water and he hates it. He wants to struggle against it. To say 'screw you!' and punch Marco until there's a solution. But he can't-- Because of course Marco understands. He probably understands more than anyone and he just has to live with it all the time.

But that they have to come after him... if they have to help him... then it just means he isn't strong enough after all. That he's still just a baby of the crew unable to even take vengeance for something so horrible. How can he uphold Pops' name like that?

Why isn't he strong enough?]

Sorry... [he doesn't know what to say other than that. Sorry isn't even good enough] Sorry... I'll do better I swear it. [and even that seems paltry. But he will try to find a way. Even if it means burning up faster than he would otherwise.]