lucetilogs | Time to live it up in here!

Who: Anyone!
What: Marco's surprise birthday party.
When: October 6th, in the afternoon.
Where: Community Housing 3, Room 40
Summary: It's Marco's birthday. Ace planned a party. Need I say more?
Rating: Uh, PG? Since there will be pirates here, I'm hoping not to go above PG-13. PLAY NICE, KIDS.
[Ace wasn't going to go overboard on the decorating. In fact, he had to leave a lot of it up to everyone else since his injuries prevent quite a bit of movement. But soon enough, there were a decent amount of streamers up, and a nice big banner that says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCO". He had to work extra hard to get the cake to look just right. The cake is surrounded by the presents, and there's a few separate tables for food and drinks. Fruit punch for everyone, and some alcohol for the adults and pirates.

Come on, people, this is a party. Let's live it up a little! And don't forget to ~~embarrass~~ congratulate the birthday pirate. Feel free to leave your own comment below, just for mingling, or just doing something silly, or giving Marco your present! Have at!]

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Good for you guys! [His smile did fade a little, because yeah, he knows others had it tougher, losing all their memories like that. It would've been for him too, had he been affected.] Nope. Guess I'm one of the lucky few who didn't.

Ah, I would've! But Luffy was doing something stupid again, so I kinda got distracted. And-- wait. Initiation? [Rubbing his chin thoughtfully.] Huh, I don't know anything about that. Anyone who loves the sea and adventures can be a pirate, y'know. And you gotta have a dream you wanna achieve no matter what. 'Least that's how I've always thought pirates should be.

[And he's just going to look stunned.] A really big-- hey, you mean it's like a Sea King?

It musta been kinda annoying for people to forget about things, though. I dunno what I would've done if I'd remembered but no one else in the family did. [ ...attempt to talk her uncle out of living in the woods, maybe? But. Probably she would have failed. ]

...SECRET initiation!!! [ WHOOPS MAN HER MOUTH. But no she's normally pretty good about secrets, it's just. Pirate secrets = can be talked about with other pirates, right? ] Umm, I think it's prob'bly going to be a game or something, though!

[ Oh, right, she knows that term. Ikki nods, cheerful. ] Right! From what Smoker said, that's probably the closest to what they are.

[Winces.] Y-Yeah, that's... that would've been horrible, huh? [He hadn't thought of that scenario. For someone ten years behind everyone else he cares for, being forgotten is a real fear. Remembering his bond with his brothers while they act like they don't know him would've been a nightmare.

BUT YES on to happier things, like pirate talks!] Well, I guess different crews have their own way to recruit people. But since it's the Strawhat crew and their captain we're talking about, then yeah, it's probably a game. Or-- [laughs] if you look weird, do cool stuff and can poop, he'll definitely make you join his crew! [He knows Luffy well enough to be sure of this.

And he looks properly impressed with your Grandpa now.] Then that's gigantic, alright. There are stories about Sea Kings swallowing up entire islands, y'know.

...Well, I was gonna say I don't know if they would have listened, but they did listen about who I am? [ She's...seventy years ahead of everyone except Bolin, at this point, so it's not like anyone has memories of her anywhere but here. ] So maybe it would have been okay.

[ wow it sounds like her little brother would get onto the Straw Hats crew super easily?? ] The Whitebeards and the Straw Hats are the only crews that really have more than one person here, though, right? Are you on either of those? [ Since, you know. Both of the people she's identified as your brothers are on either of those crews. ] Or are you on your own crew?

Really? [ She looks properly impressed, too. ] So they like bite them off the earth?

[Time shenanigans; that's another thing they could bond over? Although Sabo's probably a lot more upset about it than her; being left behind sucks. But her optimism is heartening, so Sabo manages to chuckle.] Yeah, maybe. It's always better to hope for the best through tough times, eh?

[If Luffy discovers fart-bending, most likely yes! But here Sabo's smile dips, and turns a little sad.] ...Nah, I'm not part of those crews. I was just setting off to the sea for the first time when I got here, so I haven't found my own nakama yet...

[Nods.] And then when they poop it out, they'll break down to smaller groups of islands, scattered in the sea. Like archipelagos. [Welp, Sabo's information might be questionable, but hey, anything can happen in the Grand Line.]

I think so! Anyway, I do know a lot more people here, now. There're people I'm supposed to trust if anything ever...happens. [ Small hitch there, but she's moving on. It's just sort of hard to imagine that there would ever be a scenario where she couldn't go to anyone in the household. ]

[ In contrast with that sadness, Ikki lights up. ] Really? Maybe you should start your own crew! I'd join! [ IT COULD BE FUN! ] ...What's a nakama, though?

[ . . . Sabo your world is so weird. Considering she has it on good authority there's an edible island out there somewhere, this sounds remarkably reasonable. ] I don't think that's how it works at home. ...I mean, I'm pretty sure we don't have anything that eats islands! Unless we do and I just never noticed?

[Frowns. Yeah, he did notice her jumping in on almost every other post in the journals; and to him who doesn't trust easily, this is kinda worrying.] Still, better stick 'round those you know best. Not everyone's what they seem to be.

[FFFF not sure whether to take this seriously. But oh well.] A-ahaha, you would?! That'd be great! Er-- if you really wanna be a pirate, that is. [Scratching his cheek, thoughtfully.] I was planning to gather my own crew, once I get a lot stronger. A pirate captain should be able to protect and fight for his nakama's lives and dreams, y'know.

But, huh. Nakama... [pauses, wondering how to explain, since he has a lot of feels about this.] It's a special word for people you'd consider both friend and family rolled into one; your companions for life. A bond that no distance or circumstance can break. The kind of bond that'd make you give up your own dreams, your own life, if it could save and protect your nakama's. And at the same time, that same bond would make you wanna move forward in life and do your best in whatever you do, because no matter what, you know your nakama's there supporting and believing in you. That's what nakama is.

[Oh Ikki, you have no idea how weird. Sabo too, actually, considering he didn't get very far into it. But he hears stories, and they're all ridiculous and wonderful.] You never know! The world's always a bigger place than we first think.

[ It worries everyone she knows, really. But the people she was referring to... ] Ah, yeah! But I'm supposed to trust the Straw Hats and Shikamaru. Katara said I could! [ ...and Katara already had the unquestioning trust in her position as grandmother, so it just sort of. Transferred over. But yeah, she also trusts various other people, whoops. ]

[ Well, it isn't something she could really pursue in her own home, so the jury may be out on that one. ] Yeah!! Hmmm. There's not really pirates at my home, you know? But! I want to go everywhere there is, someday. I'd like to go everywhere there is here, too. [ She's not totally clear on what pirates do while in Luceti. EXPLORE? Have water balloon fights? ] Although, I could only be in your crew here because I wouldn't be there...

[ Ikki quiets down to listen to the "nakama" explanation, though. She certainly has a lot of friends and family in Luceti, but the people who come to mind for that are all those solidly in her group of "family"; the entirety of House 56, Vivi, and Soren. It makes her smile, actually. ] That's a really good word! I mean, I wish I had a word like that - but now I guess I do!! I think finding people like that is a really, really cool dream!

Right? I didn't think there were other worlds 'till I came here! And you know, I learn something new every day here. It's fun! It can also be other things, but I think mostly it's just really amazing how much there is to know!

Edited 2012-11-07 01:08 (UTC)

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