Marco frowned lightly, but ruffled Crocker's head. "Oi..." He closed his eyes to try to think more quickly. When he did open them he just deadpanned, "Fuck the shard pieces. I'm half convinced the only reason Jones sent Ace back was because Ace was going to start focusing on retrieving them. I have no interest in them. No, less than that. Negative interest. They're a trap, eh? Clearly. It's not what I'm in this world for."

As for sleep though...

"I definitely don't want to get rid of you. It's a mark against us, against our pride that we couldn't protect you better, got it? But if you want a break to think things through and try to rest, you should have it, eh?"