You're not spoiled, don't say that. You know that even if he had been able to live a thousand of years, at the end it would still not feel like enough time.
[Unless Whitebeard was a phoenix as well at the very least. That much, not feeling that it was enough time, is something he can understand even if he has no one for whom he has such loyalty. His brothers, maybe, but he has done a good job in raising a wall between them and himself so it's logical that it will never feel like it was enough time for him.]
I don't need to have some old man around, even if he is your father. But I take your brothers would need him.
[He doesn't need a father, maybe in the past, but now he's way to old for that anyway.]
And I don't think he or the others would want you to be him anyway. Who would make everyone flower crowns then?
Maybe you would still, but that would make it hard to see you as a father figure you know.
[There's no chuckle to accompany the words, but the attempt to teasing humor is there at least. It's not much, but with Marco around he can at least do that.]
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[Unless Whitebeard was a phoenix as well at the very least. That much, not feeling that it was enough time, is something he can understand even if he has no one for whom he has such loyalty. His brothers, maybe, but he has done a good job in raising a wall between them and himself so it's logical that it will never feel like it was enough time for him.]
I don't need to have some old man around, even if he is your father. But I take your brothers would need him.
[He doesn't need a father, maybe in the past, but now he's way to old for that anyway.]
And I don't think he or the others would want you to be him anyway. Who would make everyone flower crowns then?
Maybe you would still, but that would make it hard to see you as a father figure you know.
[There's no chuckle to accompany the words, but the attempt to teasing humor is there at least. It's not much, but with Marco around he can at least do that.]