Who: The Spade Pirates Where: Serenes When: April 10th-13th What:chillin' out maxin relaxin all cool Gathering supplies Warnings: Nothing more than the usual Status: Open
[Roxas looks at the tattoo thoughtfully. It does look familiar. He's seen it before. He isn't entirely sure what it means because asking Thatch would get him nowhere, except talking in circles.]
Like mine, right?
[He has to sit up and lean his head forward to illustrate his point, showing Marco the back of his neck.]
I got this tattoo from the big guy...
[The one who doesn't like the questions...]
Thatch! That's it. He did it for me. He said that this crew is kind of like having a family. Even if it's just for a little bit, it's kind of nice to think of it like that.
I never had anything like it before. He asked me if I trusted him, that time.
[He's thinking, gone quiet for a moment. There's something about being here at the beach that seems a little off. Something seems missing. Something important.]
[And folds his left wing carefully to show off his own spade tattoo, dark red with an "A" in the middle.]
[He got his from Thatch too, of course, before inking down the bastard himself since Thatch is too much of a wuss to let anyone else do it.]
[Marco nudges Roxas affectionately under the chin.]
Family.
Nakama are family. Even if none of you knew Pops, it's still Ace's family and that makes you family all the same. The bonds forged by days like this aren't something anyone can erase or dent, yoi.
[He laughs softly at that. Roxas seems to live for that ice cream.]
[He shakes his head in amusement.]
[He can't eat too much of that stuff or he'll get too fat to fly!]
[But that gives him pause as he thinks of an idea.]
[He climbs off Roxas and shakes himself out slowly lengthening and getting larger.]
[He looks up at the sky and spreads out his wings to test the wind.]
[On another island he might have been a bit nervous about taking Roxas flying, it's dangerous without securing everything first, and Roxas seems almost as excitable as Luffy sometimes. But this island is peaceful as hell and he's pretty sure even if something major cropped up, the trees themselves would try to catch the kid so he doesn't have to worry.]
[He extends out to his full phoenix height and size as best as he can, which is fortunately easier on this island with the extra life and spring energy humming all around him.]
[That should do it.]
[He looks back at Roxas and gives him a low whistle as if to ask, "Well, what are you waiting for?" and crouches down low so Roxas can climb on.]
[Roxas did live for the ice cream. It was the bright shining moments he had in a dismal situation. Things are better now, but the memories are still there.
Also the ice cream was really delicious.
The next thing he knows, Marco is getting big. Really big.]
Xifer...I never knew you could get big like that...
[And Marco is whistling and getting down low so he can get on.
Roxas' eyes widen and he grins brightly.
So freakin' cool.
It isn't his first flight, Ikki took him to the volcano that way but it was short and he didn't really get a chance to enjoy it.
Hopefully, he's not too heavy.
Roxas grabs onto him and climbs up. Hmmm, the best way to sit on him, he isn't sure, but what he does do is wrap his arms around Marco's neck carefully, each hand grasping the other arm to secure him without squeezing off his air.]
[Luckily Marco can carry Thatch without any problems. Namur is unfortunately too big, and Marco can't carry Ace with another person unless they were REALLY on the smaller size, but Roxas is easy enough. And one day his goal is to be able to lift up and carry Jozu in his talons like it was nothing.]
[He shoots back a grin at Roxas' enthusiasm and spreads his wings out fully, letting them create their own currents and lift from the temperature change between his wings and the natural spring air.]
[It's been awhile since he carried anyone in a cold running start, but it's not like the few months in this world have dampened his edge or anything.]
[Aside from which, the currents and wind on this island are so strong to him they're almost visible. It's easy to pick out everything from the salt air to the thickest parts of the forest. All of it breathes, and even without being a bird he's attuned to it. As a bird, it's as easy as breathing himself.]
[It doesn't take much of a running start or even a few flaps to get airborne, but Marco has no intentions to just glide today. He's going to go all the way up so he can map the island, and this way Roxas can see all of it. Maybe Roxas will even be able to see it breathe, the way Marco and Leanne seem to. Or maybe he'll have a better sense of it at least.]
[Marco isn't willing to go recklessly fast since he hasn't even taken Roxas riding around on the ground, but it doesn't take too much to get climbing above the trees, higher and higher, using the beach as a runway until they're high enough that all of the sky is Marco's playground.]
[He lets out a happy cry once they're up in the air.]
I really like flying you know! I flew at home once!
[Roxas will have to tell Marco all about it when they're not in the air. He looks down at the island that's further and further away. He wonders if he should feel afraid, but somehow, he isn't.
Maybe sitting on the edge of a clock tower every day made one immune to a fear of heights.]
[It is really awesome to be up high in the sky, flying around. Roxas holds onto him carefully and watches the island. It is a really pretty island. It doesn't remind him of any of the places he's been before. It isn't like Destiny Islands either, at least, he doesn't think so. He's never been, so he can't be sure. The wind moving along his body and messing up his hair is crisp and feels completely different from the wind on the ground.]
[Up up up and Marco coasts over the trees, weaving slightly by using the trees' breath as means of surfing the air currents and circles around so he can memorize the island to sketch it later.]
[There are a ton of trees, more than Roxas has ever seen. It would be easy to get lost on this island, if he isn't careful. He still finds it strange to move around unrestricted like he does. The beach is one thing, but wandering through the forest is probably a bad idea.
All the same, it's fun to fly around above everything. There's a certain level of freedom there. There's literally nothing in their way and Roxas can't help but grin.]
[Marco flies about, almost weaving through it all like a skier down a mountain as he mentally maps everything.]
[It's been a long time since he got to do this with a rider, and truth told, he'll always prefer it that way. However much he's usually alone, being the eldest brother of the Whitebeard family has pretty accustomed to sharing experiences with someone he loves.]
[It's all too fun and liberating. It's pretty cool that Marco gets to do it whenever he wants. He grins and just looks around. The island seems so calm and relaxing. So peaceful, it's like he could fall into a deep sleep.
Well, Roxas doesn't want to sleep right now though, so he grins and pats him.]
[Boy does he, but you are not getting any barrel rolls out of him today Roxas, even on this island. He almost dropped Ace into the ocean like that and he's been very careful ever since. Especially with crazy little kids who might do unpredictable things.]
[Still, he turns his head back to give Roxas a wink, and waits for Roxas to hold on tighter as he starts picking up speed.]
[Considering the kinds of tricks he likes to pull on his skateboard and the fact Ikki told him he needed protective gear, he's not afraid of the risks, or rather, doesn't consider them to be much of a factor. It would be way more fun to just do them.
Holding on tighter is something he can do and he tightens his grip. He's been careful not to move around too much so far. After all, he doesn't want to fall.]
[Takes a deep breath and speeds up even higher. So help him if you fall, Leanne and Ikki are going to murder him, even if the trees DO catch them perfectly without injury.]
[He gets going as fast as he can and almost breaknecks sharply upward like a rollercoaster, they're going to need a lot of speed, and a lot of height.]
[And just before he starts seeing spots that aren't entirely from his sparkles, he spins sharply down, around and around in a corkscrew, using his wings almost like a parachute until they launch back up again so both he and Roxas can catch their breaths.]
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I guess you win. That's okay. I didn't think I'd lose but, you never know I guess.
Hmm, I wonder where you came from. Do you have lots of bird friends?
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[Because Marco is Marco and frankly, he sees little if anything wrong with this picture.]
[Also because this island is driving him nuts so it's a good time for it.]
[As for the question he cocks his head to the side as though listening and thinking.]
[He points a wing carefully to the tattoo on his chest, but shakes his head no.]
[While he comes from the same place as the rest of the Whitebeard family, they're his family, no birds until he came here.]
[Still, hopefully Roxas has gotten a chance to see the tattoo on Ace's back, or Thatch's at least once to try to make the comparison.]
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Like mine, right?
[He has to sit up and lean his head forward to illustrate his point, showing Marco the back of his neck.]
I got this tattoo from the big guy...
[The one who doesn't like the questions...]
Thatch! That's it. He did it for me. He said that this crew is kind of like having a family. Even if it's just for a little bit, it's kind of nice to think of it like that.
I never had anything like it before. He asked me if I trusted him, that time.
[He's thinking, gone quiet for a moment. There's something about being here at the beach that seems a little off. Something seems missing. Something important.]
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[And folds his left wing carefully to show off his own spade tattoo, dark red with an "A" in the middle.]
[He got his from Thatch too, of course, before inking down the bastard himself since Thatch is too much of a wuss to let anyone else do it.]
[Marco nudges Roxas affectionately under the chin.]
Family.
Nakama are family. Even if none of you knew Pops, it's still Ace's family and that makes you family all the same. The bonds forged by days like this aren't something anyone can erase or dent, yoi.
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[He smiles a little at the nudging and goes back to petting Marco.]
Maybe even Sora! Wouldn't that be something? We never knew each other before. Do you think he will?
Or maybe it doesn't work like that...
I don't know. I guess the only way to find out is to go and do it.
I wonder if this too is a dream.
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[If it was a dream, he'd be able to sleep, and other people could wake up.]
[No, it's real, just really weird too.]
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Alright, what else can we do at the beach? Ice cream would be really good here, but we don't have any.
I bet if Axel and I went to the beach we would have had sea salt ice cream.
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[He shakes his head in amusement.]
[He can't eat too much of that stuff or he'll get too fat to fly!]
[But that gives him pause as he thinks of an idea.]
[He climbs off Roxas and shakes himself out slowly lengthening and getting larger.]
[He looks up at the sky and spreads out his wings to test the wind.]
[On another island he might have been a bit nervous about taking Roxas flying, it's dangerous without securing everything first, and Roxas seems almost as excitable as Luffy sometimes. But this island is peaceful as hell and he's pretty sure even if something major cropped up, the trees themselves would try to catch the kid so he doesn't have to worry.]
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[That should do it.]
[He looks back at Roxas and gives him a low whistle as if to ask, "Well, what are you waiting for?" and crouches down low so Roxas can climb on.]
Let's fly.
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Also the ice cream was really delicious.
The next thing he knows, Marco is getting big. Really big.]
Xifer...I never knew you could get big like that...
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Roxas' eyes widen and he grins brightly.
So freakin' cool.
It isn't his first flight, Ikki took him to the volcano that way but it was short and he didn't really get a chance to enjoy it.
Hopefully, he's not too heavy.
Roxas grabs onto him and climbs up. Hmmm, the best way to sit on him, he isn't sure, but what he does do is wrap his arms around Marco's neck carefully, each hand grasping the other arm to secure him without squeezing off his air.]
This is going to be fun!
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[He shoots back a grin at Roxas' enthusiasm and spreads his wings out fully, letting them create their own currents and lift from the temperature change between his wings and the natural spring air.]
[It's been awhile since he carried anyone in a cold running start, but it's not like the few months in this world have dampened his edge or anything.]
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[It doesn't take much of a running start or even a few flaps to get airborne, but Marco has no intentions to just glide today. He's going to go all the way up so he can map the island, and this way Roxas can see all of it. Maybe Roxas will even be able to see it breathe, the way Marco and Leanne seem to. Or maybe he'll have a better sense of it at least.]
[Marco isn't willing to go recklessly fast since he hasn't even taken Roxas riding around on the ground, but it doesn't take too much to get climbing above the trees, higher and higher, using the beach as a runway until they're high enough that all of the sky is Marco's playground.]
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I really like flying you know! I flew at home once!
[Roxas will have to tell Marco all about it when they're not in the air. He looks down at the island that's further and further away. He wonders if he should feel afraid, but somehow, he isn't.
Maybe sitting on the edge of a clock tower every day made one immune to a fear of heights.]
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[He loves flying.]
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All the same, it's fun to fly around above everything. There's a certain level of freedom there. There's literally nothing in their way and Roxas can't help but grin.]
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[It's been a long time since he got to do this with a rider, and truth told, he'll always prefer it that way. However much he's usually alone, being the eldest brother of the Whitebeard family has pretty accustomed to sharing experiences with someone he loves.]
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You're really good at this Xifer!
[It's really incredible, the kind of view they have.]
Everyone looks so small!
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Kwee!
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Well, Roxas doesn't want to sleep right now though, so he grins and pats him.]
Do you know any tricks?
[Once a daredevil, always a daredevil.]
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[Still, he turns his head back to give Roxas a wink, and waits for Roxas to hold on tighter as he starts picking up speed.]
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Holding on tighter is something he can do and he tightens his grip. He's been careful not to move around too much so far. After all, he doesn't want to fall.]
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[He gets going as fast as he can and almost breaknecks sharply upward like a rollercoaster, they're going to need a lot of speed, and a lot of height.]
[And just before he starts seeing spots that aren't entirely from his sparkles, he spins sharply down, around and around in a corkscrew, using his wings almost like a parachute until they launch back up again so both he and Roxas can catch their breaths.]
[And that's just a warmup.]
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