Manly Drinking Times

[fierybluebird]

Who: Marco, Thatch, Logan, Namur, Roxas, Vyse, Chandra, Natsuno, and anyone else who wants in on this drinking game
Where: The Sun! And the Moon! And all the ships in between
When: Sunday May 4th, pursuant to this hilarity
What: MANLY DRINKING TIMES
Warnings: Ehhhhh ARRRRR For Rum. And drinking. And war. And fuck who knows what else, remind me to update if needed.
Status: OPEN!!!



Marco quickly set up a couple of kegs at the ready for the drinking party. Because it was just plain necessary, and a lot like old times. The last two weeks were still weighing on Marco's mind. War, Peace, phoenixes. Was it a good idea to really enjoy war so much? Was it a bad one? Maybe it was inevitable, so he might as well enjoy it. Like life, right? Or should he not encourage it just because it was amusing?

It was too much of a headache, that's why he was just going to drink.

He also set up some non-alcoholic drinks for Leanne and everyone else. Green tea, fruit juices, but they were all clearly marked.

Marco gave a quick piercing whistle. "OI SPADES! Roll call and drinking games!"

And maybe drunk board games, he would blame that on Ace though.

Comments

[by_heart]

"Yeah, that's called being drunk. Who's been giving you booze, anyway?"

Besides "everyone," which he totally expected to be the answer.

[heartismyown]

"Ummm...the guy with the soft yellow hair." Yep, that was about the level of description he could manage at the moment. He snuck his hand behind Lea and ran his fingers down his back.

"Lea I wanna hang onto you!"

[formerabyssinian]

[Aya figures her hued face is just from the alcohol, and not from his 'confession'. He hit puberty once, okay?]

[Unfortunately, Aya doesn't drink to that one. Never been to one, and probably never will. He did go to an S&M house, but that's no brothel.]

I've never worn my shirt open. [Okay, now he was just being mean. His smirk says it all.]

[streetferret]

This was the first time Mako couldn’t figure out if someone was being sarcastic or genuinely so drunk that he was being taken seriously. One thing he did do was tilt back ever so slightly to avoid being bapped in the chin by the drunken shark.

After a painfully long amount of time, he finally offered his name. "Mako." Like the shark. "And don’t tell me: You drink like a fish." He cold not stop himself, and he made a mental note to write that one down later.

And he wasn’t going to offer him a hand up. Namur got himself into the table, he can get himself out of it.

Eventually.

never too late!

[streetferret]

Mako was just about to take a sip of his own steaming tea and peer about the table when a pair of green eyes caught his attention. If anyone was able to make him relax, it would have been Asami. Right now she was one of the few people he could talk sense with. That and her tone was soothing.

He gave a small shrug of his shoulders. "Had to. Roll call’s important. But yeah, glad you made it too." Because was a lot less tense now that he didn’t feel like the responsible one at the table.

"Are you playing the game they set up?" They have tea, but still.

[streetferret]

Ouch, man.

Letting out a fairly irritated sigh, Mako pinched the bridge of his nose. Thank you for that, Marco. Something he’d be sure to remember and not care about. In most some ways he’s just as immature.

"And what are you drinking?"

[by_heart]

Lea made a strangled sound and nearly jumped out of his skin. So Roxas was a clingy, overly affectionate drunk. Great. And Lea was the type to get really dumb ideas that sounded brilliant to him at the time and/or start fights when he was drunk, so the two of them being drunk at the same time was probably a terrible idea. Also probably a terrible idea: letting Roxas keep being handsy.

"Why isn't holding onto my arm good enough anymore? I've got personal space, you know."

[heartismyown]

"Fine." Roxas sighed exasperated and hugged Lea's arm to his chest. Oh well, at least he could get away with hugging his arm even if Lea was being all weird about it. He didn't really know why that was but he couldn't really ask the question, his mind wasn't feeling much like working at the moment.

[by_heart]

Lea ruffled Roxas' hair in a bit of an apology. It wasn't like he didn't want him around, he just wanted his hands where he could see them at the moment.

"So what have you been up do besides letting Marco get you drunk?"

[heartismyown]

Roxas rocked back and forth. "Ummmm." He said, staring a little blankly.

"I don't know. I had the juice and then....oh the pineapple guy put me on his shoulders for awhile!"

[by_heart]

"Marco. The guy's name is Marco. You talk to him enough, so get it memorized already."

Despite his best efforts, he was beginning to think nothing short of nametags for everyone was going to get Roxas to learn anyone's name.

[heartismyown]

"Nah I don't, I only talked to him one time before tonight. He's really nice though!" Roxas giggled a bit and leaned his cheek against Lea's arm.

[om_nom_namur]

"Ohhh, good name. Good name. Sheheh. Like a shark," Namur snapped his teeth at the end, giving a lopsided, toothy grin. "Don't usually get drunk though. Buzzed lots cuz. Y' know. Lots a partyin' goes on 'round these ships, sheheheh! But naw. 'S like. Shit gets all messed up when I'm drunk drunk. Like the world can't decide which way's up an' shit. An' it messes with my groove, y' know? Breakdancin'? Gotta stay on yer toes 'round here. Gotta stay sharp an' this?" He tried to get up but got dizzy instead, and wound up plopping heavily onto a bench. "This ain't like teeth. Human teeth, maybe. If y' know what I mean. Sheheh. Sheheheheh. Get it? Human teeth? Cuz they can't bite through shit. Sheheheheh!"

[by_heart]

Lea looked down at Roxas and frowned. Only one time? It had been how many months now and Marco still hadn't spilled about the whole bird thing? Well, that was going to be a disaster when it came out. Lea just hoped he didn't get caught in the crossfire for knowing about it and not saying anything. He knew better than to lie about it, too, because that would just make things even worse if Roxas caught him out on it. Roxas, for all that he was open and friendly, didn't trust easily. It was why Lea had kept so much about his own past to himself for so long, considering he wasn't exactly the most trustworthy guy in the world.

"You didn't think he was all that nice before."

[heartismyown]

"Yeah I know but he said it was okay when I said I was sorry for kicking things in his office and he helps Xifer with his letters and today he was being really nice and petting my hair. He's really strong too, because I was surprised when he put me on his shoulders." Roxas babbled a bit, nodding at himself because it had to be true.

[fierybluebird]

"Phoenix. Dreadfully dull I'm afraid. It's not like anyone else gets named as their species. Well... Sengoku the Buddha did I guess, but I don't think that counts. It shouldn't count anyway," a shrug. "Firebrand is a lot better though, eh."

[theartofboom]

"Dunno what a Buddha is, but it sounds dull." Chandra smirks. "Think we'll need to give you a new nickname besides Phoenix though. Maybe Pineapple."

[fierybluebird]

"No problem?" a giant sweatdrop, and Marco blinks, takes a shot and shakes his head hoarsely. "Not exactly. Ask Namur sometime about how well fishmen are received on the surface. People enslave them, or worse. Hell, people like me and my family are seen as monsters and hated for it."

He vaguely drew a finger over the lines of his tattoo. "The reason we all love our Pops so much, Ace's father, mine, Namur's, Thatch's, is because he gave us a home. He adopted all of us as his own kids. He said so long as we were all sons of the sea, we were sons of his."

He looked up at the sky. "I've never wanted a life outside of that." And he took a drink, because things changed. Now... it wasn't that he wanted a new life, but he was happy with Ace. Happier than he could have ever expected. Much like when he first started sailing with his Pops. "He'd be proud of Ace." Hell, Marco is proud of Ace, and it actually shows in his wistful expression a little.

[fierybluebird]

Cute.... oh gosh Marco will die of cute. "Aye, I'm the one who writes them. But I'm glad they make you happy. I'm sure he's happy knowing that." More head pats!

[fierybluebird]

"Rum," Marco stuck his tongue out. "Sake is my Pops' drink of choice, so I usually save it for special occasions or the others. But rum is sweet enough to go with almost anything."

Evening

[fierybluebird]

That's okay, Marco also hands him a bottle of rum.

"I know," he grinned cheerfully, and proffered a plate of sandwiches. He was going to tease the kid with it, but he's in a slightly better mood from smashing Ace's face. Truly, he is the best brother.

"Have a nice nap?"

[fierybluebird]

[Two more drinks for Marco!] I have to say things like that. I've done all the interesting stuff. [Sticks his tongue out and rubs his head.]

I've never lived in a building on dry land.

[heartismyown]

"Yeah I hope so, because he's really cool." Roxas nuzzled his head and he smiled gleefully.

"I think flying was my favourite thing cause Xifer was really high in the sky and he knows all kinds of tricks and things. And fast. Really fast! When I flew before in Neverland I wasn't fast like that. I don't remember if I told him that but there's a little fairy there and she sprinkles dust on you and you can float all over the place. It's pretty cool!"

[fierybluebird]

"A type of golden god," Marco shrugged, "Ace and Thatch's power types are known as logia. Mine is a zoan, but it's a mythic zoan. So is Sengoku's. He's the fleet admiral of the marines in my world. Or at least he was. With luck they demoted the bastard after Marineford." A face rub, "Although that means either Akainu or Aokiji would get promoted to take his place and I don't like the idea of either of them."

As for Pineapple? He makes a face, "If those are my only two nickname options, I'll stick with Phoenix. Or Xifer. I want to be Xifer. It has pizzazz and sounds like the sparkles."

[theartofboom]

"Gods, huh..." Chandra snorts. "D'you believe in those?"

And she pauses...and then just starts laughing like an idiot.

"And what the hell is a Xifer?"