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

[fierybluebird]

Marco just shrugs, "That just means it's sporting now."

And you thought he was weird before.

[theartofboom]

"Right..." She gulps down some of her drink. "And what's this got to do with Namur, exactly?"

[fierybluebird]

Oh right.

That requires... quite a bit of rewind, hang on.

"The idiot rookie 'captain' -- and I use that term loosely here -- of the Sinewave crew got it into her head that Scurvy Dog loves Namur or something. Actually she might at that, since she is acting a bit jealous and peeved. But in that case, that's what she gets for toying with Ace and Namur at the same time."

Let us now take note of Marco's complete and total hypocrisy here. Chandra flirting with both Thatch and Ace? All well and good. One girl flirting with both Namur and Ace? Nope. Not allowed. He has his reasons, but they aren't necessarily good reasons.

"So apparently she asked Nam-chan on a date, but he turned her down because I asked him to handle the ships at the ball. The rookie lied anyway and claimed she was living it up with Namur all night, to make Scurvy Dog jealous. That's why Dog banned their crew and unbanned ours, just to get more revenge on the girl. But the added stipulation was that anyone who helped her out would get in trouble, so the idiot rookie tried to take Grell down with her out of jealousy, figuring that if Dog was going to get jealous over the rookie, then she'd definitely get jealous about Grell."

His eyes sparkled deviously, "And that is why rookies rarely make it to the big leagues."

Terrible? Yes. Just a bit.

[theartofboom]

That helps put a lot of things into place, and there's a look of dawning comprehension on Chandra's face like it was some great mystery to begin with. She'd lacked that context and didn't pay enough attention to Codi to care...since the feeling she got was that Codi really just wanted Chandra to make her a drake like Edric. As to the total hypocrisy, she won't speak at all because she never tries to make one jealous of the other. And with Thatch it's just flirting because he's flirting. Ace is the one she actually sorta likes. Sorta.

"So she's a liar," comes the flat reply. "As well as new at the whole adventurous lifestyle thing. That's just stupid. Why even try and make Dog jealous? She's a dog that talks."

Pirate rookies, she decides, are probably like what she thinks of amateur pyromancers. The kind that explode their pets. And pineapples

[fierybluebird]

Very true. If Chandra did try to make one or the jealous, one of the brothers would put their foot down at that. And Thatch is a flirt period. And Marco ships Chandra and Ace because they would have the most explodey everything ever and it'd be awesome.

Marco shrugged, "I don't even remember my rookie days, much less know what goes on in their odd little heads."

Mainly because he's too fucking old for this bullshit. That, and even starting off as a son of Whitebeard tends to make you less of a rookie, and more a son of Whitebeard. Throw in the phoenix thing, and he's just plain cheating all the damn time.

"If she has a better reason than that, I'm unaware of it." He scratched his chin idly, "She tried to claim title as the best tactician in the world. I'm not sure if that's recklessly bold, or just unbelievably stupid, yoi." Even his Pops and Sengoku would never do that. It was worse than earning the title of Strongest Man in the World, or even Strongest Swordsman. Rookies, yo.

[theartofboom]

Not that Chandra's the type. She'd be happy to take one or both of them as rewards but not at the expense of causing problems for any one of the three of them.

"World's greatest tactician? Sounds like she seriously...doesn't know the meaning of the word." Chandra laughed coldly, looking down at her mug. "Trying to play two people off the other over something so trivial is a bad plan."

[fierybluebird]

And that's why he likes her.

Marco snorted in amusement at that, "Basically. She didn't know what swash is either and tried to label me a swashbuckler. It would have been cuter if it was less like a baby kitten trying to take on an entire herd of cattle."

[theartofboom]

"...I don't even know what a swashbuckler is...but it sounds dumb."

[fierybluebird]

A small laugh, "A type of swordsman. Swash is wave." Marco gestured over the side of the ship. "The backwash of the waves as they churn things up and that sort of movement. Swashbucklers have super flashy sword movements, all wide and ridiculous. Like the waves. If you called Thatch a swashbuckler he'd be damned annoyed."

[theartofboom]

"Ah, sounds...like something I wouldn't care much about to be honest. If I have to fight without magic, I like spears more." She's decent with a sword though. But they're kinda boring. "Why did she even try and call you that, at all?"

[fierybluebird]

"Spears?" a head tilt out of curiosity.

And another shrug. "Because she thought it was just a vague term for pirates. These rookies..." he shook his head in bewilderment.

[theartofboom]

In reply, Chandra reaches for her belt and pulls out a small length of wood and gives it a shake. It immediately becomes a six foot long spear, tipped with a razor point.

"Spears."

[fierybluebird]

"Not bad," he sticks his tongue out. "Are you any good with it?"

[theartofboom]

"I'm good at anything I put my mind to, bird-brain," she says smugly, returning the raspberry.

[fierybluebird]

"It's too bad we don't have Haruta here, she could put up a fight of interest to you," oh lord don't get him talking about his siblings, you'll be here all day.

[theartofboom]

"What's she like? A magician like me?" Because that's what Chandra thinks is interesting. Spears are just a necessity.

[fierybluebird]

"Kind of... no not really." Marco shook his head, unable to keep up with the lie. "Haruta has to be experienced. She's very hoppy and springy and stabby."

A pause because he realizes that doesn't explain why she could put up a fight. "She fights with her head and heart. All pranks and surprises."

[theartofboom]

That doesn't explain much at all. Sounds like someone Chandra would explode if she was fighting for reals.

"Well, that sounds like fun to have on your side. Is she cute?"

The most important question...

[fierybluebird]

"Of course," Marco grinned slyly, "And you're probably her type. Try not to fall victim to her charms too quickly if you ever meet her, eh?"

[theartofboom]

"Her type, huh? And what type is that?" Smug. Ever so smug.

[fierybluebird]

"Fiery, feisty, and fun," Marco stuck his tongue out, "The four 'f's." Even though he only said three words so far.

[theartofboom]

"And the fourth?"

[fierybluebird]

"Friends!" a deceptively innocent grin, but he means it.

[theartofboom]

"Well maybe when we meet up, then." If...really.

[fierybluebird]

"Aye," a distant look. He was glad Chandra was planning to take Thatch and Ace with her no matter what, but it left him a little jealous too. Either way, part of him was going to be divided. A lot of the family was still back in their world, when they should all be together. "She'd never get over the idea of Ace being Captain," he laughed softly. It was an exaggeration. They'd all been planning to help Ace be Pirate King if he wanted it, and really the only thing that had changed that was Thatch's death and the way it happened. Still, the expression on her face would be priceless, and he liked imagining it.

"The others would roll with it a little easier I think. But Haruta is kind of the runt of the crew, so she liked having Ace around to baby a little, since otherwise we all kind of baby Haruta a bit, eh."