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[fierybluebird]

[Marco's voice starts off cheerfully enough.]

Hey everyone, I think I found the place where the cave-in for the train-thing is. The currents here are pretty weird so if we can get ... some ... strong swimmers then...

[He starts trailing off, obviously seeing something.] Pops...? [His voice is quiet, barely audible. It's not possible, he knows

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[asideglance]

[What. That splash WHAT going to run to see if he can find where Marco was!!]

Marco?!

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[fierybluebird]

[And Marco is drowning. Can't swim... yet he's still trying to reach for his Dad. Genius. So there might be some more splashing, but no sound.]

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[asideglance]

[Staring over the side of the boat now. God damn it Marco w;A;w By which I mean he THROWS OFF HIS JACKET!!!

Okay I'm ruining a moment here. Japan jumps into the lake!!]

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[fierybluebird]

[Marco would be grateful if he were a little more conscious. Right now he's flashing back to Marineford and still seeing his Pops' corpse, and this is not a good day for him. Also drowning. But he's so shook up, he barely notices that.]

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[asideglance]

[BE GRATEFUL LATER but snap out of it Marco!

Once he's adjusted to the water, he's moving to grab Marco's arm and give it a yank up with him...]

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[fierybluebird]

[And up he goes, gasping for air the minute they surface.]

Pops... he was... [No words. No words could possibly express that. He wants to go after him still and he keeps reminding himself, dead is dead, and Marco has orders not to follow that far.]

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[asideglance]

[Frowning, Japan moves to hold him close as he tries to find the boat again. And once he does, they are heading that way.]

It is something you must let go. This place is... cruel...

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[fierybluebird]

I can't. I can't! It's my Pops!

[Sort of struggling now and straining over Japan to get a good look at the fading body.]

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[asideglance]

M-marco!

[Japan is sort of tiny in comparison to Marco THIS IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT THE STRUGGLING. He finally pauses and grabs Marco's face to force him to look at him.]

That is not him! Even if it was... [It wasn't anymore, right. It was just a body SO SNAP OUT OF IT.]

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[fierybluebird]

[Just starts crying.] Right... 'm sorry. [Stills. He's not sure what to do in the water.] I can't swim...

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[asideglance]

There is no need to apologize.

[Oh your manry tears make him sad Marco. ;; But anyway he hugs him close and then tugs Marco's arm around his shoulder before swimming for the boat.]

I know... Ah, but I can, so please hold on.

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[fierybluebird]

[Hugs and just buries his face in Japan's neck. He doesn't want to think or really feel right now.]

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[asideglance]

[He'll stay silent as he swims to the boat and then he'll help Marco up onto the deck. He's distressed himself, but it was over Marco jumping in like that and scaring the crap out of him more than anything.]

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[fierybluebird]

Why... Why would they just... [Grabs the rope and tries to shake of the water and tug Japan up too.]

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[asideglance]

[Once he's up on the deck with Marco and stuff...]

This place seems to take pleasure in things like this. [There's a concerned look to Marco, and then he's probably looking over to Ace and Luffy, too. Ah...]

Please do your best to not let it affect you to the point of risking harm to yourself.

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[fierybluebird]

[Squeezes Japan's hand.]

Seems I still have things to protect whether here or there.

[He says that, but he looks lost.]