Aye, but nakama can get through anything. And it's different when nakama expose something accidentally. [He lied to protect Ace, he lied to the world, and so far as Marco's concerned, he'll continue doing so for the rest of his life.]
[His eyes wind up blazing blue in spite of himself. The demure apologies are gone in a quick flash at Robin's appearance, the flight instincts kicking into a fight mode instead.] If nakama do it, you can trust they had the best intentions at heart no matter what, and they'll do their best to fix it.
[He always tried to teach Ace that. To show him that they trusted Ace no matter what. Trusted him to the point that his "screwups" were not screwups on his own head at all, but screwups on the whole lot of them. Even now, intellectually, Marco knows that part of his perhaps overprotectiveness on Spock's behalf is perhaps all too similar.]
Say as you will Robin, but nakama are not just friends from home--
[Why is he fighting on this? This is--]
[Not what he wants. Nor the right time and place for such a discussion. Too emotionally charged, and during a time when she's already hurt and fearful?]
[He hangs his head apologetically and glances away, getting up to walk off.] Perhaps I should leave you two to discuss it.
[Whitebeard would always be his father, always. But Ikki was no less a brother and nakama in the strongest sense of the world despite not knowing Whitebeard himself. Nakama would always fight to protect each other, but not all fights were on a direct foe vs. foe battlefield. The hardest fights took place in things like this where Marco struggled the hardest.]
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[His eyes wind up blazing blue in spite of himself. The demure apologies are gone in a quick flash at Robin's appearance, the flight instincts kicking into a fight mode instead.] If nakama do it, you can trust they had the best intentions at heart no matter what, and they'll do their best to fix it.
[He always tried to teach Ace that. To show him that they trusted Ace no matter what. Trusted him to the point that his "screwups" were not screwups on his own head at all, but screwups on the whole lot of them. Even now, intellectually, Marco knows that part of his perhaps overprotectiveness on Spock's behalf is perhaps all too similar.]
Say as you will Robin, but nakama are not just friends from home--
[Why is he fighting on this? This is--]
[Not what he wants. Nor the right time and place for such a discussion. Too emotionally charged, and during a time when she's already hurt and fearful?]
[He hangs his head apologetically and glances away, getting up to walk off.] Perhaps I should leave you two to discuss it.
[Whitebeard would always be his father, always. But Ikki was no less a brother and nakama in the strongest sense of the world despite not knowing Whitebeard himself. Nakama would always fight to protect each other, but not all fights were on a direct foe vs. foe battlefield. The hardest fights took place in things like this where Marco struggled the hardest.]