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[Oh Marco is pissed. Aside from being a zoan who considers himself almost more phoenix than human, he's spent decades on the Grand Line fighting to protect fishmen and merfolk or okama who have to hide who and what they are from humans who can't handle the idea of someone being different or having more power than them. So you can bet that he'll be signing up for tons of missions to get his damn rank higher, and doing them all as a phoenix (as much as possible since talking requires human form or at least hybrid) in protest. Of course, since most people mistake him for a blue GF, this probably won't matter much, but it's the thought that counts.]

[He's still really furious though. He's never been able to adjust to taking orders from anyone other than his father, and really, he nearly came close to trying to kick Squall's ass on the principle of it. Now he's being restricted, and yeah, Mr. Phoenix doesn't do so great with that. He earned his place as the first division commander and 2nd in command to the Whitebeard pirates, and he kept it specifically because of Whitebeard's trust and respect in him. So this would do the exact opposite of cultivate loyalty and it undermined a lot Marco felt the Garden (or at least Headmaster Cid) had always been striving for.]

[Not to mention the sheer indignity of all of it. Rank 6? Rank 6?! Did they even know who he was or what he was capable of? That clearly had to be a clerical error. 26 maybe. Oh yes, his pride is rankled. Compound that with his purposeful hatred of hiding his phoenix side, his attempts to show to others it was okay to be yourself, and yeah, Marco was probably less furious when he was trying to chase down black holes and volcanoes he thought came from Blackbeard and Akainu respectively.]

Option A:
[And so it is that Marco is just kicking the shit out of anything in the Training Center... and finding that so less than satisfactory. He'll just have to go out on another mission just to kick things in the face.]

Option B:
[And true to his protest, unlike the human versions of his friends walking around the campus to try out the potion, Marco struts around in phoenix form. Purposely snagging attention. Normally he'll just laze about and read or sit in a tree and watch. Not this time. This time he's being downright impetuous, sneaking up on humans and stealing pens or scattering papers. Or he'll sit and stay for a pat on the head if you're nice. Still, if his non-human friends have to suffer, he'll make the humans suffer along with them! Hope you didn't want that tea, because he might just stolen it. Bonus: he can't recognize all the nonhumans in human form so he might just wind up antagonizing them too........ oops?]

Option C:
[And finally, finally when he's no longer being held back by his wife from kicking through the Commander's office and possibly rioting or at the minimum, mutinying; he'll post to the BBS.]

It seems there are a lot of phoenix feathers offered as rewards for the missions, so just where are the phoenixes that these feathers come from? They can't all be GFs. Has anyone even seen a phoenix before? I thought they were made of fire, how do they even shed feathers?

[Never mind that Marco himself goes through a horrible awkward shedding state each and every spring. Mm-hm.]

If the phoenixes are being held hostage, clearly they must be freed immediately.

Thank you.

- Marco

[He does NOT sign with his rank, because clearly that is a mistake they will go about fixing shortly. Or they will learn.]

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Ahhh... They said they lost my paperwork of all the missions I've done so I got demoted. A lot. And just... some other stuff.

[Hugs his son ;;]

[He doesn't really understand, but he hugs Marco tightly, trying to make it better in any way he can.]

...Isn't it just a rank, though? Can't you get it back?

[So cute. He does not understand.]

[Hugs, and genuinely he DOES feel better from that. Family matters most forever.]

Yes, but I should never have lost it in the first place. [Snuggle snuggle.] And they're trying to make non-humans drink a potion anytime they go into town so I'm mad about that too. [But he'll get over it.]

What?

[Okay, that second one got his attention, and he looks at Marco confusedly.]

Why do they need to drink something? Are people sick?

No. [Fumes a little.] Humans are just stupid. [Deadpan scowl.]

[...Tobias isn't really sure how to react to that -- he is a human too, technically. He goes quiet, just sort of looking away.]

...Yeah.

[.... HUGS.]

Not you, eh. There are plenty of smart humans. I just mean the ones enforcing this and asking it and panicking over non-humans, eh?

[Not to worry, Marco. You're one of the few who can rouse him straight out of that mood, especially with clarification.]

...I kind of wish I wasn't human, though. It seems like it'd be nice to be a bird or something like Mom or Espio.

[He doesn't sound upset so much as... thoughtful.]

I don't remember a lot of humans I like either.

Yeah... [Hugs.] Maybe there's a way you can, eh? If they have potions that can turn animals into human, maybe they can find a way to do the reverse.

[Hug hug.] That is part of their stupidity which makes me mad.

[Hugsnugglelove.]

Do you think I could fly with you if they do?

Maybe. But I'll take you flying either way, how does that sound?

Okay!

[Good enough for him, especially since Marco seems to be happier. More hugs, yes?]

[Hugs.]

Sorry for scaring you, eh.

It's okay. I... just wanted to help you.

You did. A lot. [Leans on him from behind and just leaves blue arms and wings wrapped affectionately around his son.]

I'm just not used to not being the boss, eh?

...I don't really understand.

[Boss hur hur what is that. He's never been in anything really organized until now, sort of. Kinda. Damn Time Compression.

Marco's got him thinking on things, though, and with his mind not entirely solidified back in place (hell, these memories were making it somewhat harder for that to happen), it tends to... flow oddly.]

...Hey, Dad? Is someone still a human if they don't understand other humans?

In my world I can do whatever I want, whenever I want, and the only thing that keeps me back is prioritizing other wants. Here, having other people tell me what to do, when to do it, and how to do it makes me really mad, eh? I've only ever let Pops given me orders, and while I can still ignore others' orders, it comes with bad side effects. So that's why I'm angry today.

[Laughs and hugs Toby, picking him up and spinning him around again.] Unfortunately yes~ Humans don't understand each other at all. That is why they are frustrating.

I guess that would be pretty bad.

[Wah, spun again~ He giggles a little, instinctively wrapping his arms around Marco in a tight clinghug.]

Okay! Sorry. I've just been thinking a lot and I don't know why.

Oh? Thinking's not bad though. What about?

I don't know. A lot of things. I can't really focus.

[Leans on a little.]

All right, start talking somewhere about it and maybe it'll start to make sense when you hear it out loud?

Does that work?

[Mystified! ~~He's so cute when stuff amazes him.~~]

Of course. I have trouble talking about shi-- stuff too, but it always helps when someone makes me eventually.

[He is indeed.]

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