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[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[It's lunch time in the cafeteria and Akiela is currently sitting by her lonesome at a table with several books sprawled across the surface.  Clearly, classes have hit her hard.

Very hard.  She's practically slumped over the table in a dead faint.  You might even think she's sleeping... if it weren't for the tiny fact that she seems to be talking to herself.]

... inally I need you morons and you're not around.  You know what this reminds me of?  That one time we were in Ballista and Refie and Drazen decided it'd be hilarious not to pull through with the pincer attack.  That was a saaaad day for San d'Oria.  [A sigh.]  I still think Meryl should have made you guys pay for our infirmary fees...

[Come talk to the possibly snapped Elvaan?]

Comments

[fierybluebird]

Not that, pacifists just don't usually like me. If you catch my drift. I tend to attract the violent types. Like Grell.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

[Oh, well that makes more sense. Have a raised eyebrow.]

And are there that many like Grell? [That could be an interesting sight.]

[fierybluebird]

My crew is on the unique side. While Grell herself is one of a kind, she does remind me a lot of them, eh.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

So either you attract them... or you're attracted to them. [Have a mild grin.] Should I guess which one it is?

[fierybluebird]

[Light grin.] Well, it's mutual.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Thank the Goddess for that. Only imagine how awkward a one-way love would be in such a situation.

[fierybluebird]

Probably quite terrifying. [Snickers.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Which does make me wonder about our friendship.

[Have a teasing grin. She really does like hanging around with you Marco, honest.]

[fierybluebird]

Oh? Are you a pacifist as well then? And here I thought the armor and fighting Elvoret spoke to otherwise.

[Deadpan right back, but he does mean it kiddingly.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Certainly I'm a pacifist. Provided it means what I think it does.

[Have a raised eyebrow. She too is teasing.]

[fierybluebird]

So far as I can tell it means a non-combatant. What do you think it means?

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Drat. I was hoping for a particularly tasty marinade.

[fierybluebird]

Do you taste good on top of things?

[Arches eyebrow.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

[Have a grin.]

[fierybluebird]

[Can't help smirking at that.]

Then I have no doubt you and Plum would get along.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

When he's not enabling me to make a fool of myself, certainly.

[fierybluebird]

Plum? Really? [There's almost a hint of genuine surprise in his unflappability.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Really. [She gives Marco a mysteriously vague but amused smile.]

[fierybluebird]

Sparky must have rubbed off on him.

Or he likes you better than most.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

Sparky?

[WE ARE DELIBERATELY AVOIDING THAT LATTER STATEMENT.]

[fierybluebird]

Damn. I did it again, eh? [Sighs and emphasizes.] The Commodore, rather.

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

... you must be very good friends with him. [She's trying to fight back a rather large grin... and failing at it.]

[fierybluebird]

Yes... and no.

He says we come from two different versions of the same world. In my world Ace was a pirate in my crew and one of my best friends. In his world he was a marine who hates pirates like me and wants us all to burn. So, I'll always consider him a friend, and he would rather I just burn.

[Despite the proclamation that one of his best friends ever wants to burn him into ash and rot in hell, Marco remains ever deadpan.]

[vanadiel-knight.livejournal.com]

... I'm sure that won't deter you. [The smile she gives you is a gentle one, meant to be comforting in some way but she's more than aware this is something the two of them will have to work out alone.] You are friends in one world, so I'm sure it can happen in another.

[fierybluebird]

I think so. I'm more worried that I push him away even by trying. When I first met Ace in my world he was trying to kill Pops, eh. We just had bets for how long it would take. So Ace hating me just for my connections is nothing new.