[ Gabumon is not a canine right now, but at least they can chat with Ace as they travel on through.
"Not really. We know it gets worse at night, and anybody who goes into it does return."
And eventually, Ace and Gabumon will stumble across... Ace.
Except this one is uninjured and pristine. No wounds in his side or his back. No dark aura surrounding him. Simply, Ace looking at himself and waiting. ]
Cursed fog. Sounds like the Florian triangle back home.
[ i know gabu isn't a dog but does ace. no. ace stops when they get in front of ... himself, and kind of grimaces ]
... That's new.
[ he is immediately so wary and, uh, putting himself between Gabu and the fake Ace. "gabumon can fight better" do you think he has these kinds of thoughts ]
[ it's not like it's a thought he's never had, for the past ten years, but it still makes him snarl a little ]
I'm not the one who blew up his boat. [ should they have gone back to get him out? would it have changed anything, or would they have all three set sail together and died instead? it's all what ifs. and, also, more importantly; ] Why am I listening to you?
[ THERE'S NO ONE HE RESPECTS LESS THAN HIMSELF AND HIS OWN SELF-DOUBTS he's going to try to just walk away ]
[ he is nOT running he is STRATEGICALLY moving away. but yeah speaking of not running if walking off isn't a choice he is getting clearly agitated ]
I thought he'd be happier. I was ten, and I was wrong. Happy? [ what if he punches himself in the face. he's thinking about it. he thinks it would be very satisfying (self-esteem issues intensify) ]
About what? Sabo's dead. It's been ten years. [ you carry him with you and you move on and you live for both of you and you get better for him. what else is he supposed to do? ] Right now, I need to find Temenos and Vane and get the hell out of here.
[ he's hoping they're not also facing ghosts, considering he's the one who opened the door. fucked it up for them if they are but what else is new with ace and making decisions. ]
... Yeah. Let's go. [ might as well? check it out? he'll start heading in the direction of the tune after looking warily at his other self one last time ]
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"Not really. We know it gets worse at night, and anybody who goes into it does return."
And eventually, Ace and Gabumon will stumble across... Ace.
Except this one is uninjured and pristine. No wounds in his side or his back. No dark aura surrounding him. Simply, Ace looking at himself and waiting. ]
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[ i know gabu isn't a dog but does ace. no. ace stops when they get in front of ... himself, and kind of grimaces ]
... That's new.
[ he is immediately so wary and, uh, putting himself between Gabu and the fake Ace. "gabumon can fight better" do you think he has these kinds of thoughts ]
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Gabumon moves so they're next to Ace. If they need to fight this fake, they'd be able to do it better from this vantage point. ]
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[ he can greet rocks politely but he sees himself and is immediately like HEY, BITCH, WANNA FIGHT? WANNA GO? ]
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[ He doesn't move closer or act aggressively.
Gabumon still gets in between them like they're ready to throw down. ]
One you abandoned.
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... Luffy's fine. He's got his crew.
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That's only one of your brothers.
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... Sabo's dead. [ is this for his own benefit or gabumon's? who cares. ] But I haven't...
[ abandoned him. again, just. touching that s. ]
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[ Isn't that what brothers are supposed to do? Shouldn't they protect each other? ]
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I'm not the one who blew up his boat. [ should they have gone back to get him out? would it have changed anything, or would they have all three set sail together and died instead? it's all what ifs. and, also, more importantly; ] Why am I listening to you?
[ THERE'S NO ONE HE RESPECTS LESS THAN HIMSELF AND HIS OWN SELF-DOUBTS he's going to try to just walk away ]
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There's no running from this.
No snarl in the double's words. ]
You weren't the one who blew it up, but you never went back. You left him.
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I thought he'd be happier. I was ten, and I was wrong. Happy? [ what if he punches himself in the face. he's thinking about it. he thinks it would be very satisfying (self-esteem issues intensify) ]
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[ The double touches the S on his own shoulder. ]
I'm not happy.
[ He's still here. ]
What are you going to do?
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[ he's hoping they're not also facing ghosts, considering he's the one who opened the door. fucked it up for them if they are but what else is new with ace and making decisions. ]
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But he does hear a distant tune being hummed.
"Do you hear that, Ace?" ]
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he looks a little surprised ]
... Yeah. Let's go. [ might as well? check it out? he'll start heading in the direction of the tune after looking warily at his other self one last time ]
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This time, the actually manage to get away from him.
Once they're far enough away, "Are you okay, Ace?" ]
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[ it's a joke! but it's not funny. I do not think gabu will find it reassuring. it's fine he's OVER IT where is this music ]
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The humming will lead him over towards someone familiar, and before stopping. ]