Video;

[raiseyou]

[ While he's not who appears onscreen, the SmartSnail signature on the phone is Portgas D. Ace. The location behind Marco is carefully chosen to be generic as possible: a wooden plank wall, the outside of some building or the side of some ship or who knows, really. The coded location of the transmission itself is scrambled. ]

Portgas D. Ace is currently alive and under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and certain sections of the Revolutionary Army.

[ Marco's trying for deadpan, really, but the smirk on his face is goddamn shit-eating. ]

As First Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates I am hereby proclaiming his right to live as equal to that of any other man.

Boys. Be on notice.

To the Navy, the World Goverment, and the Yonko Marshall D. Teach: Just you fucking try and touch him.

[ Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free. ]

Comments

[raiseyou]

Depends on what they have to offer. If your local Marines aren't doing fuckall to actually protect your vineyards I don't imagine you've got much in the way of money. But if your season's good a percentage of cases of wine would be enough. Pops was always big on second chances and bartering before shooting. I see no reason to deviate from that philosophy.

[callada]

Thanks. Sounds reasonable. If he's interested he'll contact you directly.