Talos and the head nurse are something I made up... any who, here's the next bit for my Oct. theme challenge
Marco headed up to the deck before the sun had even begun to fully rise. He headed toward the figure head where he knew he would find his newest brother. He had just spoken with Head Nurse Cherise. She had finished the young man's tattoo and sent him on his way.
"Ace," Marco tapped the man on his shoulder.
"Hey, Marco..." Ace sounded sleepy. He scooted over so Marco could sit by him.
Marco passed the cup he had brought along to Ace. "Here." Ace peered at the contents before taking a sip. "It's pumpkin juice."
"It tastes different. Not like the stuff Makino made back home." He sighed at that thought and took another drink.
"Because the pumpkins are from Skypeia."
"Skypeia?"
"Ah..." Marco hummed. He pointed up. "Have you ever been to a sky island?" Ace looked up to the sky and shook his head. "We'll have to take you sometime. Skypeia isn't Pops' favorite because of the new God but we visit the wizards and Talos temple when we find them."
Ace was still looking up, imagining an island in the sky, and pumpkins and the people that might live there. Marco smiled at the gleam in his eye, something that had died a while back when the realization that there was no way he was going to kill Whitebeard dawned on him. "Do you like it?"
Ace blinked. "Hm, oh? Yeah." He finished the last of his drink. "It was really good."
"Thank you."
"You made this? Not Thatch?"
Marco smirked. "He makes it too sweet and Pops complains about his teeth." Ace began to laugh beside him. "What?"
"I'm having a hard time imaging him complain about a tooth ache." Ace laughed harder.
Marco slapped him on the back. "Behave child."