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Who: Bloodsport Crew!
Broadcast: if applicable!
Action: yes, that!
When: during the medieval-funtime world!

[aaaaay bloodsport how u doin'. how's life around the ship? what have you already dragged back from ye olde renaissance world? what trips are you planning? what's broken and why isn't it fixed yet? who's flying this thing?

mingle, talk to your newer crewmates, go nuts.]

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[...he just looks. so happy. to hear that.]

That's wonderful.

[he hadn't even meant to check this out for long, but now he's slinking into the room and having a seat on whatever piece of furniture isn't occupied.]

We don't get a lot of music out here, and it's kind of... boring, when we finally do. I miss having real instruments around...

[And this, this right here is what Manolo knows he was born to do. Make people happy with his music. It's his place in the universe, and it brings him great joy to see his music bring it to others.]

Thank you.

[He makes no comment on it, that's what the Fleet wants from him, right? Give the people on the ship a safe place to come to.]

You mean like that jingle? [He pulls a face. ] Not what I'd call music.

Yeah, like that. Or the music they play over speakers at the stations--it's just kind of there. No heart in it at all.

[aaah, he gets it. someone who gets it. that's wonderful.]

But if music isn't played from the heart, it's not really music at all. It's what gives it life.

[He chuckles softly, turning his guitar sideways, so Robin can see the inscription carved into it.]

I made a promise to make sure my music always has heart in it.

[he... props his head up against his hand.]

That's charming. Is Maria who you made that promise to?

[If Manolo is a regular smiler, right now he has moved onto full on beaming ]

Yes! She is the love of my life. I was trying to get back to her when I was brought here.

Oh, true love. Be careful, I might tear up...

[he doesn't... look anywhere close to crying, but he says it anyway. and the smile on his face still seems like a genuine one. maybe it was a joke? hrm.]

Tell me, what do you like about her so much?

[Even if it was a joke, Manolo doesn't seem to notice. This happens to be his favourite subject ever. Hope you weren't planning to do anything else with your day, Robin. ]

That would be like asking me why I like breathing. María, she's my life, my-my everything. Without her, there's no reason to anything. I've loved her my whole life, even death couldn't change that. There's nobody else in the world, in the universe like her.

She is so fierce and determined. She will stop at nothing to do what is right, to protect those who can't protect themselves. And even in all that fierceness, she's kind and gentle to the people who need it. She can bring people together, to be happy, to fight someone threatening them, she's a real leader. When her time comes, she will lead San Angel like no other ever has.

[Might want to get a soda or something, he's not done. ]

She's smart, too, you know? If she wants to learn a skill, she'll work and work at it until she's mastered it. She has such drive and ambition, it makes you want to be a better person just by being around her, even if she'd never expect it of you. All she wants in return is honesty, if for you to be yourself. No one needs to pretend around her. ...I don't have to pretend around her. [Then, almost as an afterthought; because this is not as important to him as everything else:] And she is incredibly beautiful.

[He really isn't kidding about the true love thing. Manolo is Disney Princess levels, here.]

[...by the time he gets done telling Robin all of this, Robin looks a little wide-eyed. just a little. kind of like he wasn't expecting Manolo to actually, you know, keep going past the first couple of sentences.

but he did. and on and on... and...]

--Ah, I see. [w-who is he again? where are they?] Well, I... Can't possibly doubt your devotion, I'll give you that much.

[He could tell so much more. That was a summary. He smiles, goofily. ]

Yeah, she means everything to me. [The smile fades, a fraction. ] I really miss her.

[He'd done everything in his power and beyond to get back to her, only to have his reward snatched from him. It's not fair.]

[aw. buddy. Robin reaches out to give him a pat on the shoulder.]

Keep playing your songs, Manolo. You'll get back to her one day, and we'll do what we can to speed up the journey.

[He nods. ]

Don't worry, I don't plan on stopping any time soon. And thank you, I really appreciate that. [A little incline of his head.] You are a good man, my friend.

Ah, I'm trying to be. [he chuckles a little.] A crawl forward is still forward, friend.

You give yourself too little credit. You've been nothing but welcoming to me since I arrived.

Well, good. I'm glad that you've thought so.

[maybe this is his cue to... get up before this conversation accidentally starts going places he didn't mean it to go.]

[That's cool, bro, he won't force you to stay. He'll even give a little wave. ]

Of course.

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