"Captain?" Ace asked. He didn't know Marco had been made captain, and while he had noticed the change in tattoos he hadn't asked about it. He figured they would tell him when they were ready. He was pretty sure Namur would have told him himself if he hadn't fallen asleep on him.

Still a little misty eyed but actually feeling a bit better Ace pulled himself out of Thatch's embrace, well as much as Thatch let him pull out, and peaked around at Marco. He knew Thatch had no idea what was going on but he didn't apologize to Thatch for fear of angering Marco further. Sometimes annoying the pigeon was all well and good...but for Marco to hit him till he bruised, well he didn't want to push his luck. So instead he just asked about why Thatch called Marco captain.

"Since when is Marco our Captain. I thought you said I was going to be captain...not that I want to be, mind you."