That thing called family. [Marzzi and Hino]

It was weird to feel tired when thinking about it, Marzzi had been sleeping a lot. Though the energy used in the Dream world was shared by their sleeping bodies in the real world, so it wasn't all that stupid to say that Marzzi felt tired. Though everyone was, those sleeping were putting up with the nights of fighting and trauma, and those awake never got any sleep over guarding their slumbering friend's bodies. All of it was a funny time, not one Marzzi would forget any time soon. The dreams were getting easy now, since the first one being a little tough, Marzzi felt like he knew how to best them. The real challenge now was getting Mitasu to spill her location, which the Demon bitch just wasn't giving them. He was sure repetition would do the trick, eventually. Waking up to a new day, both Marzzi and Hino had left for a bit of air, and Marzzi made sure to pick a spot to relax that was far away from the other dreamers. He was eager to return to the 'safe-room' after a little while of stretching his legs, though didn't expect to find Jasper looking rather serious. Marzzi huffed, the little guy must have some sort of news going around in his head that couldn't wait even a second. Humouring the leader, Marzzi sat down on the bed given to him, relaxing back against the wall as he listened with half-interest. Though, the brute's brow lifted after Jasper spoke. A change? The hell did that mean? And Marzzi certainly didn't expect the change to be what Nanari said it was. Instantly, Marzzi's brows both levelled, and he leaned forward. "You shitting me?" He muttered, looking to Jasper. "What the hell kind of change is that, Jasper? All of a sudden you want to go off and be someone's kid? You're leader of the Saints for fuck's sake." Jasper replied, completely taken back by this. He knew Jasper was younger, but never considered the tough little guy to be that young. Jazz always acted older, so why all of a sudden he'd changed to want to be a kid and belong to a family again was confusing as hell to Marzzi.

Jasper was glad Nanari was handling the actual news, knowing if he was the one stating it, it would be far too seriously put, and not the good news it was supposed to be. So Jasper simply nodded along to Nanari, making sure the others knew that this was precisely Jasper's decision. It would be a surprise at first, Jasper could respect that, but he also hoped that his men could understand the situation. And as hard as it might be, see their leader for his age for once, not just his position. He glared towards Marzzi though, even through knowing beforehand that Marzzi would probably react this way. It still didn't please Jasper, who'd already gone through a night of a lot of emotion strain. Having the support of his most trusted men was Jazz's goal, which meant he'd have to convince this Marzzi before him currently conflicting the news. However, Jasper's brow was softened by Hino's reply, knowing he'd be a little more accepting of this. "Thank you Hino, and of course this change will have no effect on my position, or my dedication to the Saints." Jasper replied, glancing to Marzzi as well. "I know it might seem like I'm showing a weak side to you Marzzi, but that isn't the case. This is about my personal life. The Jasper you know as your leader will remain the same, I just want you both to know that. Besides, Nanari promised me herself that this is all my choice, I can come and go as I please, and won't have any new pressures put on me." Jasper added, hoping the brute might calm down just a little.

Marzzi sent a look to Hino, annoyed but not surprised that the small fry would accept this. He run an orphanage, of course he felt happy for Jasper. He just didn't see the issue with this, the major issue that left Marzzi looking at Jasper with a new eye. A doubtful one. It would take a lot of convincing to get Marzzi back on the right page of thinking that his leader was the tough little guy he'd thought before. Marzzi listened to all the others, leaving his eyes on Nanari for a moment. Whilst he was glad about her saving him a lot of trouble last night with his burnt face when she'd healed it, he couldn't let himself trust her quite yet. After all, there was a big thing everyone was forgetting about here. "I don't just see a weak side of you Jasper. I think she," Marzzi pointed to Nanari, "is manipulating you. I don't care if you both claim that this is all on your terms Jasper, no matter what, if you become her kid, she's gonna have some influence on you. Especially her connections... Sure you think it's fine and dandy having a mother like Nanari here, but what about your new uncle, the Demon King? Need I mention all the other Angels and Demons this woman's connected to." Marzzi stated, his voice getting more and more agitated, just knowing he was the only Saint in this room thinking clearly. "I'll give you a month before you get too soft to face off against Angels and Demons like the rest of us." Marzzi spat, folding his arms across his chest. 
"And be prepared to see just what kind of fucking stupid idea this has been when the Demon King's using all he's learnt about us from you against us all. No doubt that bastard'll use whatever info he can sap from you to get rid of even more Humans. Isn't that all his kind cares about after all?"

Of course Marzzi would only be considering how this affected the Saints' goals. He didn't care about the positive change for Jasper's life, or wasn't allowing himself to right now, all the brute cared about was how this changed his future fights against Angels and Demons. Sometimes the fact that Marzzi only ever thought about fighting and not about others really annoyed Jasper. But he needed to control the situation. Marzzi was known to drill into someone with insults to try and get an aggressive response. Jasper wasn't going to give his subordinate the pleasure of making him break like that. Although, Jasper's hands were clasped tightly closed when Marzzi talked. He understood where the brute came from with his response, but it still agitated Jasper. "So... what would you have me do, Marzzi? Remain alone for the rest of my life, however short that is?" Jasper replied quietly. He took a deep breath, "I don't care for any of the others that Nanari keeps close. I asked her to adopt me, not her whole family. Any connection to the others, are non-existent." Jasper added, hoping Nanari didn't mind that either. Jasper really wanted to have Nanari adopt him, but that was as far as it went. The Angels and Demons she also kept as company, Jasper didn't want to be around, knowing just gaining a mother alone was a big step. 

All the lines that Marzzi knew he was stepping over, but he did need them to be done. For this was madness, and Marzzi didn't care if he ended up losing the argument, he at least wanted to get his point across. Because when all this came crashing down in front of Jasper's face, Marzzi wanted to be there to boast over how he'd always been right. So the brute tried to hold his ground, refusing to react to Jasper's reply. Of course the deep down part of Marzzi that cared did stir a little. In some respects Jasper was still a kid. But Marzzi remembered his first meeting with Jasper, how their leader made sure that everyone understood the situation, that he was young but mature beyond his years. And he'd promise to act like a wise leader even when his appearance failed. "Struggling to still see the tough little bastard I once followed behind this wimp talking to me right now." Marzzi muttered, a slight smirk on his face. Everyone knew Marzzi's game when talking to others. He was a cruel talker, putting things harshly to get a better, more amusing response. Call it mean, but it was proven to get good results. Though Marzzi couldn't continue to try and irritate Jasper, as Nanari made her point known to the brute. Marzzi huffed, unstirred by the words that would convince many others. She was right though, Marzzi didn't know Demons as people. Simply because he didn't think of them as people. Though he had to admit, Nanari's past didn't sound like sunshine an rainbows, like one might assume from her personality. But he shook it off. Yeah, pretty much everyone in this day and age had a harsh life, Marzzi knew that well enough. 
"So a caring brother saves his sister. And then his soul is stolen by those monsters and used. And now he's a Demon, who can't even remember the good he did. Nice little reminder missy, just make sure to remind yourself about that little fact."

Tension was unavoidable when Marzzi was involved, Jasper knew this, and yet he just wished for once the stubborn gorilla would accept things and calm down. He refused to let up, and it was becoming more than just aggravating to listen to Marzzi insult everyone over not having things his way. And the intimidation Jasper felt when Marzzi glared towards him, doubt in those eyes. The leader knew he'd have to prove himself to his subordinates, not just Marzzi, later on when the nightmares were stopped. And proof to Marzzi usually meant a fight, which Jasper didn't always enjoy. He'd done it before with Marzzi, when the leader first met the weapon's maker, but Jasper had hoped not to beat up the gorilla again if he could. But Jasper got distracted from worrying about that, instead listening to Nanari's story. He couldn't help but find some respect for the Demon King, or at least, the caring personality he had that led to saving his sister like that. And, there was a stronger connection to Nanari made when thinking just how harsh her past had been as well. To come so far from that was inspiration, and Jasper would refuse to let Marzzi or anyone else ruin Jasper's decision. Jasper went to say something to Nanari after smiling, but Marzzi had to butt in again. Jazz glared to the brute, hoping he knew exactly what trouble he could get in if this continued. Being mean was one thing everyone knew from Marzzi, but if he got too cruel, then Jasper wouldn't let it go on. But Hino calmed Jasper down enough, making a true response. Not many got Marzzi this agitated, and Nanari seemed to be holding her ground well against the bully. "No matter what the brute says, my decision stands. Any problems with it, can be saved until the current situation has been dealt with, all right, Marzzi?"