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The white bubble thing coming out of Marco's mouth kinds of stands out. What
is it?

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1TVpm.png)


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What is this bubble thing next to Marco's face?


You often see these type of
[bubbles](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SnotBubble) coming from
characters' noses while they are asleep. It is highly unusual to see one while
a character is awake.

Is it possible that he was chewing bubblegum in this scene?


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I can only see three possible things causing this as it's an anime.

It's common for small bubbles like that to be in mangas to express a sigh,
sometimes it occurs in animes too, but it's more common for that to happen
when characters enter a more comedic and less serious stage (it tends to be
fairly obvious).

Another reason is the above mentioned bubble-gum bubble, no further
explanation required (you will know by observing the context if he put
something in his mouth).

The third possibility (that I can see) is that it's a part of his soul. In
Japanese culture the soul can exit through your mouth, normally through great
shock or near death experiences. It is also fairly common that some characters
have special powers that lets part of the soul slip out through their mouths
for various reasons.

**I haven't watched this anime** so I can't tell for sure since I don't know
the context. My answer could however be of use to anyone else wondering in
general about bubbles from the mouth. Just by looking I'd place it more likely
that it's a gum-bubble.


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I'm pretty sure it is **not** an "emotion bubble" like @seijitsu suggests:

  * In this particular scene, there is no trigger/reason to show one. These bubbles are shown in anime usually when a character is disappointed or tired. But Marcos is actually joyful for the medicine.
  * This anime has never used this type of artifact in any other episode.
  * The bubble is moving up & down as Marcos speaks. However, the traditional "emotion bubble" either remains static OR moves in a direction opposite to the mouth while it fades away.

The fact that it moves up & down as he speaks suggests that it is something
that exists physically (unlike "emotion bubbles", which are more abstract) -
given the above, and the fact that Marcos had **just eaten a small candy-like
medicine** , it is most likely just some sort of bubble made out of the
medicine's gum.

I know it looks odd (a gum bubble should probably be smaller) - but that's
probably attributed to the artists' drawing style.


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Like AnimatedLime and Omega said, that is his medicine. For Arachnids [M.O.
Organ](http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/M.O._Operation) holders, their
medicine is consumed in the form of bubble gum. That is Marcos blowing a
bubble from his medicine.

For what it is worth, the bubble looks a little better in the manga. [![enter
image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hurkz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hurkz.png)

> Taking a type of drug will bring out the abilities gained through the Mosaic
> Organ to make the individual capable of facing against the Terraformar race
> on Mars. The drug varies between an injection, biting a vial with a
> substance inside, consuming a type of tablet, or sniffing a type of powder.

Different bases have [different medicines](http://alien-versus-
yakuza.tumblr.com/post/139670457928/hi-do-you-know-if-they-have-different-
kind-of).

Plants: Capsules

Insects: Injections

Crustaceans: Smoke, cigars like [Sylvester
Asimov](http://terraformars.wikia.com/wiki/Sylvester_Asimov) or opium pipes
like Onizuka Keiji.

Fishes: Powder, Adolf snorts the powder

This image covers the above 4 types. [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUVMO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RUVMO.png)

Arachnids: Bubble Gum (Bubble gum image for comparison)

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v4gAt.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v4gAt.png)[![enter
image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqRiz.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pqRiz.jpg)

Birds: Vials of Liquid [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaOKO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YaOKO.png)

Cephalopods: Liquid absorbed by the large intestine

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/glKuR.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/glKuR.png)

Mammals/Cetaceans: A Patch [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEDNX.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEDNX.png)


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