foolishwren | 52. Video and Private Message

_{[The feed opens out on the expansive city skyline, though the slight reflection of the PokeGear shows that, thankfully, there's a panel of glass in between it and the unholy winter storm raging outside. It's nothing compared to that blizzard from last month in terms of whiteout-- the buildings outside, lit up brightly as usual, are still perfectly visible, but the low, gutteral moaning of the wind and the occasional pulsing flash far off in the roiling skies-- tumbling with clouds of that weird velvety orange-gray color only seen in the thickest of snowstorms-- indicate that it is not a pleasant night to be outside.]}

Screw my shift, man. I'm not goin' in tonight.

The ol' bat can kiss my ass.

_{[There's a low rumble of thunder and a clump of buildings off on far side of the city go dark.]}

Ugh. See?

Screw that. I'm staying in my room.

_{[... Well, she might go and bother what few of her friends remained in the hotel. ... Though it was a dwindling number, lately. It made the enormous city seem surprisingly lonely. She'd gotten used to having most of her buddies within walking distance and it was funny how quickly it had seemed normal. Ah, well. She'd already known she took things for granted... at least they were still in Johto.]}

[Though it did make her wonder if she really wanted to stay in the city much longer. ... The old wander gene was kicking in, and then there was the arrival of a certain prominent figure (although they'd never formally met...) from Heather's past...]

[The feed lingers on the window for a moment or two before the camera-holder seems to snap out of her thoughtfulness and turns away, transforming the scene into a brief, ugly blur of floral hotel wallpaper.]

Anyway. Anyone else in the hotel hungry? Maybe we can pool a little money and order some epic room service, because like hell am I gonna try and go out to eat tonight.

.... Oh yeah, and-- heh.

_{[The camera turns once more from where Heather's flopped down on the bed and shows.... this.]}

... I think being cooped up indoors makes them restless.

~*~

[PRIVATE Voice Message to Cybil Bennett]

Hey!

It's, uh-- ... it's Cheryl.

I hope you got somewhere sheltered because this storm's a real doozy. Have you made it to Cherrygrove yet?

Anyway, uh...

... Listen. I'm probably gonna be heading out of town soon and backtracking to Violet City. Which is... probably on your destination list if you're goin' the usual way.

_{[There's a brief pause. Heather sounds almost humorously sheepish and unsure. To anyone already familiar with her usual cocky way of talking, it'd probably almost sound adorable how uncertain she was. But really could you blame her after what had happened when the last person she knew from back home showed up? This was a big deal and she didn't wanna fuck it all up.]}

Do you... I dunno, wanna meet up for coffee or something while I'm there?

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[An amused huff.] And I bet he just gets excited at every single noise he hears, right?

_[NOD.]

One time? Someone sneezed in the hallway.

He ran around in circles for half an hour.

[Sissel has to laugh at that image. Oh dogs, they're so silly sometimes.]

Reminds me of a friend back home. He would never stop barking if there was anything worth his attention.

_{[Huh, funny he'd say 'friend' and not just 'dog'.]}

Heh, personally, I don't even like dogs that much.

... Cooj is an exception.

[Well, Missile did help him, after all, even though he had no sense of what "indoor voice" was.]

Really? Why not?

_{[Her answer is blunt.]}

Got bit as a kid.

_{[... Which was really it, actually. ... The fact that that event had led to a lifelong fear of dogs and therefore an alarmingly large presence of hideous undead dogs in her Otherworld just made it worse.]}

As they they say, once bitten, twice shy, huh?

[Aw, poor Heather.]

Heh, yeah, that's pretty apt.

_{[Who wouldn't love faces like these?]}

But it's a good thing that - Cujo, right? - there is really nice. He seems like the playful type.

[THOSE ARE THE MOST LOVABLE FACES IN THE WORLD AHHHHH GET THEM AWAY FROM ME]

That's his name. And yeah, he's too stupid to be mean.

_{[SHE LOVED HIM, REALLY SHE DID.]

[They just want to be fed bro! :(]}

Stupid? Heh, maybe he is. But he's smart in his own way, I guess.

[FEED THEM THE BACON STRIPS YOU FOUND IN SILENT HILL HEATHER THAT WILL DO THE JOB ;_;]

IIiiiieee don't know about that.

_{[... Well. Inwardly, she did. She didn't think the pup was nearly as stupid as she claimed he was. He'd already proven to her that there was more to him than just a dumb slobbering mutt.]

[It was the only reason she wasn't scared of him like she was most other dogs, really.]

[... But hell no, she'll be keeping that beef jerky for herself. It's good eatin'! >8I]}

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