foolishwren | 78. [Video/Action for Ecruteak Inn]

_{[It's a fairly common occurrence for Godzilla the Totodile to hijack Heather's 'Gear-- he's sort of had an affinity for filming ever since he first hatched, after all. But apart from his one little act of philanthropy a few weeks back, he's actually been surprisingly absent for the most part, at least in the sense that he hasn't been filming with the 'Gear much, with or without permission.]

[But TODAY when Heather's feed fizzles on, it's not the blond trainer but instead the little blue crocodile Pokemon.]

[His pebbled brows are furrowed, though, and ... are those BAGS under his eyes? Is it even possible for reptiles to GET bags under their eyes? Is Heather just rubbing off on him or what?]

[He seems to be sitting on the little balcony outside his trainer's room at the Ecruteak Inn, stubby legs dangling off the edge between the rail bars. Ecruteak is a quiet town at night, and as such there's none of the loud nightlife that characterizes many late-night city posts. Just crickets, and the occasional sound of people or Pokemon moving about in the brightly-lit room behind him.]

[It's a moment or two before he actually says anything, but the look in his red eyes is deeper and more contemplative than the normally self-centered little animal usually has.]}

... What do you have to do to be a good Pokemon?

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And glitter.

.... Glitter-tape.

[SNORT]

Scary.

I think I just unwittingly invented the most obnoxiously-sticky substance known to mankind.

I should patent that shit.

Geez, think of all the profit you'd make from selling it to wanna be pranksters.

I think we've stumbled across something huge, Heather.

I think you're right.

I? Am a genius.

Not enough people recognize the genius in you, do they?

They really don't.

But someday... someday, when my glitter-tape army is COMPLETE...

_{[She pauses for a second or two with an intense SUPERVILLAIN face... then sort of laughs and leans back, planting her hands behind her on the mattress again with a creak.]}

Or maybe I'll just go on being a secret genius, so they don't see it comin'.

_{[She turns her head to look at him with a lazy grin.]}

What do you think?

[snicker snort]

You can't keep it a secret forever. But you've gotta make sure they don't see it coming when the cat comes out of the bag.

Gotcha.

Guess I'll just ACT LIKE AN IDIOT till then!

... In other words, no different than normal.

_{[BEAM.]

[It's good to hear him laughing, even if it's just a snicker. Admittedly, she's probably being even sillier than normal, and part of it's because... well, she got him to admit he wasn't okay, and that meant it was time to cheer him up! Right?]}

[pfffft she is definitely getting him to snicker. and it's a genuine one, too. SO THAT IS A PLUS. good job Heather]

_{[GOOD.]

[She laughs a little as well, although it dies down after a moment or two.]}

.... You must be pretty tired.

[a small laugh]

... maybe. Not in the conventional way.

... There's unconventional ways of being tired?

If the conventional way is physical exhaustion, yes.

... Oh. Well if y'ask me... mental exhaustion gets pretty standard for folks like us after awhile.

Ha ha...

I could do without it.

I think we all could.

_{[... She pauses for a second or two, swinging one leg slightly where it hangs off the bed.]}

... I haven't been sleeping too well.

Not since she... y'know.

_{[Heather hadn't been too close to Aoko (though who knew what might've happened if she'd stayed? Heather had definitely been fond of her), but that disappearance had been alarming in a way that most of the other ones Heather had experienced hadn't.]}

[a pause, and his gaze flickers away again]

... me neither.

_{[Her eyes flick over to him as soon as he looks away, naturally.]}

... S'sorta the first time I've ever been really worried that other people might disappear right out from under my nose, before.

I wasn't that way about any of the others. SAD, but not... worried.

_{[Because they'd all been people she hadn't been talking to immediately beforehand... Oh. Well, except... for that time she'd thought Phoenix might disappear while he slept. But... she doesn't exactly wanna think about that. Even if it hadn't come to pass... the fact that he'd vanished later anyway just made recalling it unpleasant.]}

... Are you worried?

_{[The underlying question of 'I'm not weird for feeling that way, right?' is fairly obvious in her tone. Being frank about her own feelings has always made other people more willing to open up, in Heather's experience...]}

[It's helping, a little bit, at any rate. Even with his hesitation, he is... trying to answer her questions honestly]

Yeah.

[He lets out a breath. It's the first time he's admitted this out loud]

After Kay and Johan-- and now Aoko. 'Course I'm worried.

[He wants to go home, of that there is no doubt. But the sudden disappearances... the leaving without warning... those have to stop]

... D'you ever think it'd be a good idea to maybe have something... written, or whatever, ahead of time in case ...?

_{[It had never occurred to her before, but...]}

[a light shrug]

Kay did. Aoko sorta did too, didn't she?

... I guess.

_{[She pauses a moment or so.]}

... She left me a hairpin.

_{[It had been a touching present... but somehow, it hadn't held the same sense of closure as Snake's headband had. The disappearance had just been too damn sudden...]}

. . .

Heh. Sounds like Aoko.

_{[Despite the somber topic, a slight smile flashes across Heather's face.]}

... Heh. Yeah, from what I saw of her while she was here...

She seemed like a good friend. I can see why you two were such good pals.

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