89. [Video/Action for travel group]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[A short while after the singing wild Pokemon and egg presents had died down, a rather unfortunate discovery was made upon dialing a number she'd been meaning to dial ever since Claudia Wolf and Kaito Kuroba had disappeared from Johto.]

[Already on the road, the weather's mild enough (even with the wind picking up) that Heather decided that was pretty much a good time to pocket her Valentine's Day present and just head off for a walk. Because lord knows, she needs one.]

[It's not the first time Johto has given everyone the gift of a precious little egg, but it is the first time that Heather's found herself resenting it.]

[The video feed pops on, focused in on a tiny, pale yellow little egg hardly bigger than a chicken's, nestled in the palm of Heather's hand as dry grass goes past underfoot.]</sub>



It would be so easy to just... crush it.

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[foolishwren]

_{[.... no no no NO NO NO GOD FUCKING DAMMIT ARARUARGGH THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT]}

F-FUCK you, you freaking-- that's not what I MEANT! I--you-- why don't you just go fuck off, then come back, and fuck off again! <sub>[ARRARHARTGB AHARKLHST RAWRL PROFANITY!]



[... but y'know, if nothing else, this entire conversation is a pretty successful distraction from what she was angry about to begin with.]</sub>

[video]

[darksoulwithlight]

You know, when you use a word over and over like that it has a tendency to lose its effect.

But fine, I know where I'm not wanted. Hope the egg smashing works for you, being jaded and nihilistic just doesn't suit someone your age, it just gives you wrinkles. Failing that, go with cheesecake. Strawberry cheesecake. It helps.

[video]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Normally Heather is a little more creative with her cursing (and in fact in the middle of all the stream-of-consciousness swearing going on, some of it probably shows), but given the state of things.. creativity ain't her strong point at the moment.]

[So instead she just sort of flushes furiously and glares.]</sub>

If you were here in PERSON, I'd smash the egg on your stupid HEAD!

_{[Nero aren't you glad you stepped in on this conversation.]}

--And another thing! I'll say 'fuck' as many times as I fucking want!

... You fucking-- ...fucker!

_{[heather honey just no. There is a reason the phrase 'Methinks the lady doth protest too much' exists.]}

[video]

[ripped]

[Sigh...first and last time he plays mediator. Fuck this.]

Heather, quit while you're ahead. [If 'ahead' is indeed how one would call this...] You'd avoid bullshit like her--[meaning Trish, sorry Trish]--if you kept this stuff private.

[Just sayin'.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Probably not AHEAD so much as face-down in the dirt after being tripped.]

[But she huffs, looking to Nero. Still flushed and looking furious.]</sub>

You know that chick?

_{[Ignoring the whole thing about making that private... in hindsight, yeah. She should've. But...]}

[video]

[ripped]

Friend of an acquaintance, you could say; long damn story. I'll save it for later.

[For when she's not down in the dumps.]

And yeah, as far as I can tell? She's always like that.

[video]

[foolishwren]

_{[Yeah... sometime when she'd be able to appreciate it.]}

... If I wasn't-- busy right now, I'd...!

_{[There's the telltale sound of knuckles cracking. ... At the very least, she seems to have forgotten about smashing the egg.]}

[video]

[ripped]

[Smirk.]

Hey now, don't start the party without me. Think you could show her what-for all on your lonesome?

[Translation: you're pretty runty, Mason.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

_{[She turns to look at him, still puffing.]}

'Course I could!

_{[Translation: I have small dog syndrome BRING IT]}

[video]

[ripped]

Careful, I've seen that chick crush demons between her thighs.

[A beat.

Ugh, memories he doesn't want to recall.]

Point is, I got your back.

[video]

[foolishwren]

Yeah, well, I've crushed demons under my boots. <sub>[... which doesn't sound anywhere near as impressive as the thigh thing, in hindsight, BUT...!]

[Still, after a brief, simmering silence, she adds a grudging--]</sub>

Thanks.