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.

Comments

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[suzakufeather]

Yes it is, but we shouldn't take advantage of something that is weaker than us, but just rise above it and become better than this place.

They may come back still.

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, maybe.

But you know what, I've had it with being better than this place. What's the point, when it's the one that can do whatever it want?

_{[She'd been doing that for a long time now... and she just encountered the triple-force straw that broke the camel's back.]}

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[suzakufeather]

It can, yes, but if we let it get to us then we'll only drive ourselves crazy too.

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[foolishwren]

I'm already crazy.

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[suzakufeather]

Then try to think of something to let you relax. Letting it get to you might be what they want.

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[foolishwren]

'They'?

Who's 'they'?

You think there's people sitting... sitting in a control room somewhere, watching all of us and having a jolly old laugh at seeing us cry or froth at the mouth over having people taken away from us?

Do you think there's a man behind the curtain?

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[suzakufeather]

Past experience tells me that it is probably that, yes.

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[foolishwren]

So you think we should all just go along with our lives pretending not to be affected in the hopes that they'll just... GET BORED and leave us alone?

Is that what you're saying?!

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[suzakufeather]

I didn't say that either. We should keep our heads up and rise above it, until we get the perfect opportunity to take them on.

Getting angry only leads to bad decisions - that is something that I have learnt in the past.

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[foolishwren]

It also stops you from sinking into apathy.

Y'ever think of that?

_{[Except she kind of WISHES she could sink into apathy...]}

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[suzakufeather]

Sometimes apathy can be the better choice. It can stop you from committing mistakes that you will regret later, otherwise.

A positive view is best at the moment - even if we want to be angry at this world, staying strong is the only option if we want to defeat whoever is doing this to us in the end.

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[foolishwren]

Fuck you. Like HELL I'm gonna be positive. Nothing about this is fucking positive!

_{[Yeah Heather just go ahead and drive away every nice acquaintance you have. That is the thing to do.]}

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[suzakufeather]

Of course it isn't positive, but you will only draw more negativity this way.

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[foolishwren]

What about YOU?

How the hell do YOU manage to be so fucking zen about it?

Or have you never lost somebody?!

_{[... HEATHER THIS GIRL WAS FRIENDS WITH RISE TOO, LEAVE HER ALONE. NOT EVERYBODY REACTS LIKE AN EXPLODING VOLCANO.]}