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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[Video]

[show_my_cannons]

[It really doesn't. He doesn't want to think on it any more than she does. What happened to him shouldn't invalidate what he told her. He doesn't think so, anyway.]

But ...?

[Video]

[foolishwren]

... Nothing.

I...


... It's nothing.

[Video]

[show_my_cannons]

Hmn.

[He falls silent for a while.]

... Going to be all right?

[Video]

[foolishwren]

... I always am.

Eventually.

_{[Then it's her turn to pause.]}

... Are you?

[Video]

[show_my_cannons]

Good.

[He actually has to think that one over. He's known for months know. He's continued on, regardless.]

Yeah. Be just fine.

[In a year or so.]

[Video]

[foolishwren]

... Okay...

_{[She's not going to argue with him on that. If he says he's fine...]}

... Ironhide, you're a really good friend. I don't know if I've ever actually just literally said that before. But you are.

[Video]

[show_my_cannons]

[He blinks at her. That's not something he's expecting to hear. Not from her.]

Uh.

All right. [AWKWARDLY:] You... not a bad kid. Either.

[Video]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[It's not something she'd normally SAY, either.]

[But her friends are all leaving and you just revealed that you're DEAD s-so just let her have her sappy moment okay?]</sub>

I mean it.

Just-- ... in case, okay?

[Video]

[show_my_cannons]

... I will be here, kid.

[Because he has nowhere else to go.]

[Video] GNGHlkjglg I think that's a wrap but-- THIS THREAD. ;-; Why can't I hold all these feelings

[foolishwren]

... All right.