foolishwren | 100. [Video/Action for Saffron City]

_{[Wow.]

[That Vulpix on the screen sure looks pissed.]

[The ironic presence of the happy leftover Christmas lights behind it doesn't help.]

[A heavy sigh sounds from off-camera.]}

Man.

Leave it to her to get one last dig in just when I thought it was over.

_{[But Heather apparently isn't gonna elaborate on who 'her' is... though anyone who witnessed Heather's fiery freakout over the summer and knew what it was about might have a decent guess.]

[The camera just shifts as she gets up-- it lingers briefly on what looks like a box filled with crumpled wrapping paper-- in the middle of it sit two large eggs.]}

Hopefully the other living presents we got this year'll be friendlier.

_{[She turns the camera around at last and sort of regards it for a moment, chewing absent-mindedly on her lip. She's got a big wooly winter hat on, so either she just got in or she's about to go out. Probably the latter.]}

... Screw this year, man. Bring on the new one.

_{[HAPPY NEW YEAR ERRYBODY.]}

[ooc: ANYONE IN SAFFRON CITY IS FREE TO RUN INTO HEATHER, or assume she randomly stopped by wherever they are.]

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Suit yourself, kid.

[He's just chilling in front of a fire. It snowed. He's not going out there.]

Not sure yet. Does not seem to want to hatch out yet.

Yeah, mine either.

But it's only been a few days. M'not too worried.

_{[Although seeing them had given her an awful pang in her stomach that morning. The last egg Johto had given her... well, even if she hadn't gone through with what she'd almost done to it, it's not a pleasant memory.]}

Must be a bunch of stubborn creatures, yeah?

[He grunts, falling quiet, except for the sound of the fire.]

Everything all right on your end, kid?

Yeah.

... Well, no. But it's okay.

Had a nice holiday. Real nice, actually.

_{[It's not enough to erase what happened on that weekend. But dull it a bit, yeah. All things considered, things are pretty good right now. It's just remembering...]}

Got to just, you know. Spend time with people.

No?

[Of course he's going to ask. It's Ironhide, and you're a wayward teenager. It's like she has a target painted on her face.]

Good, though. Lack of 'nice' things around here.

_{[He can ask, but that doesn't mean she's going to answer. Shit's fucked, man. In a way that's beyond what she's capable of calmly admitting to other people. So she just moves straight on.]}

Yeah. It was nice to just kick back and have some fun. After everything... just NEEDED it, you know?

[Yeah, he's starting to see that. But he has to ask, at the very least.]

[It would feel wrong not to.]

Yeah, maybe. Have not had a time like that in a while.

But downtime does not suit me. Just get bored, really.

_{[As futile as it might be, she appreciates it. He'll be getting a damn big hug the next time she sees him in person and it won't just be because she's Heather and she hugs people.]}

I'm not a fan of too MUCH of it, but if I don't have ANY, I start to go a little nuts.

_{[There's usually downtime aplenty in this world, but lately... yeeeaaah.]}

[He'll pretend he hates it. Because that's also an Ironhide Thing to do.]

I have had too much of it.

Cliffjumper still sticking around Olivine.

Staying in one place for the winter, huh?

That would be his plan, yeah.

... You don't sound too happy about that.

Because I am not.

He knows it. No sense... flashing it around.

... You know... you could always... go travel for a bit. I'm sure he's fine, you know. Staying on his own for awhile.

_{[YES SHE KNOWS SHE GOT MAD AT HIM FOR LEAVING CLIFF BEFORE BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STORMING OFF AND JUST AGREEING TO BY YOURSELF FOR A BIT.]}

...

Kid, are you really telling me to leave? After all that fuss you put up, last time I did?

Last time, you were storming out on him with a temper.

There's a difference between having a huge fallout with somebody and just parting ways for a little while.

Yeah? And you think he will see it the same way?

I wouldn't know. Ask him.

... You know, nicely.

Without yelling.

...

Yelling is what I do.

You're not yelling right now.

Give me a few minutes. I could be.

Ironhide.

C'mon.

I know you're capable of having reasonable discussions with people.

Capable? Probably.

Not good at it, though. Dislike words.

There's no way you've been alive for millions of years without talking seriously to somebody about something.

You underestimate my ability to avoid serious talks.

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