126. [Video, action for anywhere in Goldenrod] (backdated to January 29th)

[foolishwren]

<sub>[She'd been lucky enough to be spared the effects of the past three weeks. BUT SHE'S NOT SO LUCKY THIS TIME.]

[The video opens on her already walking hurriedly down a surburban Goldenrod street towards the downtown area. IF SHE JUST KEEPS MOVING, MAYBE SHE WON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ANYBODY ELSE TODAY.]

[But just in case, she's hoping she can stave off karma catching up with her by making a quick confession to the network.]</sub>

HEY.

So anyone who was here like a year ago and wondered about the weird black eye I had that one time?

I lied.

I didn't get it in a fight with a dude 'the size of Kentucky' like I claimed.

Actually, I just walked into a glass door because I was thinking about how much I wanted a Pumpka-spice latte from Sawsbucks and I was too embarrassed to tell anybody.

_{[The camera then turns abruptly to the sky.]}

THERE! You happy, weird Pokemon gods? I said something embarrassing! Now leave me alone!

<sub>[The video ends.]

[Spoiler alert: she is not going to be left alone.]</sub>



[ooc: For action threads, feel free to tag in with your character ANYWHERE AROUND THE CITY.]

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[action]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather's all about breaking the fourth wall... but she has her limits. And believing that all her suffering was contained within a few lines of code and texture maps is one of them. That's TOO META 4 HER.]

[So when she looks Ralph in the eye, it's without a hint of irony.]</sub>

Because I refuse to believe that there is a single damn conspiracy theory intricate enough to account for me, you, and all the people I've known, before AND after here, all not existing outside a game cartridge.

[action]

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph's big brick-shaped brows furrow as he soaks all that in. She is totally committed to this. He feels one of those awful truths bubbling up from deep in his chest.]}

I wish I believed that. I wanna believe that.

_{[He rakes his fingers through his hair and stares at the sidewalk.]}

I wanna be-- more.

_{[He suddenly slides off the bench and stands, taking on a very hunted expression.]}

Listen, Birdo, I gotta-- I gotta go. Somewhere.

[action]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Poor guy.]

[He's not the first person to be confronted with existential upheavals in this place and he probably won't be the last either, but still. Rough.]

[Heather doesn't try to stop him from leaving, but she does add, tone softer--]</sub>

I'm not saying you're wrong about where you're from, Ralph.

All I'm sayin' is... there's so much more out there than just whatever you were used to back there.

And anyway... you walk and talk and have feelings and that's all it takes to be a person, far's I'm concerned.

_{[Big talk for someone who used to hand out condemnations like 'I guess you're not a person anyway', but well, Ralph's not a horrible sewer monster trying to eat her face off, SO...]}

[action]

[rocketralph]

Yeah, well. Thanks. For that. 'N I mean it.

_{[The wrecker gives her a troubled look before a half salute half wave. He then turns and lumbers off with a hand to his head. Oof, yeap, that's a migraine commin' on alright.]}