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014, Audio [Locked]

AUDIO: PRIVATE MESSAGE TO JAMES SUNDERLAND

_{[It's the first time Heather's contacted James in awhile. Her voice is a little raspy and croaky for some reason, though there's forced casualness in its tone.]}

Hey... James?

Yeah, uh... I just wanted to apologize for snapping at you that one time when you brought up... you know.

I just wanted to let you know... it's not one of the cult members.

He's the real thing.

_{[Then several seconds of awkward silence-- a snuffly cough, and then the message ends.]}

_{[ooc: If someone REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to hack into Heather's outgoing messages, they could probably listen to this, not that it would tell them much of anything. Lol vague Heather is vague.]}

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... Oh. Right. _{[His wife. It was easy for her to forget, in the midst of her own problems, that he had one too. She hadn't asked much about that.]} I can see why you'd stay. ... And I guess I can't blame you for thinking it might, y'know, happen. _{[Idly, she wondered if Douglas would ever rear his ugly head here. She wasn't sure she wanted him to. Not because she didn't want to see him-- hell no, his grizzled old face would be a sight for sore eyes, but because ... well, LOOK at this place. It wasn't exactly very 'depressed-old-dude friendly'.]}

That's good... man you shoulda seen it around Violet. That shit was crazy.

Well, to be honest... I think it's kind of hopeless, I mean no one else that was there with me has shown up. So maybe it's just senseless hoping. [It was obvious how dejected he was, his tone alone gave it away. Here ya go Heather, have a depressed James.]

Oh? I hope no one there was badly hurt from the flooding.

_{[That tone said it all. She hadn't intended to drag him down, too.]}

Well... hey. It's not that hopeless... I mean... _{[There was a jovial, forced laugh on her end.]} My dad showed up and he's dead. So-o, how senseless could it be for your wife to maybe pop up?

_{[DURR HURR HURR HURRRRRR irony.]}

Nah, I don't... think anyone was. ... I mean... there were some people missing, but... _{[Naturally, Heather actually kind of... assumed the worst in that regard. When people disappeared during a flood, it usually just meant that their bodies had been washed out too far for anyone to find.]}

Hahaha... [There was no humor in that laugh.]

Dead...[It was almost an inaudible whisper.]

[There was a long pause, probably longer than what was intended.]

Well, that's true... Who knows what could happen.

[SO ABOUT THEM DEAD FAMILY MEMBERS, AMIRITE?]

Missing? [That was never a good sign.] Well, I hope those who have gone missing show up soon...

_{[Oh, Heather, if only you weren't so wrapped up in your own stupid problems right now. You maybe would have heard that whisper. And thought a little about what it might mean.]}

I'm not sayin' it's gonna happen, but... don't lose hope, y'know? Weirder things have happened.

And... yeah. I hope so, too. _{[Her forced cheerful tone turns to a surprisingly bitter mumble.]} The last thing anyone needs after being forced to go on this stupid adventure in the first place is to drown.

[All the subtle hints James gives to Her and yet she is like LOL SO MY DAD IS DEAD K? Oh Heather~.]

Well, yeah. No one knows if it is going to happen. But, yeah I'll try to stay optimistic... Even if it's hard.

Yeah... I hope everyone is okay. [Worried James is worried.]

_{[Cut her some slaaaack, she kind of experienced the biggest mindfuck of the century. She's not too mentally equipped to pick up on subtleties just now!]}

Just try your best. S'all anyone can do, really. _{[She tried her best to sound encouraging.]}

Alright. I will.[He tried his best to sound convinced by her encouragement. How'd he do?]

So are you still in Violet? [James hasn't been keeping track of people like he had before, monotonous work is distracting after all.]

_{[Not too well. But hey, the effort had to count for something.]}

_{[The question was met with a frustrated sigh.]} Yeah... I was planning on leaving sooner, but... I don't really know what I'm gonna do now. So I've sort of been loitering around here.

Well, there is a possibility I'll be leaving Cherrygrove soon, if you are still unsure as to what to do and by some chance you are still in Violet. Maybe we can meet up again.

[There's a pause before he starts again.]

But I'm not too entirely sure you'll want to wait around that long. I heard the road to Violet is pretty dangerous since the pokemon are stronger and I haven't exactly been training mine.

I'd be up for that. _{[She hasn't been talking about things with anyone else-- well. She has some friends, yes, as weird as it was to admit it-- and she's not planning on pulling the Ultra Denial act, but she's not planning on telling all the details, either. James is the only one right now who can really, really understand. Their troubles were borne from the same place, even if not the same source. Her tone is a little playful.]} Been awhile since I've seen your face, ya big lug.

_{[Then she paused. Thoughtfully.]}

... Mine are pretty tough by this point. ... You want me to come meet you halfway? _{[Because... it wasn't like she was doing anything important in Violet.]}

Really? [It was almost sad how much he sounded like a kid that was just allowed to stay up past their bedtime. Maybe it was because he was still getting used to the idea of people actually liking him.]

I actually would really like that, I'd feel safer if you did meet me half way. 'Fraid there isn't much I can really do with two fish and a hippolizard that I think has downs... Or that hoppip thing. [There was a string of irritation when he mentioned the hoppip. That darned thing had gotten him in trouble at work more times than he'd like to mention.]

_{[Hearing that tone of voice coming from a man she knew was a foot taller and at least a decade older than her almost made her burst out laughing. It was just so ridiculous. But for the sake of his dignity, she didn't. Just grinned broadly to herself.]}

It's a deal, then. I don't mind leggin' it back a ways. This city's been getting on my nerves anyway. _{[On one hand, it was really nice being able to hang out around a bunch of people she'd become fond of-- but on the other, Heather had a restless streak and loitering around doing nothing, not even getting a job, was getting to her.]} My dudes are pretty good at keeping the wildlife away.

Edited 2010-07-27 23:07 (UTC)

[James was grateful for that, even if wasn't aware of what she was holding back from doing.]

Well, thanks I appreciate it. I'll be sure to contact you here in a day or two when I'm ready to leave. [Which this is a good thing considering it was almost seeming like James was going to sit in Cherrygrove forever.]

Yeah, just give me a holler when you leave. I'll start heading out, myself. _{[The landscape would probably be a little different than how it had been when she'd made the trek from Cherrygrove to Violet herself, but hopefully that wouldn't change things too much. Might even make it easier. Less undergrowth.]}

It's not that bad a hike. Long, but I'm sure between us we can make it go quick, right?

I will. And that may be the case but I'm generally not one for the wilderness... At all. [James was no sissy but the idea of camping out in the woods again just didn't settle well with James.]

If we can make this quick, that'd be great.

Hey, I'll go as fast as you can keep up with. I got this whole wilderness-traveling thing down.

I'll do my best and try not to slow you down.

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BELATED REPLY CUZ I FORGOT THAT HEATHER WOULD SAY SOMETHING TO THIS HERP DERP

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