thebelsareinert | Fourth Day - Video/Action/Text

Is it me, or are these bugs starting to get tired? They don't seem as angry as they were on the first day of all this.

[As if to prove his point, Hiro's Larvitar - which was having trouble taking out the things en masse a few days prior - now attacks a pair at once and takes them out no problem.]

They're still mad, but I think it's getting close to an end. I've actually been able to try catching a few of them now. Lucky me, this nose thing found me earlier and decided to team up with me. Pretty cool of it actually.

[Hiro shifts the camera to his newest team member, the stray Nosepass that he discovered after its master, Don Paolo, vanished mysteriously from Johto. The Nosepass goes to take out some more bugs, and Hiro turns back to the screen.]

By the way... Anyone else read what the thing says about Paras? Hold on a second--

[After hitting some buttons, during the gd video, some text scrolls over the screen. Thank you being BFFs with a super hacker.]

Paras has parasitic mushrooms growing on its back called tochukaso. They grow large by drawing nutrients from this Bug Pokémon host. They are highly valued as a medicine for extending life. It is doused with mushroom spores when it is born. As its body grows, mushrooms sprout from its back.

Pretty cool, huh? [... and sort of cruel and demented. feel free to call him on that.] Couldn't help myself to a few more of them after reading that.

Filtered to Naoya

Do you see anything you like? I saved my last ball for you.

Filtered to Squalo

I'm in Violet now. When will it be possible to get that Torchic egg?

[Hitting the hay! Will tag back any waiting tags upon waking up and returning from class such o/]

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I could ask you the same thing.

[except that circular reasoning gets nothing done. naoya goes to take his original seat back on the couch.]

... But, I can make some guesses. None are definite.

We're talking about what I chose, Naoya. Only I should be allowed to get that say here.

[... well, that's Hiro's response to that. in other words, if you're remembering wrong, it's wrong. or something to the effect.]

If you really don't remember... I chose to fight God. Why would I-- [he shakes his head, looking a little angry again.] Why would anyone doom humanity like that by choosing to go that way?

I have no complaints.

[because, obviously, this is the favourable outcome. naoya's just stoic as always, save for the small smile on his face. because hey this is how it should be. :I]

Hah... and it's good that you won't submit to another's tyrannical whims. [a pause.] It seems this talk wasn't as necessary as I thought. [or one aspect of it, anyway.]

Not yours, either. [a pause.] Not that they're that tyrannical or anything, but...

[Hiro gets that Naoya... probably doesn't even remember the "you are my pawn and I am your pawn" talk they had, but he does hope Naoya gets the point that he did this of his own free will.]

Good.

[pffft that makes him chuckle.] The outcome is the same in the end, so that's no foil of mine.

[as for the last part of the conversation, he'll just nod. naoya really has no desire to drag out talking about Bad Decisions, especially since there's 'closure' on that... though he'll still be cautious.]

That's pretty much what you said last time. Good to hear you're still you.

[Hiro will finally offer a grin.] Looks like we're back on track then. All we need to do is go back so I can summon the server and finish it off.

It's merely the truth of the situation.

[naoya will just quietly take in the last of hiro's words.] Of course... That's just the beginning of the larger struggle.

I know. The sooner we get back, the sooner we can start it and end God.

And that will be that.

[just. this face.]

... What happened, Naoya?

Before you got here?

Nothing of importance.

[evenly said.]

Right...

[does not believe that for One Moment... but, well, he's already getting the feeling he'll never find out in a million years.]

Haha... Don't believe me?

It's you.

I'm almost offended.

Call it a compliment.

The damage has already been done, unfortunately.

That's too bad.

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