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[h2no]

RED.
IS BATTLING REALLY A GOOD THING?
SO MANY PEOPLE THINK IT'S FUCKED UP I'M STARTING TO THINK MAYBE WE HAD IT WRONG.

[in his heart, he doesn't think so, but it's nice to get reassurance that at least ONE THING in his life hasn't been a massive mistake.]

[versusseeker]

[Wait. What?]

wut r u tlking bout?

[h2no]

BATTLING.
DO YOU THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD? OR DID WE JUST CONVINCE OURSELVES IT IS?

[versusseeker]

[Well, this is...weird. Red's never really considered that battling might not be a good thing before-- Of course it's a good thing. What's gotten into this guy?

[Are people really giving him that much trouble about it?]

pkmn lyk 2 bttl
they wnt 2

[h2no]

[you ever doubted yourself so much that one person you respected and liked expressing concern made you think you were wrong about everything? yeah.]

YEAH.
I JUST FEEL LIKE MAYBE PEOPLE SEEING IT FROM THE OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA?
I DON'T KNOW.
IS BLASTOISE OKAY? HE WAS TIRED AFTER THE LAST DIVE.

[versusseeker]

[No...?]

hes fine
he had fun
r ppl bothering u?

[h2no]

GOOD.








YEAH, KIND OF. I'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF ABUSING THEM SEVERAL TIMES.
WHICH, I MEAN.
I HAVE A CROBAT, WHICH SHOULD BE EVIDENCE ENOUGH THAT I'M NOT.
BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

[versusseeker]

[Wait, what?]

abusing them?

[Well, would you look at that. Red can type like a functioning adult after all.]

for battling?
thats not true.

u kno thats not true, don't u?

[Okay, well. Like a semi-functioning adult.]

[h2no]

YEAH.
I DO, BUT I GUESS GOOD FRIENDS LAYING INTO ME MADE ME DOUBT IT.

[versusseeker]

they dont get it
we can teach them
itll b ok

[A few minutes later.]

i can tlk 2 pkmn
so we can prove it
that they lyk 2

[h2no]

YOU CAN?
LIKE, DIRECTLY?
CAUSE I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS I WANNA ASK MUK THAT I DON'T THINK IT UNDERSTANDS NORMALLY.

[versusseeker]

[Wait a minute.]

u didnt kno that?
its my pwr

[No, seriously. You guys hang out like at least every other day and he's been here like a month. How did you not know this, Archie?]

[h2no]

YOU NEVER TOLD ME.
I JUST ASSUMED YOU WERE GOOD WITH ANIMALS.
WHICH, ALSO, ISN'T WRONG.

[versusseeker]

[Fair. All fair.]

srry
y i can
wut do u wnt 2 ask him?

[h2no]

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO KNOW IF HE'S HAPPY WITH HOW I HAVE TO TREAT HIM HERE.
I CAN'T LET HIM OUT AS MUCH AND I WORRY HE MIGHT BE PUTTING ON A SMILE BECAUSE HE'S A GOOD BOY, NOT BECAUSE HE'S HAPPY.

[versusseeker]

[Oh, Archie. Oh, Muk! The very idea puts a heavy frown on Red's lips (not that you can see it, of course). But he's sure that Muk is happily simply to be with his trainer. And Archie has shown himself to be such a caring trainer time and time again, surely he does whatever he can to make the Pokémon as comfortable as possible.]

ill ask him
whnvr u want
k?

[h2no]

THANKS.
JUST NEXT TIME YOU COME OVER IS FINE.

[versusseeker]

how r the buns?
+ scarlett

[The newest addition to Archie and Brendan's little brood - a quoll named in Red's honor.]

[h2no]

THEY'RE PLEASED TO BE BACK, I THINK.
OR MAYBE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SPOILING THEM.
SCARLETT IS ALRIGHT, I HAVEN'T SEEN HER MUCH. I'D IMAGINE BRENDAN WOULD TELL ME IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HER, THOUGH.

[versusseeker]

good
<(o◕ᆺ◕o)>
seem lyk every 1 is p happy w u

[h2no]

[the next reply takes a long time to come through.]

YEAH.
THEIR CHOICE.
WRONG CHOICE, BUT THEIR CHOICE.

[versusseeker]

<(o◕︿◕o)>
wut do u mean?

[Yeesh, you and Blue with all this self-hate...]

[h2no]

YOU REMEMBER WHAT I DID, RIGHT?
I DIDN'T DREAM IT?

[versusseeker]

[Oh, Archie...]

y i do
+ it was bad
but its over + ur srry
u need 2 4give urself

weve all done bad stuff b4

[h2no]

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GENTLY OFFENDING SOMEONE AND ALMOST KILLING EVERYTHING ON THE PLANET.
I HAVEN'T TRIED TO DELUDE MYSELF INTO THINKING THAT IT'S ANYTHING THAT COULD EVER BE FORGIVEN.
I JUST NEED TO STAY REALISTIC.