[If she's being honest, she doesn't really expect him to answer back. Realistically, she's pretty sure he thinks she's a bit creepy, so she's surprised to see the text at all—even more surprised when he gives her the compliment, because. Well. She's not exactly the nicest person. She has three hallucinations who can attest to that much.
But, still.]
You're welcome.
I'm really not, but that's sweet of you to say. You okay? Are you allergic to anything in the basket?
[There are a couple of things that Red won't eat in the basket (#veganprobs), but anything that he won't take his Pokémon will - they've been enjoying Veronica's gift almost more than he has.]
Color me intrigued. Like the kind of powers we get when we're dragged here, or what?
[She pauses a moment. It's nice of him to say that, but when Veronica thinks about it, she can't quite apply it to herself. She tries to be, she knows that, but it isn't enough. Not for her.]
He's my friend. Of course I'd do something nice for him, that doesn't always mean someone's a nice person.
You're a lot better than I am, anyway, seeing as you helped find them.
[Hm. Well, they are kind of like the powers that people get when they show up here...Red can't shoot electricity out of his cheeks or anything (Arceus, wouldn't that be something?), but communicating with animals telepathically is definitely something that psychic Pokémon is capable of. So...]
"Wanted to" and "actually did" are two very different things.
[The self-loathing's strong enough that Red's compliments just—slide off, unable to truly sink into her head. The little things she's done, the tiny, nice deeds are dwarfed by everything else she's done, back home.]
I'd like to see these pokemon show off sometime. They're okay with that, right?
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But, still.]
You're welcome.
I'm really not, but that's sweet of you to say. You okay? Are you allergic to anything in the basket?
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its all gud
[There are a couple of things that Red won't eat in the basket (#veganprobs), but anything that he won't take his Pokémon will - they've been enjoying Veronica's gift almost more than he has.]
pkmn say thx 2
ur brendans frnd?
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Pkmn?
Yeah, he's a pretty good friend of mine. You saved me a lot of paper, by the way, I was going to put posters up all over Heropa.
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srry
[He pauses, considers for a moment that he might need to explain.]
lyk anmls w pwrs
+ c?
u r nice
thts rlly nice
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[She pauses a moment. It's nice of him to say that, but when Veronica thinks about it, she can't quite apply it to herself. She tries to be, she knows that, but it isn't enough. Not for her.]
He's my friend. Of course I'd do something nice for him, that doesn't always mean someone's a nice person.
You're a lot better than I am, anyway, seeing as you helped find them.
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y
[That's a yes, by the way.]
u wntd 2 help
w posters
[Remember?]
jst glad thr safe
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[The self-loathing's strong enough that Red's compliments just—slide off, unable to truly sink into her head. The little things she's done, the tiny, nice deeds are dwarfed by everything else she's done, back home.]
I'd like to see these pokemon show off sometime. They're okay with that, right?
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u wnt 2 c a bttl?
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