POKEGEAR (MoM IC Contact)

[halloflamer]

"The name's Blue! I'm busy right now, so leave me a message, and maybe if I like you enough I'll respond... hahaha!

Smell ya later!"

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Comments

[halloflamer]

I dunno! [Blue laughs, the mumbles something to someone like an 'oops sorry'] Archie told me 'bout it so I just came.

Whaaaat, you didn't hear? I woulda brought you, ya stinker!

[versusseeker]

ur silly
its k
nvm

[halloflamer]

I’m pretty alright, hahaha.

You sure? Y’wanna come meet me here? Think I can find directions, um... it’s in Nonah....

...Where you at?

[versusseeker]

@ home
its k
w <(o◕ᆺ◕o)>

[There's a bit of a pause.]

when u bb?

[Be back. That's be back.]

[halloflamer]

You always are. [Blue scoffs, as if maybe a little insulted Red wouldn't assume he knew that. Well, anyway...]

[It sounds like he's wandering over to a less crowded area of the party, because the background noise fades.] Um, Iunno. Probably when I get bored. Or when they run outta drinks, haha!

[Which won't happen, thanks to this nifty temporary power of his.]

[versusseeker]

u drnking lots?

[halloflamer]

Hah? Always, yanno I like to party, hahahaa!

I'll save some for you, y'want? I bet I can smuggle a bit out. [He cracks himself up.]

[versusseeker]

no thx
using tht pwr?

[halloflamer]

Huh?

--Oh, th'one Yusuke gave me! Yeah, it's awesome! If I turn the juice alcoholic it's just like uh, a mixed drink or somethin'. Seriously, you should lemme use it for you when we hang, it's great.

[versusseeker]

dnt wnt 2 drnk
jst hang

[Is that really so much to ask?]

[halloflamer]

Oh, well 'at's fine.

[...]

Um. Now? [Let's be real, Blue would drop everything if Red needed him, but...]

[versusseeker]

no
ur drnk

[He realizes how accusatory that sounds about a second later.]

@ a prty
its k

[halloflamer]

Well, yeah. [Blue pauses for a moment, speaking slowly- probably a mix of confusion and alcohol.] What else'd you do at a party?

[He half-laughs, like he's playing it off as a joke.]

[versusseeker]

u go 2 lots of prtys l8ly

[halloflamer]

[Blue frowns to himself- he's found someplace out of the way to sit and chat. Well, leave messages- wasn't exactly a chat when it was one-sided.]

Yeah, I guess so. Well, there's not much else to do, not like we can train much or find new opponents or even go out and catch anything.

I'm kinda bored.

[He huffs a little to himself. What, was Red mad he was being left out, or something?]

[versusseeker]

we can fnd smth 2 do
smth else

[halloflamer]

Maybe. Like what?

[Red was usually the one that made things exciting, but... Only if they could compete, or something.]

[They weren't little kids playing games in the yard, anymore.]

[versusseeker]

idk

[The lack of faith stabs at him a little. They'd never needed to get drunk to hang out before. They're older now, sure, and this world isn't anything like their own, but that doesn't mean that they can't just enjoy their time together sober, does it?

[It occurs to Red that Blue probably isn't partying just because he has nothing better to do. And that stabs even worse.]

r u ok?

[halloflamer]

[Blue lets out a ragged sigh, slightly frustrated. Red could never just out and say anything- he always just had to guess what he was trying to say.]

[If he ever said it in the first place. Blue scowls at the question that follows.]

'm fine. [Obviously not. But Red knew that already- even if he didn't want to draw attention to what had happened that night. Why was he even asking?] What's with you? Y'that mad I didn't tell you 'bout this party?

[versusseeker]

not mad
im wrrd abt u

[halloflamer]

[Blue stares at his comm for a long time, through the fog of alcohol and the confusion and panic and feelings that message brought on.]

[Worried... worried? Well, what did Red expect? Here they were, trapped in this dangerous world without any of the familiarities they'd built their lives around, disconnected from everything that had made them who they were--]

[How was Blue supposed to react, exactly? Hole himself up in his room and never leave? Now he was worried?]

--Y'never worried before. [He mutters quietly into the knees he's bent up to his face.]

[versusseeker]

wut do u mean

[He's always worried about Blue. Even when he couldn't-- didn't say so. But that can't be what Blue's talking about now...

[Right?]

[halloflamer]

...



Forget it. [Blue mumbles- he sounds tired, half-there, like the fog of the alcohol is finally bogging him down. His head was already spinning earlier and it’s only worse now that the night has dragged on.]

[Maybe he should just go home- except now he wants to be anywhere but where Red can see him like this.] ‘ll be back later, don’t wait up for me or nothin’.

[versusseeker]

[That response puts a deeper pit in Red's stomach than any sort of verbal confirmation would have.]

i always wrrd abt u

[But, hey. It's not exactly Blue's fault for doubting it, huh? So why is Red gritting his teeth?]

thts not fair

[halloflamer]

[Blue was ready to let it go, to just let that be his slip that he let out without meaning to and reel back in so he didn’t make another mistake—]

[Too bad he can’t shut himself up.]

Not enough to ever bother talking to me all that time! [It comes out angry and half-choked, and he’s pretty sure his eyes are welling up a little, not that Red can see. But of course he regrets saying it, like he regrets ever thinking or talking about those years. It would be better if they had just never spoken again, just gone their seperate ways so Red could be happy with a new life away from Blue in some other region. Blue should have been the one to disappear—]

[He realizes he’s panting hard into his comm, probably between the anger and the holding back the emotions trying to spill out, and he suddenly catches his breath, holds it, and stumbles up. He has to find Arcanine. He’s gotta go... somewhere. Somewhere with a beach.]