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victory_road2017-02-24 06:51 pm
shiro2hero) wrote in victory_road2017-02-24 06:51 pm
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[It's a miracle! The video on the 'gear is displaying a smiling Shiro! Maybe you're hallucinating. Or maybe he's too tired to care anymore. Or--]
[Wait, that's a Zephyr Badge on his shirt collar. Being prominently gestured to by his Haunter.]
Looks like I don't have a reason to stick around Violet anymore.
[That was literally the last reason he'd been holding out on moving on. But his expression doesn't falter when he says it. So that's a good sign.]
I keep hearing good things about Goldenrod. Guess that means I'll see a bunch of you in person, finally.
Unless someone has a better suggestion. We're pretty open.
[Wait, that's a Zephyr Badge on his shirt collar. Being prominently gestured to by his Haunter.]
Looks like I don't have a reason to stick around Violet anymore.
[That was literally the last reason he'd been holding out on moving on. But his expression doesn't falter when he says it. So that's a good sign.]
I keep hearing good things about Goldenrod. Guess that means I'll see a bunch of you in person, finally.
Unless someone has a better suggestion. We're pretty open.
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I realize I'm biased, but I do recommend Goldenrod.
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I've been told Azalea is the next in line, as far as gyms go. But I'll keep heading in that direction.
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Azalea's pleasant, I haven't spent much time there. I don't bother with the Gyms.
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No? What's your specialty?
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I'm a performer. And a homemaker. I have little interest in the battling and competitive aspects of Pokemon.
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[He actually blinks at that.]
Homemaker. I... honestly haven't heard anyone say that seriously in years.
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Really? It seems the most apt term for it. I own a house, I take care of it and maintain it for my family... I've been learning domestic upkeep and tradition...
It's not something I ever would have imagined describing myself as, but the description fits.
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[Hahaha. Hah.]
No, no, I mean. There's nothing wrong with it. It's just not something I've heard in a long time.
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Not a common pursuit, where you come from?
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Not really. Not anymore, at least.
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I suppose that's the nature of social structures, they change and evolve over time.
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[Sorry, Lust, that's why he hasn't moved on yet.]
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I've lost the very first friend I ever made in my life, my brother, the man I called my husband... and the pain never fades with repetition.
But the loss of those in our lives is a part of life. All lives.
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[And even if it really isn't what he was hoping to hear, he can be sincere about it.]
Wouldn't happen to have any tips for dealing with that part of life, would you?
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Only that the strength of the pain does fade, in time.
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Well... that's good to hear.
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But human hearts are strong things. The wounds may not heal entirely, but they scab and fade.
We go on.
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... you know, maybe I will drop by the circus, when I head up your way.
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And thanks.