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[tearsofademon]

[On this mild first afternoon of November, the feed opens to a porch, where a Clefairy, who can usually be seen wearing a rose ear clip but today is wearing a whole bouquet of roses arranged in a flower crown, is seated on a table, eating dango to her heart's content.

There are multiple empty boxes next to her, and more on the other side that haven't been touched. Where does she put it all, the world may never know. She'll probably be here a while, though.

From behind the camera, though, Ryner starts talking.]

...You know, since it's been seven years today and all, I should probably have some kind of inspirational speech prepared about how far we've come or something. But I dunno, I'm not really any good at that stuff. So I don't really have one, sorry.

I guess what I will say, though, is, ahh... I don't regret it, being here. And if a even a useless guy like me can do enough to make Rose happy, and the others...

[The Clefairy, finishing her latest stick of dango, blinks at the camera before sweetly giving it the most adorable smile she can muster.]

Even if it all changes tomorrow, if I can do this much right now... Maybe that's enough. You know?

...Ahh, sorry, I'm probably not making much sense, huh. I'm way behind on sleep... But I guess what I'm saying is, I don't know what tomorrow will bring, and if you told me I could choose where I'd be tomorrow, I don't know what I'd decide...

...But I'm glad I'm here today.

Comments

[pipers_son]

And isn't that surprisin'? Pokemon have so much power, and people can act through that.... Ya would almost thing worse things might happen.

[tearsofademon]

You'd think so. But, well, you don't see me complaining that, with a few exceptions, it hasn't ended up like that.

[pipers_son]

Maybe if we mess with Team Rocket enough, they'll start realizin' that it's best ta just relax in this lucky world we've all got~.

[tearsofademon]

Maybe. I mean, there's also those red and blue assholes from a few years back, so who knows what other regions have got. But if Team Rocket would stop, that'd go a long way.

[pipers_son]

True, but that seems like another region's problems, yeah? Clean at yer feet, and all that.

[tearsofademon]

Until it makes its way over this way again... But yeah, if you worry too much about everything going on who-even-knows how far away, that's just tiring yourself out over stuff you can't even affect anyway.

[pipers_son]

And what we can affect the best is makin' our lot happy, right~?

[Even if that means giving them all the dango that they can stuff into their tiny bodies.]

[tearsofademon]

Something like that, yeah.

[pipers_son]

Y'know, if yer tryin' ta play it cool, the smile on yer face gives it away~.

[tearsofademon]

Ah, really?

[With a cheerful "Clef~", Rose gently pokes him on the arm. You're definitely smiling, Dear Partner.]

...Heh, well, I guess it just feels good to be able to make everybody happy like that. Y'know?

[pipers_son]

Mmm, I think I know~. Well, this place is good for that. Even with the bad things that happen...

It feels like, no matter what things were like where we were from, we can make people and Pokemon happy, huh?

That if nothin' else.

[tearsofademon]

No matter where we're from, or who we are.

If only more places were like that.

[pipers_son]

Maybe it's somethin' unique ta Pokemon, do ya think?

[tearsofademon]

Could be.

[pipers_son]

Heh. Well, for now, it's the best answer I got, and I'm just fine enjoyin' what time I got here while I have it.

Hurray for life, or somethin' like that, right?