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[garbagechild]

<sub>[When on video, Wrath is typically seen running loose and wild on the streets of Goldenrod, but today he's in a house. A house that seems empty except for him and various Pokemon that occasionally wander past in the background. He's sitting on the couch in the living room, surrounded by general clutter (empty Swirlix-Pop bags, loose papers, assorted clothing that may or may not belong to him) that shouldn't really surprise anybody who has known him longer than a day. There's some noisy slurping noises from off-screen where his Granbull is licking a hamburger wrapper.]

[And also there's a huge hole in the wall. It's jagged and bits of drywall are sticking out. You can see the yard (and more Pokemon) through it.]

[Wrath does not acknowledge this.]

[Instead, he pulls a Swirlix-pop from his mouth with an audible smack and taps it on his chin thoughtfully, leaving ominous red splotches.]</sub>

Sometimes in life, you have to make choices.

But other times, you don't.

Those are just some of the times that happen in life.

Thoughts.

_{[Who left him alone in their house.]}

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[yu_hoo]

[He's just... Taking a second to gawk at the mess, because holy shit... That is beyond even his teenage imagination. Damn bitch, you live like that??]

I... Yes, that is usually how life goes.

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[The weirdest part is that aside from the mess, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY NICE HOUSE.]

[He nods, solemnly.]</sub>

I've learned this in practice by being alive for awhile now.

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[yu_hoo]

That's... Also how it usually goes.

[Although there's something about the way the kid's talking that makes him wonder...]

Have you not been alive for that long?

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[garbagechild]

_{[There are a lot of things about Wrath that should make everybody wonder.]}

Um, technically only a few years.

It was very strange at first.

Itchy.

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[maybeitsmabelline]

Were you trying to make a new door?

[Because boy that sure is one way to do it!]

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[garbagechild]

No, I was eating candy and drawing pictures.

<sub>[He holds up one of the loose papers laying on the couch next to him, proudly.]

[There's a (very) crude drawing of a Kangaskhan.]

[He doesn't even glance at the hole.]</sub>

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[maybeitsmabelline]

[Mabel stares at the picture for a second then glances at Wrath. Then to the gaping hole in the wall.

Then back to the picture.]

That looks really good!!!

[Cue a big smile as she switches gears because if he's not worried about the big hole in the wall then neither is she!]

That's a-- [Squint.] --Kangaskhan right?

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[MABEL KNOWS WHAT'S UP!]

[He beams.]</sub>

Yes!

That's Mama.

Baby is also there, but I messed up on her so you can't see her too well.

_{[Indeed, there's a lot of just... smudging where the Kangaskhan's pouch should be.]}

Mama thinks mess-ups are just nature's way of teaching us, so I'm going to put it on the fridge anyway.

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[a_sin_for_him]

....Wrath?

[Lust really isn't sure where to start. Obviously, some...escapades are to be expected, with Wrath having access to the house and no one there. It isn't as though they can have someone watch him - who could they possibly ask? Who would he even listen to? He can generally take care of himself, and she has been checking in with him. It isn't as though he's some helpless normal child left alone.]

[But major destruction of the exterior walls had not once crossed her mind. Nor come up in conversation prior.]

Is....everything alright at home?

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[Wrath perks up when Lust comes on the screen, as he always does. Kind of like the house Eevees.]

[But he just tilts her head at the question, as though mildly confused about why she might be asking.]</sub>

Yes.

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[a_sin_for_him]

Are you sure?

[Lust purses her lips. Having these kinds of discussions with Wrath, they require very special thinking.]

You know in those magazines with all the activities and games in them that I like to do with you?

[By which she means what she passes of educational workbooks as, in the hopes of actually educating Wrath properly.]

Where they show a picture, and we have to point out what's wrong or unusual or shouldn't be there? Imagine the room behind you is one of those pictures.

What's wrong with what you see? What shouldn't be there?

[kscience]

[A somewhat haggard looking Newt is on screen, a Spritzee nestled in his hair. The sun is shining behind him, casting a bit of a glare, and there's tall grass and trees visible in the background. He's on a Route somewhere, probably taking a quick break from walking and checking his Pokegear to find, well. This.]

... Are you, like, good? What's up with the philosophy lesson and the hole in the wall, Socrates?

[garbagechild]

I'm good at lots of things.

What's Socrates? Sock-ra-teez. Is it an insult?

_{[Zeroing in on the important part of what Newt said, there. Wrath thinks the philosophy lesson AND the hole in the wall speak for themselves, apparently.]}

[kscience]

Yeah, that's fair. Definitely good at knocking holes into walls. How'd you do that?

Socrates was like, a big famous philosopher and genius dude from centuries ago.

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[sassymaru]

...

One can only assume you're referring to the new... doorway... you have acquired.

Or, at least, one would hope so.

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[garbagechild]

No, I was referring to how when you run out of black crayon, you have to choose between not drawing lines or using the ugly brown crayon because it's the closest to black.

<sub>[If he's making a rhetorical sarcastic statement, his expression doesn't show it at all.]

[Incidentally, the hole is about three feet to the left of an actual, undamaged sliding glass door.]</sub>

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[sassymaru]

That...

You should get a new black crayon instead! Why would you use brown!?

[Apparently this is offensive enough to distract the robot.]

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[agent3]

...Yeah, 's like that sometimes.

[Thida looks Exhausted. Her face is dirty, her twintails are knotted and a little stringy, and she looks somewhat pale - not pale in a bad sense, but more "I haven't been in the sun in a month" sense. At the very least, even a close-up on her face shows the fabric of a Pokemon Center couch, which she seems to have sprawled out on, so she's not...wherever she was before.

But uh. Yeah, she doesn't seem to give much of a reaction to your redecorating, Wrath.]

Like that on this binch of a...planet.

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[garbagechild]

_{[Wrath tilts his head.]}

You look like you've either had a LOT of fun or not very much fun at all.

What is a binch?

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[agent3]

N-No, I had fun, jus'...tired.

[500% wiped out. Thida lets out a breath.]

Dunno? Heard it on th'internet. Sounded funny.

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[tookashirototheknee]

Sometimes your ability to choose is taken away from you, and you're pushed into some really nasty situations.

[Matt would know nothing about that. Nope.]

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[THIS IS VERY TRUE, and Wrath nods. Yes, he has definitely been in a situation or two like that, and he doesn't really like to think about them.]

[But the human is right.]</sub>

That's another kind of time.

Probably the worst kind.

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[exeggutorhead]

[...THE WALL]

I have two thoughts.

One...on a philosophy scale from me to Lust, you are starting on a dangerous path in Lust's direction.

And two.

...nah, actually you get to guess what my second thought is.

[THE WALL WHY]

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[garbagechild]

Everyone keeps talking about philosophy.

I was just making an observation.

_{[He leans on the couch arm, plopping his chin into his hands.]}

Was your second thought that you miss me?

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[exeggutorhead]

I guess it's technically not philosophy until you put a question mark at the end.

[...and oh damn it now he can't even really be mad.]

No, but that can be a third one. And clearly we've got to go running around when I get back before you hit question mark levels.

But if I come home to a hole in my room's wall though it might be a different story.

You want to fill me in on where that one behind you came from?