Who: What remains of Team Femblemtroika What: With a few hard hitting losses to the gang, they all try to deal with it. This may mean a roadtrip through Kanto. When: February Where: Starting in Olivine, ending in the vague and widely defined area of Kanto Warnings: None besides their grief (as of yet)
Winter does not come snowflake by snowflake, but in an all consuming rush, a blizzard - frigid, unforgiving, isolating. Blinding.
Dimitri has always known that to be true, both in the natural world, and.... in things far more personal. Things that hurt far more than than the bite of frost along his fingers. Winter's chill can at least be fought with the proper items - a fire to bring back warmth to the body, heavy furs layered around one's shoulders to keep it there, hot food which sinks down heavy into the stomach.
There are no such items for the isolating coldness left behind when they lose people.
He's always known that.
And yet, once, many many months ago... His lovers had all held him close as he'd mourned the loss of Dedue. In turn, not long after, he'd taken their hands in turn, promised he would be there and make them happy.
Dimitri... feels that's all he can do now. That's all he can try to do, even as the property feels all the emptier with no laughter coming from Chip's room, or the delicate sound of Lorenz's spoon against a teacup, or lights forever off over at the house that had been made for Felix and Sylvain specifically.
So he stays with those he can, although he is but only one person and there are only so many places he can be at the same time. Right now... Right now, that's going to Claude, Loog right there by him. The blue wolf hasn't departed from his side once, since Felix disappeared... And even presses up against Claude when the two find him.
"Claude..." He doesn't ask how he's feeling. Dimitri knows what the answer is for all of them. "You have made sure to eat today?"
It is becoming abundantly clear to Dimitri that all of them staying in this place, where the empty rooms are becoming all the harder to ignore... May be doing them more harm than good. He does his best to try and recall what they all did the last time they lost important people close to them... and something finally shifts in his memories.
That is why he ends up knocking at Hermione's room one afternoon, a few books in his arms and his Gear as always in his pocket. Alexandre, Felix's Luxray, is accompanying him patiently. "Hermione... Could I have a moment of your time? I have a favor to request."
Hermione is working on her breeder's notebook, updating it with the latest information. She looks up from reading through the heavily tabbed journal as Dimitri enters.
"Oh, hi Dimitri. Sure, what do you need?"
She bookmarks where's she's up to and closes the book.
"Well, if you will pardon my intrusion..." Dimitri shuts the door behind him, and gingerly sets the books he has in his own arms down on the desk.
"I was thinking... With the recent losses that we have all experienced, I feel as though... it is too easy to get lost in one's own misery," he tries, curling his hand up and holding it across his middle. "To lay and stagnate. So I was hoping... Initially, we all were on a journey to finish the badges, but I feel as though that got sidetracked, at some point.
"So could you help me figure out a journey through Kanto, for all of us? To journey anew?"
When it comes to big losses, no one handles it harder than children. Dimitri knows this. Things that would cause a terrible wound on even adults will pierce even deeper through children, putting in a scar that never quite heals.
This isn't as severe as being dropped straight into a warzone, losing those you love right before your eyes, but Dimitri isn't the type to dismiss different kinds of pain.
Especially when Eri has gone through so much.
So he and his Pokemon do their best to watch over Eri - when they all lose Chip at first, then Lorenz, and finally Felix and Sylvain. Silkie does her absolute best, using her psychic powers to watch over both home and its inhabitants, and all of his rats try to comfort her - all of his pokemon pitch in. But it is a lot. He knows it is.
So, with a bit of planning help, eventually, he has a solution. Or, at least, something of a solution.
That's why he approaches Eri, kneeling down to the ground and holding his hand out to her. "Hey, Eri. Do you remember going to Kanto?"
[ Eri already had enough in the way of scars that would remain with her for the rest of her life... the difference now was the opportunity now to properly heal those wounds, even if it first started with another brief depressive spiral that Eri was turning out to be especially prone to for her age. Especially when to her it felt like she just kept losing more and more.
Her eyes are rubbed red from the tears, tearstains still visible on her cheeks but overall better than before after having mostly cried everything out. Still, she sniffles and looks up at Dimitri. ]
Well... What do you think about going on a trip there, all of us together?
[Gently, he runs his hand over her hair, patting her lightly.]
We can go do all the gyms you've wanted to do... And visit things you've never seen before. We could even take pictures of everything, and make a photo album.
[ Her eyes clearly light up for a moment, though they quickly dim again. She's clearly receptive to the suggestion, but if only feelings were that simple. ]
B-But... without...
[ It feels unfair... to go on such a fun trip without them. ]
I know... [Gently, as gentle as he ever can be, Dimitri leans in to pull her into a hug.] I know.
I, too... would rather go with all of them with us as well.
[But they will waste away if they all stay stagnant here.]
[But Felix would be enraged if he saw them do nothing but mourn.]
[But Chip would hate it, if they made Grant cry.]
[Dimitri does not say any of these things. It is a lot to lay on a child on even a normal day, and it is a lot to lay on a child grieving. So Dimitri does not go into such things, not today. Instead, he pulls back, his arms still wrapped around her.]
But you know... Sylvain left, once before. And then he came back a little while after, you know.
So one day... I am sure we will see them all again - whether all together, or one by one. [Another soft stroke of her hair.] And when that day comes... We can guide them personally to all the places we got to visit, and show them all the most fun things, and exciting places.
[ She leans into the hug, still sniffling but... taking comfort in the gentle show of affection. What he says makes sense... and it does give her hope. Of seeing them all again... ]
Of course you can. [Dimitri pulls himself together, just enough to smile down at her.] We have to show all the ways you're growing up! And when you win your gym battles!
[ Eri wipes her tears against Dimitri... which might not exactly be the cleanest thing for Dimitri's shirt, but she's young enough to get away with it. ]
Mm...! O-Okay...! I'm... I'm gonna get lots of badges... so then I can show them when they come back...!
There we go. It really will be amazing when you get to show them. [Frankly, Dimitri's clothing at any given time has been subject to a lot worse than child snot and tears, so he doesn't really care.]
[All he does is lean down, pressing a kiss to her forehead.]
So where would you want to go first? Have you ever thought about the places in Kanto?
Oh, many pretty places! There is an amusement park there, and another city has a sprawling garden that anyone can visit... There's all sorts of incredible things there that we can go see, especially as it starts to get warmer.
[There they go, he knew that'd get her. Dimitri finds his smiles able to come to him a little easier, now.]
That's right. And they have a water park over in Cerulean City! It is of course far too cold to go there now.... but why don't we go when it starts getting hotter?
[ Oh now she's very excited... granted, they'll have to figure out what to do about the concerning amount of scars on Eri's body if they're going to go swimming, but that's something to figure out later. ]
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Depression Junction aka everyone's left and everyone else is sad
Claude
Dimitri has always known that to be true, both in the natural world, and.... in things far more personal. Things that hurt far more than than the bite of frost along his fingers. Winter's chill can at least be fought with the proper items - a fire to bring back warmth to the body, heavy furs layered around one's shoulders to keep it there, hot food which sinks down heavy into the stomach.
There are no such items for the isolating coldness left behind when they lose people.
He's always known that.
And yet, once, many many months ago... His lovers had all held him close as he'd mourned the loss of Dedue. In turn, not long after, he'd taken their hands in turn, promised he would be there and make them happy.
Dimitri... feels that's all he can do now. That's all he can try to do, even as the property feels all the emptier with no laughter coming from Chip's room, or the delicate sound of Lorenz's spoon against a teacup, or lights forever off over at the house that had been made for Felix and Sylvain specifically.
So he stays with those he can, although he is but only one person and there are only so many places he can be at the same time. Right now... Right now, that's going to Claude, Loog right there by him. The blue wolf hasn't departed from his side once, since Felix disappeared... And even presses up against Claude when the two find him.
"Claude..." He doesn't ask how he's feeling. Dimitri knows what the answer is for all of them. "You have made sure to eat today?"
Hermione
That is why he ends up knocking at Hermione's room one afternoon, a few books in his arms and his Gear as always in his pocket. Alexandre, Felix's Luxray, is accompanying him patiently. "Hermione... Could I have a moment of your time? I have a favor to request."
I totally missed your link in the discord ><
"Oh, hi Dimitri. Sure, what do you need?"
She bookmarks where's she's up to and closes the book.
no worries lol
"I was thinking... With the recent losses that we have all experienced, I feel as though... it is too easy to get lost in one's own misery," he tries, curling his hand up and holding it across his middle. "To lay and stagnate. So I was hoping... Initially, we all were on a journey to finish the badges, but I feel as though that got sidetracked, at some point.
"So could you help me figure out a journey through Kanto, for all of us? To journey anew?"
Eri
This isn't as severe as being dropped straight into a warzone, losing those you love right before your eyes, but Dimitri isn't the type to dismiss different kinds of pain.
Especially when Eri has gone through so much.
So he and his Pokemon do their best to watch over Eri - when they all lose Chip at first, then Lorenz, and finally Felix and Sylvain. Silkie does her absolute best, using her psychic powers to watch over both home and its inhabitants, and all of his rats try to comfort her - all of his pokemon pitch in. But it is a lot. He knows it is.
So, with a bit of planning help, eventually, he has a solution. Or, at least, something of a solution.
That's why he approaches Eri, kneeling down to the ground and holding his hand out to her. "Hey, Eri. Do you remember going to Kanto?"
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Her eyes are rubbed red from the tears, tearstains still visible on her cheeks but overall better than before after having mostly cried everything out. Still, she sniffles and looks up at Dimitri. ]
...Mmhm.
[ She nods yes. ]
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[Gently, he runs his hand over her hair, patting her lightly.]
We can go do all the gyms you've wanted to do... And visit things you've never seen before. We could even take pictures of everything, and make a photo album.
Do you think you would like that?
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B-But... without...
[ It feels unfair... to go on such a fun trip without them. ]
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I, too... would rather go with all of them with us as well.
[But they will waste away if they all stay stagnant here.]
[But Felix would be enraged if he saw them do nothing but mourn.]
[But Chip would hate it, if they made Grant cry.]
[Dimitri does not say any of these things. It is a lot to lay on a child on even a normal day, and it is a lot to lay on a child grieving. So Dimitri does not go into such things, not today. Instead, he pulls back, his arms still wrapped around her.]
But you know... Sylvain left, once before. And then he came back a little while after, you know.
So one day... I am sure we will see them all again - whether all together, or one by one. [Another soft stroke of her hair.] And when that day comes... We can guide them personally to all the places we got to visit, and show them all the most fun things, and exciting places.
And we'll take pictures, just to show them.
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Can... can I take pictures myself too...?
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Felix will be so proud.
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Mm...! O-Okay...! I'm... I'm gonna get lots of badges... so then I can show them when they come back...!
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[All he does is lean down, pressing a kiss to her forehead.]
So where would you want to go first? Have you ever thought about the places in Kanto?
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[ Meaning no, she hasn't really thought about it. Well, she hasn't really thought about it beyond the trip to all the gyms. ]
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An amusement park...!
[ Well, Dimitri's found what caught Eri's attention. ]
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That's right. And they have a water park over in Cerulean City! It is of course far too cold to go there now.... but why don't we go when it starts getting hotter?
They let all your Paliens play in the water too!
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[ Oh now she's very excited... granted, they'll have to figure out what to do about the concerning amount of scars on Eri's body if they're going to go swimming, but that's something to figure out later. ]
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Do you want to look over it all with me? We can decide where to go first.
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[ Eri's enthusiasm suddenly and abruptly turns to nervousness again... though before Dimitri can question her on it. ]
D... Dad...
[ The look on her face is as if she's asking if "this is okay" ]
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