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1 H4V3 S3CUR3D 4NOTH3R POK3B3AST
TH4NK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 4LL YOU WHO SCHOOL3D M3 ON TH3 1MPORT4NC3 OF C4TCH1NG MOR3 POK3MON
1T H4S B33N 3NL1GHT3N1NG 4ND 1 C4UGHT 4 C4WB34ST
SH3 1S FL4WL3SS 4ND NO ON3 W1LL 3V3R B34T H3R
4LTHOUGH SH3 1S 4 L1TTL3 SK1TT1SH 4ND H1D3S
W3LL WORK ON TH4T
4NYW4Y TH1S M3MO H4S 4 PO1NT B3S1D3S TH3 BR4GG1NG!
1T H4S COM3 TO MY 4TT3NT1ON TH4T 1 4M HOP3L3SS OUTSTR1P3D BY MY FR13NDS 1N T3RMS OF POK3MAST3RDOM
SO WH4T 1 PROPOS3 1S TH1S: 1M GO1NG TO T4K3 MY B4D S3LF ON 4 JOURN3Y
DO TH1S TH1NG PROP3RLY 4S 4 R34L TR41N3R WOULD
(th1s h4s b33n k3pt 4 s3cr3t you c4n und3rst4nd why 1f youv3 3v3r m3t k4rk4t)
1 W1LL GO FOR THR33 MONTHS 4ND R1GOROUSLY TR41N FOR TH3 DUR4T1ON
1T W1LL B3 TH3 BOMB >:]
SO 1 PUT FORTH TH1S QU3ST1ON F3LLOW POK3M4ST3RS
WOULD 4NYONE L1KE TO T4K3 TH1S JOURN3Y W1TH M3?
1 COM3 W1TH TWO POK3B34STS
4 GR34T S3NS3 OF HUMOR
4ND SOM3 W31RD R3D H41R
PL34SE R3PLY 4S4P TO TH1S!

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BLUUUUUH 1T W4S 4 S3CR3T B3C4US3 1D KN3W YOUD G3T YOUR NUBBY HORNS 1N 4 TW1ST

[ Not that he has horns anymore. But details. ]

1F 1 C4LCUL4T3D R1GHT 4LL OF YOU H4V3 4BOUT THR33 MONTHS H34D ST4RT ON M3
1LL TR41N D1L1G3NTLY TH3N 1 C4N R34CH YOUR L3V3L 4ND 3V3RYTH1NG W1LL B3 F1NE B3C4US3 POK3MON C4NNOT GROW P4ST L3V3L 100

[ Damn him for bringing up some good points. But she is determined. ]

1 C4NT 4SK OUR FR13NDS TO UPROOT TH31R L1V3S B3C4US3 OF M3!
YOUR3 4LL P3RF3CTLY H4PPY AND ALL CUT3 H3R3 1N TH1S H1V3
4ND 1TS NOT L1K3 YOU DONT H4V3 4 FLY1NG POK3MON TO COM3 V1S1T!
1TLL B3 F1N3 K4RK4T
YOU WORRY TOO MUCH

[It's probably technically more than three months, but like hell is he going to point this out. Instead—]

HOW WOULD THAT BE UPROOTING OUR LIVES? TRAVELING IS PART OF THIS WHOLE POKEMON THING TO BEGIN WITH.
I MEAN OK I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WAS ACTUALLY PLANNING ON GOING ON A TRIP SOMETIME SOON BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO GO RIGHT AWAY? IF YOU'RE TOO IMPATIENT OR WHATEVER.
I'M JUST SAYING WE COULD COME WITH YOU. AT SOME POINT.
AND I'M NOT WORRIED OK I'M JUST BEING PRACTICAL.

1F 1TS P4RT OF TH3 TH1NG TH3N WHY 1S 1T 4 PROBL3M?
L1K3 1 S41D TO D4V3
1M NOT B41L1NG OUT
1 W1LL D3F1N1T3LY COM3 B4CK
BUT 1TS B33N 4WH1L3 NOW 4ND 1V3 M4D3 NO PROGR3SS W1TH MY POK3B34STS
1TS 1NCR3DIBLY FRUSTR4T1NG S331NG HOW POW3RFUL 3V3RYON3 1S
HOW 3M 1 GO1NG TO E4RN 4 B4DGE?
SOM3ON3 OFF3R3D TO GO W1TH M3
S33?
1TS PR4CT1C4L K4RK4T
STOP B31NG 4 W1GGL3R

YOU CAN'T BE SURE ABOUT THAT, TEREZI.
PEOPLE HAVE VANISHED WITHOUT A TRACE WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING BEFORE. YOU SAY YOU MIGHT COME BACK BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE? JUST PROMISING YOU WILL DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
I DON'T WANT THAT. I DON'T WANT YOU TO JUST DISAPPEAR WHEN YOU'RE GALLIVANTING OFF SOMEWHERE ON YOUR OWN OR WITH SOME STRANGER AND THEN WE HAVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT SECONDHAND OR BY TRYING TO MESSAGE YOU AND YOUR POKÉGEAR IS SUDDENLY DISCONNECTED.
I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING AND I UNDERSTAND YOU WANTING TO STRIKE OUT ON YOUR OWN BUT I'M JUST WORRIED, OK? I DON'T WANT YOU TO DISAPPEAR.

[ It hadn't occurred to her that this might be a danger worth considering. She has been here for about three months now. She hasn't expanded her social circles enough to experience the mysterious disappearing act people do. She feels a bit guilty calling him names when this was probably hanging over his head. Something he didn't even want to put into words. ]

K4RK4T
1 UND3RT4ND 1 DO
WH4T 1F 1

[ It takes a lot of her to back down. She is use to always winning the tiffs with Karkat. ]

WHAT 1F 1 ONLY W3NT FOR ON3 MONTH?
DO3S TH4T S33M B3TT3R

BUT YOU COULD 4LW4YS COM3 YOU KNOW
1D L1K3 TH4T

[He hadn't minded the names so much as the prospect of Terezi vanishing forever, and while yeah, he hadn't exactly wanted to voice the actual fear hiding behind all his usual bluster, he feels somewhat better now that she understands where he's coming from. And... all right, yeah, he's starting to maybe think he'd gone on about it a little too long about it with her actually extending an invitation, but besides that... shit. Okay, uh—]

I UM
OK I THINK I'D ENJOY THAT AND I SHOULD ACTUALLY GET SOME BADGES TOO, BUT...
UH LOOK, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TEASE ME ABOUT THIS AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, BUT THERE'S A HUMAN HOLIDAY COMING UP NEXT MONTH THAT'S BASICALLY ON THE SAME DAY THAT WAS MY FIRST DAY HERE, AND IT'S SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO SCREW UP OR NOT BE AROUND FOR. BUT I DO WANT TO TRAVEL WITH YOU? I THINK IT COULD BE FUN.
ACTUALLY YEAH, MAYBE YOU'RE ONTO SOMETHING. MAYBE IF WE SPLIT THE TRIP UP INTO THREE OF THEM THAT ARE ONE MONTH LONG EACH, AND YOU CHECK BACK IN WITH US IN BETWEEN? AND I'LL GO WITH YOU THE NEXT TIME YOU COME BACK.
A MONTH IS WAY SAFER. OR AT LEAST I HOPE IT IS. AND WE CAN STAY IN TOUCH THE WHOLE TIME AND IT'LL BE EASIER TO ADJUST OUR TRAVEL SCHEDULES IF OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO GO TOO.
AND I'D DEFINITELY FEEL BETTER IF YOU WERE GONE FOR JUST ONE MONTH AT A TIME INSTEAD OF THREE. AND I'M SORRY FOR DUMPING THIS ON YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE, I'M THE LAST PERSON WHO SHOULD BE DICTATING HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME. I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, WORRIED.
AND I STILL DO RESPECT THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GO OUT ON YOUR OWN EVEN IF I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO PROVE ANYTHING TO US. YOU JUST NEED TO PROVE IT TO YOURSELF? BECAUSE WE ALL CARE ABOUT YOU. I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT.

[And it's only just beginning to occur to him that he should have made this private, but whatever, too late now. HE CARES OKAY.]

4 HOL1D4Y?
WH4T K1ND OF HOL1D4Y?

[ She honestly has no idea. But it will delight her if he squirms over telling her.

Him admitting that he cares, though. It was something she always knew but never had the privilege of hearing out loud. She fools around with the gear a bit to find the private function. She's not comfortable looking vulnerable in public. ]

TH4NKS K4RK4T
1 GU3SS 1 JUST W4NT TO B3 4BL3 TO DO SOM3TH1NG FOR ONC3
SOM3TH1NG TH4T DO3SNT 3ND 1N UNSP34K4BL3 TR4G3DY
1 TH1NK 4 JOURN3Y W1LL B3 GOOD
1 WONT F33L SO WR4PP3D UP 1N MY OWN P4N
YOU KNOW?

YEAH I GET IT. AND I AGREE THAT IT'LL BE GOOD FOR YOU. JUST
YOU KNOW. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IN. THAT KIND OF THING.

[Frequently, even. Getting pestered by her daily is better than the alternative. And... uh, right.]

IT'S A HUMAN HOLIDAY CALLED VALENTINE'S DAY. IT'S THEIR FLUSHED ROMANCE CELEBRATION, OK?
AND IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR HUMANS, SO I NEED TO BE AROUND.

OF COURS3
YOU WONT B3 4BL3 TO G3T RID OF M3 >:]

OH MY GOD
TH3Y N33D 4 D4Y FOR TH4T?
WH4T 4R3 YOU GO1NG TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW! THEY USUALLY GIVE ROSES AND CHOCOLATE?? AND THEN THERE'S A FANCY DINNER AND THEY PROPOSE TO EACH OTHER. OR DRAMATICALLY BREAK UP BECAUSE IT'S IRONIC OR SOMETHING.
I MEAN DAVE WOULDN'T DO THAT AND NEITHER WOULD JADE BUT THAT'S ALL THE MOVIES EVER SHOWED! I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN BESIDES THAT.

TH4T SOUNDS W31RD 4ND CONFUS1NG
1 WOULD 1C3 4 GRUB LO4F 4ND C4LL 1T 4 3V3N1NG
HOW MUCH MOR3 C4N TH3R3 B3 TO 1T?

[ She takes a moment to be thankful she no longer has humans in her quadrants. What nonsense. ]

SOMETHING PERSONAL AND MEANINGFUL, MAYBE?? FUCK I'LL FIGURE IT OUT, WHATEVER. I'M A MASTER AT THIS STUFF SO OBVIOUSLY IT'LL COME TO ME. EVENTUALLY.

[He hopes. Oh god.]

H4!
COM3 ON K4RK4T
YOU COULDNT G3T P3RSON4L 4ND M34N1NGFUL TO F1T ON TO 4 C4RD
JUST DR3SS N1C3 4ND 1TLL B3 4DOR4BL3 4ND THEYLL FORG3T TH3Y QU4DR4NT3D TO SUCH 4 N3RD

THE CARD'S ONLY PART OF IT! I MEAN IF I DO USE A CARD. SHOULD I USE A CARD?
FUCK. YOU KNOW WHAT FORGET IT YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. ALTHOUGH I SORT OF GET WHY.
HUMAN ROMANCE SURE IS WEIRD.

YOU 4R3 OV3RTH1NK1NG 1T
OBV1OUSLY J4D3 4ND D4V3 W1LL F33L FLUSH FOR YOU WH4T3V3R YOU DO
SO DO SOM3TH1NG STR41GHT FROM TH3 PUMP BUSCU1T
1T SUR3 1S
1 H4V3 TO S4Y 1M GL4D 1M

[ Actually, you know what, she's not going down that road. ]

Y3S 1T 1S W31RD

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