feistytrader | trustfell Room 12 threads/Case 4 death thread

[He doesn't want to. That's the first thing he wants to say, to shut it down right now, but thinking about what's going on back home, something that's for sure happening if him and Silver both had dreams about it--]

It'd be easy for us to get away with. No one'd wanna call us out on bein' guilty. We could do it together, right? So neither of us gets thrown under the bus.

[...]

They'd understand. It's like Alani's deal.

...I don't really want to do it. It's bad enough looking at the bodies. At the same time, there are more important things to think about.

[Like their entire damn universe being in Team Rocket's hands.]

We don't know if there's another way out.

But we can try and look for one, dude! We haven't even looked at this place -- Chi was right, we gotta investigate this place from top to bottom, maybe there's-- I don't know, some kinda way out!

[... but there probably isn't. There probably isn't and the wind peters out of his sails, leaving him looking pained and tired.]

What if we mess up. What if we get in over our heads, what if just one of us dies, what if--

If we end up doing anything, we're gonna do it together. You and me. We either make it out okay and go save the world, or we go down together, doing our best to beat that weird shadow thing up.

[Somehow. With something. Cuesticks aren't gonna cut it, are they?]

But we need to figure out our options now, not late at night when someone's coming at us with a bomb.

[... He's a lot more used to doing this when they're asleep, since Silver kind of clings anyway, but Gold's not really against hugging his best friend right now. Burying his face into his shoulder so he can think. It's not something he'd usually do, but he's so tired from a restless sleep and now this and-- it's getting to him, it's really getting to him that this is something they might have to do, for their world to be saved.]

Even if we make it out okay, there's gonna be people dead 'cause of us. If we go through with it.

[And it'd be different if it was a bunch of people Gold didn't know, maybe. He could probably brush it off then. But he's lived with these guys, he's played with them and talked to them, there's people he considers friends.

It really was a mistake to get attached.]

[Silver appreciates the hug, really; it's comforting and soothing and makes him realize all he has to lose if they don't do something. At the same time, it's not like Gold's words don't reach him. Watanuki. Hanyuu. Elda. Lusamine. There's a lot they stand to lose here.

Or they could end up dead, like Chiyuki, and so could the rest of their world.]

And if we don't, Crys could be dead because we weren't there, along with the rest of our world. Maybe even Lusamine and Guzma. Or maybe it doesn't matter at all, because Watanuki or Orihime is gonna end up dead next week. Or maybe we will.

[It's a low blow, but it gets the point across. It's a lose lose situation, no matter what they do.]

I'm tired of not being able to do anything.

[It's a low blow and it sucks, especially since he's right. Down to the last sentence.]

Yeah, [only kind of muffled,] me too.

[He's quiet for a moment after that, but he'll prop his chin up on Silver's shoulder.]

I wanna see what he's offerin' before we make any decisions. If he's done it twice already, he'll do it a third, yeah? So we'll see what it is, and if it's worth riskin' our lives and everyone else for, we'll take it. No matter what.

[It's easy to put distance, then. Figure it out when the time comes. And no matter what their feelings are, go for it if they feel they need to.]

[I'm sorry. I'm glad you're here. You never should have been here. None of us should have been here. It's not fair-]

We'll tough it out like we always do. No matter what happens, it's gonna be okay.

[He doesn't believe a damn word of that, but it sure sounds nice. He's definitely not letting go of Gold, either.]

[... So this is a nice cuddle thing.]

We're agreein' that if this goes through and works out, we ain't tellin' Crys anything.

We're not telling anyone about this.

[Not a damn soul.]

We'll bring the secret to our graves.

[...]

Hey.

[Isn't this a fun and happy discussion. Not that it was since the moment they woke up, but...]

Yeah?

You know it ain't charity or pity or nothin' when I'm offerin' my home and money to you, right?

[Just. So they can clear this out now. One of the irritations he'd been holding onto.]

...I know. I appreciate it a lot.

[There's a good chance that they'll both be dead within the week. There's no point in being stubborn about this stuff now.]

I just like taking care of myself, too.

[...]

I should've visited more.

[He wasted so much time on the family he could have had that he never stopped to appreciate the one he already did.]

[Long as he understands, good. Gold'll relax into him.]

Would've kept off Mom's pesterin' anyway, though I know she'd rather you live with us than just visitin'.

[...]

I would too, [because he might as well fess up to it,] but I know that ain't your way of doin' stuff. Give it thought anyway. Not like the house is movin' anytime soon.

I'm not going to want to spend any time in a building for a long time after this.

[Let's just get that out of the way, right here, right now.]

But after that, maybe.

Just call me from time to time and lemme know you're not dead in some ditch somewhere and I'll accept that.

[Because-- it really is something he worries about, gets mad about, so. Yeah.]

...Yeah. You have my number now anyway.

[Since he... Got a Pokégear at some point? He's not really sure when that happened.]

And with any luck, we'll be traveling together after we fix this mess.

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[Yeah he does. Silver called him. It was great.]

I'm really feelin' that vacation. Maybe when we visit Lusa we'll get to see her kids before she lost 'em, help her out there.

...If she is from the future and ends up getting dragged here, we can look out for them, too.

[They're a little young for that, but... That's taking responsibility, right?]

[... They're gonna adopt Lillie and Gladion to be their siblings, this is what I'm hearing.]

And we'll take care of her little paradise place while she's gone, too! Friends of hers and all that, we'll get proof somehow. Talk about a hell of a time though, think Celebi'll let us get away with it?

I guess we'll see what happens.

[For now, he's holding up the stack of papers they've accumulated.]

Come on. Let's figure this out.

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