BECAUSE WE GIVE NEGATIVE SHITS AND LOVE SUBWAYS

[tsuntrader]

IT'S PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY MAN

SILVER'S EXISTENCE CREATES INTERESTING PROBLEMS

SUBWAY DEPOT AGENTS ARE ALL PRECIOUS BABBIES

HILDA IS CRAZY

EMMET IS SAD

INGO IS DATING ELESA?!?!?!

AND SOMEHOW WE WILL ALL WORK IT OUT LIKE A COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL SUBWAY FAMILY

BECAUSE WE CAN

AND ENTER HILBERT

Comments

[infinitegrin]

[WE ARE NOW

AND H&H WIN HANDILY]

[tsuntrader]

[Yes. Yes they do.

Are they at the 49th streak yet?]

[50shadesofprotag]

[Hell fucking yes they are

Ready to get trampled, submas? You can't compare to the power of STRATEGY + PROTAG BULLSHIT.]

[50shadesofnpc]

[THEY COVER ALL THEIR GODDAMN BASES


except the part where hilbert doesn't fight like a pokespe but YOU CAN'T FAULT HIM FOR THAT]

[infinitegrin]

[Emmet does pretty good, but he just can't compete with these kids!]

[tsuntrader]

[Silver does great! He has strategy and shounen protag bullshit! He can totally pick up his dad's slack kind of mostly!

...But he can't exactly balance "shounen protag bullshit" with "be perfectly in sync with Emmet" and "don't break the subway or Hilbert" so he leans on the latter. Using Ingo's Pokémon doesn't help matters either.

Whoops.

At least they put up a good fight...!]

[50shadesofprotag]

Interesting! But you guys don't mesh well. Not like Ingo and Emmet - guess you can't beat twin power.

[But then, why do you and Hilbert match so well, Hilda?]

[50shadesofnpc]

[what if he's your BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER--]

Pretty different from usual. [He sounds interested, though.] Neat style, Silver has.

[infinitegrin]

Yes! Silver is very good at battling on his own right. But my style matches best with Ingo!

[tsuntrader]

[And my style matches best with...

Nope, don't think about it. Don't kill the mood.]

All things considered, it was the best we could do.

[50shadesofprotag]

We'll chat later! Hilbert, let's go beat our record!

[50shadesofnpc]

Ah. Yeah. Later, then.

[Emmet gets an extra wave before they step out of the subway. Later, 'gatr!]

[infinitegrin]

[And once they're out--]

You did great! You looked really good out there.

[tsuntrader]

[Really good. Haha. Yeah. Sure.]

I could've done better.

[Don't think about Gold. Don't think about Gold. Don't think about Gold.]

[infinitegrin]

...

[He knows who you're thinking about (trying not to think about).]

You really were best with Gold. I'm sorry.

[tsuntrader]

It's fine. Don't apologize. You didn't do anything wrong.

[Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Don't think about it.]

Are there any more challengers?

[infinitegrin]

None on the schedule.

[Emmet takes off Silver's hat so he can give him a proper concerned headpat.]

You alright?

[tsuntrader]

[...] Kinda.

I'll be okay. [Just. Not right now. Not this minute.]

[infinitegrin]

It's okay, I understand.

[He had Good End and got to come back, but in Luceti, he had that world separating him from his home. He can imagine what it'd be like to be completely uncertain about whether or not you'd ever go home.]

You don't have to hold back, if that's what you're doing.

[tsuntrader]

[...Headshake.] It's okay. [And for once, he actually means it.]

[infinitegrin]

Alright. I trust you!

[Here, get a hug from dad!]

[tsuntrader]

[...Okay. He could use a hug from dad. From the family he does have.]

[infinitegrin]

[Yes! Emmet gives his back a rub, and his shoulder a pat.]

Heh. Well, what do you want to do when we get back into the station?

[tsuntrader]

Check on Ingo. [Duh.]

[infinitegrin]

Good idea! We should bring him some soup.