cambox | subways part 3

Well, I guess that's that! Thank you for having me over.

Shall we go, Hilbert?

'Course! Come back any time.

Yeah, I'm ready. [Onwards and outwards!

But they only make it a few yards from the door before his mother calls Hilbert back for one more thing. When he does so, she murmurs something into his ear, half-teasingly, and he goes red and looks disgruntled while his father ruffles his hair through his hat and laughs. YEAH OKAY OKAY. HE'S OUT. BYE MOM.

He'll take Emmet's hand again as they head off, though, and it doesn't take long for him to recover. just. MOM.]

Aah, what did she say to you? You turned bright red!

Nothin'. ["Wait until you're of age before you do anything, okay? I don't want you getting in trouble." she wasn't joking but SHE WAS STILL TEASING HIM AND HRRRRGH HE'S HARDLY EVEN MANAGED TO KISS EMMET, LET ALONE THINK ABOUT--!!!! BAH. MOM.

He stubbornly clings to Emmet's hand and leans into him a little as they walk. Nope. Nope nope nope.]

Hahah, that bad, huh?

[Emmet holds his hand back, just... smitten. Completely pleased, despite awkwardness.]

You have very sweet parents.

[yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeah. Moving on!!]

I told you it was gonna be fine. [Calmest family in the world, he told you. Still, he looks up a Emmet with a smile. It did go well, right?] So you like them? [Hilbert hopes so, because he likes them.]

I do! And they seem to like me just fine.

I guess I was still a little surprised at how similar all three of you are!

Are we?... [Yes, Hilbert. You have a zillion Pokemon and none of you ever get worked up.] Well-- I learned everything from them, so... [that makes sense, kind of...?]

It makes perfect sense. Most people act like their parents.

[Ah hah... hah...

Emmet doesn't seem to phased, on the surface...]

[...

But Emmet's parents weren't at Thanksgiving, so... something's up. Still, that's kind of awkward to ask about... ...]

I guess Silver's been taking after you guys, too. He talks in train puns a lot.

He does! And he's been growing a lot more like us as time goes on. But, we still took him in so late in his life, he probably won't get much more different than he is now. I just hope that we can get him more stable, so that when we're gone, he'll be okay.

Yeah... [...It's weird to hear him say that. "when we're gone." Brr. He's the same age as Silver, so he'd be losing them at the same time...!

It's a long way off, at least. And-- if they, Hilbert and Emmet, even last that long, he'd be family with Silver by then, so....]

Um. I'll try to help on the stable part. [Because Silver knowing more people well would help that, right?]

[Parenthood, man, it makes you think about shit like that.]

I'd appreciate it. He could stand to learn some of your calm! He's so restless!

He's kinda like Hilda, like that. [Hilbert smiles a little despite himself.] But I feel like it'll be easier to get to him than Hilda. I'll have to catch up to him more often, though...

[be careful hilbert, you may end up chasing him all over the region]

Just promise to trade him something and he'll undoubtedly come to your station eventually...

[He has to laugh a bit.] So that's his thing, then? Good to know. I can probably do that sometime.

[...Come to think of it, if he likes that--] Maybe we can try the Karrablast and Shelmet trade evolutions...

That'd be good! Let me know how it goes! You can raise them together!

Yeah. I'd like that. [Hilbert looks way too happy at the thought, practically beaming (as far as his calm demeanor will allow). Aaah, so one-track-minded...]

Speaking of Hilda... we haven't seen her in some time. Have you seen her, Hilbert?

[Hilda? ...That's right, she hasn't contacted him in a while, or answered his text(s).] No, I haven't.

[He adjusts his hat brim with his free hand, looking more thoughtful.] If it were anyone else I'd be worried, but.... this is Hilda, so I just assumed she went off somewhere.

I guess she'll show up eventually! Maybe Silver knows, he spends a lot of time with her.

[Heh heh heh...]

Yeah, maybe-- you're right. [They do hang out a lot, don't they.]

...Hilda is pretty passionate when it comes to Silver... [He doesn't want to infer too much because Hilda would probably punch him for gossiping about her, but... that much is pretty obvious, right?]

I know! Isn't it sweet? They're quite a pair, those two!

[...somehow, putting "sweet" and "Hilda" into the same jurisdiction sounds wrong....]

Uh huh. They're pretty alike... [...Emmet you're gushing over your son's relationships, aren't you.] There's a lot of intensity, to be sure. ...Maybe more on Hilda's side.

[Oh, definitely. Emmet chuckles, looking way too amused.]

Those two have quite the combination, don't you think?

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