cambox | SUBWAYS 4: THE WHITE 2-I-EST

[Now this is definitely familiar. It feels like he's right at home.

...He knows this place. If he heads that way he'll reach the stadiums, and over there is the ferris wheel, and- weren't they planning to pull that down? Hopefully they haven't-]

Well! Where were you going to go first, Silver? Have you been to the amusement park?

[Amusement...] Yeah, I have. That's where Elesa's gym is, right?

It's past the amusement park, not in it! But yeah, Elesa's catwalk and gym is that way.

[Catwalk. Elesa's a model. He's gone to her for help a few times. And her gym used to be a roller coaster, but it's now a runway, right? It's a catwalk. She specializes in electric types.

She's sweet. She kind of reminded him of Blue.

...He nods. Right. Where do you want to go, Rosa? It doesn't look like he'll be making a decision anytime soon.]

I'm gonna check the Ferris Wheel, okay? I usually meet someone around this time of day, if he's off work.

[Curtis isn't there today, but she's still gonna check!]

[Huh? -Oh. Oh, sure. He goes ahead and follows her. To the Ferris Wheel!]

Oh, bummer. He's not there...

[No Curtis today! But a familiar face in the crowd notices an equally familiar mop of red hair.]

[...And she runs over, not even bothering to hesitate. That dirty mess of a kid, that's definitely Silver. So you're getting pulled into a hug!]

Silver! You did come back, thank goodness!

[Wait hey slow down--]

Elesa? [There's some lack of recognition in his tone, but he's figuring it out. Slowly.

That doesn't stop the hug from being awkward. ...Or hurting. Please be gentle, I just got finished being a protag-]

[It's okay, Elesa is very gentle! She pulls back from the hug and cups his face in her hands.]

It's so good to see you again! Are you alright?

...Is Elesa your girlfriend?

[Elesa just laughs at that and shakes her head.]

Yeah, I'm fine. [He's ragged, his clothes are torn, his face is scraped up and even bruised, he's still got neutralized acid from Petrel's Golbat under his eyes- he looks like a complete mess.

But despite all that, he still looks very genuinely calm and okay, if a bit confused-

Girlfriend? Wh- no way, she's...

She's...]

Well, miss Rosa! Thank you for dragging Silver over here. Mind if I take him off your hands?

["Uh? Okay... I'll see you later, Silver," Rosa replied, going over to the Ferris Wheel and checking her X Transceiver.

Elesa kept a hand gently on Silver's shoulder.]

You're quite a mess! Why don't we get you cleaned up before you find your fathers, again? I'm sure Ingo doesn't need the heart attack.

[Uh, thanks, Ro-

sa...]

...Fathers? [What... What is she talking about?]

...You remember me, but not Ingo or Emmet?

I- ...I'm still trying to figure out what's going on. [Ingo and Emmet. Ingo and Emmet...

One always frowns. One always smiles. They're a two car...]

[So this is what being pulled through worlds is like. How scary - at least Silver is a tough kid.]

[She puts her hands on her cheeks to make "sideburns" and does her best impression of Ingo's frown.]

They have sideburns, and love trains. They adopted you, remember? Ingo's always frowning, even when he's happy.

They're a two car train. ...And the Subway Bosses.

[Adopted?]

Edited 2013-02-09 18:25 (UTC)

There you go. You just need a little bit to sort things out, don't you? Come on, I've got a change of clothes for you and you can use my shower. We'll at least get you looking nice and not torn up.

[Wait, what?] But my clothes are...

[...A complete muddy snowy torn mess, just like the rest of him.]

...Okay. [Accept clothes and a shower from a not quite a stranger? Sure, why not. He knows that he can trust Elesa, even if he doesn't quite remember why.

It will come to him, right? Like she said, he just... Needs a little bit to sort things out. If he's not wary about the situation then this must be fine, no matter how strange and out of the blue it is.]

[Good! She'll lead him to her gym, then - there's mostly her modeling clothes, but there's a tiny little shower in there. She gets him a towel and a very nice outfit, setting them on the sink counter.]

Alright! I'm going to go make some phone calls, just take your time and I'll meet you in my dressing room.

[Nod. Off he goes to clean himself up! He'll enjoy the luxury of a little more time in the shower just this once- part because the warm water is soothing and welcome, part because it gives him time to think.

He's quick to change and move everything from his pockets to the pockets on these... Really nice clothes... And more of his memories are flooding in. He's in the Unova region, from another world. He came here after leaving a place called Luceti, where a multitude of things happened. He called Nimbasa his home and put the effort into filling out his Pokédex while he was here.

He remembers Hilda and Hilbert. He remembers every single one the Depot Agents. He spent a lot of time in Gear Station and challenging the Battle Subway. It was practically a home.

And Ingo and Emmet...

He comes out with Weavile walking alongside him and his clothes and towel neatly folded. He's still scraped up and bruised and his eyes are still irritated, but he looks a lot better.

Time to find Elesa and knock on the door to her Dressing Room.]

[He'll hear her before she opens the door.]

No, no, I'm busy today, something came up. I need you to reschedule that for next week. ...Yes I know this is short notice, but this is important.

[She opens the door, nodding at Silver to invite him in, and continues chatting.]

I understand! But this is a family emergecy. --No, no, no one's dead. But this is very important, alright? Just do what you can. O- hey-- okay I'm hanging up!

[CLICK. She laughs, a bit awkwardly. She's been making sure she's had a lot of room in her schedule for this!]

Sorry about that. You look a little better! Do you feel better?

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