Da Future

[50shadesofprotag]

Soooo in the future! Hilda managed to woo Silver and keep him for more than a week.

When Hilda's about 26 and Silver's 24, she's finally got him doing more "couple"-like things with her.




It's a good thing they're a somewhat decent age to be parents?

Comments

[tsuntrader]

[...Ha.] He's crazy about family. I bet he'd have six kids already if he had the chance.

[shhhspoilers]

We have a big family too! Grandma and grandpas and my aunt and uncles, there's a lot of people in our family!

[tsuntrader]

Yeah. We're a big happy family. We've all got each other. [And that makes them the best family in the world.]

Don't forget about your grandma in Nuvema Town. I should take you guys to see her again soon.

[shhhspoilers]

Oh boy, can we go see Granny this weekend? Please, pretty please?

[tsuntrader]

[This weekend?...] I'll give her a call.

[shhhspoilers]

Oh boy! I'm gonna go make her something nice!

[She hops down, scurrying off for her coloring book!]

[tsuntrader]

[...Heh.] I'm gonna step outside then, alright? Come out if you need me.

[That's his cue to go check on Barett.]

[morelikethedude]

[The Dude is laying down all relaxed and stuff, and Barett's leaned up against him. He's got that drought vulpix in his arms, making for a warm, relaxing temperature in the backyard.]

[tsuntrader]

[It really is nice out here. He comes over to check on Barett, but he makes sure to be quiet about it. If he fell asleep, he doesn't want to wake him up.]

[morelikethedude]

[Barett stirs, and sits up when he sees Silver.]

Hi, dad. Are you gonna sit with me?

[tsuntrader]

[-Whoops--]

Yeah. I didn't wake you up, did I? [Regardless, after acknowledging The Dude Arceus with a bow of his head, he goes to sit next to him.]

[morelikethedude]

[Barett eagerly scoots over so he can lean on Silver!]

Nope, I wasn't asleep yet. I was listening.

[tsuntrader]

[Yes. Come here, Barett. We can sit and... relax... and be comfortable together.]

Listening? [To what? That's a pretty broad statement...]

[morelikethedude]

Yeah. There's a lot going on.

[It doesn't seem like it on first glance, obviously, but there's the typical sound of just... life. Wind, bugs, trees, and of course the Pokémon breathing slowly and relaxed.]

I like this better.

[tsuntrader]

[A lot... Oh. Oh. He takes a second to relax and just... Listen. To take in what he's often too preoccupied to miss.]

...Towns and cities are nice, but I like having somewhere calm and peaceful to return to. Somewhere not so molded by people.

[For a moment, he's reminded of Moro. Then of home, when he was little. Then of exploring Unova...]

You like this better than running around, huh?

[morelikethedude]

Yeah.

[He quiets, for a second, looking guilty.]

I should do what they tell me, but... I don't like it.

[tsuntrader]

...I can't do anything to help you if you just don't like it. Everyone's gotta do things they don't like sometimes. That's part of growing up.

[morelikethedude]

I know... I know.

[Sulk sulk sulk!]

[tsuntrader]

Sucks, doesn't it? [Silver ruffles his hair a little. Come on, cheer up a little.] I don't like it either. I don't like seeing you guys upset or hurt, but...

If you're only happy and okay all the time, it's gonna be even harder to deal with being hurt or upset later on. That's gonna happen eventually. If everything was perfect all the time, it wouldn't really be living.

[morelikethedude]

That's not really it, though...

[But he is a child and can't really articulate what doesn't feel right, yet.]

[tsuntrader]

[...There's... There's definitely not something right here.] Does it hurt?

[morelikethedude]

Not... really? It just doesn't feel okay.

[tsuntrader]

...Do you start to feel sick? Do you get worn out too quickly?

[morelikethedude]

Everything felt really heavy, and it made me really tired.

1/2

[tsuntrader]

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