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?

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[50shadesofprotag]

Okay good.

Because I'm kind of freaking out a little.

So you're not allowed to freak out.

[tsuntrader]

[...He can do that. It hasn't really sunk in yet.]

We should probably talk about this somewhere else.

[Hopefully he won't freak out even when it does.]

Are you gonna be okay?

[50shadesofprotag]

Yeah. I've got you, right, so it's not close to as scary as it could be.

[tsuntrader]

Hey.

[He pushes his own hair out of his face and tips her hat up so he's sure they can get complete eye contact.]

I'm not going anywhere. It's still a little crazy to think about, but...

[He's gonna be a dad. He pauses for a second to look to the side and really take it in before letting out a deep breath and looking back at Hilda with a smile.]

We're in this together. We can handle it.

[50shadesofprotag]

...Yeah. Yeah! I can handle it. I can handle anything!

[She decides not to bring up the fact that her family has a history of very difficult pregnancies. It's no guarantee that she will, right? After all, her great grandmother was healthy enough to have eight kids.]

And our kid is going to be the best. They're gonna crush the world under their foot!

[tsuntrader]

If we're talking about the world, we can take them to see it when they're old enough.

[They're... They're really going to be parents.]

[50shadesofprotag]

Well duh! I want this kid to have the best shot at being even more awesome than both of us combined. I want this kid to chase down legendaries and befriend them.

[tsuntrader]

[Legendaries...

...] I just want them to be safe. Safe and happy. [And strong enough that if they want or need to deal with legendaries or bad teams or troubles during their adventures, they can.

...A childhood friend or two would be nice, too.]

[50shadesofprotag]

Hey, if they're our kid, there's no one in this whole world who can get to them! Between the two of us, we'll keep them safe from Pokémon and posers alike.

[tsuntrader]

[...Nod. Yeah. Yeah, they will.]

[50shadesofprotag]

...But, uh. Getting through the having the kid part might be. Kind of hard.

[tsuntrader]

...It shouldn't be too bad, should it? Elesa didn't have too much trouble... [...And that is his only point of reference sorry Hilda]

[50shadesofprotag]

I... hm. Maybe. My mom said that having me was really tough, especially since she was all alone.

[tsuntrader]

[All alone...] Is that why you were worried about me leaving?

[50shadesofprotag]

Yeah. Mom said that "dad" wimped out and ran off when he found out that I was conceived and she wasn't going to give me up.

[tsuntrader]

[Wait wait wait.

What?]

Give you up? [There are a lot more things he's learned over the years. ...This isn't one of them.]

[50shadesofprotag]

Either for adoption or just getting rid of me before I could be born.

[This is an awkward subject, so]

Whatever. It doesn't matter, because we're not worrying about that. We're going to have this kid.

[tsuntrader]

[...Nod. Right. He does look a little uncomfortable at the idea that that's even an option, but it's irrelevant, so he'll move on.]

[50shadesofprotag]

...I'm just saying, most likely, you're going to have to take care of the baby for a couple weeks after it's born, if my mom and grandmom's experience says anything for it. Don't worry, I'll be fine, it'll just suck for a while.

Though we should probably talk to a doctor, anyway.

[tsuntrader]

[...] That's no problem, as long as you'll be okay. [But it does worry him.]

[50shadesofprotag]

...You need to be a "legal" person, you know. Because if something happens to me, then the kid's going to an orphanage, not to you. And even if I'm fine, you'll need it to be able to take them to the doctor and sign off on school work and stuff like that.

[tsuntrader]

[Ugh he really doesn't want to think about something happening to Hilda, but-]

Right. [Laws.] I'll ask my mom and dads about it. [They should know that at least a little better than him.]

[50shadesofprotag]

Okay, good.

[She sighs, mostly in relief, and wraps her arms around Silver in a hug. Even though she buries her face in his shoulder, she still mumbles.]

I'm gonna be a mom...

[tsuntrader]

[He's perfectly content to hug her and even makes his best attempt to soothe her by rubbing her back a little. It's gonna be okay. She's gonna be a mom, she's gonna be a good mom, and...]

...I'm gonna be a dad.

[He is really going to be a parent is he even ready for this]

[50shadesofprotag]

We. We can do it. We've got nine whole months to get our act together.