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

[morelikethedude]

Would you be able to battle, there, with all of the noise from the crowd?

[soulknight]

[...That's a good point, isn't it? On one hand, it would paint a clearer image, but on the other hand, it would be distracting...

...]

Yeah, sure. Why?

[morelikethedude]

You sounded interested, so I was just asking. Because it's very loud in there, and there's a lot of hot stage lights pointed on you and your team.

[soulknight]

You're starting to make it sound like a challenge.

[morelikethedude]

[Barett weakly laughs. Just like dad. Well, duh, right?]

Yeah, yeah. I'm just explaining it.

[soulknight]

[For as much as he can't stand the spotlight, he really wants to enter...]

You think you'd be able to handle it?

[morelikethedude]

Me? Hah hah, no... I don't think you can enter in pairs anyway. I can't handle that much light and heavy air these days. But if you want to go, you should. It's fun.

[soulknight]

[...It's that bad, huh?]

I can wait, then. [He's not gonna leave Barett behind to go off and battle...]

[morelikethedude]

[You could probably hear that rasp in his breath, something uncomfortably familiar.]

It's okay, I need to sit down for a while anyway. I'll be cheering for you.

[very very quietly...]

[soulknight]

[...Jeez...]

Alright. Which way is it?

[morelikethedude]

Here, I'll show you.

[Barett leads the way! He's still pretty slow, whoopsie daisy.]

[soulknight]

[That's okay! Although it definitely makes it more clear that he needs a break...]

[morelikethedude]

[Despite all that, Barett seems to be in very high spirits! He doesn't have an ounce of remorse or self-pity for his state, seems like.

And soon enough, they're at the PWT! Barett leads him to the signup counter.]

Here, this nice woman can explain anything you need to know.

[soulknight]

[Thank you, Barett. He nods and steps up to the counter!

The woman asks him if he'd like to en...ter? Are you sure?

There's some fussing about his lack of vision and insistence on his behalf before she relents and signs him up, but she makes sure to inform him that he won't get any handicaps.

Good.]

[morelikethedude]

[Oh my god, Gretchen, you can't just ask people if they're blind

Barett just hangs out, sitting himself in front of one of the viewing screens and letting his ninetales out to sit with him.]

[soulknight]

[And so they go in! The crowd's a little confused when some guy with a weird looking cane that looks kind of like Unova's champion and familiar in some other way for the older fans comes in. They even quiet down, whispering among each other- some people think he's crazy, some people think he's stupid.

But the crowd is irrelevant while he's fighting. It's years in the future; he doesn't recognize half of the gym leaders, Pokémon- what's a Fairy-type?- and even some moves, but that's fine.

Ursaring cleanly cleaves through his first two opponents anyway.

It's a sight to behold; their movements are precise and fluid and the crowd eats it right up. It may be similar to Barett's dad, but at the same time, it's still very different.

What's most different, of course, is the energy that goes into it.]

[morelikethedude]

[Barett is impressed! He knows watching on a screen is nothing like being in the crowd, or being on the stage - but he's content to sit and watch, petting his ninetales to keep himself relaxed, a broad smile on his face. His dad didn't battle like this, did he? Maybe he did, a long time ago. Barett ponders on that...]

[soulknight]

[It's the final match! This one is more of a challenge- only using Ursaring doesn't cut it- so he pulls out another one of his friends.

Rhyperior. The crowd goes nuts when he hops right on top of him to go into battle.

Three guesses on who wins in the end, and the first two don't count.]

[morelikethedude]

[Awesome! Barett's waiting to meet Silver as he leaves, a broad grin on his face.]

That was incredible.

[soulknight]

[If by incredible you mean incredibly loud, then yes.]

Made me feel kinda outdated, but... Thanks. [He learned from the best, so...]

[morelikethedude]

Hah hah, you are kind of behind on the times, I guess...

[His voice is so low and quiet, in this noisy building.]

Let's go, there's a lot more to see in Driftveil. I need to pick up some herbs from the market.

[soulknight]

[...He hears people coming in their direction. He can also hear them mumbling about him.

...Yep he's hoisting Barett up and running out of here not dealing with any attention nope come on Weavile]

[morelikethedude]

[Whoa! Barett's light as a feather for as tall and unwieldy as he is, but he does grab onto Silver in surprise.]

What're you--

[soulknight]

Breathe easy and act natural. I want to avoid attention, but you're too slow.

[And you know your lungs and all]

Which way do we go?

[Yep yep he's just gonna casually run out of the main area of the PWT with Barett in tow-]

[morelikethedude]

[Barett's dumbfounded, but ninetales goes on and runs ahead.]

If you can, follow ninetales??