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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[soulknight]

[Oh jeez... Once he catches his own breath, he'll at least rub Barett's back a little. Sorry about that.]

I don't usually attract attention or have people that wouldn't be able to keep up. [Phew...] ...Gold sucks up any attention now, so I don't have to worry about it as long as I'm with him.

[...Not that he's with Gold right now, but hey. He will be whenever he gets home. He thought he was dead for five years, he can wait a few months to get back home and see him- and Crys and Green and Yellow and Blue- again.]

[morelikethedude]

[ah hah hah...

Barett appreciates the back rub, patting Silver on the shoulder to show his thanks.]

Mom got dad sort of famous, so you'll probably get some level of attention no matter what...

[soulknight]

...Great.

[Do you guys have a pseudo Mt. Silver he can chill on?]

[morelikethedude]

Hahah. It's okay... Blue's more famous than anything else, right now. She'll probably get all the attention.

[soulknight]

...She's the champion. She must be drowning in attention.

[morelikethedude]

She loves it either way, so it's well enough. She splits off from me and dad sometimes so that the press don't bother us. But she's never really unhappy to give them an interview.

[soulknight]

[She really is super happy and optimistic...]

...You okay now?

[morelikethedude]

Hmm? Oh, no, I've been fine. It's just a cough.

[Apparently it gets a lot worse, despite his coughing sounding really gross.]

[soulknight]

[...He never wants to be around for that...]

Okay. Let's head to this market you were talking about, then.

[morelikethedude]

[You just might be, it's not uncommon these days. Blue was hesitant to let Barett go without her, even if he insisted that he'd be fine.]

We're just outside of it. It'll have a lot of really great smells, it's nice.

[He leads Silver into the market! Mmm spices and fruits and goods, it all smells great.]

[soulknight]

[...Aaaahhhhh, it smells so nice in here. It's invigorating.

He's got a little spare change on him, so he's definitely gonna ask about a good smelling fruit in particular- they're actually Qualot berries!- and get a few of them. One for him, one for Weavile, one for Barett.

Don't ask him where he got the money- he's probably gonna lie.]

[morelikethedude]

[Alas, Barett assumes the best. Obviously, winnings from battle, right?

Barett himself is picking out some herbs for Pokémon medicine, despite his ninetales' upset whining.]

Oh, shush. I know it's gross, but it's good for you.

[soulknight]

[Yeah. Winnings from battle. Sure.]

Why not get berries or Potions? ...You can mix them with berries too, can't you?

[morelikethedude]

It'd help if she liked sweet stuff, but she hates it almost as much as the medicine.

[He pays for the small pouch of powder.]

I fold it into some cheese for her, but it still has a nasty aftertaste. But it keeps parasites off of her and gives her a silky, healthy coat, so every now and then it's worth a minute or two of discomfort.

[soulknight]

Does it work if you brush it directly into her coat?

[morelikethedude]

Not really, hah hah. Medicine would be a lot better if it worked more than one way.

[soulknight]

...Yeah. Yeah, it would be.

[Dad...]

[morelikethedude]

It's okay. She gets mad at me... but it's fine. She'll forgive me, because she knows I love her.

[soulknight]

[-Right. Nod.]

How long have you had her?

[morelikethedude]

Since I was little. I found her, sleeping in a grove, and I sat with her. We became friends.

[He didn't have to battle her or anything.]

[soulknight]

[...That's it?] Really? And she just decided to come with you?

[morelikethedude]

Yeah. You can communicate the way you feel with Pokémon in more than just battling them.

[Barett started scratching Ninetales' ear, and she whined and leaned against his leg.]

She's going to stay with me for the rest of my time. And I'm sure she'll keep dad and Blue company for a long time to come, too.

[soulknight]

...The rest of your time? [Blue made it pretty clear that he wouldn't live as long as her, but... What?...]

[morelikethedude]

Not sure how long it'll be. But no matter when, I'm ready. We're both ready.

[soulknight]

...How? [How can you be ready for death so early and easily?]