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

[soulknight]

[...]

...Yeah. I think so.

[morelikethedude]

You think so?

[soulknight]

...I'm enjoying myself, if that's what you're asking. I still don't completely get having fun. [He's... Not upset? He's happy? It's something he's enjoying but not obligated to do?...]

[morelikethedude]

That's fun, man... just being happy and content with yourself and what you're doing.

It's not exciting, like Blue's fun, but it's still fun...

[soulknight]

...Are you having fun, then?

[morelikethedude]

Yeah, totally. I like getting out when I can.

[soulknight]

...Glad I could come, then.

[morelikethedude]

It's also been really cool to see just how well you moved on in life despite your handicap. It's incredible.

But you were always tough, right? No matter which "world" you're from.

[soulknight]

[O...oh, are you- it's not that big of a-]

I'm not that tough. I'm just stubborn.

Besides, I got a lot of help from Master Lance, Senior Green, and... [...And Pryce...]

[morelikethedude]

Yeah, I know. [Dad sometimes slips little bits of stories from the past now and then!] But you're still the one that actually went through and accomplished what you've accomplished.

[soulknight]

[That's not- but he never did it alone, and- that's-]

...Thank you. [He really wishes he couldn't feel his cheeks starting to flush.]

[morelikethedude]

[Aww shucks your blushing is just gonna make him blush!]

Yeah...

[Awkward silence, YEAH!]

[soulknight]

[...Topic change!-]

Where to next? [He's not red in the face anymore, but he still looks pretty flustered.

[morelikethedude]

Well... that depends. We can visit Clay's gym, or we can go up the route and into Chargestone Cave. Or we can go into Clay's Tunnel.

[soulknight]

Clay? [Tell me more, Barett, tell me more]

[morelikethedude]

He's the old gym leader in Driftveil. He's really... rough around the edges.

[Heh

heh heh

jokes about rocks/minerals/gemstones]

[soulknight]

[...?

??]

What's his specialty? [Rough around the edges, tunnel...] Rock?

...Ground? [He's perking up at the latter possibility-]

[morelikethedude]

Ground types, yeah. Although I think "rough around the edges" probably started about tattered letters in the mail, come to think of it... ah well... I'll make you laugh some other time.

[soulknight]

[--!!]

Yeah, some other time.

Can we meet him? [Please and thank you and yes]

[morelikethedude]

Maybe? He might be working, but if he's working in the tunnel, you won't have to actually challenge the gym.

[soulknight]

Let's go, then. [Ground types, Barett, ground types]

[morelikethedude]

Okay, okay... we'll ask around.

[And Barett will lead, even if he's slow as anything. He puts Ninetales away and lets out his Deino to waddle with them, since Deino is a lot more comfortable with caves and digging and ground types.]

[soulknight]

[...Huh?

What's that Pokémon you just let out, Barett?

He pulls out his Pokédex only to hear a nice big No data available. Thank you, Pokédex.

It sounds quadrupedal, and it's a little shorter than a Sneasel in height...

Would it be okay if he offered it his hand?]

[morelikethedude]

Don't--!

[Barett rarely has swift reaction time, but he grabs Silver's hand just as the Deino snaps at it.

He doesn't care if he freaks Silver out and gets him mad he just saved your fingers, yo]

[soulknight]

[...Y...es, thank you, he kind of needed that hand.

But he's pretty calm and casual about it.]

Is it not very friendly? [Boy why you tryin' to bite me]