MORE UNOVA-AU STUFF

[50shadesofprotag]

HILDA HAS MADE HER GLORIOUS RETURN

GOLD HAS APPEARED



THE SUBWAY HAS BEEN VERY RELAXED AND QUIET, BUT HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO LAST WITH THESE TWO RECENTLY ARRIVING IN UNOVA?

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[tsuntrader]

And saving people. And getting Pokémon to open up to you. And being amazing enough to capture Arceus.

[50shadesofprotag]

Eh, well... I'm just good at getting along with people, even if they're Pokémon.

[tsuntrader]

You're good at a lot of things, so knock it off.

[50shadesofprotag]

What, you're annoyed because I'm talking about myself the same way you talk about yourself?

[tsuntrader]

[...But- but those are two different--]

[tsuntrader]

This isn't about me.

[50shadesofprotag]

It's about us. You and me. Neither of us is in this alone, now.

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[tsuntrader]

[...]

[tsuntrader]

[Nope come here Honchkrow we've still got shit to do]

[50shadesofprotag]

[Nope! Hilda grabs Silver's shoulder and yanks him back.]

Where do you think you're going, leaving on a note like that?

[tsuntrader]

There is no "us," Hilda.

[He needs to make that clear. He needs that distance.] I've got something important to do.

[50shadesofprotag]

[Ow. Ow.

The hurt crosses Hilda's expression instantly, and unlike Silver, Hilda doesn't even try to hide it. For once, Silver will see tears prickling at the corners of her eyes.

And of course, she punches him!]

Idiot! Of course there's "us"! We're friends, and you... you're a hero!

[tsuntrader]

[Fine, punch him. He'll take the first punch. That's what he gets for making Hilda cry.

Idiot.]

But we're not the same.

[50shadesofprotag]

No, of course not! But that doesn't change anything I've said! You're my friend, you're a hero, and it's "us"! You don't get to have a chapped butt about me being hard on myself when you do the exact same thing!

[She's grabbing his shirt, pulling on it.]

[tsuntrader]

You don't have to be a good guy to be a hero.

[He shoves her off. No. Stop it, Hilda.] You're like Gold. You're not like me.

[50shadesofprotag]

Fuck you!

[She'll take another swing, though it's aimed at his collarbone - more to hurt him than to instigate a fight.]

I'm not you! I'm not Gold! I'm Hilda! No one can be me but me!

But that doesn't mean we aren't alike!

[tsuntrader]

[That hurts. That hurts and he still has his injuries and he flinches from the hit.

He also moves back from the hit, shoving Hilda away with the intention of putting more distance between them.]

We're not alike. I don't want us to be alike, either.

[50shadesofprotag]

Shut up! You're saying that because something freaked you out! So you're running away!

[She comes right back, swinging another punch at Silver's chest.]

Hit me! Punch me! Fight me! Don't run away, you're no coward!

[tsuntrader]

[It's true, he's not a coward.

He's also not okay with Hilda wildly throwing punches at him. He backs up again, but this time he lets out Weavile to shove her back for him and freeze her shoes in place.]

[50shadesofprotag]

[Hilda lets out a loud scream of fury, yanking her feet out of her shoes and leaping for Silver, Weavile-be-damned. The Dude kind of goes 'uh' and sort of... backs off, maybe possibly hinting to weavile to stay out of it. What, Arceus whipped already? Nonsense...]

Don't you fucking treat me like you treat Team Plasma! Fight me fair! This is you and me!

[tsuntrader]

[What the-

He doesn't think about the pain when he hits the ground. He doesn't think about how if he fights, his injuries might rip over again, or how he doesn't want to fight Hilda at all, or that he hates all of this.

No. He doesn't think.

He just aims a punch- a full force punch- right at her jaw, and if he has any luck, he'll also be able to follow it up and shove her off of him.]

Get off me.

[50shadesofprotag]

[She reels back, but once again, she's Hilda - she's not removed so easily! She grabs a fist full of Silver's hair and tries to punch him again.]

Make me!

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[tsuntrader]

[Hilda, you are so-

There's only one thing to do. There's only one thing he can do.]

[tsuntrader]

[50shadesofprotag]

[And thus, the first courtship ritual between the rare specimens of Hero Sapiens begins, violent and bloody and downright comical as anything.




The Dude just shakes his head awkwardly and glances at Weavile and Honchkrow.]