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[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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[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.]

[tsuntrader]

[50shadesofprotag]

[Eventually, the dust settles... with Hilda pinning Silver down.

And this time, she's smiling, even with the swelling up black eye. No, she's downright ecstatic.]

Hah... hahah... pinned ya.

[tsuntrader]

[He tries to wriggle his way out of it, but to no avail.]

We'll see what happens next time.

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[50shadesofprotag]

Hah... five minute break. Then I'll pin you again.

[50shadesofprotag]

...Why don't you want to have anything in common with me?

[She's not really relinquishing her hold on Silver, she just lets go and sits on his belly without a second thought.]

Is it the hero thing I say? Is that the part that bugs you?

[tsuntrader]

[He'll take it. It's uncomfortable, but he can handle being sat on.]

...You shouldn't be putting yourself down or comparing me to you. [She shouldn't be putting herself down by comparing herself to him.]

That's it.

[50shadesofprotag]

[A painless swat on the forehead!]

Wow, shut up. Listen to me, the worst of me is something unique to me. I break shit, and I'm good at fucking things up.

But all the good stuff... we share it. And you've got even more good stuff. You're smart, you're fun, you're hella determined... and you hold those you care about so close. And you are a hero. You don't want to see good people suffer. And definitely not scared Pokémon. Or lonely ones. And all that's just a little bit of the wonderful parts of you I see all the time.

I see something new every day I spend with you. And I won't forget a single thing.

[tsuntrader]

Are you sure you're not describing yourself?

[He tenses up, but maintains eye contact. Those things? None of them describe him. Determined, maybe. He's stubborn. Other than that, the rest are far better suited for other people.]

What happens when you see something you don't like? [Not if. When.] Something I can't change?

[50shadesofprotag]

I'm sure.

[She doesn't understand him fully, not even close, so she sees what she can rationalize. But it doesn't deter her.]

We'll disagree, then. I can't think of anything that'd be bad enough to outweigh the good stuff I see in you. The parts I like.

[tsuntrader]

I can. [Easily.]

[50shadesofprotag]

Tell me. You're trying so hard to push me away, go ahead, do your worst.

[tsuntrader]

[He's a thief. He doesn't care. His father is Giovanni. He doesn't think Hilda would judge him for that.]

Gold and I have killed people. [...] I'm not sure how many. Hundreds.

And I'd do it again if I had to. I'd do it in cold blood and without hesitation.

[50shadesofprotag]

[That is concerning! But it doesn't make her afraid of Silver, or hate him, only afraid for him.]

Wait... who did you kill? Why? I can't see you just killing helpless people.

[tsuntrader]

We were drafted for war all the time in a world that wasn't here or home.

[50shadesofprotag]

[Right... she vaguely recalls Silver mentioning that before. She looks at Arceus, who sort of awkwardly nods. He ain't gone crazy, that was something that legit happened. Hilda firms her expression right back again.]

That doesn't count. Try again.

[tsuntrader]

Of course it counts. Have you ever killed anyone before, Hilda?

[50shadesofprotag]

Almost. Practically broke his trachea with my bare hands. I let him go, so he could suffer in prison and actually go through what he had earned.

[Never mind that Ghetsis escaped before he could be apprehended. Rosa handled that beautifully in Hilda's stead.]

If I were in a war situation, I'd do what it takes. I'd find the best option, but I wouldn't avoid killing if it meant sacrificing what's more important.