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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]

...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.

[tsuntrader]

[...Alright. That still doesn't make things better, but what can he do? Hilda's accepted it. He knows it was necessary. There's no debating either of those things...]

[50shadesofprotag]

Killing isn't a good thing. But it isn't always the wrong answer. Isn't that what you're thinking?

[tsuntrader]

...Yeah. I'm glad that you understand that.

[50shadesofprotag]

I do! So shut the fuck up! It hasn't changed a single thing! You haven't given me any good reasons yet!

[tsuntrader]

Alright, alright, fine, I get it.

[50shadesofprotag]

Good, you should! You're great. Admit it, say something good about yourself, I won't get off of you until you do.

[tsuntrader]

I'm good at letting you sit on my injuries.

[50shadesofprotag]

"Letting" me, hah! You say that as if you have a choice in whether or not I kick your butt.

[tsuntrader]

[Hilda that was your cue to get off of him because it hurts

you know, just a little

sigh...]

[50shadesofprotag]

[She got it, but she's stalling as she's trying to make a decision.

Eventually, she goes for the more embarrassing route, probably the more indefensible route as well. She leans in, and kisses Silver on the lips. It's brief, but it's not a kiss that can be interpreted any other way.

But as swiftly as she does it, she gets up and off of him, trotting over to The Dude with a laugh.]

If you're still going, guess you can go now!

[Hilda you need to stop avoiding answering to these behaviors of yours]

1/2

[tsuntrader]

[...He's not sure what he expected, but it definitely wasn't that.

He's not sure whether he should be flustered or confused. The fact that Hilda likes him is still strange, foreign, and filled with confusion for him.]

[tsuntrader]

Come with me.

[What he does know is that he definitely doesn't want to leave her alone.]