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[and put his rockets everywhere

But he nods. That's kind of nice, isn't it? It's safe enough here for the air to be so friendly and carefree...]

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[that's right, and that's how gold wants to keep it

okay mmmmm yeah he'll recall all his pokemon except aibro and exbro

let's go go go and once they reach the outskirts of this quiet and peaceful town exbro is gonna look really excited for some reason--]

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[Feraligatr seems to perk up as well, even if his expression makes it hard to determine what he's thinking-

oh

oh that's the Professor isn't it

you know he'll just meet you in Cherrygrove-]

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[nope gold's gonna grab silver and just pull him close

let him handle it, remember?]

Hey, Professor! Nice to see you--

["This Feraligatr... This is the one that was stolen from my lab as a Totodile! Aren't you?" pet pet hello there feraligatr "And the Cyndaquil you... borrowed... is looking fine as well."]

Uh, yeah. So, see, we've actually gotta be goin'--

[hold up professor elm sees silver

...

...

"Are you a friend of Gold's?" he is v suspicious because gold would've returned the feraligatr to him if he'd found it again and this guy had red hair just like the thief was said to have... if only he hadn't been knocked out]

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[He's not the best at socializing, but he's not socially stupid. He could converse with the Professor.

He's also very, very scared without dealing with this and he has nothing to stand on himself.

Silver almost reaches back to try to grab for Gold's hand, but he straightens himself out instead. Gotta try to stand on his own two feet...]

Yeah, I am.

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["It's nice to meet you." but elm's gonna give him a look over, frowning, and drag gold a bit away

silver can stay with exbro and feraligatr

he has to ask gold about the stolen totodile-turned-feraligatr and is that the thief that stole him

yyyyeesss. yes it is. but--

okay they're coming back over before gold can say another word

"I thought so! You're the thief who took my Totodile, aren't you? I should call the police right now."]

C'mon, just listen to me!

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[No no no no please no

no that will get so many more people than just him in trouble, just-]

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[...He keeps his head ducked down and grabs Feraligatr's ball with shaky hands. Feraligatr frowns for once in blatant and visible concern, but he's recalled before he can react.

Silver holds out his ball to Professor Elm to take. If nothing else, then maybe...]

I'm sorry.

[Feraligatr can be seen banging against the wall of his Pokéball and struggling to try to get out. No Silver, he wants to be with you, he'll protect you just let him out this is stupid--]

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["Sorry doesn't exactly cut it! That Totodile was important to me and my research, and an apology won't be acceptable for the damage you've caused." but feraligatr is pretty eager to get back to the boy, especially once the professor's got him again...]

Feraligatr loves Silver, and this guy's been takin' real good care of him! Even if he stole him in the first place Feraligatr didn't wanna come back when I asked him and he doesn't wanna go back now. Look at him!

[exbro's starting to get kind of upset too, but he's not sure what to do other than mimic gold's actions and feelings

professor elm can see what gold's saying, but... silver did steal him. it's not like he can let him go without doing something, least of all walking away with the pokemon he stole in the first place

"... Let's discuss this in my lab, so I can at least check on them both."]

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[He wants to run, but... The Professor has Feraligatr. He's not running away when it involves his Pokémon. He can't do that to Gold, either.

He nearly fumbles around for Gold's hand again, but. No. Let's... Let's just do what he says. Yeah.

Escape options are still running through his head.]

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[it's okay, silver, gold's the one who's reaching out for hand holding

mostly to keep him grounded as they go to the professor's lab

such a quiet walk

stop guys you're gonna make the professor feel bad for getting his pokemon back]

S'alright, Silver, I promise you'll get him back. No matter what. [murmur that is a promise ok a whispered promise]

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It's okay, Gold. I was gonna have to- [oh fuck his voice cracked

god dammit who is he kidding no he loves Feraligatr so much he wants him back

leaving his entire family and thinning his mortality rate considerably won't make him cry but losing one of his Pokémon is another story entirely

or maybe it was just the straw that broke the camel's back but fuck that he's not breaking down in front of the professor]

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[hand squeeze this is all he can do right now

even if they gotta steal him again

though gold is not in favor of that it's not stealing if feraligatr wants to come back, right?

when they get to the lab, he'll recall exbro so elm can check both of their statuses using his machine

... but while that's being done, some discussion can be done

"Gold, I'm going to ask you to be quiet."]

But-- [hurgh] Fine.

[he'll still be holding silver's hand though

"Silver, was it? Why did you steal Totodile from my lab?" elm's not as imposing as oak, more dorky by far, but he's trying his best to be]

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[...] I had something important I had to do and not a lot of time to do it. [It's... It's technically not a lie. It was important at the time.] I needed reliable Pokémon.

[I was rocket heir and ordering around a lot of people and needed a strong team to back me up or people would walk all over me and Blue stole Blasty so I wanted a starter from a professor too and knew it would be a good pick

yeah...]

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[so he stole it instead of asking if he could use it

... not that elm would've let him have it, anyway, but

you know

"He definitely seems like he's gotten attached to you, by the way he's acting... That's a problem." he wouldn't be able to keep feraligatr happy if all he wanted to do was go back with silver, and he wouldn't be able to give him to any potential new trainer either all grown up like this... and it was clear silver liked feraligatr just as much. "Well, did you ever plan on returning him when you were done? He's a very rare Pokémon."]

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[No.] I don't remember. By the time I got attached to him I had to leave Johto anyway.

[...] He's better off with you, right? And he wasn't mine to begin with. I-I'm not gonna ask for him back.

[Or to not be arrested. Or for anything.

He's already lost all of his family, his home, his sense of security, his identity, the only thing he's good at- what's a few more losses? Feraligatr will get over it. Maybe he'll get a better trainer. Maybe-

He forces down the lump in his throat, lets go of Gold's hand, balls up his fists, and keeps his head down and his gaze fixed on the ground.]

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[there's a pause while elm checks his screen and is impressed by how much the two've grown - a trainer who only treated his pokemon like a tool would't have been able to reach this, he thinks

what kind of punishment could he deal out if he did let silver keep feraligatr though? maybe he could make him be his lab assistant, since oak has crystal...

"There's not much I can say or do. My hands are tied either way. I can't let you go without some kind of punishment, but I can't keep this Feraligatr while he's still so attached to you." he sighs. "... I just can't think of something that would make up for what you did that doesn't involve the police."

gold, without silver's hand to hold, is just kind of staring down the professor and clenching-unclenching his fist

c'mon, professor, just let feraligatr decide for himself what's right]

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[He feels like he's gonna hurl

...no, no, scratch that, he's actually gonna throw up

hold that thought he's running outside wait here Sneasel he'll be right back--]

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[... awwwww maaaaan he made the boy that nervous?

part "yes" and part "no" because he's that intimidating (no he's not) and at the same time he feels bad for putting the boy under so much stress

the frown gold's giving him definitely isn't helping either, but elm can't do much but shrug and wait for silver to come back

in the meantime he'll let exbro and feraligatr out]

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[Oh good he's back out again

welp fuck this noise Feraligatr's running outside to check on Silver]

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[exbro's going too!!]

See? I told you, you can't split them up. The big guy'll just go after him.

[thiiis is so hard

... no he can't ask oak for advice this is something he has to decide himself

"I still can't let him go without something... What are you two doing, from here on out?"]

... Well, I'd been plannin' on showin' him Johto, since he didn't really get to see it the first time. That's all. [maybe get hitched in cianwood--

but mmm that's good. now elm's got an idea of what silver can do to make up for stealing feraligatr]

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[Hi guys yeah yeah I'm okay

Feraligatr come here I want a hu- wait wait wait dry heaving

okay now can I get a hug

and some water so I can get this taste out of my mouth thank you so much

that's the closest he's getting to squeaky clean alright he's gonna begrudgingly head back into the lab then]

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[while you were gone

elm was trying to get a report from atop his file cabinet and ended up spilling papers everywhere

like seriously how can anybody be intimidated by this guy his sentret's helping pick up files but gold's laughing his ass off

"Ah, you're back! Please excuse me for a moment... I have a task for you, Silver. Um. Sentret, Gold, please clean up. Silver, please come with me."

they're gonna go to his office okay gold hasn't mentioned his AMAZING ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES but elm has something up there he needs delivered to professor oak in goldenrod city since they're eventually gonna head up that way it sounds]

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[That-

That's--

Why do you have things on high shelves that you're regularly using

no no no he is helping pick up those files and you can't stop him you don't just walk away from your papers give me those Gold I'm sorting them right here right now]

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[ah

hahhahahaa ahhh silver yeaaah that's his cute boyfriend

elm looks pretty amazed um ah that's wait hold on--

"I have more in my office that need to be dealt with if, um, you wouldn't mind." because it'd be a distraction otherwise]