cambox | (no subject)

I feed you, letcha watch your dumb show on my TV, and what do I get in return? Nothin'. So yeah, freeloading. I've gotta put you to work to compensate somehow.

[...] I don't ask you for food. You just give it to me. [Is he really that much of a bother?] You even offered your TV the first time.

Because y'can't take care of yourself. And I don't want you botherin' my mom in the mornings. I mean, we're pals, but you've got to have something in return. Pay forward and all. [You are not a bother. You are welcome be grateful he does this for you.]

[Because he can't take care of himself.

He glances at the food Gold made, then shakes his head to himself and calmly picks up a few of the babies.

And then he starts to leave.]

[-- Whoa whoa whoa no hold up.]

What, can't handle the truth? You're as thin as a twig! [Gold no that is not what you should say. Just. Say. You. Want. His. Company.] Are you really gonna take off and expect to feed so many mouths? You didn't even touch yours did you.

[Luckily for Silver, most of the Sneasel are leaving too. Mommas and Poppas. Gon help out yep yep.]

That's my problem, not yours. [All he knows is that he's definitely not gonna take handouts or be a freeloader if that's how Gold's gonna be about it.

The Sneasel are wise enough to take their food with them.]

Eat your damn food at least! I took time to make it you better at least have a taste!

[Or he'll toss at him. Or something.]

[nope

bye]

[WHATEVER HE'LL JUST

EAT IT HIMSELF

AND BE SUPER GLAD SILVER DIDN'T GET ANY OF THIS DELICIOUS HOT STUFF YEAH

are you really leaving wait please come back he didn't mean to be a jerk he just is one it's like how water might not want to be wet bUT IT JUST IS]

[It can evaporate. Or freeze. Or not spontaneously decide to splash in someone's face for the hell of it.

Whatever the case, Silver is gone for quite a while. His phone's off, he doesn't come over to watch Proteam Omega next week...]

[This is boooooooring he's so boooooored. Totally not lonely. Nope. He's got his Pokémon and some Sneasel that stayed behind because food. Not lonely at all.

And calling up Silver doesn't help anyway because fuckin Silver.

Where does he go to watch Proteam Omega huh at HIS MOM'S HOUSE????

because his mom would adore having him over it's been so lonely since gold decided to be an adult and have his own bachelor pad]

[Maybe not for the first week, but definitely the second. He heads over to Gold's mom's house to ask her if he can stay over for a little while to watch TV.

..If it's not a bother. Or a burden. Or freeloading.]

[Sweetheart, she raised a child.

There is no way what you're asking for is freeloading.

It's just a normal kid thing.

Come on in she'll make him eggs and pancakes he's always welcome to come over and watch TV or eat have a place to stay... After all, her son's got impeccable taste when it comes to friends. So they coo.]

[Oh. Uh.

Thank you.

...So why'd Gold say it was freeloading?]

[He's just careless like that. Never thinking before he speaks... I wouldn't put too much weight into it since he's just a kid himself still.

(Wonder where he got that from.)]

[Is that why he keeps calling his daycare a bachelor pad?]

[No, that's just because he desperately wants one.]

[...What's a bachelor pad, anyway?]

[A place to bring girls you like and to hook up in. It's essential for a man to have one until he's hooked himself!

Ohohoho. Marriage.]

[...Hook up?]

[Breed.]

[Oh.

...Right. O...kay.]

[More importantly...

Did he really call you a freeloader, Silver? That boy adores his friends - I can't imagine he'd say it to intentionally hurt one of them. Especially to someone he claims as one of his oldest friends.]

[...Yeah. He did. And he said I couldn't take care of myself.

...I think something was bothering him, but I'm not sure what.]

[... Something bothering such a carefree boy. That really is a problem, isn't it. It's too bad he won't come out with what's wrong unless you corner him. You can only trust him to get over himself.

(like she doesn't know ha ha ha--)

But you are as thin as a twig. And he's one to talk about taking care of himself! As long as he's eating, I'm not worried, but that's probably besides the point.]