look gold we all have our secrets some of us like to gamble some of us have wings

[feistytrader]

so wait if I was in Luceti and you were in Rekindle then who's driving the plane

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[feistytrader]

[No, but-

What in the world is that? Some red flying type? When did Gold pick up a new Pokémon?

Gold's question has been long forgotten as he looks back and forth between the red bird and Gold as if he expects an explanation out of him.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[Yeah, okay, this hurts a little because this isn't the Silver he knows or something like that and that means... Whatever. Gold frowns, letting go of Silver's hand so he can pet Chobo's pretty feathers. She obviously enjoys the attention, even if she scold him with trills about it. Focus on his kid rather than Silver.]

So. You don't remember nothing about Chobo, or Saeng Seong, or anything like that?

[feistytrader]

Chobo? Is that her name? [What the heck is a Saeng Song? Sing song? ...Is that where Gold was? Is that what Gold remembers?...]

[uncouthhatcher]

Yeah, that's her name. [So he doesn't... That's actually kind of a relief, thinking about it. It's probably better that way. Then he can just. Push aside his feelings. Probably. Wonder if Crys remembers...]

I got her as an egg from a guy named Ramza back in Saeng Seong. Pretty good guy. Talked funny, but was fun to hang with. She's a Chocobo and her kind - the red kind, there's three of 'em - can spit fireballs and stuff. You can ride her, too. She's fast.

[feistytrader]

She looks pretty tough. [Hey Chobo, are you friendly? Silver approaches her with some caution and offers her a hand.] What was Saeng Song like?

[uncouthhatcher]

[It's okay, Silver, Chobo adores you. Happy sounds and nuzzling into his hand, leaning over to preen his hair habitually. Pibu'll climb onto Silver's should while he's there!]

Big. It had five districts when I left, but there were more that weren't alright for people to be walkin' around in too. The city ran on physical contact. Which is why I was holdin' your hand and all. [And because he likes Silver.] I just got used to it. They were achin' for help, so they brought us in and stuff and asked us and gave us a ton of stuff and pretty much answered any questions we had. It was fun 'cause Crys was there too and we were all livin' in the same apartment.

[They were all close and together and hell if Gold's gonna leave that behind here, too. He got used to it.]

[feistytrader]

[Hey. Hey. Hey. Ow. Ow. Silver will do his best to gently deter Chobo away from pulling harshly on his hair. Please don't do that.]

It sounds pretty nice, all things considered. [And pretty strange.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[Oh, right, you're soft headed. Gently preening.]

It was great! I got to see you and Crys all the time, there were a ton of cool things to do, and I even got myself a date while I was there.




[No need to tell Silver the date was him, nope.]

[feistytrader]

With Crys?

[That is much better, thank you. You are free to mess up his hair now.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[... He can't say yes, 'cause that's lying, but he can't say no, because that'll raise the question of with who?

Gold's gonna go help Sunbo turn the eggs and check on them. Hi Pokémon of his heart. He missed you.]

Nah. Someone else.

[feistytrader]

Really? Who?

[Yep...]

[uncouthhatcher]

[Okay. Okay. This egg's almost there, that one needs some more time, this one looks like it's about to hatch.]

... You.

[feistytrader]

[...With.

With him?




I don't understand the question.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[You're dumb here and there frick frack. Speaking quicker helps right.]

It was fun, I promise. We went to the movies and got some street food and went to the arcade. Kinda came around in a weird way, but it's alright.

[Kind of alright. He's obviously embarrassed though, bright red ears.]

[feistytrader]

...That sounds like hanging out. [There were movies there? Huh-]

Was it on Valentine's Day?

[uncouthhatcher]

Yeah. That's why it was a date. And 'cause I called it one. When I asked you out. Some dumb rose gave me like, the stupidest amount of courage and I asked Crys out too - but like steady out, and it was in public basically where everyone could see, and so after I had my date and stuff I talked to her and we had a spat and I couldn't talk to her for like a month [BREAAAATHE.] but that was all settled when I brought her thank you chocolates on White Day.

[feistytrader]

[You took a month to...

...

Definitely wasn't a place like Luceti. It sounds a little bit like Luceti's experiments, but... It sounds like a pretty nice place otherwise. There's no way Gold could get the chance to drag something out for a month like that in Luceti.

Maybe.

Right?

...Maybe during Valentine's Day. Not much happens around Valentine's Day.

...This is pretty strange.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[Gold glances back at the still being preened over Silver, shrugging.]

But I guess none of that really matters now and all. Especially since you ain't got the faintest clue about it.

[A blessing and a curse.]

Can you get me some of the berries from the basket over there? There's an egg that's gonna hatch sometime today and the baby's gonna be starving. And check the eggs over there too. Turn 'em a quarter clockwise.

[feistytrader]

...Yeah. Doesn't matter anymore.

[Those words are heavy and thick, and he doesn't want to deal with them. He's more than happy to be sent off to go turn eggs and grab some berries.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[... Sorry Silver.]

So what happened with you? Got anything to do with checkin' me for Pidgey wings?

[feistytrader]

It's a long story. [One that he's not sure he wants to pour out right away, but... What's fair is fair, right?]

[uncouthhatcher]

So give me a short version. Bullet point it.

[feistytrader]

For starters, we were living together for three or four years, not six months.

[Might as well give an idea of just how long he was there, right? Right.]

[uncouthhatcher]

[Gold whistles, keeping an eye on the crackling egg.]

Sounds like a dream. But you don't look like you're any older than me. Weirdo time things? Gimme those berries.

[feistytrader]

Weirdo time things. [He'll absolutely hand over those berries.] You can be in that place long enough to live out your lifetime over and over, but if you go home, you come back to the exact moment you left off.