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kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:25
LinkFirst day out of the hospital. I need a drink..
As soon as I stepped out of there, there was a wave of reporters, all with microphones, cameras, voice recorders, phones, etc all out and shoved in my face as a flurry of questions hit. It was overwhelming trying to answer them all. As soon as I answered one there was a quick silence, a lot of pen-on-paper, then the noise continued. It took forever to drive them all away. Nobody seemed to know or care about personal space either. I think I understood why Edmund seemed so annoyed on TV. A lot were very personal too. Or they just hurt. "How many people did you kill?" Too many. "What will happen to the experimented Pokemon?" They'll hate me forever. "What will happen to you?" I'll rot. Did people really expect me to know half of these questions? I can't see into the future, and I'm not controlling what happens to them or me.
And even after I got out of that fun little orgy of reporters and cameras too close for comfort, it didn't stop. As I walked down the st
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:26
Linkstreet, every eye was on me. Shielding their children. Whispering. Murmuring. Judging.
I was lucky the bar was so close. I don't think I could take much more of that.
Nobody seemed to be there, though. Well, almost nobody. Only the bartender and..
Oh.
OH.
I could immediately tell it was him. Nobody else is that tall. I took a breath in and walked inside, the chime of a bell welcoming me. The bartender waved, but Edmund didn't move.
"Hey! We're still open, just not very populated at the moment.." The bartender said, "You're welcome to stay for a bit."
I nodded my thanks and went over to sit. I don't think Edmund had realized who I was just yet. Either that or he really didn't care, because he hadn't said a thing yet.
I purposefully sat down next to him. He didn't even have to look at me, and he was uncomfortable. I could tell- he still does the same thing I do when I get uncomfortable. He kinda shrinks up into his shoulders. It's a little hard to explain, but if you saw it you'd know w
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:26
Linkwhat I meant.
The bartender seemed to know what was going on. He seemed a little nervous until I spoke. "Whatever he's had or having, it's on me." He smiled and nodded, getting what I was aiming at.
This was when Edmund glanced over. As soon as he recognized it was me, he snarled and stood up. "Good news: you ain't paying for anything."
He started to walk off, but I stopped him. "Edmund, I just want to apologize. Can I do that at the very least?" I stood up and tried to go after him.
The bartender reached for both of us and motioned us to sit back down. "You can settle this over a drink, can't you?"
We both sat, Edmund hesitating a bit. The bartender passed us both a drink. Today would probably cost a bit..
"Look, I know I'm not going to be able to apologize for everything." I started. "I did a lot of really horrible things over the years. But, thank you for at least giving me a chance." I smiled, but he didn't seem to notice.
He took a swig from the drink. "I don't care about your apol
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:27
Linkapologies. I just wanted free beer."
Me and the bartender glanced towards each other. He decided to bide his time and clean some glasses while we talked, but kept a close eye on us.
I sighed. "Can I still try?"
"No." He grabbed the nearby remote for the TV up in the corner and flicked it on.
Somehow all those reporters had gotten my responses onto the big screen already. There I was, mini-panicking in the sea of people, what looked like dozens of microphones and voice recorders shoved up in my personal space. Edmund, for some reason, kept it on.
"Is it possible that the fused Pokemon can become un-fused?" One reporter asked. I hesitated before answering.
"Uh, technically, yes, it should be possible. But the process would most likely be deadly for many of them. And the only man who even had a theory about how to un-fuse the Pokemon if necessary died from a drug overdose." I answered nervously. There was a quick silence. Edmund paused the TV.
"Alex.." He said, looking to me. "Alex is dead?
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:27
LinkI nodded solemnly. "Not too long ago either. Did it willingly to escape from the police. Sent me a letter and all. His Salamence came by to deliver it and even confirmed he was dead. Poor guy looked so sad.. Even if Alex himself was an asshole, his Pokemon were really close to him."
Edmund was silent for a second. I knew he didn't care about Alex. He was a huge asshole to him. They got in fights a lot. Edmund might as well had second-hand smoke from how many times Alex purposefully blew his cigarette smoke in his face. I felt pretty bad for Edmund, actually. He was pretty much the punching bag of the team.
"Edmund, before you unpause it." I said. He set down the remote. "I just want to apologize on his behalf. And, everyone's behalf. I know I owe you a lot. Everyone does. You didn't deserve that treatment. Even if it wasn't really.. well, me, doing anything, I still regret everything I did. Even if I didn't have full control over myself a lot of the time and I couldn't think clearly."
"What was it l
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:27
Linklike?" He asked, "What was it like with the Nihilego?"
I sighed, trying to rack my brain for the memories I had left with that thing. "I was never alone. It always felt like it was over my shoulder, judging me for doing something wrong. It was always hard to think. Everything wrong felt right, everything right felt wrong. I could never make a decision on my own. Every time I wanted to try and do something good it was there to spin me the other way, and, I guess, for a while I just kind of learned that I didn't have a choice. So I didn't stop it."
"I never meant to hurt you." I said, taking a swig of my drink. "And I don't blame you if you don't believe me. It was never personal. Sometimes I wasn't even really.. there, in my own body."
Edmund seemed a bit surprised by this. "What do you mean by that?"
"It sometimes felt like I was just kind of.. watching. It wasn't me making my body move. It wasn't my words coming out of my mouth. It was theirs." I answered.
He faltered. "Was.. was it ever you a
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:28
Link alone?"
I hid my face.
"Gianna?"
"S-sometimes.. yeah." I felt a tear come to my eye. "I-I never knew what came over me when it happened.. it just, happened. But this time, it was me. N-no outside influence.."
Edmund sighed. "Hey, hey, it's okay.."
"No, it's not. Y-you wanna know one of those times?" I wiped a tear away with the palm of my hand. He nodded slowly, unsure of himself. I didn't speak, and just put my hand on my stomach.
It took him a second to realize what I meant.
"I-I d-didn't know why I did it.. b-but there was nothing making me.. a-and I still regret it. E-even if it was years ago.."
I was really expecting him to walk out right there, leave me wallowing in my shame. I had done nothing but hurt him over the years. Sometimes even on purpose. I really didn't expect him to forgive me. And of all things, one of the worst things I had done to him was all on my own.
I flinched a little when he put my hand on my shoulder and pulled me in. "I forgive you, Gianna. I don't wan
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:28
Linkwant you to be upset about this. You're past all this now, right? That's not you anymore."
I wiped away another tear. "I g-guess.."
"Then why should I be mad at you? You're still my best friend." He patted me on the back, and I smiled. "I won't be able to forgive the Nihilego. But you aren't that Nihilego."
I hugged him back tightly. I really didn't expect him to forgive me. The bartender smiled behind us.
After a few seconds, we let go. I was still crying a little when we parted.
The bartender grabbed the remote and started flipping through channels. "Let's see if we can find something a bit more positive for you two.."
When he went past a certain channel, Edmund flinched. "Wait, go back."
The bartender was confused for a second, but did as he asked.
On screen was a script of a police call being played.
"Please, help! Me and my girlfriend were going on a hike when a Pokemon attacked us and killed my girlfriend! Now it's after me! My Pokemon were killed too!"
"Sir, please, stay
kinser[OP]
10.12.2019 15:28
Linkcalm! What is the Pokemon?"
"Um, I don't know! It looks like a fusion..? But it's huge!"
"What Pokemon does the fusion look like?"
"A Flygon and A Mega Sceptile!"
"Oh my god. Sir, please, stay calm and hide! Where are you?!"
"I'm in the same forest that the Beast Brigade's base was in!"
"Okay, sir, we'll get to you as soon as we can. Please do you best to stay-"
On the caller's line there was a sudden scream, then they hung up.
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