TEST 8.

[azumods]

FLOW. The feeling of pressure in here is immense. It's stronger than it was with Darkrai, something you can feel down to your core, something that you couldn't shake off even if you tried; there's nothing to do but power through it. Saturn, for his part, either isn't feeling it at all or is incapable of reacting in any sort of appropriate way even if he could; he simply continues to regard you from across the room, his words hanging heavy in the room. It's a far cry from his behavior during the first month you were here; he was civil then, willing to do you favors in exchange for the chance to talk to you. It's plain that he will be doing no such thing today; it may be difficult to know where to start, really. Especially when your Pokémon don't seem to be doing well - whatever's happening here, they seem reluctant, even unwilling, to fight anything in this room. Perhaps it's not surprising; the energy in the room is likely familiar to them, and it's the sort associated with someone deciding to take their spirit away last time it was angered. Whatever the reason, you're on your own for now; whatever happens is your choice, and yours alone.

Comments

[ventulus]

What do you mean?

... you're saying you're not in pain, but you don't have to be physically hurt in order to be suffering! It doesn't have to be like this. You don't have to just be someone who's just been stuck on a leash, without the ability to even enjoy life the way normal people are supposed to. Because that's what it really is at this point, even if you try to say that's not what it is!

[azumods]

I don't feel it anymore. Pain and fear and doubt, all the things that were holding me back - I don't feel them anymore, I don't need them!

[That's likewise agitated, in a way he hasn't been today.]

[semistableman]

I was... like that for a long, long time, Saturn. Still kinda am, to be honest.

Doesn't mean I'm all the better for it.

[ventulus]

Of course you need them!

[ Ventus' words sound more urgent, insistent, as a flurry of emotions run through him. ]

Everyone needs them! Without feeling any of those, can you really call yourself experiencing life as it should be? There are things you wouldn't be able to appreciate without having them -- yes, having those things hurt and maybe it feels like they're something that hold you back. But, I think that the opposite's true. That you can't go forward without feeling fear, doubt, or pain because they're what helps you grow and become a stronger person!

[azumods]

And what do you plan on doing about it?

[ventulus]

[ What does he plan on doing about it, he asks? With the power of Dialga behind him, and the rest of them clearly so... well, it's still a situation of sorts. Still, the question's surprised Ventus, but at this point, he really wasn't sure what he was expecting, given everything going off the rails.

Part of him's a little confused, however. Did he mean the situation in general, or -- ]

What do you mean? About...how you are now?

[ ...if this was a more lighthearted situation, he'd might joke and say 'make a nice smile happen', but that's not happening any time soon. ]

I don't plan on turning my back and leaving you like this, if that's what you mean. So, right now, I'm trying to help in the best way I know how, because I don't think this is something that's going to make things as good as you might've imagined. Maybe, I'm hoping that we can come together, and find a way so you that you're able to live a normal life again. Even if it means feeling those things again.

Everything's always better with friends, right? So, I...

[ It's a plan, he thinks, and he's trying to do it? ]

So that's why I'm talking to you right now, like this.

[azumods]

...I don't need your help, you know.

[But there isn't any bite to it, either.]

[ventulus]

[ He'll shake his head with a slight smile. ]

But, I don't mind giving it. So, that's why if I -- if we -- could figure out something, I'd like that a lot.

[perfectselfie]

[Four for you, you go Ven Coco.]