azume | Week 1.

WEEK 1.

As Cynthia had promised, the sun does indeed rise the next morning.

Whether you slept or not (and sleeping inside the Pokémon Center you were in before seems totally fine by the attendant), it seems Cynthia kept her word; she left sometime shortly before sunrise, and you haven't been bothered by Team Galactic and those that work for it in the interim.

It isn't advisable to return to the headquarters building, however. At least not for the time being.

However, a new day does dawn, and with it comes the knowledge that you're in an unfamiliar city, completely on your own. There are several things to be done before you can leave: gathering supplies and provisions, finding maps, obtaining new clothes...

Of course, your new "companions" are still with you, and they don't seem willing to leave your side; they'll follow you dutifully, but they still seem...wrong, horribly so, and it doesn't seem to be wearing off. Maybe if you work with them a little...? Try to talk to them, train them, teach them to do things... Who knows? It might do them some good.

CURRENT LOCATION: VEILSTONE CITY
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Wouldn't I like that. Unfortunately, I've got to get back to where I came from eventually. Sticking around's not really an option.

Yeah, I understand. It's not really an option for me either. Places to go, stuff to do, [cataclysms to stop] you know how it is.

I doubt I'd be too happy here anyway. Even if everyone was a little less...y'know.

[This.]

Yeah. It'd take a long time to get used to a world like this. And even then I'm not sure I'd ever be able to really settle in. I wouldn't say fighting's what I live for, but it sure makes life a lot more entertaining.

[He's quiet for a moment at that. Feeds the puppy another berry. She takes it without complaint, though she doesn't seem enthusiastic about it, either.]

Fighting always has been what I live for. It's what I make my living off of, and even when I'm not on the job it's the one thing I know I'm really good at. There's not much here for someone like me.

[...]

Well, hopefully we'll be able to do what we can for this world and figure out a way to get home soon. Wouldn't want you to be too bored here, yeah?

[It's light, but he thinks he gets it.]

[...He appreciates it, Yuri.]

Yeah. I don't like what's been done to everyone here, either - it kind of fucks with my head, you know? But I don't know what I'm supposed to do about it, either. I doubt gods want much to do with people like me.

There's only one way to find out. Besides, I don't really think the gods can really complain, it's not like they've got a lot of options for help here.

I think things'll work out. We'll figure something out.

I'm pretty sure people like Zelda and Emmeryn can handle it; they're good at this sort of stuff.

[He also just...really, really doesn't want to deal with gods here, okay.]

Yeah, I have no doubts that they'll be great at it. But you don't have to count yourself out just yet. We have no idea what we're going to face, so who knows, maybe we'll need some muscle to win the gods over.

[just fucking punch a god, just fucking do it]

[...okay look he is definitely following your drift here but]

I want you to just take a moment and imagine the look on Zelda's face.

[tell him that wouldn't be fucking priceless]

Honestly? It'd be worth it just for that alone.

[YURI]

Wouldn't it just.

[GUYS.]

I'd probably feel at least a little bit bad afterwards, but it really would be pretty great to see the look on her face.

[YOU TWO ARE TERRIBLE]

She's one of those people you feel kind of bad about picking on too much, I think. But in the moment? Totally worth it.

Exactly. As long as you don't do it too often, it's fine.

She's not too bad, though. Even if she does have a weird vibe about her sometimes.

[...]

You know, the Estelle and Sherry kind of vibe.

[The "this cute girl is gonna get us into so much trouble" kind of vibe.\

[That gets him to laugh.]

Oh, definitely. The more I talk to her, the more convinced I am that she's just like them. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing; I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

[We're gonna get in so much trouble.]

She talked to me about the stuff she said at the meeting yesterday. Came and sat with me the night before and told me all about it.

I'm pretty sure it was just because she wasn't really hanging out with anyone else that day and I was just kinda there. But she did it anyway.

She's nice like that. I've really enjoyed getting to know her; she's a fascinating person.

You just kind of talk to everyone, though, don't you?

Well, yeah. Might as well get to know everyone, right?

...I guess.

Not your sort of thing, huh? I guess I've always been fine with striking up a conversation with just about anyone.

[...]

It's fun to see how they react to some of the crazier stuff from my world.

[WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS]

God, you're an asshole, aren't you.

[He doesn't sound like he thinks that's a bad thing.]

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