28 // [audio]

[shadowdive]

[The feed starts out with a bit of static, but it wears off soon enough with Vanitas talking.]

Out of Mt. Mortar, starting now.

[Off to the side, his tone goes sour.] Now, you're learning how to freaking swim, and we're taking the other route next time. You got that?

I don't see what the bulge fondling deal was. We made it out just fine!

You're learning how to swim. Deal with it.

So, essentially, what we have here is you not wanting to confront your fears so you're more or less attempting to force me to do what doesn't come fucking naturally to anyone indigo on down?

Don't know what you're talking about, and I'm not looking for a lesson this time. While you're here, you're human, and humans can freaking swim.

You don't know what I'm talking about... How about I shove you the merry fuck back in there and sit my Lapras in front of the goddamn exit? What then?

[There's dead silence for a moment, before the sound of a fist hitting a face. Yeahh. The network gets a few audio cues that tell of a fistfight going down, before the gear is dropped and it cuts out.]

Comments

[video]

[will_to_burn]

[ And this would be Hikaru, nothing short of concerned because that sounded like a fist hitting a face and that was Vanitas and -- ]

Vanitas-kun! Vanitas-kun, are you okay?

[audio]

[ex_aeroga402]

...You're making me wonder how much Vanitas talks about me.

[Comments like that and all]

[audio]

[usedshooshpap]

Or you're that predictable.

[audio]

[ex_aeroga402]

Maybe, but I can still surprise people.

[Voice]

[babel_hacker]

So, what's the real reason? If I can ask.

[Voice]

[usedshooshpap]

He's afraid of the goddamn mountain.

[audio]

[usedshooshpap]

Probably only because they can't believe how much dumber you can feasibly get.

[ video ]

[usedshooshpap]

I meant if I returned to my timeline.

[video]

[usedshooshpap]

So you're down with your dearest friends punching innocent grubfuckers?

[Voice]

[babel_hacker]

Yeah. I don't like that death's not natural to us, but...I also don't like my friends dying.

[audio]

[ex_aeroga402]

Personally I think underestimating others is worse.

[audio]

[usedshooshpap]

No shit? Note the tone of surprise in my voice.

[audio]

[ex_aeroga402]

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to take the things you're saying.

[What in the worlds is sarcasm?]

[video]

[shadowdive]

Yeah, I'm fine. [lol I'm not the hurt one here. He looks slightly amused because there's been several asking if he is okay.]

[ video ]

[shadowdive]

I've been alright. Walking idiots through death trap mountains. Yourself?

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

Even if you do go back, you might not forget being here.

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

I'm well. Getting ready to take on the gym leader in Olivine, crazy weather notwithstanding.

[Voice]

[babel_hacker]

Oooooh. Then again, I wouldn't know since I haven't explore the place that much. [He was kinda in a rush to get to Mahogany at the time, leaving him to pick the surfing route.]

[video]

[fathersbeloved]

Ah... since he had so many scratches in his face, I just assumed you punched him back. That is a fight, is it not...?

[video]

[usedshooshpap]

It is a fight, but he started it!

[Voice]

[usedshooshpap]

There's not much to explore. It's big, yeah, but one mountain? Seen them all.

[ video ]

[usedshooshpap]

I thought you did.

[audio]

[usedshooshpap]

You pick up on sarcasm like Eridan's hair takes to water.

[Voice]

[shadowdive]

Mm. [Me either.] It just leads me to think that things aren't right, behind the scenes of... whatever brings us here.

[ video ]

[shadowdive]

Yeah, that weather was ridiculous. Honestly though, I'm surprised this region isn't flooded from how many water types fill the world and how many pokedex entries say they can cause storms.

That's the steel gym, right? It's incredibly easy if you have a fire or ground type.