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☘ 016; [video]
[Lancer seemed to be in an infinitely better mood than when he last broadcast from his own Pokegear; being in the company of someone like Saber that actually put up with him was a wonderful remedy for loneliness.]
[Not that he was lonely. Lancer would have sworn otherwise to his dying breath. One hand idly petting the Tauros walking at his side, he spoke with a casual grin on his face.]
Yo. I got a question for you guys--see, my fight at the Azalea gym got a little out of hand.
[It would forever be known as The Incident, of which there was no record past Lancer's second badge. But this was the guy that called a berserk rage that wiped out half an army 'a rough day', so 'out of hand' was clearly A Big Deal. He was still replacing the parts of his inventory that had gotten incinerated.]
So I figured I might as well know what I was getting into for once--what can you guys tell me about the leader here in Goldenrod?
[You know what they say about 'speak of the devil', Lancer? Did they have that in ancient Ireland?]
Ohmigawd! [As Lancer and his Tauros pass by the aforementioned Goldenrod City Gym, a girl practically leaps out of nowhere--her eyes may or may not have been replaced with comically oversized pink hearts.]
Uh...yeah?
Ohmigawd I never get to see a guy as good looking as you around here! [Or she's just conveniently forgotten the hundreds of fangirl bait challengers that have gone through her gym in the past. Before our grinning idiot's ego could inflate any further, he's interrupted by the girl being distracted by OOH SHINY.] You have to tell me how you get your hair that nice!
Well, I- [You know that ponytail of yours, Lancer? This mysteriously unbalanced girl is now taking hold of it and dragging you offscreen.] Ow--ow! Hey, what the hell do you--ow, knock it off!
[Left onscreen is a mildly confused Tauros just watching this in silence. Whitney's squealing and Lancer's cursing in what sounds like a foreign language can be heard offscreen until the Pokegear shuts off.]
[Good luck getting responses. He's kind of busy.]
[Video; roughly half an hour later:]
...Y'know, there's a story in my country now about a knight that literally couldn't keep women off of him. Some kinda curse or something.
But somehow I doubt one ever pounced on him, dragged him off, and refused to let go of him until she'd brushed and braided his hair.
Who the hell was that girl and what just happened?
[Not that he was lonely. Lancer would have sworn otherwise to his dying breath. One hand idly petting the Tauros walking at his side, he spoke with a casual grin on his face.]
Yo. I got a question for you guys--see, my fight at the Azalea gym got a little out of hand.
[It would forever be known as The Incident, of which there was no record past Lancer's second badge. But this was the guy that called a berserk rage that wiped out half an army 'a rough day', so 'out of hand' was clearly A Big Deal. He was still replacing the parts of his inventory that had gotten incinerated.]
So I figured I might as well know what I was getting into for once--what can you guys tell me about the leader here in Goldenrod?
[You know what they say about 'speak of the devil', Lancer? Did they have that in ancient Ireland?]
Ohmigawd! [As Lancer and his Tauros pass by the aforementioned Goldenrod City Gym, a girl practically leaps out of nowhere--her eyes may or may not have been replaced with comically oversized pink hearts.]
Uh...yeah?
Ohmigawd I never get to see a guy as good looking as you around here! [Or she's just conveniently forgotten the hundreds of fangirl bait challengers that have gone through her gym in the past. Before our grinning idiot's ego could inflate any further, he's interrupted by the girl being distracted by OOH SHINY.] You have to tell me how you get your hair that nice!
Well, I- [You know that ponytail of yours, Lancer? This mysteriously unbalanced girl is now taking hold of it and dragging you offscreen.] Ow--ow! Hey, what the hell do you--ow, knock it off!
[Left onscreen is a mildly confused Tauros just watching this in silence. Whitney's squealing and Lancer's cursing in what sounds like a foreign language can be heard offscreen until the Pokegear shuts off.]
[Good luck getting responses. He's kind of busy.]
[Video; roughly half an hour later:]
...Y'know, there's a story in my country now about a knight that literally couldn't keep women off of him. Some kinda curse or something.
But somehow I doubt one ever pounced on him, dragged him off, and refused to let go of him until she'd brushed and braided his hair.
Who the hell was that girl and what just happened?
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...I don't get it. What's wrong with acting however the hell you want? I mean, are there set rules now for what's right or wrong, because I definitely missed the announcement for that one.
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Do whatever makes you happy and just kind of go with whatever happens next.
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[ Is that a teasing voice? ]
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I just thought perhaps since I am known as a lady here that I should dress and behave as such.
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[ Not exactly romantically, but maybe in the future. For now, she just wants to look.. as noble as she should. ]
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[ Another deep breath, her hand moving from his hair to grab at his shoulder. Face first into blue, she just rests there, trying to regain her composure. Yes, those are her fingers digging between flesh and bone. ]
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...I'll tell you about mine, if it'll make you feel better.
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[ A soft voice with a hint of pleading behind it. ]
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When I said earlier that I fought someone I shouldn't have? ...It was Connla. The only son I ever had, and I killed him before I realized who he really was. When I met him again in this place...I don't think I've ever been that happy in my entire life, and now that he's gone it hurts all over again like he just died yesterday.
[Lancer spoke honestly, and did so for the first time regarding how he truly felt about Connla's disappearance.]
I was stupid and made a mistake back then, and I probably screwed up my second chance here somehow. I just..dammit, Saber, it never stopped hurting. Now it's just gotten worse.
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