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Emporio, mijo, there's no use trying to talk sense to Runaan. He hates all of us because he assumes we're all human and it doesn't matter that we aren't the awful humans of his world. As far as he's concerned, all humans, no matter the world, have to pay for what the ones of his world did.

Of course if you're not human and never were, then it doesn't matter what your people have done. He doesn't hold that against you.

As for us former humans—well, you're no better than any other human, even if you're categorically no longer human.

[Bitter? Him?]

So a little birdy told me you might be near Goldenrod soon.

[Somehow, either given in person or delivered because who knows where they'll be on Christmas itself, Emporio will find two gifts from Abbacchio. One is an ugly Christmas sweater with shiny Mareeps in the pattern, and the other...is more clothes, in the style and sizes that Emporio picked out when they went shopping. Also a gift card so he can treat his boyfriend.]

[Whether this gift is given in person or delivered, there will also be packages from Bruno! There's an Expert Belt, a box of cookies... and more clothes, similar to Abbacchio's gift to Emporio. Bruno may have asked him for help.]

[Considering the chaos that ensued the previous day, Bruno crashed pretty damn hard when it was finally time for him to sleep.

But, you know, hindsight is 20/20. There had been things Bruno was more concerned with in the moment--making sure the candy was okay, and trying to get the tequila away from Jolyne, and then checking on Leone and Narancia afterward, processing his own reaction to the matter, but... there were things he had realized, after he'd had the space to think about it. How unconcerned Emporio was. How unconcerned Jolyne had been until she started getting testy with Naeva, a button inadvertently pushed by the older woman. How unconcerned Carly was until Jolyne had gotten the tequila.

"I kind of feel like everyone's overreacting?"

Hm. Maybe he should... at least have a talk with Emporio about this.]

Emporio, do you have a few minutes?

[SHE'S GOING TO BE NICE AND JUST USE TEXT FOR NOW. Sometimes she has tact, thank you very much.]

Soooooooo

what's this about moving to the islands and with a boy?~

you weren't gonna just hide this from me, were you?

[Well, Louie's had some time to sit on what people said to him on his anonymous network post-- And the message was pretty clear, really. People seemed to generally agree that emotionally relaxing and being more open with someone close to you, even if it was scary, was a good idea. Louie had kind of known that would be the answer, if only because he'd really hoped it wouldn't be. And that's how it tends to go when he asks for advice, he's noticed.

He's still not sure what all of this is going to look like with the different people he cares about, but truth be told, Emporio feels like the priority. He's got others here who mean a lot to him, but the only ones who were ever on the same level as Emporio - albeit in very different ways - were Rei and of course Huey. Neither of them are here anymore, and with Rei in particular there's something he's been regretting; a gift idea he'd never acted on. It's not too late for that with Emporio, though, who the idea also came up with in the first place.

Of course... Now that Louie's standing outside the door to Emporio's room, one hand poised to knock and the other in his hoodie pocket twisting some thread around his fingers-- Well, he's faltering a little. This feels sort of dumb, sort of immature. He forces himself to knock anyway.]

Hey, Emporio, are you there right now?

[Special delivery! Through the Pidgey post comes a blue envelope, addressed to both Emporio and Louie. The return address is a small little inn located in Blackthorn City, and comes from Mr. and Mrs. Arlert. Inside is a very festive postcard. On the back is a short by very delicately penned note, thanks to Armin!]

Emporio & Louie,

We’ve been in Blackthorn for a few days now and it’s an incredibly beautiful place. And the snow is easy to enjoy when you know you’ll only be in it for two weeks! We’ll make sure to bring back some souvenirs.

Hope the gym is still standing and remember you can ask Shiro for anything you might need.

We’ll see you again soon,
— Armin and Angel Arlert

p.s. Tell Louie to recycle all his soda cans. Ed will try to eat them and choke. He won’t learn.

[Also included is a little Polaroid picture of both Angel and Armin hard at work building a snow Lapras. Angel is working hard on carefully crafting a fin, while Armin has lovingly rendered the graceful creature’s head! How cute!]

The Water Labyrinth, contrary to its name, is relatively simple. It's a series of sea rocks that tower out of the ocean, close enough to be impassable but far enough to be defined, separate structures. Jotaro would be tempted to dive down and have a look at the sea floor, to study the ocean and these natural formations closer, but he's not alone. Emporio is there with him. It's been a few days into their adventure, and he supposes now the time to have their talk.

Jotaro casts his fishing line from the ride Pokemon out an impressive distance. The Good Rod lure bobs in the water, stationary thanks to the tauntness of the line.

"So you killed Pucci," Jotaro says quietly once they've settled.

During Runaan's post

You already expected this

forward-dated to December 25th

forward-dated to 12/25!

12/26 or close enough to then, I don't know if this is in-person or not though

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[action, late july]

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29th of December