017 - Promised not to be sad, but we both knew I was lying...

[bestwishes]

[Today, a certain Pokémon Trainer sits on a park bench looking pretty depressed. A small yellow mouse appears to be trying to cheer him up...]

Pikapi, piiika chuuuuu...

It's no use Pikachu... It'll be almost a whole week soon, I'm not sure she's comin' back...

[If you reply, don't expect too much from Pikachu, as I'm simply operating him on godmod autopilot?]

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[infinitemars.livejournal.com]

[Kira will stop on her way back from the store and look at the two who are together, before moving over to Ash]

Hello, Ash.

[bestwishes]

Oh, hey Kira...

[infinitemars.livejournal.com]

Is something wrong? [She glances at Pikachu, recognizing him from the first day or so she was here, but looks back to Ash]

[bestwishes]

Pikachu! [The little yellow mouse waves awkwardly with a smile that seems perhaps just slightly forced.]

Me? No, of course not. I'm fine. Totally fine. Nothing wrong at all.

[... It's pretty clear he's not telling the truth.]

[infinitemars.livejournal.com]

[She smiles a bit and sits down by him]

Come. Sometimes it helps to talk about things that are bothering you.

[bestwishes]

Well... It's my friend, Misty. She was droned a few days ago and...

[infinitemars.livejournal.com]

She isn't back to normal yet?

[knightiszero.livejournal.com]

[Doesn't know you, but he's had enough of his own angst. He'll just intrude on yours.]

Are you okay?

[bestwishes]

Me? No, I'm uh... Yeah, I'm fine. Totally fine. No need to worry, y'know?

[knightiszero.livejournal.com]

Are you sure? It sounded like you were missing somebody...

[bestwishes]

Well, I guess... A friend of mine was droned recently... She still isn't back to normal yet...

[knightiszero.livejournal.com]

I'm-- sorry. I just got here a few days ago and I don't know much about drones. How long does it usually take for them to return to normal?

[bestwishes]

If it's done as a punishment, usually a day or two at the most? Any longer than that and it's more likely to be permanent though...

[noneed-2worry.livejournal.com]

Ash? What's wrong?

[bestwishes]

Dawn... It's Misty... She's been droned.

[noneed-2worry.livejournal.com]

O... oh.

[Frowns.]

[bestwishes]

It's already been a couple days now too...

Piiikachuu... [Pikachu's ears sag.]

[noneed-2worry.livejournal.com]

She might still come back! No need to worry!

[bestwishes]

You really think so?

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

[Your favourite teacher is sitting next to you now. Eating a piece of cake.]

[bestwishes]

[H-hey! What are you doing!? I'm trying to mope here!]

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

[Yum, isn't cake good. Just sitting here, humming and eating.]

[bestwishes]

[... O-okay. Fine. I'll stop moping. That is some delicious and moist looking cake...]

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

[So good.]

[bestwishes]

[Just... staring at your cake. Hey, it's not like he's going to actually initiate any exchange of words before you do.]