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[kaidont]

[You know who's, for once, not found outside Union? This guy.

Partly because of the people camping outside. The city officials might be all chummy with them, but he almost got trampled by a rampaging Nidoking because of them, and he doesn't feel like talking to them nicely. Or handing them any piece of technology, for that matter.

He knows himself well enough to know he'll just start fights if he tries interacting with them, so he's keeping himself inside the walls for now. It's probably best after this mindless training anyway.

The other reason is currently resting against his legs. His egg finally hatched, revealing a Trapinch... which is cool and all, except it keeps kind of falling forward with the weight of its own head if it's standing on the ground... and he can't keep it burried all the time. Especially when you live in a tower.

So his baby Trapinch is slowly following after him, bumping its head against his legs whenever they stop. He would have lost his patience long ago, had his newly evolved Floette not been calming him down.

Be careful not to fall into any holes. Thankfully, they shouldn't be too deep]

Comments

[at_too_low]

Wh--!

[He blushes and gapes at you for a second, before going offensive defensive]

W-what if I do?! And it's just true. Also, you called him "pretty boy" like three times already, and you didn't hear me asking.

1/2

[kaidont]

Yeah because guys like him piss me off.

[kaidont]

Hey, at least you're cute, you might have a chance.

[Now he's just trolling]

[at_too_low]

[... Okay get the HELL out, he doesn't need more reasons to question his everything.

D-Do I now? What about miss Mari, then?

[He's not sure if you deserve that, but. You probably do.]

[kaidont]

Wh-what the fuck's that supposed to mean?

[Do you stand a chance with Mari? Like hell you do Does Mari stand a chance with asshole redhead? WHAT DO YOU MEAN]

[at_too_low]

I thought you swung that way.

[Arms crossed (Budew's on his shoulder now), YEAH HE SAID IT]

[kaidont]

You leave Mari out of this.

[He isn't prepared to talk about that. Not now, not ever, especially not with you]

[at_too_low]

Oh, so it's alright to talk about me, but once it's about you it's suddenly "leave MY preferences out of this"? Also, it's not even that big of a secret, you know.

[kaidont]

Yeah cause I was teasing, I don't expect you to actually go and fall for that asshole, I know you're better and smarter than that.

[It's half an attempt at apology and half being a teenage idiot and not letting it go. Good job Kaido]

1/2

[at_too_low]

[... Alright, that actually cools him down somewhat]

... Thanks for that, at least.

[at_too_low]

[He sighs and looks away]

... Sorry, I didn't mean to be like that. But it's still somewhat of a sore subject.

[He frowns and kicks a small stone away. Being teenage is hard, feeling like you have Obligations to the society is hard, being afraid you might not be able to fill them is hard.]

[kaidont]

[And that deflates him too]

... sorry. I didn't know.

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[at_too_low]

... Well, you do now.

[at_too_low]

Just don't get any stupid ideas, alright?

[Okay a good part of your ideas are stupid a lot of the time, but. You know what he means.]

[kaidont]

[Fist bump to your forehead]

What's that even supposed to mean?

[at_too_low]

[He laughs and jokingly swats your hand away]

Lots of things. You're prone to stupid ideas, after all.

[kaidont]

Hey, no fair, I haven't gotten into trouble in ages.

[at_too_low]

That's our good influence for you~

1/2

[kaidont]

Yeah, sure, take all the credit.

[kaidont]

[... something from earlier still bothers him, though]

... hey, Atsuro...

[at_too_low]

Hmm?

[kaidont]

If anyone ever gives you shit about that, I'll kick their ass.

1/2

[at_too_low]

[... Heh]

Thanks, Kaido.

[at_too_low]

I can do that myself too, though! Here, I wanted to show you something--

[He's handing Budew to you, because it's not safe to do electric tricks while holding someone]

[kaidont]

[Sup budew. On the shoulder you go]