August Catch-all

[friendlyflower]

Who: Flowey & Perrin, Bigby, Akechi, Siffrin, Siffrin (again), Chara
What: Quests!! The boy's got his non-existent hands full again! (Exploration: Yellow, Carts Before Charts, Flower Showers, Play Nice) 
Where: New territory beyond the middle forest; places in and around the new Outpost
When: Throughout August
Warnings: Pokemon battling (violence/injury), severe weather, Flowey's trauma (mentions of/themes of depression, depersonalization, guilt, child death, murder)

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[loopsiedaisy]

[Siffrin's not sure they have an answer to give! Most of it is definitely that, infuriating as he is, Flowey isn't an adult... but they're pretty confident Flowey will just explode at them again if they say anything about that!]

[There's a lot they're failing or refusing to process about Flowey themself, because of what it would require thinking about. But they can't really treat him like they would Bo - other kids. Maybe Lusamine or Emporio could keep Flowey talking from here, or Firepaw could have... but Siffrin doubts they can.]

[They're not exactly good at being vulnerable either, anyway.]

[...so, maybe it's fine to go with their second impulse? Even if it's not entirely true anymore.] If I have to stay healthy, so do you~

[...]

The Universe has a sick sense of humor, doesn't it...? Really likes tragedies. [Something something a kid definitely shouldn't be feeling that way, but another time looper? Yeah. It should've been them instead of Firepaw too. (Neither of them should still exist, really, but Siffrin so much more so - they don't have the excuse of being a child.)]

[...oh well.]

[They stand up and shake themself off, straps of the harness jingling, then tug the cart the rest of the way toward the impatiently waiting Mudsdale. She has a much larger wagon, set up where the path through the trees is wider and she can carry a much heavier load - time to transfer!]

wrapped?

[friendlyflower]

[... He'll be damned if he dies before Siffrin. He might not have love, but he has spite.

That's an interesting turn of phrase, though-- 'the universe'. He files that away for later.]

It could be a comedy if your sense of humor didn't go out back and stab itself to death. [And the little asshole's back! Thank goodness!

With Mudsdale watching, he actually makes a token effort to help transfer the materials. He doesn't say that Siffrin did most of the work, of course.]