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[No one tell her he's guessing.]

Yep! I read as much as I could, including the encyclopedias and manuals.

[The straps for the wood are secure! Let's move that luggage.]

Mnh, no, they had schools. I just couldn't go.

[It's fine don't worry about it]

... Why not? [She knows it's probably rude or a sensitive subject, but he doesn't seem upset... and she's really curious.]

Hm?

Oh. Well, it was too dangerous to leave the prison...so it was pretty much impossible.

[It's fine don't worry about it!

He brings a hand...paw? Mitt? To his chin, as he thinks more heavily on it.]

...In hindsight, I kind of wonder if I could have snuck my way into online schooling... ...but I got the feeling I was ahead of the curriculum anyway, so...

[THEY PUT A 12 YEAR OLD IN JAIL????????]

...

[She's truly speechless, her mouth hanging open in surprise.]

... oh, I see...?

It- it's okay if it's confusing, I'm pretty aware it's uh...not normal, [he laughs quietly.]

Trust me when I say, I'm a very unique case in that regard..! ...Honestly even the jail itself counts as a unique circumstance...the ghost rec room was really nice, I think it might have been the old library.

[The what?]

...

W-well. I'm glad you're... okay? Fahaha...

Th-thanks..!

[He's rapidly growing aware of how awkward the situation is!]

A-Anyway, it's been a lot nicer being here, and we even get to see a whole town get built now..! That's cool, right?

Y-yeah! I've never seen a town get built before! In fact, I never really left my hometown much... [She doesn't want to sound like she's complaining, though. It sounds like her life has been really sheltered compared to his...]

Hey, that's still better than me. I never left where I was born at all, not until maybe a week before arriving here.

[Mixed?? Bag???

But in the interest of maybe keeping the conversation on good things-] What was your hometown like?

Oh, uh, fahahaha... [Can she laugh? Is it appropriate to laugh? She doesn't know. Angel, she's anxious.]

... it's pretty small, but nice! Or, uh, it was. [She's not used to thinking about it in past tense...] It was mostly a monster town, though Kris was a human. They're-- I mean, they were my next door neighbor. Umm, there was a little lake and a forest that I used to explore in with Kris and... well, family and stuff. It was a great place to live!

Actually, my mom was the mayor, so I guess I'm a little biased.

A monster town...

[Part of him things of others he's talked to that made those kinds of clarifications, but, Flowey in particular never mentioned any towns that shared with humans, so this is probably very different.]

Huhhh...

I mean, it sounds nice..! I don't know that having a parent in politics would increase bias that much in this case at least...

I guess, fahaha. I just, um... [She knows her family is the richest in town. Someone like Susie must have a different experience with Hometown than she does. It doesn't feel good to brag about that, though...] It can be on my mind a lot, sometimes. I'm used to wanting to... set a good example, and stuff. [She's anxious thinking about how her grades must be plummeting while she's here. Her mom will flip out.]

... um, the monsters are friendly. It's kind of like this, except a lot of us stood on two feet and wore clothes and stuff. And didn't have powers. I guess I should've clarified. It doesn't seem like we're that common across the other worlds...

Like...a role model?

[The idea of academic expectation is, for better or worse, lost on him.

Emporio nods along though, listening as they move the load of construction materials along.]

It sounds kind of like...Monsters and humans were basically the same, but with different appearances then? ...It seems pretty human for humans to separate themselves out like that anyway.

Uh.

If that makes sense. [He's defined a word with the word in the definition, he's very sorry.]

Mostly! But there are some biological differences. Monsters are sort of extensions of their souls. We have biological processes, just like humans, but mostly it means we need different diets and turn to dust when we... um... pass away. [She looks away for a second.] Human biology is a bit more separated from the soul! In fact, I've heard some humans can survive without their soul for a short time. Though... it's really not common, as you can imagine, fahaha.

[Does this sound familiar, Emporio? Flowey said something similar.]

[Emporio has been given a dire choice.

This is definitely someone from a world like Flowey's. Maybe the future?? Mayors are more of a modern (ish) thing, so he can't see her being from before any...mountain business, however that went.

But also.

He would be exposing this poor deerling to Flowey.

...

Emporio decides not to say anything about that!] I see...

...I guess that's pretty definitive in that case. Th-though, surviving without a soul seems...

[Flowey seems to be a rather bizarre exception to the rule, and given his experiences back home, he's inclined to agree.

People without Stands died.

Fast.]

What would even remove a soul though...

[Don't talk about creepypastas, don't mention rumors allegedly from the dark web, don't mention weird things Kris said...]

Umm... surgery...? Haha. Like I said, it's really uncommon. Sorry, weird topic.

[She's getting into a good rhythm of working and talking at the same time. Maybe Archnemon was right-- she can be helpful! That's a nice feeling.]

Anyway! What kind of stuff do you do for fun, Emporio? Besides helping out in the clinic. I know you do that! [Right. Normal conversation. She should work on that, next.]

Y..yeah.

What would that even be to treat...

[He can't help but mutter that curiosity aloud, sorry. But anyway!]

Oh. Uh...I guess I like reading a lot?

...I didn't really have much else to do before. I would sometimes throw a baseball around, but that was always alone. ...I was told it'd be a good idea to uh...maybe try playing it again here but...

[He's not really sure that's going to work out with so many quadrupeds.]

[That makes sense... he did have to learn everything from books.]

Reading is fun! Books can really take you to a whole different world. Uh... in a figurative sense this time, haha.

[The comment about being alone while playing baseball is deeply saddening. This poor kid... She tries to come up with an idea.] Well... maybe I couldn't play baseball normally, but I bet a lot of us could hit the ball using attacks, right? It wouldn't be a 'real' baseball game, but it would still be fun!

[He admittedly gets a laugh out of that gag.] Pfff...It'd be a busy life if you travelled every time you opened a book, that's for sure.

[He considers her words about baseball though. The idea of...adapting to it.]

...Maybe... ...I guess...it could end up more like kickball then?

Haha... I guess it would end up more like kickball, huh? [She doubts he's had a chance to play that, either.] Still! It would be a fun break from quests and stuff, right? And a way to show off our powers besides having to battle!

[She still remembers Umemiya seemed hesitant that he was more 'built for fighting' than ever as Lucario. He hoped to use his powers to help him plant a garden, instead. Maybe this could be a version of that for Emporio, she thinks.]

[He definitely hasn't had the chance!

At least he's nodding in agreement.] Probably...we'd have to make sure everyone knows the rules, and set up teams...oh, and we'd need space...

[....Well, it seems like a plan is forming?]

I bet we can find an open field somewhere! We could even set up places for people to just sit and watch! [Now she's getting excited!] ... Maybe it could even be a big inter-guild activity! Though some people would maybe treat it more as a competition, haha...

Probably not far from here even, [he muses.] I mean, Bottlecap is surrounded by woods, but out here it's just a lot of fields..!

...C...competition is probably unavoidable yeah...

Weeeellll.... a little healthy competition's probably fine. Right? [She hopes at least.] Let's make it happen! It'll be nice to have something fun to work on, too!

Probably..!!

Let's suggest it to Mightyena then. Or...maybe Abomasnow would want to plan for it?

[Does Abomasnow's precise city planning have room for a baseball field... ...Hopefully.]

want to wrap? :O

holidaygirl1225 - 2025-09-22 17:51 (UTC) - Expand

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want to wrap? :O