Noelle's September Quest Ho-ho-home [Catch-All]

[holidaygirl1225]

Who: Noelle & Shoka, Archnemon, Bigby
What: Quests! (Scholastic Decisions, No Pain No Grain, A Dour Struggle)
Where: Icefall Lake, around Death Blood Murder Skull Town, the woods
When: Mid/Late September
Warnings: Pokemon battling (violence/injury), potential references to death/disassociation

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[wolfcut]

[ That sure would be a kick to the ego if it wasn't practically hitting rock bottom already. Even with Noelle trying to talk around it, he can read between the lines well enough. Hard to forget their first interaction, after all.

He grumbles to himself, before eventually ending with a resounding sigh. As frustrated as he wants to be with her, Bigby also can't blame her when he's literally a fucking hamster. ]

... Yeah, yeah. I know. [ That probably comes across a lot harsher than intended. ] Next time just ask, okay? We could've practiced first. Or something.

[ Who is he kidding. Like he wouldn't have rushed into this with or without Noelle wanting to tag along for his sake. Just let him bury his head back into the ground. ]

ready to wrap?

[holidaygirl1225]

... You're right. I'm sorry. [At least he mentioned the possibility of a 'next time'-- that means she didn't completely ruin everything. At least not yet.

By the time their rescue arrives, ready to take them to the clinic, Noelle decides she can walk again. Maybe it's the Grassy Terrain, maybe it's just her wanting to push through.]

let's wrap!

[wolfcut]

[ Yet another reminder that his tone could still use some work. As if making her feel bad about wanting to help does anything for either of them. ]

... You're fine. As long as you feel stronger, right?

[ It's more rhetorical than anything, considering he already saw it firsthand, but better to shift the conversation back toward that direction than not.

When their rescue team arrives, he's greeted by a familiar face from the clinic. Their expression is entirely deadpan as they hoist him up, completely unsurprised that he's managed to get himself to this point yet again. Bigby's lucky they have some Rawst berries to tide him over until they all make it back, safe and (mostly) sound.

Maybe this time he'll remember to take it easy during the recovery period, but probably not, much to the eventual chagrin of whoever happens to be his nurse (and knowing his luck, that'll be Anasui). ]