September Catch-All

[friendlyflower]

Who: Flowey & Emporio, Anasui, Akechi, Firoza, and maybe YOU!
What: Quests, discussing Theories, hearing stories, and rumors of a certain boy's birthday (aka-- I decided Flowey's birthday is on the Undertale anniversary, September 15th)
Where: Furnace Mountain, in & around Death Blood Murder Skull Town
When: Throughout September
Warnings: Potential Pokemon battling (violence/injury), Flowey's trauma (mentions of/themes of depression, depersonalization, guilt, child death, murder)

Comments

[offtracks]

[ Ingo blinks, clearly taken aback by this sudden turn. But... ]

...you seem upset about it.

[ Souls are a metaphysical matter that he can't really speak on, but Flowey has never once struck Ingo as unfeeling! In fact, he's starting to think maybe he is actively unhappy about this party? ]

[friendlyflower]

... upset? Can't you see my big smile, buddy? I'm having a great time!

[He's not even really convincing himself.]

[offtracks]

[ His point had been, at least partially, that Flowey obviously does feel things. But that doesn't seem worth an argument right now. ]

.....you do not have to stay if you do not wish. You could sneak off.

[friendlyflower]

[He's quiet for several moments. He takes a breath.]

... It doesn't matter. I'm fine. You go have a nice time. Eat one of the sweets.

[offtracks]

No - no, I think that I am on my way out, regardless.

[ It would not feel right to stay here and mingle, knowing that Flowey himself is having a bad time! ]

[friendlyflower]

... go if you want to. But there's something else.

[He grumbles... and then sighs.]

I can feel, but nothing that counts. I can't feel love, or empathy, or anything good. It's hard to CARE about anything or anyone. And when I had that power I told you about. The power to change fate. I...

[Now he sounds sad.]

... did some... messed up stuff. Haha. So it's not worth caring about me.

[offtracks]

[ This is quite a lot more to take in! Overall, though - would someone who was all that horrible really be confessing right now? Ingo hadn't even suspected anything! He just sounds...like a sad young boy, really. ]

...come now. I do not believe that is up to you!

[friendlyflower]

Are you really still not mad at me? After all that?

[Other people have chosen to 'forgive' him. Believe in him, even. But it never gets easier.]

[offtracks]

Hm, well...I think you must feel badly about all of that now, at least a little. Why else would you tell me at all? So I do not see that getting angry at you would do much good.

[ Besides which, it's all rather at a distance. And Flowey is newly thirteen? There must be some other things going on, if a child is doing all of that! ]

[friendlyflower]

... Okay. Whatever. [He's been down this path before, demanding to know why others still trust him despite all he's done, trying to burn the bridge now before he can burn it later. He's trying not to walk it again.]

Ingo... thanks. I should've just said that from the start.

[offtracks]

[ Ingo smiles, an expression that really barely shows except in his eyes. ]

You are very welcome, Flowey. And I hope that you do have a good day, regardless of whether it is truly your birthday or not!

[ Really, though, he's still willing to help sneak the kid out! ]

[friendlyflower]

[Ingo is halfway out the door when Flowey speaks up again..]

Maybe we can ditch for just a LITTLE bit. C'mon!

[He hops up and lets Ingo catch him.]

[offtracks]

Ah - !

[ He lunges, but manages to get beneath Flowey enough to catch him! It does help that he's quite small. That done, though, he lets out a short bark of laughter. ]

Very well, then! All aboard! What is our destination?

[friendlyflower]

Take me somewhere cool! [He doesn't really have anywhere in mind. It seems like he wants to be away from here though for now.]