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

[seacub]

[Emporio grumbles, and rubs his head underneath the helmet. He can't speak immediately, honestly. He can't properly think of just what to say to that, because it's pretty darn clear that Flowey's doing this on purpose, but-]

...We're supposed to be cooperating, [he finally says quietly.]

...I know...I know Anasui isn't the nicest, and I know he gets focused on...on a lot of things, on the precision, the perfection, I know he fights, [Emporio carries on, voice low as he waits before following after the others.] ....but he's still my friend.

...He looked after me. ...He was the second person I ever knew, and he looked after me. ...He still looks after me, [he emphasizes. He tries to put as much of the meaning into his words. The importance of it. He was Alone. He could have been even more alone, coming here. His world is gone. He should be alone.

This is all that's left from that place.]

You don't have to like him, just...

...Maybe don't antagonize him on purpose..?

1/2

[friendlyflower]

That moron started it! [Flowey says, and then hates that he said that. Ugh, he sounds like a child.] He kept threatening to kill me. And he launched me down this stupid tunnel and didn't come find me like you did. I don't see you telling him to be nicer.

[Flowey supposes not actively killing him is a kindness for Anasui.]

2/2

[friendlyflower]

[... but. He gets it.

Anasui sucks. But so does he! And Emporio still likes him for some weird reason.]

... Whatever. Fine.

[He turns to Anasui.]

I'm sorry.

[It's the most insincere, "the teacher told me I have to apologize" apology ever.]

[dripdrive]

[Emporio likes them both for some reason. Does it mean that Emporio's standards are low? Or does that mean that both Anasui and Flowey deserve a chance?

...

Anasui looks up at Flowey when he hears the Sunkern shuffle and rolls his eyes.]

You should be. [But he gives a big sigh. He knows what should come next after this social cue but he doesn't like it.] But... I'm sorry too. You may be a brat but I shouldn't have thrown you off like that. It's not your fault you're legless.

[Are you proud of him, Emporio?]

[seacub]

[He's very proud. He's so proud.

Emporio genuinely looks a little weepy, even if he clearly picked up on the 'that's not a real apology'.

That the cubone is actually wiping at his eyes now, probably means...something?

It means something, and he nods to them both.]

It's like I said, right? ...You guys don't have to like each other...or even be sorry, for that matter, [he coughs, because it's honestly better for him if Flowey is honest.] Just try not to perpetuate a cycle.

...You, uh. ...You both get pretty invested in payback, it feels like.

[What??? Them???

Never.]

[friendlyflower]

Who, me? Never!

[Cue audience laugh track.

... joking aside, he's actually surprised Anasui apologized to him.]

Armless, too. You get used to it.

[With that said, he continues hopping along the tunnels after Golbat. The scholar seems to be on the trail of something interesting, so Flowey keeps a close eye on him.]

... When I died, I lost a lot of my, uh... [He doesn't want to say 'soul'.] ... 'humanity'. So to speak. It's hard for me to really feel sorry. But I won't say that mean stuff anymore. Disney had some okay movies, after all. I suppose.

[dripdrive]

Hm? Do we now? [Anasui pauses, considering what Emporio said. He supposes that's true, especially here, where things are 'kinder'. Before, if he ever bothered to get 'payback', he'd make sure it wouldn't ever become a cycle with force.

But back to Flowey. Anasui rolls his eyes gestures to his wings, showing that he was armless too and was indeed getting used to it. But then he nods quietly.

So the kid did die alongside being immortal. And he did come back different. Surprisingly, Anasui can relate to some aspects of what he said, and it fills the man with a new sense of understanding. Anasui follows along, thinking carefully before he speaks again.]

... Understood. I'll try be more patient so you feel like you don't have to say mean shit. [Anasui gives a small smirk.] And... fair. Disney has some really bad ones but some really good ones as well. Maybe you just haven't seen the better ones.

should we guide this to an end you think?

[seacub]

Well, at least you guys know what movies are okay and not, [Emporio chimes in, very much not intending to be depressing all over.

He's clearly pleased though. As long as his friends and loved ones can at least co-exist....well, he'll take it.]

I think just taking those steps are enough, though. You can work toward 'humanity', or...whatever you'd normally call it, too. Like Foo Fighters, maybe... [he mutters, though the last bit seems mostly for himself.]

we can wrap up here?

[friendlyflower]

The ones with singing princesses and crap are so BORING. Now, Fantasia? THERE'S a good movie. [They were limited to whatever washed up in the garbage dump and still worked in a tape player, though, so he doesn't have much experience.

He decides to ignore the cheesy crap Emporio is talking about. He's had enough of that for one day. Sorry, Emporio.]

Sounds good to me

[dripdrive]

[Anasui hears what Emporio has to say and nods slightly. He knows that's mostly directed to Flowey but he feels like it's directed at him too. Working towards 'humanity', one step at a time.

In any case, he snorts loudly.] Fantasia is a good movie but I'm shocked you don't think Sleeping Beauty is awesome. Few movies have a guy throw a sword into a dragon's heart.

[The Golbat... has no idea what they're talking about but they're done with their research. Time to go!]