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[denynamax]

" This is Piers... don't bother me when I'm recording unless it's important. Bye. "

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[denynamax]

[piers lurches forward, off balance for a second]

Sure but-- I couldn't do enough to change her quality of life. She still had to deal with having a useless older brother...

[derailer]

There is no way you were useless! Loving her is already providing her with the most important thing of all!!

[denynamax]

But right behind that is providing her with healthy food. A roof that doesn't leak. A clean neighbourhood to grow up in. Opportunities. Hope.

I wish love could do everything, but it didn't.

[derailer]

Do not let perfect be the enemy of good! I do not know her. But I can say with confidence that you gave her hope and opportunities if nothing else!!

[denynamax]

...I tried, anyway. Even if I'm not much to look up to.

There's nothin' in my life I'm more proud of than her.

[derailer]

I barely know you, and I already find you incredibly admirable! So I am sure she has a thousand times more reason to look up to you!

[denynamax]

...



You do.....?

[derailer]

Your passion and talent is spectacular! Anyone would be moved! But, more than anyone else—your sister must be!!

[denynamax]

[ critical hit ]

If anything, she's the talented one... But, um.




Thank... you.

[derailer]

You are welcome! Perhaps when I return to my home, we can make plans to meet again, and you can introduce me to her!

[denynamax]

You're that confident we can get home in the first place?

[derailer]

...Yes.

[Though actually, you can hear his hesitation when faced with that direct question.]

1/2

[denynamax]

[Yeah. To Piers's ears, that hesitation is deafening.]

[denynamax]

[It's fine though. It's the little white lie of hope that gets you through the day, right? He's familiar. It doesn't need more dissecting.]

...A'right. We can show you a proper good time in Spikemuth.

[derailer]

[It's a massive white lie that forms the foundation of his mental health currently, and he subconsciously appreciates the cooperation.]

Wonderful! I will look forward to it! I am certain you will be welcome in Nimbasa City as well.

[denynamax]

Nimbasa City... 'strewth. That's even bigger than Wyndon.

[derailer]

Is it? I will have to readjust to it myself before being able to effectively conduct any visitors...

[denynamax]

It's huge, mate. The dynamax stadiums were modeled after the Big Stadium in Nimbasa, I've heard. And the ferris wheel's famous.

Marnie's gonna want to do a lot of shopping...

[RIP THEIR BUDGET]

[derailer]

I am the one extending the invitation, so I will make sure I can afford the expenses!

[Not that he has any concept currently of how expensive international travel is, or how much money he earns in the future, or how much anything in the city costs or what a big stadium or ferris wheel even is... et cetera.]

[denynamax]

[rip your budget too]

You might regret that, mate. But... I'll be lookin' forward to it.

[derailer]

Good!

[...lowering his voice]

May I ask you a couple clarifying questions? I understand if it is too much of an inconvenience.

[denynamax]

[blinks?]

Yeah? G'wan.

[derailer]

[He tries to parse that prompt, mostly fails, but then continues anyway, so it works out.]

Can you explain... what this big stadium and ferris wheel are? I have no memory of these things.

[denynamax]

...Ah.

Well. Y'see this gym? It's fine and all for one on one battling, but sometimes you need an bigger space to move around in. Not just any building - a whole field. And it's not just family and friends watching, but a hundred thousand folks from all over the region.

A stadium's a battleground for megastars. Imagine standing on the pitch, cheers so loud it drowns out your thoughts... sky open above you, the fever of excitement and clashing desires. And there's even more cameras recording for people to watch across the world.

Imagine a Pokemon battle there.

[derailer]

Oh...! That is—almost overwhelming to imagine. To think that there would be a hundred thousand people in a city at all, and then to imagine all of them paying attention at once...

[He thinks he has an idea of why he and Emmet might choose to have their battles underground, with a strictly limited capacity.]

But it must be a transcendental experience!