tensai | 003; video/action for violet city; it's getting cold out here;

[here's marui at the violet inn lobby, seated comfortably on a couch. his munchlax is sitting next to him, slowly devouring a bowl of fruit. marui, meanwhile, is sending a video message to someone.]

--gotten the Zephyr badge and Jackal and I are making our way through Union Cave soon to get to Azalea for my next badge. We'll be back in Goldenrod soon, Yukimura-kun! Tell Sanada we're working hard and keeping up with our training.

[he finishes this message and hits the send button. after this, he records another video message.]

Hey Sisuca! Look, I got my first badge! [he brings the badge up with his free hand to show her.] I've got a long way to go to catch up to you, but I'll definitely make it! Let's have cake to celebrate, okay?

[now that this message is done, he'll send it to sisuca--]

ERROR: ID Number not found.

[marui frowns. that's... not supposed to happen. so he tries to send it again.]

ERROR: ID Number not found.

[and again.]

ERROR: ID Number not found.

[and again. this time, he accidentally broadcasts his recorded video to the whole network too.]

ERROR: ID Number not found.

[shit. marui looks worried. and very sad. he takes a deep breath, eyes closed and pinches the bridge of his nose-- boys don't cry after all.]

[the video feed ends there, but anyone at the inn would find a redhead sitting at the lobby, holding a munchlax like a teddy bear, with his 'Gear on the other side of the couch, just staring off into space.]

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... [welp.]

Yeah.

My condolences, Marui-kun.

You make it sound like she died.

[Fortunately for Marui, Yagyuu's not enough of a douche to ask, "Did she?" ...Okay, well, at least not to a teammate.]

Or merely departed. But regardless of why she's gone, it doesn't make much difference in practice, does it? Or in your right to be upset.

I... guess. [and Marui just deflates and sinks back into the couch. so much for celebrating his first badge.]

[Oh, boy. Fail!comfort mode, activate.]

Do you know...what circumstances she was going back to?

I... [he shakes his head.] We don't-- didn't really talk about stuff like that.

[This is a long pause.]

Still, it's likely she's better off.

Mm. At least she'll be with her family.

There's always something to be said for that.

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