(@asktrainerzoroark) Fuku@Lief "You sure do like playing it safe, don't you?" she notes, arms crossed. "And if worse comes to worse, and giants with red auras DO come here, what are you gonna do? Keep running? That's not gonna work forever."
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The duo looked back as Fuku spoke up. Lief in particular turned to face her.
Lief: “Hey, hey. That right there? Cut it out. The less we jinx it or tempt fate, the better.”
[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Lief slightly angled away from the viewer towards the left. He's smiling cheekily, resembling the ":3" emoticon, and otherwise looks relaxed. Lief’s appearance is as described here. End ID ]
Lief: “In fact, if exactly that happens right here, today, I’m blaming you. Shouldn’t have brought it up.”
Pikavee: “Sh-she kind of has a point, though… i-if we did figure out why, and stopped it from happening, wouldn't it be better for everyone?”
[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Pikavee oriented similarly to the previous image. She appears somewhat concerned or timid, and her eyes are downcast. Her ears are drooped down. Pikavee’s appearance is as described here. End ID ]
Pikavee: “I-it also wouldn’t hurt to check on Rue, either… s-see if she needs our help?”
Lief: “Yeah, there it is… I knew you’d say that. Is it really so hard to worry about yourself, Missy?”
Pikavee was taken aback by that last comment. Moreso the tone he carried as he said it, sounding vaguely irritable.
Lief: “Even Livingston agrees with me about lying low, you know. Reminder. I know I offered in the end, but that does not include ‘be some hero that nobody asked for.’”
Pikavee: “But I–we can’t just leave things the way they are, Lief!”
Lief in turn perked up somewhat at Pikavee’s response, looking at her face. While her voice barely rose a decibel, her previous displeasure at simply doing nothing was on full display in her tone.
Perhaps too much on display, more than she intended, judging by the way she immediately looked guilty.
Pikavee: “I-I didn’t mean…”
Lief took one look between Pikavee and Fuku, and spoke near without his usual cadence.
Lief: “Well the world sucks. It’s just how it is.”
… perhaps you can leave her alone to fend for herself. Might make things better than her staying with someone like you.
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It seems like you can barely take care of yourself.
This invasive thought left him even more irritated–openly irritated. His tail quivered with pent up frustration.
In typical Lief fashion, he proceeded to say one sentence too many.
[ ID: A grayscale bust drawing of Lief slightly angled away from the viewer towards the left. His eyes are narrowed in an annoyed glare. His mouth is open, as if in the midst of a tangent. End ID ]
Lief: “Find someone else to bug if you’re not gonna get used to that while you’re here, huh?”
Pikavee withdrew even further into herself. She appeared hurt by Lief’s words… or perhaps just more conflicted in general.
[ featuring Destino from @ask-the-royal-absol ]
