[accidental voice]

[tsunsandsteals]

...why am I...where the hell is my shirt?! What is this place, what am I doing here?! Where's the Pokemon Center and the PokeMart and all the other idiots running around the city? Why does my back it-

-no. This-is this someone's stupid idea of a joke?! Wings, what the hell. Why do I have wings? Is there any way to get rid of them? Maybe they're just taped on, yeah, maybe I can just try to

Ow! No, they're real. Ugh, I'm going to be feeling that for-

-wait a minute, the journal, it's...it's recording everything I say! What the hell is going on here?!

Not that I'm scared. That'd be the reaction of a weak person, and I am notweak. It's just a stupid situation is all, and I'll get to the bottom of it. I'll find whoever's responsible for this and kick their ass!

Comments

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

[struggling against his hold] Weakness is giving up without a fight. It's letting other people push you around and tell you what's right when only you alone know what's right for you. It's letting other people see your emotions, your fear, your inner self.

[action]

[tsuntrader]

Wrong. [Holding him down firmly.] True strength is protecting the people you care about and even some people you don't. It's accepting and rising above your fears and not being afraid to show your inner self.

It's not only about never giving up. It's knowing that no matter what, when you have those you care about by your side or depending on you, there's no way you can lose!

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

... [just stares at him for a long moment before shaking his head]

You sound just like him.

[action]

[tsuntrader]

[...He's not budging, not yielding. But sure, he'll humor the topic.] Who?

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

...that Dragon Tamer. The showoff with the cape. [name's escaping him for the moment, sorry]

[action]

[tsuntrader]

...Showoff? [Lance? A show- okay, he has his dramatic moments, but... A showoff?]

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

Yeah, a showoff. Thinks he's so great with his cape and his dragons and just cause he beat me.

[action]

[tsuntrader]

...I don't know what kind of guy your Lance is, but I learned a lot from mine, and he deserves respect. I wouldn't be half as strong as I am now without his help.

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

...you learned from him.

Tell me. Did he knock out your entire team in one battle, then lecture you on what a shitty person you are? Is that what you call "learning"?

[action]

[tsuntrader]

No, but you probably deserved that.

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

...oh, fuck you! [does NOT want to even entertain the thought that maybe the other him might be kinda sorta the least bit right]

[action]

[tsuntrader]

[Huffing a little, still looking his other self over.] Are you done picking a fight?

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

...just leave me the hell alone!

[action]

[tsuntrader]

Gladly. [Getting up and brushing himself off. Man, he's going to feel this in the morning. ...Did he split his lip? ...Ugh.]

[action]

[tsunsandsteals]

[gets up slowly, dusting himself off and groaning as he staggers off to find a place to stay. Or at least lie down.]