noterminalcalledend | (no subject)

[One day in Unova, the sky opened up.

And dropped out a muppet of a man in tattered conductor's clothing. He hits the ground amid a crowd and instantly a lot is going on. Some people rushing to help him up, to check for injuries. Some calling the police. Some recording the rip in the sky.

And others recording the man, tweeting out that amazing thing that had just occurred.

holy shit a guy fell out the sky

ITS RAINING MEN?! HALLELUJAH???

I can't believe my theory that Ingo was buried in a landfill has been proven wrong like this #FindIngo #FoundIngo???

@ TrueCrimeRoyals TOLD YOU HE WAS ALIVE DUMBASSES

@ SubwayBossEmmet please see this

@ SubwayBossEmmet YOUR BROTHER WWAS FOUND

Somewhere, Emmet's phone is screaming with notifications and calls]

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likewinning

I will go back when you go back. It is as simple as that.

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noterminalcalledend

[...grabs tablet to compose an email to Gear Station to ask for his old job back]

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likewinning

[ laughs softly, leaning in. ]

They will be glad to have you back.

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noterminalcalledend

Probably because you refused to have me replaced!

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likewinning

Well.

Yes.

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noterminalcalledend

...I'm glad though.

I would have felt strange had you coupled your car to someone else in that way.

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likewinning

There is only one person I can couple my car with. Anyone else is . . .

[ He shrugs.

it's probably unhealthy but whatever, he's made his peace with it. ]

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noterminalcalledend

It is simply not the same.

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likewinning

No one understands me the way that you do.

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noterminalcalledend

Yes.

Its because I understand you that I want to...take the cargo from your car onto my own. You've been doing many things that are difficult.

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likewinning

Mm. You have always protected me. I did not realize it until you were gone. [ a beat. ] That was what I took for granted.

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noterminalcalledend

You protected me as well.

[in youth from bullies and then in adulthood from math]

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likewinning

[ now I need you to protect me from bigger bullies. ]

. . . mm.

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noterminalcalledend

...you're worried about people stepping all over me, aren't you.

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likewinning

A bit. You don't know how bad they've gotten.

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noterminalcalledend

I don't.

But to know you've had to take the brunt of their cruelty in my absence is...

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likewinning

. . . they would not listen.

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noterminalcalledend

You knew I was alive and nobody listened and everyone stopped trying to help.

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likewinning

Yes.

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noterminalcalledend

Well don't they all look stupid now.

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likewinning

I am still angry.

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noterminalcalledend

Because they. Essentially killed me?

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likewinning

They gave up on you. They did not believe me. And now.

[ He stares down at his phone — at his texts. There are a lot of numbers that he doesn't even have as contacts: "You were right!" "sorry bro" "So when are you going to say I told you so" "oh shit you were serious???" ]

I am angry.