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[bestsweater]

[ A text/phone call to Raiden, from Kanto, dated Monday night.]

[Brock has been mysteriously absent most of the week. Starting Thursday, you might see him back around campus, but he's mostly holed himself in his room

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[hasprettiestmon]

[At some point Thursday there was a knock on Brock's door. Were he to check the peep hole, there was totally a lady and also a three foot tentacle monster outside the door. She was trying to steal her phone back from its tentacled clutches and it wasn't working.]

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[bestsweater]

["A few things to take care of" apparently is Brockspeak for "bake the sadness away and continue being conflict-avoidant".

But he is not rude. So he is going to answer the door. But he's going to answer the door looking like it's the most emotionally taxing thing he has ever done.]

Hi.

[hasprettiestmon]

[She would understand if he hadn't opened it, though as far as she knows he doesn't know about the whole hanky panky thing. She immediately stops trying to grab her phone and isn't quite able to look him in the face.]

Hello...

...ah... May I come in...? If you're not busy.

[bestsweater]

[He steps away from the doorway! Omastar woobles and tentacles his way in, using said tentacles to hitch a ride on his trainer's shoulders.

Tentacles everywhere.]

Um. hrnk Yeah, you can come in.

[hasprettiestmon]

[Aw that would have been totally adorable any other day. Okay it was still adorable even now but she couldn't really giggle over it.

SO she followed them in. And shut the door. And then she was bowing deeply in the middle of his living room. There was no beating around the bush here. Totally not awkward at all right?]

... I owe you every apology.

[bestsweater]

[Brock made his way into the kitchen and pulled Omastar off him, placing him nearby a large, empty bowl that once held some delicious blondie batter. Omastar promptly crawled into the bowl.]

I mean, I...

Just kind of. Want. An explanation.

[hasprettiestmon]

You deserve one. I wish I had one that was remotely acceptable. [She bit her lip.]

Monday was... Victreebel and Shiftry wouldn't let me out of the greenhouse and...I think I... [Oh god how does she even say that.]

[bestsweater]

It's okay. I saw it.

[hasprettiestmon]

[Okay that jerked her head up and oh God.] You... saw...

[She's just going to look completely horrified and cover her face with her hands for a minute okay.]

[bestsweater]

I was, um. Coming to get you in the greenhouse.

[hasprettiestmon]

[A feeble nod. They had plans after all. ...Had.]

I... I honestly don't know how any of it... happened.

[bestsweater]

I mean, it's okay. If that's what you want.

[To be...a lesbean.]

[hasprettiestmon]

N-no! No that's not what I want at all I... Brock that was the first time I ever met her.

[She is very red in the face and very uncomfortable. Oh no what if he thinks she's some kind of slut now oh nnnnooooooo.]

[bestsweater]

...O-oh.

[Omastar is enjoying that brownie batter.

Oh yes.]

[hasprettiestmon]

[At least someone is having a good time.]

It wasn't me. I'd never... I know it just sounds like an excuse. I should be responsible for my own actions but... I don't know why I was acting that way.

[Oh god she's a disgrace to everyone oh god she can hardly stand to stare at the ground.] ... That doesn't change what I've done. I'm sorry.

[bestsweater]

A lot of other people were saying things like that on the journal network. I mean, Max was...Max tried to proposition me before I ran to the greenhouse.