015 - video - goldenrod city [backdated to late morning/early afternoon on the 16th]

[whatpumpkins]

[A very distraught-looking Jade appears on the network's video feed. She's nervously chewing on her bottom lip and she looks like she might actually cry soon. What could possibly be going on? The answer to the question isn't readily apparent to anyone watching the feed at first. After about thirty seconds of considering exactly what to say, Jade

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[her_mouse_jesty]

Oh, no, not Soul too!

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[whatpumpkins]

Yeah... Whatever is going on, I hope it stops soon so he can go back to normal... I don't know what else I can try.

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[her_mouse_jesty]

[siiigh]

Dear, you must stay inside, at all costs. There are terrible bugs doing this to people.

[action] fffffff this is for icons

[soulmon]

[Have a concerned claw on your shoulder, Jade. He knows she wouldn't be able to understand him -- unless she has a way of translating, and Alakabarn's in her Pokeball -- but either way, a few kind words couldn't hurt.
The boy's like a little Charmander to him, after all, and by extension her as well.]

Everything will be alright eventually, Jade. He's gone through harder -- he's told me so.

[Of course, since she probably can't understand him, it'll mostly sound like a caring rumble from the fire Pokemon -- but the sentiment's there, right?]

[action] awwww ;w;

[whatpumpkins]

[Unfortunately, she doesn't have any means of Pokéspeak translation... But the sentiment does get through all the same.]

... Thanks, Wes.

[action] they love you too jaaade ;w;

[soulmon]

[And he's just going to wrap a wing around her, hopefully comforting her a bit. ... Hopefully.

As he does so, though, a big ball of cotton's just going to come flying at her, cuddling into her arms as best she can.

Sunshine's a little distressed, obviously. :(a]

[action] oh my gosh, sunshiiiiiiine

[whatpumpkins]

[It does help a bit.

AND SUDDENLY, SUNSHINE. She is going to cuddle you so much, yes she is.]

Hi, Sunshine...

I'm sure things will be okay...

[The second part of that, "hopefully soon", stays in her head. She's saying this aloud more for her benefit than anything, but maybe it will help calm Sunshine down a bit.]

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[thebelsareinert]

Whatever's going on, it's with a lot more than just him.

[nokemenma]

.... Will he be okay...?

[whatpumpkins]

I'm... honestly not sure.

[nokemenma]

Ah--Menma... Menma wants to help too...! Somehow...