Day 13 - [Text] | [Action] for Ecruteak Inn

[babel_hacker]

[When he woke up, Atsuro was surprised to see Asterisk with a Plusle. A very familiar Plusle who looks rather sad.]

Wait...Kodama? [The Plusle nods, confirming his name, but Atsuro only grew more worried.] Why are you here? Where's Ted?

[Instead of answering, Kodama just look upset and even sadder. Asterisk hugs him, while her trainer was confused.]

Okay, I'll call him right now.

[Grabbing his PokeGear, he try to connect to Ted: THE NUMBER YOU ARE TRYING TO CONTACT IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE]

What...?

[Again, he try to reach for Ted. A part of him already know what this mean, or suspected.

THE NUMBER YOU ARE TRYING TO CONTACT IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE
THE NUMBER YOU ARE TRYING TO CONTACT IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE
THE NUMBER YOU ARE TRYING TO CONTACT IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE]

...Dammit, Ted.

[TEXT]
Unless this is a bad joke, I think Ted's gone. His Plusle, Kodama, is with me.

[It's the first time he personally deal with this, so he feels...rather down enough to stick to text. He's not sure how well his self-control will last with video or audio.]

Comments

[idlelegance.livejournal.com]

Ted?

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, Ted. You know him?

[idlelegance.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. I kind of knew a Ted back home, is all.

[babel_hacker]

Might be the same guy. Or not.

[idlelegance.livejournal.com]

That would be a rather sad coincidence.

[babel_hacker]

How is it sad?

[idlelegance.livejournal.com]

You said he's gone, didn't you? So if I know him and never get to meet him, that would probably be considered sad.

[babel_hacker]

Yeah, it would be. You could've have a chance to get to know him.

[idlelegance.livejournal.com]

It doesn't really matter now, though.

[babel_hacker]

Yeah. What matters now is the present.

[idlelegance.livejournal.com]

Right. You can't change the past.