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Hopefully everyone is done wallowing in shame and embarrassment from that party enough for me to say that if I see mistletoe next year, I will fucking burn the place to the ground. Also, the adult Lalonde is not allowed to add her special "touch" to anything that might go into the bile sacks at any group function. Not that I don't appreciate the sentiment, but the end result was excruciating to watch.

Now that the official business is over, I've got a dilemma here. Obviously the first of the week, I'm going back towards Kanto. Big surprise, I know. What is surprising is that I don't know what I want to do. There are still four badges for me to get, but the question is... Do I just stay in Vermillion or Fuchsia until more tolerable traveling weather is in sight or just keep going? I'm a little on the fence because it's fucking cold and I hate traveling in it.

[ Locked to Kanaya ]

Hey, is everything all right? I saw you leave the party, but didn't really get the chance to catch up with you.

[ /Locked ]

Oh, right. The Deino hatched yesterday. What the fuck is with these hyperactive hatchlings I've got recently?

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I don't know... My fucking bones have been aching lately. I don't want to wait it out forever, but holy shit I don't feel like moving around constantly lately.

We could wait entirely till things start thawing? Gives us time to build up money again and train the little ones.

There's a thought. Christmas was a giant ass blow to our funds this year.

[Not that he minded; it was kind of nice. The whole.. giving presents thing, this was the first year he actually did that.]

A bit. It was worth it overall though.

I wonder about that... Just a little.

[Watches, wordlessly questioning.]

Some shit went down. What, I don't know, but I'm going to figure it out.

Does it have everything to do with that weird smelling punch?

I suspect that is why the Jane human and Rose were acting peculiar. But no... Something else was going on. Kanaya kind of... Left.

It's not normal for her to leave a group gathering then? [Frowns quietly and quirks his head.] She's nice. Hopefully it wasn't anything too bad.

I don't know... We've never had a group outing that big before. But it just isn't like her at all.

Soon as you can see her, you'll have to ask. [He knows he won't be of much help regarding whatever it could be; Karkat is the best choice.] Is she coming with us?

I'm going to ask her if she wants to, at least. But I won't force her to if she'd rather work on Johto instead of Kanto.

Most people seem to want to do that anyway.

[Shrugs.] Kanto is better, other than Ecruteak.

You and I both know that, but it's like a fucking wasteland over here.

If I look around, am I going to see vultures? [Snorts.]

She's a breeder though, isn't she? So she shouldn't really need the badges.

Vullbaby or Mandibuzz, probably. [ eye roll ]

Yeah, she's a breeder. Probably doesn't even realize that she doesn't need badges yet.

Heh, now would be the time to tell her, huh?

Yeah...

I just hope she's okay.

She's like an older sister to you. [It only really dawned on him now just how much they care for each other; no, it doesn't touch on quadrants, but it's a friendship that is past just simple friendship.]

In a sense, yeah. I guess you can say we're pretty close and shit. She's kind of a meddler.

[That makes him chuckle quietly.] Older sister figures tend to meddle for the others well-being.

Yeah well... Maybe it would be better if she would stop sometimes.

It would mean you would have to give up meddling for her though.

I don't meddle.

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