[Mizuki's voice surprises him when he answers, but he's not as surprised that she's contacted him, only surprised that it could have taken this long. Had she not seen his network post? It didn't matter now.]
Not surprised Lillie told you.
[He pauses, the question making him sharply inhale. Should he tell her the truth? It wouldn't hurt seeing as this was a private call... as long as he tells her not to say a word about this to Guzma.]
You have to promise not to say anything. My safety is in danger if you do.
The last thing I remember from home was Guzma being pissed at me for betraying Skull, and beat my team down for it. You, Hau, and I were trying to rescue Lillie.
I'm the Alolan Champion- you've tried to claim my title- that was a fun battle! Um, Lillie went with your mum to Kanto, I own a bunch of Ultra Beasts now, and you run Aether and gave me the Null from Secret Lab A to look after.
[She's the Champion? Well she was certainly a promising trainer from what he saw from where he was, but he'd never imagined she'd be the Champion!
But what shocks him even more is that he's running Aether, though that's what he was being raised to do, but taking over so soon is not what he'd expected to hear.]
Sounds like a lot happened after getting to Aether... Why are Mother and Lillie in Kanto?
I... I don't remember. I was... I was thrown into a battle right after and then Nebby was there and... the nihilego released her.
[She remembers every detail of that encounter, but she can't bring herself to actually tell him in any great detail outside that. It's selfish, to not want to relive what she's trying to Forget, but she can't.
[He's keen enough to be able to tell that there's more to what Mizuki's saying, but he has enough tact not to press that. Whatever happened must have been terrible, even going by his own knowledge of his mother's obsessions.]
Mother really lost herself... But... [he sighs, almost arguing with himself internally whether or not to say more, but inhales and lets another breath out.] Thank you for being there with her. Was Lillie kept safe from Nihilego?
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silvallyant) wrote2020-02-05 10:42 pm
Voice! /claims this in the name of sunshine. (back dated maybe two-three days ago?)
[Here, have a familiar cheerful voice. She'd been meaning to do this since Lillie told her, but time sort of got away from her, opps.]
Lillie said you were here.
Um... What's... what's the last thing you remember about home?
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Not surprised Lillie told you.
[He pauses, the question making him sharply inhale. Should he tell her the truth? It wouldn't hurt seeing as this was a private call... as long as he tells her not to say a word about this to Guzma.]
You have to promise not to say anything. My safety is in danger if you do.
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[It's honest and she means it. Sure, it's a bit confused, but ok? this is Gladion after all. She doubts it's world-shattering.]
To me, you're a friend, even if you don't think we are.
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[He takes a breath and lets it out as a big sigh]
The last thing I remember from home was Guzma being pissed at me for betraying Skull, and beat my team down for it. You, Hau, and I were trying to rescue Lillie.
/late forever
[And moving on, because he needs to know.]
We did. We saved her and we stopped your mum.
[Well, sort of, but she's not sure how much to tell him.] I'm a head of you in time.
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Lillie told me some of that, but she didn't say that Mother was stopped. How far ahead of me are you?
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But at the question...]
I'm the Alolan Champion- you've tried to claim my title- that was a fun battle! Um, Lillie went with your mum to Kanto, I own a bunch of Ultra Beasts now, and you run Aether and gave me the Null from Secret Lab A to look after.
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But what shocks him even more is that he's running Aether, though that's what he was being raised to do, but taking over so soon is not what he'd expected to hear.]
Sounds like a lot happened after getting to Aether... Why are Mother and Lillie in Kanto?
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[It's blunter than she'd have liked, but he deserves the truth.]
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[this is certainly a lot to take in]
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[She remembers every detail of that encounter, but she can't bring herself to actually tell him in any great detail outside that. It's selfish, to not want to relive what she's trying to Forget, but she can't.
Not yet.]
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Mother really lost herself... But... [he sighs, almost arguing with himself internally whether or not to say more, but inhales and lets another breath out.] Thank you for being there with her. Was Lillie kept safe from Nihilego?