SEVENTH RIDE ✦ VIDEO

[diamondo]

[Guess who woke up inside the Team Rocket base today? Guess who's apparently been gone for at least a month? And guess who's currently staring at the camera like it's the source of all his problems?

If you guessed Mondo then congratulations!]

Okay, what the hell happened? Apparently I can't even go to fucking sleep without something stupid going down. Did I get sent home?

[He rests his elbow on his knee and then places his chin on his hand. It's apparent that Mondo is still in the base - to those who recognize the base, that is - and it looks like he only just got up. Somehow or other his hair is completely unaffected. Don't question it.]

I don't really give a fuck either way, but I've got a major problem.

[He reaches out offscreen to grab something that makes a high-pitched shrieking sound. It's revealed to be a Scraggy who is trying vainly to get Mondo to let go. Those of you who know the biker gang leader might remember that he had a really bitchy Scrafty at one point. ...Yeah.]

Ryder's de-evolved. Unevolved? What-the-fuck-ever. She's not a Scrafty anymore. And she's fucking level thirty. She was level 100 last time I checked! Does this shit happen here? I've never heard of it happening. So what the fuck's going on?

[He finally lets her go and she scurries offscreen. Mondo resettles and while he still looks annoyed, his tone is at least a bit more conversational.]

...So what did I miss anyway?

Comments

[diamondo]

...Yeah.

[He doesn't want to get into that because he knows their opinions on it differ and he really doesn't want to risk upsetting Ishimaru.]

If anything happened, I don't remember it. You don't need to worry about that at least, okay?

[ardent]

[Ishimaru is quiet for a moment; again, the pause lingers a bit too long before he makes himself continue.]

I don't...want to argue with you about it. I just don't like the thought that you might have gone through that, and I'm glad you didn't.

[...is...that better...]

[diamondo]

I don't wanna argue about it either. But I think I get what you're saying; it's something that could've easily happened and that idea's kinda... fucking scary, right? But it didn't happen and everything's okay. I promise. I'm just fine, kyoudai.

[ardent]

...I think it's something we should talk about, but in person - if you don't mind, anyway.

[...]

Ah, but even if I'll be seeing you again soon, we don't have to discuss it so early - I just want to focus on having you back for the time being!

[diamondo]

[...but what if he doesn't want to discuss it...]

Yeah, I guess it'd probably be for the best to get it all out there. It'd definitely be better to do that in person.

...And thanks. I really appreciate that.

[ardent]

Of course, kyoudai!

I'll see you in a little while then, all right?

[diamondo]

Yeah, I'll see you soon, kyoudai!