diamondo | THIRD RIDE ✦ TEXT / ACTION [VIOLET CITY]

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[A strange text post goes out to the network today. It appears to be a list of some kind.]

▶ get a motorcycle
▶ mod the fuck out of it
▶ fuck up ryder's shit
▶ find a fucking gym
▶ train
▶ train
▶ train
▶ fucking train
▶ get stronger (physically/emotionally/mentally??)
▶ find a sauna!!!!!
▶ actually get a date
▶ somehow
▶ god this is gonna fucking suck
▶ ~~see every city in johto~~
▶ fuck that's a lofty goal isn't it
▶ see every major city in johto
▶ that's better
▶ get all the badges
▶ (it's a matter of fucking pride)
▶ round out pkmn roster (no more dark types!!!)
▶ um
▶ fuck
▶ i'm forgetting something aren't i
▶ shit

[Five minutes after that's accidentally posted to the network, a proper text follows.]

oh shit ignore that last post, that wasn't supposed to go public
...actually, tell me about the things you want to do here
i need more shit on my to do list
are there any awesome places to see or anything like that?

[ ACTION - VIOLET CITY ]

[It's not surprising that Mondo's out training on the outskirts of the city. What is surprising is that he isn't fighting his Pokémon today. He's ditched the usual coat today and if one looks closely, they can see a massive bruise over his shoulders and leading down toward his back. That might be from fighting his Pokémon. Maybe. But that's not what he's doing today - today he's got his Pokémon out, situated in teams of two facing off against each other.]

Alright, we're gonna practice double battling today. Ryder! Quit trying to punch Pierce, he's your partner!

[The Scrafty shoots him a dirty look, but she knocks it off. At least until Mondo's back is turned, then she socks the Lucario in the gut and knocks him over.]

Lex, Tory! If I see the two of you biting at each other again I swear I'm gonna stick you in the fucking PC and never let you see the light of day again! You got that?

[The Sharpedo and Deino pull faces once his back is turned, but at least they seem to be listening.]

Alright, on my mark... go!

[...This can only end well.]

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I guess not.

[There's a brief pause before the next message comes through.]

Why do you swear so much? Do you think it makes you sound more grown up?

[This might not be an adult you're talking to, Mondo.]

[...is this a kid!?]

i just like swearing
i heard it a lot when i was younger so i guess i just sorta picked it up
or something

[IT SURE IS.]

Well I guess that's okay.

It doesn't make you sound very cool though.

[WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT DOESN'T MAKE HIM SOUND COOL???]

if you say so
it's ingrained in me or something so it's not gonna change

I don't think it's impossible. You haven't swore the whole time you've been talking to me so far.

My name is Shaun, what's yours?

well yeah but that's because you're a kid right?
and swearing in front of kids is really bad
besides it's easier to control what i'm saying through text

i'm oowada mondo
nice to meet you

How did you know I'm a kid?

Nice to meet you too, Oowada!

[another uncertain pause.]

How do you say that? So I don't say it wrong if we see each other on video or in real life.

well most adults either don't care about me cussing or get really offended by it
besides the way you type just sorta sounds like a kid?
i dunno

oh hang on

[And a moment later, the feed clicks to life and Mondo grins into the camera. His hair is still just as stupid as ever.]

It's pronounced "Oowada," like that! But if you're having difficulty with it, Mondo's fine too!

[The camera seems to catch Shaun by surprise ~~or maybe it's the sight of Mondo's hair~~ because it takes him a minute to return the grin that the older boy is giving him.]

Oh-wada? Is that right? I think I can get that! [He smiles.] Where are you from?

[because to a middle-class American boy, that is a weird name you got there.]

I'm from Japan! What about you?

[Yeah, he's suspecting this kid is either European or American...]

I'm from America!

[Ding ding ding.]

...How do you get your hair to do that?

It does it naturally.

[...]

Nah, I'm just kidding! I use a lot of hair gel. A lot of hair gel.

I've never used hair gel before.

Is it that color naturally, too?

Oh, no, it's not. Well, the top layers aren't. I bleach 'em.

[He tugs slightly on the darker layers of hair.]

These are natural! But my brother did his hair kinda like this all in one color, so I wanted to be different, y'know?

Oh, cool.

You have a brother?

[Because that's the turn this conversation needs to take.]

[Mondo winces at that, then rubs the back of his neck awkwardly.]

Had. He died in an accident.

[Hahahaha yeah it was totally an accident.....]

[Shaun's eyes widen, and then he glances away from the camera himself.]

I'm sorry.

My brother died in an accident, too, so I kinda know...

I shouldn't have asked.

Ah, no, no it's alright!

[Mondo's expression quickly goes panicked once those words sink in.]

Your brother...? Shit, kid, I'm so sorry.

[Shaun doesn't like the panicked expression on the older boy.]

I-it's okay. [I mean, it's not, but...] It was three years ago. I'm kinda... used to him not being there anymore.

[Only three years ago? Mondo winces.]

Sorry, didn't mean to open that wound. I know how tough it is. But... everything'll be fine!

[...look, he's trying, okay.]

[If it was much before that, Shaun would've been too young to remember it.

Something about the earnestness of the older boy makes Shaun smile a little.]

My brother and I used to play the Pokemon games together. His name was Jason.

What was your brother's name? I-I mean, if you want to talk about him. If you don't, that's okay too, we can talk about something else.

I bet that was fun.

[Mondo doesn't reply at first, but when he does, he's smiling.]

My brother's name was Daiya. Daiya and Mondo, the Diamond brothers. We ran a bike gang together. It was a lot of fun.

Diamond... Daiya-Mond-- oh, cool! That's neat that your names go together like that!

A bike gang? Like...bicycles?

[no omg he doesn't want to laugh but why is that funny]

THIRD RIDE ✦ TEXT / ACTION [VIOLET CITY]

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This time I'll post it in the right place orz

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WHOOPS this is late ahaha