60th Transformation [video]

[exeggutorhead]

[Well, here's two faces that haven't been seen by anyone since Fourth Wall weekend ended. Envy and Scar are certainly looking the worse for wear between the scrapes, bruises, and what grime wouldn't come off in a Pokemon Center sink, because that's what happens when you're lost in a dark cave for almost two weeks.]

[Judging from the wind and the way their clothes and hair are whipping around them, they're in the air…and stuck on the back of a single Pokemon. Envy is sitting in front of Scar, and Scar is looming behind him and not looking like he quite fits on the back of a bananasaurus.]

[For a second after he opens the feed, Envy's just giving the camera a tired, thousand yard stare. His mouth isn't visible under the scarf he's wearing, so no hints there. But then he snaps out of it enough to say:]

So we didn't die. We're on our way back to Goldenrod now. I'm never going in another cave again as long as I live.

[And he doesn't have the energy for much more than that. THAT'S THE MESSAGE, THERE IT IS. He closes out the feed.]

[[ooc: This is a joint post between Envy and Scar! So Scar may also be replying to threads.]]

Comments

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[quickattackjack]

Ah...that wouldn't be Union Cave you've just survived, would it?

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[exeggutorhead]

[Oh it's Jack. Hello, Jack. Envy shakes his head.]

No, it was Rock Tunnel. It's worse than Union Cave.

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[quickattackjack]

I am so, so sorry to hear that.

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[a_sin_for_him]

....what happened to you?

[And why are Scar and Envy together, what is happening lately?!?]

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[exeggutorhead]

[Lust it is so good to see you right now, you don't even know.]

That weekend spat us out in the middle of a cave. And our 'Gears got broken.

There was a cave-in.

[IT'S BEEN A BAD TWO WEEKS.]

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[envy_the_sinners]

[Scar has been quietly keeping out of the camera as much as he can, until now. When the screen pops on, he leans over Envy's shoulder to see who it is.

Oh.

His eyes widen, almost imperceptibly, and he slowly leans back, out of the camera's sight.]

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[a_sin_for_him]

Good god. I assumed Scar was just avoiding me, but I was starting to worry about you.


Are you on your way home?

[armoredsoul]

[...well, that explains why Scar wasn't answering any calls. And of course he's with the last person Al ever wants to speak to ever.]

[...meh, he'll click the feed on anyway.]

Envy, just hand the 'Gear to Scar, I don't feel like yelling at you right now.

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy narrows his eyes when Al pops up.]

[But you know what? He's too tired and sore and cold to bring himself to start an argument right now.]

Yeah, whatever. Fuck you too.

[And even that doesn't have near the level of vitriol as normal. But he'll hand the 'Gear over his shoulder to Scar. HERE, YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR EX-TIN CAN FRIEND.]

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[envy_the_sinners]

[Scar snatches the gear, "accidentally" bumping Envy a bit as he grabs it.]

Hello, Alphonse.

[He locks the feed on reflex.]

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[paladinlost]

I understand that feeling perfectly.

[Mt. Mortar, how he misses you. Not.]

Goldenrod, you say? Would you like to receive a bottle of wine, to celebrate your freedom from the rocks and the dirt?

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[exeggutorhead]

[Envy blinks, surprised. Of all the responses to get, a stranger offering him a bottle of wine wasn't one he was expecting. He sort of recognizes the man as someone he's seen on the network for a long time, but not someone he's spoken to before.]

[Envy's not very used to random charity.]

Just for getting out of a cave?

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[paladinlost]

For getting out of a cave in one piece, with apparently a large part of your sanity intact, after what I assume to be nearly half a month. If that cave happened to be the Ice Path, I'll even offer stronger alcohol.

[Since that one's a tradition and all.]

[Video]

[wing_attack]

Are the caves really that bad?

[Guess who hasn't been in one yet...]

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[exeggutorhead]

This one was. Especially once the light went out. And there was the cave-in, and the killer Mawile, and all the climbing...

[He could complain about what a shitty time they had in this cave all day.]

I'd stay away from Rock Tunnel if I were you, kid.

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[wing_attack]

Huh. I wonder if... there's Zubats there, right? I wonder if they behave like bats at home do. If they do, following them might get you out faster if you ever get stuck in there again.

Though that doesn't help you now. You're on your way back to a city, right?

[He could always rescue them with his bird, but. If someone doesn't need his help he's not gonna push it.]

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[ARRIVES LATE WITH COFFEE. How late is up to the mun's discretion-- it's entirely possible Wrath just didn't even see this video until Envy and Scar actually made it back to Goldenrod.]

[Either way, Wrath is beyond excited to see the other Homunculus. He'd already had a little... talk with Lust. That hadn't gone the way either of them wanted it to at all. But seeing another ~loyal~ team-mate sent the little monster into paroxysms of hopeful excitement. YES! ENVY WAS HERE! He'll know what to do!]</sub>

ENVY!

ENVY CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO USE THE PHONE BUT THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!

ALSO I CAN SEE YOU!

WOW!

_{[TECHNOLOGY IS AMAZING!]}

[Video]

[envy_the_sinners]

[And there's Tim. Apparently he did stick around after the weekend was out. It's good that he survived, at least.

Scar's eyes widen as he watches the screen, but he doesn't draw attention to himself. This kid knows Envy. Not shocking, but interesting. He'll have to watch and wait.]

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[exeggutorhead]

[Oh. This is probably what Lust wanted to talk to him about.]

[And thinking about Lust and Wrath at the same time makes him narrow his eyes and scowl at the camera.]

Yeah, here I am. Did you just get here?

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[majorcrotchgrab]

[The fact that Scar's in this post interests him. Also the mention of death. HE DOESN'T NEED ANOTHER FRIEND DYING. GOD. So that's good news that they didn't at least.]

What the hell happened?

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[exeggutorhead]

[Have more thousand-yard-stare, Raikov.]

A cave happened.

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[foolishwren]

_{[Heather looks both relieved and a little perplexed as she pops up on the screen.]}

Jeez, THERE you are!

We were gettin' worried over here!

_{[SHE'S NEVER HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF BEING RANDOMLY DISPLACED DURING A FOURTH WALL WEEKEND. But after the debacle last year with Henry and Envy wandering through the woods for the better part of a week, she'd suspected something similar had happened.]}

[Video]

[exeggutorhead]

[YEAH, ENVY HAS BAD LUCK WITH THAT.]

We would've been out sooner, if the light hadn't gone out.

[Among a host of other misfortunes and Scar breaking his leg.]

[Video]

[francia]

[France makes no attempt to hide how relieved he is.]

My God, I'm so glad to hear from you. Are the two of you alright?

[The latter part is technically addressed to both Envy and Scar, but it might be possible to pick up on the underlying apprehension that France has seeing these two together. He's 99.9% sure they're not exactly rodeo partners.]

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[exeggutorhead]

[Envy's expression softens immediately upon seeing France; even if it's not in person yet, France is still a sight for sore eyes.]

Would've called sooner, but the 'gears got broken.

[He grins, tiredly and not quite all there.]

Could be worse.