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[exeggutorhead]

"Hey, this is Envy. I'm busy or not around, so say whatever you want here and I might get back to you about it."

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[exeggutorhead]

[Envy reaches up to put a hand on her shoulder, squeezing it lightly, and the contact is as much for him as it is for her.]

[They've been kind of awkward about the physical contact since the other night, but now? That's all been kind of pushed out of his head. There's something worse to be focusing on right now.]

It must've been. He mentioned he was going to take pictures today, he didn't sound like he was going out to get revenge.

He doesn't...hide it very well when he's thinking about Walter. I don't think he was planning it.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[It's true. Henry might be quiet, but he's not subtle.]

[She heaves another sigh and lets herself sag forward a little, head resting on the offered arm. Things have been a little awkward, but that's small potatoes compared to their friend being in the hospital.]</sub>

It must've.

I just... that little Cubone, man.

He said it was the Cubone that did all that.

<sub>[And legit, if Walter had been the one to knock him around, Henry would have been all too happy to lay the blame.]

[At her side, Wolf sniffs again, loudly.]</sub>

[exeggutorhead]

I'd believe it. Any Pokemon'd fight back if they thought their trainer was in danger.

Mine have.

[Just not...to that degree. Envy's grip tightens a little more, and he leans his own head against hers.]

Just...fuck. What do we do?

[He's not really expecting an answer from her, but...he just doesn't know. Something has to be done, but what could it even be?]

[foolishwren]

I don't know.

<sub>[She really doesn't.]

[It would be so much simpler if Walter had just been a frothing psycho with a chainsaw all along, if he'd shown up at their house to finish his Receiver off. Then they could just collectively trounce him and that would be the end of it.]

[But this has turned into something else entirely and Heather hates it.]

[Is this how everyone around her had felt when she'd gone after Claudia?]</sub>

[exeggutorhead]

[It really would have been so much easier. And, if we're being honest, Envy still thinks of this in much less complicated terms than Heather is.]

[But the fact remains that in this particular case, Walter may not have actually done anything--at least, not anything more than he already had back in Henry's world. If he'd been holding up his end and not coming after Henry...Envy lets out a frustrated sigh, making some attempt not to just explode right then and there.]

This is a fucking mess.

[foolishwren]

You said it.

_{[Another sigh... and then, fuck it. Even if they'd been a little awkward, she needs the company right now. She gives his sleeve a tug and pats the seat on her other side.]}

Sit down, I wanna lean on something.

[exeggutorhead]

[She doesn't need to ask him twice, awkwardness or not.]

[He turns to sit next to her, and as he does, moves the hand he's had on her shoulder to have his arm around her shoulders instead, tugging her closer to his side for Optimal Leaning.]

Better?

[He's still tense, and it'll be even easier for her to tell now, but after a few seconds, having her weight against him does get him to relax a little bit.]

[foolishwren]

_{[She leans without hesitation, sagging against his shoulder and letting her eyes slide shut for a moment. Even aside from the troubling situation at hand, these seats always bring back memories of the time before she'd been able to afford hotel rooms and had slept in Center lobbies just like this one. They're not the greatest memories.]}

Yeah... for some degree of 'better'.

_{[Her shoulders rise and fall in a deep, slow sigh. As hard as it is to relax, there's... literally nothing they can do right now.]}