EMPATHEIAS IC CONTACT

[greatestcool]

IC CONTACT

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[feistytrader]

[Luckily, the tree is actually pretty easy to climb; there are branches absolutely everywhere. Pine trees!

Less fortunately, the tree is absolutely gigantic... In fact, it seems to be significantly larger than the trees around it. Silver's making his way to the top- as high as you can climb before the branches get too flimsy to sit on.

Exercise is good for you, Ryuunosuke.]

[greatestcool]

[MUFFLED COMPLAINTS

And then he glances down from where he is and spends a long time just thinking about how much it would suck to fall out of a tree and die.]

...How many bones do you think I'd break if I fell from here? All of them?

[Despite the question, he has no intention of finding out and he makes sure he's careful getting further up. He'll stop a few branches below Silver anyway.]

Okay, so... Why are we up here?

[feistytrader]

For a couple of reasons, actually. Come on, get closer.

[Surely there is something running through his head, but hell if he's going to share with the class.]

Weavile wouldn't let you fall, you know.

[greatestcool]

I'm pretty sure Weavile wouldn't want me falling on him...

[But he climbs up to join Silver, keeping a firm grip on the branch as he looks down. Man, that sure is a drop. What would it feel like to fall from up here...?]

Enough mysteries, why'd you drag me up here?

[feistytrader]

He could catch you. You're not that heavy.

[Silver stands on the branch he's in and gets a little further away from the trunk of the tree, then pushes away some branches, and it's pretty clear why he picked this tree.

For one, not a single tree stands taller than it or obscures its view, and you can see miles from up here. For another, the sun's starting to rise, and they've got a crystal clear view to it.

Have you ever watched the sun rise, Ryuunosuke?]

[greatestcool]

...Whoa.

[He's seen the sun rise, but only in that "oh hey, the sun's coming up, I should probably sleep" kind of way. He's certainly never seen anything like this.]

So that's why you woke me up so early...

[It's a distant, distracted thought though, and he tips his head a bit as he watches in awe. After a moment those sparkles will start up again, which probably isn't a surprise.]

[feistytrader]

[Silver doesn't rub it in... Or comment at all, really. He simply gets comfortable, leans back, and enjoys the view, and the sparkles and electric whatnot all come to a stop.

Instead, there's that soft warmth to him again; not too overwhelmingly warm, but enough to make things comfortable.

A view like this calms him more than anything. He could stay like this forever.]

This is a good vantage point, too. I'm guessing you haven't eaten.

[greatestcool]

Well, you did wake me up and only give me five minutes to get dressed... What, did you bring food?

[He's not looking away from the view though and the warmth is appreciated.]

[feistytrader]

Just because it's winter doesn't mean we can't find food, Ryuunosuke.

[...Because that's the problem here, right.]

[greatestcool]

...Um. When you say "find food"...

[you literally mean locating food in the wilderness, don't you]

[feistytrader]

I mean monster eggs, probably. They're the tastiest.

[You wanted this, Ryuunosuke.]

[greatestcool]

...Are you sure they're safe to eat?

[HE NEVER WANTED THIS]

[feistytrader]

...Yeah? We eat them all the time.

[Weavile thinks they taste great and doesn't get what the big deal is. Humans!!]

[greatestcool]

And the monsters aren't going to attack us for eating their eggs?

[Not that that would be a problem, but he'd rather not die today so uh.]

[feistytrader]

Of course they are. That's why there are two... Well, now there are three of us.

[greatestcool]

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I did not sign up for this! What do you expect me to do?

[feistytrader]

...Well, are you better at hiding or running?

[greatestcool]

I'm better at not putting myself in situations like this to begin with...

[his luck is usually at least an a-rank okay]

[feistytrader]

[a-rank luck, meet luck is my dump stat.]

Well now that you're in it, what are you better at?

[...Maybe he should be encouraging.]

Me and Weavile have done this almost every day since I was five. You'll be fine.

[greatestcool]

If I die, my ghost is going to haunt you forever.

[.........]

Hiding, definitely not running.

[feistytrader]

If you die, you'll be back in a week or less anyway.

[...He does not want nor does he expect Ryuunosuke to die, but. Here we are, casually making commentary about our friend's potential death.]

We're going to spot a nice nest, and I'll distract the monsters while you and Weavile grab the eggs. If anything goes wrong, Weavile will protect you.

[It's a simple enough plan, right?]

[greatestcool]

[...Well, that sounds simple enough.]

Alright, alright. Let's do this, I guess?

[feistytrader]

Yeah, let's do it.

[...]

You and Weavile are going to have to spot something. My vision's no good.

[greatestcool]

Huh, really? Do you need glasses or something?

[...Now's probably not the time for that though.]

So uh... where should I be looking, exactly...

[wow look how useless he is]

[feistytrader]

I don't know. May...

[be...

...Weavile's got this. Down he goes, and he hops straight out of this tree and into another one once he's low enough.

Silver does much of the same, completely forgetting that Ryuunosuke might need some help.]