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[A little bit into the month, and Emporio's voice comes through the pearl network. As familiar as ever, and perhaps as nervous as always, he stammers his way through with an aura of anxiety ever permeating his words.]

H-Hi everyone...

[Perhaps he's aware of how it looks, having completely eaten shit in a heavy quest once again.]

I've been slowly talking to everyone in the clinic and getting filled in on...uh. Just what happened...

[Considering the feelings coming through the pearl, yes, that's exactly it.]

I wanted to say thanks again to everyone who came out to rescue us all. I can't really say if it could happen again or not, considering just what did happen, but there's definitely been a lot to learn coming out of it...

..A...anyway...

[There's something of an awkward cough through the audio.] I've, uhh.... ...I've got a lot to work on now that I'm clear to leave the clinic again, but did anyone want to look at the questboard with me maybe? They don't normally have too much happening after a crisis like that, so I'm pretty sure anything there should be safe!

[THIS FUCKING GUY.]

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W- What-

[He of course, completely misunderstands-]

I-

I'll be more careful this time, I promise..!! I tried my best!!

[...And assumes Eleanor is calling him out for looking for more quests. What do you mean you got the shit kicked out of you-]

What the fuck--

[ she frowns. ]

What are you on about?

Y...

...You're not mad that I got knocked out again..?

[Like ships....ships passing in the night...]

I didn't even know you were in here until literally right now?

[ and what does he mean again? ]

I'm pissed off because they're not letting me out. [ with good reason. she has stitches and is in a cone. let's ignore that. ]

O-Oh.

[One would think it difficult to see a blush on an alolan marowak, but, turns out that all that seeming bone is in fact at least somewhat covered with skin, and at least somewhat running with blood vessels, because those cheeks redden RIGHT up!]

...W...well, I guess that's both of us then. ...Uh...

[Actually, now that she's saying that-] Did they say why?

[ eleanor switches to video to reveal she is covered in bandages and wearing a cone of shame. she doesn't look very impressed. she's just gonna let that speak for itself. ]

O-oh.

[He's about to say something very unwise.]

I, uh....

....N...normally if they've broken out the cone, that really means you need to rest...

[ there's really no hiding the irritation in her voice. ]

Yeah. I know. Why do you think I'm so annoyed? [ she would've whipped out the "yeah no shit" if he wasn't young. it's her own fault but that's not gonna make her less grumpy about it. ]

R-Right...

[The vibes are there regardless really.]

S-sorry...just what happened anyway..?

If- uh. If it's okay to ask...

[ just about everyone is asking so it's not as though his question really matters. ]

I got in over my head and tried to take on a group of Carnivines myself.

...Oh.

[Yikessssss...] H-honestly...

I think that you survived a group of them is impressive enough then..! That's a serious type disadvantage right!?

It would've been impressive if I hadn't eaten shit.

[ she lets out a dejected, almost embarassed sigh. type advantage be damned, she can still breathe fire if she wants to. ]

[Emporio, master of watching people look really cool right before they eat shit, just shrugs at that.]

Well, it's impressive to me, and I'm not just saying that, [he says with a resolute nod.] I knew someone who set herself on fire to win a fight once. Sometimes it's just about getting through the battle.

[emporio go back to that one thing???]

Rrrrrright.

[ that is totally a normal thing to say to someone you're trying to comfort. ]

Thanks, I guess.

[The feeling through the pearl...really is nothing but clear admiration, which probably does a lot better than his words at least. He really really does think Eleanor did something amazing!

...he's also either ignorant to how awkward this got, or trying not to see it that way regardless- because at the very least, he responds as if the words could have possibly been that comforting.] Of course!

A-and, I'll bet you'll be able to get out of the clinic in no time! The stuff here works really fast!

[Now that's probably a bit more comforting, honestly.]

[ it is such a shame she is in too bad of a mood to really take his meaning seriously. sorry, emporio. ]

I hope so. [ boredom aside, eleanor has basically no good experiences with hospitals and has never quite been able to shake it off in spite of her trust in the clinic's staff otherwise. ] I need fresh air or something.

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i had to spend ten minutes checking if she could phrase it like this. first known usage 1956 baby.

oh my gosh that's the best feeling....some stuff is so much older than we think and it's always gr8

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