video, at the end of october

[friendlyflower]

[A weird, half-dead sunflower seed with dilated eyes and sweat rolling down its shell appears, shouting at you from the clinic.]

THE VOTE IS CLOSE!!!!!!! VOTE FOR UMBREON NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[He grabs the Grumpearl with a vine.]

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT VOTING FOR LURANTIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nurse Chansey from the clinic visibly tries to wrestle the Grumpearl away from him. He shouts various curses that Emporio taught him. You may or may not have a headache now.]

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[truthdecided]

Flowey. I already made a post regarding Umbreon's credentials.

[He takes a deep breath, then slowly exhales.]

Was this truly necessary?

[friendlyflower]

[Forcibly given another dose of medicine and fighting off the sedatives, Flowey just blinks at the Grumpearl with his big ol' eyes.

(This is very important to him. He's also clearly delirious from exhaustion.)]

[truthdecided]

...You must have taken on a particularly difficult mission.

[Just a hunch. Why else would Flowey be in such terrible shape?]

[friendlyflower]

And passed with flying colors! Nobody thought a Sunkern could map Icefall Lake! I sure showed THOSE idiots a thing or two!

[He conveniently leaves out 'nearly dying' and 'needing to be rescued'.]

voice;

[consequerer]

You were quite literally rescued, brought back to town and hauled into the clinic, unconscious and in deathly poor condition, by a separate team after you missed a check in.

[ Their tone is so incredibly deadpan that it might as well be Freeze-Dry. ]

If that is what qualifies as a resounding success for you then truly I do wonder at what failure might look like. Clearly, the concept of consequences being permanent here has failed to impress itself upon you.

[friendlyflower]

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!

[How could Chara do this?]

[consequerer]

Am I wrong?

[ why would Chara do this? ]

you think you are above consequences.

[friendlyflower]

Somehow I don't think you were this strict with Frisk.

[... Were they?]

[consequerer]

Wow! You are supergood at being wrong.

[ That said, being more than a voice in someone's head probably does lend them a bit more presence and a different kind of weight to the kind of running commentary they might have kept up with Frisk.

Now, whenever they judge someone for taking too many candies out of the bowl, other people hear it! ]

[friendlyflower]

Gee, that means you aren't unusually annoying towards me. You're just annoying! [His tone is teasing. Seems like he feels a bit... better???]

[consequerer]

What an astoundingly cutting comeback. Truly, I am slain by the sharpness of your wit.

[friendlyflower]

Urah ha ha... I can feel it. Every time you die, your grip on this world slips away.

[Complete with the pose- vines out to the side like arms- and a wink. They DID invoke the Absolute God of Hyperdeath...]

[truthdecided]

...So that's what happened.

[Akechi heaves a heavy sigh. Flowey. Flowey, why?]

Let me guess. Icefall Lake?

[consequerer]

Snow, ice, freezing water, subzero conditions, and plants do not mix. You do not need to be a skilled gardener to know that.

It is especially foolish to be heading out there at this point unless one is particularly suited and more than simply 'adequately prepared,' given that conditions now are worse than when it was first explored, and only set to worsen. Foolish overconfidence is not becoming on anyone.

[ Hence: taking the wind out of Flowey's sails. ]

[truthdecided]

Birds don't fare particularly well in the cold, either. That's why my group took extreme caution, particularly in light of an unruly team member.

[He grumbles under his breath.]

If one is to explore the region, they need to dress accordingly, have team members to compensate for their weaknesses, and an escape plan if it gets out of hand.

[consequerer]

Poor little bird, grounded by the hailstorms and blizzards out there.

[ Singsong and crooning. Really, why would he go out to such a place when it means he would be all but useless, a liability to the group at best? ]

[truthdecided]

I had Safety Goggles to protect me from the hail, and we brought Agnes-san to accommodate for the cold.

[He draws a breath, holding it for a moment.]

But, I was also assigned to keep Kaiba-san out of trouble. It was not my first choice, but we made do.

[consequerer]

Because goggles will protect the rest of your body, and not just your eyes. [ Maybe he is small enough that it acts as protective armor instead? What an interesting mental image. ] To my knowledge, small birds will try to avoid even rainstorms, let alone the kind of weather one would find in Icefall. As for fire-types ... Well.

Guilmon, too, was a fire type. A frozen lake is still a lake beneath.

[ Rip to them. ]

[truthdecided]

I regret to inform you that your friend exposed your lies.

[He could scold Flowey, but that would likely not help when he's in this state.]

...Are you all right?

[friendlyflower]

Golly, thanks, friend! [Why would Chara do this? (Because he needs a reality check every so often or else he starts thinking he's a god, presumably.)]

I'm fine. I've shaken off worse! Really! [He's died before! Very badly! ... Though he supposes he wouldn't come back from it if it happens again. He really does forget that sometimes.]

We broke through the ice and into the lakebed ruins because our amazing client sent us to the wrong place! Emporio's in here recovering, too! [He doesn't know where Guilmon is right now, honestly.] How about you go check on him instead?

[truthdecided]

Well, you're the one who made the bold message over the pearls. Ergo, you're the one I'm currently speaking to.

[Really, Flowey. It's not that complicated.]

[friendlyflower]

You need it spelled out, Watson? Asking you to check on Emporio was a polite way of ending the conversation. Ergo, leave me alone. I'm fine.

[truthdecided]

I'm bringing berries and fresh water. You can thank me later.

[Sorry, Flowey. You can't shake him off that easily.]

[friendlyflower]

Whatever.

[He's learned better than to argue with Akechi.]

[truthdecided]

[Not long after, Akechi flutters into Flowey's room in the clinic with some Fresh Water. He sets that down first, then fishes out some berries from his satchel.]

Here. You need to keep your strength up.