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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ACTION IN THE CLINIC

[seacub]

[Hey you know who's ALSO sick??? Who might be more sick even!?!?!

THIS GUY.

This guy, slowly turning his head, eyes wide with a particular....Something. Arceus only knows what, but given Anasui has no doubt been personally seeing to their care, it's probably something that makes it more clear the two are familiar with the other.

Emporio doesn't say a curse.

Somehow that is worse.]

Why.

[friendlyflower]

Oh, howdy there, Emporio! Feeling better? Heh heh.

[He quickly throws the Grumpearl out the window from behind his back. Nurse Chansey sighs and goes out to retrieve it.]

[seacub]

[The look on Emporio's face could fry eggs.]

I was sleeping...

[He saw that pearl you little shit-]

...You know swears lose potency if you just throw them around all the time right?

[friendlyflower]

... So they lose power. That's why they're called 'curses'... hee hee.

I guess I'll save them for when they'll REALLY hurt. [...

... it's kill or be killed, assfart.]

[seacub]

Pffff.

[alright that was kinda funny.]

...Yeah, exactly!

...

What got you so worked up about this anyway..?

[why do you hate umbreon's mental health-]

[friendlyflower]

Lurantis is Ribombee's puppet, that's what. I hate handing over Death Blood Murder Skull town to someone like him. Don't tell me you haven't noticed.

[seacub]

....As in Ribombee, or Lurantis? Because I'm pretty sure Lurantis is a girl...

[But, all that aside-]

I, uh. Don't actually interact with Ribombee a whole lot... ...everyone's opinions of him seem pretty divisive.

[friendlyflower]

OBVIOUSLY that's why I'm talking about Ribombee, you moron! Lurantis sucks, but Ribombee is the real issue here! He treats us like his disposable servants! I just KNOW he's up to something!

[Deep breath.]

Sorry for calling you a moron.

[seacub]

[Credit to their friendship, but Emporio only smiles a bit through most of that.

A bit wider when the apology follows.] It's okay. You obviously feel pretty strong about it...

I wish more people would vote Malamar, personally. He seems to care at least?

...I'm really not sure Umbreon wants to be there...

[friendlyflower]

Malamar is just going to brainwash everyone if he hasn't already. Doesn't that concern you? I think one Froslass-type incident was enough for a lifetime. [Especially considering what happened to Noelle.]

[seacub]

I just...never got brainwashed I guess?

[He rubs his head.] ...Froslass was exactly why I voted for him actually. He was speaking against her being there pretty hard, trying to convince people away.

...It clearly didn't work though...

[Which. Hmm.] ...Are we...sure he brainwashed anyone, if he couldn't stop people from doing that..?

[friendlyflower]

... How do you know? [Guess he has one thing in common with Malamar-- they both tried and failed to stop Froslass.]

Shucks, you might even be brainwashed NOW and not know it.

[seacub]

[Emporio gives a very long, very tired stare-]

....Flowey we just almost drowned in an ice lake, I don't think any kind of brainwashing would hold after that...

...and anyway, I talked to someone in the Archives. Malamar has to move their tentacles in circles to successfully hypnotize someone. ...And I guess do something with lights?

[He shrugs.] Anasui wanted to know.

[Can't fathom why!] I guess it's possible he doesn't really have to, but I want to at least trust him not to abuse it. Being paranoid isn't fun.

1/3

[friendlyflower]

Well, how was I supposed to know how it works?! [... With that said, he lets out a sigh of relief.]

... anyway, I don't know. Still seems like a risk. Anyone who introduces themself as your friend isn't worth trusting--

2/3

[friendlyflower]

...

[Oh, right.]

3/3

[friendlyflower]

... You know, maybe Malamar isn't that bad. Just not Lurantis! That's what really matters!

[seacub]

Well, at least you know now right?

[And. He will just let Flowey get all of that out of his system.]

I won't trust him with everything. Don't worry. I didn't make it this far by just giving someone all I knew, right?

[friendlyflower]

Ha ha...

... we'll see what happens. [The tiredness is catching up with him.] Death Blood Murder Skull Town is a great little outpost. It deserves a good mayor!

[seacub]

[A small snort. He can't help but laugh whenever he hears the name that Flowey picked.

But he's feeling drowsy as well, so he just nods.]

It does.

I hope it gets the Mayor it deserves, Flowey.

[dwbi]