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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[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]