You heard of April Fools, get ready for-

[ulternnpc]

The reverse of that.

*image vaguely related

Silly white lies? No, none of that will be coming out of anyone's mouths today. Instead, anyone you meet and talk to you be shocked to realize you're incapable of lying. Staying silent may be an option--or is it? For whatever reason, it's really hard to keep your words in today.

You just might be spouting the first thing that comes out of your mind!

What another, peaceful day in Ultern it is!


...what do you mean that it's not? Well, things have been mostly peaceful for a while anyway. Some chaos is always in order! (Apologies to any Domeists in our midst).

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(🌺You thought there'd be no April Fools event?! Surprise! It's true, this is reverse-April Fools. Please enjoy, and don't forget about the OOC plotting post!🌺)

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[lavieenmarron]

[Mairin took in a breath to try and steady herself, but was still shivering. She nodded in response to X's words. He was right. The Professor told her the same thing... but she couldn't say anything. What could she say?!
In tears, she just turned, slowly, to look tearfully at X, with wide eyes, utterly at a loss... before trying to hug him.]

[closedbond]

[X wasn't dense enough to not realize what Mairin was going for, nor was he distant of a person to push someone away. Instead he returns the gesture with an embrace of his own being reminded of his own friends who all had been hurt, or scared by Team Flare for one reason or another.

He'll remain silent, finding words to be unnecessary at the moment as he held Mairin close.]

[lavieenmarron]

[Once he held her, she couldn't hold in her tears anymore and sobbed as she clung to him, dampening his clothes with her tears.

Chespie watched sadly, then joined the hug, clinging to her ankles and also X's.]

[closedbond]

[No matter how wet his clothes were getting because of her tears, X wasn't about to let go. He was painfully familiar with this type of situation. All the while he was still aware of Chespie, as he glanced down to him with a slight nod of his head to acknowledge him.]

You've got a good friend by your side, Rin.

[He commented before gently patting her back. He figured she might need that extra sense of reassurance.]

[lavieenmarron]

[Chespie gave a small smile back, although it was strained.]

U-...uh-huh... [Mairin weakly managed a reply. Of course, she agreed! It was just hard to talk and she was hiccuping a little from crying so much.]

I just feel... s-so weak and s... stupid...

I-I know he'll be safe... the—the Professor said so, he'll find his way back... i-it's just...

[Why wasn't there anything she could do? Why did it hurt so much?!]

now with less misfiring (sorry!)

[closedbond]

[Mairin really did make X think about his own friends, and their journey in Kalos. He thought back to Trevor and the knowledge and fear he held onto, to Shauna who had her dream used against her to be hurt. He knew it wasn't his own fault yet he still blamed himself, somewhere deep down. Yet despite all of that they had changed. They had grown stronger, together.

He waits, listening to Mairin's frustration before he spoke, quietly.]

You can become stronger, both you and Chespie. I can help you train.

[X still remembered his friends own determination to fight back too. He continued on.]

My team and I, we're strong. I took it upon myself to protect my friends because I didn't want to see them hurt. I was scared of them getting hurt because of me, but as a result I got overconfident. I couldn't think to ask them for help. I didn't realize they didn't need protecting. They wanted to fight too.

I can't say I can speak for your friend but maybe he's in a similar situation as me...so you should show him you can fight too.

[1/2; never a problem, it's a lovely reply!]

[lavieenmarron]

[Mairin was quiet for the longest time, stunned.]

... y-you... you sound like him...

[2/2]

[lavieenmarron]

[Then, she laughs a little, still hiccuping a bit, but she's brushing away tears now.]

I'd love to! Let's get stronger together... it's our goal, right Chespie?

[As she pumped her fists and tried to flew her arms (not much muscle to be seen, really), Chespie climbed happily up onto her shoulder, smiling back at her and agreeing.]

[closedbond]

I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not.

[But from the smile on X's face, it was clear he wasn't offended being compared to Alain. After all, he's done the same with others in terms of thinking of his friends. Looking between the two, X gave a nod.]

Training won't be easy but with the two of you together I know you'll become stronger.

[He'll pause before considering another idea.]

Rin, do you have any other Pokemon on your team or just Chespie?

[lavieenmarron]

[They're both really fired up to train! At X's words, Mairin said reassuringly:] He's a really good guy, deep down. It's a good thing.

Oh, I also have Bébé! That friend I told you about, he helped me catch her! She's the first Pokemon I ever caught.

[Mairin sent out a Flabébé, atop a yellow flower.]

[closedbond]

I see, that's good.

[He's still smiling at that.

When Mairin sent out her second Pokemon, he eyed Bébé. So she had a fairy type and a grass type on her team. With a nod, he'll continue.]

It's always good to have more than one Pokemon with you, especially of different types. [He'll begin to explain to her.] Have you done any battles before?