chasingstorms | [Serah Farron - 003 Video/Action] Some chapters are happier than others (Olivine)

[Private Video - Lacus]
Hey, sorry it's been a while. Things got really crazy for a bit there. I wanted to tell you about Snow though, he evolved!

[She turns the feed to focus on an Espeon as way of explanation, Lacus might notice that he's more or less curled around what could only be two eevee eggs.]

I haven't talked to you in a while so I just wanted to make sure you were okay after everything that happened.

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I guess I shouldn't be too surprised, after all it seems to happen pretty often, but we've got eggs!

[She's seriously happy about this, because as far as she's concerned this is all so amazing. Snow's going to have babies! It's nice to have some good news for once after...everything that's happened lately]

I can't wait for them to hatch, so I can meet them.

[There's a quiet 'hmph' in the background, and the camera shifts to show Lightning, still on her bed, with an Absol in her lap. After all that's happened? ...yeah she's grumpy and the eggs didn't help matters much.]

You know we can't keep them, Serah. It'll be easier to just give them away now, before you get attached.

[The feed doesn't change angles as Serah answers her older sister.]

Of course I'm going to keep them. I can't give Snow's kids away. Look at him!

[The feed does change then, to show an Espeon who's curled up near two eggs protectively.]

We can't separate them, Lightning! We just can't!

And what do you intend to do with two Eevees? It's not like we've got the room to keep them, and your team is already full. Will you just start not paying attention to the others?

[Grumpy, cranky...just noticing the gear is still on and she makes a "tch" sound.]

Turn that off. We're not having this conversation for everyone to hear.

[And so without any further comment from Serah, the feed goes dark. Sorry everyone! Responses might be Serah, Lightning, or both depending.]

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[See this look, Serah? Your sister's about as cranky as a cooked Cactuar and it shows. She's in no mood for shenanigans...and she's still waiting for that answer. You wouldn't leave your big sister hanging, would you?]

Oh, oh, I'll take an egg, if you need me to, Serah!

[Pay no attention to the eight Pokémon behind Rikku and the Vanillite egg in her lap]

[They've both been through a lot lately and it shows. Serah's mouth is set in what can only be called a cross between a frown and a pout as she answers her sister.]

I'll think of something! I can't just sell them or give them away, Lightning! Maybe if there's more, it'd be okay for them, but I'm not giving away Snow's first children.

[They've been through a lot, they're both tired, and tempers are flaring. Lightning has to force herself to keep her temper in check and she raises a brow at Serah's expression. You going to pull that card, bbsis?]

Then what do you plan to do? Because we'll have to move on from here eventually and babies aren't easy to care for on the move.

I know it won't be easy, but that doesn't mean I can't try! It's not like I'll have to do this alone, Snow will help.

[As relaxed as he was, it was becoming clear that he took this father thing pretty damn seriously from the start. When he hears his name he looks up and his trainer what's basically a nod. Of course he'd help her, she was his trainer!]

Just because something's hard or inconvenient, doesn't mean we should give up on it.

[Lightning looks away at that, obviously reminded of something, but it's only for a moment before she looks back at Serah. She won't be alone, true, because Lightning will help and so will Snow, but...]

You didn't answer my question. What's your plan, Serah?

[Serah's quiet for a moment, but in the end there's really only one way she can answer that.]

I don't know. [She looks up at her sister, face set into stubborn lines.] But I'll think of something!

[She doesn't know. Of course she doesn't know. Serah's never been one to plan ahead and that makes Lightning frown.]

Like what? Keeping them and then never leaving Olivine? You need to have some kind of plan before you get more attached than you already are. It'll be much easier to cut ties now.

[Because she knows little ones are cute and it's hard to give them away. She knows! And she knows her sister, too, so of course there'll be a problem.]

I thought Lightning could use some company, but this isn't quite what I meant!

Now, Lightning, do you truly intend to force your sister to give away her first grandchildren? Your very own grandnieces or grandnephews?

[He might be serious. He might be teasing. But he's definitely on Serah's side for that one.]

[Linefacing so hard. While Cecil's humor would be appreciated under normal circumstances, this is not a normal circumstance.]

If she can't come up with a valid plan, it may just come to that.

Er, if nothing else, the PC box is available. That's how I've been handling my roster.

[ Well, there's... one voice she knows and one voice she doesn't know, one face she recognizes and one that she doesn't, but with that hair... ]

Are you two sisters? [ Why yes, there was at least one person on the whole of Johto who was perhaps surprisingly ~~or not~~ unaware. ]

Why? Most people manage larger parties easily enough, and Eevees would give her the opportunity to build a team with a good variety of types.

[Of course, this is coming from a man who has a lot of experience travelling with young children.]

[Surprisingly unaware indeed. Lightning would have thought the hair would have been a dead give-away, but the confusion-or it curiosity-in Hikaru's voice certainly tells her otherwise.]

Yeah. Serah's my younger sister.

[And it's obvious they share more than just hair color. The stubborn streak runs deep in the Farron women, obviously.]

[Experience that Serah doesn't have. Yet. Lightning can't see this ending well, which is why she's not backing down. ...That and her nerves are shot, which makes her very cranky.]

Only if she learns what she's doing before something catches her off guard. Besides, it's harder to keep a larger team ready for what this place throws at us, and it's not like hatchlings are easy to deal with.

I already had company. If eggs had been in the plan, I'd have let Sen and Strike go at it.

[Sorry, Mama Minnie, but it's been a long week. She's more than a bit cranky right now.]

[Well, it's understandable. She laughs nervously.]

Is there anything I can do to help?

How many young Pokémon does she already have in her team? If most are already older, they could help raising them. As long as they have the right personalities, of course.

[Which is admittedly far from a sure thing.]

Maybe friends could raise them, then you'd know they were being taken good care of. That's what I did with Princess' kids.

Thanks Rikku, but I hope it doesn't come to that.

[Because it means giving up her precious babies, and that's the last thing she wants.]

You could help me persuade her that two more Eevees won't be that much trouble?

[Come on Minnie, she could use the help.]

Okay. Just remember, if you need someone to, I'll take good care of 'em.

I hadn't thought about that. Thanks for the idea.

[She's going to win this battle yet, just you wait and see.]

They certainly are adorable... and my home has more than enough room for them! And they're just little babies!

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