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[i_am_emmet]

Sure I do, I was a successful Battle Facility Head,

[NEET now though here in Folkmore]

-An accomplished trainer, and they were children. And many of them are working 9-to-5s they hate, yup.

[Isn't that what you're supposed to tell yourself in these sorts of situations? You're happy, they're miserable. Best revenge is living well, blah blah blah.]

[steepwithdead]

Hmm. Revenge through a life lived well?

[He's also heard that said before. Does he agree with it? Ehhh. It's better than the alternative, he thinks. Still puts too much focus on the other person rather than yourself.]

[i_am_emmet]

Exactly. Besides, now I am here. Happy. Yup.

[steepwithdead]

That is admittedly the most important part. Joy is the catalyst for great success in life. Just don't neglect your honest feelings, even if they may be negative at times.

[If you're over it, be over it. If you're not, that's okay too- but be open and work through it.]

[i_am_emmet]

There is no reason to be upset, yup. Ingo is here, Ingo is safe. I am here. I am safe.

[Absolutely not, obviously the healthy answer is to take any negative feelings, say they never happened, shove them in a box and mail the box to yourself and hope it gets lost in the mail!]

[It won't get lost though because the postal system is very effective at making sure most things don't get lost, but we can all pretend!]

Besides, there is no reason to want anything more than that.

[steepwithdead]

Mmm... you know, one benefit of existing in a world that is relatively safe and peaceful is that you have the time and space to explore what hurt you in your past. To examine those feelings, and deal with them in a healthy way, rather than trying to forget it ever happened.

[Shoving them in a box generally does not work, sir.]

[i_am_emmet]

Seems counter productive. Because the entire thing here is improvement, right? I get better, I go back to Unova.

[steepwithdead]

What do you suppose "get better" means, exactly?

cw: improper disposal of a body

[i_am_emmet]

Be a better me, of course. Be someone that people won't think you chopped up your twin and fed him to a Pokémon or something.

pokemon gettin wild over here

[steepwithdead]

Is that truly a flaw in you, or a flaw in those people who thought that of you?

Do you think in pokemon, people with ghost type family members show off if they're shiny?

[i_am_emmet]

Who knows? Could be both.

even ghosts deserve to sparkle!!

[steepwithdead]

Hmm. Fair enough. You can't do much about one, but you can work on fixing the other.

[He doesn't exactly agree, but he can see Emmet's not ready to swerve on it just yet.]

Can you think of anything about yourself that might give such an impression?

[i_am_emmet]

I'm not nice.

[Well, it would be better to say that Emmet is blunt. He is nice, but it is hard to get past how he talks, like how Ingo is nice, but people might not be able to get past Ingo's RBF.]

[steepwithdead]

[Yeah, he's not sure if he agrees on that one.]

In what ways are you not nice?

[i_am_emmet]

It's like this, someone gets on the train and starts eating. No eating is allowed on the line. I tell them they must stop eating because again, food isn't allowed on the line. They said they haven't eaten all day- I tell them that's the rule and when the next stop is so they can finish eating.

But Ingo would be more likely to go 'This one time.' and carry on.

[steepwithdead]

But rules exist for a reason. If no one followed or enforced them, the may as well not exist. Why is eating not allowed?

[i_am_emmet]

It can be disruptive to other passengers, can cause a mess- which would mean more work for the depot agents, we can't account for things like allergies either.

[steepwithdead]

If it's for the sake of allergies, then you could be saving a life. That's nice for the people who would rather not die on the train.

[i_am_emmet]

And lets say the person who is eating says they need it because they haven't eaten all day, what is stopping the next person from saying that? How do we choose who is allowed to eat on the train or not. Its better to just have a blanket rule.

[steepwithdead]

How long is the train ride, anyway?

[He's only ever ridden the Folkmore train, and that doesn't go for more than a handful of hours, probably? Less than a day at least.]

[i_am_emmet]

I think our longest line is a few hours.

[steepwithdead]

It normally takes several days to starve. For the sake of other people, they'd be fine. It's a good rule, you're fine too.

[i_am_emmet]

Thats what I say, but people think I am mean for it. No eating on train, if you were going to faint, you should have sat down on a bench and ate first. Or sit down and wait to eat at the next stop.

[steepwithdead]

It sounds as if you are a deeply misunderstood man.

[i_am_emmet]

I have been told I care more about equality instead of equity.