Second Petal [video]

[rosetotheoccasion]

[Well this is... new. For those who know Ruby, they're probably used to see her as a bouncing ball of energy and excitement. Which isn't a bad thing - Ruby's a pretty upbeat kid who just wants to keep making sure her friends always feel that way too!

But now... now she looks a bit withdrawn. Not outright upset, but she most certainly has the look of someone that's really being bugged by something.]

... Hey, guys.

[Geez, even the way she talks is a bit deflated.]

I kinda have a question. People have been talking about their friends disappearing, and it kinda got me wondering...

When someone returns home, what if they... knew things. About stuff that happened that they didn't experience yet, 'cause someone knows what happened to them in the future, and told them about it.

[... Ah. The picture is becoming clearer now...]

Do you think... could what happened to them later on change, then?

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[rosetotheoccasion]

Esche.... what? Is that another one of your weird game things?

[Ruby's played games before, but man... some of the stuff he and the others say is still really weird!]

But that can't just be it. To make something as pretty as that stuff... you have to really like what you're doing, right?

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[callbacks]

[Man, it's still so hard to keep track of what's only specific to his world.]

I don't mind taking a couple seconds to impress the people, I guess. And you would not believe the tips I rake in for it.

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[rosetotheoccasion]

Bringing in the big money, huh? Does it beat battling?

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[callbacks]

Can you actually make a living owning little kids for their lunch money? I mean, not that I would, I just figured it wasn't a viable financial strategy.

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[rosetotheoccasion]

Well, there's always the gym leaders, right? They give out a lot of money when you beat 'em! Sounds like a good money-making strategy to me,