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[anexcitableboy]

[At first the screen shows a blur of orange and a bit of floor. Then it turns, shakily, to show Jimmy not looking so good. Face drawn, eyes bloodshot and ringed in hollows, he looks a lot like death warmed over lying curled up on the floor of his cheap hotel room. It could be some sort of flu, but it's mostly a miserable hangover. One he's been nursing in private for most of the day, but his Cubone has had enough. After several headbutts had been ignored, Omi finally simply fumbled with his trainer's 'Gear until he got it recording.]

[Jimmy's been holed up with cheap booze and packaged meals, the realization of his situation having come upon him hard and all at once. He wasn't about to wake up back home. This wasn't some quick little vacation from reality. This was his damned life now and that was scarier than almost anything else that had happened to him these last few months.]

[But the booze had run out, and his money was about to, so here he is in the middle of an unplanned drying out and when he sees Omi set down the 'gear he groans.]

Jesus, what'd ya go and do that for? Nobody wants to see this... hey, turn it back a sec.

[And only when the screen is facing down does he stretch and grabs the machine, rolling over onto his back and making sure his bare hands are out of screen.]

Sorry. Feeling under the weather and Omi's all freaked out, I guess. I dunno if he was trying to call somebody or something, but...guess I look pretty bad, by Pokemon standards. Guess I should be lucky I had pants on when he did it, huh.

But since this is beaming out into the 'gear wavespace or whatever... what do they got around here that's good for churning guts?

And cheap.

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[defyingfrigidity]

[Oh. OHHHH. Okay, she gets it now. Well, that makes things a bit more difficult, since Elsa's never touched a drop of alcohol in her life, despite being in her twenties, but still...]

With how advanced the technology here is, I wouldn't be surprised if they developed some sort of medicine to help with hangovers. I'm not in Goldenrod City anymore, so there aren't as many shops around here, but I could still look around for something that might help, if you like.

[Luckily, she has at least one pokemon capable of flight, so she can deliver it to him no problem.]

[anexcitableboy]

A guy can hope, huh?

Aw nah, Elsa, you don't gotta do that. I'll be fine.

[defyingfrigidity]

I know I don't have to. But I want to.

[Because Jimmy is a friend. Sort of. Right? And Elsa wants to do her best to help her friends.]

[anexcitableboy]

You're a real good dame, Elsa.

I take Pluto Water and Seidlitz Powder back home, I dunno what they got here that's like that.

[defyingfrigidity]

Nonsense. I'm just doing what anyone would do for someone who's been kind to them.

[Elsa... has no idea what those things are. But most of the products she's seen here that she can recognize at least have very similar names. So... she'll head to the nearest pharmacy as soon as possible.]

I doubt that whatever I'd be able to find will be exactly the same, but I'm sure they'll be close enough.

[anexcitableboy]

I've known plenty of people who wouldn't even bother to ask if everything was okay. You're good people, Elsa, just take the compliment.

Anything that'll help.

[defyingfrigidity]

... Really? But I don't understand. You've been so nice each time we've talked....

[anexcitableboy]

That doesn't mean jack. Been plenty of people that kicked me when I was down, no matter how nice I'd been to'em. There's lots of jerks and jackasses out there.

[defyingfrigidity]

That's horrible... I'm so sorry that people had the nerve to treat you that way, Jimmy....

[anexcitableboy]

That's just people, Elsa.

[defyingfrigidity]

... I hope the people here haven't been treating you that way. You deserve better.

[anexcitableboy]

Nah, people here are pretty nice so far.

[defyingfrigidity]

Good.

And if anyone tries to be rude to you, let me know and I'll have a few words with them.