[ Matt raises his hands like he's about to just kinda slap them on Maxie's cheeks and squeeze his stupid head until it hurts before he gets distracted by the conversation and just kinda lets his hands hover there. ]
I mean it doesn't necessarily indicate he's gone, apparently people port out for a day or so sometimes, it's not unheard of that he may just be back home- your home at least. For some amount of time.
[glasses adjust] The logical thing would be to not waste energy worrying until some time has passed, all information at our disposal is inconclusive anyway. So... so don't worry. It would be pointless.
[ talking about logic to matt of all people isn't gonna go well. he's already starting to panic, his hands on maxie's shoulders. he shakes the poor dude a bit. ]
Wait-- wait, no, this ain't-- we gotta do somethin'. We gotta do something! We gotta break through all the security around the porter or somethin' and figure out how to get it working so he can come back!! We just started being good together!
[ Matt's gonna fuckin' bite that hand in a second if it doesn't get away from his god damn face. ]
There isn't anything to discuss, bro!! Archie's in trouble and he needs us! Both of us! I dunno what I'm gonna do if I'm stuck here without him and I dunno what you're gonna do if you ain't able to keep rebuilding bridges with him or-- or whatever it is you're doin' with him-- I-- We gotta-- Dude, get-- get your hand--
[ his jaw is still attached to maxie, like carvanha on a slab of miltank meat. he sinks his teeth into maxie's hand harder and sobs, soon biting down and shouting something incoherent. ]
Mfhafmafmgfaamfaf.
[ he sniffles, wiping his eyes, still biting down around Maxie's fingers. he shouts something that definitely sounds like I don't know why we're just sitting here when we should be out finding a way to bring him home, but it's hard to tell if that's exactly what he said, because again. his mouth is full. ]
Matt spits out the stupid ugly hand in his mouth and picks Maxie up, instead. he lifts him up high enough to bury his face in his shoulder and squeeze his eyes shut tight. ]
M'scared, though. What if he isn't back? I can't be here without him. It'll hurt.
[maxie looks at his spit covered hand in disgust for .005 seconds before he's being hugged emotionally which is really the worst thing that's happened to him today
jesus fuck he was not equipped to deal with this, but he liked matt well enough so. he'd try. he pats matt some more, awkwardly but sincerely, with the spit covered hand this time.]
It's best to cross that bridge when we get there. Just... help me groom Camerupt, that will take a while.
[sigh] ... I admit I don't really know what to do without him here either, Matt. We'll get by, and it will hurt.
[ Matt wouldn't be able to focus on Camerupt right now, all full of anxiety and nervous energy as he is. He just shakes his head and looks back into his room, his and Archie's room, and wishes he could just find a way to go back to sleep and wake up in a world where this wasn't happening. ]
We're only just getting back on track. [ he'd already said all this before, but-- the idea that archie would be gone now is so unfair that it's sticking in his head, rattling his thoughts. ]
All of us. All of us. Not just me and him! You guys were healin' and becoming bros again, you were-- figuring out things. Where you were gonna go from here. Where-- [ he runs his hands over his eyes, pacing now, faster and faster. ] Where are we supposed to go from here? You and me - without Archie.
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Why're you checking in on me? Have you had anything to eat? BRO?
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You know why I'm- wait, you do know why, don't you?
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No. You're bein' stupid. That's all I know.
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Oh.
[awkward]
You... noticed Archie isn't here, haven't you?
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He's at work? He's always workin'. Right?
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He's been ported out.
[or that]
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... That ain't-- what're you talking about? He wouldn't go. We only just got to start makin' stuff up with him.
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[glasses adjust] The logical thing would be to not waste energy worrying until some time has passed, all information at our disposal is inconclusive anyway. So... so don't worry. It would be pointless.
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Wait-- wait, no, this ain't-- we gotta do somethin'. We gotta do something! We gotta break through all the security around the porter or somethin' and figure out how to get it working so he can come back!! We just started being good together!
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he proceeds to just mimic what matt did to him and. puts his palm on matt's face] Stop. Calm down, let's... discuss this.
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There isn't anything to discuss, bro!! Archie's in trouble and he needs us! Both of us! I dunno what I'm gonna do if I'm stuck here without him and I dunno what you're gonna do if you ain't able to keep rebuilding bridges with him or-- or whatever it is you're doin' with him-- I-- We gotta-- Dude, get-- get your hand--
[ he bites maxie's hand after all. sorry. ]
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[ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]
Did you just bite me?
[he isn't moving his fucking hand fuck you.]
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Mfhafmafmgfaamfaf.
[ he sniffles, wiping his eyes, still biting down around Maxie's fingers. he shouts something that definitely sounds like I don't know why we're just sitting here when we should be out finding a way to bring him home, but it's hard to tell if that's exactly what he said, because again. his mouth is full. ]
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then he glares a lot. then he sighs and pats matt's head.]
He'll be fine. It's Archie. If he isn't back by tomorrow we'll... do something.
Please stop biting me you are worse than your Pokemon with that.
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Matt spits out the stupid ugly hand in his mouth and picks Maxie up, instead. he lifts him up high enough to bury his face in his shoulder and squeeze his eyes shut tight. ]
M'scared, though. What if he isn't back? I can't be here without him. It'll hurt.
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jesus fuck he was not equipped to deal with this, but he liked matt well enough so. he'd try. he pats matt some more, awkwardly but sincerely, with the spit covered hand this time.]
It's best to cross that bridge when we get there. Just... help me groom Camerupt, that will take a while.
[sigh] ... I admit I don't really know what to do without him here either, Matt. We'll get by, and it will hurt.
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We're only just getting back on track. [ he'd already said all this before, but-- the idea that archie would be gone now is so unfair that it's sticking in his head, rattling his thoughts. ]
All of us. All of us. Not just me and him! You guys were healin' and becoming bros again, you were-- figuring out things. Where you were gonna go from here. Where-- [ he runs his hands over his eyes, pacing now, faster and faster. ] Where are we supposed to go from here? You and me - without Archie.