Fourth Vaccine; Video; Action

[puppetnurse]

M-mm...h-hello...

[Tsumiki looks very worn out as she talks. Not that she hasn't had adequate sleep, she just hasn't eaten or even moved ]

I...guess...I fell asleep...f-for a while...I'm...sorry if I...if I worried anyone...I didn't mean to...p-please forgive me...

[Fifteen minutes awake and she's crying already......]

S-sorry...I-I'm sorry...

[For anyone interested in visiting the girl who are in the Cianwood area, she can be found in the Pokemon Center, resting and trying to talk whatever medical records she may have out of the nurses there.]

Comments

[text]

[puppetnurse]

[It takes her a little bit longer to respond to this one, mostly because she's not quite sure how she wants to express what she's feeling.]

I would like to get to know Ishimaru-san better.

[A second text is sent a few moments later.]

But only if you wouldn't mind! If that would be annoying or a bother, please ignore me!

[text]

[ardent]

[...That second text is actually good, if for no better reason than it gets him to focus on something that isn't "HOW DO I ANSWER THIS" long enough to actually attempt to answer. That said, there's a bit of a pause before he manages, but eventually he does, albeit not without a lot of the type-and-delete game.]

We could be friends, if you want.

[text]

[puppetnurse]

[There are multiple times during this pause where she wants to tell him to forget about it, but she never does. She just waits and lets out the held breath she had when his reply goes through.]

I would like that a lot.

[text]

[ardent]

[And this is why text is wonderful; it keeps the kneejerk "Wait, you would?" response from sliding out into the realm of Something He Just Said All Right.]

I'm glad to hear that, Tsumiki-kun! Thank you. It means a lot!

[text]

[puppetnurse]

[It's really no wonder they get along so awkwardly well. Because she honestly couldn't believe he would suggest being friends. Getting to know someone is a lot different than being friends, after all.]

It means a lot to me too! So thank you, Ishimaru-san! I'm very happy to be your friend!

[text]

[ardent]

Likewise!

[...YOU CAN PRACTICALLY SENSE THE "UH...NOW WHAT?" THAT FOLLOWS, HANG ON.]

Last I heard, you were still in Cianwood; is that still the case? Are others with you?

[text]

[puppetnurse]

Actually, I don't really know where I am. But my classmates are with me, yes. Or some of them are at least...

Nanami-san is here!

[text]

[ardent]

[...uh]

Well, as long as someone is, that's good!

Naegi-kun is back in Goldenrod with us; he woke up a while ago. One of our other friends had the same thing happen shortly after, and we've been looking after both of them since. They seem fine, though.

[text]

[puppetnurse]

Oh no! You have looked them over for any injuries right? If they fell to the ground, they may have hit their head, or struck a limb against something on their way down. Are they under the care of a Nurse Joy? It feels fairly warm outside, so please be sure to carefully monitor their temperature! If they are not at a Pokemon Center, you should likely keep them in a cool, air conditioned place if possible...