grapeeater | [Video]

[It's late, and people should probably be trying to sleep. That appears to be what the very grumpy figure on the feed is attempting to do, but it's cold and the ground is still a little snowy and he looks pretty miserable, given that there is what appears to be the entirety of a tent collapsed on him. He's also wrapped in about three sweaters and a coat, and looks incredibly unamused.]

[The camera pans over to a rather nervous-looking Rapidash, along with a Vulpix and an Onix who looks more confused than anything. The camera then turns around to display a somewhat annoyed-looking Kadabra, who just glances to the side in a 'look at this bullshit I have to deal with' expression before shutting off.]

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From:

ratherbelocky

Oh, dude. Do you, uh. Do you need a little help there, man?

[He's trying not to laugh. Really he is.]

From:

grapeeater

[Grumble grumble give him that, you stupid Kadabra.]

I'm fine. It's just really dumb to set up. And snow fell on it and it should be more sturdy.

[Last night was terrible we're not even going there, tonight is relatively better.]

From:

ratherbelocky

Mmm. [York is the most sympathetic, it's him.] You put a tarp down before you set up the tent, right? Helps keep you dry, with the snow and all.

From:

grapeeater

... I... put a blanket down?

[He doesn't even have a tarp ugh he should have known better...]

From:

ratherbelocky

[This poor man.]

Better than nothing, at least? All right, let me see if I can help you out here. What kind of tent d'you have?

From:

grapeeater

Um...

[He turns the video back to the remains of his tent. It's bright orange and looks to be pretty much 'baby's first ridge tent'.]

From:

ratherbelocky

Okay, that looks like an A-frame. Did you secure the guy ropes before you went in?

From:

grapeeater

... The what?

[That's a no.]

From:

ratherbelocky

There's your problem. They're supporting lines for your tent to prevent the, uh, structural problems you're currently experiencing. Maybe this'll help you better in the morning when you can see, but you see any little loops on the front and back of your tent?

From:

grapeeater

One second...

[He pokes around a bit, shifting fabric out of the way.]

These things?

From:

ratherbelocky

Yeah, those. What you do is you put a guy rope through there and tie it to a stake in the ground. Long as it's tight, your tent'll be a lot more stable.

From:

grapeeater

Ah, okay. Maybe... tomorrow night. I could probably get my Lucario to do it.

[He's a little quiet, before he flips on a private filter.]

I... ah. Never got to thank you, by the way.

Edited Date: 2016-02-28 08:45 pm (UTC)

From:

ratherbelocky

Oh. Well. Don't mention it, man. I didn't do much but talk.

From:

grapeeater

Talking to you before... I guess it was the kick I needed to... leave. I'd been thinking about it for a while, but...

... I'm not a 'good guy'. I haven't been for a while. I think... trying to be one now is going to be really hard.

From:

ratherbelocky

...I had a friend who'd argue that there's really no such thing as 'good' or 'bad,' and it's all a matter of perspective.

But I think I like something Carolina told me more. She said that...the things we did, there's really no way back all the way to 'good.' But if we keep trying to make things better...maybe one day we'll find that that's good enough.

[After a moment, he shrugs and smiles a little, rueful.]

It's got more practical value, I think. Carolina's always been a pragmatist.

From:

grapeeater

... Yeah. I think... maybe once I get back home... maybe I can stop things from going worse. Maybe I can do something in place of the people I killed. The things they'd want, not the things I'd want.

It's something to hold onto, at least.

From:

ratherbelocky

...What sort of things? Sometimes it all seems easier once you talk your plans out.

From:

grapeeater

... I... well. To get the Forbidden Fruit... but to use that godlike power to help people. Take the monsters away, put everything back to normal. I don't know the exact limits on the thing, but... well.

It's enough to move missiles from all over the world aimed at one location to the other side of the world.

From:

ratherbelocky

Huh, not bad. Sounds like something that could do a lot of good, for sure.

From:

grapeeater

Yeah. It's... dangerous, though. And... I took out some of the people who would probably use it best.

From:

ratherbelocky

Those are the people you're trying to do right by, yeah?

From:

grapeeater

... Yes. I... never really fully understood them. I don't know if I'll do it wrong.

From:

ratherbelocky

There's no real way of knowing. Using the dead as a signpost...well, you just gotta make the best guess you can with what you have left. Memory's the key.

From:

grapeeater

Yeah.

... But right now, here, I just have to... figure out how to live. I'm not used to dealing with things like finding food or a regular job that's not... you know.

[Not illegal. Not a Rocket job.]