#askthehalfshiny

Even in dark times, there’s a bit of hope.

"You are troubled, but your anger is understandable. I am sorry to hear that you are still hurting from what transpired, and I honestly cannot in good conscience blame you," he began, gaze flitting to Farrow while his tone was even. "But if left to fester for too long... hate begets hate, and pain begets pain, it is a vicious cycle. One I do not wish to see anyone endure. Sometimes the ones we hurt the most in situations like these, is ourselves..."

Gaze softening with concern, he continued. "If I may.. perhaps you could try to reach out to the one you inherited your conduit title from? With a better perspective, he might be able to lend an ear better than most of us can," came the offer. "But if you do not feel you are ready to do so yet, do not force yourself. Though you and your loved ones are more than welcome to stop by Moonlight Falls at any point too for respite."

- Farrow is no longer available for asks. -

“A friend.. along with many other wonderful things-- you have been to so many. I will not lie and say that you have not made mistakes, we all have,” the shadowy Umbreon then turned his gaze to the Arceus, gaze firm, but also kind. “But-- there is no true monster in this situation, neither you, nor this wounded conglomerate of souls we face.. Whatever may have happened in the past that led to this point, while you should not forget... lest history repeat itself.. You must learn to forgive. You may have forgiven, or at least reconciled with everyone else along the way-- So why have you not forgiven yourself yet? Instead of allowing your guilt to eat away at you to the point of allowing yourself to be beaten to near death... forgive yourself, and take what you have learned and gained in order to make peace. This will light the way to the future.”

He then turned his head to face the Nightmare that lay ahead once more, the glow of his rings and eyes intensifying. “You have many who believe in you and want the best for you, come what may. Many who want to repay your kindness. Gemini and I are among them. After all, I am still eternally grateful to the depths of my existence that you aided with young Gemini recovering. And while I doubt she would admit it out loud due to her soft-spoken nature, you have become akin to a mother figure that she desperately needed for so long after her own had perished.”

“Now... allow me to repay my humble debt.”

Gemini nudged Traveller with round eyes, her own rings slightly starting to glow more intensely as she, and the shadowy Umbreon began to use Helping Hand to empower the Arceus and everyone who had come along to help. “I-I believe in you.. B-Blackie does too... Please don’t give up...! P-please...”

Quick response to @askthehalfshiny​

“I dunno, it has to do with me becoming an Umbreon which led me to the path I’m currently taking. I’m not much into venting my problems, but it’s something that has devastated me a lot back then, and it’s the reason why I changed to try to be more suave I guess.

I really want to be the best for Topio and my family, yeah. And I’m willing to change myself for the best. I dunno how to really go about it though.”

“You said that it also affected Gemini right? Were they the Umbreon on the beach a while back? That’s really something... Guess we all are experienced the same situation.”

“I hope they’re doing ok.”

...Crystal Egg hatched??