#haunted-memorial

“I mean…true. It’s important to be as accurate as possible in media, when it counts, but like. I’m hearing gamers leaking classified info on forums. Shit on machines that aren’t supposed to be leaked.”

Agni has plans to meet with Morty again; taking some time off after quitting their current job and getting another job quickly. The stress of confronting their boss, among other things with potential sponsorships, took a massive toll on their mind and they figured ‘I’m tired. I’m taking time off again’ because as much as Agni somewhat likes juggling multiple hats: they need a break.

Too much going on, not enough time to process it, not to mention certain thoughts about a certain ex-partner popped up again. They just…want a break. To sleep, more like it. And so they closed their eyes as soon as they got to their hotel in Ecruteak, the last thing they saw was eyes of a certain Temple Deity gazing above them.

Agni had plans to meet with Morty again, standing in front of his Gym to…perhaps catch him by surprise! He knows they’re visiting, but not when. Did they ever tell? They forgot—Well. At least they’re clean. Showered, hair dye refreshed, eye bags and bruises completely gone…as if there wasn’t a blemish in their first place. Teeth a bit too white, eyes a bit too bright for someone who’s chronically exhausted. As if…

…

“Hey, kak Morty.” ‘Agni’ greeted the Gym Leader with an unusually enthusiastic smile,

Oh hey! Two little guys!! Agni always loves the little guys.

"For Kak Rei...I think you might like this Flareon! I think. Alluring Voice to have a chance to confuse your opponent and Fire Spin to bind your opponent. Flame Charge to speed up and Flare Blitz for more fire damage. Binding Band to make your opponent take more damage. This is what I call 'unga bunga make as much damage as possible'.

It was supposed to be just lunch between two friends! Just...yapping about Ghost Pokemon and legends--funnily enough it was them yapping about the 9 Cardinal Gods and how that correlates to the Jalur League that landed them in this mess.

"So basically after like 12 years, my uncle had to step down because he wanted to get married and the deity was basically eating away at his soul. And no one really told me about it until after I took up the Gym Leader position. I guess that's why I've been feeling a bit funny these days." Agni rambled off and ate a bit of their taiyaki before realizing their mistake.

Ah. Fuck.

What are you not telling me? they vaguely heard Morty asking them.

Way too fucking much was what Agni wanted to say.

"...I..." Agni turned away, nibbling away at their fish shaped pancake,

"...It's a lot to explain. And I'm scared to explain it to you..." Heart pounding, nausea.

"Kak Morty! My friend Kak Morty!!"

I think every time Agni visits Ecruteak, they would probably ask Morty to go eat with them. They both agree that food is a good way to connect with people and probably have discussed morbid topics such as funeral rites over some taiyaki. That being said, Agni feels a bit bad because some of the food Morty suggests are a bit too sweet for them to handle (the only strong flavor they can handle is Spicy) but they don't want to burden him. Morty, somehow, found out by the power of observation. Since then, Morty probably has to make sure a certain treat isn't so overpowering before offering it to Agni. In turn, Agni introduces Morty to more Jaluran foods such as babi guling and thrice fried fish with fried rice made with sweet soy sauce. Agni usually orders a dish without the spiciness because they're still unsure about Morty's spice tolerance.

Morty playing horror games with them / playing horror games for them has opened their eyes and they're more appreciative of horrors as a genre as a result. Sometimes, they bring horror games to Morty like a a cat and is like 'can you play this with me' and it's the pair in a voice chat with Agni streaming their game. The pair have traded horror game recommendations with Agni leaning towards religious horror due to them being able to relate to the Horrors. They're usually late at night too, due to Agni's schedule being so erratic. Rip Morty's sleep schedule (they're so sorry about that).

One of Morty's Pokemon decided to start a prank war with one of Agni's Pokemon and it spiraled for a few days while Agni is in Johto--it was (mostly) harmless but both trainers had to step in when one of Morty's Pokemon decided to scare Chuchu the Pichu and it resulted in her crying.

In the verse with Skip's Larry and where Agni is Larry's bio kid, Agni would probably treat Morty with more respect since he does mean something to Larry and it's a good something--they will, however still be like 'hey why does my dad call you babygirl?' sending Morty straight to the hospital. If Larry and Morty are like Dating dating and they announce it to Agni, they're like 'oh boy I have three dads now!'. But deep down they're genuinely happy for the pair; they hope Larry and Morty can be together for a long time.

They, in fact, had something to ask of Morty! But that can wait. Oh Arceus, oh Fuck; Morty's coughing up blood. While they felt mortified, there's an...understanding in their eyes. Like they know what it's like to, you know. Cough up blood.

They reached into their bag and handed Morty an unnaturally cold water bottle do not ask how it's this cold--downsides of being a Fire Specialist, hands steady. Maybe cold water can help...? It helped them after any and all exhibition battles between any of the Jaluran Gym Leaders.

(Don't ask)

"...Here..." They mumbled,