gekokujou first // video // dark cave

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[On this video feed this fine morning, there appears to be something wrong. All that’s visible is grass, some rocks, and an odd dark blur to one side. The Gear has been hastily dropped, and into that odd blackness the sole of someone’s sneaker is disappearing

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[Oh Federer, are you serious? Gakuto's been periodically checking the feed to make sure nothing happens to his underclassmen, but he is not happy about it. WAY TO MAKE HYOUTEI LOOK COMPETENT, GUYS.]

You two were suppose to go to Violet City, not dick around in a cave.

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It wasn't on our travel plan, Mukahi-san. We will be in Violet tomorrow.

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So how did it get on your travel plan. There's no way you could've missed the turn into Violet, so what happened?

[video]

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Ootori ran into the cave when he heard this bear's distress. We've previously discussed what should happen if he gets hurt, so I followed him.

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[gdi Ootori why do you have to be such a Disney Princess]

And it took you hours to find the stupid thing? Next time stop him from going into dangerous places in the first place.

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[i know, right]

He did it suddenly!

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And you just stood there like an idiot and let him.

You know, Atobe would never let something like that happen on his watch. [OH HE WENT THERE GIRLFRIEND. Whether it's true or not is irrelevant; what matters is baiting Hiyoshi and seeing where it goes.]

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Evidently that's not what I did at all. I followed him.

[...prickles. There's no way you're going to win like that, Gakuto - he knows how to rebutt this simply and dismissively.]

If Atobe-san was here to display such universal control, perhaps that would be relevant, Mukahi-san.

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Which is even worse! "Oh look I'm Hiyoshi, even though I'm suppose to keep Ootori from doing stupid things I think I'll just follow him into this dark, creepy cave instead of, y'know, stopping him from going there in the first place and messing up my wonderful senpai's plans." It's like you go out of your way to be a pain, sometimes, geez.

[Oh no, you're not getting out of this that easily, Hiyoshi. He's not satisfied with that reaction, not at all.]

Brat, Atobe not being here is what makes it relevant; you'd think the person next in line would be more competent than this. Makes me wish I put in my vote for Ootori, instead.

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[sob] We'll be in Violet City tomorrow, Mukahi-senpai.

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You better be, Ootori! We've been waiting for you two for like a week and I'm getting bored of this city.

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Did you and Oshitari-senpai pick up Jirou-senpai?

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Yeah, we did, otherwise Jirou might've fallen asleep somewhere dumb and gotten eaten by wild Pokémon. You'll see him when we all meet up in Violet.

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[... nope, can't deny that slightest possibility of that actually happening, sob] I wonder if all the regulars will come here, sooner or later. Although that will mean more people to pick up.

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Yeah, well, it's not like there're many people left to pick up after this. [As if Gakuto himself didn't count amongst you trouble makers.] Since you're here, Ryou'll probably be the next to show up, and then Atobe will make some stupid dramatic entrance with Kabaji.

Maybe Taki will muster up the balls to come here, too, even though he's not a regular anymore.

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... I wonder if Sakaki-san will show up too...