voicemail

[walkersystem]

"Hi, it's Molly. Leave a message and I'll call you back!"

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[wing_attack]

[He almost doesn't answer. He doesn't want her to hear, but not picking up is just going to make her worry more. He's quiet for a moment after he picks up, rain audible in the background. His voice is very weak and shaky as he responds.]

... I'm here.

[walkersystem]

Okay ... sorry, I just wanted to make sure ...

_{[She bites her lip and hesitates for a moment, but then she presses on.]}

Cause you're just saying that you're okay, but you're not saying you didn't get hurt.

[wing_attack]

... It was a war, Molly. People get hurt. I can heal injuries fine. All of us can. ... Unless they get too bad.

[walkersystem]

_{[There's something frustrated in her voice as she goes on.]}

I know people get hurt. And I know that they die. Don't pretend like I won't get it just cause it's bad.

[wing_attack]

[He sucks in a deep breath, like he's about to say something, and is interrupted by a squawk and the sound of rustling feathers. He sighs, and his voice is almost a whisper when he speaks, cracking and shaking.]

... She died, okay? I can't... I can't...

[walkersystem]

<sub>[.. oh ...]

[She's silent for a moment, in shock maybe, hadn't expected him to say something like that, but then she speaks in a half whisper too, immediately apologetic and sad.]</sub>

I'm sorry ... I didn't mean to ...

[wing_attack]

... It's not your fault. She just... I know she was the best person for the job, we all did, but...

[He half-sobs, the sound caught in his throat, and there's the sound of feathers around the Pokegear.]

[walkersystem]

<sub>[Bizarrely, she wishes she had her power right now, so she could maybe see who it is Tobias is talking about. But if she's really dead, Molly won't be able to find her. So it doesn't matter.]

[She swallows hard when she hears him cry, not sure what to do to make him feel better.]</sub>

... who was she?

[wing_attack]

She... she was... we were close. I didn't know her before everything started, but we've... been pretty close since the beginning. She... she helped keep me human. So I didn't lose myself. She was... the most important person... the most...

[He breaks off, throat closing up too much to say anything more.]

[walkersystem]

I'm sorry ...

_{[There's a rustle as she shifts position, hugs her knees to her chest.]}

I know it hurts a lot ... when ...

[wing_attack]

... Yeah. It... it does. She's... they let me take her, after the service. I don't know what I'm going to do with her, but...

[He sniffs, and there's the sound of his clothes rustling over the microphone.]

... I don't know what to do anymore...

[walkersystem]

_{[It takes her a moment to figure out what he means. But she's quiet for a moment longer anyway.]}

Do ... do you have a pokémon there? Like a dog or a cat or anything?

[wing_attack]

I've got Regal here. Rachel... Rachel is in her Pokeball.

[He's not sure if he can let her out right now.]

[walkersystem]

You should hug him.

_{[She doesn't know what else might help. But plushies or pets sometimes do, right?]}

[wing_attack]

I did. He's... it's better that he's here than if he weren't, but it's... still not okay.

[walkersystem]

I know ... I'm really sorry ...

Are ... are you still in Goldenrod? Cause if you want we could meet. But maybe you just want to be alone.

[wing_attack]

... I'm near Ilex Forest. I could fly back, but it would take a little time. I don't want to push Regal too much.

[walkersystem]

Well, if you want. We could ... go eat ice cream or something, or ...

You don't have to or anything but sometimes that makes me feel better when I get upset.

...

_{[There's a sound like she might say something else, but in the end she just trails off.]}

[wing_attack]

... I haven't had ice cream in a long time. Or at least, it feels like a really long time.

[walkersystem]

It's summer now. You have to have ice cream when it's summer.

[wing_attack]

It was always warm where I lived. Not really hot, but we never really got winter.

[walkersystem]

Me too. Where are you from? I lived in LA.

[wing_attack]

... Really? I'm from that area, too. Or... when I lived on the west coast, I was.

[walkersystem]

Yeah. I grew up there. Then I moved to New York last year.

[wing_attack]

Oh. I bet that was a big change, if you've never lived there before.