5th bloom

[punchtheflowers]

This carnival thing wasn't too bad at all. I snapped some shots on my phone while I was there, and they're pretty goddamn inspirational. Figured there'd be some of you who'd be interested. Y'know, if you missed the highlight of the hotdog eating competition.










Anyways. It's almost the 22nd. S'not really a birthday, I mean, how the hell're you supposed t'remember what day you're born when you don't have calenders? But it's as good a time as any.

So I'm taking off for a few days to go home and check up on things. I don't really get how you guys celebrate birthdays. Makes more sense t'me that if you're gonna make a deal of it, it should be about the people who made you.

It's been a long while since I saw the Garden in spring.

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Max: I'm taking a few days off. Also, I'm never telling you sensitive info again.

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[Everyone in Red team who was still at the school got a candied apple from the carnival. Sonny got a rocky road caramel apple, Kojiro got pecan caramel apple, and Red got an apple pie apple.]

Comments

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

S'cause I get pollen everywhere in the gym. I pretty much sweat the stuff out 24/7 this season.

It's really simple, Char. Pollen's the way plants reproduce.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

Wait.

So you're tellin' me that pink shit's actually how you...

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

That took you long enough.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

So that time when I grabbed you and you farted a goddamn smoke bomb, that was you creamin' yourself?!

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Uh.

No, that's not even remotely the same.

Pokemon pollen's multi-purpose. It's a defense mechanism t'screw up your senses too. I was already covered in the stuff anyway, you just brilliantly shook it out.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

If it ain't the same, what the hell is Max so worried about? I'm pretty sure you bustin' a nut all over me would screw up anyone's friggin' senses!

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

[SHRUG AGAIN]

Cuz you animal kingdom guys always flip a shit when you realize what HALF PLANT actually means? It's getting pretty old.

Every single plant is doin' the same thing in spring, y'know. Bulba too.

So have fun with all that shitty pink dust, idiot.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

Whoa. Whoa. Bulba is perfectly normal and you are not draggin' him into your freaky kink-talk.

Why the hell are you even bein' so smug about bein' so damn gross? Don't tell me you're gettin' off on coverin' everyone in your freaky-ass back-jism.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

No, I just like seeing you get your tail in a twist over something I don't give a shit about. Happens every year like clockwork, couldn't stop it if I tried. S'just our nature.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

Oh, don't even give me that crap. You ream me out for havin' fights, you lose the right to say your bullshit's just your nature.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

It's our nature the same way your flaming ass end is yours. I remember that weird fire joining thing. You have your Fire Type mojo, we've got ours. S'got nothing to do with attitude.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

Okay, sharin' flames is completely different, first of all. We only do that with family or our goddamn mates, not the entire population of the friggin' city. Second of all, it ain't weird. Third of all, fuck you. We don't fight 'cause we got an attitude problem. Charizards ten times better'n me are still gonna want fights, because that's what life's for, dipshit.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Of course it's everywhere, we're connected t'the goddamn earth. Something changes in the fuckin' weather and it affects us. We make flowers grow. We control forests. That's like sharing our flame with every living thing in the dirt. I always thought it was weird that Fire Types have t'have theirs on the outside.

Life's all about fighting, fine. I get that. But we're not wild anymore. I don't think I could've said anything that'd piss you off like that if you honestly thought you were doing something right with yourself.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

Right. Okay, Pocahontas. You're One With Everything and I'm just the dumb fire-type animal who can't follow your stellar example.

Don't even know why I'd waste time tryin' to explain it. The only instincts that count are the ones that match you and the humans, right? Only way you're gonna be happy is if I go pull a Sasha.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

As if you could.

I'm a pretty shitty example of a Venusaur, really. I just see things different. Pollen's not a big fucking deal t'me.

Life is fucked up, and so are we. If you're pissed about things out of your control, then you're shit out've luck, cuz you can't change a thing 'bout it. Only thing you can ever change is yourself and what you do.

What you want outta life, I don't know. that's your business. If you want t'be a loneass Charizard, picking fights with everyone t'make sure you stay alone just cuz it's in your nature, go ahead. But if you actually give a shit 'bout your teammates and what they need from you, then just following your instincts won't cut it anymore.

I'm not keeping score of what makes you acceptable. If you want something, you work t'get it. Seems simple t'me.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

See, that's what's pissin' me off. You say "work to get it", and you know you mean "stop bein' a Charizard". Your nature's fine, we all just gotta suck it up and deal with you jizzin' all over us because it's your natural way, and you fuckin' off to the middle of nowhere's a big fuckin' medal-worthy example of responsibility, but Char's gotta change himself, don't he?

Maybe fightin' ain't a big fuckin' deal to me. But who the fuck cares, right? It ain't how Venusaurs do it, and it ain't how people do it, so keep up the all-knowin' big brother lectures, because clearly I'm a big damn disappointment until I learn how to step on my flame and be a good boy.

sneakin in one more tag i am lame

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

If you think I never had t'change anything about myself, you'd be wrong. I've screwed myself over with some fucked up decisions. I've thrown out a lot of things on the way. Then one of these days, I'm likely to piss away everything I've worked for a second time.

Yeah, Bulbasaur are easy Pokemon t'raise. Loyal for life and all that. At least they are if they're starter bred. No one catches wild Bulbasaur. Just cuz we're up to our petals in nature-loving doesn't mean we take well t'being owned.

Don't mistake me for Bulba.

You already know what you want. You ought'a know what Bulba and Green and the rest've your team want better than I do. If those two things add up to 'stop being a Charizard,' then you're the one that's gotta size up what's worth more t'you. That's what I mean. I'm not here t'make your choices for you, I just don't wanna see Bulba get the shit end of your indecision.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

I ain't mistakin' you for Bulba, believe me. This brand of condescendin' bullshit's a Red team signature. Poor, tragic, misunderstood soul went and got his ass rescued by his special-snowflake friendship squad, and now he gets to have his warm fuzzies playin' the life coach for the pitiful masses. I've heard this kind of shit from your lot more than enough times.

I gotta say, blamin' me for Bulba's problems is one I've only seen outta you, though. Charitard prefers the "you don't know what it's like to have it rough" approach. You should try that one out next time.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

Call it what you want. Just cuz you think it's obnoxious and condescending doesn't make me wrong. You think I get my kicks like this? It's fucking embarrassing watching you make an ass of yourself when we're supposed t'be rivals.

Bulba's a strong kid. He can handle himself. But Saurs can't function without a family. And you can't say your approach to life's big fuckin' problems has zero influence on him. You're his brother, that means you're a role model. I don't know why he felt it was necessary to do what he did, but... don't think he hasn't pulled anything reckless and self-destructive too.

So give yourself a pat on the back, your life was hard. Whatever. What good does that do for anyone? You don't know what it's like t'have obligations. If you can tell me that's not true, then I'll shut up.

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

What, you think I'm happy about him doin' that? I ain't never been a role model for that kid. I got no clue what got into his head, but the kid knows better than to make some no-future asshole his role model. You watch somebody get burned playin' with matches, you don't go repeatin' his idiot mistakes.

See, Sasha's route's much more fun, ain't it? You're absolutely right. I don't know what it's like to have it rough, and I sure as hell don't know what obligations are like, either. I'm glad you've got me so figured out.

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

I used t'think he knew better than to get himself burned too. After he talked t'me, I'm not so sure anymore...

Sarcasm's an easy crutch. You've done nothing but tell me I'm being unfair t'your angry Charizard ass, and condescending, and that I don't have any idea 'bout your problems. None of that means I'm wrong.

toni i'm so sorry the whiny tl;dr just keeps happening

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

What else do you expect from me? You're my enemy. I don't want you knowin' a damn thing about me, and I know there's no way you give any amount of shits about whatever I got pressin' on my shoulders. I could spend days talkin' about the 15 Charizards with no survival skills that your sister thinks she's too pretty to bother with, or tryin' to get you to understand what it's like when the thing your gut says is right is the exact thing everyone else says is wrong, but we both know that ain't gonna bring on no epiphanies.

This is all Bulba, Vinnie. Stop playin' the altruism act and face it. If Bulba were still happy, you wouldn't care less if I were punchin' out half the school. You want somebody to be responsible for what he's done. That's why you're tellin' me I don't care enough about my team to change into somebody who can save him.

Go ahead and lay it on me. Fine. He probably did pick this shit up off of me, and I ain't a good enough brother to fix it. Now that we're agreed I fucked it up, why don't you quit with this retarded helpful-bestest-buddy bullshit and go save the kid yourself?

help drowning

[punchtheflowers.livejournal.com]

If Bulba were genuinely proud of you for acting up, I wouldn't have a problem. Somehow, I don't think he is.

You know what? You're right. I do wanna blame you for something he did. I wanna blame your whole team. Even if he acted on his own, the fact is I never figured Bulba to do something that reckless if he didn't learn it from somewhere.

But I get the feeling what you're thinking of and what I'm thinking of are two different things here.

And as much as I wanna help him, I can't. You know why? Cuz I'll never be a replacement for you in his eyes. Won't matter if I suddenly turn into the best fuckin' Venusaur in the world.

let me throw you a life preserver (made of ANGSTY WORDS)

[blazinglizard.livejournal.com]

If you ain't gonna do shit about it, then for the love of Arceus, stop with the backseat driver crap. I liked it a lot better when we just called each other dickbags and moved on to the fightin'.