ten. ☆ ( video / backdated to before the spring cleaning plot )

[uuing]

Uu-! Hi everyone..! Today Maria and Beato have a question for everyone!

[ Maria is practically as cheery as ever when she waves at the camera - except she's not alone right now, there's someone sitting there with her, and she turns to that person with a smile as if urging her to speak on.

Beato waves too, as excited about this as HER TINY ONEESAN Maria. ]

We thought of this some days ago, while watching the people in the tea house. You all come from very diferent places, are we wrong? I can only imagine how many wonderful stories you all have!

And so we want to hear e-verything about you and your world! [ she's just fistpumping here now, look at all this double excitement. ] Uu-, so everyone, please tell us your stories, okay? Beato and Maria re-ally want to know!

We'll be waiting! Thank you so much!

( ooc: replies will come from both Maria and Beato (fathersbeloved) and will be a bit delayed (especially on my side, since I'm going to bed right now and will get to them tomorrow)! )

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[video]

[uuing]

[ Aww, Crow. Maria understands how you feel about this, really, but she mostly tries to keep on smiling. ]

But you're still not alone, right..? Uu-, Maria thinks nobody in Johto is alone.

[video]

[darkenedgales]

[That's just-- so sweet of her Crow can't help but chuckle a bit.]

You're right! 'S hard to feel lonely when we've got so many people around, huh?

[... Even if he'd rather some of them were not here.]

[video]

[uuing]

Uu-! Maria thinks so too! Even though most of Maria's family isn't here anymore, everyone's always really nice! [ she giggles. ]

It's why Johto's the most fun place of all places!

[video]

[darkenedgales]

[Fun.

This "fun place", as she calls it, took away almost everything he held dear -- his kids, his hometown, his family and friends back from his world, the new friends he gained here -- all of that was out of his reach now, courtesy of Johto. Sometimes he thinks he hates it for this, really.

But on the other hand, it gave him a lot of good things in the first place. And even if it snatched them away later on...

A smile sprawls across Crow's face as he props his head on his free hand.]

Yup. One thing for sure, I don't regret coming here at all!

[video]

[uuing]

[ Maria is oblivious to what he's thinking either way - especially with the way she keeps smiling and even nods along. ]

Maria doesn't regret it either..! Even if Maria goes home, she wants to keep the fun memories of this time!

[video]

[darkenedgales]

Me too! There's no way I'd ever forget everyone I've met here.

[Or, well, at least he hopes that won't be the case when he goes home. Eventually.]

[video]

[uuing]

Uu-, maybe everyone should have a big goodbye party together when it's the time to finally go from here? Maria thinks that sounds like a lot of fun..!