007. [Video]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[It's not uncommon for Wrath to be sharing screentime with his Pokemon, but in this case, he looks distinctly irritated about it.]

[Behind him is a Lopunny that's a good foot or so taller than him, clad in a dress that is... DAMN FANCY-LOOKING, ACTUALLY. There's like... frills and ribbons and junk.]

[Wrath glares directly into the camera, appealing to the hypothetical audience to side with him.]</sub>

She wasn't gonna be happy until Mama and I bought her a DRESS.

And she's still not happy!

Why does she like clothes so much?

Pokemon don't even need to wear clothes like people and things that look like people do.

I wish I was a Pokemon, because then I wouldn't need to wear clothes.



<sub>[The Lopunny-- a recent acquisition from the raid he'd performed with Ralph of a wealthy socialite's all-night dinner party, aka Wrath's first Real Mission (tm)-- lets out a huff and taps her long, curved claws impatiently on her arm. She clearly is about as pleased to be paired with Wrath as he is with her.]

[He responds with a huff of his own.]</sub>

Hmph.

Anyway, she's brown.

So her name is Dirty.

_{[The rabbit Pokemon's head whips around, outraged, but Wrath yells right over her angry growl.]}

I DON'T CARE, DIRTY!

Comments

[armoredsoul]

[...WRATH.]

She won't like you any better if you call name her that, you know.

[garbagechild]

So?

I don't need to make her like me.

I already have Pokemon that like me.

Like Sleepy. Sleepy likes me.

[armoredsoul]

But if you intend to keep her, you have a responsibility to take care of her. And a big part of that is treating her kindly. She might not like you right now, but you can build up that trust with her.

[garbagechild]

I AM taking care of her!

I got a dress for her.

[armoredsoul]

And that's good [even if Al is pretty sure he stole the dress] but just getting things for them isn't enough. Kindness is more than just providing for someone, it's helping them to understand and grow, as well. Have you tried to figure out why she's so upset? Maybe it's something you can help fix, and then she won't be so mad at you.

[garbagechild]

_{[Al would be correct on that one.]}

I think she's just upset because she hates me for no reason.

_{[OR MAYBE SHE HATES YOU BECAUSE YOU STOLE HER, WRATH.]}

[armoredsoul]

No one hates someone else for no reason. Even Envy has a reason for hating me, even if it's a dumb one.

[garbagechild]

Well, everything about Envy is dumb.

[armoredsoul]

[PFF]

Well, yeah, but that's not the point. There's a reason for everything we do, it's just a matter of understanding what it is.

[garbagechild]

I don't know.

Sometimes when I'm sitting, I just get up and run around and flail my arms a lot and I don't really have a reason for it.

[armoredsoul]

[Pff. Wrath, u silly.]

You do that because you have way too much energy; and you hate being still, anyway.

[garbagechild]

That's true.

Being still is kind of like being dead, and I don't want to ever be dead.

_{[Oh how things change.]}

[armoredsoul]

[For a moment, Al goes quiet, memories of his last day in Amestris bubbling back up to the surface, of just how different Wrath had been then.]

["I want to go to the place Mommy is."]

[Al bites his lip, and his lips pull into a very sad sort of smile.]

Well, I don't want you to be dead, either.

[garbagechild]

<sub>[It's a good thing Wrath can't really read the subtleties of expressions yet.]

[He sees a smile, so he smiles back.]</sub>

I'm glad you changed your mind to agree with me!

_{[8) HE REMEMBERS WHEN YOU TRIED TO KILL HIM.]}