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[heliophilic]

[Happy New Year, MoM. M is lounging on one of his couches in his apartment, a laptop partially visible in his lap.]

So how many of you have gotten one of these Instagrahm things? My boyfriend gave me grief about not having one of these--or any social media really--to talk to my "fans" with, so I figured one of my New Year's resolutions would be to give one a shot.

[The camera pans down to the laptop, where M's brand new Instagrahm "butwithpunching" (he steadfastly refused going with "officialm") is visible. It's so new that he hasn't posted anything yet. M turns the camera back up to his face.]

I guess the first thing is "add me." Or "follow me." Or whatever. That's what you're supposed to say in this situation, isn't it? Second part is a question--or I suppose a few questions...

Are you one of these people who pimps themselves out to get the most followers? Why? What do you all get out of this?

No need for the "how to" tutorial... I already know exactly how this all works. [The beauty of implants that give him an innate understanding of computers.] It's the why I haven't figured out yet.

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[heliophilic]

Perhaps the natives have a lot of deep-seeded childhood traumas involving plants.

[Sorry Blue, he's very good at reading body language. It's supposed to be used for anticipating where to punch, but he's trying to branch out.] Because humanity has a nasty habit of destroying anything it doesn't understand. If some of them can be evil, why not all of them? They're just things, so that makes it extra easy for them.

[M is very rarely angry, and even now doesn't outwardly seem it, but his words are... ice cold.

And with a smirk, he thaws.]

My schedule's open. Whenever you want to lose, I'll send a Door your way.

[halloflamer]

[Blue bites his lip. Okay, he wasn't the greatest people reader, but even he could tell M had feelings on the matter as well.] ...You too, huh.

[His knuckles tighten just the slightest over his knee, but he stands up again to leave Fubuki to her nap.] People aren't like that where I come from, at least. I don't know what's wrong with anyone else, but I'm not about to just suspect them. I promised I'd take care of her after all.

[And with that, he's just giving a blithely confident grin.] We'll see! I'll ask Red when he's free, probably whenever if it's for a battle.

[heliophilic]

I'm a science experiment who grew up around other experiments. I have Opinions.

I'm sure people are, that kind of behavior is universal, they just hide it better because it's more frowned upon wherever you're from.

[Oh it's on.] Keep me posted. My Door is always open.

[halloflamer]

[A "science experiment"? Blue isn't sure what that means exactly, but he figures nothing good. He's also too afraid to pry, so... He'll just let that part go.]

...Well, I really don't think so. [He pauses, considering] Even Pokémon that are commonly thought of as scary... No one thinks to hunt them down or anything. Mostly you just leave them to their territory, and they won't bother you.

And anyway, Pokémon are stronger than humans. If people didn't stop anyone trying to harm them first, the ire of the Pokémon would make 'em sorry. Or even a legendary would come to punish them, if they did something bad enough.

[Naive it may sound, but Blue looked perfectly serious.]

[heliophilic]

[Eh, if he didn't want to talk about it he wouldn't have brought it up.]

Sounds to me it's more of a case of self-preservation in action.

[halloflamer]

[Blue frowns again, surprise surprise, but this time he just looks kinda sad.] We think it's just a lack of respect for nature in this place that makes people the way they are.

If you wanna hear the truth.

...I don't know. I just know something is really different than back home about people here.

[heliophilic]

Maybe I'm just jaded, I tend to see the worst of humanity as a whole. I see the best humanity has to offer, and I protect that, but as a whole... They're working to destroy themselves and I can't stop that.