From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow Date: Friday, May 14, 1999 3:26 PM > Rilli nodded and sat down next to him, draping her arms across his > shoulders. > "I'll send you a letter as soon as I can, I promise." > > "I wish I can go with you..." Robert murmured as he traced a finger > lightly down > her arm. Rilli simply closed her eyes and sighed, holding him > tighter. They > stayed in each other's arms for the rest of the night. > > Nendil "RING RING RING! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" The loud, high pitched voice screams out repeatedly... Robert and Rilli both sit up straight in the bed together, still sleepy. Robert leans forward towards the night stand where the Pokeball-shaped alarm clock rests. He slams his fist down on it, and it shuts off. He falls back down on the bed and snuggles up against his pillow. Mithril-rama reaches over towards the alarm clock, notices the time, and begins to shake Robert gently, "Don't go back to sleep, Robert! It's 7 AM! We need to go to the Pidgeot Express..." Robert murmurs to himself a few times, before finally getting out of bed and stumbling into the bathroom, still hugging the blanket around himself. After a long amount of time, he emerges dressed in his street clothes, but still not fully awake. Mithril-rama is waiting for him outside, and she walks in once he is done. "Breakfast..." Robert mumbles while walking around in a sleepy trance, "Must... get... breakfast. Should wait... for Rilli." He sprawls himself onto the disorderly bed to rest his eyes. He ends up falling asleep, and Rilli finds him this way right after coming out of the shower. She playfully scolds him, "Robert! Wake up! I'm ready!" Robert blinks a few times and struggles out of bed. "Let's go eat something." After a quick breakfast, Robert seems just a little more energized. He didn't want to speak much while they ate, not being a morning person. After the hot java, however, he seemed to transform into someone else. "Rilli! We have to take you to the Pidgeot Express! Where is it?! Oh, I'm sure we'll find it... How could we miss it! Let's go! C'mon! Hurry up!" He runs out the door and Rilli has a hard time keeping up with him. The lobby of the Pidgeot Express is very fanciful. The walls are all painted in the various colors of the sky... On the east wall, the morning sky is painted with all its glory. On the west wall, a beautiful hazy pink sunset is visible. On the roof, fluffy clouds are shown. Very lively Pidgeots carrying Pokemon trainers are also depicted on each wall. Robert hands Mithril-rama 100 coins to add to her 400. "Go buy a ticket... Then come back here..." Mithril-rama nods and runs up to a desk set up at the far end of the room. After a brief chat, the transaction is made, and Rilli walks back towards Robert with a Pidgeot-shaped ticket in her hand. "Got it..." She seems very unsure of herself as she stares at Robert. "The next Pidgeot's leaving in ten minutes..." Robert and Rilli are standing directly in front of the sunset covered west wall, the bright sun made of pigments impossibly glowing on their faces, the wall's exuberant colors reflecting off of their now watery eyes. Robert is the first to speak, surprisingly, in a rather poetic tone, "That Pidgeot's going to leave whether you're on it or not. You have to leave... for RK's sake. We'll meet again. Maybe not today... maybe not tomorrow... but some day...and for the rest of our lives." Robert slightly cringes and in his usual comical voice adds in, "Hopefully today! In fact, later today... Tonight in Viridian City... The Pidgeot Express there... Okay?" Robert smiles and awaits a response. The loud speaker shouts out, "The next batch of Pidgeot is leaving in five minutes. Anyone currently holding a ticket must report to Exit Gate 1C now... I repeat, Exit Gate 1C. Thank you. That is all." -Robert