dear_mun | Mun, please understand, you're killing me here.

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Mun, please understand, you're killing me here.

Why are you writing that fic? It's harsh enough to make it a co-written crossover with the Ace Attorney fandom, but then you go and make Ash the victim? Really? Really?!

*He sighs, drops his arms to his side.*

I'm glad he survives, but don't you think that's a little cruel? He's only twelve...

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I'm not sure whether the reason my mun came up with the fic makes the whole thing better or worse.

I just don't like that Misty had to be the one busted. I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't want any of my friends in jail, but...well...

[Misty's different okay]

And of course that crazy Fangirl just had to jump in and get me involved. I mean, sure, any world where we're together are fun, but this? It's a little excessive with dealing with pain. They even got Uncle Mark involved!

...You really care about Misty that much, huh. Is it the same way Leaf and I love you, or something else?

Yeah, I finally get to be in a 'verse where my dad's alive and I get to talk to him, and it's while I'm in the hospital.

[TURNS RED]

O-of course it's the same way! I mean...i-it's not like we... [rubs the back of his neck] ...we're still pretty young, right?

*smiles* Don't worry about it. He gets to call you 'Little Charmander' again, right? ...And why does Dad call you that, too? You'd think he'd call me his 'Little Charmander', but it's my 'Little Ho-Oh fledgling'. What kind of name is that?

Yeah, you're both only twelve, right? So it's okay if your crush on her doesn't last- sometimes it's just a phase. People change after all.

Yeah, because his starter was a Charmander. And Ho-Oh is pretty powerful, maybe your dad calls you that because he knew you'd be the best trainer ever someday!

[phew, Ash doesn't have to spell it out. Good thing Red isn't as clueless as he can be]

I guess...sometimes I think she feels the same, too, but who knows? As long as we stay friends forever, that's what matters.

Oh, right, I forgot his was Charmander. And Dad had Bulbasaur like Leaf. And they both have Clefairy. *He then huffs.* Nah, Dad's not a psychic or anything, in fact, he thought I was gonna follow the family tradition of being an Aura Guardian like him. *Red's face suddenly matches his namesake* Oh, please don't tell me it was that weird squawking sound I did as a baby...

Indeed! Love takes different forms, Ash... it's a sad fact people seems to forget that romantic love isn't the only type of love you can express.

You mean the one your mom always talks about?

Yeah, I'm just starting to figure that out...probably a good thing, too, because our fandom likes to assume "things" about me and Pikachu. [groans] Even a hopeless romantic like Brock knows the difference!

If it's the same one they caught on camera, yes. *He grumbles as he covers his face with a hand.* I'm glad they never showed it publicly- I have enough with Lance and the Elite Four teasing me about it each time they visited me on Mount Silver.

True, some people have the nerve to assume things about relationships between humans and Pokémon... but they do the same with humans, too. Or even two Pokémon themselves. ...I hope they haven't started any strange romantic gossips about me yet, seeing I'm Champion and all...

They'd never do something that humiliating! They just like to tease you about it, all families do that. Mom still bugs me about my underwear to this day.

I haven't heard anything about you, luckily. They said Misty had a thing for you back in the day, but...well, she never brings you up even when she's poking fun at me for being a dork.

...Wait, your mom too?! *sighs again* Well, Mom and Aunt Delia are twins, so that's kinda expected.

Wha- really?! That's the first time I heard something like that... and I'm pretty sure Misty and I never met- I got the Cascade badge from one of her sisters, back when they actually did battle.

Yep. Plus, mothers, I guess. It's a thing they do.

Yeah, I wonder where it came from. Misty was still a kid back when you got your badge, even if she's a great trainer she wouldn't have taken the role of Gym Leader so young.

...Now I'm imagining Leaf as a mother. ...She'd be an interesting one.

Exactly, she's the same age as you, so it couldn't be her.

Yeah, she has an interesting way with kids.

Gym leaders attract a lot of gossip, don't they? Actually, all famous trainers seem to.

I just hope she wouldn't suplex her own kids. *Red, what is with you and Leaf suplexing people.*

Surprisingly, that's as little gossip I've heard about me. I know I pass as this enigmatic prodigy Champion, but you'd think that would fuel all the gossip, but... no. Not much word on me. ...Plenty of memes, though.

Aw, you know she wouldn't! She barely ever does it to either of us!

Memes, huh? I've gotten a lot of those, especially "Aim for the horn!" Gary's got it worse, though, he cringes at the "X was here, Y was a loser" business.

...Yeah, she was more likely to do it when Gary was his insufferable self.

*And then he SMIRKS.* I dunno, "Red was here, Giovanni is a loser" sounds better than the original.

You're right, that one's pretty awesome. [snicker] Giovanni's got his fans, but he's also pretty disliked for what his game counterpart did. I feel bad that my dad's never around, but at least I know no matter what 'verse I'm from he loves me and thought of me all the time.

Ugh, don't remind me of that jerk. Silver didn't deserved any of that crap.

...I do think you prefer the 'verses where he's alive, don't you. *Not that there's anything wrong with your mun's idea of your past, Ash, it's just... Red is a family man and he can't imagine a world of Ash's dad being dead.*

My mun is over the moon about this fic. Not just because of the Ash-comfort, but because of the collateral suffering for Apollo and his co-workers.

*sighs* So I heard from my mun. I'm sorry we're causing trouble to the Wright Anything Agency crew.

...

*Disregard Red, he's gonna stare at you for a moment.*

Are we... perhaps related?

No, it's not your fault! I mean, the actual culprits are the ones who went after Ash, right? And Apollo and the others just want to help.

*blink*

Related? Well, I've never met much of Mom's side of the family, so...maybe?

*There's an odd smile on Red's face.* Yes, Mr. Justice does help me in sorting out my true feelings. And, for some reason... I can see Ash grow up having a similar temperament.

It's just... *he blushes a bit* you kinda look like Ash's dad, my Uncle Mark.

He did the same for me when I lost my mom...sort of. He told me to say "I'm fine" so I wouldn't cry anymore. But if I ever needed to talk about Mom he'd listen.

Really...? I don't think we have anyone named Mark in my family. I should ask Dad sometime.

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Hehe... yeah, sounds like something Ash would pull off himself.

If the name Russell rings a bell to him... that's my Dad.

So I might be related to the famous Ketchums? That could be interesting!

...If you are, it's probably distantly. Not as close as Ash and I.

*Red, you and Ash are DOUBLE cousins. The close relation between the two of you are a rarity ~~though derived from Fangirl Mun's own family~~.*

Yeah, but still.

It'd be nice to know more of Mom's family. Dad just...stopped talking to them after she died, and they never tried to contact him.

*Oh.

Oh dear, that kind of stuff's hard, and Red can understand.*

Well, you can always be a honorary Ketchum. Grandpapa would love to talk about the history of constellations with you.

[And Clay smiles warmly at that]

I'd love that. It's hard to talk about that stuff with most people outside work and Apollo, everyone's supportive when I tell them about my dreams but they don't like to sit and talk about stars and planets for hours like I do.

*Red chuckles a bit.*

Then Grandpapa is gonna love you- he's pretty much the same when it comes to celestial stuff. Whenever we visited him when I was small, he'd keep me up beyond bedtime just to show his favorite constellations. *He, too, smiles warmly.* I'm not into that stuff as much as either of you, but Grandpapa made it magical to listen about.

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