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“Exactly. Best to just sit around and be miserable instead. No point trying to do anything happy. Let’s just all give up, call off the something lovely. You were clearly a fool to think happiness was obtainable. Let’s go dig a hole to curl up and cry in instead. Yes, surely that’s the logical...

“Hmph. I don’t take it as likely that all that work produced nothing of value. More likely that you’re just having another episode of post-battle panic.” He shrugged one forepaw. “Too late to fix it now.”

Once the machine was destroyed, the lines of light showing Celeste what was about to happen greatly diminished. No longer were there chaotic crisscrosses of Shaymin weaving through the party. Everything seemed calm until Celeste noticed a burst of something about to flare up beside Icetales. He...

“For fun? You think I hunt for fun? I don’t have the fortune to be able to live off plants. I haven’t hunted ever since we found out it wasn’t necessary here. I refuse to be judged for choosing not starve myself.”

So, their teammates were turning against the team... “You gutless traitors. You think the rest of us are here because I want to be? That I wouldn’t rather be comfortable at home instead of here, fighting for my life? Fuck off. I am here because we have a duty, and I WILL ensure that it is...

“I... I will”

“Wha? What are you? Th... Thanks?”

Celeste turned around and flashed his teeth at Soda. “Shut up, you useless imbecile. We’re not going to ‘lose it.’ Don’t treat me like some kind of bloody feral, I’m perfectly capable of keeping control of myself!”

Celeste really didn’t like that machine’s smoke. “Hmph. Try not to breathe too hard, if you can help it.”