tapestodiane | 020 - action + audio

[Audio recordings to Diane; not on the network]

_{(August 14th)}
Am starting to feel overcome by a familiar, dark, oppressive feeling. Fairly certain it is the onset of a depression, but at this time I am reluctant to label it as such. For the most part I feel haunted by a perpetual hopelessness. Feeling emotionally numb. Am not sure what to do.

_{(August 17th)}
Diane, I never thought I would say this without hesitation, but at this point in time I would like to go home. While my life there is significantly grayer and I would greatly miss my both pokémon and some of the people I have met in this world, I can't help but feel like I would have a lot less to lose. It is a much rarer event back home for people to disappear without warning.

Believe the last thing I said to Applejack was "talk to you later."

_{(August 18th)}
Diane ... I am finding it increasingly difficult to find some kind of peace in Johto. Ecruteak is doing little to distract me from these thoughts. Think I will try to find France.

[Private audio to France:] France, it's Cooper. Are you still in Ecruteak?
_{[He sounds sort of tired, but otherwise carefully neutral.]}

[Action:] _{[You can run into him anywhere in Ecruteak, where he'll be spending time walking practically every street, looking a little closed off. Unless you find him by night - he'll be near the lake, looking at the half moon.]}

[Audio, broadcasted to the network; nighttime:] All things considered, it wasn't too long ago people believed you would go crazy if the moon shone on you while you slept.
_{[Enjoy that little bit of information, Johto.]

(ooc: BACKDATED to thursday the 18th.)}

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Never.

_{[But the idea does strike him as something he might enjoy.]}

You should. It's a good hobby. [ though back in those days, it was business and not for pleasure (especially when it could take months to get to your destination). he had tea and spices awaiting in foreign lands. ]

... Any particular reason y'shared that moon trivia?

_{[... he's feeling a little crazy? No, scratch that.]}

You know, I'm not sure. I guess it seemed appropriate.

Can't sleep? [ he can't think of a better reason as to why people would post random information at this hour. ]

_{[It's part of the reason.]} Not yet. But it looks like I'm not the only one who decided to stay up tonight.

Got a shift at work in a few hours. [ so no point in sleeping just yet. but it's a good time for some small talk; cooper is one of those people who don't annoy him. ]

Where do you work?

_{[Nighttime does seem like a good time for discussion. And Cooper is quite grateful for the distraction from what's really on his mind.]}

The Pokémon Center. I file and sort paperwork.

Torturous job, isn't it?

_{[He does that too. It's boring.]}

Nothing I can't handle as long as I get paid.

It's perfectly managable. Just all in all very dull.

Mm. [ that'd be agreement; it's really not the most exciting job. ] Best hourly salary, though.

Which is why we put up with it.

Money makes the world go 'round.

These days, that's all too true.

Not just these days.

... no, you're right. It goes way back. But all the same - and I could very well be wrong here - it seems like we grow more and more dependent on it by the century.

We are. Imagine if the economy collapsed.

Complete and utter chaos.

Like the Great Depression.

Probably the best example.

Money's made of paper and cheap metals. They're given value.

Much like everything else in the world.

It's natural, though. You want something, it's valuable to you. Money makes exchange easier.

The downside is that money becomes invaluable as a result.

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