[color=mediumseagreen]"You... abandoned your pokemon?" [/color]

From Jack tearing him down to seeing Margo's once friendly face twist into disbelief and horror, Indy hadn't dreamed that he would have felt so awful. If had felt like a pile of garbage before, he was now a dumpster truck on fire, relatively speaking.

[color=8882be]"I..."[i] I didn't... I just didn't know it would be like this.[/i][/color] It was a weak excuse, not to mention pitiless. But it was the truth. Truthfully, no matter how much Margo yelled at him-- he knew he deserved it. He would have stood a thousand Margos yelling at him if it would have brought Hero back.

[color=8882be][i]Hero... You were there. I would have done anything to apologize to you if it meant that you knew how sorry I was.[/i][/color]

As the crowd dispersed and they were left to themselves, Margo grabbed Indy by the collar harsher than she had anticipated. He flinched, making no move to get away. [color=mediumseagreen]"I can't even fucking believe you. What is wrong with you." [/color]

[color=8882be][i]Everything. Everything's wrong with me. It's always been. Mori never took the time to care because I wasn't worth it, I let Mom and Dad think I was on a pokemon journey for two months when I was just spending money at Cinnabar... And I judge books by their covers, even though I know I shouldn't. I let Hero go. I hurt him. I'm the worst person. I know that. I don't know why I do this stuff! I just[/i] do![/color] 

With a final shove, Margo stormed off. And soon, Indigo was alone and bursting at the seams. It was strange-- he was so ashamed of himself that he didn't want to seek anyone out, but at the same time, he craved comfort. He wanted to be told everything was going to be okay, and that he was still a good person, or at least he could be. Even if he didn't deserve it.

But who could he tell? Given Margo's reaction, Indigo could only think that the world would see him as literal scum, which he wasn't far off from, true. But it was hard to ask for advice when no one would hear him out. [color=8882be]"I want to make it better..."[/color] He mumbled, dragging his feet off.

He decided to record his thoughts.

Though there were several apps in the pokedex including voice memos and notepad, Indigo decided to write it out as a text to Dan. It felt much more therapeutic and comforting to send it to his gentle friend who seemed to have faith in him no matter what idiocy he committed.

[color=8882be][i]Hey Dan,
Missed you dude. I know you're going through some stuff with your mom. I wish I knew what to say more when it comes up. It's not like I don't care. I do, but it's just... Hard to know what to say, I guess? I mean it's such a delicate topic and I know you're upset and idk man I don't wanna crack the eggshells I'm already walking on. I know that i need to focus on u more, but just give me a sec. I need your advice.

I did something messed up

I never really liked Hero that much bcuz he was kind of a fugly bug and idk he was weird and not that strong and I was nice but not as nice as I could've been. And I guess I was mad at him idk like... I'm ngl. i thought he was dumb. then like, I dunno, I traveled with him more and I liked him more. but i had this battle with jack. u remember him? crazy snooty kid and his lil sis who beat us. anyway, he was talking smack yesterday and I challenged him to a battle but like... i knew i kinda needed a better pokemon. and like i saw this vivillion and thought it was super pretty so i used the pokedex to find one, and then i somehow caught it. it was pretty crazy. but we almost missed a chance cuz of hero but i was like mad and relived but then i...

i don't know why. i just got super stressed out thinking about my battle with jack and idk i just felt like hero wasn't the best fit for my team. i mean i dunno it sounds weak as hell and confusing af and like i'm right there with u. it doesn't make any sense but i just... i don't know! i told burmy he wasn't a good fit for the team, i called him ugly and useless and stuff... im not proud of it ok. im SORRY. dammit im super sorry. i take back everything. hero ran away and right after i was like "o shit" and tried looking for him but he was gone.

i know i don't deserve any sympathy. the only victim here is hero... i just want to apologize to him. i dunno wtf i was thinking. do you still think im a good person...? or... can i be? 

so i had my battle with jack this morning dude. i wish you were there. long story short i was actually in the lead for a while and my attacks were looking super pretty and shit, but then jack pretty much destroyed me. but fkin get this MORADO'S HERE. Mori! i know you don't know too much about him, i barely ever saw him when i was younger myself, but he's here babysitting those jack and jill kids who are the SEPTOH CHAMPS KIDS. wtf

yeah so mori's tryna act all nice and im not buying it and shit but... dude it just gets worse. forget all tht. forget mori. jack got hero... and hero EVOLVED. can you believe it?? he was this really huge, beautiful moth with these super bright orange wings and this really beautiful purple black coloring on the rest of him. he was so so beautful Dan. 

but i didn't know it was him.

and then... i took him out. i got close to beating his popplio thingy, but arghh. i was close. but that doesn't matter. dude i would eat dirt to know it was Hero at that time... then i could have apologized. but jack... 

he basically called me a terrible person and like... i dunno man. i deserve to be treated like hot garbage cuz thats what i am but jack like... he just seemed to be taunting me and like.. he told everyone about how i abandoned hero. how he was such a good person. and he wouldn't let me apologize to hero. he said i hurt hero badly... but i don't think so. i know hero. he's tough as nails... i wish i realized that before. i mean but even if he was weak i wouldn't have cared. i miss hero. i miss hero so much. i miss hero so so so much. why did i do the stuff that i did? what's wrong with me...

but like one of the worst parts was that margo was like super nice before and then she blew up at me. she... she kinda shoved me around, grabbed me by my collar and stuff. 

Idk where Margo went. I dunno if I'll ever see her again?? She was so pissed. It looked like she was goin to leeman trail or somwthing... Idk if I should follow. I mean i get it... i deserve it. but dude... like... i dont know if im allowed to say this but i need some advice. i know what i did was wrong. i just... u kno whats crazy is i was asking margo for advice this morning and she was like, "yea of course if you hurt someone they can get over it." was she lying??? i dont kno wat to think. like hero's GONE and i know what i did wrong and i have to make him know that but... what if i can't? can i still do this?? hero doesnt have to come back to me. he just has to know how sorry i am. 

[u]How do you make something right when you’ve made it so wrong you can never go back?[/u]
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Deciding not to send the text was the plan, but the opposite of Indigo's intention executed instead as he accidentally pressed the send button with a careless brush of his thumb. He wiped away the tears from his eyes, absolutely unaware and clueless. Perhaps... Perhaps Lukoo would be able to give him advice. 

While Dan wouldn't see the text right away when he was talking to his mother, he would see it after, most likely...