18% done

it's been a long journey

jk lets keep rocking on

um a little dirty thing down there i couldnt resist

351. accrue: to come as a gain; to increase

The tauros did not share in his nostalgia, and instead grunted loudly and unattractively to each other - not exactly like the friendly meeps of the voracious flaafy. Green stared out the window a couple moments later before turning away to throw on some clothes and eat.

The gorgeous bundle of flowers was still on the kitchen table. Daisy was humming and pouring batter into the waffle maker.

"Good morning sleepyhead!"

"Mornin'. By the way, are these flowers from you or from me?"

"Uh..." Daisy pursed her lips and looked sideways. "From me? Let's say its your payment for the interest accrued from you dropping in here from time to time; like seriously, it's not a hotel?"

"I thought siblings are supposed to help each other in times of need..."

"Uh, maybe, but you're old enough now that I can charge you money for dropping in right? ...Eh whatever, just let it go this once and next time I really will pay you. Or I can take care of your flowers instead of your gardener, that's ok right?"

352. hidebound: narrow-minded

If this was Green four years ago, he might have chosen to argue up a storm about it (c'mon, you charge your little bro that expensive of a bouquet just cause he sleeps over?), but school had made him quite less hidebound. If it was one of his rich classmates, (Green studied abroad for a year in Sinnoh, and met too many young misses and sirs) they might have charged him an even more ridiculous amount. He ceded the point and settled for browsing through the news on his phone while Daisy finished up.

353. matrix: a surrounding substance within which something else originates or is contained

He was so engrossed in reading about the complex social matrix of mankeys that when Leaf pulled out another chair at the table to sit down, he jumped at the loud noise. Her eyes were red and puffy, and her hair was in a complete mess (but she still looked nice all mussed up; if Yellow saw her right now, guaranteed 11/10 would bang). Daisy dumped a gigantic plate of at least ten waffles and heaved a new container of syrup onto the table.

"Let's drown the sadness in sweetness and get back on the right track, ok Leaf? And Green, don't be silly and just eat, weight isn't something guys should worry about." Daisy had no qualms against sweets; she ran a couple miles every evening and was still really fit. Green inhaled sharply, torn between fat gain and delicious food. He surrendered to the delicious aroma and decided to blame Daisy if he ever got atherosclerosis or high cholesterol.

354. Spartan: hardy, frugal and highly disciplined; not lavish or luxurious

Green had not been eating Spartan style - he had been indulging in the occasional burger or fried food was common, but nothing compared to the guilty pleasure he got from downing two waffles drenched in syrup. Leaf dug in after a while, unable to resist Daisy's cooking.

The silence was tolerable at first, but after finishing the pancakes (Green ate four, Leaf and Daisy each ate three) nobody seemed ready to start a conversation and the silence became awkward.

355. dregs: the worst part; the sediment in a liquid

Green looked at the smoothie Daisy handed him. Daisy was a pretty intense health freak too, and she had mastered the art of delicious smoothies, even though they sometimes turned pretty strange colors. This particular one she dubbed Green Apple, and it really was green - but spinach and kale green. Green rolled his eyes, hoping that Daisy wasn't trying to lighten the atmosphere with a "green" pun of all things. He tentatively sipped it, and found it wonderfully sweet and cold and creamy. He drained all of it down to the very dregs, and all that was left was a faint green coating at the bottom of the glass and flecks of blueberry skin. Good stuff.

356. perplex: to puzzle, confuse, or bewilder

Leaf was morosely sipping the smoothie, and Green wondered what kind of specialties Yellow had to charm Leaf, of all people. Leaf had really high standards for men, and maybe she'd given up on men and found a nice cute girl, and that was it. But then again, Leaf was a pretty insecure person deep down, so Yellow had to have something to make Leaf feel so attached - and so hurt. Daisy cleared the plates and started washing. Green laid his head on the table and waited for Leaf to talk. Leaf stared at him as if perplexed that Green actually cared.

357. onus: an unpleasant task or duty; a burden or obligation

"No I don't like you," muttered Green, after Leaf started looking suspicious.

"...ok. Well thanks."

"No- I mean, I don't like you, but I do just, well, like you. As a friend. Platonic." Green resisted the urge to bang his head on the table. Why, oh why did this have to bear this onus?

358. station: a social position

"I know." Leaf sighed. "I just don't know if Yellow gets this whole like but not like thing between the three of us."

"Really, what makes her so special? Why her?"

Leaf looked offended. "She's cute, and really sweet, and really nice. And gullible. You know, she literally was a forest girl with nothing when she was eight, and I've been trying to fit her into a station of human life. She reads pokemon minds. Maybe human minds too. And she heals them."

Green's jaw dropped. "She's a blessed Viridian? Like Lance?"

359. sedition: the promotion of rebellion against the government

Leaf chuckled. Green internally fist pumped at getting Leaf to change her expression. "Yup. But you'd never know they'd come from the same place. Lance is a pompous - ok well you know what I mean, but Yellow is such a sweet darling. I tried blackmailing Lance, anonymously of course, to find out some background about Yellow." Green deadpanned. That was the ultimate crime, bordering on sedition. "I think they're related. Maybe an uncle, probably not her dad. But still, isn't that just weird?"

360. maverick: one who rebels; a nonconformist; an individualist

Leaf, the maverick, one of the few people who'd beaten Lance and almost everybody in Kanto, was suffering from indecision about her love life. Green pulled out his phone and started texting Yellow.

"Greeeen, don't ignore meee~" Leaf buried her head in her arms on top of the table.

"Mhm."

10:13 AM - Green: Hi Yellow

10:13 AM - Green: Leaf is crying coz she likes you

10:13 AM - Green: Can you call her or something (sent)

Green turned back to Leaf. "I thought you were just lecturing me about Red the other day, eh? What's the indecision for?"

Before Leaf could answer, her phone buzzed loudly. She grumpily pulled it out of her pocket, then saw the number and brightened up, before frowning.

"Green, it's Yellow, I'm still kind of mad but not really but I don't know should I pick up?"

Green gave her the thumbs up, and then mentally applauded Yellow's speed. That was a pretty dang fast response.