Location: Serene Village Plaza
Date: June 25th
Well, here we are.
Lyra got into an argument with Carracosta about if we're strong enough to survive outside the village, and he claimed everyone in the village knew we weren't ready yet. Lyra challenged his claim and said there was no way everyone thought that. Surely, they saw how hard we've been working, right?
So, Lyra wants to ask around the village and see what other villagers think. I'm not a big fan of this idea because...well, this village is full of like-minded folks who aren't gonna think highly of two kids leaving their safety bubble.
Still, maybe they'll surprise me. Only one way to find out.
Location: Base of home hill.
Yep. That's what I figured.
None of them felt confident about our survival odds outside the village. They've all conveniently forgotten our braving Nectar Meadow to save Budew, and if they knew of our thwarting Solosis's Giratina illusion, the Litwicks and the Poliwrath Brothers, then we wouldn't even be having these conversations. I get that they're worried, but don't they realize that they needn't be?
Nobody believes in us, and that hurts. Not our classmates, not our teacher, not the sheriffs, not the local villagers, not Carracosta or Nuzleaf...
Nobody.
...At least we still have each other. Lyra and Irau, together forever against the world.
Lyra was discouraged and even surprised when I told her Nuzleaf had said no to me leaving. We decided to call it a day and think things over for the night, but after Lyra left I looked around the area we were in. I could've sworn...maybe it was my imagination, but it felt like we were being watched.
Hm.
Location: Home (evening)
Nuzleaf decided to make Loaded Apples tonight – apples that were hollowed out, cores removed, and filled with Oran Berry, Pecha Berry, and Cheri Berry chunks. It was...okay. Combination of spice and sweet didn't really mix well in my opinion.
I tried reviving the subject of me leaving, but Nuzleaf was quick to wave it off. He said there was no need to talk about something that wasn't gonna happen. When I told him that I'd have to leave the village eventually, he countered saying not for a good long while. He reiterated how safe we were in the village and that I'd have to be a fool to think I'd be safer on the road where I was vulnerable all the time.
I wanted to argue further, but he cut me off saying that was enough for the night. We have a long day tomorrow and should rest.
But...there was so much more I wanted to say.
Doesn't he realize how much I've grown since that day he found me in the forest? I'm not that weak kid anymore...and he won't even give me a chance to prove myself. I had told him I believed the Beheeyem were lurking near the village, and he didn't believe me. Does it have to be another adult like Carracosta telling him for him to believe it?
I feel so frustrated. Frustrated and hurt. Why won't he listen to me? I know I'm soft-spoken, but that doesn't mean that I should be outright ignored when I do speak. I try to take his feelings into consideration when these matters arise, but he won't even let me have a full say in it, let alone do the same for me.
This sucks.
Ugh. You know...I get it. I shouldn't complain so much considering how good I have it. Arceus knows my living situation could be far worse. But it's still frustrating. Nuzleaf opened his door, his home, his life to me. I'd like to think he trusts me enough to take me seriously when something like this arises, but instead he dismisses me and insists that I'm worrying over nothing.
But this isn't nothing, this is the Beheeyem! The very threat that drove me here in the first place! If his theory about them being the culprits behind the stone incidents was correct, what threat could be more serious? Even if I was overreacting or wrong, it'd put my mind at ease if he at least looked into it.
I'm not dropping this, but thinking about it too much will prevent me from sleeping. Much as I hate to admit it, Nuzleaf was right when he said we have a long day tomorrow. Who knows what kind of crazy adventure Lyra will wanna go on?
If she's even feeling up to it...