"What should I do..." Red murmured.
He was on his bed with Pikachu on his lap and is brushing Pikachu with rubber gloves.
"Piiii..." Pikachu snored.
"It's been awhile since I hung out with the pokemon, huh?" Red smiled.
"But..."
"Hey- uh- Pit?" Red said awkwardly.
"Hm? Oh hey Red!" Pit smiled as though none of that happened yesterday.
"Um- sorry... about... you know..." Red scratched the back of his head.
"About what?" Pit asked.
"Are you seriously being this way?" Red sweated.
"No, I'm serious, about what?" he asked again.
"Eh...?" Red noticed something.
"Oh! Marth! We have a match today!" Pit ran over to Marth once he spotted him.
'The way he smile is just so... empty...'
He hides behind a mask, pretending the pain never happened... Red stopped brushing Pikachu, He's conscious about it but doesn't show it, meaning putting on a fake smile...
This made Pikachu slowly wake up.
"Pi...?" Pikachu looked up to Red sleepily.
How did I not notice this before... Red tightened his grip on the brush.
"Pi? Pika pi?" Pikachu asked worriedly.
Red falls onto his back on his bed. He just lied there with his arms spread out.
"Pi?" Pikachu walked over to near Red's head, "Pi? Pika?"
He lazily puts a hand onto Pikachu's head.
"What should I do..." he gave a stony gaze to the roof.
"Pi..." Pikachu's ears lowered as he noticed the trainer's eyes are as though they're dead now.
"Chu..." Pikachu slipped under his hand, letting it fall onto the bed with a 'thud', and nuzzled against the trainer's head trying his best not to shock Red.
His expression didn't change, just a stony gazes with his mouth slightly opened.
Red had a match today but he wasn't in the mood to sprint so he just walked there.
Samus was in her suit but she was holding her helmet, waiting at the transporter with the other Brawlers since they couldn't start without every Brawler there.
"Jeez! What took you so long!" Samus yelled once he reached the transporter, "It's more of a pain to stand still in this suit than to move with this suit!"
"Sorry..." Red murmured.
Sure she was angry and impatient but he was just so... off.
If they fought all the time of course she would notice that something's wrong if he apologizes and says something in monotone.
"Red...?"
He didn't answer back, he just entered the transporter, leaving Samus the only one there.
"Did something just make him snap?" Samus murmured while putting on her helmet and entering the transporter.