There was a silence on the line. All Ninten could hear was the faint sound of Loid's breathing filling in the gap. He wasn't quite sure what exactly to say next as it had been sort of a prompt for Loid to respond to and obviously the other wasn't pulling his end of the conversation. It felt as if there was a lump in his throat he couldn't get out as he stood still... waiting. Waiting for some kind of response. Any kind of response.
"...What? Could you repeat what you just said Ana proposed?"
Well, that worked technically. Ninten answered:
"She wants us to take a road trip."
"Are... Are you kidding me?! That's what you were building up to? In what way did any of what you had just said connect to an invitation to take a road trip?"
"I'm... I can't tell you exactly, buddy."
"Are... Am I really your 'buddy' then? You seem to be far off better with little miss daughter of God if you ask me. I know you probably have an answer."
"Yeah, I do. But it'll sound insane. Ana wanted me to say it was a 'vacation' anyway."
"A vacation?" Loid laughed. "It's in the middle of the school year for God's sake! Does she take me for a fool?"
"I'm..." Ninten sighed before continuing, "I'm sure she means well in some weird, convoluted way."
"Okay, tell me what she's hiding."
"You sure about this, dude?"
"I am absolutely 100% positive about this, and I swear on it."
"She wants us... Argh, this is harder than I thought."
"Say it straight out. Do first, think later," Loid urged him.
"Ana wants us to go follow these kids and watch them go around the world and help them if we get the chance.
...Hey! That actually worked! Good advice, bud!"
"Oh my God... I can't believe I'm saying this, but... I think I'd be willing to go on an insane adventure again IF-"
"Yeah, yeah? If what?!"
"If you can find a way on getting me out. You can teleport here, right?"
Ninten's face was overcast with a shadow as he gave a nervous laugh. Beginning to answer, Loid cut him off. "So you can't. Well, I have no idea how to get there then."
"Well, Ana and I could always try and see what we can do- Y'know, like maybe take a plane there?"
"Another problem arises, my friend." A groan escaped from Ninten's mouth before Loid continued, "As I've stated, I currently reside in Snow Wood Boarding School."
"Your point?"
"I could very well get expelled if I sneak out or you could land yourself in trouble if you try to break me out."
"Well, Loid, there's one thing you should remember: Take chances! Make mistakes!"
"Get messy?" Loid finished along with him, an eyebrow raising.
"Exactly! The Friz means well- You're into that series, right?"
"In a way, sure, but does that have any relevance to what the matter at hand is?"
"Loid, it has everything to do with what we were talking about! Ana can't route our entire path, but she does know one thing: We'll be headed for Onett first."
Loid took a deep sigh before caving in. "Alright, I can see how much I can do. I don't have much of a way to contact you guys though if I really do this insane thing you're requesting."
"I'm sure we'll find a way, buddy! Nothing can keep us apart for sure!"
"You say that when I'll probably get lost in Eagleland."
"Hey, hey. If you could find us on the mountain in America, I'm sure you'll be just fine. Follow where distress lies, and we should be very nearby I bet! Also, Ana wanted me to tell you one more thing, by the way."
"Oh, so she actually acknowledges me?"
"You can stop being such a pain in the butt as she just wanted to say that you should stay safe. Anyway, I shouldn't be saying this, but it might be worth of note to you. I think another kid in the chosen four is coming from wherever you are, so you can try leaving him something I guess. Anyway, I should probably run, because Dad will KILL me after seeing how much money this call costed. See you later, Loid!"
"G... Goodbye, Ninten."
Beeeep beeeeeeeeep.