my writing turns into even more crap when i write at 2 AM whiich happens to be a lot of the time

701. pensive: thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things

While Gold washed up utensils and cups, Green called all of his other trainers after dinner to remind them to show up tomorrow morning. Latias had returned to her normal form and started imbuing her energy into the orb with renewed determination. When Green finished making his calls, he came to sit by Latias and elaborate on his "get help from Mewtwo" plan.

At first, Latias seemed to ignore him, but after a minute, she looked up. Green noticed how the bright, almost glowing sheen of the blue orb faded when Latias looked away. "Yes?"

"So yeah, Mewtwo. I'm thinking of bringing him with us to Hoenn. Summer's ending soon, but Hoenn's a warm place and he should do fine in the nice weather. If we visit the overcrowded beach, he can suck up whatever he needs and people'll pass it off as a cool breeze. He should be really helpful for psychic energy input, right?"

Latias grew pensive, her brows furrowing. "But forr him, is much efforrt, why would he do so?"

702. confide: to tell something in secret

Green smiled. These legendaries were sometimes so oblivious. "He likes you. Maybe not romantically, yet, but he still likes you." Green stood up, and made to leave the living room. "He kind of confided to me that he likes you. Besides, it's a good excuse to drag him out of the cave and show him that humans aren't that fragile."

"Wait! Then, when should we see him, ask him to go?"

Green tapped his pursed lips. "Hmm… we leave next, next Friday right? I don't think I can fit many more people or pokemon in here, so we can drop by sometime this week to talk to him to give him a heads-up." Unless Mewtwo could sleep in a chair or on the kitchen table or something.

"…ok." Latias nodded, and smiled as she waved good bye to Green. "Good night!"

703. reek: to give off a strong, unpleasant order; to be pervaded with something unpleasant

After finishing his chores, Gold prepared to flop back down on the sofa and play on his phone, but Green dragged him over to the shower and tossed him and his traveling bag in. Gold was the kind of person who showered when he felt like it, or when he was meeting someone important – he'd probably just have slept in his sweaty clothes if Green hadn't tossed him in the shower. Honestly, he didn't think that he reeked or stank, but he'd had bad judgment in his odor in the past.

When Gold finally finished (apparently it was just that hard figuring out how to use the shower), Green took his turn in the bathroom. Gold had gotten the whole place soaked – the floor was covered with water. He rubbed his forehead in frustration and sighed as he wiped off the toilet cover with a towel and placed his neatly folded sleeping clothes on top.

704. salutary: beneficial; favorable to health

Although most people claimed to grow philosophical when showering, Green's head blanked out – he found the relaxation and salutary effects of showering in the temporary forgetting of troubles. While the warm water heated his shoulders red, all he thought about was of how much shampoo there was left in the bottle and whether he needed to get a new bar of soap. Red needing more blankets, whether Mewtwo would like riding on ships, Gold's upcoming challenge, and the level of Steven's stubbornness were all worries that dissipated in hot running water.

705. enormity: great wickedness; an evil act

The magic of forgetting faded as he shut off the shower and toweled himself dry. Green was considering the state of his apartment; he was ok with people staying in his home, but he just really wanted to be with Red, not a ton of freeloaders. The sheer enormity of kicking out Latias was too overwhelming, and Gold had proved to be a friendly and obliging guest. But Green just wanted to be alone with Red and hug and snuggle without freezing his toes off. He missed Red.

706. serene: calm and peaceful

Although years had passed serenely with no abrupt fires or breaks in their connection, Green wondered if it was a good thing to be so accepting of the long distance. He got that Red wanted to be far from people, and so Green gave Red his space, although making regular trips up Mt. Silver. However, the separation was taxing, emotionally and physically. Green had been longing for Red for longer than he cared to remember, even if Red only recently made him confess.

707. perfunctory: done without care or interest or merely as a form or routine

Green found that if he didn't keep a tight check on his thoughts, they often strayed to Red. A perfunctory glance at emails helped him ground his thoughts temporarily, but when he stared at the ceiling from under his blankets, he kept on thinking and thinking. What did Red want? How close were they? Were they just friends, were they close enough to kiss, were they old enough to know what they were doing?

708. ghastly: terrible; horrible

The ghastly dilemma of moving too fast or too slow bothered Green all night. Red was twitchy and still not entirely comfortable with general human contact – would it be too much to hold hands while sleeping or to hug and cuddle?

Green eventually fell asleep to the rhythm cheeps of insects outside. Light from a too-close lamp post illuminated Green's curtains, and a white beam shone on his bed. The moon ghosted through the sky all to quickly, and in a few hours dawn had arrived.

709. stately: dignified and handsome, especially in size or proportion

Monday morning made its stately presence known by having the sun glare into Green's eyes. Green groaned and rolled over, but the sunlight persistently attacked his eyeballs. He eventually surrendered to dawn and got up to start the day.

710. corrode: to eat into; destroy gradually, as by a chemical process

Gold's enthusiasm and excitement only served to further corrode Green's happiness meter – so after breakfast, he stoically chose to be quiet and enjoy the peace before the hectic confrontation with the media eager to capture Gold's battle.