Pokemaids XXV.5

[00:02]	Komacho	is sitting under a tree near the group's current camp, deep in thought as she stares at a couple of rocks on the ground. One of the rocks is larger than the other.
[00:10]	Komacho	looks rather discouraged
[00:12]	Sara`	happens to glance over. She closes her book and rolls so the tree trunk is no longer in the way.
[00:12]	Sara`	What is it, Komacho?
[00:17]	Komacho	Sara, what does it mean when you try your very hardest at something and you still don't manage to do it?
[00:17]	Sara`	, feeling relaxed, crawls next to her.
[00:18]	Sara`	It means you still have room to grow.
[00:19]	Komacho	But even if I grow, my sister will grow too and she'll still be stronger than me, wouldn't she?
[00:21]	Sara`	Not if you keep on going, and grow your abilities faster than her.
[00:21]	Komacho	But I've already tried everything I can to train and get strong!
[00:22]	Komacho	I practice and exercise everyday! I fight others that are bigger than me! And I still can't beat my sister!
[00:22]	Komacho	...it makes me wonder if I should just... give up.
[00:25]	[Rut]Skye	Hmmm... what was that, now?
[00:25]	[Rut]Skye	's face suddenly covers Komacho's entire vision. She hangs upside down from a branch on the tree, like a bat.
[00:25]	Komacho	goes wide-eyed and scrambles backward, thoroughly spooked.
[00:25]	Komacho	Ah... n-nothing! I didn't... say... anything...
[00:26]	[Rut]Skye	has her wings crossed and is wearing a rather flat expression.
[00:26]	[Rut]Skye	Really? Could've sworn I heard a loser just now.
[00:27]	Komacho	W-w-what...?
[00:28]	Sara`	You can't just quit on your dream.
[00:29]	[Rut]Skye	doesn't add to that. She only continues to glare, with a sort of contemptuous disinterest, through half-open eyes.
[00:31]	Komacho	But why...? It's... it's not possible. Every time I feel like I get close, it keeps running away from me...
[00:32]	[Rut]Skye	finally sighs and drops down. She sticks her hands in her jacket pockets and faces away from Komacho with a shrug.
[00:32]	[Rut]Skye	... Kid wants to quit, let her quit.
[00:35]	Komacho	looks back down at the rocks and bites her lip.
[00:38]	Komacho	I... I don't want to give up... but I can't think of a good reason why I'm doing what I'm doing...
[00:40]	[Rut]Skye	start to walk away slowly. -Very- slowly.
[00:41]	[Rut]Skye	. o O ( If you don't want to, there's your reason, idiot. )
[00:41]	[Rut]Skye	... You're probably right. No point if it's impossible for you, yeah?
[00:42]	Komacho	doesn't answer. She seems unwilling to outright give up just yet.
[00:42]	[Rut]Skye	You can just stay there, under that tree. Take a nap. Catch a fish, have somethin' to eat. S'not so bad.
[00:43]	[Rut]Skye	stops pacing away and stretches nonchalantly, yawning.
[00:43]	[Rut]Skye	I'll even come visit ya. Tell ya a~ll about the league. I'm sure I'll have plenty of stories.
[00:44]	Komacho	L-league...
[00:46]	[Rut]Skye	Mhm. Saw your sister fight after all, but she ain't fought me~ She's strong, fast. But she makes mistakes like the rest of us.
[00:46]	[Rut]Skye	yawns again. A slovenly gesture, like she doesn't even consider the task daunting.
[00:47]	[Rut]Skye	I figure it'll take me... a couple months? Eh, not even.
[00:47]	[Rut]Skye	Stuff like this is cake.
[00:48]	Komacho	just sits there, letting Skye's words ring in her head. 'Loser.' 'Quit.' 'Impossible.'
[00:52]	[Rut]Skye	Don't worry, though. I'll let you come -look- at your sister's belt whenever. Though I find it hard to believe it's even real. Heh.
[00:52]	[Rut]Skye	sniggers.
[00:58]	[Rut]Skye	Hey, tell me this: ever wonder if your sister's a big a deal as you think she is?
[00:59]	Komacho	...of course she is. She's a league champion... she's one of the best in the world...
[01:01]	[Rut]Skye	Is that so~ 'Cause from what I've seen? Not impressed. The league's full of pretenders, anyway!
[01:02]	[Rut]Skye	She's no champion. I know her type. She's just had everything spoon fed to her like a punk!
[01:08]	[Rut]Skye	A weakling like that must've cheated or gotten lucky, right? Right?
[01:08]	[Rut]Skye	grins like a schoolyard bully.
[01:09]	Komacho	just stands up and starts to walk away.
[01:10]	[Rut]Skye	...
[01:10]	[Rut]Skye	's smile drops instantly.
[01:11]	[Rut]Skye	... You're really just gonna take it, huh...
[01:11]	Komacho	Just leave me alone...
[01:13]	[Rut]Skye	Tch. Maybe I will... if that's all you are, you ain't even worth my time. You -and- your sister.
[01:14]	Komacho	continues to ignore Skye as she heads over to another tree.
[01:16]	[Rut]Skye	You little...
[01:18]	[Rut]Skye	grits her teeth and spits to the side in disgust. She turns around, thoroughly frustrated, angry, and altogether DONE WITH THIS. She launches into the air with a single, furious flap and disappears into the distance.
[01:18]	Komacho	sits down at the other tree, feeling worse than when she began this train of thought...