if we can call them friends then we can call them on their telephones

[fingersandteeth]

Who: Steven Durante + the other Rockets
Where: Various places in Goldenrod City + over poke-Skype
When: Late March/Early April
Summary: Steven has a few emotional conversations with his co-workers
Rating: PG-13, with the inevitable likeliness of some threads going up to R in terms of language and conversational subjects. Anything too wicked goes to an inbox.

[This is a catchall post for various inter-Rocket threads with Steven taking place at the end of March/first half of April, with the starters for those threads in their own comments inside.]

Comments

[insidescoop]

"Mnnnh yeah that sounds about right. ...You know, I hate to say it, but as rough as it is...this...might be a good thing for him? ...At least in the long run."

[fingersandteeth]

"Remind him that he can never control all the variables here?" Steven shrugs. "Yeah. Maybe. It certainly can't hurt."

[insidescoop]

"Ahhhh...I mean that too, but mostly that it...it's okay to not do that. To not have control of everything."

[fingersandteeth]

"Oh," Steven says. "Right."

He can understand the temptation to want it, though. Just to have that little bit of surety.