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[Envy gives Henry a small nod after Heather's finished with her news. They really might as well get it out of the way all at once.]

[Except for the fact that all those Murkrows halfway belong to Walter, they'd both decided that Henry...probably didn't need to know that when they were all over.]

One of mine has been too. I didn't realize it was him when it started, but I figured it out after a couple conversations.

_{[Henry is silent as he listens, his eyes moving slowly from one of his friends to the other as they deliver the news. He tenses up and Boo lets out a little squeak in surprise. Suddenly she can't nibble on his soul. All his energy is now aimed at Heather and Envy like a laser sight in a spy movie and even a soul-sucking ghost can't tug it away.]}

Has he hurt them?

_{[She shakes her head.]}

No.

That's why I didn't notice anything, actually.

_{[If they'd been coming back with mysterious bumps and bruises, she absolutely would have noticed.]}

They're all fine.

Mine either, she's fine too.

If I thought he was hurting her I'd have stopped it myself.

[One way or another. He's choosing his words carefully, though; he sees that look on Henry's face.]

_{[Henry breathes out very slowly through his nose. Had he been outside, he would have looked like a dragon.]}

I'm glad. I don't know why I didn't think he would try to get to us through our Pokemon. I should have thought of them first!

_{[He glances to Boo on his shoulder and cups a hand around her flame.]}

I'm sorry. I'm going to make sure he doesn't try anything else.

--Henry, I already thought of that.

That he might be trying to get to us through the Pokemon, I mean.

_{[She takes a deep breath. It's been awhile since she's had a disagreement with Henry over this-- mostly because it's been awhile since anything happened. She doesn't relish the idea of having another one right now, but this is important.]}

I don't think that's what's happening, though.

Like-- you know me, I can spot that kind of shit a mile away. But he didn't even know they were mine until I told him. They were the ones who went to him, not the other way around.

_{[As for why HER Pokemon had gone to WALTER... well, that's still a rabbithole she's gonna have to go down.]}

And I don't think he had anything to do with mine, she's not interested in him at all. Just his-- Pokemon.

[He almost stumbles, because he's pretty sure that if he says that it's Lyra and Walter's Honchkrow, Henry will be able to put two and two together pretty easily.]

I don't think he even really likes that she keeps going over there.

[At least, not if they keep making more baby birds.]

But not enough to do anything about it.

_{[Henry stews quietly, gently patting the back of Boo's weird candle body.]}

Maybe his Pokemon are looking for someone else to interact with then...

_{[Which places them in a sort of unfair spot, belonging to a MASS MURDERER AND ALL. No wonder the poor things were looking for friends.]}

No idea. I don't know how they first met mine or where it happened, just that they've been playing with each other for awhile. Long enough that it's a little more complicated than just telling our Pokemon they can't see their friends anymore.

_{[She takes a deep breath there, because this is the part that she REALLY hasn't been looking forward to saying.]}

... He told me he's going to leave the Goldenrod area, and that his Pokemon wanted to say goodbye before he goes.

_{[... And she has a feeling it's probably wiser to let Henry react before she confirms that she's going through with it.]}

Yeah it's...a little more tangled than being able to just keep them from seeing each other.

[Envy's not sure he could prevent Lyra from going to see Darkness without literally confining her to the box. Heather's already told him about Walter leaving and the arranged goodbye, and while he doesn't particularly like that it's happening...it's her decision whether she wants to or not. His mouth tightens a little, but he's not going to argue.]

So it won't be that big a deal for much longer, anyway.

[The Murkrows will probably find some way, but again, he's already resigned to that.]

_{[Henry is not an expressions man, but it's obvious that he is Not Pleased with how eager his friends are to roll over for their Pokemon. Then again, his don't tend to make many friends outside of the house since Henry NEVER LEAVES. He can't relate.]}

I can go. I can be there if he tries something. I know how to deal with him.

No.

_{[FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, SHE IS NOT BRINGING HENRY TOWNSHEND WITH HER TO MEET UP WITH WALTER SULLIVAN.]

[Even if peaceful relations weren't the issue at hand here, she'd be more inclined to tell Henry to stay home anyway. He's the one that the cultist was trying to kill, after all.]}

He's been here for maybe five months.

I've been here for seven years.

I have a flaming horse with a spear coming out of her head, a giant crocodile, and a bird that knows freaking close-quarters-combat moves. And I can fight, if it comes down to it.

You have to trust me, Henry.

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