(REMAKE IS UP!) Restitution (CLOSED)

Chapter 32: Choices and Consequences

Regaining my normal rhythm of breathing, I pushed myself up, a little shaky, but I was still standing. I leaned on a wall to help support myself until my legs stopped shaking. When I finally got myself back to normal, the first thing I smelled almost knocked me back down to the ground.

My Arceus, is that us?!

"Well, we did kind of crash in that one alleyway." I said. Jet let out a groan of disgust.

Take the coat off, it's only making it worse. Didn't need to tell me twice. I took the coat off, keeping it arm's length from me.

"Speaking of stench, didn't Helen mention something about a shower?" I took off my coat and threw it into a corner, hoping it would keep the stench away. It worked, somewhat. I still had the smell on me, but it wasn't as bad.

Yeah, although, isn't the only shower up there? I started to look around.

"What is this place anyway?" As I looked around, the room was rather large. How did I not hear how hollow it was when I walked? The main things that stood out was a chest laying right next to a bed. I was curious as to what it was, but then my eyes caught a door.

Hold on a second, look back at the chest. Jet said. I turned my eyes back to the chest.

"What? Are you wanting me to open it next? Forget it. Helen said don't touch anything."

I don't need you to open it." Jet said. I just need to concentrate for a few seconds. Silence was there for a few seconds, then I started to hear Jet chuckle, then it turned into a laugh. Oh good Arceus, I didn't think she'd have this! This is rich! I wanted to ask, but I got a bad feeling that if I did, I wouldn't particularly like the answer. I decided to focus back on the door. Walking up to it, I turned the knob and opened it up. Turns out it was actually a bathroom. A stand-up shower was in the corner of the room. I gave a sigh of relief.

"Well, I guess this is gonna take care of my stench."

And while you do that, I'm going to be planning. I raised an eyebrow and looked back.

"Planning what?" Almost instantly as I asked that, I felt an awful chill go down my spine. I waved my hand behind me. "Don't answer that, but before you... plan... I do want to say something."

What? Jet said irritated. I took a second to shake the bad omen off me.

"I just wanted to say... thanks.... You know... for telling the truth... about before." I caught a sense of surprise from Jet.

You're... thanking me....

"What? You don't like it? I could always take it back and-"

No, no, no, I'm just... this is a first. He interrupted. Normally it's the opposite with everyone else. Well, except for those who have completely lost it.

"You mean like Laurine?"

Different kind of lost it. Jet said. She's just greedy. I huffed a little bit, giving a crooked grin as I took off my shirt and turned on the shower.

"You're preaching if you think she's just greedy."

Oh don't even get me started. Jet said. You're preaching if you think that I'd be preaching. Then again... He paused, then he seemed to shake the idea off. Nah, it'd never work. Look, you do whatever, I don't want to see your junk as I plot. So leave me alone unless it's something trying to cut it off. I cringed as he said that last part.

"Did you really need to say that?" Jet chuckled.

No, but nothing is funnier than watching others squirm. I was about to step into the shower when he caught me. Oh, also, one more thing.