…Vital Spirit/Insomnia would be cruel and unusual. :(
All right, so. First of all, I should note that one key difference between their relationships at the two games, even before in-game development, is simply their canon point. At Camp, episode 24 has happened. Sion has betrayed Ryner, Ryner knows this, and this gives Ryner a different view of things than at Route, where episode 24 has not happened yet and he is still completely unaware that anything like that is going to happen. One thing that will always be the same for both of them, though, is that Sion is the one who saved Ryner from a life of apathy and loneliness. By reaching out to him at the academy like he did and basically pulling him into friendship against his will, Sion saved him, and he always has been and always will be grateful for that, despite anything else that happens, no matter whether he’s good at showing it or not.
Camp!Ryner’s opinion of the whole betrayal business is… well, it did hurt. He can’t deny that. It always hurts, that’s why he has his tendency to avoid close relationships in the first place. Avoid hurting others, avoid getting hurt, stuff. However! Sion is still his best friend, and especially thanks to conversations and events in Camp, Ryner is certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that Sion was pushed into a corner that night, and he only did what he did because he felt he had no other choice. Not just that night, even – the more he learns about the situation, the more he wants to find some way to make things right, because Sion deserves way better than the crap he’s stuck with. So he doesn’t hold any sort of grudge for that rainy night.
That said, if it was possible to go back to how things were before episode 24 happened, with just days of paperwork with Sion and Ferris and tormenting each other and just carefree antics like those, Ryner would like that. So much. Oh, part of him knows it can’t happen, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting it. So he does try to keep up a bit of a sense of “normalcy”, sort of – he really doesn’t mind reading in the library with Sion as much as his complaining might claim, it’s just that complaining about it is what he does, and it would be too weird without him complaining or Sion tormenting him relentlessly about this, that, or the other thing. This is pretty much why he was unsure of what to make of Aslude and the fallout from that. Aslude doesn’t do the playful torment, and Sion not being up to it is just off.
Sion is basically his motivation in Camp, really. He has this opportunity that he wasn’t going to get back on the Menoris continent to be with Sion and dig information out from the source about what the hell’s going on, so he’s going to take that opportunity and do his best to run with it. Sion is his best friend, he saved him, and he deserves way better than he’s got it. Heck, he deserves way better friends than Ryner has been. The fact that Sion doesn’t believe that he deserves anything good is wrong, in Ryner’s opinion, and he’d like to figure out how to get Sion to see just how much he matters and how he deserves good things.
If Ryner lost Sion again, at this point? Yes, he probably would be able to keep living, to one degree or another, but he’d never get over it. He’s really set on making things right with Sion and saving him from everything that’s going on, and losing him again, especially permanently, would be a pretty heavy failure.
…Also uh, yeah… expect punching to happen once you’re off hiatus. Seriously, he’s starting to freak out about that whole plushie thing.
Meanwhile, Route!Ryner doesn’t have to worry about any of that yet, and is pretty much just happy that Sion is there. He likes Johto, but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t get lonely in the first ten months when he was there as a lone canon warrior. He definitely doesn’t take Sion’s presence for granted, either, considering Ferris – he could leave at any time too, and he knows this – but for now he’s content to just enjoy the fact that he’s got his best friend there with him.
As I mentioned, there is a little bit of codependence going on on this side of the fence, and much as Ryner tries to be there to support Sion with whatever he needs done, he kind of needs Sion to be there to support him, too, at this point. Having lost Ferris and pretty much everyone who has managed to befriend him in Johto up to this point, Sion is really the last man standing in that regard. If something were to happen to Sion… I think Ryner might possibly break.
But for now, he’ll gladly support Sion in his endeavors. Even if those endeavors involve being dragged all over Johto and Kanto with hardly a moment’s rest. Legendary research is really interesting, so he doesn’t mind it all that much. And since he basically gets to travel around with his best friend, that’s way better than traveling by himself. Sure, some of Sion’s goals he kind of thinks are crazy, but he’ll support him anyway. After all, someone has to have his back, right?
Also, some brief opinions from some of the Pokémon, or at least the ones who have specific opinions: - Rose likes Sion and ships him and Ryner platonically if only because when Sion is around her dear partner is happy and she likes when he’s happy. - Jehra still picks up disaster vibes from Sion and still doesn’t trust him 100%, but he’s gotten better about it and is willing to more or less ignore those feelings unless they suddenly spike. - Aran… I’m not sure, would Aran and Sion have started their little sessions yet? We’ve talked about it, but… - Rey is willing to trust him. I think that’s important to note. - …and of course Marian has her crush but we all know this.
…Anyway, sorry this took so long, and I hope it’s coherent. Since you haven’t essayed about Sion before, I think I’ll ask for a reverse for this one as well, if you’re up for it.
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All right, so. First of all, I should note that one key difference between their relationships at the two games, even before in-game development, is simply their canon point. At Camp, episode 24 has happened. Sion has betrayed Ryner, Ryner knows this, and this gives Ryner a different view of things than at Route, where episode 24 has not happened yet and he is still completely unaware that anything like that is going to happen. One thing that will always be the same for both of them, though, is that Sion is the one who saved Ryner from a life of apathy and loneliness. By reaching out to him at the academy like he did and basically pulling him into friendship against his will, Sion saved him, and he always has been and always will be grateful for that, despite anything else that happens, no matter whether he’s good at showing it or not.
Camp!Ryner’s opinion of the whole betrayal business is… well, it did hurt. He can’t deny that. It always hurts, that’s why he has his tendency to avoid close relationships in the first place. Avoid hurting others, avoid getting hurt, stuff. However! Sion is still his best friend, and especially thanks to conversations and events in Camp, Ryner is certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that Sion was pushed into a corner that night, and he only did what he did because he felt he had no other choice. Not just that night, even – the more he learns about the situation, the more he wants to find some way to make things right, because Sion deserves way better than the crap he’s stuck with. So he doesn’t hold any sort of grudge for that rainy night.
That said, if it was possible to go back to how things were before episode 24 happened, with just days of paperwork with Sion and Ferris and tormenting each other and just carefree antics like those, Ryner would like that. So much. Oh, part of him knows it can’t happen, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting it. So he does try to keep up a bit of a sense of “normalcy”, sort of – he really doesn’t mind reading in the library with Sion as much as his complaining might claim, it’s just that complaining about it is what he does, and it would be too weird without him complaining or Sion tormenting him relentlessly about this, that, or the other thing. This is pretty much why he was unsure of what to make of Aslude and the fallout from that. Aslude doesn’t do the playful torment, and Sion not being up to it is just off.
Sion is basically his motivation in Camp, really. He has this opportunity that he wasn’t going to get back on the Menoris continent to be with Sion and dig information out from the source about what the hell’s going on, so he’s going to take that opportunity and do his best to run with it. Sion is his best friend, he saved him, and he deserves way better than he’s got it. Heck, he deserves way better friends than Ryner has been. The fact that Sion doesn’t believe that he deserves anything good is wrong, in Ryner’s opinion, and he’d like to figure out how to get Sion to see just how much he matters and how he deserves good things.
If Ryner lost Sion again, at this point? Yes, he probably would be able to keep living, to one degree or another, but he’d never get over it. He’s really set on making things right with Sion and saving him from everything that’s going on, and losing him again, especially permanently, would be a pretty heavy failure.
…Also uh, yeah… expect punching to happen once you’re off hiatus. Seriously, he’s starting to freak out about that whole plushie thing.
Meanwhile, Route!Ryner doesn’t have to worry about any of that yet, and is pretty much just happy that Sion is there. He likes Johto, but that doesn’t mean that he didn’t get lonely in the first ten months when he was there as a lone canon warrior. He definitely doesn’t take Sion’s presence for granted, either, considering Ferris – he could leave at any time too, and he knows this – but for now he’s content to just enjoy the fact that he’s got his best friend there with him.
As I mentioned, there is a little bit of codependence going on on this side of the fence, and much as Ryner tries to be there to support Sion with whatever he needs done, he kind of needs Sion to be there to support him, too, at this point. Having lost Ferris and pretty much everyone who has managed to befriend him in Johto up to this point, Sion is really the last man standing in that regard. If something were to happen to Sion… I think Ryner might possibly break.
But for now, he’ll gladly support Sion in his endeavors. Even if those endeavors involve being dragged all over Johto and Kanto with hardly a moment’s rest. Legendary research is really interesting, so he doesn’t mind it all that much. And since he basically gets to travel around with his best friend, that’s way better than traveling by himself. Sure, some of Sion’s goals he kind of thinks are crazy, but he’ll support him anyway. After all, someone has to have his back, right?
Also, some brief opinions from some of the Pokémon, or at least the ones who have specific opinions:
- Rose likes Sion and ships him and Ryner platonically if only because when Sion is around her dear partner is happy and she likes when he’s happy.
- Jehra still picks up disaster vibes from Sion and still doesn’t trust him 100%, but he’s gotten better about it and is willing to more or less ignore those feelings unless they suddenly spike.
- Aran… I’m not sure, would Aran and Sion have started their little sessions yet? We’ve talked about it, but…
- Rey is willing to trust him. I think that’s important to note.
- …and of course Marian has her crush but we all know this.
…Anyway, sorry this took so long, and I hope it’s coherent. Since you haven’t essayed about Sion before, I think I’ll ask for a reverse for this one as well, if you’re up for it.