Title: Deflation
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #18, Deflation
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics.
This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under
international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you.
*Phantomness bows*
Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics
if a pokemon talks
Warnings: AU, het
“I’m frightened.” He said abruptly.
“Why?” Lance asked, frowning. “There is nothing for you to be afraid of here.” She did hope he was not developing paranoia.
Red closed his economics textbook with a snap and sighed. “Are we in a recession right now, Lance?”
“Not t hat I know of,” The Dragon Master said, glad that he had asked the question. She was just a trifle anxious.
“Just because Silph Co. decided to lower their prices is no reason for you to get worried. They have finally discovered that if Poke balls and Potions are crazy expensive, children won’t be able to afford them. Besides, the bulk of Trainers are children under the age of eighteen, anyway.”
“Oh.” Red grinned in relief.
“Though if you are truly worried, you can help me read over these reports from the Federal Reserve Board on monetary policy.” She offered.
“No thank you!” He said quickly, as Lance chuckled.
“Besides, I doubt it would directly affect us. We’re paid a fixed government salary, after all.”
Red nodded, before he stood. “I’m going out to get smoothies for us. What flavor do you want?”
She considered for a moment, before she smiled. “Peach would be nice…”
“Okay!” Red happily headed to the smoothie shop about a block away from the Plateau, returning with Peach smoothie for Lance and a Chocolate Blueberry one for himself. He found her reading over a paragraph on interest rates – which didn’t affect him much, since he had no loans or credit card debts – and handed his wife her smoothie.
Lance thanked him, kissed him on the cheek, and went back to work as Red lounged on their bed, glancing up at the ceiling.
He hoped she would be done with the paperwork soon…
Then they
could do more interesting things that didn’t involve money.
End Fic
Completed 1/13/07
Edited 8/12/09
Deflation is an overall drop in the level of prices. When prices drop, the value of money falls, because you can buy more goods/services with less cash. At least, that what I think it means…