route_1065 | Thank you for flying Air Talim

Who: Talim (

the_tv_is_a_lie)
Where: New Bark Town, or the outskirts thereof.
When: Backdated to 9/15
Summary: Souji needs a ride. Talim comes to pick him up.
Rating: G
Log:

[ Talim was never one to turn down helping someone out, and while she hadn't been close to Souji on his previous stay, she knew enough about him to gladly give him a hand if he asked. Or wing, as the case may be.

Ironhide would have refused to make the tip with her, so she didn't even bother to ask. She just told him where she was going and why, and asked him to please not go anywhere until she and Souji returned to Mahogany. The big man was agreeable enough, at least what passed for agreeable for Ironhide, since it meant he wouldn't have to be flying anywhere.

Alun always made good time when it counted, and a few days later, the Priestess and her Pidgeot could be found circling the New Bark area, trying to keep an eye out for their new passenger. He said he was around here somewhere. ]

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[Incidentally, he'd been spending a sizable amount of his time getting used to ordering the static-riddled sheep that'd been chosen as his starter. Growing slowly would be the best way to put it, but at least the critter was receptive to his commands. It was a learning experience overall, one he'd chosen to throw himself into -- Saber did mention that if he were to take his business back as he was, it'd just plain end terribly. He himself wasn't afraid to admit he was still pretty fresh to the way things worked.

Nevertheless, before long, he notices an unnatural shadow being cast over him for all of a few seconds as he weakens one hapless Pidgey enough to capture it. That must've been her -- talk about good timing. He hadn't gone very far into Route 29, so if she stayed low enough, it wouldn't be easy to mistake his gray head of hair and the energetic little sheep that was next to him for anything else.]

[ It really doesn't take her long to spot him, and she directs her Pidgeot to land not too far away. As the bird pokémon settles, she offers Souji a wave a greeting from her place on Alun's back. ]

Hello!

[He manages a meager wave, and his Mareep follows suit with another cry of its own name.]

Hello, Talim-san. [He approaches, opening the ball that held his sheep-friend and having it return -- just to be safe, more than anything else. Static was not a fun thing to deal with at high heights.] I hope I didn't make myself too hard to find.

[It wasn't like he moved far, or that the grass was enough to completely obscure him, but he did quite a bit of moving around from the center to those little patches of greenery.]

Not at all.

[ She gives him an easy smile as she dismounts, taking a moment to stretch her stiff limbs. ]

I hope you don't mind staying here a bit longer. Alun needs to rest for a while before we take off again.

It's no big deal. [It meant they had time to talk, anyway. Since she was going to be his travelling partner for a while, it's probably better if he knew what she was like and where they were headed.]

So where are we headed back to, exactly?

Mahogany Town. It's up northwest a ways. I have a friend there that I'm staying with for the time being- he's a little gruff, but ultimately he's a good man, so don't let his grumbling put you off.

I don't think I'll be bothered that much. What's it like there?

It's a fairly small town. Quiet. I kind of like it, actually.

Ah. [A little like home, then. That's nice; it's familiar territory.]

And the Pokemon I could find? [This is relevant to him, okay. Also, there's something noteworthy tucked under his arm, namely, a beginner breeder's book.]

A pretty fair variety, but they're all quite a bit stronger than anything down here. It might do you some good to go looking for pokémon when we stop along the way back up. Your team is also welcome to spar with mine to level up if you'd like.

[ Since she totes around a team of level 100's thanks to being here so long.

Also the book does not escape her notice. ]

Ah, what's that you have there?

I'll keep that in mind.

[Lovely, a partner that would be able to help him grind his poor Pokemon up. Unsurprising, but handy nevertheless. When she points out the book, he blinks for a moment. Ah, right, there was that, wasn't there?]

Whatever brought me here decided I should be a breeder. [He holds up the manual for her so she can confirm what he'd said.]

Keeping with an old theme, then. That's what you were the first time around too, I think. I bought my Dragonite from you.

... Well, a Dratini egg, but she's a Dragonite now.

Huh. Sounds like she's gotten you far.

[As far as winning against gym leaders would, anyway, but then...three years. It probably went without saying.]

I don't know where I'd be without my team. [ It's a relatively small one, especially considering she's been here so long, but she's close to each of them. ]

Alun is actually the first pokémon I ever caught, though he certainly didn't give me an easy time of it. Isn't that right? [ The Pidgeot gives a cry of affirmation, looking a little proud. ]

[He laughs a little at that, petting the bird pokemon on its head with a faint smile.] I can see that it was worth the trouble, at least. He looks strong.

Mm. Most of my team has been with me since very early on. After all this time, I only have eleven pokémon. I know some people have accumulated a small army of them by now.

I'm not sure how that's a bad thing. If they had a small army, it'd be hard to feed them all, wouldn't it?

You can actually only keep six on you at a time. The rest are stored on a... PC. [ All this time and she's still not sure how that works.

Though speaking off food, she fishes some out of her pack, as well of a small dish that she fills with water, and sets it out for Alun. The Pidgeot quickly ignores them in favor of food. It's been a long flight. ]

Do you have any idea what other sorts of pokémon you're hoping to acquire while you're here?

...Huh. [...Blink blink blink.

Okay then. That's something that's going to take a while for him to let sink in, too. He watches her quietly for a while, mulling over her question for the moment.]

"All" wouldn't be a very good answer, would it?

It's... sort of broad. There are hundreds to choose from.

Thank you for flying Air Talim

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Sorry for taking so long, motivation flatlined

It's all good