i'm through accepting limits;

[wing_attack]

Who: Tobias and open!
Where: Violet City
When: Sunday September 14th, Monday September 15th, and Tuesday September 16th (aka Day of Smelly Birds)
Summary: Tobias is wandering around, taking in the bird atmosphere. Clearly this means he needs to be bothered.
Rating: PG-13 only because Animorphs is a depressing canon and things come up.
Log:

Really, Tobias should have stayed in the area, but training took priority over interest. Regal and Volts needed stronger enemies to fight, and the wild Pokemon around here just weren't cutting it. It had taken a while to get through the forest again, but he didn't mind. His Pokemon didn't seem to mind either, and so when they packed up the camp site they headed in to town.

They mostly spent their days wandering around, Regal perched on Tobias' shoulder and Rachel toddling along next to them. Sunday afternoon and Monday mid-day found them sitting and watching the aerial shows. It made him smile, but he couldn't help but miss the feeling of flying himself. During the most of the rest of Sunday and Monday, the group was around Sprout Tower, both lending a hand and exploring the tower itself.

Of course, Tuesday found the group with a small flock of pink and white birds. Tobias tried to entertain them, but apparently they decided that perching on him was more entertaining. He might need some help.

Comments

monday!

[codpieces]

[ ahh, the aerial shows! gamzee's been in violet city for little over than a month now, and every time it happens, the clown watches on like an event that's totally new. every damn time. it never ceases to amaze him, the twists and twirls, the ups and downs— he's looking up as he slowly walks, with a small scraggy waddling by his side, holding up its shed skin, and a mime jr getting a piggy back ride on its trainer's head.

all three have facepaint on, so it isn't hard to notice a group of clowns— he speaks as he walks: ]

Man— Makes you wanna get your flap on up there too, yeah? Looks kinda like one of those— Motherfuckin' tilt-a-whirls, 'cept you be doin' your own thing, right?

[ the mime jr gives a nod and a mime! in return. he didn't even have to, gamzee would just either chat it up more or space out, but— he's a nice little pokemon and knows deep down that attention is good for gamzee. he's been inside that baked head of his.

on the other hand, his scraggy, pb, is the first to notice the other three sitting and enjoying the show— the painted lizard doesn't pay much attention to the show in the first place, keeping more of a look out around them— he spots something that's always a good sign, a challenger! he's too bold for his own good, and wastes no time in hurrying up, pulling up his loose skin to get a better sprint start towards them. "hey!" the scraggy is pretty assertive in voice, both if understood or not, puffing out his chest and trying to look extra tough!

it's a good thing that miracle is there to keep an eye on them, so when he sees that happening, he steers gamzee in the same direction. go to that little hoodlum child before he hurts himself ]

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[Rachel steps in front of the group and growls a little. She's the one in charge here! Tobias stops, looks down at the Scraggy, and looks up at the approaching Gamzee and Mime Jr.]

It's okay, Rachel.

[Don't start fights here, come on. He gestures towards the Scraggy as Gamzee approaches.]

One of yours?

[codpieces]

[ then fight me winnie >:I

which is exactly what's almost going to happen— pb is a reckless little thing— he's underleveled compared to tobias' pokemon, but he's . . . still at it. it takes the mime jr, who's hopping down from his ride to aid, pulling on the scraggy's little tail as he fumes and tries to go forward.

"let me at 'am, plush is askin' for it!!"

miracle does the apologizing, as the little clown holds and says sorry to everyone— gamzee makes it in due time to them, and just laughs a bit as he looks down at his bros. ]

Yeah, haha— This lil' motherfucker's always goin' for a tussle with the next dude!

[ but he's friendly and ain't even bothered— he hasn't seen tobias on video, has he? only on text, which mean— ]

What's good, bro? Name's Gamzee.

[ ain't aware 2 hi 2 care ]

[wing_attack]

[He scoops Rachel up and holds her in one arm. Come on. Calm down. Regal just laughs a little, making Tobias wince. That was right next to his ear.]

It's fine. - oh! It's Tobias. I've talked to you before.

[Rachel looks up at him. You know this guy? Tell him to keep his team under control! Sadly, Tobias can't understand her words, but that glare tells him everything he needs to know.]

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[ luckily, miracle being psychic, gives gamzee a small mental push, asking him if he could either pick the troublemaker up and give him something else to do or put him back in his ball— gamzee's a bit slow, but he makes sense of it soon enough, tucking his hands under the lizard and pulling him up near his chest. ]

A'ight— c'mon, lil' man.

[ he keeps squirming, though, gesturing, trying to verbally provoke the teddiursa with insults and words such a young thing shouldn't say to a lady— despite not understanding, gamzee's got this, rummaging through his back pocket and pulling out an extra poptart packet, half open, and handing it to the scraggy.

who immediately stops, stares . . . and starts nibbling. his weakness . . . ]

—Tobias? [ wait for it— ]

. . . Yoooo, what the hell is up, motherfucker!! We typed at each other once, yeah?

[ honk honk!!!! just look at all this clowny mirth— gamzee extends his hand to give it a bro shake— will you take the bro shake bro

will you ]

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[Rachel struggles as well, but once the Scraggy calms down she does, too, and Tobias returns her to the ground. He looks a little hesitant, but he's gotten better at hands again and so he reaches out to shake Gamzee's hand.]

Yeah, we did.

[codpieces]

[ awesome. don't worry if it feels clumsy, tobias! he's doing some weird . . finger slapping broshake. no handshake is normal when it's with gamzee. ]

Nice— So what's your bad self doin' around here, man? You chill?

[wing_attack]

[It's. He's not keeping up very well. But it's okay.]

I was watching the air shows. I'm thinking of taking on Falkner soon, but I think we still need some more training.

[codpieces]

I was just tellin' this at Mirabro, man— It's like a free-for-all tilt-a-whirl for them feathery fuckers up there. Makes you wanna get the flap on and join 'em.

[ he looks up, and sighs contently. ]

Motherfuckin' beautiful.

[ the scraggy rolls his eyes— flying types, peh— he's munching on the poptart a bit harder, somewhat bitter about flying types for a reason that has more or less traumatized him, but when tobias mentions falkner, he seems to be listening.

trying to hide it, but he is. challenges are to his interest! ]

Mimi's goin' for that shit too, yeah— Think I should give it a try.

[ a short pause. ]

Y'all can train with my pokebros if you wanna? Meems does it all the time.

[ and then the scraggy just— almost beams for a moment

training

"-!!!!" ]

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Yeah, I... want to fly. That's really the only reason I want to take on the gym.

[Rachel eyes the Scraggy. You are not going to be a challenge for her.]

I would but... Rachel and Volts are probably going to be my main attackers for that fight, and both of them are pretty tough. I wouldn't want to hurt your Pokemon... neither of them are good at taking it easy.

[codpieces]

[ whoa hold up ]

. . . We can fly if we take 'em?

[ gamzee looks down to miracle, and the two exchange looks and mental words for a moment— the little mime enjoyed battling as much as a kid in a sweets shop! or a teenage girl in dance class— mimicking gamzee, he starts synching with his trainer's movements as he speaks. ]

Nah— most my pokebros dig the battling do'. Ain't it all fun for 'em?

[ as a matter of fact— ]

Harshwhimsy's kinda like that, too.

[wing_attack]

Well, if you get the badge, get the right item, and have a Pokemon that can learn the move, yeah.

[He shakes his head. Regal puffs up a little bit.]

Regal doesn't like fighting so much. And Tiny, one of those little cats that fell from the sky? He doesn't like fighting so much either. And Sunshine, one of those goat things - she doesn't like battling at all. She just likes running around in the sun.

( 1 / 2 )

[codpieces]

[ and at that moment, gamzee finally decided ( for good ) to take on the gym ]

I always up and wondered what it's like, man . . .

[ when you wish upon a star . . . ]

Tuesday

[sincereheart]

[ Mimi, as it happens, is doing quite well for herself pink bird-wise. She's skipping down the road with her four newly acquired birds - one on each shoulder, one poking its head out of her bag, and one riding on her hat - when she comes across someone who seems to be in just as much of a bird-related predicament as the last guy. It's still funny to see a guy buried in birds, but it's kind of worrying at the same time. Mimi cautiously moves closer, trying to see if she can recognize his face under all those birds. ]

Um, excuse me, mister? Do you need some help? [ And that blond hair looks so familiar... ] Have we met before, maybe?

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[... He recognizes that pink. He looks up at her, gently shoving another of the birds away from him.]

Mimi? It's Tobias.

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Tobias-san! Of course! [ The American! Okay, Mimi, play it cool. You probably scared him off last time with your sparkles and your dokis. ]

So you didn't have any trouble finding your way around after all! It looks like you're having a little bit of trouble with these birds, though! [ Her own birds chirp in interest. ]

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A little bit. I took them off of someone else who didn't want them. I don't mind them, but...

[They're kind of smelly. And curious.]

I guess it's not so bad. At least they're birds.

[sincereheart]

Oh, I think they're wonderful! Don't they smell so pretty? [ Mimi doesn't seem to mind that there are four entirely different scents coming off of her birds. Too much perfume? What is that? ]

"At least"? Do you like birds, Tobias-san?

[ VAST UNDERSTATEMENT..... ]

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They smell like the makeup aisle at a department store...

[He has memories of those places. They're not good ones.]

And... yeah. I get along with birds pretty well. Riku gave me a pretty aggressive... one of those masked birds. I've been able to calm him down a little. My friend lived on a farm with a lot of land behind it, so I got used to watching the birds there.

[sincereheart]

I know! It's like having your own perfume store right here! Isn't it just the sweetest? [ Mimi takes a sniff from the bird on her right shoulder. It smells like peppermint. ]

Oh! I saw people with those maskbirds on the network, but I didn't get one! They seemed so aggressive! [ Mimi frowns slightly. ] But you could calm yours down? That's amazing, Tobias-san! Oh, and living on a farm sounds wonderful! It must be like having your very own petting zoo! [ Mimi's eyes go wide as she imagines it: all those animals ready for the petting! ]

[wing_attack]

Well... it's not like the kind of farm that has cows and sheep and things like that. They use it as a wildlife clinic, since her dad works at the big wildlife park near me. But they're on the very edge of town, so there's land that hasn't been developed behind them.

[He nods to Rachel, who dives into his bag and pulls out some Pokeballs. Carefully he kneels down and opens them, so the birds go back in. With his regained mobility, he puts those balls back in and fishes around for a moment, before pulling out one he's marked with a triangle. He opens it up, revealing the masked bird, who attempts to lunge but is stopped by a hand on the back of his neck. Tobias lets out a high-pitched screech, and the bird looks up and relaxes.]

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That's even cooler! What kind of wildlife do -

[ Mimi abruptly cuts herself off, fascinated by the way Tobias handles his Hawlucha. Making bird noises: weird, but apparently effective! ]

Wow! Does that mean something in maskbird?

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[Nacho sits himself down, looking huffy.]

Sort... of? It's more like a declaration of territory. It's... it doesn't sound quite right but human vocal cords aren't really made for that. But it's basically 'this is my territory and you're not getting it, back off'. I've listened to hawk sounds for hours and it's almost like learning another language. It's not exactly... you don't get the words, but you get the tone.

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[ Mimi stares, sparkle-eyed, as he explains. ] That's so cool! Tobias-san, you're a bird expert! Can you understand the noises he makes, too? Or are they too different from normal hawk noises?

[wing_attack]

Sort of? It's similar, but since hawks don't use words it's more like a different dialect of the same language.

[Rachel reaches her paws up to Tobias. She wants a ride. He rolls his eyes a little with a smile and picks her up.]

I think at home Rachel could pick me up.

[The little bear just looks confused, so he shakes his head.]

Never mind.