He ain't from round here, you know what I mean

[awesmazings]

Who: Jimmy Two-Shoes and YOU!
Where: Goldenrod City
When: August 3rd-8th
Summary: Jimmy's been on a trip and returned to Goldenrod for the month, which means he's got a lot of goofing off to do things to catch up on.
Rating: PG at most
Log:


[Monday, August 3rd; Circus Grounds]

[Despite the clouds fighting to keep the sun covered up, it is excessively hot out today, and that's exactly the way that Jimmy's used to it being. No cold or wind or rain- just nothing but blaring sunlight beating down overhead that he's probably taking a lot better than most might on a day like today. The grounds outside of the main circus tent are abustle with activity, but it isn't people that you'll see walking around.

There are Pokemon, and they are everywhere. Jimmy's got a lot of his Pokemon out today, though it's predominantly his grass and water types. Those groups would actually enjoy a day like today over, say, his Goodra, after all. There's a kiddie pool set up in the center of the area that a Floatzel and a Wartortle are filling with water. Already there's a Dragalge sortof just...florped in the thing like a giant living piece of kelp, trying to share space with a Sharpedo and a tiny Inkay bobbing in the water as it fills up like a bath toy. Nearby, a Breloom, Gogoat, Sunflora, and Ivysaur (with a Treecko lying on his head) bask in the sun's rays with the mist from the running water hitting their bodies. As usual, Jimmy's Manectric is lounging in the grass some distance away from both groups, keeping an eye out to make sure nobody gets into trouble while their trainer is occupied.

And where's Jimmy? He's sitting cross legged in the grass with his hands on his knees, slightly bent over as he stares at a Pokemon sitting in front of him. The Heatmor just stares right back with a dull grunt, a small plume of flame licking from its mouth when it exhales.]

Huh...I've already got Toast, Inferno, and Cinder...what should I call you? Do you got any ideas?

[Naturally, he doesn't get much of an answer beyond another grunt.]

[Tuesday, August 4th; The Mansion]

[Today, Jimmy's spending his morning checking up on Jack's Mansion. He'd been away for a month with Molly, so now he wanted to check on the Pokemon there to make sure everyone was doing okay. The moment he opens the door there's a flurry of activity on the other side as ghosts, bats, and other things scurry into the shadows. When they realize it's Jimmy, however, they peek slowly out again as he stands in the doorway, one hand on the handle.]

You guys been doin' okay? Sorry I haven't been here for a couple weeks. Edgar! S'everything cool in here?

[He calls up to the Murkrow perched on the banister above his head, who gives a low, raspy sort of squawk as she adjust her wings against her back. From what he's learned of her habits, he will take that as a yes.

Jimmy glances down at Leader, running a hand over the electric type's head.]

Kay boy, remember what Jack said? We gotta make sure this place looks really good and scary. We've only got a couple months till Halloween, so it needs to be ready!

[Leader gives a low woof of agreement before following Jimmy around to the yard again. Anyone passing by this hillside will see Jimmy pretty much all over the place, checking different areas around the outside, walking over the porch to make sure the floorboards still creak and checking windows to make sure they're all broken and drafty.]

[Thursday, August 6th; Goldenrod Park]

[Today is the day for Jimmy to practice new routines for his Circus act. It's always changing, and he tries not to do the same things twice if he can help it. But he's done a lot...balancing acts, juggling, even acrobatics to a certain degree. He's starting to run low on options here.

He stands in front of a male Pyroar with his chin propped up in one hand, the lion's eyes following him as he paces every now and then and mutters to himself.]

Lesse...do you think a lion tamer act would really even work, here? I mean, Pokemon are way more trained than just wild animals or anything...I guess I could maybe bring in Cerbee and ride on his back or something, since he's so huge...

[He stops, putting his hands on his hips as he turns his attention back to the Pyroar.]

What do you think, Molotov?

[The Pokemon blinks slowly, staring at Jimmy for a long moment before his jaws part in a huge yawn, his tongue lolling out. Then he just...flops over onto his side with an audible whumph of his mane, his tail flicking back and forth.

Jimmy groans and drops to his knees next to the Pyroar, reaching out to put his hands on his burly side to shake him a little.]

Noooo, c'mon, you can't sleep now! We gotta come up with something!

[Friday, August 7th; Anywhere]

[It's another hot day today. Hotter than it was on Monday, even, to the point where even Jimmy doesn't want to do a whole lot. Jimmy has his dogs with him today; Leader, Lucius, Solstice, Winter, and Buster, all of them trotting along with him in a fluffy entourage. They all seem pretty well behaved at least, not trying to run out into the road to chase Meowth or anything...except for Buster, Jimmy's Herdier. The fuzzy pup has to take two or three steps for every stride the likes of Jimmy's Houndoom or Furfrou make, making it a little difficult for him to keep up with the pack.

It's only when Jimmy stops to buy some lemonade that he takes advantage of the pause to sniff around a little, his nose to the asphalt. It's cool, thankfully; Jimmy kept beneath the overhangs of nearby shops to avoid burning their paws on hot concrete. There are a lot of open-ended eateries on this side of the city, with plenty of little verandas for people to sit at.

Of course, if you happen to be one of those people, you might feel something nosing at your feet before too long as Buster starts to wander even further from Jimmy and the group, vying for attention.]

[Wildcard]

[The 5th and the 8th are both free days. If you'd like to hit Jimmy up and do something different from one of the above prompts, feel free!]

Comments

3rd

[rocketralph]

_{[A big square shadow looms. Ralph approaches with some heavy bags of sand thrown over one shoulder.]}

Whew, kid, you wanna point me to the coolers? Today's a real scorcher.

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy looks up over his shoulder when Ralph casts a long shadow over both him and the Heatmor, grinning up at him.]

Oh- over that way!

[He points at the tent back toward where his other Pokemon are lounging before turning his attention back to the wrecker.]

What's all the sand for, Ralph?

[rocketralph]

Thanks, kid.

_{[Before answering, he tromps off to dump the bags off on the tarp he found earlier and grabs up a water bottle that looks hilariously small in his hands. When he returns, he invites himself to sit on the grass.]}

Sledge trainin'. My arms are plenty strong, but my legs need a work out too.

[awesmazings]

Oooh...man, I bet one of those bags weighs more than I do.

[He comments as he eyes the bags from afar, propping his chin up in one hand.]

I'm just tryin' to think of a name for my new pal here!

[Jimmy gestures to the Heatmor, whose eyes roll over to look at Ralph with another huffing grunt. He's thrilled to be here, don't let that face fool you.]

[rocketralph]

Hah! Probably does, beanpole.

_{[He ruffles Jimmy's hair before turning his attention to the grouchy anteater.]}

How about...Glee.

7th

[wing_attack]

[Tobias may enjoy the heat, but this is a little ridiculous. Tobias is sitting in a cafe with his Clauncher and Empoleon, watching as Speck the Talonflame flaps around above them. They're engrossed in the show, which is why he doesn't notice when Buster approaches.]

[... At least, not until he feels something nose at his feet and he nearly jumps, looking down at the small Pokemon.]

Oh! ... Hey there. Are you lost?

[He smiles a little bit and pats Pam, the Clauncher burbling gently.]

Go ahead and spray right there.

[She eyes Tobias, and then reaches out her claw, shooting a jet of water on the ground in front of Buster so he can cool his paws off a bit.]

We'll find your owner in a minute, but it's really hot out...

[awesmazings]

[Buster's ears perk at the question, his tail wagging a mile a minute. Before he can do anything else, though, he's distracted by the puddle that he promptly jumps into, splishing his paws around in it for a moment before lapping the water off the ground.

Not too far away, Tobias will hear a voice-]

Okay, let's- ...hey! Buster? Where'd ya go, boy?

[wing_attack]

[Oh. Tobias stands up, leaving his Pokemon there for a moment, calling out in the direction the voice seemed to come from.]

Jimmy? Over here!

[It's sort of hard to see him with all of the umbrellas at the cafe...]

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy turns around at the voice, all of his dogs following suit. Jimmy's quick to jog over once he spots Tobias' Talonflame flying overhead, looking down when his sneakers splash into the puddle.]

There you- huh?

[He lifts a foot and looks down as Buster jumps around his legs, barking with his tail wagging. Jimmy chuckles and shakes his head a little, looking up at Tobias.]

Heheh- hiya Tobias!

[wing_attack]

[Speck lands on a chair, looking over at Jimmy. Tobias smiles slightly.]

Hey there. I thought he could use a puddle to cool off in. Go ahead and sit down, if you want.

Friday August 7th, at an outdoor eatery.

[fairy_tale_trainer]

[Mary is sitting at a table, her Espurr and Eevee each sitting in their own chairs and a Mareep sitting under the table at her feet. Her pokèmon are nibbling on pokè-snacks while Mary sips some tea.

When the Herdier gets closer and sniffs at the Mareep, the little lamb jumps in surprise, knocking over Mary's chair and shaking the table.

Mary falls with a surprised shout, and her tea nearly lands all over her, but her Espurr was quick enough to psychically put all the tea back into the cup and place it on the table.]

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy hears the commotion and looks over just in time to see Buster yelp and jump out of the way of the falling chair, his tail tucked between his legs. Quickly, he rushes over to Mary's side, Buster stepping back with a low whine.]

Oh geeze, I'm so sorry!

[He crouches to the sidewalk, holding out one of his hands to her.]

Are you alright?

[fairy_tale_trainer]

[Once she's past the shock of being suddenly on the floor, she starts to laugh. She takes his hand as she stands, brushing off any dirt that might have gotten on her skirt.]

It's fine! I'm not hurt at all. [She giggles a bit more as her mareep bahs at her, sounding remorseful.]

Is your dog okay? Which kind is he?

[awesmazings]

Yeah, he's fine! Too nosy for his own good...

[Jimmy sighs once he's sure she's alright, putting a hand atop Buster's head to give him a quick ruffle between the ears.]

He's a Herdier. I guess you've never seen one before, huh?

[fairy_tale_trainer]

I have seen a few people with one around the city, but I didn't know what they were called. I've only been here about two months.

[Mary lets Buster sniff her hand before gently petting him. Her Espurr turned in her seat and stares at Jimmy with it's usual mile-long stare, and the Eevee jumps from his seat to investigate these new pokèmon.]

6th

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy's out with his own fire types, a Houndoom that's constantly bounding ahead to sniff at everything and a Ninetales that pads closer alongside Envy. And when he sees Jimmy, he takes a left to head over in his direction, waving a lazy greeting. It's too hot not to be lazy about everything.]

Having some trouble with your lion?

Weird, he's a fire type, isn't he? Mine both have more energy than they have any right to, in this heat.

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy rolls over onto his back with a loud huff, his Pyroar not seeming to mind him using him like a giant furry couch at the moment.]

Yeah! I guess he just doesn't really feel like practicing right now...

[Molotov opens one eye to look up at Envy before turning his attention to Jimmy, briefly, his tail flicking up to whap his leg gently. Shhh Jimmy you're going to have a heatstroke if you don't calm down.]

[exeggutorhead]

Maybe.

['He's probably just a big lazy asshole cat' is what Envy does NOT say as he finds the closest tree to lean back against. Ria the Ninetales sits down next to him, curling all her tails and holding her nose up primly.]

What act are you trying to get him to learn?

[awesmazings]

Mmm...well, I'm not really sure yet! When I think of lions I think of lion tamers...but since everybody already trains Pokemon, I dunno how exciting an act like that would be.

[He sighs, looking over at Molotov out of the corner of his eye as he talks. It looks like he's pretty much intent on taking a cat nap right here if he can get away with it.]

[exeggutorhead]

Yeah, ordering him around's not that impressive if you can do that normally.

[...well, judging by how well Molotov is listening right now maybe it'd be a little more impressive.]

You could always teach him to do unusual tricks. Ha, imagine a lion that could walk a tightrope!

Tuesday

[pipers_son]

[And there's another rapping knock along the door. Joker and Invidia, side by side.]

Oi, Jims! Ya about?

[awesmazings]

[Jimmy pops back into view just a second later, leaning over the railing so he can wave down at Joker and Invidia. Edgar is still perched nearby, overseeing everything with an ever scrutinizing gaze.]

Yeah, I'm up here!

[pipers_son]

There ya are!

[Taking a step further into the house and closing it behind him, Joker grins up at Jimmy.]

So how does everythin' look?

[awesmazings]

Good and spooky!

[He cheers, doing the one thing he probably shouldn't but does anyway by hopping up onto banister and sliding his way down. He hops off once he reaches the bottom, the wood groaning in protest beneath his sneakers.]

I still gotta check around back, but everything looks okay so far!

[pipers_son]

Glad ta hear it! When Halloween comes 'round, we'll be all set!

[Chuckling, he raps his knuckles lightly on Jimmy's shoulder as he comes down.]

Just be careful on how ya treat the ol' gal. I think she's got her looks all ruined right, don't need ya doin' more ta her.