SCREW LYRICS

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Who: restardom, usedkunai, usegalacticpunt, usedrawr, wingless_falcon and ANYONE IN ECRUTEAK who wants to run into them. Thread-hopping, mingling with everyone is A-OK and encouraged!
Where: ECRUTEAK weren't you paying attention--
When: Friday, June 10
Summary: Souji's rescue group gets into Ecruteak for gym fighting and a one-day break. Cue rest, relaxation, and RUNNING AROUND.
Rating: PG-13...?
Log:

[ okay, so this hasn't been the cheeriest of expeditions. Not that Rise hasn't tried to keep group morale as high as possible, but there are limits to what one can do when one's senpai is sleep-deprived and antsy to keep going forever.

Of course, the whole team's all a little AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH when it comes to Souji, but the Pokémon do need a break, and badges do need to be earned to get the whole group to the Ice Path in enough time. Which means, now that they're in Ecruteak, they have a day to rest up.

And by resting up, that's code for "running around to pick up a few more supplies, running to the inn, running back out after her Furret to keep her from challenging Morty to another showdown, leaving aforementioned Furret in the inn, running to the Center to check on her Rapidash, running back to harass the others and do any cheering for Gym battles, and finally running back out to go get more food."

This also includes finally ceasing running to play a short game of catch with a Flareon, who takes some mischievous delight in trying to trip up the occasional innocent bystander in the process. You may have seen glimpses of her every so often, but Rise finally seems semi-stationary when she calls her fluffy fire friend back for petting. APPROACH? ]

((OOC: Again, thread-hopping is perfectly fine! Action or prose, whichever you prefer, it's just three kids, a wizard, and a bear. Go ahead and tag in, guys!))

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POKEMON CENTER

[skillspanner]

[Here, have a Yosuke. He's hanging out in the center, healing up the Pokémon he's been using in battles.]

[Except you'll notice that he's sitting in a chair, eyes closed and clutching the Riolu clinging to him. Is he sleeping? Quite possibly, considering he's hardly gotten any sleep in the last week and a half. It's not a heavy sleep, in any case, so waking him won't take very much at all.]

[He's only drooling a little, really.]

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[oh hey yosuke. guess who is being a sneaky bear? this one is being a sneaky bear.

In fact, the moment he notices that Yosuke is asleep, he'll be sneaking over quietly. squeak... squeak... squeak... as he approaches, Teddie uncaps a permanent marker he had stored in the depths of his bear suit.

no one will stop his creativity. no one will stop...



this. well unless yosuke wakes up while teddie's leaning over to doodle on his face, but you know. he's trying to be quiet.]

/threadjacks

[dragonspeak]

[Here comes Merlin, carrying a thin blanket he'd asked one of the helpers for once he'd seen Yosuke dozing off in the Centre and--

...wait. He stops in his tracks as he sees Teddie leaning over Yosuke rather suspiciously]

...what're you doing?

uwooh kamilah so bold

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[oh. turning to merlin, placing a finger over his mouth.] Shh! Do not disturb the artiste!

[yep he's crazy. after a small pause, teddie's humming in victory.]

I'm drawing on Yosuke's face.

not as bold as kosy

[dragonspeak]

The what? [Lowers his voice despite himself.] Why are you drawing on Yosuke's face?

we can be bold together, kamilah. ///

[usedrawr.livejournal.com]

Artiste! It means "one who draws on Yosuke's face"!

[no, teddie, no.]

As for why I'm being an artiste... Well. He's sleeping! It's tradition!

[skillspanner]

[Yosuke knows those squeaks all too well. But he doesn't seem to really care; the unplanned nap is much better right now.]

[...Well, until he feels something on his face. He lifts his hand to slap it away, thinking it's probably just Setanta. Until it doesn't go away, to which he opens his eyes, and sees Teddie. And that marker...]

Wh-- WHAT THE HELL!?

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Myyyy eeeeears! Don't yell in the Pokémon Center, Yosuke!

[teddie that is not what you say to someone who's face you just drew on. He places the marker behind his back quickly (must HIDE THE EVIDENCE), and now Teddie is trying to look as innocent as possible.

... well yosuke already saw him, but he's going to do so anyway.]

1/2

[skillspanner]

[Glaring so hard.]

You did not just-

[Yosuke gets up, rushing to the nearest reflective surface. Surprisingly, the meek Riolu doesn't seem terrible bothered, although a little shaken.]

[Well, until Yosuke looks in the mirror and sees his reflection, that is.]

[skillspanner]

[Annnnnnnnnd, putting Setanta down and immediately running menacingly towards Teddie.]

I'M GONNA KILL YOU, YOU DUMB ASS BEAR!

[Pokemon Center]

[herolegs]

[At the Ecruteak Pokécenter, a one Chie Satonaka is staring at her PC, scrolling back and forth. A little asking around revealed that this city's gym focuses on Ghost-types, so Ghost and Dark attacks are her best bets, right? But Bruce does have that move Foresight that lets him hit Ghost-types. And Rinty is too low-level to safely bring into this battle. Suzuka Gongen and Shadow are both good choices, but while she's exploiting Morty's weaknesses, he could be exploiting hers...]

Aargh, this is so complicated! [That little outburst probably catches the attention of anyone in the center. Chie never claimed to be a good strategist.]

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What's up, Chie-senpai? [ she heard that just as she walks in, Flareon at her heels. ]

[herolegs]

Ugh, hey, Rise-chan. I'm trying to decide who to take to the gym. D'you know anything about Morty and his team?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah-- Kanzeon wiped the floor with his ghosts.

... Well, not really wiped the floor, since they float--

[herolegs]

-- Oh! You've beaten him already? I guess I didn't realize you'd been out this far before. So what exactly does he have, do you remember?

POKEMON CENTER

[dragonspeak]

[After having his pokemon free to run around in Souji's breeding centre for so long, it feels odd having to leave some of them in storage. Stopping to speak with the Nurse about his current team's health, Merlin then sits in one of the chairs nearby, letting his eyes close.]

Ecruteak Gym next... [He says quietly to himself, brushing his hair away from his face. He inwardly reviews what he knows the Ghost type pokemon, wondering which pokemon he should take with him.]

[herolegs]

[Chie doesn't take long to approach the young man, looking thoughtful. Bruce is standing behind her, and she has a few Pokéballs in her hands. Not enough for a full team of six, though.]

So you're gonna challenge the gym too, Merlin?

[dragonspeak]

[Chie's voice draws his attention back to the present, and he opens his eyes as he smiles at her.]

Yeah. I meant to collect the badges a while back. [He pats the seat beside him in invitation.] Got a bit sidetracked when I began helping Souji at the Centre.

[herolegs]

[Chie takes the invitation with a small smile, sitting down right next to him.]

Heh, I bet. Must be a lot of work keeping that place going. You have any of the other badges yet?

[dragonspeak]

[He relaxes against the back of the chair, tilting his head. Of their rescue group, Chie's probably the member Merlin has spoken to the least--with this break in their traveling pace, Merlin hopes to remedy that.]

Just the Violet and Goldenrod ones. How about you, Chie?

▶ ▷ ▶ the pokemon center

[reveiller]

[he's fair unassuming, because really, what is there to see mid-day in front of a pokemon center? as it is now, he's actually gearing up for a potential match with Morty, feeling a tad whimsical and all in all considering which sort of a line-up to use. therefore, he's not particularly paying attention as he walks through the double doors.

there is a misdreavus stalking him from behind, her smile ramped up to a 7.5 on the scale of troll. she is holding, as it stands, a hair iron.

let's hope Fuji isn't too particularly attached to his hair.]

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[ he might therefore also miss the quiet whisper of fetch, though the Flareon certainly isn't being innocuous as he comes circling over and, in one massive leap, goes for the hair iron.

What, it won't burn him. ]

[reveiller]

[well, he certainly notices the blur of Flareon flashing by. a surprised blink as he turns back to see a misdreavus making soft screechy noises, trying to shake a flareon off of a hair iron. he blinks twice, the implications not quite settling in.

and then, a snort, as he crouches down next to the two pokemon and the hair iron, amused.]

Oh, my hero.

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[ Pepper backs up a bit, shaking his head like a dog trying to win a game of Tug-of-War, and doesn't relinquish his grip when he glances up at Fuji. There goes his plume of a tail, wagging furiously. Hi, Fuji, hi hi hi-- ]

[reveiller]

[... well, so long as the Flareon has a hair iron in mouth, it can't possibly burn him, right? right.

mmmm now that he takes a closer look. aloud--]

You seem familiar, don't you. [where has he seen a Flareon with fur just like-- a quirked eyebrow] Pepper?