and then all of the food went away

[thebelsareinert]

Who: Hiroto Ibuki, Kyoko Sakura
Where: Goldenrod City
When: June 30th or so, a few days after the event ended
Summary: After Kyoko's up and the whole Shedinja mess is over with, Hiro decides to take her out to get her mind off of that and Sayaka and all of the other general crap that's been going on these past few eeks.
Rating: PG?
Log:
[Hiro's just wandering around Goldenrod, checking his PokeGear for the time-- Kyoko should be meeting him around this general area any second now, he figures. ... Then again, since it's Kyoko, he might be here for a while waiting for her.]

Oh well.

[He knew what he was getting into when he'd asked.]

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[destinybonds.livejournal.com]

[kyoko is actually heading over to the established meeting place. despite her initial hesitance towards this, she... well, she decided why not? hiro had taken care of her during the whole soul stealing mess, and...

... she didn't like favors going unpaid. It made her feel... like she owed something. And she hated that.]

Look who's on time. [a little quieter than she'd like, given she's been in an iffy mood lately, but still pretty clear. she has a bit of pocky in her mouth, and she scratches her head sheepishly as she approaches closer to hiro.]

[thebelsareinert]

[Hiro turns to her, attention now focusing that way. He could tell, for whatever reason (maybe him? maybe Sayaka? ... could be something else, for all he knew) she'd been out of it lately, so he hoped a bit of fun would do her some good.]

Would you expect anything less?

[destinybonds.livejournal.com]

[she finishes the stick of pocky in her mouth before she speaks. she actually didn't have any more in her hands, and she actually chews and swallows before her next words. how nice of her.]

Guess not. You're pretty punctual, huh? [casually, but also kind of distracted.]

[thebelsareinert]

[so kind, kyoko-tan]

I've got to be. You never know what could happen when you're late. [... noticing that, and while he meant more along the lines of DOOM and DEATH and all the other things with being connected to the Laplace Mail, if she's distracted, maybe...] ... Like, for instance, you could miss a really important date.

[destinybonds.livejournal.com]

. . . Yeah, I guess so.

[she's usually punctual when it matters too, but that's not the point here. she didn't really connect the whole DOOM and DEATH but she does agree with the importance.]

[thebelsareinert]

[... in this case, however, Hiro was aiming to try to get her, well... ... well, let's make it a little more obvious and un-distract her. maybe she'll want to talk after that.]

Yeah. Because dates are important, after all. Wouldn't want to miss them...?

[destinybonds.livejournal.com]

I answered that already, didn't I? [not testy or aggressively said, just a point she's making.

oh. wait. she looks at him for a moment before looking to her feet, realizing what he's implying.] . . . Oh.

[thebelsareinert]

[he grins a bit, striding on over to drop a pat on her shoulder.] Not quite what I expected, but that's a start.

[destinybonds.livejournal.com]

[what is he doing. just staring at his hand on her shoulder before raising an eyebrow. she would be a little bit more indignant, but all the stuff going on has made her a bit tired, and she's not really going to fight.

though she is a bit flustered by that comment.] What is that supposed to mean?

[thebelsareinert]

[This... has actually got him a little worried. He's not sure what happened when everyone was asleep, but it's clear that something went down. He hides it, though, if only because he can bring that up later and right now it's important to look cool and teasing and flirty so she doesn't think he's worried and pull back into a shell or anything. so he just grins.]

It means whatever you'd like it to.

[destinybonds.livejournal.com]

Then it doesn't mean anything. [she says this, a slight cockiness in her tone. yeah, teasing hiro does make things slightly better, and there's a bit of her edge in there--

--but it's still a tad forced. at least she doesn't make it that obvious.] What're you planning?

[thebelsareinert]

Your loss. [he says back, with his own brand of Hiro tease in there - so there's no way at all she could know his motives here. then again, he's just that kind of guy anyway...

this time he doesn't pick up on anything, so he steps back to nod towards the city.] A day on the town. I was thinking it'd be fun.

[translator's note: I was thinking it'd be fun means I'm worried about you and want to distract you and cheer you up.]