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usedtherapy
Where: Ilex Forest
When: 8/20 through 8/26
Summary: WOO HOO CAMPING-TRIP-DINO-HUNT-VACATION-DATE-EXTRAVAGANZA!
Rating: uhh...PG for possible language?
Log:
[To say that John was "looking forward" to his second date with Rose would be a gross understatement. He had barely been able to sleep the night before they left and ended up knocking on Rose's door at five in the morning because he'd finally given up on the notion of sleep entirely. Plus, weren't you supposed to leave early for camping trips?]

[Unsurprisingly, Rose hadn't expected him that early. She'd given him a very bleary look, stepped back into her room to give her clock a bleary look and then asked "...are we leaving 'lready?"]

[Even less surprisingly...she'd fallen right back asleep the minute they had both clambered inside Elliot and gone on their way. But that was okay. Because she had fallen asleep on John's shoulder and he had absolutely no qualms with that at all.]

[And then a few hours later, his excitement wore off and he too fell asleep. Wow, their trip was off to a great start already!]

[Elliot wasn't the fastest pokemon but fortunately, being a ghost, he didn't really need a lot of sleep. So their four day trip ended up taking only two. Once inside the forest, Elliot went back inside his ball for some much needed rest while the two kids shouldered their packs and began walking through the forest, hand-in-hand.]

[Surely this was going to be the best camping-trip-dino-hunt-vacation-date-extravaganza ever! ~~Also possibly the first ever, because seriously, who besides John would come up with something as crazy as this?~~]

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Never ever?

[And he's going his best to follow them! There's something...vaguely tent-shaped starting to form here. At least from a skeletal point of view.]

Never ever.

[[Impressive. Maybe they'll have a tent to sleep in after all. Not that she would object to sleeping under the stars.]]

Oh. Well then. It's a new experience for both of us! The tent part, at least. Since...we've kind of been camping since day one, haven't we?

[Of course they will. He is determined. They are going to do this camping thing right.]

Indeed. It'll be interesting, and quite enjoyable I'm sure.

[[Well she is more than happy to assist. You can do it, John. She believes in you.]]

Well yeah, 'enjoyable' is a given.

[Oh hey look...he's got like. Half a tent here. Huzzah teamwork!]

Oh is it? And here I thought you've never gone on a camping trip with a tent before.

[[Huzzah indeed! This is going so much more smoothly now.]]

I haven't, but that's not the enjoyable part.

[Indeed. Why didn't they think of this sooner? Oh wait...John's a stubborn butthead when he wants to be. That's why.]

[[Exactly.]]

Oh no? Then what is, hm?

Well, everything is enjoyable when you're involved. That's why.

[Doo dee doo, putting together a tent~]

[[There's a light blush and a soft chuckle as she continues reading off the instructions, deciding not to offer that a reply.]]

[He too falls silent, humming idly to himself as he continues work on the tent. Is that "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing"? It just might be!]

[[She listens, tempted to hum herself but not knowing the tune amazingly well. Nor does she really feel that comfortable doing so quite yet.]]

[Aww...well he would have liked that. Oh well. He stops once the tent is done anyway, stepping back and gesturing to it with open arms.]

Ta-da!

[[And a round of applause.]]

Bravo, Professor Bamboozle. What will be your next trick?

Well. [A moment of ~deep thought~.] I can make a berry disappear.

[[An interested raise of the brow. She hadn't been expecting an actual magic trick to be offered.]]

Can you now?

[Don't get excited, Rose. What he has planned really isn't all that magical.]

Mmhmm, look watch. [He crouches down next to his bag and starts digging through it, eventually pulling out a small container full of pecha berries. Removing the lid, he pulls one out and then closes the container back up and sticks it back in his bag.]

And I'll need some help from my lovely assistant Casey~ [The bunny in question, who had been picking some flowers nearby, perks up at her name and scampers over. John holds up the berry in one hand. Casey's eyes widen...she thinks she knows where this is going.]

Now you see it. [The Lopunny opens her mouth and John sticks the berry inside and Casey begins chewing it happily.] And now you don't!

[Ta-da.]

[[Okay, John?

That was the dumbest thing she's ever seen.

And she is wearing the largest smile she has yet.]]

John, you are incredibly silly.

[[But hey! She's applauding none the less.]]

[Stick around a while, Rose. You'll see dumber things from John. He bows at the applause.]

Thank you! [He sticks his hands in his pockets.] I'm sorry I can't put on more of a show. But I can't say I was expecting to do magic tricks while we were here so I'm woefully unprepar-- oh wait. Rose. What's that?

[He starts moving towards her, staring at her right ear with a curiously concerned look.]

[[Oh? She tilts her head a little, curious as to what "that" could be.]]

Yes John?

['That' happens to be a quarter. Or...the Johto-equivalent, anyway. Somehow it found its way behind your ear, Rose! Grinning, John holds it up in front of her for examination.]

Hmm, now how did this get there, I wonder.

[[Oh now you have all sorts of giggles John, along with more amazed clapping.]]

[And another bow. Rose, you are the best audience.]

Okay, do you think you can handle one more?

[[Nod nod nod.]]

I think so.

[[Well, she loves magic. You are charming her, even though she knows it's not real magic.]]

[He says nothing. Instead, he leans in and presses a quick kiss to her cheek.]

[Yeah. That one wasn't even anywhere close to magic, John. Real or otherwise.]