Sing the song of annnoyance

[saxsongs]

Who: Anyone currently in the House of Minnie/Safe house
Where: Olivine City
When: March 7th
Summary: Just another day in Olivine... featuring one (1) grumpy idol.
Rating: PG? Will change if necessary.
Notes: This is an open log for anyone living in the house. Remember to tag yourself o/
Log:

Early in the morning, Ren had left to visit the Pokémon center in the city. He had had an important task to do - something he should have done ages ago. He had left a note saying that he might not be coming back in a while (in case there would be jail time for his actions)... only to come back later during the day. It seems like the note he had left had been for nothing.

He was carrying another note that had information on where and what he would be doing for community service time. That single note was the cause of Ren being grumpier than he had been in the longest time. Picking up trash. In winter. The damned Johto Police and their silly punishments.

Then again, it was probably better than actually being in jail. It also felt like he's been lied to the whole time he had been there. It hadn't been that difficult to leave the Team. It was all just to scare them, wasn't it?

Sighing, he sat down on a chair and tossed the piece of paper onto the table next to him. He might as well take the rest of the day easy since it was the last chance in a while.

Comments

[itsjustdust]

He had had some serious bad timing on catching the other people in the house since he'd gotten here, but on spying the man, he practically pounced on him, coming to a halt right in front of him. "Hi!"

[saxsongs]

Sudden appearance of Obito makes Ren jump a little. He hadn't really paid attention, so this came as a surprise.

"... hi." Is all he manages to say.

[itsjustdust]

"So you live here too?" He peered up at him. Yes, he was kind of short.

[saxsongs]

"Temporarily, at least." He had no idea how long he'd be around, really. Not even know that he had cut the rest of his ties with the team. "You arrived here a while ago, didn't you...?"

[itsjustdust]

"Yeah, a bit ago. I'm Obito, you?"

[saxsongs]

"I'm Ren."

[itsjustdust]

"Pleased to meet you! So, what were you before this place ambushed you?"

[saxsongs]

He's not really sure what to answer that. Then again, he didn't have a reason to lie and he wasn't one anymore, so...

"A Team Rocket Grunt. Got into some trouble with my bosses and now I'm here."

[itsjustdust]

"Oh! That's cool, but I meant the world actually. What's it like in there anyway?"

[saxsongs]

"Oh." Well, he couldn't have know that. "I was a singer in a country called Japan. The closest resemblance to it is Goldenrod."

[itsjustdust]

He considered this for a moment and studied him. "You were good. Do you still sing?"

[saxsongs]

"Yeah, I do. I've sing twice on the network, too... just haven't had the time in a while."

[itsjustdust]

"If you ever feel like it, I'll totally give you a listen."

[soggypastry]

[Lightning had found his first note early that morning, but hadn't been overly concerned. Olivine was still relatively peaceful, with little sign of Rocket activity, and she trusted Ren enough to call if he needed help.

Still, given the contents of his first note she's a little surprised to see him now. She'd expected him to be gone longer than this.]

You get everything sorted out?

[saxsongs]

[Ren turned too look at Lightning as he heard her voice. Most likely she's read the note, then... though it doesn't really matter at this point, does it?]

Yeah. Things went surprisingly well.

[soggypastry]

[He gets a nod. At least she didn't have to fish him out of more trouble, unlike Sasuke.]

Good to know. [A glance at the paper on the table now, then at him.] How much trouble are you in?

[saxsongs]

[Ren shrugs.]

If you count surrendering to the police force and getting punished as trouble, then I'm in quite a pinch.

[He nods over to the note on the table.] They didn't even put me in jail... just community service, it would seem.

[soggypastry]

[He gets a soft 'hmm'; she counts a lot of things as trouble these days, really. Police force included.

Still, she reaches for the note and gives it a quick read. Community service--cleaning the beach. Could be worse.]

Should probably invest in good gloves for this. Gets icy in the mornings sometimes.

[saxsongs]

Probably, yeah. [He'll sigh.] If I'd known it was something like this, I would have probably waited for a while...

[Though waiting might have been a bad idea too, so he'll shake his head.]

Then again, with this I have no connections to the team... except two friends who are still there.

[soggypastry]

Better to get things like this over with, Ren. [Putting the note back on the table, and then glancing at him. Two who are still there--oh, for the love of...]

Are these friends of yours the type to need rescues, too?

[saxsongs]

No. Both of them know when to stay quiet and act good. I'm sure they'll also be able to find their own way out without causing a scene.

[soggypastry]

Good. Means we shouldn't have any more trouble. [From them, anyway. Sasuke's friends are a whole other story. Still, she puts the note back on the table and turns to the kitchen. Plenty of other things to do around here.]

You starting today or tomorrow?

[saxsongs]

[He almost commented that two non-Rockets would probably be more troublesome... but he'd deal with them somehow himself, so there wasn't a need to say that. As long as Natsuki and Syo were focused on Haruka, they might stay out of trouble.]

Tomorrow morning.

[soggypastry]

Then you should head out now. Buy good winter clothes and scope out where you'll be working. Make use of your time instead of sitting around here until dinner.

[She's only in here for coffee, after all. It's back to work afterwards.]

[saxsongs]

I guess I could do that. [It's not like he had anything better to do- other than remain grumpy. A little shopping might do some good.]

There's nothing for me to do here, then?