route_1065 | you'll do everything you can

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you'll do everything you can

Who: Walter, Bertholt, and Reiner
Where: Cianwood City
When: September 20th
Summary: That potentially awkward but hopefully good thing that happens when you've been here for a year and made a friend and then your BFF from home shows up and you introduce them to each other.
Rating: G
Log:

[Six bubble frogs seems like enough!

...So Walter is thinking when he receives the text indicating that Bertholt and his friend have landed. He's slightly damp and covered in sand and generally in a state that most people would not consider to be appropriate for introductions, but he figures that the friend won't mind, and if he does mind then he's apparently not all Bert has talked him up to be.

Walter has a rough idea of what to expect; tall like Bertholt, but the kind of tall that comes with broadness and a big presence, unlike him. Elder-brotherly, though still younger than Walter, firmly-spoken, firm in his convictions. He expects to get along with the guy. He hopes Bertholt's reunion with him isn't as...distant as his with Flynn turned out to be. (He wonders just how long Reiner will end up staying.)

He doesn't think until after he's already in the hotel lobby that having Fenrir out with him might be a little off-color. Then he thinks, no, he's the only person who that would occur to. He sits, and the Absol sits beside him and his Houndoom lies across his feet, and he fires off a reply text to Bertholt:]

Ready when you are!

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_{[Bertolt would be lying if he said he wasn't worried about introducing his best friend from home to his best friend here. While he knew he didn't have anything to truly worry about, he couldn't help it. He made sure to tell Reiner about Walter as they got closer to Cianwood and whenever he asked, but he spent most of the flight pointing out groups of pokemon that could be seen from the air and smaller towns, even going as far as to stop at a few of them. They had to eat and nap too, just like his team!

He stuck to his Salamence for the return trip since her size alone made it easier to carry two people, and from how things seemed to be going, she liked Reiner. A lot.

Turning a little to look at Reiner, he offers him a small grin as he steers the dragon down towards the ground. Just look at those nice beaches and the ocean, man!]}

Ready, Reiner? We're going down!

[Have you ever been affectionately nuzzled by a giant dragon... thing? Because Reiner has, and quite frankly, he isn't sure if his hair will ever look the same again after all that dragon spit. Of course he's glad that Bertolt's pokemon like him, it would be a bit of a pain if they didn't, but he kinda wished they could show it without licking him quite as much.

Reiner's got one hand on Bertolt's shoulder, gripping it, his other hand placed behind him on the dragon's back to keep him balanced. He kinda misses having his gear on hand. Not that they could've travelled this quick with their gear, but riding a dragon is definitely nothing like riding a horse.

He returns the grin Bertolt gives him, but he is definitely not letting go of his shoulder.]

Don't worry about me. I'm as ready as I'm ever going to be.

[BARK BARK BARK!

When Orthrus jumps up and races out the door, Walter lets him run ahead, picking up to follow with Fenrir.

The Houndoom bolts down the road, over a fence, across a field, down to the beach...

...and then stops, and turns, and starts running back, following the track of the wobbling shadow along the ground, barking up at the Salamence above as it begins its descent.

BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK!]

_{[At least he had the mind to warn him about Orthrus - he loved that dog to bits, but he'd still never get used to these greetings. They weren't bad by any means though! Bertolt thought it was adorable as hell, and once he feels his Salamence touch ground with all four feet, he laughs a little and reaches down to scritch his chin.]}

Hey, buddy, I told you I wouldn't be gone for that long, right?

_{[Reiner, he's so sorry you have to see him babytalking this dog. Actually he's not.]

I guess it's time for introductions, huh? Reiner, this is Orthrus - Orthrus, this is my best friend. You know, the one I'd always tell you and Walter about?}

[Babytalking a strange hell-dog, huh? There goes our cold-blooded killer reputation. Are you happy, Bertolt? Are you?

While Bertolt had warned him, actually seeing the houndoom for the first time is still impressive. Clearly nothing like the mangy stray dogs they got back home. Still, Reiner likes dogs, likes them very much --they are loyal, after all; very admirable-- and he is more curious than tense. He figures out he might as well try introducing himself as he would to a regular dog, and he holds out his palm.]

Hey

Rei.

[Hopefully Bertholt warned him about the talking, too, because Orthrus licks Bert's arm in greeting and huffs out an affirmative syllable. Yes, of course he knows! See, he even remembers the name.

The dog turns to Reiner, looks him over, then shoves his nose into his palm and gives it a friendly sniff.] Hoy, there.

He beat me to it!

[And here comes Walter down the road, slightly winded, Fenrir trotting silently after him.]

Had a decent flight?

_{[...Maybe just a little bit. Oops.

Bertolt laughs a little and pats his side, fingers rubbing right between the ridges over his back. Good boy, Orthrus. He keeps one hand on his back and raises the other towards Walter, a genuine grin on his face.]}

Best one in weeks.

_{[--B'aw, and there's that frumpy looking Absol, too.]}

[Wait, did the dog thing just talk? You didn't mention anything about the dog thing talking, Bertolt! Be prepared for a noogie or something later.

Not right now though. Because right now there is a guy coming up to them that can only be the illustrious Walter. Reiner gives him a curious once over. It wasn't every day that Bertolt made friends, especially not all on his own. It makes him curious what sort of man this Walter is. But really, a friend of Bert's is a friend of his.

Turning towards him, he waits until he is close enough, before extending his hand for a handshake.]

You must be the Walter Bertolt keeps telling me about.

And you're the Reiner of legend. [He claps the hand and gives it a handshake that's more grip than shake, tugging Orthrus' horn with the other hand to get the dog out of Reiner's personal space. The Houndoom turns and instead tries to jump playfully on the Absol, who silently smacks him on the nose.] Why don't we talk over lunch? You're going to appreciate the food here, I imagine. Has he had pizza yet? [He looks over at Bertholt to ask that.]

I brought some burgers when I picked him up and we stopped at a couple pokemarts on the way.

_{[He looks over at Reiner and grins, reaching out for his opposite hand. C'mere, bestie.]}

You'll love it, I promise! they've got cheese, meat, and anything else you could ever imagine! Even tiny fish and fruit!

I'm not sure if I'd call it legend.

[He grins, returning the hand shake.

Reiner's face got momentarily wistful when Bertolt mentions the burgers. Those had been like nothing else he had ever tasted, and he might not entirely look like it, but he is still a teenage boy, and good food is always welcome to any teenage boy.]

I'm okay with grabbing something to eat. Honestly, I'm curious what Bertolt has been saying about me. He's usually not a big talker.

[He isn't sure if this piz-za is going to beat burgers, but he is cool with testing it out.]

[Sardines on pizza are an absolute fucking travesty, we don't mention them. Stop talking about them.]

So I noticed! But he's gotten a lot bolder since I first ran into him - did he tell you about that wretched girl he had his Arcanine burn the hair off of? The harpy regretted giving him a hard time, after that.

[You brought this upon yourself, Bert. This is your new life.

Orthrus is already bounding ahead, and Walter turns. Shall we go?]

_{[But Walter, they're good.]}

I didn't tell him to do any of that--!

_{[WALTER NO. Bertolt whines as he moves to cover his face with his opposite hand. Everyone thought he told Hachi to do that, but it was just an accident! He's really not that mean!

Though he doubts any amount of protesting will change that, so he pats his leg to tell the Salamence to follow. He'll put her back in his ball once they get wherever Walter's taking them.]}

I-I swear, I didn't... It was just an accident.

[They are food, right? Food is food. They had certainly eaten a lot worse things than little fish on a... whatever a pizza is.

Reiner's brows rise at that, his eyes flicking over to Bertolt for a moment, before looks back at Walter, a wide, amused grin on his face.]

Somehow he failed to mention it.

[Bumping shoulders with Bertolt, he then drapes one arm over his shoulders, putting him neatly in between Walter and himself.]

Come on, out with it. This is a story I've got to hear.

Well. [NO MERCY] She was vicious from the beginning, wealthy and had this notion that everyone was born to kiss her feet as she walked over them. And when she wanted for something, she'd mock and torment until she had it.

[Does he have to explain how someone like that would end up targeting Bertholt? Yeah, probably not.]

I wasn't there, but I saw her with all her hair cut short later, and throwing a fit if it was mentioned. How did it go again? Didn't she hit Hachi?

...She sort of acted like the really bad MP. Or the really rich people in Sina who had no idea what life was like in Rose or Maria.

_{[At least Alfred was one of the cool rich dudes.]}

It was at that circus thing in Goldenrod and Hachi tried to stop her from running down the stairs and interrupting. ...I think, anyway. _{[Nah, the poor lug just thought her hair was a toy.]} She sort of bonked his nose or something, but whatever happened it spooked him and, uh... He used ember.

That's the fire breathing thing, right?

[Hey, listen, he hasn't got a chance to catch up on all this pokemon stuff. Especially when he has exactly zero fire pokemon.]

Well, either way, it sounds like she got what was coming to her. I can't imagine any of your pokemon would be a bad sort. She must've done something unthinking herself.

The giant fire-breathing dog, yeah.

[We're gonna have to fix that fire deficiency problem. How do you feel about moths?]

So I think it's safe to say Bertholt's been doing splendidly. And grown bold, but not bold enough to speak ill of his best friend, don't you worry. [~~He's been good to your boyfriend~~ I mean uh]

Pizza Paras-dice? [It's not...like...a Summerland Pizza Kitchen or anything, but it's one block up from where they are now and Walter personally couldn't care less how gourmet his pizza is.]

S-She's always been like that, I think. I've tried to be nice to her but... I don't know. She kicked me in the face when that happened.

_{[He's even got a really light scar from it!]}

And, um... Yeah. I've only introduced you to Berwick and Kousou, so you'll have to meet Hachi. He's big though. He's almost as big as my horse from back home, just... Well, he's not massive like him but he's still big enough to ride. _{[Though he does give Walter a look and a gentle, playful punch (if it can even be called that) to the shoulder.]} I'm right here, Walter. I don't speak badly of you either. [Walter pls.

He gives Reiner a sheepish look, then he nods and hums a little in agreement. Paras-dice always was a good place, and their biggest pizzas were huge.] I'll buy.

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