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Veronica Madaraki ([personal profile] stitchedupbodyguard) wrote in [community profile] route_10652014-10-18 07:49 pm

just a small town girl

Who: Veronica Madaraki and YOU!
Where: Goldenrod City
When: October 16th
Summary: A young bodyguard finally finds herself in the biggest city in the region and is completely lost. Time to explore!
Rating: likely PG for Veronica's language
Log:

It had taken almost half a month, following several hiccups involving caves and what was within them, but when her eyes finally found the city of Goldenrod in the distance, Veronica had been filled with relief. Both Union cave, and then the Ilex forest had proven to be troublesome, but she'd muscled through like she always did. And now here she was, entering the biggest city in the region. Even from a distance, she had been able to see that the city was bustling, with tall buildings and people who might have been in the same boat she was.

Obviously, the first thing Veronica had to do was find a hotel and go to bed. Because who cares about socializing when you can sleep in an actual bed for once.

But that was yesterday. Today, Veronica was awake and energized; prepared to take on the city and whatever it had in store. There were things to do around here, and a person or two to see. But not more than that. Veronica was many things, but a social butterfly she was not.

And there was no way she could never keep all her Pokémon in their balls at once. So, with restrained acceptance, Veronica ventured forth into the city, unaware of what she might find, but ready to look.

A: Out and about
Finally out of the hotel.

So, huh. Goldenrod. Lots of tall buildings around here. Yup. Veronica scanned the buildings around her, stopping when she felt her Eevee, Kawa, brush against her feet. Clearly, she wanted to go and explore this new place. It seemed all her Pokémon wanted to go have a look around, but she couldn't have them all out. Not yet. Only Ako and Kawa were out right now. Two were her limit, since the both of them tended to go off in opposite directions.

Eventually she just gave up on planning her day and just started walking, straight forward, in a random direction. Ako rode on her shoulder, and Kawa trailed behind her. She was likely to attract people's gaze just by walking by them, because of the scars on her face and hands. She would brush them off of course, as she always did unless someone came up to talk to her.

But in a large city like this, attention was going to be a given, right?

B: Shopping till you drop
The signs were right after all. The department store was huge, towering over many of the buildings around it. Veronica could easily tell the store had a lot, just from the outside of it and the lobby within.

Still, for as well stocked as it was, Veronica wasn't much for shopping. She'd do a little browsing around, maybe look through the clothing and purchase a few things along with some Pokémon stuff. But mostly she kept to the ground floor and the entrance, leaning back against a wall while keeping an eye out.

It would seem she was waiting for something, or someone. Or, maybe she was just trying to look cool, that was possible too.

C: In which gyms aren't just for exercising
Another Pokémon gym. So, they really were in almost every town, huh?

Veronica eyed the doors leading to inside the Goldenrod gym with curiosity. The sign said the gym leader here was a "Whitney". And from what else she pieced together from overheard conversations, she was a normal type trainer. An interesting fact, if she was planning on using that fact to her advantage.

But, was she really thinking about taking the gym challenge? What was the point in that? Other than to use those hidden machines of course. Did she want to follow the rules of the world like that?

....Of course, this mental struggle will go unheard by most. So people will just see a young woman glaring at the gym from across the street. Maybe someone should point that out to her.

D: Whatever scenario you want idk
Since anything can happen, right?
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-10-25 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, the clothes could still be beneficial, wouldn't they...? No matter where you travel to, the seasons are all the same, right?" Winter was still winter, no matter what part of the region someone went to, as far as Juniper could see.
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-10-26 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah...right." She hadn't considered that possibility, since she wasn't planning on travelling any time soon. All of the things she needed were right in her house, which was why she could afford to purchase numerous items. "...Do you not have a place to stay? Well, I mean...do you not have a place to stay other than an inn room?"
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-10-26 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I see," she sighed, "I was going to offer to house your belongings if need-be, but if you're planning on leaving soon, then there would be no point."
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-10-26 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, is that so? Violet isn't too far away from one of the routes, I think. It's significantly shorter of a trip if you go that way than the other..." Oh, but that reminded her. "If you're planning on going to Violet, though, would you mind if I come with? I have some business I need to take care of there, at the ruins outside the city."
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-10-27 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
"O-Oh! Thank you very much..." It would have been the first time in a while since she travelled with a partner; after all, she and her former travelling partner parted ways after the latter decided to reside in Violet City whereas Juniper decided to press forward to Goldenrod. Visiting Violet City would give her the chance to see her friend again as well, so in addition to what she wanted to retrieve from the ruins, she would also be able to catch up on old times.
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-10-30 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
She nodded in response, glancing down at her own articles of clothing that she selected. Perhaps she overdid it, but...better safe than sorry, she supposed. "Yes, I think that should suffice...it's not a very long trip, so we should get there in no time, especially if we ride there."
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[personal profile] suncrushed 2014-11-04 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah, yes, I do..." Several, actually, but...she was unsure of whether or not she could ride the smaller ones. ...Juniper, you're only 5'1. "...Um, did you need one?"