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[It's always the hair, isn't it. No one appreciates a little style, a little flash.]
I find my job's a lot easier when I keep things simple. Some people are cut out for making world-changing decisions; I just make sure they make it to the right time and place to get to make 'em.
I find my job's a lot easier when I keep things simple. Some people are cut out for making world-changing decisions; I just make sure they make it to the right time and place to get to make 'em.
[ Excuse, the Magmortar is very intimidating... at least, he normally is. The briefest flicker of joy crosses his trainer's face and puts him at ease as Anna stands to her feet to greet her clansman properly. ]
You're here? [ He must be if she can see him, but at times it was easy to see things that weren't real. To picture something she wanted to be just because she willed reality to be different and then sometimes it just happened. ]
You're here? [ He must be if she can see him, but at times it was easy to see things that weren't real. To picture something she wanted to be just because she willed reality to be different and then sometimes it just happened. ]
[...a little too much length for someone to grab on to, more like.]
Exactly how world-changing are we talking, if you don't mind?
Exactly how world-changing are we talking, if you don't mind?
[What Perry does not know is that this particular Meowstic has some bad habits. Nanako walks forward and stares at the Psyduck.]
N-Nanako, that's rude! He does not look like he was run over by a Miltank!
[She smiles sheepishly at Perry.]
S-Sorry...
N-Nanako, that's rude! He does not look like he was run over by a Miltank!
[She smiles sheepishly at Perry.]
S-Sorry...
[You know, depending on who's doing the grabbing, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Which is precisely the kind of thinking that gets him thrown facefirst into floors by his ponytail, but you know.]
I worked for the prime minister of Japan once. It was an election year and he was favored to win, so you can imagine there were at least a few people who weren't all that happy about that.
Which is precisely the kind of thinking that gets him thrown facefirst into floors by his ponytail, but you know.]
I worked for the prime minister of Japan once. It was an election year and he was favored to win, so you can imagine there were at least a few people who weren't all that happy about that.
[ She knows it within her heart before he speaks a single word and like that, the spark within her ignites. Anna rises and quickly sprints her way over to him as she often had before, just with a bit more hurry in her steps.
Even if she's overwhelmed with emotions right now, she still maintains control. Above all else, that remains the most important thing on her mind even when facing her beloved king once more. ]
Mm not very long. [ Soft spoken, she reaches for his hand with both of her own, leaving behind her trainer's bag and Pokemon in favor of the brilliant red that fills her vision. ]
Even if she's overwhelmed with emotions right now, she still maintains control. Above all else, that remains the most important thing on her mind even when facing her beloved king once more. ]
Mm not very long. [ Soft spoken, she reaches for his hand with both of her own, leaving behind her trainer's bag and Pokemon in favor of the brilliant red that fills her vision. ]
Is that so...?
[...The prime minister of Japan, being bodyguarded by a twentysomething with godawful hair who is also, from the sound of the name alone, the World's Most German Man.
Kristoph is fairly certain that he's being fucked with, but then, he is also kind of magically here in the dumbest situation known to man and he's got a tremendous cobra for no reason, so he's not entirely sure where the line is even supposed to be drawn with regards to suspension of disbelief.
...So sure he's being fucked with, though.]
I'd imagine keeping things as uneventful as possible on your end would have been considered a success, then - how did that work out for you?
[...The prime minister of Japan, being bodyguarded by a twentysomething with godawful hair who is also, from the sound of the name alone, the World's Most German Man.
Kristoph is fairly certain that he's being fucked with, but then, he is also kind of magically here in the dumbest situation known to man and he's got a tremendous cobra for no reason, so he's not entirely sure where the line is even supposed to be drawn with regards to suspension of disbelief.
...So sure he's being fucked with, though.]
I'd imagine keeping things as uneventful as possible on your end would have been considered a success, then - how did that work out for you?
[ He likes her, that much is certain. Around her, he doesn't need to speak very much because there's just something there. There's that spark... that bond... if this is what it feels like to have a daughter of his own, well, he certainly can't complain.
And he willingly takes her hand, smiling a bit despite himself as feels her grip. Now that's something he never thought he'd feel ever again. Whatever weird world this is, he's glad to have been given one more chance with his clan even if they seem to be coming in sporadically. With a motion of his head, his Pyroar heads over to pick up Anna's bag and sling it over his shoulder. ]
Sorry I kept you waiting.
And he willingly takes her hand, smiling a bit despite himself as feels her grip. Now that's something he never thought he'd feel ever again. Whatever weird world this is, he's glad to have been given one more chance with his clan even if they seem to be coming in sporadically. With a motion of his head, his Pyroar heads over to pick up Anna's bag and sling it over his shoulder. ]
Sorry I kept you waiting.
He won the election and then terminated my services. I didn't take it personally.
[And he just kind of smiles, and for once in the conversation listens carefully for "Mister Lehrer's" thoughts, because if he's got his read on this guy right, there should be a connection to sudden and mostly-unexpected death taking place in about three seconds.]
That's just how things go sometimes.
[And he just kind of smiles, and for once in the conversation listens carefully for "Mister Lehrer's" thoughts, because if he's got his read on this guy right, there should be a connection to sudden and mostly-unexpected death taking place in about three seconds.]
That's just how things go sometimes.
So... are we in the game? I feel like I can hear the music, too.
[ Andy's looking around trying to figure out where it's coming from. Oddly enough, he hasn't spotted his own starter yet, a Honedge, hovering quite ironically above his head. ]
[ Andy's looking around trying to figure out where it's coming from. Oddly enough, he hasn't spotted his own starter yet, a Honedge, hovering quite ironically above his head. ]
Most likely. [See this face? This is completely unimpressed face because nothing he ever trained had Thunder or Ice punch. Lucky Momthing was very lucky, to be sure.
...In some respects, at least. Some.]
I wouldn't suggest trying to run them now. One city's good enough.
...In some respects, at least. Some.]
I wouldn't suggest trying to run them now. One city's good enough.
[Perhaps surprisingly, it's not the thought of violence that enters his head first, not really; rather, it's a sick sort of understanding for what's being said - about how that sense of anger eventually reaches the part of your brain responsible for deciding what you're going to do about it, and once it gets there, there's calmness and a sense of purpose and once you've found that point?
It's very, very easy to not take things personally.
And then there are the fantasies and sometimes the fantasies end and you suddenly come to with a blunt object in your hands and blood all over the table and there's your sudden mostly-unexpected death, really, but that's not personal either, because the most you can think to say out loud is muttering a completely blank "Oh my god, really..." while you clean it up.
His thoughts never do slant towards "Like hell you didn't take that personally," because he has no doubt that regardless of what actually happened, you didn't take it personally at all. Not really, anyway.
He smiles again.]
You're more forgiving than most, then, if there were no hard feelings whatsoever; then again, it's possible that I just have a bad frame of reference for these things, isn't it.
[Working with homicides and all.]
It's very, very easy to not take things personally.
And then there are the fantasies and sometimes the fantasies end and you suddenly come to with a blunt object in your hands and blood all over the table and there's your sudden mostly-unexpected death, really, but that's not personal either, because the most you can think to say out loud is muttering a completely blank "Oh my god, really..." while you clean it up.
His thoughts never do slant towards "Like hell you didn't take that personally," because he has no doubt that regardless of what actually happened, you didn't take it personally at all. Not really, anyway.
He smiles again.]
You're more forgiving than most, then, if there were no hard feelings whatsoever; then again, it's possible that I just have a bad frame of reference for these things, isn't it.
[Working with homicides and all.]
Edited (i don't know what that first sentence was but i'm pretty sure it wasn't english) 2015-05-31 08:37 (UTC)
{gomen sonthing but she's snickering a little}
Mmm. I have to say that I've not got any real desire to go rough it anytime soon. I like not getting woken up by flocks of Oddish in the middle of the night.
{is flocks even the correct collective noun for oddish}
Mmm. I have to say that I've not got any real desire to go rough it anytime soon. I like not getting woken up by flocks of Oddish in the middle of the night.
{is flocks even the correct collective noun for oddish}
W-wait, what?!
[oh god oh man oh god oh man
Okay, so bumping into your ex in the last place you would expect to find them isn't always the worst thing in the world. Usually an encounter like that begins and ends with some awkward conversation, probably involves some kind of mutual avoidance and a strong desire to get out of there as soon as possible. A world like this that just kind of takes people randomly, yeah, this sort of thing shouldn't really be impossible, so that alone is no reason for poor Anna to look like she's seen a ghost for all of five seconds. This is a bad dream, it's gotta be...
Unfortunately, Prince Hans of the Southern Isles is no ordinary ex, and Anna has no choice but to stand utterly flabbergasted for a moment because gosh, she would recognize those sideburns and those chiseled features anywhere and this is literally the absolute last thing she wanted to see. There must be at least a hundred emotions happening all at once within her just by seeing his face, but it's pretty safe to say the only thing keeping her from wanting to take a swing at him is her complete and utter shock at seeing him here.
So, um, have fun with that, buddy.]
Oh my gosh, this can't be happening, no no no no...
[oh god oh man oh god oh man
Okay, so bumping into your ex in the last place you would expect to find them isn't always the worst thing in the world. Usually an encounter like that begins and ends with some awkward conversation, probably involves some kind of mutual avoidance and a strong desire to get out of there as soon as possible. A world like this that just kind of takes people randomly, yeah, this sort of thing shouldn't really be impossible, so that alone is no reason for poor Anna to look like she's seen a ghost for all of five seconds. This is a bad dream, it's gotta be...
Unfortunately, Prince Hans of the Southern Isles is no ordinary ex, and Anna has no choice but to stand utterly flabbergasted for a moment because gosh, she would recognize those sideburns and those chiseled features anywhere and this is literally the absolute last thing she wanted to see. There must be at least a hundred emotions happening all at once within her just by seeing his face, but it's pretty safe to say the only thing keeping her from wanting to take a swing at him is her complete and utter shock at seeing him here.
So, um, have fun with that, buddy.]
Oh my gosh, this can't be happening, no no no no...
[yeah he's just going to sigh here.]
You have Shuuhei, at least. Better a flock of Oddish than a Sudowoodo.
[Bushel? Peck? Flock works pretty well, really. Easiest thing to explain the meaning.]
That said, I doubt we'll be here long enough to worry about running afoul of the wildlife.
You have Shuuhei, at least. Better a flock of Oddish than a Sudowoodo.
[Bushel? Peck? Flock works pretty well, really. Easiest thing to explain the meaning.]
That said, I doubt we'll be here long enough to worry about running afoul of the wildlife.
[Hooooooooooooooly shit.
It's a good thing he's a professional at this (the mind-reading, that is, which isn't to say he's not a professional in the other bits too, but that's beside the point), because he's long since learned how to keep his expression constant no matter what he's hearing, and that's coming in handy because everything that thought process just decided to be is approximately the equivalent of holding a door for somebody and having them hand you the keys to their private yacht in gratitude.]
Well, you deal with some sketchy people, it sounds like. Maybe it's good to meet one that can give you back a little faith in humanity.
It's a good thing he's a professional at this (the mind-reading, that is, which isn't to say he's not a professional in the other bits too, but that's beside the point), because he's long since learned how to keep his expression constant no matter what he's hearing, and that's coming in handy because everything that thought process just decided to be is approximately the equivalent of holding a door for somebody and having them hand you the keys to their private yacht in gratitude.]
Well, you deal with some sketchy people, it sounds like. Maybe it's good to meet one that can give you back a little faith in humanity.
[What can he say? He hates Zak Gramarye, and he's gotten very good at keeping his hatred in his head where it belongs.
It's just a bit strong sometimes, that's all.]
Once in a while they come along - and believe me, I'm always grateful for them when they do.
It's just a bit strong sometimes, that's all.]
Once in a while they come along - and believe me, I'm always grateful for them when they do.
[Hey, he had to run from the damned thing! It sucked!
Nowhere near as much as not getting a chance to say goodbye to a friend, however. He doesn't have anyone to track down and talk to here, but her...she made friends. She deserves the chance to see them off before whatever brought them here decides to send them home.]
You should look while you have the chance. [He closes his eyes, then raises a hand to his lips and whistles sharply. There's an answering bark, faint for its distance, before he sighs.] Hina can get you around fast enough. You can take her.
Nowhere near as much as not getting a chance to say goodbye to a friend, however. He doesn't have anyone to track down and talk to here, but her...she made friends. She deserves the chance to see them off before whatever brought them here decides to send them home.]
You should look while you have the chance. [He closes his eyes, then raises a hand to his lips and whistles sharply. There's an answering bark, faint for its distance, before he sighs.] Hina can get you around fast enough. You can take her.
{If Hina comes running back, then Shuu won't be far behind.}
That's kind, but I do have my own horse-sized dog. And if this place behaves true to form, I'll probably see him soon enough when I get teleported around. {She suddenly looks very sheepish.} It's not like the actual god of this place likes me...
{SORRY ARCEUS}
That's kind, but I do have my own horse-sized dog. And if this place behaves true to form, I'll probably see him soon enough when I get teleported around. {She suddenly looks very sheepish.} It's not like the actual god of this place likes me...
{SORRY ARCEUS}
[Then they're both coming back because that whistle was to call her back and she won't take long. They're gonna get licked again--!!]
Hina's faster than Shuuhei. Don't take any chances with legendaries and their whims if you can avoid it.
[He's not speaking from personal experience, but...is there really a need to play the odds. He doesn't think so. Hence the sigh as a blot of orange and black appear just in his range of vision.]
Hina's faster than Shuuhei. Don't take any chances with legendaries and their whims if you can avoid it.
[He's not speaking from personal experience, but...is there really a need to play the odds. He doesn't think so. Hence the sigh as a blot of orange and black appear just in his range of vision.]
[They won't! There's going to be some skidding here in a moment. Or a jump. Either works. But plenty of licks, too.]
You can leave Shuuhei with me in her place, if it makes you feel any better. I trust he's a capable fighter.
[Not that it would matter against a legend, but eh! Whatever works.]
You can leave Shuuhei with me in her place, if it makes you feel any better. I trust he's a capable fighter.
[Not that it would matter against a legend, but eh! Whatever works.]
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