Anytime you feel alone put on your headpones

[dangerousidol]

Who: Rise and you! [one locked prompt]
Where: Around Goldenrod
When June 1st
Summary: It's Rise's birthday. And with the Fourth Wall wackiness, she forgot to tell anyone. So here's a depressed Rise who now feels too awkward telling anyone.


Locked Prompt for Crocker

[Rise had found a bakery in the quieter part of Goldenrod. She was sitting at a table in the corner, surrounded by her Pokémon. Her Sylveon, Himiko, and her Umbreon, Chiisai, sat on either side of her, and a newly evolved Glaceon, Jin, laid beside Chiisai. Her ever present Meowstic, Nanako, was trying to cheer up her trainer by floating a burning candle and making it move in complicated patterns.

There was a very small smile on her face, though she still looked sad.]

Thanks, you guys.

Open prompt

[Rise's out and about town now, her usual smile very brittle. She'll nod to people she knows, but keeps walking, her Pokémon always at her side. If anyone pay attention, she's wearing a pair of black glasses, with small bands of color on the frames, a red Alice band, and a set of headphones around her neck. There's also a blue hat attached to a studded belt, buttons on the hat, and a random red rose attached to the band in her hair, and last, a black tie with barrettes attached. (Of course she's wearing clothes to match this look) These are not the usual things she wears, but items from her friends. She had wished for keepsakes from home, and they had been on her bed that morning.

At least something was going right today. Her thoughts are all over the place, so it'll be hard to get her attention.]

Comments

[paopuprincess]

[Oh hello little Sylveon. She has one of you, too, and she's an absolute troll.]

Yeah, I think Celadon is a lot like that too. It took me a little while to get the layout, but now I think I could run around with my eyes closed.

[dangerousidol]

[No troll here. Just a bodyguard.]

How long have you been there?

[paopuprincess]

Since I came here, so... year and a half, maybe?

[dangerousidol]

That's still a pretty long time. Did you have friends here from your world already?

[paopuprincess]

Riku and Sora were already running the Training Center when I got here. My sisters showed up not long after that.

[dangerousidol]

.... there are people who knew a Rise, but I don't think I'm the Rise they knew. It's really weird. Did that happen to you?

[paopuprincess]

No, but my friends are from the future. That took some time to get used to.

[dangerousidol]

.......... [That....] Labrys-san was from the future, too... But I never met her.

[paopuprincess]

It's weird knowing about stuff that hasn't happened yet.

[But at least she knows her current crises have a happy ending?]

[dangerousidol]

Eh? Labrys-san didn't tell me anything about the future... In a way I'm glad she didn't. I don't want to think about going back to that place...

[She really does not like the TV World... even if her friends were there with her.]

[paopuprincess]

Yeah, it's kinda nice here. My friends are tall and old and weird, but other than that, I'm pretty happy with this world.

[dangerousidol]

It is a nice world. I do miss all of my friends... but all I can really do is try and make the best of it, right~? [She met Kairi and the others because of this place.]

[paopuprincess]

Right. [She hugs her arm.]

[dangerousidol]

[Kairi is so cute. Rise can't help but nuzzle Kairi's hair a bit. Suddenly, she perks up and sniffs the air.] ....... I know that smell! We're close!

[paopuprincess]

Oh wow, I've never smelled anything like this.

[It was hearty, but spicy, with all kinds of other smells mixed in.]

[dangerousidol]

Isn't it great?

[And they stop right in front of a restaurant, which had ridiculous looking Pokémon statutes out front.] This... looks like a weapon shop I know from back home. Let's go in!

[paopuprincess]

Sure! [She isn't really sure about the whole hilariously-colored pokemon statues, but the food smells amazing.]

Should I find a table while you order? [She trusts Rise will pick out the best thing for her.]

[dangerousidol]

Go for it~ My Pokémon will follow you to the table! [She goes to the counter and orders a few things for them. She'll give Kairi lots of choices!

This time she sits beside Kairi.] They serve tea here. But if you want something else, they'll bring it over.

[paopuprincess]

Tea sounds good to me. [Maybe Rise won't notice if she puts sugar in it.]

Did you pick out something tasty?

[dangerousidol]

[She'll add sugar herself. The tea can be bitter.]

I ordered a platter. It has a little of everything.

[paopuprincess]

Yum. [She'll scoot over to give Rise room to sit down next to her.]

[dangerousidol]

[She sits down, though she keeps a little gap between them. Unless Kairi wants otherwise.] I made sure not to order anything too spicy. Except one of the things for myself, of course.

[paopuprincess]

I'm not afraid of some heat. [She grins up at her.]

So... where should I start?

[dangerousidol]

[She gives her a sly smile] Oh, you say that now~

Hmm... There's skewers that are lightly seasoned with curry powder that are good to start with.

[paopuprincess]

Is that a challenge?

[She snickers and pops one of the skewers in her mouth, her eyes immediately go wide.]

H-hot!