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carefree the songs our children once sang,
Who: Emil + anyone in Violet!
Where: Violet City (Center, Sprout Tower, Air Show.)
When: July 27th - August 3rd.
Summary: Emil's first week in Violet City!
Rating: PG-13 at most, probably for mun's mouth if anything.
Log:
[ARRIVAL IN VIOLET - POKEMON CENTER - LATE MONDAY THE 27TH, STORMY.]
[It's already evening when Emil and Stilzchen run into town, the boy trying to use his purple coat as an umbrella to protect them from the rain and clattering overhead. Stilzchen doesn't seem to pay it any mind, tugging his trainer along as fast as he can. He'd known they must have been close, but Emil doesn't even realize they've made it to town until he hears the soft, automatic whirr of the center's doors open before him. Finally free of the storm, he follows the wall a few steps away from the door so he won't be in anyone's way when he sinks down in a slump on the floor.]
We made it... We're in Violet! You did it, Stilzchen!
[He gestures for the Sableye to come over to him and he obliges, galumphing over and into Emil's lap. Rain-soaked and unsettling as Stilzchen may be, it doesn't keep Emil from closing his arms around him in a tight hug. The little Shade-like creature had grown to be quite the guide, even through the disgusting weather turns through July.]
Thank you...
[It takes a while for the pair to get settled in, but once they are, Emil can be found camped out on a loveseat with a styrofoam cup of tea, lifting his blindfolded eyes to the ceiling whenever there's a particularly loud crash of thunder. The rest of the time, passersby might notice him mumbling at their approach, apparently listing traits like age, sex, and general build that...sound pretty accurate to them. But he's definitely still blindfolded..right?]
[HORTON HATCHES AN EGG - AROUND TOWN/POKEMON CENTER - TUESDAY THE 28TH, CLOUDY.]
[After a day of exploring Violet, Emil's back to his loveseat, almost vibrating with excitement. A week's worth of travel means that the egg he'd picked out from the Breeding Center is finally ready to hatch, and while he can't actually see it happen (Stilzchen is ever-present with the 'gear's camera function) he definitely wants to be there and alert for this miracle of miracles. It isn't just the mammal hatching from an egg that gets him, although that's what he'd commented on just over a week ago to the network, but the fact that this baby in particular is going to be a kitty.
He's so excited.
And when the bubbling joy of KITTY finally settles a bit, Emil will still be obsessively cuddling his little kitten and proposing various names to her.]
[LURING ACHATOT LITWICK? - SPROUT TOWER/POKEMON CENTER - WEDNESDAY THE 29TH, RAINY.]
[He hadn't been planning on getting another pokemon so soon, already feeling overwhelmed by Suddenly Shade and Cutest Cat. They were helpful, certainly, but no matter how much Stilzchen made it a point to take care of him, Emil doubts that Sebastian, Sensei, or anyone before them would have let him have one pet to take care of on his own, let alone a potential third.
Still, he couldn't help being interested when his Sprout Tower tour is interrupted by a whistle and a harsher-but-still-Emil mimic of his own humming. Most of his day is spent continuing to sing to the Chatot, but it's a Litwick that creeps ever closer while the bird remains high up in the beams watching.
Having grown used to Stilzchen's ghostly presence, it isn't until he gets back to the center and the Sableye is around to point the stowaway out to him that Emil realizes he's been haunted.]
[PLAYING WITH POKEMON - POKEMON CENTER - THURSDAY THE 30TH, RAINY.]
[With the weather having taken a turn for the worse again, Emil spends most of his time indoors on Thursday, getting to know the newer members of his team, Lua and Spencer. It also give him an opportunity to learn a little something about his starter! Turns out, Stilzchen's a little jealous of the new baby, or at least the attention Lua's been receiving, and so his day is dedicated to trying to cat. Impish as he is, it's really hard to act like a feline, but he's doing his best.
Lua doesn't seem bothered (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!), and Emil's more confused than anything. Oh well, who wants to do more Head It?]
[ALL WORK AND NO PLAY - VIOLET MONKS' FIELDS (Emil) + FALKNER'S AERIAL SHOW (Stilzchen, Monday only)/POKEMON CENTER - FRIDAY THE 31ST, SUNNY - MONDAY THE 3RD, HOT AS BALLS.]
[YEAH, THE WEATHER'S NOT AWFUL AND WET AGAIN, that means...that means it's time to get a job...
...so Emil basically got super broke without realizing it because he's not used to handling his own finances, look he's ten. Luckily, the monks of Sprout Tower have agreed to let him work in the fields with them, spending a while to make sure he's able to prune correctly while he refuses to take off the damn blindfold. By the third day, he's confident enough to not even have Stilzchen hovering over his shoulders, which is good because the ghoul's got other plans for Monday. While Emil labors in the field, the Sableye's at Falkner's air show, trying his hardest to go unnoticed while still being able to record some footage for his trainer.
It's possible he might get in trouble for that, oops. But Emil doesn't have to know, really! Especially since the poor kid comes home each night looking like he's praying for a rainstorm to happen so at least he wouldn't feel so faint in the heat.]
Where: Violet City (Center, Sprout Tower, Air Show.)
When: July 27th - August 3rd.
Summary: Emil's first week in Violet City!
Rating: PG-13 at most, probably for mun's mouth if anything.
Log:
[ARRIVAL IN VIOLET - POKEMON CENTER - LATE MONDAY THE 27TH, STORMY.]
[It's already evening when Emil and Stilzchen run into town, the boy trying to use his purple coat as an umbrella to protect them from the rain and clattering overhead. Stilzchen doesn't seem to pay it any mind, tugging his trainer along as fast as he can. He'd known they must have been close, but Emil doesn't even realize they've made it to town until he hears the soft, automatic whirr of the center's doors open before him. Finally free of the storm, he follows the wall a few steps away from the door so he won't be in anyone's way when he sinks down in a slump on the floor.]
We made it... We're in Violet! You did it, Stilzchen!
[He gestures for the Sableye to come over to him and he obliges, galumphing over and into Emil's lap. Rain-soaked and unsettling as Stilzchen may be, it doesn't keep Emil from closing his arms around him in a tight hug. The little Shade-like creature had grown to be quite the guide, even through the disgusting weather turns through July.]
Thank you...
[It takes a while for the pair to get settled in, but once they are, Emil can be found camped out on a loveseat with a styrofoam cup of tea, lifting his blindfolded eyes to the ceiling whenever there's a particularly loud crash of thunder. The rest of the time, passersby might notice him mumbling at their approach, apparently listing traits like age, sex, and general build that...sound pretty accurate to them. But he's definitely still blindfolded..right?]
[HORTON HATCHES AN EGG - AROUND TOWN/POKEMON CENTER - TUESDAY THE 28TH, CLOUDY.]
[After a day of exploring Violet, Emil's back to his loveseat, almost vibrating with excitement. A week's worth of travel means that the egg he'd picked out from the Breeding Center is finally ready to hatch, and while he can't actually see it happen (Stilzchen is ever-present with the 'gear's camera function) he definitely wants to be there and alert for this miracle of miracles. It isn't just the mammal hatching from an egg that gets him, although that's what he'd commented on just over a week ago to the network, but the fact that this baby in particular is going to be a kitty.
He's so excited.
And when the bubbling joy of KITTY finally settles a bit, Emil will still be obsessively cuddling his little kitten and proposing various names to her.]
[LURING A
[He hadn't been planning on getting another pokemon so soon, already feeling overwhelmed by Suddenly Shade and Cutest Cat. They were helpful, certainly, but no matter how much Stilzchen made it a point to take care of him, Emil doubts that Sebastian, Sensei, or anyone before them would have let him have one pet to take care of on his own, let alone a potential third.
Still, he couldn't help being interested when his Sprout Tower tour is interrupted by a whistle and a harsher-but-still-Emil mimic of his own humming. Most of his day is spent continuing to sing to the Chatot, but it's a Litwick that creeps ever closer while the bird remains high up in the beams watching.
Having grown used to Stilzchen's ghostly presence, it isn't until he gets back to the center and the Sableye is around to point the stowaway out to him that Emil realizes he's been haunted.]
[PLAYING WITH POKEMON - POKEMON CENTER - THURSDAY THE 30TH, RAINY.]
[With the weather having taken a turn for the worse again, Emil spends most of his time indoors on Thursday, getting to know the newer members of his team, Lua and Spencer. It also give him an opportunity to learn a little something about his starter! Turns out, Stilzchen's a little jealous of the new baby, or at least the attention Lua's been receiving, and so his day is dedicated to trying to cat. Impish as he is, it's really hard to act like a feline, but he's doing his best.
Lua doesn't seem bothered (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!), and Emil's more confused than anything. Oh well, who wants to do more Head It?]
[ALL WORK AND NO PLAY - VIOLET MONKS' FIELDS (Emil) + FALKNER'S AERIAL SHOW (Stilzchen, Monday only)/POKEMON CENTER - FRIDAY THE 31ST, SUNNY - MONDAY THE 3RD, HOT AS BALLS.]
[YEAH, THE WEATHER'S NOT AWFUL AND WET AGAIN, that means...that means it's time to get a job...
...so Emil basically got super broke without realizing it because he's not used to handling his own finances, look he's ten. Luckily, the monks of Sprout Tower have agreed to let him work in the fields with them, spending a while to make sure he's able to prune correctly while he refuses to take off the damn blindfold. By the third day, he's confident enough to not even have Stilzchen hovering over his shoulders, which is good because the ghoul's got other plans for Monday. While Emil labors in the field, the Sableye's at Falkner's air show, trying his hardest to go unnoticed while still being able to record some footage for his trainer.
It's possible he might get in trouble for that, oops. But Emil doesn't have to know, really! Especially since the poor kid comes home each night looking like he's praying for a rainstorm to happen so at least he wouldn't feel so faint in the heat.]
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[He tilts his head a little, still petting the Pokemon but watching Emil now. Has he been wearing that blindfold...ever since he arrived?
Of course, Kaneki knows more than anyone that he probably has a reason for it, so he doesn't bring it up.]
I never really had any pets back home, either. It was strange at first, getting so many...but I like having them around.
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[Finally, with his other two teammates content and his trainer sounding happy as well, the Litwick hovers up from behind the loveseat. Lua meows loudly, trying to coax Spencer out further, but he's just too shy of a candle.]
How many do you have, anyway?
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Oh...you have a Litwick, too?
As for me...I have quite a few, now. A bit over a dozen, I think.
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["Over a dozen" was clearly not an answer he was prepared for.]
That's so many! You must be really good at keeping track of them, for you to get that many when you haven't had pets before...
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[It was a surprising event, as evolution usually is. Kaneki hasn't experienced it with very many of his Pokemon yet, so it still takes him off guard when it happens.]
Most of them actually just...sortof found their way to me, I guess. I've only caught a few myself.
[Most have either been eggs, or given to him, or something else similar.]
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[Nothing wrong with on-the-nose names.]
I don't think that's anything negative. I caught Spencer, but that was only after he followed me home and Nurse Joy thought I should. Catching pokemon still seems a little strange to me...
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[He caught his Yanma, his Skorupi, and a few others...but Pokemon like his Gligar and Whirlipede sortof just. Appeared.]
It sounds like wild Pokemon getting attached to and following a trainer before deciding to travel with them is a pretty common occurrence, anyway.
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[He lifts his hand out to the side, smiling when Spencer settles onto his hand shortly after. The Litwick still looks pretty nervous, sweating wax, but at least he isn't hiding so much.]
Sometimes I wonder what my friends would do, if they were here. I don't think they'd see much point in catching pokemon. To a lot of the things here... [Spencer's flame flickers a little.] But I like it, even if it's kind of pointless. Maybe because of that.
[And then Emil realizes he's kind of...gone off track there a bit.]
Ah! Sorry. I've mostly been talking with Stilzchen these days, so I'm used to doing most of it. I don't mean to be rude...
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[Kaneki's always been like that, more of a listener in a conversation than anything. Years of being friends with Hide taught him that, especially since he'd rarely be able to get a word in edgewise on a good day...Emil isn't that bad, of course, but the parallel is enough to make him smile inwardly.]
I told you that some of my friends from home are here, didn't I? Most of them were here before I was...they found all of this just as strange as we do. But...I think they like it too. Even if it is pointless.
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[Emil relaxes again, sinking into the loveseat. It was a weird thing to hear, with him having kept such gruff company prior, but it pleases him anyway.]
I don't think you did, actually! But that's great. I'm happy they've been able to settle in here, with how strange it is. Is one of them the person you're traveling with now?
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[He nods, though his expression turns thoughtful at the same time, his hand still moving to gently pet Stilzchen and Lua.]
It's strange, though. She comes from a time that hasn't happened yet, for me. I actually didn't know her when she first got here; I just knew of her. But she knew me, already.
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[The confusion in Emil's tone gets Stilzchen to look over from where he's been trying to copy the other pokemon and he gives a soft whine. The boy frowns, thinking back on if he's heard anything like that, but... No, just that time would stand still.]
Just thinking about that gives me a headache... [What if his friends show up and they're...not friends?] It's good that you're able to be friends again here, but... It really must be a weird feeling. For both of you.
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[Things are...very complicated back home, he knows that much. But it's not something he likes to think too hard on very often.]
I don't think things like that happen too often, though...so I wouldn't worry about it.
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[But with everything his group has had to deal with, he secretly worries that the scales are tipped away from his favor.]
Still... That sounds like it'd be really lonely, to be... Well, not forgotten, I guess, but you know what I mean.
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[...okay, it's clearly high time that he tried to change the subject.]
So, um...tell me more about your Pokemon, Emil-san. Have you been trying to train them at all?
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Not really. It's hard to battle this way, instead of doing everything myself. I'm also not used to being the one to give orders -- I really miss Nier's commands, even if he mostly let Kainé and me do as we pleased. Stilzchen's been really great, though, and he's patient with me when it comes to that. I've got a lot to learn before I'll be any good at training, I think.
Spencer and Lua I just got really recently. There's probably been time, but... [Emil lifts the ball of yarn in explanation. They've been distracted.]
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[He resumes stroking the top of Stilzchen's head as he talks.]
Battling isn't really that important, if you'd prefer to do other things. My Pokemon seem to be fine with me letting them do what they would like, most of the time.
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I have been having fun! [And he'd like to think his pokemon have been, too.] And I think I must have had a cat before, with this feeling I have... Small and white, like Lua.
It's nice that this world really let's you do what you want, most of the time. It's weird to get to relax so much, but it's not a bad feeling, either! I guess I just never noticed how exhausting it was to live like that. [He'd give just about anything to show Kainé, Nier, and Weiss. And maybe Sebastian could be there, and Yonah, from before she got sick. Halua...
Huh. Even that would be possible, wouldn't it?] I'd like to be able to get stronger, eventually, but for now... This is fine. If you don't battle much though, Kaneki, what do you do?
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Well...I like to read a lot. I spend a lot of my time with books. Fiction, usually, but I've been doing research as often as I can, learning about this place...let's just say I should be able to find my way around if I ever decide to visit Kanto.
[...he hopes.]
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Lua, a little confused by this attention hog, goes to hang out with Spencer instead. Cats can only put up with human affection for so long, after all.]
Haha... That's a lot of research -- [He doubted he could find his way by following text alone, but then he was used to mapping out areas for himself. Or running through a giant open area with no landmarks to speak of that was fun.] -- but then, I guess you've had a lot of time for it, hmn... Do you read to your pokemon?
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I do. Hide enjoys being read to quite a lot, actually.
[He's pretty much gotten into the habit of having Kaneki read to him every night before bed at this point.]
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He sounds a lot like a kid... Picture books, playing in the rain... If I knew of a good one for children, I'd tell you, but...
[Having just got here and not knowing what most books were like, you know, not much help.]
I don't even know what kind of story it'd be back home... I think Nier told his daughter a legend about a flower, but I don't know if that would really be that interesting for him.
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[He's not counting his favorite genres of course, since he's 99% sure Hide wouldn't really enjoy those.]
Can you remember how the legend went?
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