I came in like a Pokeball...

[these_balls]

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: November 27 - 29
Summary: GET IN HERE AND MINGLE
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[ratherbelocky]

Yeah, something like that.

[OF COURSE HE OPENS IT you can't just throw something openable to your resident opener and not expect him to do the thing. He brightens when he sees the Hitomanchan.]

Haha, hey, look at the punchy little guy you got!

[failureisntachoice]

[ Okay, so the damn thing opens and something impossible was inside of it.

Okay.

Totally normal, right? It almost reminds her of Tucker's alien baby and she spends a moment staring at the creature before looking back at York.

Flatly: ] And this is normal.

[ratherbelocky]

[He tosses the empty ball back to her and crosses his arms, shrugs mightily.]

North and Carolina are here, she didn't bite my head off as soon as look at me, I'm alive...C'mon, Allison, do you really think I'm going to care about what goes for normal around here? It's Thanksgiving, let's just count our blessings.

[failureisntachoice]

[ She snorts as she catches it. He makes a good point.

Dryly: ] Let's stick to Tex for now, I'd hate for you to ruin my reputation in a new place.

So, what am I supposed to do with this 'punchy guy?'

[ratherbelocky]

...Sorry, Tex. Old habits.

[He taps the back of his neck to indicate whose.]

Your two main choices seem to be battle with 'em or breed 'em, but I know a kid who's starting up a cheerleading squad with hers, and I think Carolina's joining the circus? So you got options.

[failureisntachoice]

Carolina's joining the circus?

[ That gets a small smile out of her. Talk about a career change. ]

So what, are there organized fighting events for these creatures then? They sound almost like pets.

[ratherbelocky]

They're kind of like pets, but pets that could level a city block if they wanted.

[Empress rubs her head once against York's leg. Yes. She is quite proud of her power.]

Anyway, there are specific places you can challenge. These buildings, they call 'em Gyms, there's a handful of them around the region so you can prove yourselves as you go along. You get collectible badges when you win, real cute.

[failureisntachoice]

[ How the hell can a punchy guy and a cat thing level a city block? She stares down at her Hitmonlee only for the Pokemon to stare back. All right then. ]

And do these badges do anything besides be cute?

[ratherbelocky]

Dunno. I don't have any. Competition was never my thing.

[He likes to show off as much as the next guy, and maaayyybeee he's being a little overgenerous about his personality, but, seriously. Nothing on you ladies in his life. Jesus.]

I heard something about shop discounts, maybe.

[failureisntachoice]

[ Well if there's money involved... She'll have to think about it. ]

What do you do around here then? [ Meanwhile, her hands are toying around with the pokeball. How the hell does this thing even work? ]

[ratherbelocky]

Little'a this, little'a that. I'm currently taking advantage of my newfound good standing with the law to try out this whole "gainful civilian employment" thing. I think it might just be working out for me.

[He's a night janitor. What a glamorous life he leads.]

Don't get me wrong, though, I still train. Me and my merry band, that is.

[He shrugs, and there's something a little humorous and self-deprecating in it. York has no illusions about how he comes off when it comes to this:]

Carolina needs a sparring partner, after all.

[failureisntachoice]

Why am I not surprised.

[ Sounds exactly like him and it's good to know someone's keeping an eye on Carolina. The woman would never allow it explicitly, but Tex knows well enough York will help when and where he can. ]

So, let me guess. We have to do this "gainful employment" shtick if we want to make any money. Does anyone know how we got here?

[ratherbelocky]

Nope, no one knows for sure. Again, not something I wanted to examine too hard in case it, y'know, quit on me.

[You know what's great, Tex? Not being dead five minutes of screentime after his introduction.]

You know, you could always pick on little kids and take their lunch money. Dunno how lucrative a business that is, though.

[failureisntachoice]

Ha ha. Let me guess, landed yourself a gig as a comedian?

[ Always the funny guy, York. But hey, she can appreciate the whole 'not dead thing' given her own experience with that. ]

So we're on our own for things. [ What's new. She jerks her thumb towards her Hitmonlee. ] And I just let him walk around with me?

[ratherbelocky]

[He just smiles at the first question and lets her keep guessing. Whatever she comes up with is bound to be more interesting than his current career, anyway.]

Yeah, pretty much. Or you can keep him in the ball if conditions get rough. You press the button to get it open, by the way.

[He points. So helpful, our Agent York.]

[failureisntachoice]

[ She stares at the ball, to the Hitmonlee, and then at York. He can't be serious about this. ]

...And he fits in here.

[ HE CAME OUT OF IT, but still. ]

[ratherbelocky]

That's what they tell me. None of mine have complained about the accommodations so far.

[His Luxray makes what might be an amused chuffing noise, tail twitching behind her.]

[failureisntachoice]

[ If it weren't for how solid the Luxray and Hitmonlee looked, she'd think they were holograms of AI. ]

I'm getting the impression they don't talk much. [ Unlike someone she knows. ] Anything else I should know before I go out into the wild?

[ratherbelocky]

[Before he says anything flip, York actually stops to consider his answer. He breathes a quiet half-laugh that has less to do with humor than with self-aware wryness. He said this already, but:]

Carolina's here, and she survived the crash, and she's about as happy as any of us can expect to be, after everything that happened.

[failureisntachoice]

...Yeah, I've seen her around. Didn't expect her to be thrilled. [ To see her or about any of this. ]

She was pissed I had my armor still.

[ratherbelocky]

[He laughs. Sounds like Carolina.]

Well, we've all had to make adjustments.

[Some more than others.]

You hear weapons are illegal here?

[failureisntachoice]

You're joking.

[ But even York knows better than to kid about something like that. ]

Weapons are illegal but we can walk around with creatures that can supposedly destroy cities?

[ratherbelocky]

Y'know, that's exactly what I said? But them's the breaks. No weapons, just unrestricted access to the cuddliest firepower imaginable.

[failureisntachoice]

And for some reason, whatever brought us here dragged in soldiers. [ Not the smartest move if weapons were illegal. She sighs. ]

Fine. I can pretend to be a civilian. [ Once she finds somewhere safe to stash her armor, anyway. ]

[ratherbelocky]

...Can you?

[York.]