http://honor-first.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] honor-first.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] route_10652010-06-10 05:01 pm

✘ and I'll try~ oh lord, I'll try~ to CAAAAAAARRY onnnn! xO

Who: Zack Fair; OPEN. Separate threads, one thread, I'm up for whatever.
Where: Cherrygrove outskirts.
When: Around 9 PM.
Summary: Zack has one last wild encounter before finally dragging his sorry ass into Cherrygrove City, where he will probably crash and burn at the first available opportunity.
Rating: PG, probably. Subject to change.



"Man, I'm beat..."

"...tiiini!"

"Heh. Yeah, no kidding."

The conversation between man and dragon was beginning to thin out. It had been a long, taxing week and a half -- and not just for the SOLDIER, who was still struggling to cope with the sudden and disheartening disappearance of his inhuman strength. Angela, the infallible little dragon, had been putting every ounce of her excess energy to good use. The duo had taken out what had seemed like an alarmingly sizable chunk of the local bird and raccoon population... but the creatures always came back, incessantly and, in some cases, aggressive.

The 7-foot long blue beast weaved through his legs from time to time as they made their way through the homestretch to Cherrygrove, chirping and whirring from time to time. The momentum of battle and the delirium of exhaustion had drawn out a bizarre mood from the both of them... and he found himself stopping in the middle of the sigh, interrupted by the shrill squeal of his pokemon.

The dark-haired man flinched reflexively with a shout, thinking he had stepped on Angela's tail. But the dragon's attention was not on her trainer -- it was on a small, brown, spherical bird that was staring rather intently back at the two of them.

Puuffing out his chest and giving it a wily grin, that second wind swept through him as he dug around in his backpack, fishing out one of the Pokeballs, which had been untouched prior.

The process had gone by surprisingly quickly. A couple of minutes in a dragon's stranglehold was more than enough to whittle down the unsuspecting owl's defenses. The animal was caught with relative ease, though Angela had taken a nasty blow to the snout in the process.

Putting the occupied Pokeball away, he contended that he would give the Hoothoot a more thorough examination after everybody had gotten some rest. For now, however, the town was in sight and the Dratini was reminding him of it with a loud whine.

"Alright, kiddo, alright..."

Oh yes XD yes it does~

[identity profile] icyempiricism.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Shellder made a strange slightly low purring noise as the dratini continued to pay it quite the amount of attention. It did seem to enjoy being acknowledged, Vexen didn't give it enough lovin'.

"Yes, how would you feel about 10am as a time of meeting? Too early?" He wasn't sure what time other people woke in the morning, he tended not to sleep a lot.
foolishwren: are waiting to GOOF OFF with you (SILLY GIRLS in YOUR AREA)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2010-06-13 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
"A baby dragon?"

Why couldn't SHE have gotten a baby dragon?

Growlithe proceeded to shove his head under her hand. She looked down and very awkwardly patted him on the scruff of creamy fur between his ears. Watching him play with Zack had been a bit of an eye-opener and she honestly was not sure how she felt about the pup now...

"That's... damn, that's cool." And she meant it! She'd just noticed how pissed the little thing looked, though...

8DDDD

[identity profile] icyempiricism.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
He looked down at Angela, why was she constantly prodding at Shellder? Did she want something from him or was this a strange ritual pokemon shared between one another. But if so...Shellder wasn't returning the nudges and prods.

"Yes...deal." Strange way to use that word. He looked at Zack's hand and hesitated for only a split moment before extending his own and shaking to seal the agreement.

LOL Vexen most certainly does not want to have to deal with Larxene

[identity profile] icyempiricism.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. Rest well." That was a proper thing to say wasn't it? To wish good will upon someone when parting? Hopefully he hadn't acted too strangely, his studies of human emotions combined with his memories should give him impeccable imitation capabilities.

He gave a small smile and nodded curtly once before turning to take his leave, Shellder hopping along behind him obediently.
foolishwren: what doesn't kill you gives you a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a really dark sense of humor (well you know what they say...)

FFFFF I can't even take this, Zack and Angela are so cute ;-;

[personal profile] foolishwren 2010-06-13 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Yeah, uh--" She turned around slightly, gesturing back through the trees. There was a faint glow there-- the town was small but lit nicely at night. They weren't too far into the outskirts.

"The Pokemon Center is more or less where everybody crashes-- the couches and cots are kinda uncomfortable, but it sure beats sleepin' on dirt." She looked back with a grin. "I got real sick of that, lemme tell you. So yeah, even if it's crowded, they always find room for more people."

The truth was, given the number of trainers flowing through the town on any given day, a hotel of some sort would probably be more practical.

But this was the Pokemon world.

Screw practicality, we have magical brightly-colored animals!

.____. Larxene stay away! XD

[identity profile] icyempiricism.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
As he walked he felt quite satisfied. Perhaps he had started to make an acquaintance. That would be a good thing to have in such a strange world.

Shellder continued to make strange noises and hop around...perhaps it had made a new friend as well. It would definitely be looking forward to tomorrow's match.
foolishwren: what doesn't kill you gives you a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a really dark sense of humor (well you know what they say...)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2010-06-13 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, that's where I'm staying too. I was just... y'know, exploring."

And getting her important accessories stolen by her own Pokemon. Heather was gonna be the greatest master of them all.

"I'm sure I'll run into you at some point."

And... hopefully her wounded pride would recover. Zack had proven nice and derpy and forgiving but Heather had a hard time dealing with epic failure. Like dumping herself on her face.

Growlithe, on the other hand, let out a whimper and tried to shove his nose under Zack's hand. ;____; NOOOO NEW BEST FRIEND GOING AWAY?
foolishwren: are waiting to GOOF OFF with you (SILLY GIRLS in YOUR AREA)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2010-06-13 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Heh..." Heather watched her Pokemon soak up the attention. You bet she was feeling kind of bad for being a classic bad trainer up till now. "I'll try and get better."

Poor Angela-- that Growlithe was definitely an attention whore. But not deliberately-- it was just in the nature of dogs.

FFFF SO CUTE ;A;

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
"She," and Rise placed careful emphasis on the gender, because no lady ever enjoyed being called a boy, "is fine, I think she's just more surprised than anything."

True to her trainer's words, Kanzeon's tail was fluffed up to twice its normal size and she was staring at Angela with ill-disguised annoyance-- most likely for ruining her fun. Her whining had lowered in pitch, but she was still looking so disgruntled that Rise finally set the Sentret on her shoulder and allowed her to wrap her tail around her neck like a scarf. This pacified the Pokemon enough to quit her grumbling entirely and focus on the Sentret equivalent of a purr instead.

"Sorry about that," she added guiltily. "I really should have been keeping better track of her."
foolishwren: what doesn't kill you gives you a lot of unhealthy coping mechanisms and a really dark sense of humor (well you know what they say...)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2010-06-13 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, uh, sounds good!" She tugged the Pokegear out of her pocket. "I usually check this baby every time I get bored, which is... to be honest, a lot in this place." Sheepish grin. "I'm sorta working a little job... ish... at the Center so I'm sure we'll run into each other.

The Growlithe seemed a little resigned, but he plopped down next to his trainer's legs, panting. At least the belly rubs had made up for the abrupt ending of playtime.

Overall, from the pup's point of view, he'd gotten to play, AND made a new friend. So really, it wasn't all that bad.

Dogs are optimists.

Sulky Dratini ;A;

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"..."

Both Rise and Kanzeon stared at the odd sight of the tiny (albeit adorable) dragon turning up her nose (snout?) in direct disobedience of her trainer. The former looked somewhat bemused, but the Sentret was livid and - secure in her spot on Rise's shoulder - began to angrily demand an apology, via repeating her name. In an increasingly higher pitch, at that, until Rise was wincing.

"Kanzeon, calm down! It was an accident, so--"

"SenTRET!" the Pokemon insisted. She'd take on the Dratini herself to prove she wasn't about to be underestimated!

Please breed her so Rise can snag an egg-- I mean

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-06-13 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Kanzeon seemed to be leaning towards the 'fuck you' translation, if her irate chittering was any indication, while Rise was inwardly wondering just how she should take that "women" remark.

Well, there was a time for indignation and there was a time for diplomacy. Rise was too tired for annoyance just then, and so gave the Sentret a quick pat and raised her shoulders in a tiny shrug.

"I'm fine with letting bygones be bygones, but would she be happier if I treated you guys to dinner?"

Ohoho.

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-06-15 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe there really was truth in the saying about reaching a man's heart through his stomach-- and Rise might have put more belief in it if she'd actually been a good cook who followed recipes faithfully instead of gleefully spicing everything up.

But hey, restaurant food was safe.

"Then think about it this way!" She held up a finger, undaunted. "Accident or not, I'm fine with making friends, and it would be a pity if Angela didn't like me or Kanzeon, right? So this is kind of like a gesture of friendship!"

welcome back!

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2010-06-18 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Rise grinned after a moment, using one hand to hold Kanzeon in place, and the other to grasp Zack's for a friendly shake.

"I'm Rise Kujikawa. You've already met Kanzeon, but it's nice to meet you both!"

Or so she said, since her Sentret still didn't look too thrilled about further social interaction with the Dratini that had spoiled her fun so quickly. At least she'd be a little more subdued for the rest of the night.

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