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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 20, 2017 5:17:21 GMT -8
Dasha bit her lip. If there was someone to save the day, if there had been someone who could effectively return things to normal, what kind of life would she be living? She couldn’t know. She grimaced on remembering the Wasteland. Right, that technically was because one person decided to use such a super power for his own gains but--But….
Before Dasha had time to make mental excuses, however, she found herself looking down at Kai’s phone. The destruction that was spelled out for her had her features blanching some. As Kai trailed off, however, her gaze flickered to him. “The scars are smaller on nature,” she vague-answered sighing softly. “I see….” A slow noise resounded from Snowflake, and Dasha found a hand shifting to feel through her mane fur briefly.
Slowly, Dasha turned back the way they had come. “I… think this is far enough for tonight…“ She looked back at Kai and frowned softly. “Considering we have a trial in the morning.” One last one, right? There was a pause before she went on. "Do you want to watch a movie or something-- or..." Nah he planned to go back to sleep or something, right?
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 20, 2017 5:54:21 GMT -8
Considering we have a trial in the morning. Ah... Yeah. "Afternoon if I remember right, but.. still, yeah. Better rest up if you're tired." He'd.. had a vague notion to see if she wanted to hike around the island outside of Hau'oli, maybe climb up to one of the cliffs to watch the sunrise, but if she could sleep, she needed to.
Do you want to watch a movie or something-- or... "Yes," he answered a bit too eagerly, and immediately fumbled back slightly flustered. "Er ah-- If you don't mind if I fall asleep, that is..." he clarified a bit quieter. "I can't exactly.. sleep without a familiar environment or someone I trust close by. And...? The whole of Alola should be comforting; 'literally the next room' should be close enough. But?" He gave a brief almost-amused 'welp' look and gesture. "Given I haven't slept for more than an hour since we left Veria, I guess not, heh... ... Not that I wouldn't still try to watch until I crash."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 20, 2017 6:12:28 GMT -8
Dasha jerked a little at Kai’s response. Why was he so eager to— Oh. Oh that was…oh. Given I haven’t slept for more than an hour since we left Veria…That was… that was so little? And he had been forcing himself through the physical trial like that? She almost wanted to berate him for it. What the fuck Kai??? He was a commander and should know better than to…Ugh… But… but also she was the one who wanted separate rooms— But she didn’t know, and even then she didn’t want to share a room but…. With his military background she got it? She understood. All this mental conflict flickered on Dasha’s features for a moment before she simply gave a small nod.
“Alright, sure then…” she answered instead, a bit quieter. Snowflake looked up at Dasha and then at Kai and squinted briefly before shaking her head. No, she liked this human. This was a good human. All was fine.
Getting back to the rooms, she mentioned that it’d probably be best for him to crash in his own room so… they’d go sit over there. If Kai had a movie he wanted in mind, she’d be fine to watch that, but otherwise she had heard there was a new Jumanji coming out and would prefer to rewatch the original first before seeing any form of sequel and well this would be a good time to do so.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 20, 2017 7:13:53 GMT -8
He was so relieved, both that she took that admission well and was fine with this. As they got back and she made her suggestion, some part of him briefly worried the loud drums and such Jumanji was known for might overcorrect his issue with silence, but was willing to see, and as it came on his eyes were already getting heavy so apparntly not, ha. He'd turn it down a few notches just in case, but this should be grand.
He invited Snowflake to sit or lie on the bed next to him and took to petting her as he semi-watched. It was almost stupid how much more relaxed he felt, going from fighting insomnia to fighting sleep now. Though.. that reminded him.. He didn't have the energy to move closer to the edge to look at Dasha more directly, so he just kind of vaguely called.
"Hey... any chance you're comfortable in a stranger's house, or do well in hotels alone? ...Was debating calling my aunt in the morning." The paused between that and the next sentence would be just a fraction of a second too long to feel normal as it occurred to him that might need more context. "I wanted to at least swing by and say hi some time before we left, but it'd save money on a hotel and I'd sleep easier there." Did someone say sleep? He forced his eyes back open at least for another minute. "..'skinda.. between the airport and Lanakila too, mm... 'fcourse you don't hafta. 'n I don't either if both those options sound too awkward. 'Sjust.." He held in an urge to yawn. "Thought."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 20, 2017 8:00:27 GMT -8
Leaned back against the foot of the bed, Dasha watched the movie relatedly. While she might not have been comfortable sitting on the bed like Snow, this was comfortable enough at the moment. Her thoughts would be pulled from the movie at the question, however. The awkwardness of staying in Kai’s family’s house did make her tense a little, but the prospects of being at a hotel by herself weren’t that bad as an alternative. She’d spent much of her teenaged years in and out of hotels and inns, and she’d come to have a healthy wariness but nothing more.
Shifting back, Dasha looked back towards Kai. “I… wouldn’t mind finding a hotel close by and staying myself,” she answered. “But… I don’t think I’d be comfortable staying the night there.” A small noise resounded from Snowflake in agreement. She could keep after Dasha by themselves. She had for many many years already, after all. There was a pause before a different thought came to her. “Where was… the last trial site again?” she asked.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 20, 2017 11:23:23 GMT -8
Yeah? "That's fair," he agreed. "'slong as your sure the hotel's fine." His arm was probably starting to get a little heavier on Snowflake's back, his movements shifting from strokes to more scratches.
Dasha's question snapped him out of another daze. "Ah... Near Po Town." Bit of a break from the trend they'd set up in the first two, but the Ruins of Abundance were harder to reach than the others, and some said Tapu Bulu was still more wary of people since the last kahuna incident, even if others insisted his picking a new kahuna showed he was fine and swore he was the gentlest Tapu at heart.
"Airport's near Malie. Best hotels on the island too." He mostly-stifled a yawn. "Haku and Leilani live between the two... north of Lanikila." South of... the other mountain he definitely knew the name of but what was... whatever they were talking about. "...Bet they'd cook for us," he mumbled. His arm on Snowflake stilled, save a slight slow brushing of his thumb, reflex rather than a conscious effort.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 21, 2017 18:43:20 GMT -8
Po Town. Dasha had very briefly read about that particular town and the rough history associated with it. Shifting a little, she fished out her phone and googled it again half-listening to Kai as he spoke. Malie and its adjacent gardens were looked up briefly as well. Maybe she’d take a walk in them if she got the chance— depending on how the last trial went.
Shifting a little, Dasha looked back, not entirely catching Kai’s last statement but becoming aware he was close to sleep. Snowflake shifted a little but remained laying down. “We can talk more about it in the morning.” she decided shifting back forward to finish watching the movie again.
Once the movie drew to a close, Dasha slowly stood back up again. Blue eyes scanned over Kai’s sleeping form before sweeping sideways to Snowflake. “Snow let’s go,” she spoke. The Absol looked up and frowned. She didn’t… want to take a chance of waking this human? Shaking her head, Snow caused Dasha’s eyebrow to quirk. “Snowflake.” No. “Snowflake come on.” The Absol refused. Dasha frowned and fished out her Pokeball. “Return.” That would work despite the Absol’s clear disdain for it.
Sighing, Dasha turned and started out of the room forgetting to turn the TV off before she closed the door behind herself. Ugh, oh well. Returning to her own room, she’d go to bed right after. She’d be up again in the morning a little later than usual but not really late. She’d text Kai only after she was up and dressed again.
-- I’m up, should we take the ferry early?--
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 21, 2017 19:48:43 GMT -8
Thanks be to Dasha for forgetting to turn it off; had the room fallen silent, Kai may have awakened not long after, but with her presence to help him sleep and the constant drone of the streaming autoplay thereafter, he was out like a light. He didn't even notice when his furry pillow was dematerialized from right out of his arms.
And damn, his body was determined to make up for every minute of sleep he'd missed. Dasha's text did nothing to make him so much as twitch, but her eventual call did semi-wake him to answer it... and offer a maybe 30% coherent mumbling that was definitely replying to something that had been happening in his dream rather than her actual question. Fortunately, by the time she went for breakfast and called again, he'd answer a little more aware of the actual call. "Mmm.. Sor, meanta set an alarm 'r sumn..." He had to fight to get upright, but assured her he'd try to be up by the time she got back.
And sure enough, by the time she made it back to their hall, he was... still debatably between a quarter and half asleep, but changed and packed up and had even fixed his hair and trimmed up his beard more than he did a lot of days for work? ...Well, yeah... If he didn't, Uncle Haku would probably give him hell about looking like a hobo, ahahaha. But man he was gonna be lowkey impressed with himself managing not to hack his face up in the state he was in, ha.
"Ey..~" he greeted with a drowzy smile. "Ready if you are."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 22, 2017 11:14:24 GMT -8
He must be very tired. If he had only an hour or two of sleep over the last few days, Kai must have been exhausted. Dasha knew this but… still wasn’t quite ready for all the mumbling and whatnot. At least he was more coherent when she’d returned from the donut/breakfast shop she’d found.
As Kai greeted her, Dasha gave a small nod before holding out the bag she’d gotten for him. “I didn’t know what you wanted but here are a few things,” she offered. If he wanted to eat a couple there, she’d wait, but if he was fine with walking and eating, she’d go to her own room to grab up the things she’d already packed and step out again ready to head to the ferry.
The ferry ride was alright. Nothing impressive now that Dasha had experienced it a couple of times but not terrible. As her gaze would fall on the high mountain of Ula’ula in the distance, however, she became physically more excited. Look at that— you couldn’t even see the top really? Well, like if you squinted and tilted your head a certain way, but that was great. “It’s beautiful…” would be her only comment until they finally got off— but she was checking her watch just in case they had an entire day left to go hiking up it. “We have a couple of hours before the trial,” she noted instead.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 22, 2017 12:03:54 GMT -8
Kai was definitely fine eating while walking, or rather scarfing down one small pastry as they checked out and then eating more once they were on the ferry. During the course of the ride, with the fresh sea air and warm sun and some food in his belly, Kai would eventually start feeling much more awake and refreshed.
He hadn't really caught up between that all-nighter and pushing himself yesterday, given even sleeping in a bit he'd still fallen asleep well after midnight. But even if he'd probably be feeling that by tonight, it was Enough for now, and as they drew closer to Ula'ula, a whole different sort of energy filled him. He loved all of Alola fiercely, but this was his home away from home.
He couldn't really stop himself from smiling as they got off the ferry, and he swore he could feel the energy of the land running up through him when he stepped from the ramp onto the dock. As Dasha noted the time, his mind raced with possibilities. "Should I give you the grand tour of Malie? We could see the gardens, go shopping. Malie fashion and architecture blends Johtonian and traditional Alolan styles in a way you won't see anywhere else~" And, hey, Johto may have been more 'that place we went for events or holidays sometimes' than home, but it was still the next-door neighbors, and held a strong place in his heart. Probably third or fourth among regions; he'd spent very little time in Hoenn and mostly for work but the tropical climate spoke to him, so it might have barely edged out Johto.
"Locals claim the Malie Library rivals the world-famous Canalave. They're also fulla shit, but it's still pretty big." He chuckled slightly. "If we grab lunch right before heading out for the trial I'll have to see if one of my favorite old restaurants is still in business. Little hole-in-the-wall place, but it's amazing~"
He was? kind of rambling, he was starting to realize? Ula'ula though. "Or we could check Malie out more tonight and explore some of the surrounding places for now. Probably don't have time to climb Lanakila unless you wanted to cheat halfway up, but maybe Hokulani, or the Blush range is more low and rugged, or I could show you the ranch, or we-- .... Heh, sorry, it probably sounds like I wanna squeeze in everything." Probably because on some level he did, but alas, even if they skipped checking Poni out at all, today and a little of tomorrow morning wasn't enough time for everything. "Anything's good with me~"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 22, 2017 12:22:34 GMT -8
Kai’s rambling curled Dasha’s lips more than she was willing to admit to. For as much as he spoke, for as many words as he used, for as energetic as he was, Kai might as well have been saying this was home and it was the best, and— Dasha got that?? So so so so so much?? She was… giggling??? So much?? His energy might as well have been her own for a couple of seconds. Even as he apologized, she grinned and shook her head. “I get it— you love this place.” Heh.
Going back through all of what Kai had suggested, she finally decided on one. “Hokulani is the mountain that has the observatory on top of it, right?” Dasha thought she remembered that. Her eyes instinctively raised up searching for it. “We might not be able to see the stars, but the view would be nice, and then we can come back this way for the trial and grab a quick lunch before the trial— and then we can check out the rest of Malie after the trial and then maybe see the ranch? And if we have time we could check out the gardens tomorrow morning.” Oh, she did kind of want to see Poni, actually. Maybe a brief glimpse the following day if possible. Was she rambling now? Yes, yes she was.
They really should have scheduled an extra day out huh? This is a business venture… Right right.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 22, 2017 13:48:25 GMT -8
"That'd work!" Kai quickly agreed before thinking on it more. "Or, unless you're really in the mood for hiking-- which would be fine-- Hokulani is between here and the trial site, so maybe we could tour Malie first and then go hiking after. This time of year, by the time we made it up, we probably could see the stars." Though if they stormed through the trial and they made good time up the mountain, maybe not quite? He supposed it'd just depend. "Or, we could do Lanikila instead if we did the hiking after," he noted. "We'd be up late, but we can afford to sleep in tomorrow morning, or even push it and sleep on the plane I suppose." Ahh there was Seafolk Village that might be nice to see in the morning too though, huh?
"Whichever way sounds best to you." If he had his way, he'd probably take a two week vacation here, ha. Probably best to leave the final decision to her.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 22, 2017 15:01:11 GMT -8
Oooh? The thought of actually seeing the stars on top of the mountain or even through the observatory’s eye was too enticing. “Let’s do that then,” Dasha agreed just as quickly back, shifting up her watch and switching over to the map apps. “Let’s see … the Malie garden is closest to where we are, maybe we can walk through there first and then go through the rest of the city, find that lunch place you mentioned, and then check out the shops<3” She did not intend for her voice to flux with such excitement but the prospects of finding more items and trinkets was a bit too enticing. Well— well she’d have to limit herself just a little considering she had her tote pretty filled right then even after reorganizing all of her itinerary several times over.
With that decided, Dasha’d use the map to start in that direction. It was easy enough to find the garden, but as she looked out on the plants and the water… she found herself squinting?? Was it … naturally just a bunch of swirling pools? She couldn’t put her finger on what it looked like from where she was so whatever. Her attention shifted to the numerous Pokemon that seemed to fill the area and … the peaceful way they relaxed there? If she didn’t know any better, Dasha would have guessed they were taken care of? Perhaps they were just fed and watched over by those who maintained the gardens. Either way, it was a serene feeling, and in nature, it felt right.
After the gardens came shopping, and Dasha engrossed herself in fluid culture of the city. She bought a less impulsively and had only a few bags once she’d sifted through most of the shops and stalls. After that, though, time was rapidly shortening. “We should.. probably get something to eat— and I’ll find a hotel, and then we can get going to the trial site.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 22, 2017 15:54:57 GMT -8
Ahhh, look at all the new stuff in the gardens! Look at all the familiar stuff in the gardens! Ooh they repainted that bench, but it still had that old cut in that one board; it was nice to see them taking care of the old stuff versus just replacing it~
Kai would briefly tease Dasha that he was a little hesitant to help with her bags again after last time, but given he was taking over some of her luggage and grinning as he did, it should have been pretty clear he was joking. He'd break down and buy a few things for himself and the kids, too. He got them souvenirs, yeah, but he was pretty sure Nalani would appreciate that cute sundress and maybe that shirt, and this looked like it'd work well for a cosplay Keone had been talking about. The adult shirts he picked up were... a little too bright and probably slightly gaudy but ah, they looked really comfortable, and he liked supporting Malie's smaller businesses. This was the reason. He had no hidden weakness for this at all, or anything.
As Dasha mentioned food, his attention suddenly shifted completely as hunger hit all at once. "Ah, great! I'm starving." Not really. He'd had a pretty decent breakfast; he was probably more just excited and craving such a wonderful and nostalgic meal. "You'll have to try the saimin, or maybe the loco moco." Or so many things. They'd updated recipes a little over the years, but never too drastically; minor improvements, not drastic changes. So whatever the case, it should still--
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Kai stopped in his tracks and stared, then walked slowly closer to the empty, boarded building. His.. heart was breaking? But...
Across the street, a man sweeping noticed them and called out, "Were you looking for Keanu's?"
Wait. Hope! Kai spun around. "Did they move to another location?"
But his hope was dashed. "Nah, they closed down probably close to a year ago now." Oh no?? "His wife had a pretty bad health scare," oh no? "and they were both getting on in years. Their daughter's working as a lawyer now, so they just sold the place and retired on the money. There was another place here for about a month, but it just couldn't compare, ya know?" Oh... "Hear they're doing pretty well, though! Got a nice place on Akala."
"Ah. That's good to hear." But he was still really disappointed, selfish as he realized that was. He'd thank the guy for the info, and receive a few recommendations in turn before bidding him farewell. Still, he sighed slightly as he turned to Dasha. "Guess anywhere's fine. Any particular mood?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 22, 2017 16:36:13 GMT -8
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Dasha… couldn’t even begin to describe how she was feeling. The excitement Kai had maintained seemed to drain away so much from disappointment, and Dasha knew— knew she had felt something similar at home in Era when a store was forced to close. Granted, those businesses closed due to war and violence and had other connotations apart from the elderly moving on but…
Awe?!?!?!
That was just sad? And ….Ugh she’d become invested in this high feeling? Her lips pressed together in an effort to keep herself from sighing in turn. “Ah uhm, I guess maybe something spicy,” she answered a bit softer than intended. “If that’s alright.”
They would take up one of the recommendations the man had given Kai since it was only a few blocks away. Even if it wasn’t the place Kai had wanted to go to, Dasha found the food alright once they had ordered and started eating. It was as she was eating that Dasha finally pulled up enough …whatever was needed to change the subject, somewhat. “How long has it been since you had been to Alola before this?”
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