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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 13, 2017 11:37:41 GMT -8
Orion Alim-Verdi"Mantine! Get your Mantine! You've seen the great Alola surfing craze, now get your own! The winter winds may be harsh but you'll love this discount come summer!" Working from his spot on the docks, both his parking spot and where he'd usually sell some scrap or fish he'd managed to find on a sail, Shaun had managed to put together a tank of water from a few plastic sheets and welded metal, his squirtle filling it up to let the two Mantine he was aiming to sell rest somewhere any willing trainers could give them a look. The two surf pokemon each floated about in the open space, a little thankful they got to be in there rather than rest beside the dock with the chance of the rough waves slamming them against the stone walls under the wooden walkways. "Come on ladies and gents! I know the weathers harsh but You won't regret it come summer, I'm tellin' yas now!...ah fuck I'm cold..." Turning to the water tank, Shaun's eyes shifted to the wingull resting on the edge, the small bird ruffling it's feathers as Shaun reached up to warm his hands under the Wingull's wings, hoping to warm his fingers before sticking them back in his gloves. "Geeze Ruck, why couldn't you be a fire type?" The two shared a brief playful glare before Shaun gave the bird a light tickle. "Ah ya know I luv ya!~"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 13, 2017 12:08:26 GMT -8
Orion liked Pahala a lot. From the ocean view to the industrial setting, it had so very much to offer in just about everything? Shit. The local aquarium and oceanography museums were a decent source of entertainment, and if not that, the numerous little shops and stalls always had something to offer. The boats coming in and leaving always brought in new people, and those who stayed seemed pretty chill? And right on the coast they had Old Pahala to go dig through and pick apart. It was great!
He might have been having a bit too much fun.
Wandering the local docks with a cooler full of shrimp and fish, he found himself still gazing around at the various boats and stalls. Alongside him, a Vaporeon kept eyeing his cooler and then looking around again hungrily. He’d only recently evolved her, but she’d adapted quickly enough as was the habit for an Eeveeloution, yeh? Heh. Orion could feel her eyes and sometimes caught them with a dry smile. “See anything else we should get for dinner?” he teased the long bodied water dog. The Vaporeon shook her head. She just wanted to go home and eat what they already had and—
Orion? Orion where are you going?
The calls of the— uh? Woman? Yeah, he’d go with thatf or now— had him rather intrigued considering he didn’t have a Mantine yet. Even if he didn’t surf on it till it was warm, the thought of growing his collection was strong…. Hmmmmmm…. Walking over slowly, he smiled a bit. “Kind of an off season to be selling these,” he mused eyeing the two Mantine as they moved in their tub of sorts. "How much are we talking here?" He ... really couldn't afford to spend too much considering the giantass purchase he'd just made but damn it didn't catch his eye.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 13, 2017 12:41:59 GMT -8
Seeing a potential buyer, Shaun yoinked his hands from the wings of his little birdy and began rubbing them together like a sly salesmen in a cartoon, his fanged grin open wide despite the light shiver running through him thanks to the cold weather, a mild bit of steam slipping through his teeth with each breath. If he wasn't hopeful enough already seeing someone showing any interest, it was even better hearing him actually ask about the price.
"Ah you're right, but I got a lucky haul and, well, if you're patient enough to keep 'em fed till summer you're gonna appreciate the discount I tell ya that much.~" He tipped his weight onto his heel away from the tank to get a better look at it, one of them was slightly bigger than the other which shoooould affect price, but he decided to leave that info out incase the green haired man infront of him wasn't the type to barter. "Well I got 'em in an ultra ball so...you cover the market price of that, and throw in 40 on top and you can take one home right now." He leaned in with a cheeky smirk. "Heck cover both ultra balls and I'll throw in both~ Sure you've got a lovely gal who'd wanna go surfin with ya eh?~" He stepped in, lightly nuding Orion just beneath the chest with his elbow.
(the real price was the ultra ball you gave + 25, but i upped the price ICly so Orion could say he couldn't afford it or something~)
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 13, 2017 15:42:00 GMT -8
Hmmmmm, Ultra Ball price plus some extra. That wasn’t that bad, especially for an already evolved Pokemon and one to be as popular as Mantine. A small smirk did come to his features as the seller went on and nudged him a bit. Gal— yeah, apparently, heh. “Dunno if I could convince her honestly,” he said about as smoothly as possible before offering a toothy grin. The thought of Nik on a Mantine, however, was pretty amusing.
Looking back at the pair, he set down the cooler he’d been carrying and extended a hand into the water allowing it to graze the water creatures as they passed. The vaporeon at his side stood up on her back feet and tried to peer into the tank (though was still a bit too short hm, maybe if she stood on the cooler she could get a few).
He really really didn’t need two. Orion knew that, but damn if they weren’t cute. “Have they been trained in surfing at all?” he asked after a moment.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 13, 2017 15:48:19 GMT -8
Well he certainly seemed interested, that was good. If Shaun hadn't kept two from the horde himself he wouldn't be so eager to sell them off, but at this time of year a bit of extra cash where he could get it was certainly appreciated. Not even for christmas really, just the less he had to work in the cold the better. His eyes shifted across to the Mantine as he got closer to the tank, peering over himself and appreciating the fact the two water pokemon reacted so well to the stranger's hand. "Ah I'm sure a lad with your natural charm could convince 'er. I mean these two like you already~"
Crossing his arms a little more snuggly so he could keep his hands beneath his biceps for warmth, he looked back to Orion as he questioned the training...crap. Well he wasn't bartering yet but this was probably the makings of it...at the same time though..."I'm not gonna lie...no. But!" The interjection was very quick, pulling his hands back out to try and help gesture and make his point to the lanky green giant before him. "I do have two of these I kept for myself, and I'm pretty sure the moment you bond with it you'll be good. Seems to come naturally to the species. Not many waves to try them on perhaps, but get a good harness with some foot straps and I'm sure you'll be fine!~"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 13, 2017 16:12:27 GMT -8
Orion’s lips quirked a bit. He’d been told time and time again he was good with Pokemon, almost intrinsically. Perhaps, however, more than anything he was understanding of them as sentient creatures and treated them as such, heh. Looking back up at the seller, Orion grinned a bit. Still, hearing that they weren’t trained for riding or otherwise did put something of a damper on things. It meant more work for him, and while he did love Pokemon and did love working with Pokemon, that wasn’t quite what this seller was selling was it~? Heh.
What was that? Oh? Good harness with some foot straps and I’m sure you’ll be fine. Heh. How hard could it be, he wondered. “Well then,” he mused on that thought for a few more seconds before starting to shift to his pocket and pulling out a wallet. Cash wash counted before behind held forward. “I do believe we have a deal~ name’s Orion by the way. Are you a local seller I just haven’t met yet by chance?” he grinned a bit. Might as well make some useful acquaitneces here, right? Right.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 13, 2017 16:20:07 GMT -8
Shaun was...honestly briefly surprised when Orion pulled out the cash (presumably paying for only one of the two but feel free to correct me), but with a smile on his lips he stepped forward to take the money, one hand shaking Orion's as he took the small wad of cash as the other grasped the front of Orion's forearm to solidify the shake a little. He was at least classy enough not to count the money...though he may have run his thumb across the notes to mentally count how many there where as he slipped it into his pocket. " 'ere. Lemme grab their ultra balls for ya!~"
He briefly kicked off the dock and back to his boat, a fairly sizeable little vessel, though some parts of it were clearly held together by good welding and wishful thinking. It didn't take him long to find the two ultra balls he'd stored beside the wheel, hopping back onto the dock, using one of the dock-posts as a brief ladder to aim above the tank and return the two mantine to their balls, handing them across as Orion asked his question, Ruck, his Wingull, landing atop his knitted cap as he replied, hands resting in his pockets. "Local as they get mate!~ Name's Shaun. Judging by the accent I'm gonna say you're a tourist?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 13, 2017 16:41:26 GMT -8
As much as he wanted both, Orion resolved himself to one for now. Buying one Pokemon for his growing collection was reasonable. Buying two just to have two was… not so reasonable, heh. As the seller retreated to the boat, Orion found his gaze raising to it, drawing over it. Man, when they were done paying for the house, he wanted one of those heh. As the woman came back and returned the Pokemon, Orion took one of the balls and ran his fingers along it slowly before pocketing it. The Vaporeon at his side looked at him a bit critically, but on catching his gaze, she quickly looked away. Wasn’t her place to judge, right, heh….
Lips quirked a bit as Orion listened. Shaun huh? The question, however, had chuckling softly. “Actually just moved to Pahala,” he answered rolling his shoulders slowly. “Been living in Sinclair for quite a while, but then decided to settle out here cause…” He made a small hand gesture out towards open water before grinning a bit. “Let’s just say I have a fascination with Water Pokemon.” His Vaporeon rolled her eyes slowly. Was that why he evolved her this way, hah.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 13, 2017 16:52:55 GMT -8
"Verian huh? Guess Sinclair explains the accent at least. City o' tourists." That wasn't meant to be derogatory but the tone of his voice generally could have made it come out as such. As Orion explained why he moved here though Shaun couldn't help but return a faint smirk, ruffling the hair on the back of his head. "Oh a fellow water lover eh? I favor them a little more out of neccessity but I certainly see the appeal, plus you really need some mon that won't get board out in the open ocean for good company." He looked briefly back to the boat, smirking a little as he recalled some of the more land based waters he had beneath the deck. "Actually got a few with me if ya wanna take a peek? I'm gonna assume you don't get sea sick what with your love for the water.~"
He'd already place a foot on the edge of his boat, not too eager but making it clear it wasn't a joke offer, shrugging with a light smirk as he added "Just to be clear, these ones ain't for sale."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 13, 2017 20:16:01 GMT -8
City of Tourists. Orion’s lips quirked a little. City of restless people, maybe. Not that he wasn’t in some form or fashion or another, but the open world was so much more his style. He was a beast of the wilds through and through. A small ‘heh’ sound escaped from him as Shaun related back to him. The offer, however, had something shifting in his gaze.
Don’t get too excited now. He knew that, he knew that, but he hadn’t been out on a boat boat in a while. Those small speeders didn’t count. “I wouldn’t mind a look around~” he mused taking a few slow steps towards the boat. The last little addition had him smirking a bit. Too bad… “I’ll keep that in mind,” he mused allowing his eyes to scan over the boat slower now. “Do you live off it or have some place in town?” he asked lazily following after Shaun as they moved. His Vaporeon hesitated briefly before following after him.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 14, 2017 1:15:06 GMT -8
Pulling up a hatch at the back end of the boat, resting the hefty metal 'slab with a handle' as he mentally referred to it against the side-walls of the boat, Shan kicked down his ladder to the living quarters below deck, eyes dipping back up from a crouched position as Orion asked his question, not starting to climb down till he finished answering. "Er...Yeah I live 'ere. Now and then I crash in a cheap motel as a luxury.~" Flashing a cheeky smirk he'd slip down onto the ladder and start making their way down into the living area, stretching his arms over his head while he waited for Orion to catch up, the interior nice and warm, though perhaps with a bit of a stale air to it. Not smelly but it was clear the place hadn't been cleaned in too long.
"Used to have a place in the main city but...eh. Long story, too boring. You're here for fishies ya water slut.~" Holding his cheeky grin to make sure that was taken as the joke it was intended to be he turned into his home. The place was about the size of a cheap flat, with about 3 clear 'sections' to it, the living room with an old couch, a chair, and a TV with a few...well clearly 'bootleg' devices stuck into it. Next was a kitchen with just a few higher cupboards, sink, stove, kettle, fridge, etc. Finally there was just a small division set up from some welded scrap. No door though, so it was easy enough to see there was a bed at the end. The faint hum said the engine for the ship was probably behind the ladder as Orion came down.
"Hey guys, we got guests. Get your wet asses up!" A sleepy wartortle resting on the couch was the first to catch the call, pushing up from the stained cushions and perking up as they spotted Shaun, rushing up to the sailor and the stranger a little too hastily and managing to slide on a loose shirt, bringing a light snicker out of Shaun. "Y'okay there buddy?" The wartortle gave a grumbly nod, Shaun lifting out his hand. "C'mon. Gimme some tail." The turtle happily complied, jumping up and lightly wacking his palm with his fluffy looking tail. "Atta'boy."
A poliwag and Buizel soon joined along too, the poliwag noticing Orion a little too late, while the Buizel came out a little too proudly, sticking out his chest to display the apple stuffed bra he'd put on while Shaun was away, a deep blush coming to his face as he crouched down the loose shirt Wartortle tripped on into the Buizel's face. "Ignore this little shit. He still thinks he's funny." The Buizel was clearly laughing through the shirt. All in all this was Shaun's non-ocean crew, including the wingull that had flew in through the hatch and snuggled in to perch on Orion's head, enjoying the warmth of the interior.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 15, 2017 11:46:16 GMT -8
SEE NIK THEY COULD HAVE BOUGHT A HOUSE BOAT SERIOUSLY. Orion’s lips twitched, and a small puff of air escaped from him. “Nice nice,” he’d answer briefly before turning and starting down the ladder as well. His Vaporeon stared down into the hole and decided to simply leap once Orion had solid feet on the hull and landed on his shoulder. Orion winced but very slowly shifted to set her back down again.
Orion’s brow quirked at the ‘joke’, but he chuckled right after, shrugging his shoulders. “What can I say?” Not like he was going to deny it right after purchasing a Mantine on a cold winter day. As Shaun moved around, however, Orion allowed his gaze to sweep the area. Ahhhh look at how homey it was— in its own way as everything was. It may not have been spacious in comparison to their house but— heh.
Ohhhhh Pokemon~ Orion grinned a bit at the Wartortle before the Poliwag and Buizel caught his eyes too. What was—what was the Buizel doing? Pfffftfhahahah. Orion couldn’t help but snicker even as the Wingull came in and set upon his head. “Oh my hello there~” he mused reaching up a steady hand to brush over the plumage of the bird. “You have quite a few Water Pokemon~” he chuckled a bit back towards Shaun. “Did you catch them all out to sea?” He imagined maybe the Wartortle might have been a starter in a foreign land since evolved, but he knew quite a few who caught their rare Pokemon.
The Vaporeon at his side let out a strangely catty yet warm call. Stepping forward, she gave a nod to the other pokemon.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 15, 2017 13:01:29 GMT -8
Giving the Buizel one last shove by the face, making the float pokemon tumble onto it's ass with a snicker before it scampered off to put away the bra, Shaun dusted off his hands and turned his eyes back to Orion, still kneeling on the floor beside his pokemon, looking over them. "Er...actually I got the three of 'em cheap from some guy in Caravella. 'parently they were rejects from some hoity toity breeding business or sumthin', and I had a good haul that day so I felt like splurgin on a few rejects." The Wartortle gave a light huff, though it clearly wasn't really angry, Shaun lifting up his feet and giving a light smirk back. "Hey come on. We're all rejects, you know that ain't an insult by now." The turtle rolled his eyes, heading back to the couch and banging on a small window that was half-submerged, the waves lapping against it.
"Ruck on your head there's a bit of a longer story, but 'es as good a buddy as they come." He clapped his hands together and the bird flew over to rest on his own head, Shaun smirking up at them before shifting over to Wartortle, resting his ass on the arm of the couch as a sharpedo pulled up at the window, wondering if she was being called to watch TV, before seeming to waggle her backside at the sight of a stranger. "Aaaaand last one 'ere's Sharpedo. Was gonna give this one a name last week but ain't been able to think of anything yet. Say hi.~" The Sharpedo seemed to hear well enough, clearly getting excited as it waggled it's fin against the window to wave.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 15, 2017 14:51:23 GMT -8
Rejects? Orion’s skin crawled, but he held his tongue on the matter. At the very least they had a good home now from the looks of things, so what did it matter now, right? Heh. Perhaps a softer smile did pull onto his features as Shaun spoke. We are all very much rejects… Not that Shaun needed to know that right off the bat, hah.
A small half-laugh escaped from Orion as the bird was called back to its master again. As his eyes fell to the glass of the window, however, he couldn’t help but grin at the creature there. “Look at yooooooou…” he mused walking right up to the glass. His own Sharpedo was a bit rougher looking and quicker to fight than this wriggly boi, and it was enough to have Orion endeared almost immediately. “I have one named Sharknado,” he snickered looking back to Shaun. “She’s a fierce thing.” He’d be a little sad if that reference was missed, but then again it was an obscure show only made popular by its horrible ratings that put it in the ‘so bad its good’ category. “Actually…” he caught himself looking back at Shaun’s Pokemon again. “I do have a Floatzel but he’s a rather recent addition.”
The Vaporeon, meanwhile, had slowly moved around the room, eyeing the different Pokemon before trying to hop up on the couch next to the Wartortle. She was used to watching TV but wasn’t entirely sure how to work any of the controls, so she sort of just sat there awkwardly after the fact.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 15, 2017 15:21:43 GMT -8
"Aaa she's a beaut' ain't she? Been helpin' me out a lot out at sea, havn't ya girl?~" Placing a hand flat up against the glass, the Sharpedo bumped it's nose up against it in a high five like motion, the trainer and pokemon sharing a wide grin before Shaun turned his eyes back to Orion, tugging his ankle up onto the arm of the couch he was using as the two gave the Sharpedo some company. "Sharknado huh? Ugh. That golden turd. I dunno whether to feel happy or sad for your Sharpedo. Poor fishy." With a deep shake of his head he let out a snorting laugh. "Nah I think I got that stored on my drive somewhere. Right beneath 'the room' and 'cat in the hat' Down low where it belongs." He did enjoy the movie on the 'bad its good' spectrum, but still.
"Yeah though I er...I'm working on getting a few more going. I got two mantine from the horde you bought from to keep for myself. I'd let them out for a swim but they're not trained yet, and I'd wanna give 'em my full attention so they learn which boat to stay close to pretty quick. Actually found them all out in the old ruins. Didja know some of that shit's sunk so deep ya can sail through it? Just-" He slapped a hand along the other in a straight motion. "Phwoosh. Sailin down a street cars used to drive down. Feels fuckin weird, in a cool way."
Wartortle didn't mind sharing the space but poliwag was quick to move in a bit closer to them, using the larger water pokemon as a divider as it tried to keep its head down. Noticing the Vaporeon was staring at a blank screen, the turtle picked up the remote and clicked the power button, the only one he knew. Some arrested development episode was still auto-playing on an illegal netflix account.
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