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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 15, 2017 17:47:11 GMT -8
Poor fishy. Orion snickered more than he should have. “It’s a classic,” he insisted softly grinning ear to ear anyways. His attention, however, would quickly be grabbed up by the description of the old ruins. He assumed he meant Old Phala? It had to be considering the description. Orion himself had been through the drier portions quite frequently, but he knew some parts did slope off into the abyss of sorts. Huh. If he had a boat, he’d totally try it—
“I’ve seen the higher ends, those above water, but haven’t had a really good Pokemon to be scaling the waters with,” he answered with a small grin. “Though that might change now~” That Mantine may get some use in the winter after all. “Find any neat treasures?” He’d certainly found his share of goodies looting that area, but if there was anything that truly caught his eye, he might have to go search more carefully for himself.
The Vaporeon quickly perked up at the TV and settled in comfortably alongside the other Pokemon. Oh yay! This was nice!
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 16, 2017 0:15:57 GMT -8
A classic? Dude you know that came out just four years ago right? Ah probably. He shook his head with a light smirk and a chuckle, eyes briefly shifting to the TV as it turned on and back to Orion as he spoke again. "Hey ya do now!~ Im sure the Mantine'd love to take a visit to it's home. Probably knows a few good places for you to look too."
At the question of finding anything good he had to think for a second, tipping his head back. "Er...nah not really. I mean there's a lot more 'loot' in the deeper ends of the ruins but that's only natural since not every trainer can get there. I take my scuba gear out there now and then...oh!" It wasn't the best loot, but he couldn't help but mention it. "Found a crate full of toys in some old bedroom once! Was bloody hilarious! Carvanha (now sharpedo) had no idea what to do and I couldn't stop laughing!"
He hoped it was clear what toys one might find in a bedroom and also find so hilarious.
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 16, 2017 8:48:38 GMT -8
Ooooh that was true~ A small smirk pulled onto Orion’s features as he was reminded this was also the home of the Mantine. That would make it all the better now wouldn’t it~? Shifting his hands in his pockets, he thumbed over the Ultra ball for a second. As Shaun mentioned the lack of loot, however, his features slacked. Well, well, it never hurt to try anyways~ Who knew what a careful eye and some luck could bring.
The comment of toys might have been written off as child’s play, but the way Shaun went on about it, the thought that it was adult play did come to mind as well. Orion snorted softly. “Poor Pokemon~” he snickered briefly before changing gears. “I’ve found some interesting things from time to time ~ Including an old bar above water. Everything was smashed as you’d expect but the wood bar itself was still intact somehow. Guess they were made to last.”
Oh, you know what else he found in Old Pahala? Niso Konto that one time, HAH. That and thieves.. lots and lots of thieves.
“Kind of seems silly that they just abandoned the entire thing but I guess not everyone can rebuild.”
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 16, 2017 9:16:44 GMT -8
He was maybe a little disappointing the odd collection he'd found didn't earn more of a chuckle, but he supposed not everyone could find such an oddity so amusing. He did perk up a little at the mention of a bar, but before he could ask if any of the good drinks survived he was let down pretty quickly. "Ah, damn shame. You're right though. They tend to treat the crap outta those things. Survive everything from a spilled drink to a head being cracked against it. Don't know the last one from experience myself but I've heard a few stories."
Lightly chewing the inside of his lip as he felt a brief flash of peckishness, he flashed an eye to Buizel as he came out from the bedroom. "Oi. Bui. Toss us one of those apples." The buizel gave a clicky-growl in response, playful, but Shaun was quick to respond with an "Oi, who ya think you're talkin to." The two sharing a smile before the Buizel hopped away, grabbing an apple and tossing it towards the sailor, catching it in their palm and taking a big juicy bite. "Mmmm...Nice..." He waited till Orion was glancing in another direction before pulling a strand of orange fur from her teeth, and dusting off the rest of the apple to make sure he didn't get anymore.
"I dunno...might just be the circle i hang out in but Pahalla's tend to have a 'pack up and move on' mentality about them. Got one friend who musta crashed 6 different places in the last 3 months...just who 'e is. Kinda easy for me though. I mean...I'd say my home is on my back but this is one heavy boat.~" He offered a bright grin, taking another bite of his apple before getting an idea, trying to speak briefly before realizing his mouth was a little too full, taking a moment before trying again. "You said you just moved here right? I know a good bar if you like to drink. I even play there sometimes with my mates!~ Ya seem pretty cool, might make some new friends!~"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 16, 2017 10:27:30 GMT -8
Orion’s gaze flicked over to the Buizel as Shaun acknowledged it. Though he didn’t quite understand what the Buizel had said, it was clear Shaun had, and the closeness of human and Pokemon did have him grinning anew. Shifting around to the other side of the couch, he leaned against it and smirked. “You doin’ alright Mer?” The Vaporeon looked over clearly more engrossed in the TV than anything else. Orion’s lips quirked up, and he gave a small nod. When he practically had it on all the time when they were at home— and when he spent so much time engrossed in the TV himself, he couldn’t quite blame the Vaporeon for holing up in it.
The mention of Pahala, however, drew up his attention pretty quick again. The restlessness of Pahala’s populace sounded vaguely similar to the constant shifts of those going on and coming off Sinclair. As much as it could probably throw someone for a loop, he’d become so used to it over months that he could only snort softly at those words. “A good amount of restlessness can be good for a city,” he smirked a bit. “Do cruise ships come around in the summer?” He was pretty sure he’d seen one or two either in Pahala or Caravella here and there, but how much of the economy was built on that he had to wonder.
This thought would be put on the back burner, however, as Shaun mentioned a good bar. Ohhh? That probably should not have excited him as much as it did, but the fact that he hadn’t found a good bar yet did quirk his interest pretty high. “Oh yeah~?” he mused briefly. “I haven’t been around the city enough yet to find a good bar, and a drink sounds pretty good right now.” Never mind that he had other things to do today. He didn’t plan to get too drunk now heh.
Though actually… he probably needed to get this cooler into the fridge back home rather than carry it around if he was going to be out too long— or… Actually. Fishing out a Pokeball, he’d release a Kadabra. “Kara can you take this back home for me~?” he mused holding up the cooler. The Kadabra folded her arms and huffed once before extending a hand to take it. Fine fine, she’d get it there at least.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 16, 2017 10:58:15 GMT -8
Shaun took another deep bite of his apple just as the cruise question came, needing a second to finish his bite and stem some leaking apple juice from falling down his chin. "Er..." He had to think, he knew he'd seen cruise ships in Pahalla before but - "We get some now and then, usually more the younger cruisers. Older people tend to hit Caravella while we get the people looking for a cheaper place to stay and a more 'party' environment." Yeah that was about right. "We get old people comin here as tourists don't get me wrong, their cruise boats just tend to favor Caravella first."
At the idea of going to the bar right now, Shaun was just briefly stunned, he'd actually meant he just show them sometime since they seemed like a cool guy but..eh. He'd had a long day. He could go for a drink. As the Kadrabra was called out he'd briefly check his watch, it was a heavy duty water proof one, looking on the cheap side but probably just more functon over fashion. "Yeah I can show ya now if you want I mean...I did mean just any time really, I can always meet you here some other day...I mean it's my parking spot its not gonna be hard to find me."
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 16, 2017 11:45:07 GMT -8
Old people in Caravella— that sounded about right. If he didn’t know any better, he’d say a large part of the population in Caravella seemed old too. Perhaps that was just a reflection on the style of the city itself, however, heh. “Caravella seems to have more aesthetics,” he’d muse back briefly. Almost as if they survive on them. Considering what he knew of the town now, Orion was pretty sure that was the case.
As Orion’s eyes flickered up to Shaun’s, he caught the subtle shifts in his features a bit too late. Oh? Well, that worked too. He relaxed a bit and gave a small shrug of shoulders. “Ah yeah?” he smiled. “That works too, have to ice the fish down anyways,” he mused meaning what he had been carrying around a cooler for anyways. Hopefully Kara wouldn’t put the entire thing in the deep freezer or anything, but yeah. On some unknown cue, the Kadabra would indeed come back— with a couple Poke-cookies in hand. Orion snorted knowing a little too well where she’d grabbed them from.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 16, 2017 12:39:57 GMT -8
Feeling just a tad bad he hadn't made that clear sooner for the kadabra's sake, he let out a light huffy chuckle as he shook his head, trying not to feel all too guilty about it given some teleporters could make internal city trips without much thought or worry about it. "Yeah, we can meet up sometime you're free this week. It'd be good to show ya around!~ Plus the guy runnin' the bars gonna love it if I can get a new customer to latch onto 'em." Shaun started to make his way to his feet and the ladder, climbing back up to the deck and offering a hand down for Orion so he could come out too.
"Besides...I'd have to lock up the boat and try and get the stink of fish off me." He briefly peered over the edge of the boat once Orion was up, looking down at Sharpedo. "Not you lass." And back to Orion. "Have to make sure that Mantine in the tank didn't get nicked either so it'd be a whole to do. 'Ere. I'll tell ya what..."
Fishing in a back pocket, Shaun pulled out a rather slapdash looking business card with his number on it, reading simply
Shaun Underwood. Any job is doable for the right price -number-
"I'm usually in the dock for the evenin' by this time, but next night your free, hit us up and I'll meet ya. Sound good?"
Assuming all was good, Shaun'd take the time while he had the fresh air to pull a box of smokes from his coat pocket, lighting it with a hand cupped about it so the wind didn't ruin it, taking a long breath of Nicotine before offering the box across. "Smoke for the road?"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 17, 2017 11:53:48 GMT -8
Orion smirked a little harder than he should have at the comment on the owner. From what he’d seen of Pahala, the constantly shifting citizens probably made full time customers of much more value and importance— and how much more full time could Orion be now living there? (Never mind that his work still fluctuated between Caravella and Alto now, heh).
Stretching a bit now that both his hands were free, Orion smiled a little at Kara and thanked and returned her before making a small gesture to Marlin to follow. The Vaporeon rolled her eyes but hopped down from the couch giving each of Shaun’s Pokemon a nod before following after Orion who followed after Shaun.
A snort escaped from Orion as Shaun explained further. “Ah yeah, makes sense,” he mused with a small chuckle. His eyes would shift overboard, however, and find the Sharpedo again. What a cutie. Looking back to Shaun again, he blinked briefly before taking the business card. Underwood huh? C’mon brain you didn’t have to just yell Undertale right after that did you? He might have laughed on that a little longer had he not read the second line.
Any job is doable for a price— A mercenary? Yellow eyes flickered up again, and ….. Huh… He guessed that was the vibe this person gave off to some degree or another, wan’t it? The relaxed flare, the reactions with their Pokemon. Yeah… Probably not a killer for hire but … heh. All the same.
“Sounds like a plan,” he finally mused looking up again and flipping the card into his pocket for now. “Heh, you make me want to make some fancy cards or something…” He grinned a bit sheepishly. Not that he particularly needed them with work the way it was.
At the offer, however, he smirked a bit. “Sure.” Taking the cig, he flicked out his own lighter, lit the end, and took in a slow breath. Mmmmm… this wasn’t a bad cig but also had this weird aftertaste. What brand was this? Pulling it from his lips and reading off the side, he raised an eyebrow and went back to smoking it again. “Thankya,” he finally poke grinning a bit and making a hand gesture for Marlin to keep following after as he took a couple steps off the boat. “Seeya later then?”
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 17, 2017 13:42:53 GMT -8
Shaun narrowed his eyes for a moment as Orion analyzed he cig, was he gonna complain about his favorite brand? Tol fuck, he already had to put up with diseased lungs on his cigarette packs he did not need someone judging his taste in smokes on top of that.
Luckily if he did dislike him, it wasn't voiced, and he was off the boat soon enough. "Yeah no worries. if you find yourself wanting a drink just gimme a call, and if I'm docked I'll meet ya and show ya the bar!~ I'm sure you'll love it!" He gave Orion a wide wave till he was halfway off the dock. Even for a winter month the sky told him it was getting pretty late, leaning over the tank he'd made to return the mantine for the night, and heading below deck to see if he could get some heat going.
(new thread or timeskip, either is good by me)
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 17, 2017 15:06:24 GMT -8
Later that evening, Orion would remember to put Shaun’s contact number in his actual phone, and even later than that he’d actually text them to simply say whose number it was. After that, though, he’d get caught up in stuff for a couple days and almost completely forgot to actually text Shaun back. Thankfully when he went back through his messages, however, he would remember and would text him.
-- Yo, ya wanna go to the bar today or tomorrow? I’ve got some stuff coming up soonish that may make it hard to passed that--
Setting his phone back down, he went back to watching TV because apparently that was what he decided to do alongside Mr. Fish.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 17, 2017 17:06:20 GMT -8
Shaun had been a bit busy himself the past few days, but just in the usual sense. He managed to find some time to hit the bar too so its not like that was an impossibility if Orion had remembered to text him sooner. One day he managed to get a good haul of fish and take it down to Aleal, another he managed to salvage a wrecked ship before the official owners got in there, and for a fair price he even managed to help an old mate move out of his parents plate, albeit with some awkwardness of their parents asking how his parents were.
He was just chilling on his couch after parking into port after a day of sailing when he finally got the text, needing a second to remind himself who Orion was before it clicked.
-New phone who dis?-
He couldn't resist, sending a real response a minute later.
-Nah I'm good either day- that text lasted about 30 seconds before a third was sent. -Scratch that. Best make it tommorrow. Ruck spotted some wingull on TV and he refuses to let me leave till the shows over. Just knock on the side of my boat tommorrow, sound good?-
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 17, 2017 17:45:36 GMT -8
Pfffft??? Orion’s brow quirked a bit when the text came back. It wasn’t like he expected to be remembered, but the context of the text was so specific that— pfft whatever it was a joke. Clearly. Right, yeah.
As he read the series of texts that came after, Orion snorted softly imagining the Wingull’s deep interest in the TV Wingull. Looking up, he found Mr. Fish watching the humans converse on TV very carefully. Fishy don’t drool like that… As if on some unknown mental cue, the Eelektross looked over and smiled. Orion snickered. “Piccola, non sbavare gli umani della TV, vai a cacciarne qualcuno per te,” he mused. Mr. Fish laughed and flopped back against him. A small ‘uhmph’ sound escaped from Orion before he shifted enough to text back.
-- That’s fine then, I’ll come over tomorrow in the evening— -- I’ll also bring one of my favorite fish --
He snickered, set the phone down, and went back to watching the TV.
Translation: Baby, don't drool at the TV humans, go hunt some for yourself.
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Post by Shaun Underwood on Dec 17, 2017 18:11:35 GMT -8
One of his favorite fish eh? That was unexpected...could any fish pokemon even survive on land? Orion's impression on him wasn't exactly the type of person to carry a goldfish bowl with him so it was probably a pokemon...ah he'd see it when he saw it. Maybe he was just gonna let it out at the docks before they hit the bar or something.
-Sounds like a plan. I'd bring Sharpedo but obvious problems there- -Don't forget to just knock on the hull. See ya then.-
Settling back in to finish watching the program, Shaun let out a light snicker. He was never one for nature shows but the moment he reached for the remote Ruck's wings were fluttering so fast he was worried the poor thing'd lose it's feathers. "Fine fine, watch your brethern, I'm callin' it ear. Turn the key in the engine when you're done."
The next day, with an early nights rest Shaun had managed to get a nice scrap haul earlier than usual, pulling into the docks and tieing it down while Wartortle and Poliwhirl handled the ship controls, the combined efforts of the two managing to bring the boat to it's usual docking point while Shaun finished tidying up. "Good job lads!~ Looks like we might make some good money off this lot today!"
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Dec 17, 2017 18:24:03 GMT -8
The following day, Orion wandered down the harbor with a very particular ‘fish’ in tow. The massive ten-foot Electross was debatably a ‘fish’ now and probably more of a ‘giantass snake’— But they were still very much a fish to Orion, and that was all that mattered. Coming up to the spot he’d met Shaun before, he’d catch sight of him tying up the ship. Oh? Had they just come in? Not bad timing, huh? “Yo,” he called raising a hand and waving. Mr. Fish, meanwhile, wasted now time swimming forward in their usual way and coming right up on Shaun. What a tasty human they had there 8V! Leaning forward, the Eelektross hissed in greeting. Orion snorted softly. “This is my favorite heathen,” he joked with a chuckle.
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