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Now I'm wearin' a smile that I don't believe in. Inside I feel like screamin'. |
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Jul 31, 2018 7:16:13 GMT -8
Well that was something, wasn't it? Kai had just finished reading up on some recent reported sightings of a new variation of Pokemon found in the tundra, and it reminded him so strongly of a certain someone that he immediately felt a need to see if he could fine one for her. He still owed her for his Absol, after all.
Of course, immediate idea didn't mean immediate execution. He had to finish the day's work, and then actually if he was gonna be out in the tundra for long, a trip to the nearest sporting good store for some cold weather clothes and supplies was in order. And actually, being out there with no one to talk to sounded pretty drudgeworthy, so a call to invite Sam along was in order. He'd pick her up a heavy coat or anything while at the store if she needed it.
So it'd be the day after that when he finally met her at the train station, with mostly small talk about work and training and yeah the kids were back with their mom for the summer and all that on the way there. Upon arriving in Aleal, Kai let out a slightly anxious sigh. "Thanks again for tagging along." He slung his bag over his shoulder as he stood and headed outside. "Neither Celadon nor Faraday are the warmest places, but this is a different level of cold. Best not to go it alone if you don't have to, eh?"
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"Josh what is with you and your dang speeches?" |
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Jul 31, 2018 7:28:24 GMT -8
Not too used to Aleal herself, heck even as Cat any snow-themed photo shoots she'd done had been on a set, Sam wasn't too instinctively well equipped to deal with the snow. Sure as a kid she'd been on Sinclair and had come off the train during it's stops each week-ish to play about, but with now living in Faraday she tended to only get snow nearer winter, and even then living in a city meant there weren't too many hazardous moments before the streets were covered in salt and grit.
As such her snow-wear was actually faintly more fashionable than the more practical items she tended to wear when her hair was short and red. It was still practical too by all means, since she wasn't stupid enough to waste money on expensive items when she didn't have her cat ears. This was just something she had leftover from an old shoot, as such there was a subtle 'nya'-ing cat logo on the outside of her left chest pocket, nearly matching the color of the coat itself but there all the same.
The idle chatter was nice, and Sam wasn't too bothered by the cold generally. She did trip over a hidden tree-root at one point but managed to save herself before she face planted with a few twirls of her arms and a relieved sigh. Fixing her own coat a bit, leaving it open rather than zipping up she gave a casual shrug to her boss' words. "Eh, I heard the rangers here are pretty dilligent, besides people go to the floating islands alone and they're probably one of the most dangerous places in the region." She smirked a little and continued all the same. "Ah I get your point though, plus it can be nice to have company. How's erm..." She began, knowing they'd moved on from the topic of the little ones earlier but- "Hows the house feelin' without the kids?
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Jul 31, 2018 18:53:10 GMT -8
Eh, it wasn't really the danger he was most worri-- ... Kai blinked slowly at Sam's last question, then pasted on a bit too pleasant smile. "Why do you ask questions you know the answer to?" he chimed.
Dropping the false pleasantry, he sighed. "I don't do well being alone, you should know this." It was bound to have come up some time, but when he couldn't say, so maybe not? Or yeah he was pretty sure she suggested a roommate once? Hm. "I'll live though." Whatever the case.
"Anyway, it's not that I'm worried it's too dangerous out here, least not this time of year. It's just miserable and kind of barren." He might space right out without some company to ground him.
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"Josh what is with you and your dang speeches?" |
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Aug 2, 2018 3:29:34 GMT -8
Heh...Sam shoulda seen that comin' she supposed. Rubbing the back of her neck she did definitely feel a little bad about asking but curiosity had the better of her, and she thought he might have appreciated the thought of her asking all the same. Guess that backfired. "Heh...sorry." Sam offered a weak smile and as he went on, just gave a faint chuckle as she tried to lighten the mode with a little joke between them. "Hey I mean, me and Dasha might still be getting a place together nearer the office...could look for a place with a third bedroom if ya REALLY don't wanna be alone.~"
Definitely just teasing but in a way that showed she wasn't repulsed by the concept, what with Kai being one of the only men she could call a friend, let alone stand to be with for an extended period of time. Tilting her head back she gave a soft hoot-like call, a Rowlet she'd let out earlier coming back to her and landing on her head with a light chip, before shaking it's head.
"Nuttin' huh? Guess birds of a feather don't always flock together huh?~" Sam turned her eyes to Kai, Rowlet wobbling as he kept his balance. "Well good thing I don't mind keepin' ya company, just gotta hope we ain't out here too long all the same."
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Now I'm wearin' a smile that I don't believe in. Inside I feel like screamin'. |
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Aug 2, 2018 15:58:39 GMT -8
Kai forced an awkward approximation of a laugh at Sam's 'offer'. "No thanks," he answered dryly. "As much as I like you both I don't think you could pay me to be in the middle of that whole..." Whatever. Sam's as far as he knew unrequited feelings and Dasha's fondness but not in that way rang much too similar to another situation for comfort, ha...
As Sam's Rowlet returned with no news, Kai looked around. "Mm.. There's a few scattered trees out this way. Maybe we can see from ground level if any of them are hollow or something." There were some hardy shrubs, rocky bits, and a few small snow banks along the way, so there were other places one might hide from a birds-eye view, too. Kai made sure to keep an eye out himself as well.
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"Josh what is with you and your dang speeches?" |
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Aug 3, 2018 4:08:00 GMT -8
Sam's own smile definitely faded a lot when Kai brought up the whole feelings for Dasha thing. Not knowing what he knew about how the situation had developed that kinda stung, though, with her own question about how he was doing on his own maybe that was on purpose...and she wouldn't exactly blame him if it was. She wasn't exactly someone who avoided a bit of a spiteful come back like that. Lowering her head she just watched the path ahead of her, turning a little quiet at the comment and laying her hands in her coat pockets. Dasha had...been taking a while to get through whatever she was feeling on the matter, so here Sam was just feeling like she should regret ever having told the woman to begin with.
"Hm?" Lifting her head up a little again as the topic moved forward, her eyes shifted around the trees. "Oh er...yeah. Guess owls can make there nests inside..." Rolling her shoulders back, Rowlet hopped off her head and landed on an outstretched arm as she trudged a little faster through the snow, maybe purposely putting a brief spec of distance between her and Kai while that comment from before stopped stinging as she started searching the trees and bushes like he suggested, trying not to make too much of a disturbance and alert pokemon that may indeed be hiding.
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Post by Sev on Aug 4, 2018 6:34:19 GMT -8
A wild Pokémon appeared! |
| POKEMON Vanillite
GENDER Male
ABILITY Snow Cloak | ○ Harden
○ Mirror Shot
○ Avalanche
○ Sheer Cold
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A wild Pokémon appeared! |
| POKEMON Snorunt
GENDER Female
ABILITY Ice Body | ○ Icy Wind
○ Ice Fang
○ Protect
○ Double Team
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Aug 4, 2018 9:28:35 GMT -8
Kai honestly hadn't meant anything by it, really. Or at least, he wasn't intending it to hurt Sam so much as lightly rib at her, but he didn't really notice it doing anything more than that, either, so it wasn't as though he was aware enough to apologize.
As they headed along toward the bits of scrub, a faint bit of movement caught Kai's eye. "Mm?" He stopped and turned. All but invisible against the snow, only the faint blue of the Vanillite's icy body stood out enough to properly make out, especially at this distance. "Snowcone over there," he mumbled. He thought it was the first stage, but it might have been the second and a bit farther than he thought, so he avoided stating the species name. "Think she's got some though." Dasha did collect ice a bit from what he could tell, after all.
A few moments later, a much more visible bit of orange wandered out in front of them. Oh? "Not sure if she's got a Glalie though." Turning to Sam, he said, "They don't seem too aggressive." Meaning they could probably just keep walking if neither was of interest. "You want either or both, for her or yourself?"
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Aug 13, 2018 14:18:59 GMT -8
Sam glanced across to the ice cream cone Kai pointed out, the mere distraction clearing her head a little, her Rowelet flittering over to her outstretched arm so he could get a good view himself, Sam narrowing her eyes both trying to see the Pokemon better and try and remember if Dasha had anything like that. Looking to Rowlet, she bopped her arm up a little and let the owl hop off, flying towards the ice cream cone with a light screech.
"I'll take the snowcone for practice, you mind taking the Snorunt? Not sure if she's got one but wouldn't hurt eh?" She looked to her Rowlet, glad for the distraction and making a clear command. "Just focus on deterring it Rowlet, we're not making a catch here."
The borb screeched as it got closer to the icey pokemon, swiping out it's talons on the first swoop, narrowly missing as it got the other Pokemon's attention, spiralling as it looped around for a second strike, coming in hard with it's beak this time as Sam's eyes flickered to see if Kai would make the capture attempt on the snorunt or not.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Aug 14, 2018 9:04:00 GMT -8
Mm? Ah... Kai had figured they could just leave anything they didn't catch alone and maximize the time they were spending on hunting, but if Sam wanted to make this a training trip, too, he supposed multitasking was also fine. He also sort of figured Sam might like to have her own present to offer, but sure, he could take the Snorunt.
Pulling out a PokeBall, he called, "Bob, let's go." His Gurdurr appeared, hefting his metal beam in a show of strength. The Snorunt startled a bit as Sam engaged the Vanillite, and she turned to Kai questioningly. ...Ugh, don't give him that face.
He figured they may as well get this over quickly. He'd apologize later, and was sure she'd warm up to Dasha readily considering how he'd seen Pokemon like her Grumpig behave. "Superpower." The devastating blow knocked out the confused Snorunt in a single hit, and Kai sighed softly at it. Finding an empty PokeBall, he tossed it down.
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"Josh what is with you and your dang speeches?" |
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Aug 14, 2018 10:54:45 GMT -8
Sam spotted Kai's brief hesitation at the face the Snorunt gave, but she couldn't relate. Outside of her own Pokemon and those of people close to her, Sam just didn't connect well or empathize with the creatures. She tended to somehow disconnect herself, see them as other, more monsters than pets or friends. As such, even the cute Vannilite seemed more like a training opportunity than anything else. "Rowlet you good?"
The small borb let out a cheerful sound as it dodged a metalic beam with a flourish of it's wings, flying over to it's trainer and landing on her arm. The vanilite seemed to want to keep fighting in retaliation, but a loud screech and a ruffle of it's own feathers from the Rowlet left it a little intimidated, and eager to back off, though the borb soon began to coo as Sam scratched under it's beak to calm it down.
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Post by Fishy on Aug 15, 2018 5:29:32 GMT -8
Catch confirmed! Congratulations, POKEMON was captured! 1 Pokéball has been removed from your inventory.A wild Pokémon appeared! |
| POKEMON Piloswine
GENDER Female
ABILITY Oblivious | ○ Ice Fang
○ Endure
○ Mist
○ Ancient Power
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A wild Pokémon appeared! |
| POKEMON Sandshrew
GENDER Female
ABILITY Snow Cloak | ○ Hail
○ Iron Head
○ Swift
○ Slash
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Aug 15, 2018 14:56:18 GMT -8
Kai tucked away the Snorunt's ball and turned to make sure Sam was doing all right. "You good, Spidey?" Of course he could see that she was. He just had to take the opportunity to mildly rile her.
Surveying for what cover spot looked closest, he decided, "Maybe check that bit of scrub over there." Some long-dead trees were gnarled and twisted together, looking almost like a giant bramble. Heading toward it, he nearly tripped as his foot hit a hole.
"Gack--" He stumbled, but caught himself, both glad and annoyed that was his good foot. "Careful, seems like something's been digging around here." Not deep it seemed. More like rooting.
Nearby, a frozen rock appeared to move, making Bob jump. "Mm? What is it?"The 'rock' turned around, actually a Sandshrew. "Ah." Well if they were talking easy Exp... "Bob, Bulk Up." As the Gurdurr made to compensate for his earlier stat drop, the Sandshrew took notice that the human group seemed hostile and launced a Swift at them to avoid getting too close, but its low special attack made it little more than a nuisance.
Kai nodded to Bob, and Bob unleashed another Superpower to knock out the Pokemon.
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"Josh what is with you and your dang speeches?" |
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Post by Sam "Cat" Parker on Aug 16, 2018 2:05:20 GMT -8
Hearing the spidey quip, Sam narrowed her eyes a little more playfully than she had before, roaming up beside her boss and lightly jabbing his shoulder just before he tripped in his hole, nearly snorting at the timing and having to cover her mouth with a hand so she didn't snicker too loudly. "Nice one chief.~"
Investigating the bramble like he suggested, her eyes flicked back at the sound of a Pokemon command, spotting Kai in his own little scuffle and smirking back at him as she continued rooting through the dead roots and the like, lifting up a section of it when a brown fluffball rushed past her. "AH!" Dipping off to the side, the Pillowswine rushed by her, Rowlett flowing off her arm and flying after it nice and quick, firing off a confuse ray that turned it's direct charge into a sudden swerve into a tree, sticking it's tusks into the hard bark and leaving Sam feeling a little better about being caught off guard.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Aug 20, 2018 18:38:19 GMT -8
As the Piloswine struggled to get free, Kai winced. "Yikes." It didn't look very happy, did it? Not that the confusion was helping any. "Let's put some distance between it and us before it gets free and comes to its senses."
He nodded away in a signal for Sam to follow, and the two of them skirted around some cover to hopefully be clear of the Piloswine's path. Kai tried to think of some tundra-related cat joke to throw at her, but failed to come up with anything in the moment. Ah well... The opportunity was sure to arise eventually.
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