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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 24, 2017 19:45:03 GMT -8
…Dasha squinted trying very hard to guess Michael’s age or even Tyler’s. If they were below eighteen or just turning eighteen, she was ready to insist they were still smols. For now, she wouldn’t start that argument. A small shake of head was given, and a softer smile came after. “Good, take care both of you—“ She hesitated not entirely sure if she needed to do or say more but ugh that was her phone buzzing reminding her that they were now fifteen or thirty minutes late for the trial. Ugh. “We should get going,” she commented looking back to Kai again.
After everything was assuredly settled, Dasha’d start to step away only for a voice to catch her ears. Stopping and turning, she’d …blink as what appeared to be some kind of trial guide was coming their way? Had they been looking for them or?
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Interpol
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 Dec 24, 2017 20:35:06 GMT -8
Kai bid his farewells and well wishes as well, and started after Dasha. "Guess we're more than a little late now, heh. Hopefully they won't--"
"You two!" Kai jolted and turned as well.
O-oh that was-- He straightened up as the older man approached. "S--sorry, we didn't mean to keep you waiting. We just overheard a..."
The man nodded once. "Been watching from back there." He tilted his head to gesture back over his should. "You two managed to get them to come to an agreement?"
Oh? Uh... "Yeah, 'slong as they stick to it." Kai really hoped they did, for Orange's sake if nothing else.
"Mm. Well then." He reached into a bag he carried, pulling out two black Z-Rings each equipped with a Darkium-Z. "That's more than good enough for me." He held them out to the agents, and Kai hesitantly took his, staring at it with a slight sense of awe despite once owning one much like it.
"You sure that's all right..?"
"The plan was just to have you help with a pest problem, but the cats at the local station can take care o' that eventually. Took a lot more character to help some total strangers at the cost of your own endeavors."
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Post by Tagger on Dec 25, 2017 7:33:08 GMT -8
Z-Knowledge and Items Get
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 25, 2017 19:53:52 GMT -8
Wait wait what? Dasha stared as the Z-Rings and their last crystals were presented to them. Didn’t they need to— She looked to Kai and then to the man as they were assured that they’d already ‘cleared a trial’. Took a lot more character to help some total strangers at the cost of your own endeavors. She… wasn’t entirely too sure about that but would take the ring and the charm anyways.
“Now pay attention, there’s a lot of different moves to go over,” the man spoke, and Dasha did her uttermost to watch and remember. Each pose and form was unique, and somewhere in the back of her mind, Dasha was vaguely starting to panic about retaining all of them but… Maybe she could ask them to be written down after. Or something. Or maybe she could just practice with Kai later considering his was more a renewal than a first time memorization.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 25, 2017 20:25:21 GMT -8
Kai couldn't have recited half of these poses five minutes ago, but seeing each one before him he immediately recognized and remembered how each would end-- barring.. oh were those a few new ones at the end? He hadn't realized Lycanroc in particular had an exclusive Z-Move, though it made sense enough that new techniques would be discovered or popularized over time.
The man also explained some of the spiritual and mechanical workings of Z-Power while showing poses. The way the power flowed through the land, through trainer and Pokemon, and the toll it could take on the body to channel it. He shared the belief that a clear mind and strong heart would lighten this, or at least improve one's ability to endure it, as well as the religious significance attached to it by the Alolan people.
When he was done, he looked over Kai and Dasha a moment, hand to his chin, then nodded. "Think that's about it. Congratz, kids. You're now both Z Trainers."
Kai felt at the ring on his wrist and smiled lightly. "Thank you, sir."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 25, 2017 20:42:36 GMT -8
Z trainers— Dasha gave a nod but was too busy trying to go through all the motions in her head to really say anything truly significant then. It seemed the man could read her face to some degree, however, and ushered them for now. They had things to do, and he had things to do- including take care of that mouse problem. For now, it was goodbye, and it was only at this parting that Dasha was reminded to actually say a simple “Thank you.” before leaving.
They had... a lot more time than expected, and Dasha wanted to spend some of it exploring Po town. While it wasn’t nearly as commercialized as some of the other places were, getting a general feel for it and exposure to it was what she aimed for. She also at least walked in and around the small meadow where a peculiar red flower bloomed. After that, however, they backtracked to Kai’s family’s house very briefly before actually starting the trek up Mt. Hokulani. Apparently, there was a bus that could carry travelers all the way to the observatory, but Dasha insisted on walking/hiking it and found herself quickly falling in love with the terrain. It would be dusk by the time they made it to the top: right on top to really see what the observatory was made of.
Hhhhh, the stars were beautiful here. Dasha wasn’t sure what exactly it was that made it special, but it felt so so so refreshing to see. Even outside the observatory, the stars shined so brightly. It was here that Dasha stood now, just gazing up heavens above for an extended period of time. Snowflake had sat down to watch as well, a small hum in her throat. This was nice.
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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 Dec 25, 2017 21:16:19 GMT -8
Kai would bid his farewells as well, and did his best to show Dasha a bit around Po Town. A lot had changed since he'd really been here, or at least the changes were a lot more immediately apparent than Malie. Skull really had done a number on it at the height of that whole incident, and the rebuilding efforts since had altered the whole vibe a lot. It was... oddly upsetting in a way he couldn't quite place, but he supposed it didn't do any good to dwell on it.
Their stop by the ranch found no one home, but Kai still had a very old key and took a moment to drop his things off, and pet a few of the dogs running around. In particular, there was a very large, very fat, and graying-old Herdier who he greeted as "FONZIE!!! ♥" who he probably seemed a little tempted to just steal and take with them, but in the end he didn't linger too long. He texted his aunt to let them know he'd been by and ensure they'd be home by the time he got back, and then it was up the mountain.
Only a little way into the hike did Kai fully recall that Dasha had been mad at him earlier. Was she over it now, or did she just get distracted enough not to show it? Ah, either way, it was nice that she'd been in a good mood since the trial.
Oh, he almost forgot, too! Digging out a PokeBall, he'd release his Tauros, Charger, not to ride but to climb with them. On the way up, he told Dasha a bit about how much of Charger's sure footing was acquired hiking these very trails, back when he was barely big enough to carry a smaller version of Kai~ The Tauros mooed almost giddily at both the story and getting to indulge in the hike with them.
Later, as they stood atop the mountain, Kai eventually looked out into the distance, not above but across the horizon to the one peak in Alola higher. "Wha'd'you think...? You up for waking up early and climbing Lanakila in the morning?"
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Post by SGYUMI on Dec 25, 2017 21:54:20 GMT -8
Cosmog was, for many reasons, an extremely rare pokemon, though it had no idea why. As far as it knew in fact, it was the only one of it's kind. It had very vague and unclear memories of it's origins...wings like a starry night, a mane that burned like the sun, but in truth that was so little to go on. Awaking on Mt Hokulani, the small, vulnerable pokemon made friends with much stronger, much more durable pokemon in the form of the mountain's Minior. The similarly small and spherical pokemon were firstly intimidating...but as the small Cosmog saw what lay beneath their shells, it felt relieved! They were bright and colorful like her! And squishy! Very squishy!
Of course, the small Cosmog still knew these pokemon were not like it. Maybe it was a special Minior. Maybe it wasn't a Minior at all. It would certainly explain why they didn't speak the same way. Tonight, it stared up at the nights sky as it's Minior brethren did, watching as their long lost siblings began to fall from the Ozone layer, filling the night's sky with brilliant, vibrant colors as the 'stars' began to fall towards the mountain. For the locals it was usual during this time of year, Minior falling to the mountain. Some trainers would even be brave enough to venture out and catch some of them while they remained shell-less. For Cosmog...it felt worrisome. It reminded here she had no idea where they came from. All these Minior knew...kinda. They came from the sky, like beautiful stars. Maybe if she fell she could be a Minor too...
...Where was she?
The tiny Cosmog had blinked, and suddenly darkness surrounded them. Despite being able to fly, they felt weightless, drifting as they looked out into the darkness infront of them, twinkling stars seeming brighter than ever. Rather awkwardly she managed to shift herself around, only to see the ground they had been resting on was so...so....SO far below. W-what had happened!? Had they fallen asleep!? Was this a dream!? Had a nasty Pikipek flown them so high?! The Cosmog began to tear up, very, very scared of the heights they'd achieved! They could see the heavy shelled Minior around them, each of them slowly beginning to drift towards the earth and fall like shooting stars, and despite her own weight, she too began to fall, drifting towards the earth, a tender glide...but soon she began to fall. Faster. Faster. Faster still. They were soft! They were squishy! They didn't have the shell of a real Minior! They couldn't survive this!
As they continued to accelerate towards the mountain they had called home moments ago, the tiny Cosmog saw where they would land in the distance. In a last moment of desperation they tried their hardest to fly, but gravity had a strong hold now. They could shift their path, slow down a fair bit, but the fall continued.
The young agent Dasha would view that starry night sky, the Cosmog's nebulus colours masking it against the stars until it was too late. The pokemon had slowed down to a safe speed, but, with the force of a kicked soccer ball, the squishy Cosmog dove into her face. Terrified from it's fall, it clung to her face for dear life, almost convinced the fall had killed it, unaware that it was just too scared to open it's own eyes again.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 25, 2017 22:33:20 GMT -8
Blue eyes flickered down to Kai practically sparkling. Ready to climb an even higher mountain? “Yes,” was the insistence. Dasha might have said more had Snowflake not made a noise and drew her attention back up again. What was— Shooting stars? No wait, she’d read about this. This was a Minior shower. “OhmygoshSnowlook--“ Snowflake snorted. Yes, Dasha, she was the one who alerted you to the sky.
Look at that star and that star and—
That set of sparkling stars was getting closer? No wait, what? Dasha squinted. It was admittedly harder to see and maybe her night vision wasn’t the best, but she could swear that it was— Wait what was that??? ACK??? Dasha didn’t even register why she didn’t step out of the way. Maybe some instinctual part of her had already grasped that she wouldn’t make it anyways. Maybe she just got caught in the moment. Either way.
Not a boot to the head.
But.
Squishy to the face.
"UHMPH?!?!?!"
Squishy attached to the face.
"UmmMMUHMHMH?????"
Dasha’s arms flailed a bit as she (and Snowflake) caught her balance but??? ???????
Two hands reached up and set over the gaseous mask that had wrapped around her, squishing it gently and trying to pry it free???
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 25, 2017 22:50:05 GMT -8
Kai had taken to watching the shower as well. Wow, he hadn't even realized it was this time of year?? What incredible luck. Ah-- maybe that's what Haku and Leilani were doing out tonight too, actually? She hadn't said when she texted back, just that they'd be home later and to make himself at home if he got back before they did. Ah, but it was a magnificent sight, and it was... really nice to be sharing it with such (usually-)pleasant company, heh...
A flash suddenly whizzing by, though, had him jumping and doing a double take. Wh-?? "Dasha--" He hurried ovr to try to help her pry off the--??? What was this? It was oddly difficult to grab hold of, actually. Some sort of semi-solid semi-gas semi-squish sparkle creature, or was it even a creature? "Fuck. Are you all right, can you breathe?" Of course being able to answer those questions at all was answer in itself but.
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Post by SGYUMI on Dec 25, 2017 23:06:49 GMT -8
The tiny pokemon struggled to cling to the human's face as the hands began to tug around her. With the darkness of her own eyes squeezed shut, it was impossible to tell what they were. Where they big scary pokemon that thought she was a tasty treat? Had she actually died and there were giritina babies trying to drag her into the darkness? A small power welled up inside of her as her fear continued to build, bulging outward, filling the tiny pokemon with a sensation it only recognized from the most hazy of dreams. It released Dasha, pulled back by Kai's hands, rearing back and letting out a cry. Sphere of energy surrounded it and pushed outward, knocking both agents onto their backsides as the tiny pokemon let out a terrified cry.
Floating as it always did now, the lack of hands about it helped it calm just for a moment, peeking an eye open, deeply relieved to find itself back on solid ground. Almost hoping it had all been a weird dream, it looked around for it's minior friends, letting out tiny, squeak like cries as it tried to make heads or tails of its surroundings. This hadn't been where it had fell asleep...and that human...she'd seen a flash of them before she hit the ground. S-so she had fell? T-there really where monsters that grabbed her in the dark?
With a whimpering cry she lowered down towards the ground, hovering an inch above it as it shivered and whimpered, the bulbous antennae falling down over its eyes as it got scared all over again
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 26, 2017 5:07:28 GMT -8
Dasha could, in fact, breathe, but weirdly, shakily. She could hear Kai’s voice but couldn’t immediately reply back. When the small squishy thing did release her, Dasha took in a series of deep, choking breaths anyways. What was? Who was? Before she could register it, she found herself knocked backwards by??? Something?? Had it not been for Snowflake becoming a big body cushion, she surely would have hit the ground hard. Instead, she landed have sitting back and half sitting up clinging to Snowflake awkwardly. What was? Something was crying?
O-oh??? Dasha stared at the small gaseous creature now hovering just above the ground. It… Oh gosh? Was that a Pokemon??? She’d never seen something so round and smol and bright and cute??? Trying desperately to collect herself, she shifted back up onto her knees. A hand moved only to hesitate. Ok no, even if it had squished her face and even maybe because of the jerk head trauma she was apparently going with the impulse to reach forward and pet it anyway. “SSssshhhh shhh sweetie…don’t cry…” Easier said than done but here Dasha was.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 26, 2017 13:00:46 GMT -8
Kai was still trying to register just what this thing he'd helped pull off Dasha's face was when a blast of something sent him flying back. "Fuck--" Ow his elbow, ow his hip, ow his back, but moreso ow his leg for no good reason except his brain being an asshole. Uuuuugh. Kai would take a little longer to push himself up with those sudden spasms and without a soft Pokemon catching and aiding him, and when he finally did get up he saw Dasha reaching out toward the...
What was that thing? He didn't recognize it on sight or sound, though he could tell it was crying. "Be careful..." he murmured, more concerned than warning though. The glittering of its.. form? was almost like the stars, wasn't it. Like... a ball of stardust? Ah... Hang on, he felt like he'd seen something described like that in... some? Interpol data but... For the life of him he couldn't place it. Could be a superficial coincidence, or mean this thing was very important.
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Post by SGYUMI on Dec 26, 2017 13:22:00 GMT -8
The tiny Cosmog was certainly frightened, her antennae covering her face as well as they could as she hovered so close to the ground. She wondered if she was really still on the same mountain, but the tiniest of peeks told her she was fine on that part. Still, there was no wild grass on this part of the path, and not a Minior to be found...oh dear oh dear oh dear! W-would she be able to find them again? W-would they be able to tell her what happened?
The calming voice of the cautious Laska reaching out to her caught the tiny pokemon's attention, just barely, peering out towards them and, while recoiling for a moment, slowly beginning to edge towards the hand, its Antennae still low, but held out to either side of it's head instead, looking up to Dasha with big round eyes as she began to recognize her. This was the human she'd landed on wasn't it? To reach out so carefully after she'd just done that...they seemed kind...
Cosmog slowly closed it's eyes, pushing its head up against the hand Dasha reached out with, whimpering apologetically.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 26, 2017 17:24:34 GMT -8
…Oh. Look at those eyes? Those…cheeks? That face. Even with Kai’s two words rolling around in the back of her mind, Dasha was… endeared??? What a cute baby? As it pushed up against her hand, Dasha nearly squeaked. Oh no?? Baby??? Her heart was apparently not going to take this lying own. Warmth touched Dasha’s features, and she blinked a little harder than necessary. Slowly feeling through the gaseous body of the tiny Pokemon, Dasha pet it gently before slowly trying to ease it into her arms. “Are you ok, sweetie? That was a hard fall huh?” As if her face still wasn’t feeling it to some degree or another.
Snowflake was …squinting and kept looking from the small sparkly creature to Dasha and then to Kai again. Dasha might as well have been talking to Pinkie with as quiet and endeared as her voice was, and if the Absol didn’t know any better she would have wondered if she’d been drinking? A small noise reverberated from her throat. Just.. yes she was fine as an afterthought, right.
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