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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 9, 2017 7:55:08 GMT -8
Dasha could feel something, indeed, but what it was didn’t actually fully register. The hairs on the back of her neck had started to stand on end, and she felt the need to run around? It wasn’t quite paranoia but perhaps a sense of restless energy. She did her best to pay attention as Kai spoke, but it was clear from her bouncing gaze that she might have been drawing in more for herself than what Kai’s words had to offer. Be on your best behavior… Mmmmm. Even as a tease, she’d keep it in mind.
As the woman greeted them, Dasha gave a small head nod to her. As the trial was explained, she found her gaze zeroing in on the box. She wanted to ask how many keys there were but got tripped up by the commentary on needles combat. What did— Good luck. A soft sigh, and Dasha combed her fingers through her hair briefly before shaking her head. “As ready as I’ll ever be— Bright?” The Pikachu had wandered forward and seemed to have climbed up a series of steps in the short time that they had been there. Had she sensed something, or was she just interested in seeing the place? Dasha’s brow quirked, but she found herself wandering after the Pikachu.
Walking up the path, Dasha would stop short on seeing the Alakazam settled in a small inlet, her hands on her long whiskers as she considered the puzzle before her. Dasha squinted taking in the puzzle as best she could from where she was before actually catching sight of what she guessed was the key piece. It certainly didn’t look like anything else in the area with that bright gold coloring so—
Bright Star, meanwhile, had wandered right up to the Alakazam, catching her attention and then causing her gaze to raise to the humans that were her companions. A small hand was raised, and a soft wave was given before she beckoned them over. Dasha bit her lip but walked forward to stare at the spokes and the rings.
<Would you help me solve this?> The Alakazam’s psychic voice resounded in Dasha’s head for a moment. <It’s a supposedly simple puzzle, but you cannot move more than one ring at a time and can only stack smaller rings on top of larger ones. Quite a fun little thing but I’m having trouble with it.>
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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 9, 2017 8:28:46 GMT -8
Kai took a moment to take in their surroundings within the ruins, making note of the different Pokemon he could spy and anything else that looked like it might be useful to know. As such, he'd turn around just in time to see Dasha disappearing. "--Ah."
He hurried after her, and eventually came in to see the Alakazam and the puzzle. "...Ah, is that one of those-..?" He didn't know what they were called but he was vaguely familiar with the concept, although this stone one looked a lot bigger and heavier than the ones he'd seen Keone play with. "You know how to do those by any chance?" If not he was sure they could figure it out but.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 9, 2017 9:24:38 GMT -8
Dasha’s gaze flickered over the puzzle and the rings that it entailed. As Kai’s question came up, however, she looked back at him for a few seconds before looking forward again. “I’ve done some similar before but…” She squinted trying to remember if there was a pattern to this or something else.
Walking around the Alakazam, she look at the spokes from a different angle “Move the ring from the middle spoke to the one on the left?” she suggested. The Alakazam drew up a glowing pink psychic power that raised the ring and set it in the correct spoke. “Then move the one on the left in the center. And then move the second one, now the one on the right to the one on the left.”
Bright star watched the motions of the rings as the Alakazam manipulated them. She had not completely ignored the rules but was no help in the way Dasha was. Instead, she just watched as each ring seemed to glow and shift as the Alakazam manipulated it. Finally, they were left with one part of the puzzle still undone. Dasha chewed the inside of her mouth as she stared at it. She….ugh she couldn’t remember if there was a trick to this part or?
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 9, 2017 10:22:20 GMT -8
As Kai watched Dasha direct the Alakazam, he started to see the pattern, and vague memories of seeing this sort of thing done before starting coming back to him. Right, right. "Move the smallest one back where you had it, and the top of the other pile onto that one instead. Then the smallest one here, then that one there, then that one back here." That was it. They just had to keep focusing on freeing each 'next' big piece, no sweat now that he saw it.
As the bottom ring was moved, the key piece would be freed, and Kai grabbed it up. But the puzzle wasn't quite done, so he'd stay and ensure the Alakazam knew how to finish moving the smaller rings back onto the new home of the largest one before moving on. "Not bad at all~" he'd muse as they headed away, then offering the key piece to Dasha. "You wanna hold onto it or should I?"
Shortly after, a distressed call broke the air, and Kai frowned. Their next task or just someone in need of aid??
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 9, 2017 17:16:19 GMT -8
Ah, that was how it went, right. As they finished up the puzzle, Dasha found it sort of… unchallenging? She guessed maybe to a ten year old or whoever normally went on these trials, it might be harder, but as an adult, she could figure out a simple puzzle, yeah? Especially when it was Kai and her working in tandem. As they started away, she’d reach to take the key. “I’ve got a pocket for it.” was all that would be said before she unzipped a subsection of her back and slipped it in before sipping it closed again.
The distressed call, however, had Dasha jolting somewhat. Blue eyes bounced around until a Kirlia came into sight. She was running their way—but then turned rather sharply around a corner disappearing up some steep steps right after. What was… what was wrong? Dasha looked back at Kai and then back to the space the Kirlia had been right before she disappeared. “Hm…. I don’t think it had a key…” she reasoned before starting to continue on.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 9, 2017 18:26:36 GMT -8
Kai frowned, reaching to loosely and briefly grab Dasha's arm, just enough to stop her and get her attention. "For starters, you don't know that. But more importantly, she looked upset. If this isn't part of the trial, we can still spare a few minutes of our sight-seeing later to help." Whether she followed or not, he'd head after the Kirlia, finding her looking stressed and on the verge of tears.
Kneeling down, he'd ask, "What's the matter, sweetie?" The Kirlia startled, and shied away to hide behind a large leaf. "...Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
She whimpered, and seemed to settle a it, but then just looked to the ground, slightly shaking.
"Do you need help? Could you show us?"
She shifted and shuffled, then finally offered a weak telepathic answer. <He's a big meanie..> Oh? Well, that wasn't helpful, but the fact she could use words was.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 9, 2017 18:47:47 GMT -8
Dasha did indeed stop but frowned at Kai as he spoke. As he moved, however, she looked off in the direction she’d been headed. Some people don’t like talking to others when they’re upset… Dasha sighed slowly, turned, and started slowly in the direction Kai and the Kirlia had gone. She’d come up right as the Kirlia retreated behind a leaf.
As the Kirlia’s psychic voice resounded, however, she found her lips twitching. That sounded vaguely like…. Ugh. She swore she and Ilya were… ok not fine but at least a little better now, but still her gut reaction was to snap back ‘Well if you weren’t such a big baby, he wouldn’t be’. Nmmmm. “Who is?” she finally asked on approaching.
The Kirlia’s gaze flickered to Dasha and held there for a few seconds before dropping again. She could feel Dasha’s emotional run off, and she didn’t need to read her mind to guess she wasn’t happy with her or something??? And apparently she wasn’t that comfortable talking to someone like that so…. so here she was. Dasha’s teeth grit behind her lips.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 9, 2017 19:36:48 GMT -8
Mmm... Kai didn't understand that Dasha's presence was adversely affecting the Kirlia, but it was clear she wasn't too eager to talk. "That's all right, dear. Take your time."
...Maybe... maybe not that much time, heh. When about a minute passed of just awkward shuffling, he suggested, "Maybe it would help if you could just calm down a little first. Let's sit together..." He shifted to sitting cross-legged, then breathed in deep, and exhaled slowly. "You..." He'd nudge the Kirlia, who reluctantly sat and started breathing deep, too.
Looking up to Dasha, he noted, "You and Bright should join us. I'm not sure what the empathy rating is on a wild Kirlia, but it's not likely to hurt if we're all doing the calming exercises she is." Deep breath in, deep breath out. He.. didn't really meditate, or even do stuff like this as much as he maybe should, but sometimes just sitting and focusing on breathing did help stay calm.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 9, 2017 19:57:13 GMT -8
That solid minute was enough to turn Dasha’s very brief negative feelings into something more awkward as she stood there. As Kai broke the silence again, however, Dasha blinked at the suggestion. Really? Her brow quirked a bit, and she stood there watching for a solid moment before Kai spoke again. She frowned, but as Bright Star scampered passed her over to Kai and situated herself next to him, Dasha rolled her eyes and followed suit.
Sitting down slowly, Dasha took in a deep breath. The Kirlia too seemed to relax more as the air seemed to clear some. After a couple of minutes, the Kirlia had calmed enough to try her hand at talking again. Folding her legs up to herself, she leaned over them. <My brother took my treasure…> her psychic voice was quiet barely over a whisper if that. <He doesn’t even like it!> she squeaked before falling quiet again rather quickly. <He just does it cause he’s a meanie…> Dasha frowned harder than necessary.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 10, 2017 3:43:42 GMT -8
Kai.. maybe shouldn't have done this. The energy pervading the ruins was powerful and held a certain charging quality, but even with that he found it very comforting, perhaps due to so many positive experiences during more formative years on Alola's various sacred grounds, even if this was was more powerful than most. As such, between that energy and his relaxed breathing and being near people and Pokemon he trusted in a place he felt almost untouchably safe, he.. very, very nearly dozed right off even sitting up there.
The voice in his head would snap him out of it, but he was still foggy for just a few seconds after and a little slow to process. "Ah..." Her.. she said brother? Treasure? ... An almost airy-light laugh briefly followed. "--Ah, no I'm sorry sweetie," he told the frowning, tensing Kirlia. "I'm not laughing at you. That just brought back some memories." Memories that were nothing but stressful at the time. Nalani please stop picking on him. K-Keone you're supposed to be the shy one don't just kick her what the fu--heck?? For Arceus' sake Nalani his eyepatch is not a toy give it back. Why did this feel hilarious to look back on now? He supposed the Kirlia's issue just elicited such a strong BEEN THERE. And maybe he had less fucks to give toward being annoyed now, ha.
"Where is your brother, and what is your treasure?"
She rubbed her face a bit hesitantly. <He's.. over there, ish..> She tilted her head slightly in the appropriate direction. <B-but... my treasure was.. a little gold trinket and I-- I was supposed to have some nice people help me with a puzzle today to give to them and now I'm afraid they'll show up before--> Realization and horror was evident on her face. <Oh no!! Is it you!?> Kai shot Dasha a half-second Look, but couldn't dwell on that for the need to calm the panicking Kirlia. She was almost hyperventilating. <I blew it! I've ruined your Trial and Miss Lilo will be mad and-->
"HUSH, szh. Ssh. You didn't do anything wrong. Deep breath, c'mon." She managed two before shifting into a more mild state of unease; that was some improvement at least. "Trials aren't about specific challenges," he explained. "They're about a willingness to get out and get involved. About being daring enough to face overwhelming tasks and humble enough to help with trivial ones, without knowing which until it's in front of you. Being clever enough to figure out snags if they arise, and patient enough to do it all in a way that respects the local life." Ah... That rhetoric really was deeply ingrained in him, wasn't it.
"We can still achieve all that by helping you here. The task just changed a little is all~" he assured her with a smile, and she seemed to calm a little more. "Now, can you think of anything we could do to convince your brother?" If he was truly disruptive and entirely uncooperative, a battle or at least attempting to physically rend the key part from him might be appropriate, but that would be the last resort.
<...Mm... W-well...>
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 10, 2017 10:12:44 GMT -8
Dasha squinted a little at Kai as he laughed but settled again as the Kirlia started to speak more. Her eyes flickered sideways off in the direction ‘there’ was supposed to be. As she began describing the treasure, however, Dasha glanced back again. The look Kai shot her earned a glare in response. Ugh really? Dasha squinted unamused even by Kai’s attempts to sooth the creature. She clearly had done something wrong if her brother had took it from her, hmph.
She deflated some, however, as Kai spoke. Daring enough to face overwhelming tasks— So far that hadn’t been the case so— And humble enough to help with the trivial ones. Dasha sighed some. This was entirely not her style, and it was rubbing her all kinds of wrong ways. At least they knew where the second key was, sigh. Her eyes flickered off in the direction the Kirlia had pointed again. Some part of her wanted to get up and go find the little brother, but a certain realization hit her a bit too quickly. She hadn’t said if he was of the Ralts line or not, and who knew what other Pokemon of the same egg group cohabitated in the area. Dasha looked back again as the Krilia seemed to be thinking this over.
<H-he’s always challenging me to dance…> the Kirlia spoke focusing as hard as possible on Kai rather than Dasha. The latter had quirked up an eyebrow. Dancing, really? <He… he thinks he’s the best and … he always cheats….> the Kirlia reached up and rubbed her face slowly. <M-maybe if he lost he’d … stop being a bully…>
Hah, put him in his place? Beat him at his own game? Dasha knew that a bit too well but in an entirely different context. Folding her legs up in front of herself and situating herself over her knees, Dasha finally spoke. “How does he cheat,” she cut in. The Kirlia looked at her uncertainly and then looked down again. Dasha’s eyebrow quirked once more.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 10, 2017 10:53:50 GMT -8
The Kirlia shifted a bit, now not so confident if they'd really count it as cheating when she had to say it. <Well he... he always has the same partner and he...>
Mm? Ah... "..Do they just... have a lot of practice together?" Kai would try not to make that sound dismissive, but...
<Yeah but! The moves he uses!> she insisted. <It's the...> She clapped her hands together strongly on way, then another, then flung her arms outward. <It always makes my brother better than he really is and it isn't fair...>
What? Kai mentally went over those motions again and asked, "Helping Hand?"
<I dunno what humans call it.> Ah. Yeah, that was fair, he supposed. She was wild, after all. <But.. It doesn't.. matter anyway... I'm so.. afraid of him making fun of me when I dance, and my dance partner got so tired of me being a stupid fraidy cat that she left me, so I...>
Oh no, oh no she was tearing up and Kai's nerves spiked. "Ah-- Don't cry sweetie." Without really thinking, he reached out and pulled her close enough to hold one of her hands in his and rub her back with his other. ...Ah, she was.. almost like a human child but so much thinner and more frail. It was a little uncomfortably uncanny actually but he wouldn't dwell on that part.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 10, 2017 16:18:02 GMT -8
Dasha’s brow quirked as the Kirlia described how her brother ‘cheated’. As Kai voiced ‘Helping Hand’ however, it clicked in her head. As the Kirlia described what she was feeling, however, Dasha fidgeted slightly. Her eyes flickered from Kai to the Kirlia and back again.
Before she realized it, she’d shifted up a little on one knee. “Don’t let him treat you like that then,” she said only barely holding back the sharp, absolute, tone in her voice. The Kirlia flinched looking sideways at her. Dasha frowned. “Stand up for yourself. The rest of the world’s not always going to do it for you.” The Kirlia looked down, and Dasha grimaced glancing away. Why do I even try. “His opinion doesn’t matter.”
<But it does> the Kirlia suddenly emphasized. <It does matter… it….He’s my brother and all…>
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 10, 2017 16:44:26 GMT -8
Dasha's tone got Kai's attention. He.. didn't know enough about her, but this felt personal. He had... met her brother very briefly in passing, but didn't really know anything about him or if there was bad blood there that wasn't immediately apparent, or if her other sibling might fit that bill. (Admittedly, he only remembered how many she had because he'd had to call her family from the hospital a few weeks before, but yes.)
"No. She's right," Kai would affirm, tone soft but insistent. "If he doesn't respect you or treats you badly, his opinion shouldn't matter, even if you wish it did. Family are the people who love and support you, not who actively hurt you." He was lucky in that his own family was pretty good, but he'd known plenty of people not so lucky, and had so many brothers and sisters in arms over the years.
<...B-but...>
"But nothing," he insisted. "If you want to dance, you should, no matter what he says. So what do you say. We can help find you a new dance partner, and you can show him you're not afraid of him and help us get the key. Sound good?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 10, 2017 19:19:45 GMT -8
The Kirlia looked from Kai to Dasha and back again several times. Her eyes glistened as if she were on the verge of tears yet again, but instead, she gulped and gave a small nod even as her eyes dropped. <Are…. Are you sure?> she whispered quietly yet again.
Dasha had settled a little as Kai reaffirmed her stance, but at the Kirlia’s uncertainty, she shifted forward, reaching to clasp her hand. “If need be, I’ll dance with you,” she said with a certain resoluteness that the Kirlia could feel intrinsically. Looking up, she found Dasha smirking just a little, and color did briefly come to her pale features. “And we will win.” Dasha emphasized after a moment. A weak smile pulled onto the Kirlia’s features. That was nice but the lady was so tall? But…. but it was still nice to hear?
Bright Star, who had been forgotten up to this point and who had actually fallen asleep through all of this meditative heart to heart, jerked awake suddenly to add in her imput as well. Yes! They would do awesome things! Whatever that was.
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