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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 11, 2017 19:22:44 GMT -8
Dasha turned as her shoulder was snagged, her eyes flickering with agitation. “Can’t what?” she demanded. This is her battle to win for herself. Dasha’s features slacked a little. Her gaze flickered back to the Kirlia and the Oricorio, the latter still keeping a wing around the prior in reassurance, and a slower breath drew in and out of her. Blue eyes flickered fiercely towards the Ralts and Meowstic, but she didn’t pull away from Kai just yet.
“You can do it girl, you’ve got this,” she spoke with such ferocity that the Kirlia both straightened and cringed at the same time. The Oricorio ruffled her own feathers some but did her best to be encouraging as well, if a little more gently. They had this. They could do this.
Settling back a little, Dasha sighed watching the performers set up. Shifting over to one side, she sat down folding her arms in front of herself right until Bright Star leapt into her lap and snuggled. Ok, she’d hug around the Pikachu then.
A small crowd of other psychics seemed to take interest and sat about the ruins to watch. The Meowstic disappeared briefly to come back with a CD player and set that up very quickly before starting his and the Ralts’ usual routine.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 11, 2017 19:51:43 GMT -8
He relaxed and breathed a little easier as that approach seemed to go over better. He felt like he was starting to get a read on her, but only time would tell how consistently. "Just do your best. Beating him is ideal, but your main objective is just showing him you aren't afraid to give it your all and won't back down no matter what he thinks."
Oh yeah? Y-yeah, that was... something too. All right. She smiled between Kai and Oricorio, and then a little more hesitantly toward Dasha. They were all supporting her in their own ways. All right.
Kai wondered just how this would go down. Were they planning to dance without music? Would the other Pokemon sing for them? Should he and Dasha drum out a beat? Hrm. He'd pull out his phone, but this was-- Where was the Meowstic going?
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"What the fuck." Kirlia tensed and looked up to him in concern. He'd?? been so gentle since she met him? Why was he scowling now??
Kai clenched his jaw and shook his head. This was the Guardian of Life's sanctuary. He felt like it wasn't his place to tell permanent Pokemon residents how to live, but merciful gods a CD player here felt downright blasphemous. "Go ahead," he assured them, but in his head he was chanting a prayer of apology to Tapu Lele.
They danced about, and Kai saw what the Kirlia meant about the Helping Hand enhancement. But as the Ralts broke out his top moves, the Oricorio jumped in to effortlessly mimic them with an added flourish. She'd grab hold of Kirlia's hand, and with her lead the Kirlia was able to get into the groove without thinking so much about the routine. All her focus was on following and dancing rather than decision-making, and it let her moves really shine.
The applause from the other audience Pokemon at the end made the winners clear, and the Kirlia began tearing up with delight. <W-we did it! We really!!> The Oricorio puffed her chest feathers proudly; there was never any doubt!
"Congratulations." Now they just needed Ralts to retrieve the key fragment.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 11, 2017 20:03:30 GMT -8
Dasha too tensed at Kai’s reaction. What? What was he so worked up on??? A small noise from Bright Star, however, had her settling and watching again. The Oricorio really was a pretty dancer for sure. Put with the Kirlia they flowed effortlessly. As the clear winner was decided, however, she chuckled softly. Nice, nice. Bright Star, meanwhile, had scrambled out of Dasha’s lap again to run over and congratulate the Kirlia hugging around her and rubbing her cheek up against her. The Kirlia blushed but hugged back all the same.
With that settled, however, Dasha found herself shifting up again slowly. The Ralts and Meowstic were mumbling amongst themselves both trying to come up with something to say since they’d lost. Dasha, meanwhile, wasn’t going to let them have a word in. “It’s not nice to taunt,” she scolded them causing both to straighten slightly. “You’re lucky your sister is peaceful.” Because everyone already knew what would have happened if she’d been Dasha.
The Ralts frowned and took a step back. <She’s just a cry baby!> he insisted.
“Maybe you should learn respect,” Dasha snapped back. The Ralts looked at the Meowstic who looked back at him. Er…Uh, nope sorry dude you’re the one she’s mad at. Clearly you’re gonna have to sit and take it.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 11, 2017 20:15:34 GMT -8
... Heh. Kai tried not to smirk too obviously as Dasha stood up for the Kirlia now. "As a word of advice," he pitched in to the Ralts, "you're not going to improve if you keep relying on his help to show off. Practice of your own accord and maybe you can have some fair competitions to encourage each other in the future." The Ralts frowned deeply, looked away, and kicked a rock, but he said nothing. "Our key, though?"
The Meowstic would be the one to go get it, and Kai.. almost turned away but looked back over his shoulder first. "Also, next time you see Tapu Lele, make sure she's okay with that thing in her home during a trial..." he muttered.
He'd shake it off after, though, turning to hand the key over to Dasha and smile at her. "You care to do the honors~?" Their prize awaited in the box in the middle of the ruins.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 11, 2017 20:22:00 GMT -8
Taking the key piece as it was handed to her, Dasha fished out the other two and squined for a moment before piecing them together. The key was three pronged and had a design that she’d never seen before along one side. Looking back to Kai, she gave a nod. “Let’s go,” she started only to stop again, looking back to the Kirlia and Oricorio. Walking back, she bent down to the Kirlia, holding her gaze. “Don’t ever let anyone treat you poorly,” she whispered with a soft intensity. “Doesn’t matter who it is.” With that, she stood again and started towards the center of the ruins again.
Alright, key in box. Simple enough. As the box unlocked, however, she’d find herself staring down at to crystals that awaited them. All this work for something so small, yet the feel of it was weirdly calming. Fishing one up for herself and then raising the other to Kai, Dasha stood to full heighten again. “One trial done.” She exhaled softly and smiled a bit more.
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Post by Laina on Dec 11, 2017 20:38:56 GMT -8
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 11, 2017 21:14:59 GMT -8
Don't ever let anyone treat you poorly. Doesn't matter who it is. Those words were so soft Kai barely caught them, and as they were clearly intended for the Kirlia he'd pretend he didn't at all. But briefly, they made him wonder.
He'd follow her to unlock the box, and when Dasha handed him the crystal he gladly took it and smiled back to her. "And in good time."
The old woman came over to congratulate them, and ensured they knew the standard posing to invoke the Psychium-Z's power. Afterward, she'd see them out of the ruins, and Kai found himself grinning a little more. "This brings back a lot of memories..." Eheh~
"So where to? Some more Konikoni shopping before we head back to Heahea, perhaps? Or do you wanna go ahead and head back?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 11, 2017 21:27:02 GMT -8
With everything finally done, Dasha allowed herself to relax. Her shoulders and features physically slacked, as if she’d both shed a weight and gained a new one. Ugh… from the flight to the shopping to everything else, she was tired, and as much as she wanted to continue shopping in Konikoni, she just as much wanted to climb into the hotel bed and sleep. For a couple of seconds, Dasha fought with herself. Finally, though— “I’m …. tired,” she admitted. “Let’s go back to the hotel for now.... and maybe we can get up early and come back to Konikoni tomorrow morning?” That sounded reasonable, yeah?
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 11, 2017 21:41:56 GMT -8
Ah... He sort of wanted to see Paniola in the morning, but he supposed whatever she'd enjoy more was preferable. He'd seen most of this before to some extent, after all, and her new experiences trumped his nostalgia. He'd still offer both options in the morning just in case she changed her mind, though.
"Sounds fine. Maybe nap a few hours and then hit the beach a bit before dinner? Or do you think you'll be down for the night?" He wasn't sure if he could sleep, either, but even just getting in a smoke and then spacing out for a bit sounded pretty nice. If she was planning to pass out, he'd get some sleep eventually, though.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 11, 2017 21:48:02 GMT -8
Oh, a timed nap and a branch trip before dinner sounded pretty nice. So long as she could get her energy up again, that sounded good. “The beach before dinner would be nice,” she answered smiling a bit softer starting in the direction of the exit for now. “Or.. maybe even dinner on the beach if there’s something around there?” Her gaze flickered to Kai. There had to be some place that was right on the water or something like that, right?
Bright Star meanwhile took the cue to bound on ahead some, her senses alert as always. If they were headed back to the hotel, that meant she could finally have her coconut! How exciting! “Chuuuu….” Oh… look at the pretty Wingull flying above. Pretty…
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 11, 2017 22:09:10 GMT -8
Dinner on the beach...? ... That was an entirely reasonable suggestion with an endless variety of potential contexts, so there was literally no reason his brain should have jumped to 'sounds like a date', and he'd immediately dismiss that. He admired her tenacity and she really was gorgeous, but she was also his subordinate and also in general a baby. And even if all that weren't true, he?? wasn't even vaguely in the market right now? He was emotionally exhausted and struggling enough just to make some new friends. Ha... Was just... ingrained mental association he supposed. "I'm sure we can find something if you want."
Once they made a little distance from the ruins entrance, he'd pull out Drason's PokeBall again so they could fly on back.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 12, 2017 6:15:32 GMT -8
Dasha perked up a little and gave a nod. Finally fishing out Princess’s Pokeball again, she’d release the Aerodactyl and slowly climb on again. Bright Star was put in her little strap area, and then they were good to go. The flight back to the hotel was short enough though Dasha did still catch the view very briefly before they landed for good. The islands were so very pretty weren’t they? Easing off her mount once they’d landed, she thanked, snuggled, and returned Princess before making a small gesture for Bright Star to following.
Looking at her watch, Dasha started to set it accordingly. “So about two and a half hours should be good,” she spoke aloud looking back towards Kai. She just needed to crash for a bit so…. Yeah… Coming up to their rooms, she opened the door only for Bright to bolt in and come back rolling her coconut. “Sweetie can’t it wait?” she sighed. The Pikachu whined a bit softly and made every kind of face in the process.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 12, 2017 11:01:07 GMT -8
Mmmm. Drason was getting a lot better at this than when he got him, but Kai really did need to look into getting a bit larger fly Pokemon some time. This worked for now, though. If it weren't for the tunnels, ground riding would likely have been fine, so he hoped the other two trials would work as well.
As they headed up toward the rooms and Dasha gave her timeframe, Kai nodded. "Sounds good." Would be a good amount of time to chill but hopefully not leave him too bored if he couldn't--
Then came Bright Star to Dasha's doorway with her treasure, and Kai couldn't help but grin. "If you have Iron Tail you could probably crack it open," he told Bright. "If not, would you like some help?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 12, 2017 16:22:15 GMT -8
Bright Star’s eyes sparkled a bit as Kai spoke. Looking from the coconut to her tail and then back up again to Kai, she debated smashing it to pieces but ;^; then it would be smashed to pieces! A small stifled laugh nearly escaped from Dasha as she recognized the Pikachu’s indecision. “Have him help you then, sweetie,” she stated. The Pikachu blinked back into reality and gave a quick nod. Ok! Rolling it over to Kai, Bright then shifted and held it up to him. Here! She couldn’t wait to see what was inside once it was opened. Dasha, meanwhile, leaned against the archway of her door, not quite saying anything more.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 12, 2017 17:24:40 GMT -8
Ehehe. "All right. Come in here a minute, then. Don't wanna make a mess in the hallway." Admittedly, bringing Charger out to help with this would probably be easier, but room inside was a little limited even in the hall, and he got the feeling hotel staff wouldn't appreciate a Tauros there, hah. His Marowak would be another good option, but that'd require a trip to a PC. So ehh, may as well do this the 'hard' way.
Heading into his room, he'd shuffle through his things he'd spread on the bed to find a large pocket knife (registered for the flight, of course). He.. probably should have taken it to the trial, but eh. It was Tapu Lele's domain. Tapu Koko or even Bulu or Fini, sure, but.. Whatever the case, he grabbed it now and flipped it open.
He set the coconut down on the hotel's dresser, turned it to a good angle, and stabbed the knife into the husk at an angle. He worked it until the fibers started coming loose, then used the flat of the blade as leverage to pry up and grab a hunk of it. Little by little, he'd peel away layers to reveal the round nut about half the size of the thing Bright had been rolling about. Using the knife again, he'd shave away the fibers on it until it resembled a slightly rougher version of one someone might see in a store. Locating the eyes, he'd show Bright Star. "See these? And here?" He ran a finger up the sort of seam that formed between eyes, opposite the larger 'mouth', and stopped in the middle; if the eyes were perfectly on the sides, this would be the very top of the nut. He picked it up and cracked that spot against the corner of the dresser with some force, a bit of the water dripping out as it smoothly split down the middle, perpendicular to the seam he'd shown her.
He did his best to hold the halves together, then set the knife down and headed to hold the nut over the sink near the hotel door to pull apart, whatever water inevitably spilled easier dealt with that way. Still, much of it would be preserved in each half of the coconut, and he knelt down to hand one to Bright before holding the other up to offer her a 'toast'. "Both halves are still yours, but mind if I steal a sip~?" He'd hope not, heh. He took a decent-sized drink, then stood again. Whether Dasha had followed them in or remained out in the hall, he'd go to her and offer her the half he held. "Fancy a bit?"
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