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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 14, 2017 2:37:48 GMT -8
Kai had just been about to try to work his way back up when he saw Dasha catch some air, and found himself grinning at the level of excitement she exuded. He supposed he could sit here and watch her a minute or-- SPLASH.
Pfffffffff.. As she came back up, he chuckled a bit. "Not bad, Laska~" he called, just loud enough to account for the beach noise and distance. "Try to make sure you give the Mantine time to straighten up before landing, though. It's natural for them to dive as they hit, but for us..." Eheheh. Recovery was easy enough, which made Mantine surfing one of the safer 'extreme' sports so long as one didn't hit the water at an especially bad angle, or try it in a storm or something stupid like that. And knowing the Mantine weren't at all bothered by a 'bad' landing always set his mind at ease, but the human end still amused him.
Pushing himself back up, he took position and urged his Mantine a bit farther out to try some of the larger waves.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 14, 2017 19:28:33 GMT -8
They’d surf for a while, Dasha trying out new tricks and tracks as confidence built in her. This was so much fun? How had she never tried this before? Never mind that she’d never really heard of it till now anyways. As the surfing came to a close and settled into a dinner on the beach from one of the numerous little carts and pullies that rolled around. It wasn’t as tasty as the restaurant had been, but it was still so fresh which she appreciated.
Returning to the hotel for the night, Dasha stretched slowly. Bright Star mimicked the motions as she went, yawning loudly in tow. Looking back at Kai after a moment, Dasha smirked a bit. “The trial starts at noon tomorrow?” she asked-spoke-reminded briefly. She vaguely wanted to get up and go shopping, but she didn’t want to bring everything to the trial if they bumped up against it. Hadn’t Kai wanted to see something to or was she imagining that?
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 14, 2017 20:08:39 GMT -8
Kai nodded. "If we wake up early, we could get in a bit more sight-seeing first. Either swing back by Konikoni's markets or check out downtown Heahea or maybe a quick trip to see Paniola. Maybe more than one if we're up early enough." He... had meant to go downtown a bit tonight, but.. ahahaha. He supposed he couldn't complain about losing track of time surfing. He was about 90% sure Dasha had managed to get better than him in that span, but he'd still done a lot better than he expected, which was probably owed to the Mantine more than anything but ssshh.
"That or if you want to head to Melemele early we could look around Hau'oli before the trial." It was the biggest city in Alola, after all. "Either way, we should try to be checked out here and on the boat by 10:30, 11 at latest. Unless you want to come back to Akala after tomorrow's trial."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 15, 2017 14:39:18 GMT -8
Dasha paused considering the options laid out before them. It felt like she’d only glossed over some areas, and there definitely was a shop that had caught her eye in Konikoni that they hadn’t gone in. On the bot by 11 at the latest… Hmmm. “There was a store I wanted to see in Konikonki … maybe if we get up early enough, we can go to it and then maybe back up to Heahea and walk around there right before the boat comes?” That sounded pretty reasonable timeline wise, and they were closer together as far as cities went. Somewhere in the back of Dasha’s mind, she still knew this wasn’t a vacation vacation but …. Still.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 15, 2017 16:29:46 GMT -8
"That'll work. Just call me whenever you're up in the morning." He'd bid her good night, and head to his room. It had been a fairly long day, and all that surfing was pretty tiring in a good way, and the tv still buzzing and a low volume helped the room feel a bit more comfortable as he entered, and a hot shower to wash off all the brine was really relaxing, so--
............... nope. Almost an hour later he'd admit he wasn't getting any sleep any time soon, and decided he may as well break out his laptop and do his daily quests then. ...Ah, someone was putting together a group for the latest raid, and he wasn't going to be able to make his guild's run this week, so he may as well get in on that.
Sleep now? ... Nope. Well... he could go do a few runs to try to get that rare mount to spawn. Maybe watch another of these movies he'd gotten for the trip during the more monotonous parts of the dungeon. Sleep... now? ... Fuck.
In the end, he finally forced himself to lie down about 15 minutes before Dasha called, and opted for just dunking his head in a cold shower stream for a minute to help wake himself up. All right. At least he did get that nap yesterday, he'd be fine.
As much as Kai still kind of wanted that peaceful morning view over Paniola, flight to Konikoni at that hour served much the same niche, really. It sacrificed some of the details for a more expansive view, but he wouldn't call either worse than the other. And shopping was fun enough. Or rather, he was able to find a nice Primarina-inspired hair clip he was pretty sure Nalani would like in Konikoni, and a somewhat rare plush in a line that Keone collected in Heahea. (Kai was about 80% sure he didn't have this one yet, anyway; he supposed he might have gotten it recently and not said anything, but he recalled him mentioning being sad he couldn't find one for sale just about a month and a half to two months ago or so.) Beyond that, the fun was more just watching Dasha enjoy herself.
Helping carry her bags was... kind of a guilty pleasure if he was honest, heh. He always kind of enjoyed the 'pack mule' role in that he simultaneously got to be useful to the person he was shopping with, and to onlookers look vaguely strong and... whatever impression this was, heh. He couldn't quite place a word but he knew the vague feel he associated with it and appreciated it.
It.. steadily became less entertaining as her Sawk and Throh were brought out as well, because Kai physically could not hold much more. Maybe weight-wise but the sheer volume of stuff was getting a little overwhelming. Arceus almighty was this why she worked so much overtime or was this just going all-out on vacation fever?
"Ah... Ey Laska, you know we have to get all this on the boat, and then the next boat, and then the plane home, right?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 15, 2017 16:53:04 GMT -8
Dasha… was maybe a little manic. All the shops and stalls and glitter and glam was a little overstimulating and almost overwhelming (read as very overwhelming). There were so many nice things, and she… she… She wanted it all?? Not just for herself, of course. She’d promised she’d get some stuff for Nik and Alex and also wanted to surprise Sam with some nice things too and oh this was cute though and that was cute and oh gosh that was—
Ey, Laska you know we have to get all this on the boat and then the next boat and then the plane home right? Dasha blinked back into reality and turned around from the stand she’d been looking through. “I… yes, I know. I can pack it all up effectively later,” she assured. Most of what she had bought could be folded and packaged better and….. she guessed… maybe she should ease up… A small, not quite laugh escaped from her. “I… suppose that’s good for now though…”
It was almost time for the boat to arrive too, right? Right, let’s go do that then and not think about everything else. They were at the loading station a bit earlier, and Dasha spent the time working through the bags, putting bigger things with smaller things and effectively cutting down the volume by a little over half. It was still… a lot, but she could figure out the rest later.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 15, 2017 17:31:08 GMT -8
Kai was.. mildly impressed and more than a little amused. "Suppose there are plenty of places in Hau'oli to buy extra luggage for the flight, huh?" If only she could resist buying everything else in the process. Kai's hopes in that regard were not the highest, but he'd at least assume she probably wouldn't be quite so over the top on a second spree. Surely she'd gotten most of it out of her system by now, bought souvenirs for everyone she planned to? He supposed time would tell though.
The boat was a little bit loud and a little bit crowded, with a pretty equal measure of commuting locals and sight-seeing tourists. The latter were largely excitable, and while nothing was too overwhelming, it was... actually really relaxing for Kai, and he'd wind up excusing himself and finding a quiet place to sit and nod off for about 20 minutes.
Fuck he was groggy when the boat made shore, but told himself he'd function better through the day for it once he fully woke back up. They still had about half an hour until the trial, although they should start heading that way.
"The Ruins are just past Iki Town, which is all but a suburb of Hau'oli in the grand scheme of things," he explained as they headed that way. "Of course, Iki was there first, and Hau'oli's just grown closer. But they haven't expanded any closer in about ten years now. Think they know better than to get too close to sacred grounds. Especially when the deity you risk pissing off embodies the spirit of Conflict," he added with a grin.
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 15, 2017 18:00:38 GMT -8
Dasha’s eyes flickered around as they walked up towards Iki Town. “Tapu Koko, right?” she asked briefly. The one Tapu Coca is named after. She wouldn’t add that last part considering it would also be admitting that was possibly the only reason she remembered it, in fact. Blue eyes flickered forward again. “Does it watch the trials like Tapu—… Lele does?” she asked a bit slower than intended. They all start with Tapu, yes but that part was the easy part.
She almost wanted to ask if they could stop in and get a hotel in the city, but this time they were sort of pressed for time, so she ignored it for now.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 15, 2017 19:37:02 GMT -8
"He does. Some locals claim he watches more than all the others... though some insist Melemele's trials are just the most interesting~" Ehehehe. He knew quite a few folks from Akala and Ula'ula who'd have something to say about that, but it still amused him.
They would absolutely be making a pit stop at a hotel on the edge of town, though. "Ah.. hope you don't mind I went ahead and booked our rooms last night. Couldn't sleep and it gets kind of crazy in Hau'oli through the winter season. We'll just grab our room keys and toss our luggage in for now, though." Or well, he'd take a minute to cut his down since she had so much to drop off, but he probably could have carried it through the whole trial fine, heh. Although with Keone's plush, his bag didn't quite zip securely now, so he was hardly complaining either. "There's a PC in the lobby, so grab a Ride Pokemon if you need one."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 15, 2017 19:46:04 GMT -8
Oh, thank Arceus. Daha let out a breath and gave a small nod. “Alright,” she answered as they came up to the hotel. Taking the key and putting her stuff in her room, she grabbed a simpler purse and threw it over her shoulder. She stopped briefly to check her makeup, but nothing had ruined it yet so only a little touch up here and there was necessary. Once that was done, she headed back down to the lobby and started going through her PC. Princess’s ball was taken up as well as a Fletch’s Pokeball. He had to see the Alolan skies at least once while they were here.
Once that was done and Kai got done with anything he may have needed to do, they’d leave the hotel, and Dasha would release both Aerodactyl and Fletchinder. The latter looked around surprised before flashing Dasha a bright look and flying upwards. So, this was their vacation place! Very nice! Never mind that Dasha had insisted it was training over and over again. It was! So pretty! Climbing onto Princess, Dasha once more had her fly upwards to match heights with Fletch briefly. Oh, this island seemed a bit smaller? Maybe?
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 15, 2017 20:00:11 GMT -8
Oh? Kai had been thinking of riding Charger, but if she wanted to fly he supposed they'd probably make even better time. He'd apologize for being just a minute more as he quickly ran back inside to swap one of his Pokemon for Drason, though he'd keep Charger in the party for certain.
The view wasn't as impressive as Akala or Ula'ula but who was counting for the past 24 years as a point of island rivalry or anything, though the mountains obscuring part of the view were partially to blame as well. Regardless, he'd point out how far the far end of Hau'oli really was, and Clawmark Hill in the distance.
They'd fly until they reached the far edge of Iki, but then Kai signaled her to land. As they dismounted, he explained, "Another matter of reverence. We need to hike this trail on foot to reach the ruins. Though we're making good time, so it shouldn't be a problem."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 15, 2017 20:15:10 GMT -8
As they landed, Dasha returned Princess and hesitated but decided to let Fletch explore for himself a little longer. The mention of having to hike the trail on foot had Dasha giving a small nod. For as much as she could have pressed about time and argued that it wasn’t necessary— this was also hiking, and she very much liked to do that. “Alright,” was the simplest answer before she started up the trail, her eyes flickering around to the scenic nature around it. It wasn’t nearly as forested as the place she had camped out with Dad, but it was still very lush and very nice to look at.
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Post by Laina on Dec 15, 2017 23:24:33 GMT -8
As the duo hike up towards the next area, they will come across an obstacle course that consists of five trials, each explained very briefly by a helpful trial guide. The first obstacle consists of a series of logs in water that the duo must cross without falling in. If they happen to fall, they must start at the beginning and try again.
The second trial is a deceptively simple rope bridge that leads to the next area. It is advisable to tread with caution however considering this particular bridge is very old and has pieces missing; a few planks are rotten and might break if enough weight is placed on them. The ropes seem sturdy enough however, perhaps using them to cross would be better.
The third trial leads to a series of ancient stone pillars that look as if they could be climbable if not for the lack of hand holds. On top of the pillars is a ledge that leads to a zip line to the next area. However, the only things that seem useable are two pairs of weighted ropes. How will these be of any use?
The zip line leads the pair to the base of a waterfall and towards what appears to be two waiting Sawk and Throh meditating as they await opponents. The two must fight them until a winner is decided or the pokemon deem them worthy enough to go onto the next obstacle.
The final obstacle is climbing up the cliff by the waterfall with the use of the provided rope and hand holds. Once on top of the cliff, the duo will find their trial guide waiting for them in order to hand over the Fightinium Z. Be careful though, some Mankey are bound and determined to make the climb as difficult as possible by throwing rocks (foam balls) down. It seems they are the only ones allowed to be king of the mountain and are reluctant to give up that title.
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Post by Takeki Kaimana on Dec 16, 2017 7:07:15 GMT -8
The hike was pretty relaxing, all things considered. Not too steep or too rugged, but neither was it anything like walking up a paved uphill street in town. The path was worn but still very natural, and the raised stone faces on either side added to a certain sense of grandeur around them.
About halfway to the ruins, however, they'd encounter the guide who directed them on a little... detour, if they would. Winding through this area, it would eventually take them just outside the Ruin entrance... but could they make it through the scenic route?
"Interesting," Kai commented. "You up for the task, Laska?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Dec 16, 2017 7:47:12 GMT -8
The way the guide phrased the detour of sorts had Dasha’s brow quirking, but at Kai’s commentary, she glanced sideways at him and gave a nod. “Alright,” was the simplest answer before she started on down that path instead. As they walked down (down??) the path Dasha found herself looking back. Weren’t they supposed to be climbing higher? Her lips pressed together, and she looked forward again just in time to see a river filled with logs.
Another trial guide was leaning against a tree smiling. As they got in a little closer, he’d explain the rules very simply: cross the water without touching the water. Simple, right?
Simple, right? Dasha’s eyes swept over the scene again, and suddenly she was back in one of the many logging camps in the Eastern Woods. A weird breath drew in and out of her, and she shifted the bag on her shoulder some. “Shouldn’t be too hard,” she said more to herself than to Kai.
Fluidly, she started running forward, lunging off the bank and hopping from the first log to the second. She wouldn’t give time for the logs to move before she was lunging to the next one. Her agility served her well in getting to the other side with ease. Once her feet hit the other side of the bank, she’d turn and flash a bright grin. This was… very much her element.
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