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Professor of Oceanography
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 5, 2018 4:28:50 GMT -8
It had been way too long since Hiro had really gotten out, he decided. Granted, he was never much of one for parties or the like-- not since high school-- despite what impressions some may get while talking to him. But he liked to try to be social now and then, and as high tech as Faraday could be, of course it had a selection of interesting clubs. He'd just been working so much that... yeah heh.
Tonight, though, he was finally taking some time. He'd gotten himself all psyched up. Hair in its nice spiked ponytail, a trendier pair of glasses, clothing sleek but just a bit flashy. He was here to have fun, chat some people up, maybe dance, and of course have a few drinks. Something light and flavorful to start the night, he decided.
For the moment, he sipped that drink, scoping the place out for anyone who caught his eye. It wasn't as busy as he expected, and what cute people he did see all seemed to be here with someone. Not that that was necessarily a deal-breaker, but ah... Well last time he tried that he got a kid out of the deal so maybe not haha. (That was how causality worked right??) Granted she was an awesome kid but he digressed. Casually, he started making small talk with the barkeep while his gaze shifted back and forth between the dance floor and occasionally checking the door.
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 5, 2018 17:19:28 GMT -8
“W-what do you think? Hood up, or down?”
Asher peeked over his shoulder to make sure no one was watching, then quickly turned back to Hummer, who was perched on a small crate. Hummer shook his head and clicked his claw disdainfully.
“What does that mean, I don’t-”
Hummer clicked more furiously as Asher started to raise his hood.
“Agh! Fine, fine, hood down.”
Asher let his dark yellow hoodie fall around his shoulders as he checked his hair. Hummer rolled his eyes and chittered.
“I just feel underdressed okay? I don’t want to draw unnecessary attention.”
Asher sighed, then started towards the club entrance. Hummer skittered up his leg and onto his shoulder before Asher pulled out his ball and returned the water Pokemon to his belt. A quick word with the bouncer, and Asher was in.
Mid-tempo dance music greeted him as he wandered past the dance floor. Small, not crowded, very couple-friendly it seemed. Still, enough that Asher felt comfortably lost in the crowd as he made his way to the bar for a drink. Patiently waiting his turn for the bartender, he wondered if he could make some connections in Faraday that would be interested in helping with his research or being interviewed. It was a high-tech city, there were surely researchers or Professors around somewhere.
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Professor
Professor of Oceanography
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 5, 2018 17:46:19 GMT -8
Hiro had just been starting to feel a bit unsure about his plans for the evening-- not getting out, but had he come too early? had he picked a bad club?-- when at last a newcomer to the bar caught his eye. Oh? What a cutie~ As the bartender excused himself to take the new patron's order, Hiro kept watch out of the corner of his eye.
So far, he seemed alone; good, he wouldn't have to feel like he was intruding then. And he didn't seem noticeably inebriated (at least yet, later would be more understandable eheh) or otherwise have any major signs that Hiro might be better off avoiding him. So he waited for the blond to get his drink, nursing his own in the meantime, and then gave him almost a minute before finally moving to a closer seat in a fluid motion.
"Heya~!" he greeted cheerfully. "You meeting friends here, or looking to make new ones~?"
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 5, 2018 18:05:40 GMT -8
“Oh, thank you so much!”
Asher cupped his drink with both hands as the bartender walked away. He was grateful that most people in the club seemed more interested in dancing than in singing - he hated sitting at the bar when there were people crowding around, clamoring for the bartender’s attention at drunken volumes in his ear. This was nice, though.
What am I here for if not to loosen up, right?
Asher sipped at his drink, then started gulping. Wow, that was refreshing! He was about to get the bartender to tell him the recipe when someone popped up next to him.
"Heya~! You meeting friends here, or looking to make new ones~?"
Asher started, causing his drink to clatter. He steadied it with both hands while smiling sheepishly at the salmon-haired person sitting next to him.
“H-hi! Sorry about that,” Asher said, indicating his glass. “Um, no I don’t know anyone in Faraday City that I’d be meeting! Are you from around here? I’ll admit, I don’t really know much about anything outside my hometown.”
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 5, 2018 18:28:13 GMT -8
Oh yeah? What luck then. Hiro would definitely take that as a 'looking to meet people' answer. "Sort of. My family moved to Faraday around New Year's, but I'm from Kanto before that, and I've been working mostly in Pahala." In other words, he probably knew more about the city than the blond, but not nearly as much as a true local.
Leaning back with one elbow propping him on the bar comfortably, Hiro sipped his own drink a bit more before asking, "What about you? Which town are you venturing here from, eh~?" It was hard to imagine spending one's whole life in one place, but depending on the place it might not be so bad.
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 5, 2018 18:57:07 GMT -8
"Oh, I’m from Caravella City. My parents and family are all from there since forever. My dad used to run a shipping business, so I had some chances to see a glimpse of other places, but I was never much of a sailor. I’ve always felt more at home with Pokemon.”
Asher got a better look at his new companion as they leaned over the bar. What an interesting looking person - such a vibrant hair color and offbeat wardrobe. What would it be like to have piercings or wear jewelry? Asher couldn’t even imagine trying to draw that much attention to himself on purpose.
“You said you work in Pahala a lot? That’s a lot like Caravella’s canals, isn’t it? What line of work are you in?”
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Professor of Oceanography
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 5, 2018 19:08:42 GMT -8
Oooh, yes Caravella was also pretty nice. Hiro had easily been there third-most often of Verian cities. He'd heard a lot of things that sounded like it wouldn't be the best place to live, but he liked visiting. The architecture and all was gorgeous. Hiro nodded along until he was addressed again.
"Ah, not really," he answered. "New Pahala, the actual city now, is built on big platforms like massive rigs, so it's way above the water. Old Pahala you can navigate on the water, but it's just the flooded ruins of the old city." A tragedy even for as long as it had been, but... "That actually segways right into your other question though~ Believe it or not I'm a Verian Professor. I sudden ocean ecology and geology, and I've especially been studying the ecosystem that's developed in Old Pahala to see how Pokemon have adapted and if efforts might-- or should-- be made to re-naturalize the area." Re-naturalize was a word, right? He was a scientist he swore.
He guessed he was talking business more than pleasure now but ah well, he loved his job. Extending a hand to shake, he offered his name. "Hiroto Kaimana, by the way. Friends call me Hiro~"
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 5, 2018 19:24:41 GMT -8
A Pokemon Professor! Asher’s head was spinning. A real, Verian Pokemon Professor would be just the kind of person to lend his podcast a little bit of legitimacy as a scientific publication. And just think of all the things that he could learn working side by side in a real Pokemon Lab, and not just from his laptop in the back of the ranch house.
“A Pokemon Professor? No way!”
Asher took Hiro’s proffered hand and shook it enthusiastically, again almost knocking over his drink.
“Hiro, it’s nice to meet you! My name is Asher, Asher Tupelo. I guess I’m in charge of running Tupelo Acres now, but I also have a website and podcast that I try to update with my research on Pokemon and Pokemon battling!”
Asher turned to face Hiro more squarely and started to ask about which projects the professor was currently working on, but stopped himself. They were at a club, this wasn’t the place for a podcast interview. Still, Asher couldn’t help himself from prying a little more.
“So what made you decide to focus on oceans as a Professor?”
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 5, 2018 19:43:43 GMT -8
Research?? He was an indie researcher? "No way, nice!" Hiro interjected. He really did hit the jackpot then, huh? Cute and common interests? Fuck yeah. Inb4 he becomes a crazy stalker type, ha. Brain no don't Jynx it.
So what made you decide to focus on oceans as a Professor? "Pff! It's more like I just hella love the ocean, and the Professor job was the first opening I found after getting my PhD." He grinned wide. "All right, so I could've looked elsewhere. My uncle had moved out here right around the time I finished school though, so we were checking out the region considering keeping the fam together. Mom saw Faraday could use ophthalmologists and I saw they had research positions available in the League so it seemed to work out really nice."
He almost went on before realizing, "Oh uh, I guess I'm more rambling about why Veria than why oceanography huh?" He laughed lightly, then shrugged. With a cheeky grin, he answered, "Water you supposed to do when you're shore the sea is calling you? I guess you could say I got into this field just for the halibut." The cadence of the last word made it sound like 'hell of it'. Honestly it was amazing Asher made it several minutes into conversation before getting bad puns out of him.
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 5, 2018 22:16:28 GMT -8
“Ah, yeah!”
No way! Asher had never considered that people might come to Veria for their own research - he’d always felt a little stuck in his Verian coastal town, and other regions seemed like the gateway to the world beyond. But it was expensive and uncertain to make a life so far from home with no support...and he wanted to achieve his goals sooner rather than later. His parents would be back to check up on the ranch at some point, after all.
"Water you supposed to do when you're shore the sea is calling you? I guess you could say I got into this field just for the halibut."
“Pfft-!”
Asher nearly choked on what was left of his drink. He gulped and managed to crack a wan smile.
“So I guess you’re an expert on...current events?” Asher weakly joked.
Puns were not his forte. Asher felt like he was in the deep end, and he had never been a strong swimmer. He motioned urgently to the bartender for a refill on his drink before turning back to Hiro. The music had changed to something faster now, and there were more people on the dance floor and around the bar. Asher felt a little cramped, but the drink was treating him nicely and he was happy to have found a friend.
“I never asked what brought you here tonight. Are you with friends from town or just hanging out?”
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 5, 2018 23:09:48 GMT -8
Current-- CURRENT events, merciful Arceus it took everything Hiro had not to lose himself in glee. As it was, a high excited noise escaped him briefly, and he could not stop grinning.
What was he doing here? Hehehehe... Quirking a brow cheekily, he asked, "Would you think less of me if I was looking for a nice catch~?" Granted he was totally fine just seeing how things played out right now, heh.
"Really though, it's just been ages since I got out on my own. No family or work or anything."
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 5, 2018 23:53:56 GMT -8
Gulp.
“H-haha, no, I wouldn’t think anything at all!”
Wait, that was a dumb thing to say. Asher mentally scolded himself. Obviously he was being teased, there was no need to react so strongly. And he understood the need to be out and away from family and work. For so long, those had meant the same thing to Asher. Now he was learning to run the business on his own and live on his own at the same time, and it could be exhausting. This was a good way to recharge, especially with this marvelous concoction the bartender kept bringing him.
“I’m still not used to being on my own all the time. I guess for me, I think of coming to a place like this as going out to be around people - work and home are pretty solitary for me these days.”
Asher sipped his drink, then smiled.
“Except for my Pokemon, of course. That’s why I really want to be a Professor - so I can share what it’s like to start a journey with your new partners with Trainers all over Veria. I’m sure you feel the same way about your Pokemon.”
He wasn’t usually this talkative. He felt great. He felt like dancing now.
“Hey, do you wanna move to the dance floor?”
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 7, 2018 19:06:48 GMT -8
I wouldn't think anything at all! EEK? A snippet of embarrassingly high giggle had squeaked out of Hiro before he managed to stifle it down to something reasonable. That was adorable though? Maybe his standards had just gotten really loose after so long or maybe he was just in a really nice mood or maybe he was getting a little tipsy or maybe Asher was really just that cute.
Hiro leaned in a bit and rested his cheek against one hand as he listened to Asher talk. What a good and pure ideal. Even if, "You bet. Though I'm not that kind of--"
Hey, do you wanna move to the dance floor?
!!! "Hell yeah!" Half of his second drink was promptly forgotten and abandoned as Hiro hopped up and grabbed his-- ah, hand or wrist or somewhere in that vicinity, he wasn't really going for accuracy here-- to usher Asher out to the dance floor.
He'd promptly let go once there if Asher didn't pull away sooner, and fluidly joined in the dancing. His movements were a bit rough and sometimes a fraction of a second late or preemptive compared to the music, showing an amateur status, but he did seem to have some idea what he was doing overall rather than flailing randomly at least.
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Post by Asher Tupelo on Jul 9, 2018 17:27:57 GMT -8
Asher let himself be led onto the dance floor, head bobbing, already trying to find the beat so that his feet wouldn’t be surprised by his brain’s order to dance. Hiro was ahead of him, dancing wildly (at least, by Asher’s standards). Asher tried to get his feet in time, but his arms were already going haphazardly. With a small grimace, he closed his eyes and tried to forget that he was surrounded by strangers - the alcohol helped with that. He started to feel a little more comfortable, and opened his eyes to find that he was dancing...not terribly? Asher was happily surprised to see that he was only slightly more awkward than his dance partner, which really helped calm him down. He grinned widely at Hiro. He didn’t know if you were supposed to keep the conversation going on the dance floor, but right now it seemed like there wasn’t much that needed saying.
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Post by Hiroto Kaimana on Jul 11, 2018 20:10:18 GMT -8
Hiro hardly minded the break in conversation, happy just for the excuse to lose himself in the beat. He was just barely buzzed, pleasant but not yet hazy, but the music pounding in his ears was starting to form a sort of veil of its own. At least until the song changed to something a little more chill, prompting him to relax a bit in turn.
"Hey~" he nudged Asher. He wasn't dancing anymore so much as just swaying snd bobbing a bit. "Why don't you tell me more about this podcast of yours. What's your favorite episode so far or your favorite thing you've done for it?"
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