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001 Bushels ❦ [Video]

What in tarnation is this!?

[The gear feed opens on the ground, half-obscured by grass. Not too far in the distance, a young, fair-skinned girl sits shakily on her knees, her face obscured by a ten-gallon hat and a large golden ponytail. Her knees are scuffed and her face is dirty, signs she just fell from her feet. However, rather than trying to get back up, she remains on her knees, staring at her hands in disbelief.]

I swear... [She pants.] I swear... if this is one of your tricks, Discord... [She tries to get back on her feet, but stumbles backwards. Her hat falls off her head, revealing her freckled face and shocking green eyes.]

You ain't gonna have any teeth when I'm through with you!!

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_{[Sensing this, he smiles gently.]}

You'll see what I mean. We're still looking for a way home, but so far we've come up short. Might as well take the time to enjoy it while it lasts.

[She nods in response, shuffling her feet a moment to kick up dirt as she walks.]

I reckon so. Might be nice to take a vacation. [A potentially years-long vacation.]

...You wouldn't happen to be too far off, would'ya? [Because everyone she knows is forever away. ;~;]

_{[Oh man he's. probably even further off.]}

I am, actually. Sorry about that. _{[Genuinely sorry - he misses spending time with her, even if she doesn't remember him this time around. A very brief pause, then:]}

But you can always get in touch with the 'gear if you'd like. Do you know how to use it?

Oh. That's a shame. [She looks down at her 'gear, tracing a couple of buttons with her fingers.]

I'm afraid it's a bit more advanced than what I'm used to.

I'm not surprised. It doesn't strike me as anything that would be all that common in your world.

_{[He'd show her, but since the gear is what he's using to communicate ...]}

Touch the symbols on the screen and pick the right number. We all have different ones.

You can call at any time.

Any time? That's pretty kind of you, Coop.

[The camera may spin and turn a little bit as she examines the 'gear. She won't mess with it now, for fear of cutting the feed, but know that she'll be up all night trying to figure it out.]

_{["Coop", huh? He likes hearing that again. No one else in Johto ever calls him that, funnily enough.]}

Kindness is the greatest wisdom, Applejack.

[Her smile grows larger, warmer. She looks down at her Growlithe, who happily barks, running circles around her master.]

That's the wisest thing I've ever heard, I reckon.

Shame I can't take credit for it.

_{[He hears the barking and looks curious.]}

That your starter?

[She grins and nods. How could she forget to introduce her starter? She bends down lightly, scooping the pup into her arms after chasing her a bit.]

Coop, meet Jessie~!

_{[A growlithe? That's funny. She used to have one -- well, now an Arcanine. Things sure have a funny way of working out.]}

Hi there, Jessie. _{[She's cute. He takes a moment to grin at her before looking back up to AJ.]} Looks like a sharp one.

[Jessie responds with a bark, her tail wagging so much that AJ is forced to put her down.]

She's as smart as a whip! Real energetic, too. She hasn't stopped moving since I let her out of her ball.

_{[That makes him laugh, a little. It's surprisingly easy to fall back into talking with AJ like this and he's grateful for that - thought it would have been much more difficult.]}

Then you might want to keep an eye on her. Do you know what she'll look like fully grown?

Edited 2011-10-19 04:02 (UTC)

[AJ's happy to have (re)made a friend, as well. This was a really awkward time for her, and she's clinging on to friendly faces right now, though she'd never admit that.]

Fully grown? I figured she was just a pup, but the thought never came into my head.

Growth works differently here. It's called evolution and can happen quite suddenly. Not too dissimilar from the metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a butterfly.

_{[He's contemplating whether to show her Big Red or not. It is her Arcanine, after all - but if she doesn't know yet that she's been here before, he doesn't really want to mess with her head by telling her that. ..not to mention that a six feet fire dog in itself can be pretty startling.]}

Now ain't that somethin'. Jessie, you're gonna grow up to be big an' strong one day. [Bark bark!]

Everyone does, sooner or later.

[She gives her pup another pat on the head.]

You're right. Which is why we should have a battle, sometime. If I ever manage to catch up to ya, I mean.

_{[Have a grin, AJ! A pretty big one.]}

I'll look forward to that.

Edited 2011-10-19 04:38 (UTC)

_{[And then, suddenly serious - but kindly so. He knows this must be confusing.]}

You must have heard about being here before by now, haven't you?

[And like that, her smile fades. She does her best to bring it back, but it just comes off awkward.]

Y-yeah. Pretty strange, ain't it?

_{[He looks a little apologetic at that. Sorry AJ, but he'd like to keep all cards on the table.]}

Yeah. It's yet another thing Johto likes to pull on us.

[She can tell her smile isn't fooling him, so she'll drop it.]

I wish I could remember, so I'd know how to treat the people I knew here.

Well, you're treating me the same so far. That's good enough in my book.

_{[The 'don't worry about it' is there between the lines.]}

Good to know. Last thing I'd want to do is be rude to an old friend.

[video] cause in its spare time, it's secretly the embodiment of annoyance!

tapestodiane - 2011-10-21 11:38 (UTC) - Expand

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[video] LJ, y u no give me notifs?

[video] cause in its spare time, it's secretly the embodiment of annoyance!