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Post by snark on Jun 23, 2019 6:21:46 GMT
Melissa is still tinkering with something in the Pokemon Center. It takes her a little while to notice Nori's entrance, but by the time he's spoken with the nurse on duty and handed his Pokemon over for healing she's looked up. "Ah, Nori! I assume, based on your lack of downcast expression and defeated posture, that you have emerged victorious?"
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Post by carnackiArdent on Jun 23, 2019 17:25:57 GMT
"Yeah, definitely!" Nori grins. "Anguihorn took out one of her Pokémon in one shot! Though I guess not having that freaking Tangela show up again helps. That thing just wouldn't go down."
He wanders over to her. "So what are you working on, Doc?" He's assuming if she doesn't want to tell him, she'll say so. If there's anyone too polite to tell him to buzz off, he doesn't think it's Melissa.
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Post by snark on Jun 23, 2019 17:39:54 GMT
"A galvanic force amplifier for Pretorius - something to give his Electric attacks a bit of extra power. I've got a handheld version working already, but the interface is giving me problems - a Voltorb doesn't have any hands, or indeed any other points of attachment. I think it's either going to have to be a harness, or another surgical job. Several of my other Pokemon pose similar problems, I've been contemplating designing some sort of modular implant to make it easier to swap out such devices..."
"In any case! It's nothing that can't wait. Once the orange girl finishes, we can be off to Pewter."
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Post by Raven on Jun 23, 2019 19:02:51 GMT
Nue bows as she accepts the half-badge and squirrels it away someplace. She praises her Ferroseed for its hard work as she recalls it to go get it healed up. After this, she will resume her stalking protective detail of Yue.
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Post by ventix on Jun 23, 2019 20:27:06 GMT
Yue snuggles up to Gwen until the pair reach the center. "I wonder how it's going for Nono and Stells."
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Post by carnackiArdent on Jun 25, 2019 3:08:25 GMT
"Yeah, I can see how Voltorb generally, y'know, not having limbs would be a problem. Most Pokémon you could at least hang it around their neck, but he doesn't really have one of those either..." Nori frowns thoughtfully.
"Anyway, did Gwen and Yue already head north? I wasn't sure if everybody was going to wait for Stella and me or not."
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Post by Raven on Jun 25, 2019 3:11:46 GMT
A sticky note "materializes" on Nori's face, indicating that Yue and Gwen have just arrived at the Pokemon Center. They are right outside.
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Post by carnackiArdent on Jun 25, 2019 3:22:49 GMT
Nori makes a face as he pulls the note off. "Guess this must be from Nue. Unless we've got more ninjas around I guess."
He sticks his head out the door. Yup, that's Gwen's Onix. "Hey, you two! Stella's not back yet, but I made it!" He holds up his half-badge and flashes it in the sunlight.
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Post by oddeyes on Jun 25, 2019 4:31:21 GMT
Gwen returns her Onix, and rolls on over to Nori while still having Yue in tow. "Ayyy. Finally!" She flashes a thumbs up.
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Post by ventix on Jun 25, 2019 6:46:38 GMT
"Congrats, Nono!" Yue says with a cheer, before looking concerned. "...The Gym is still standing isn't it? We still need to come back for the other half of our badges..."
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Post by snark on Jun 25, 2019 8:09:52 GMT
"I'm sure we'd have heard something if that were the case. Demolition isn't a quiet business." Melissa pauses. "Well, I would have heard something. I suppose the two of you might have been too busy canoodling to notice."
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Post by ventix on Jun 25, 2019 15:31:14 GMT
"Silly, Melly! Noodles don't come in cans, they come in cups! And we weren't eating cup noodles, we were cuddling! Anyways, we've been out in the forest most of the day and came straight here from that."
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Post by oddeyes on Jun 25, 2019 18:48:20 GMT
Even if Yue didn't get it, Gwen did. She smiles at Melissa while gritting her teeth. "Ya like to keep bringing stuff up like that. Ya getting jealous or something!?"
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Post by carnackiArdent on Jun 25, 2019 18:57:24 GMT
Nori sighed. "'Demolish the gym' was just a figure of speech, Yue," he said, hoping to head off the incipient argument. "It meant I was gonna win. Which I did, because I'm awesome and so is Anguihorn. I picked the right name for him - his namesake's a badass who takes on other kaiju with nothing but spikes, and he was the first one to make King Sandora bleed in a movie."
He taps one of the patches on his bag, showing a massive, menacing-looking Hydreigon looming over a city.
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Post by Raven on Jun 25, 2019 19:16:21 GMT
"By now you have surely realized that Yue has an unfortunate habit of misunderstanding turns of phrase. It is a habit we have tried to break her of via proper instruction, but alas, it never seems to stick. We believe it to be her 'von Ravenbrandt personality quirk'." A voice suddenly says from behind Gwen. When the group turns around, they find a strange blonde perched atop the back of Gwen's chair, somehow perfectly balanced so as not to alert anyone to her presence before-hand. How did nobody see her before? Who knows?
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Post by ventix on Jun 25, 2019 19:18:49 GMT
"Well I know that Aniu...Angi...Angelhorn is cool and all, but how are you awesome when he did all the work...?" Yue asks, just before Nue shows up. "SIS!" Yue shouts, diving at Nue for a hug.
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Post by Raven on Jun 25, 2019 19:21:11 GMT
Nue leaps up, gently pushing off Yue's head as she flips over her; resulting in Yue face-planting Gwen's lap. Nue lands silently behind Yue. "You really should have learned by now that you must get faster before you can catch me, sister."
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Post by ventix on Jun 25, 2019 19:34:02 GMT
Unfortunately, Yue momentum causes her to flip out of Gwen's lap and hit her head on the floor, knocking her unconcious.
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Post by Raven on Jun 25, 2019 19:42:19 GMT
Nue blinks. "That was unexpected." She then calmly checks on her before nodding. "She will be fine."
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Post by carnackiArdent on Jun 25, 2019 19:51:22 GMT
"... I'm gonna be honest, it's not that unexpected." Nori's only known Yue for three or four days and she's knocked somebody over at least once a day. "Hi, you must be Yue's sister. I'm Nori Honda, but you probably know that."
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