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Post by DataNinja on Jan 26, 2020 21:24:49 GMT
"I... know what you mean. Not knowing what's coming, if what you're doing will even work..." Rainbow says. "That's been much of my life. Here now, especially. I was prepared for none of this, and fortunate to find you to help."
"But... don't worry, Bee," she adds. "Even if - well, especially if - things work out right then and there... we have all the time in the world over all. I know I can get here. And I can prepare for heading back beforehand. There's that knowledge. So, at the very least, it wouldn't be goodbye forever."
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Post by Robot on Jan 26, 2020 21:51:46 GMT
"That's fair I guess." Bee stuffed the last few bites of her breakfast into her mouth as though to stifle a thought and rose quickly. "I'm stuck living in the present, so come on... let's go clothes shopping and then I'll look into a move tutor and some reagents... I'm sure Yellow's more than happy to finish what we didn't eat."
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 26, 2020 21:58:32 GMT
"I mean, the whole point of this is to get enough energy so I can take people from one point to another," Rainbow says. "I always assumed that you'd probably come along. If nothing else to see the magic happen. So, I mean... if nothing else, you could visit. If you wanted to, at least. If not... well, uh, that's fine, too."
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Post by Robot on Jan 26, 2020 22:28:44 GMT
Beatrice makes no further comment on it, but her expression is conflicted. She continues trying to steer the conversation to lighter fare. "So you prefer light, flowing garments that don't restrict your wings?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 26, 2020 22:50:10 GMT
"Yeah, if they're too heavy, I tend to get tired in flight quicker... and even if I'm not flying, it's really uncomfortable to have my wings constrained." She looks uncomfortable. "I mean... it doesn't really hinder me, besides the not flying thing, but it makes me super-anxious, and it gets harder to breathe. And they're kinda sensitive. And they get stiff if they're in one place for too long. It's why I really can't sleep on my back... but, uh, you probably don't want to hear about all that stuff, though."
"What about you? When you're not travelling, what do you like? Because I imagine lighter stuff is better when you need to lug a lot around, even on foot, so you probably left heavier stuff at home."
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Post by Robot on Jan 27, 2020 2:29:56 GMT
Bee took ahold of the lapels of her lab coat and then turned over her gloved hands in front of her. "Guess I never really have given it any thought. I've always just worn some combination of my coat, slacks and a top, with whatever shoes were slip resistant and protective. It's very practical, adding more pockets and being stain and chemical resistant. The extra pockets are really great too."
Hesitantly, she shrugged the coat off one shoulder, then the other. Her frame did appear even smaller without it. "In the Mauville Gym there were five clear styles of fashion, I've now tried two. Maybe I should consider the other three?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 27, 2020 4:28:14 GMT
"Oh, what were those styles?" Rainbow asks. "I've... never really been great at fashion. Things that flow nice and are nice and light and freeing is pretty much the extent of my focus. Never really been one for armour, or padded things, or tough stuff to stop you from getting banged up..." she mutters, a little awkwardly. "Admittedly, something Brooke tended to rib me over, not working with my hands or anything..."
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Post by Robot on Jan 27, 2020 10:21:46 GMT
"Smart, which is my typical and Cute which I've attempted. Then there is Tough, Cool, and Beauty which the last seems to be more your style with flowing garments and accenting colors." She emptied some goods from her coat into her backpack and pants pockets before folding it up and tucking it away in the bag's main pouch.
"Is Brooke a friend of yours? You don't talk much about the little details from home, but I'm more and more fascinated with them."
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 27, 2020 17:21:24 GMT
"I see," Rainbow nods. "I guess, yeah, things could be broken up into that. I'd... never really given it much thought before."
"And, yeah, she's... well, my only real friend from home. Other people are friendly enough, but we're just, like... acquaintances. Most of the time we just interact because of a task, or whatever. Brooke's always been there to give me a push when I need it, or stick up for me, or just to have fun with if everything's done. She's steadfast, hard working, and I'm glad to know her."
"Sorry that I... really don't talk much about home. For a lot of it, it just doesn't... really occur to me to bring it up, if not in contrast to something here."
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Post by Robot on Jan 27, 2020 17:29:08 GMT
"That's really alright. If I were a few thousand years from home, I probably wouldn't want to talk about it either, for fear of homesickness. Ignoring that if I go forward in time everyone I've known and loved would be... gone. I feel like it would all be very taxing. How do you cope with the idea that Brooke hasn't been born yet? That you couldn't just go see her when you had a minute? Or is this another one of those... mindsets I can't really grasp things?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 27, 2020 18:12:23 GMT
"It's not really that different from any time that I had to deliver a message to somewhere far away. Couldn't talk to her then, either. Not as bad, this time, though. Because there's someone else here with me. ...and also no risk of resting wrong and waking up to a Pokémon trying to eat me, or something. This is just another time away from home, really." Rainbow shrugs. "It's... not easy, and there's a lot more pressure now. But... I've had things to relate to it before."
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Post by Robot on Jan 28, 2020 4:07:13 GMT
"At any rate, Brooke sounds nice, and you are lucky to have each other. You are pretty much my only friend that isn't also family. I don't even have peers to compete with.... A-anyway... Let's get our shopping finished."
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 28, 2020 6:15:51 GMT
"I see..." Rainbow says. "Well... I'm glad to be your friend, Bee."
First things first was shopping for Rainbow. She doesn't really have the money for anything high end, so those stores are out. After a little while, she ends up with an appropriately rainbow-coloured skirt and a backless pink shirt, letting her wings free.
Yellow disappears sometime during clothes or Bea's quest to find a Tutor - in the end she finds a little old lady that has a stall set up, who seems more than happy to help out a young trainer in exchange for some cash - but he wanders back once the transactions and all are complete, ice cream in hand.
"So... she taught your Pokémon things to help out in battle, right?" Rainbow asks, afterwards. "Experience from the elders, and all?"
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Post by Robot on Jan 28, 2020 9:28:35 GMT
During the clothing portion of their excursion, Bee tries on a little bit of everything. She quickly decided she doesn't have the broadness required to pull off 'tough', it just looks silly. Cool might have been an option but it seems as much a mindset as a choice of wardrobe. She ends up picking out a yellow scarf, a sleeveless vest with a darker blue blouse, and a knee length tiered skirt to complement the rest, wearing it out of the shop.
"Trainers that have dealt with a lot of Pokemon often take to understanding the nuances of how they perform attacks. I think a lot of it is posturing for physical moves, and a state of mind for special. Hard to say, it isn't a field I have studied. Yes though, I have benefitted from another's experience." She smiled.
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 28, 2020 17:36:25 GMT
"You don't need to have studied a field for me to trust you know what you're talking about," Rainbow teases. "I don't need to know things in-depth, just trying to get a general idea of what's going on. Just remember that I basically don't know anything, and you're good." She chuckles.
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Post by Robot on Jan 29, 2020 10:54:43 GMT
"You know how to be good company. To be respectful, and cautious. Those are all very good traits to have." The teen replied respectfully. "If it isn't broken, don't fix it." She beamed. "So, if you would like to watch me work, I'm going to make an egg. Just need to setup my kit first and decide what the target Pokemon will be. Castform doesn't seem like a bad option, weather control is a powerful tool, and it is very versatile."
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 29, 2020 18:47:34 GMT
"Ah, well, I'm flattered," Rainbow says. "But I feel like I'm not exactly the epitome of non-broken. I don't think anyone from home could be considered wholly... uh, whole. Shadows lay over everyone."
"Make an egg?" she asks. "But we just ate not too long ago. I'm still stuffed, how can you still be hun- oh, wait." The rest of what Bea said seems to register. "Right... you said something about making Pokémon before." The girl squints. "...you're not going to be laying that egg, are you?"
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Post by Robot on Jan 29, 2020 19:03:56 GMT
"You come from a dark age, it would make sense that you have your own scars too. I only got my first real impressions of one with a dose of reality over the last few days." Setting up her kit she couldn't help but burst out laughing at the mix of concern and accusation. "That would certainly be a new feat of science, but it is my understanding that even hybrids don't leg eggs."
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Post by DataNinja on Jan 29, 2020 19:15:45 GMT
"No, we're still human at the core," Rainbow says. "We birth plain humans, who have to be altered before too long to make sure that they survive. Once we've figured out their spiritual affinity, and find a compatible bondmate. It's not always easy... those attuned to draconic energies in particular can't always have them found in time." She goes quiet momentarily.
"I hope that we can fix things. To make things choices, not necessity." She pauses, pursing her lips. "Though, I know that... I wouldn't have chosen this power I have. This bond. These responsibilities. And then I would never have come here, would never have met you. So, it's not all bad."
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Post by Robot on Jan 29, 2020 20:21:13 GMT
"I would rather be in the company of someone that had power and responsibility thrust on them, then someone who instead sought it." Bee replied sagely as she took to mixing chemicals in a small kit on a public bench, a pair of goggles down over her eyes.
"It says something about a person, and the one that never asked for their gifts in the first place is far less likely to abuse or play with them then someone who sought that. Your ability in the wrong hands, with the rigidity of the time stream, you could do a lot of horrible things to people and get away without consequence. Imagine the man who brought down the meteors in the first place, holding even the ability to slip back just a few years..."
She wrinkled her nose and began adding colored salts into an Erlenmeyer flask, keeping steady monitor on the speed of the bubbling in solution, adjusting her heat slowly. "I am glad you are you, and that it wasn't anyone else."
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