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Post by DataNinja on Mar 12, 2020 2:03:56 GMT
The girls are still around, and Evelyn just points her thumb over her shoulder in Theo's direction. "Seems to be relaxing after a tough few days," she says, laughing. "Dunno if he's actually asleep or not. Good enough place to have a sit-down, at least, I guess."
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 12, 2020 4:28:27 GMT
"Oh uh, hm." Kai scratches the back of his head, trying to figure out if he should wake the other boy. Still unsure after a moment he just turns back to the girls. "Should we let him sleep and go do something else for just a little bit?"
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Post by Robot on Mar 12, 2020 11:42:29 GMT
At Kai's suggestion of getting going, the boy's eyes opened and he got to his feet. "Feels nice in the woods here, ain't never settled in a place like it before. Wonder if Dad felt the same way?" He commented distantly, his expression spaced out, as though he were lost in a daydream.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 12, 2020 17:03:28 GMT
"Don't tell me you've never really been in a forest before," Evelyn says. "Even one not so big as that, you've had to have had some trees around, right?"
"Eh," Ayah says. "Mossdeep doesn't have a whole lot. Scattered greenery, but it's mostly open land. Rocks, and grass, and fields."
"And then you have places like Sootopolis… or Pacifidlog," Ruby adds. "Good luck finding a tree there."
"Okay, fine, fine," concedes Evelyn. "But... surely you lived in an area where there were some trees, right, Theo?
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Post by Robot on Mar 13, 2020 1:04:44 GMT
"Mom's flower shop was just outside the Petalburg woods if you forgot." Theo gave a stretch and scratched the back of his head, adjusting his clothes as he got comfortable being upright. "Didn't have a Pokemon partner to protect me in them days, so it was always passing through quick and quiet like even on the way back. Never a chance to just take it in."
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 13, 2020 10:04:22 GMT
Kai hummed in thought for a second, before piping into the conversation. "I had Kiawe to convince into letting me explore places on my home island, but I never got to travel to the other ones. Guess without someone else to keep track of you, doing a lot of exploring even near home can be hard."
The islander started looking around as if trying to decide where to go next. "Course now that I can travel, don't think I could stand being stuck in one place like that, how did ya make do back then?"
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Post by Robot on Mar 14, 2020 0:52:25 GMT
"Had a delivery bike and learned to scoot around fast, only got caught out and roughed up once or twice. Ain't nothing too dangerous round those parts with trainers constantly going through and rangers keeping an eye out. Ain't nothing like a volcano, fer sure." He laughed and gave Kai a pat on the back. "Tell me about this Kaiwe fella yer always on about? He seems to mean an awful lot to ya."
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 15, 2020 2:08:55 GMT
"Oh uh.." Kai's face flushes a bit, not at all prepared to be quizzed on probably the most prominent member of his childhood other than his mother. "Well, He used to babysit me when my mom was to busy dealing with Pokemon at the Paniola Ranch. He taught me how to dance, and a lot about the history of the islands. He's the Fire Type Trial Captain, which is just a way of saying he takes care of the volcano and the Totem Pokemon. Also, Keahi was a baby of his own Salazzle, I kinda... threw a tantrum about it and got them both to agree... not my best moment there."
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Post by Robot on Mar 16, 2020 3:16:21 GMT
"You mentioned him a bunch while you were uh... Having yer fit. You shore there ain't more to it then that?" Theo pressed a little. "Can't have just been a babysitter, shucks you probably haven't needed one of those in six years er more." Giving Kai a playful smile from under the brim of his hat, he started off towards the shops.
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 16, 2020 22:45:50 GMT
Kai stared following after, though he did actually grab his hat and pull it around, trying to make the bill hide his face a little. "I-I mean, I haven't seen him in five years, though we did write a bunch once I moved."
"I was kinda hoping to go back to Alola after finishing the league here, So I could see him again. P-Plus travel the islands!" The islander's voice crack as he tries to brush off his reasons. "Like, he's my favorite person back there, he's a big reason why I wanna go, but there's also a whole lot I wanna explore. I never got to really see much of the other islands as a kid. Though I might have saw a lot of the Pokemon, can't say I know that for sure though."
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 17, 2020 1:47:58 GMT
"What, we're not good enough for you here in Hoenn?" Evelyn says, laughing, as everyone starts to move back to Fortree proper. "We have enough islands here, you shouldn't need to go back." She winks.
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Post by Robot on Mar 17, 2020 3:15:58 GMT
"The heart wants what the heart wants." Theo commented idly, a knowing smile curling the corners of his mouth, though he doesn't tease or provoke Kai further with regards to his idol and crush. "I should probably try to figure how I am going to deal with birds and more birds. Not exactly well prepared for that."
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 17, 2020 4:09:12 GMT
"It's not exactly the same, It's where I was born, y'know?" Evelyn's teasing helps calm him down for a moment, though Theo's last words makes his face red again.
Kai jumps on the chance to fly away from the conversation. "Rocks and Electricity are probably the best, Ice is also good... maybe see if one of those Mentor's are at the Pokemon Center? I'm probably gonna bring Kalani, Keahi, and Coronet. So, we're only gonna be missing Electricity. I guess Lina could do some electricity, but... I'd feel weird not bringing Keahi"
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 17, 2020 4:38:55 GMT
"As long as you don't bring Ground-types," Ruby says, "You'll probably be fine. Though," she adds, "You might struggle a bit with all your grass-types, Theo."
"At least I'll be fine with Ice, I guess..." Ayah muses. "Sparkles also has rocks. She'll be good."
"So, you guys wanting to challenge first, tomorrow?" Evelyn asks. "Or want us to take the first crack at it? I just want to know how late we can sleep in." She laughs.
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Post by Robot on Mar 17, 2020 13:25:44 GMT
"Ain't too many type advantage options fer me, plenty of my 'Mon know Ancient Power, but a couple of em aren't regular frontrunners. If'n it's the usual six on six, Winchester'd be a good lead fer scouting and setup, Big Iron at least gives me a defensive edge. Belle could give you support Kai, or Ranger or Fred as sweepers. Probably as good as it gets fer me. You're welcome to sleep all you want Evelyn. Got a lot of catching up to us to do anyway." He beamed.
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 18, 2020 22:16:08 GMT
"Might work on some moves in the mornin' now that you mention support. My team can usually handle supporting itself, though a heal from Belle might be nice. Hm..." Kai seems lost in thought for a moment, trying to figure out the best combo. "I think Kalani might need the support, if any of them. Since he's still new to all this, specially since it's his first gym fight."
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Post by Robot on Mar 19, 2020 0:41:40 GMT
"Spose that's as gooda debut for Belle's new form as any. See you girls in the morning with a new badge each." He added with playful confidence.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 19, 2020 4:17:47 GMT
"Hey, hey, hey," chides Ruby, with a smile, "you aren't getting away from us that easily. There's still a bunch of the day left, and we aren't splitting up that quickly."
"Yeah!" Ayah adds. "Besides, there's still dinner to go to. Can't ditch when you've made a promise to a girl." She winks.
The rest of the day passes lazily, with Fortree not really seeming to take anything seriously at all - including the movement of time - until eventually dinnertime comes. The restaurant that the group goes to is very elevated up a tree, overlooking much of the forest below, and the food is good. The climb up is a bit much, though...
Then comes relaxing, sleep, and the next day. Sleeping is just fine, feeling just like a regular building despite being in a giant tree... though there're a lot of bug and bird sounds coming from outside, with the windows feeling like anything could come in at any time.
Nothing does, though, and morning arrives, letting the pair of Trainers figure out who they want to use for the battle, get training for the day in, and maybe get some last minute shopping in for held items or snacks.
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Post by Robot on Mar 20, 2020 0:26:53 GMT
"Oh... uh... sorry, admittedly I was still really thinking about that nap." Theodore laughed awkwardly.
The evening was a nice one, though the boy doesn't eat much at their height. He spends a great deal of time stargazing, or staring off at distant points in space, he assures the girls and Kai that nothing is wrong, he's just drifting a bit. The next morning, Theodore trains alongside Kai. "So then, I'll be playing my lead, and my final by ear. Barring her using the Skarmory we saw yesterday, Winchester should be alright to set up."
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Post by seraphflonne on Mar 20, 2020 2:23:44 GMT
Kai enjoys the trekking around they do, they do a lot of moving in their travels, but it's really the first time they've had to do so much up and down. It definitely helped him work up an appetite for the restaurant though.
The next day, Kai reconsiders his idea to teach his Pokemon some moves, instead deciding to just do a nice warm-up for the coming fight. "I'm probably gonna lead with Kalani, since rocks seems pretty good against everything, 'cept that Skarmory. Keahi is planned to be last, but I'll probably bring her out faster if we run into that Skarmory."
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