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Post by birdy51 on Mar 4, 2021 22:50:11 GMT
"Yep. Nope. That sounds about right!!" Muku thinks, but doesn't say. She doesn't say, as her face was buffeted by the winds in their terrifying descent. Sky worm was not a tiny worm, but a massive wyrm. And wyrms? Bad. Very bad. For now, Muku just tries to hold on tight, legs tightening so as not to lose her center of gravity.
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Post by Robot on Mar 4, 2021 23:11:36 GMT
Cianwood returned to view before long, thankfully it seemed like the sky noodle had no interest in being wet. Along the shore, Fighting Pokemon of all shapes and sizes were raising a wall like no other seen before. Stone, baked mud from the heat of their punches, even some hammered steel. It ran more than half the length of the beach already, and a good six meters high. Chuck was back a ways, looking perplexed but jovial.
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 4, 2021 23:27:36 GMT
"Yep. That's him. See him? That guy. He's not wearing a shirt. He never wears a shirt. Just take me a little bit above him and~ Ah yeah, this is perfect." Up high above Chuck, Muku gently pats Monolith on the side twice. Her vice grip releases from the back of her Pokémon as Muku tilts back and finally plummets into the open sky below her.
She was falling. Falling, with style.
In those last moments before deadly contact with the earth, Muku hurls open her pirate's coat, deadening her fall as her body acquires a ghastly glean. There she hovers, before finally clattering to the ground just within eyesight of Chuck. She turns with a flourish, smiling broadly. "Haha! Surrender to your fears! For I am I, sky pirate Muku! Surrender your muffins, potatoes, and eggs, to ME!!"
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Post by Robot on Mar 4, 2021 23:37:56 GMT
"Muku!?" At the mention of sky pirates, and in his confusion Chuck looks up at Monolith high above. He says a word that humans say when they are scared. Mission accomplished. "Was it you that brought the army down from Ironfist Hill?"
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 4, 2021 23:48:46 GMT
Tilting her hat upwards, Muku responds with a broad smile. "Of course! Once I asked them about it, they thought it would be good training to help out. And, not only that, but I still even found time to find a Rock-Type that meshes with me!"
She gives a final gesture to the sky before turning her confident gaze back to Chuck. "So! What do you think. Did I choose good?"
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Post by Robot on Mar 5, 2021 0:06:27 GMT
"Yeah... Yeah you chose real good Muku.". Chuck belly laughed and clapped the girl on the shoulder. "It's a good time to eat and settle in for the evening. I might even be able to slip into this Gym Leader conference tomorrow. You want to sit in? I think you met a few of them already. Miranda will have kittens if I don't take a break with all the extra hands on deck."
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 5, 2021 0:15:35 GMT
Muku nods, though thoroughly confused by... well. Just about everything that Chuck had just said. "I wouldn't mind sitting in. Does this mean you're going to be having a lot of guests? And what's so bad about Miranda adopting cats aside from the fact that they are awful?"
She pauses. Thinks. "No wait. That one is self-explanatory. Yeah."
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Post by Robot on Mar 5, 2021 0:38:30 GMT
"Cats are super awful...". Chuck nodded, grunting his agreement. Little creepy bastards with their folded down ears and their horizon stare. "Nah they aren't coming to us. We use this TV phone thing the league gave us. I'll show you in the morning.". Waving the girl along, Chuck dried off when they got in the door and put on a shirt. It was a button up in a shade of salmon and still a bit tight around the middle.
Miranda welcomed them both in with a hug. Monolith watched from outside. What was this tiny box the wingless lived in?
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 5, 2021 0:53:26 GMT
"Glad to be dry once..." Muku says, slipping her coat off and hanging it onto the nearby rack. Her hat went up top to complete the ensemble as she padded herself with a towel. Sure. She probably could be drier if she wore the coat with the buttons closed. However, rule of cool said that open breasts are cool breasts. So that's how Muku ruled.
Her eyes glance backward at Monolith who was... Stuck at the door and creepily poking his sharp eyes through the windows. "You know. Come to think of it... I think this is my first Pokémon who is like... Big. And while I think now would be a good time to like, return to his Pokeball, I don't know if he's quite comfortable with that just yet. Any place where I can kinda just hang with him till he feels settled? Maybe like... Dinner on the patio?"
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Post by Robot on Mar 5, 2021 1:08:04 GMT
"There's a broken stone patio out behind the house with a little lean to... His head might fit under it.". Chuck glanced at Miranda who sighed and smiled. "Alright, dinner on the patio in the storm. Sure. Make yourselves comfortable."
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 5, 2021 1:17:50 GMT
The rain does not stop just because they having dinner. But Muku did like to think that it was slightly more bearable after she emptied a small cansister of Water-Proof DX into the sky. Atop her head, Mmip perched precariously with all three of her cotton prongs soaking up at least some of the water. Whoopie would probably be living her best life, but unfortunately was very much unconscious. Whoops.
Turning away from the subject of her negligence, Muku turns to Chuck. "So. What is this meeting thing for? Do you know how to use the phone box? And it is early right? Cause I might have to go talk to a bird pretty soon after it's over."
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Post by Robot on Mar 5, 2021 18:46:38 GMT
"Miranda will get it set up. All we have to do is not touch anything.". Chuck smiled glad to be warm and dry even if the shirt chafed. "It is pretty early in the morning. Just past breakfast. You're leaving already though? Heh... Not that I would dream to ask you to slow down, but are you going to at least tell us where you are headed?"
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 5, 2021 21:05:30 GMT
"Yeah. I've got to go." Muku says. Her fingers twist the fork into her plate idly as she looks askance towards the sky. "I wish I could say where, but it's kinda one of those situations where like, I don't know where we're gonna be yet. Somewhere cold I think? I've got a lot of extra gear thataways since I'm pretty sure ice birds live in ice places."
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Post by Robot on Mar 5, 2021 21:41:23 GMT
"Ice birds would indeed live in ice places.". Chuck agreed solemnly, munching on grilled fish and some sort of green things that pidgeys probably eat. Miranda had insisted, it wasn't his fault. "I'd ask to come with you, but I know part of growing up is accepting your own responsibilities. Mine are here, and if yours are punching birds, I support you."
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 5, 2021 21:53:52 GMT
Miranda insisted, but Muku knew. She stares hard at the green thing, unable to let go of the rage and indignation. She would never let go. But for now, she sighs, finishes chewing and gives Chuck a knowing look. "I don't know that this is my responsibility, but it is my problem. It's really everyone's problem. But. I'm doing my best. All anyone can do, right?"
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Post by Robot on Mar 7, 2021 3:50:53 GMT
"Not everyone can do something about it, Muku. I'm glad that you are stepping up when you don't know the way forward.". Chuck gave Monolith's nose a pat and sat back with a grunt. "How do you feel about that? Taking on this... World shaking event all by yourself?"
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 7, 2021 21:00:56 GMT
"I mean... I'm not. Thankfully." Muku manages with a smile. She carefully avoids the question as she continues, "Not doing this alone I mean. If it was just me out there, I don't think I would stand a chance. I'm not nothing but I'm also not THAT. That fire bird I had fought was strong. Legendary? Legendary. A force of nature. The kind of strong that you just don't see in the wild every day. The only reason I was able to overcome it was because I had Rat at my side."
She idly takes a fork of food and brings it up to Mmip's mouth. "As long as I have my plock, it doesn't matter how I feel. There's no point in letting worries get to me. I'm not gonna think about it."
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Post by Robot on Mar 7, 2021 23:24:48 GMT
"Uh... I have no idea what a plock is, but after you sent an entire dojo worth of fighting types down to assist Cianwood, I'm not going to question it too much." Chuck went back to his rice in thoughtful silence, as Miranda stepped out onto the patio with a small square device with a socket for placing a Pokeball into.
"If you are going out into this storm Muku, I want you to have this. It's a device humans made, called HM01 Fly. It will significantly improve Monolith's aerial skill, and hopefully help keep you safe." She seemed unhappy, despite having a gift to present. Miranda and Chuck shared a look.
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Post by birdy51 on Mar 8, 2021 2:08:03 GMT
Muku takes the small disk into her hands, It seemed a lot firmer than other devices like it. She could be happy about this, but looking at Chuck and Miranda killed any enjoyment of having a new thing to play with. They were worried. That made her worried. She didn't want them to be concerned. "It's... It's nice." She says, forcing a smile. Like the rain, it drips away quickly. No. She couldn't fake anything like that, not with them. Hands folded across her chest, Muku takes a breath.
"Listen. I know this isn't good. And there's a lot to worry about. But I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't think I had a shot." The words hang there in the air for just a moment, before she adds with a genuine spark of joy, "Besides. I've had an excellent teacher. And a good... Mom?"
That word felt odd on the tongue. Mom? But it wasn't a wrong word. "I mean... I don't think I actually remember having one as a bird so..."
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Post by Robot on Mar 8, 2021 3:01:22 GMT
"You're plucky, Muku. I know you'll be alright. When you stop the rain, come back and visit, alright? Gunshow's been excited for your bout, and I'm sure there's a few things I can teach you too, when we have more time." Miranda's expression shifted from worried to surprised, she folded her arms around Muku, and rested her face in the girl's hair like Staravia sometimes did with nestlings. "We have a good Muku, because nothing else could describe you." Miranda laughed through her tears.
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