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[The only sound for a moment is the knock of the gear being tapped against something semi-hard, and similarly the only thing in focus is a white eggshell with the corners of red and blue shapes.

Also the sound of the 'Gear being chewed on. Omnomnomnom.]

Are you getting into trouble already, you little scamp?

[The voice is deep, warm, and affectionate.]

That's not food, here, let me trade you-

[The feed is a little smeared on one corner, and the camera unknowingly focuses on a large, pale hand offering one of the ~~donuts~~ rice balls that Mom packs standard in her bento to a very small Togepi, who takes it in its little hands and shoves the whole thing into its mouth at once. The voice laughs offscreen, and the camera gets a closeup of his green overalls as he untucks his purple t-shirt to wipe the drool off the corner.

It's then that he notices that the camera's on, and finally brings his face into focus.]

...Sorry about that, I hope he didn't bother anybody.

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"Caught?" No, no, some woman handed him to me and shooed me out the door with a packed lunch.

More like "given," really.

[Don't worry until it learns Metronome.]

A space soldier? That... sounds like something out of an anime or a Sentai show. But I guess for this place it's not that abnormal. My friend was a bear before he came here.

[The nodding continues and-- she steps closer to him, wraps her arms around him. Buries her face in his chest for a second, easily passable as because of the fact he is quite a bit bigger than her. She turns her head so she can speak, then.]

I'm so sorry, North. [It's not pleading or overly sad, really, so much as it sounds tired. Tired and ashamed.

She's sorry for not trusting him, for not trusting York, and... well, for his demise.]

[Ohhhh nooooo where did she go she disappeared again!!! D: ]

Riding on a flower? That does sound pretty tiny. I'll keep an eye out.

[Because apparently he's just going to be a Fairy-type breeder that's fine]

The name's North, by the way.

[Peekaboo! I'm back! :D]

There's some here in Cherrygrove in the flowers if you really want one.

[Fairy-types are cute.]

I'm Roxas!

[Well, at level 5 it comes with Metronome...]

A bear? You know, I heard some rumors about one of the ladies I worked with being half-shark, but I've gotta say I've only really known one kind of bear.

[HE'S NOT MAKING AN INNUENDO TO HER BUT HE'S DEFINITELY NOT TALKING ABOUT CHARMING WOODLAND CREATURES... North stop it's been too long since you were around civilians who let you outside.]

[HAVE FUN WITH THAT BUDDY]

Mm... I can't really say I find that weird anymore. Not since I've been here a while. He's not the only animal who turned human here, and apparently there's people who used to do magic, or were gods or something in their world. My powers not that great in comparison.

[Heeeey, make all the innuendos you want with this girl. She'll just throw them right back at you. But no, she's just going to assume it's a person because bear in space?]

[He wraps his big arm around her warm and steady and tilts his head down over hers, just holding her steady for a minute or so.]

Hey, now. Nothing for you to be sorry for... None of us knew what was going to happen. You couldn't have stopped it.

[He's not even thinking about her not trusting him. He's thinking about how she was friends with the... was it even really Maine anymore?

Carolina had been close to the man that the thing that killed him had once been.]

Hey now, compared to us ordinary people any power is pretty neat.

[Too many innuendos sounds like flirting and you are both too young and too female for his taste sorry Rise]

What was it you could do?

[She's of the Lover's Arcana, so whoever you bat for, she will totally support you. She's the ultimate shipper.]

It's not that great... All I can do is track people down, find out weaknesses and strengths, make maps, find treasure, and I even learned to heal... but I can't use my powers to fight. It was fun when I got my powers back here for a weekend. I knew where everyone was, literally.

[Guilt that hadn't surfaced in a while rises in her stomach like bile, but she bites it back. Breathes. Lets it go. She has to let it go.

She takes the chance to breathe again, feeling small in the arms of an old friend. Finally, she moves back, clasping his arm with her hand like old soldier greetings.]

Good to know you haven't changed. Can't even let a girl feel bad for a second, can you?

[She means it with all the affection in the world, honestly. Letting go doesn't always mean not missing people with your whole heart.]

[!!!!! Yay!!]

I'll see if I spot one when I stop to smell the flowers.

[that was a terrible joke]

Nice to meet you. Think you'll still be in Cherrygrove for a while? Looks like my little rascal's made friends with Vivi, there.

[Aaaaaaaaand gone again.]

Nice to meet you, too!

[He nods a bit, looking around.]

Yeah. I'm taking my time traveling now. Since I'm traveling alone, it's easier to do. I've never seen leaves turn these colors before!

[He looks at her hand and then at her and smiles again.]

It's what I'm here for. If I was any different you'd think I'd been replaced with a pod person.

[It's a stupid joke but pls laugh anyway.]

[Laugh Carolina does, though it is, as usual, in a short, clicky, heheh! manner. Of course she''ll laugh. Her taste has never been particularly good. She steps away one last step, looking down to mind Stripes, since he seems intent on being an ankle bracelet.]

[York couldn't be happier, watching these two.

Well, he could, but happiness, like healing, takes time. They're going to need a lot of all of it.]

Okay, so. Sitrep.

[To business.]

There's only one road out of this town unless you pay for the boat--[And York is SO not used enough to the sensation of change in his pocket to want to spend it, like, ever.]--and apparently it's a few days' walk east to the next city over. I think Carolina's interested in that critter-fu dojo challenge, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

[Because he's a registered Breeder. Whatever that means.]

Either way, you with us, North?

[As usual, North is patient enough to listen as York breaks down the situation, smirking a little.

But the invitation makes him a little uncertain, and he traces the sharp edge of Togepi's shell with the pad of his thumb just lightly enough not to wake him.]

If you guys don't mind a third wheel...

Then it's settled. You boys are with me.

[And she's determined to keep it that way, no matter what reservations North may have. These are her freelancers now, thank you very much.

deliberately ignoring his phrasing? what do you mean deliberately ignoring his phrasing? she's not deliberately ignoring his phrasing at all. That would not be a very adult way to handle this situation.]

We've got a lot of ground to cover, you know.

[What do you mean 'Slow the fuck down, Carolina'?]

[York chuckles.]

Whoa there, Carolina, slow down. The Gyms aren't going anywhere. Structures built planetside, they're usually stationary.

[He turns to face her, but as he does, he manages to block his hand with Delta Two and half his body. He waves his hand in a small, flat motion from side to side, a discreet 'nuh-uh' to North while his gaze is pointedly on Carolina.

Naw, buddy. They're together again, but probably not together together, y'knowumsaying.]

Anyway, you heard the lady. Looks like you're stuck with us, man.

Well, only half of that's gibberish. That's better than usual.

[Blake notes it down. He relaxes visibly at the mention of a place from the real world.]

2521, huh. [He's humoring you.] How's the future treatin' you, North Dakota?

What?

[OH...]

You're new?!

I've explored most of the routes we are allowed to visit. If you take your time and enjoy the scenery, you'll have new sights to see for years to come. But if that's not to your taste, there's always the option of settling down.

That's pretty normal for baby Pokemon. It's not that big of a deal.

[He smiles a little bit and waves.]

When they're little, they tend to do that.

[ Here's Serah watching with a fond smile--that Togepi's just too cute, and the guy seems to have taken to it pretty quickly. No better trainer than that, in her book. ]

[North looks at the hand gesture, and then at Carolina, and then back at York with an eyebrow raised like "really". York he is side-eyeing you so hard rn.

Clearly if she didn't punch you that means she's open to negotiation.]

No place I'd rather be. Any idea where the first one of these Gyms is?

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