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[incousinswithyou]

[screen flickers on, showing an intense looking Michiru who's...wearing a bathrobe, a towel around her head, and looking kinda damp. She also has a wet Bidoof by the scruff, held close to the camera and as far away from her body as possible. Judging by that uneven blinking, Bidoof might be shaking off the last vestiges of a sudden KO.]

Is anybody looking for a side job? I'll pay you to babysit this one, by the hour, for as many hours as you'd like.

[Bidoof wiggles, swinging a bit from Michiru's steely grip.] Doof.

[Michiru's smile could probably kill, if she put a little bit more effort into it.]

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[actsmagnificent]

We should have abandoned it in the volcano.

[ She's not even sure she's joking any more. ]

[incousinswithyou]

Unless we're going back to the volcano... [she wouldn't say no.

Brad looks up at you and blinks slowly.] Doof.

[actsmagnificent]

[ DON'T YOU "DOOF" AT HER, YOUNG MAN. Haruka ignores Brad, though she's got a vein twitching on her temple. ] D'you still have that map?

[ It's not the volcano, and the weather's getting warmer, but the Archipelago might not be a bad place to vacation before the next play gets fully underway. ]

[incousinswithyou]

Doof doof. [...that's a smug look on Brad's face, isn't it?]

I believe so, yes. [it's in their room though, and Michiru is still holding onto this...thing.]

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I'll get it. [ They're planning this trip. Never mind that you just put out a Warp Band call, or that you need clothes, or that you're still holding that waste of fuzz. They. Are planning. This trip.

She might even fetch the yellow notebook. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[Michiru nods and goes back to trying to figure out where to put Brad. She really doesn't want to keep holding him, but putting him down means running the risk that he'll end up someplace even worse.

A leash sure would be handy right now.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ There's probably one in the closet. Haruka comes back holding the map. She's plotting out the quickest route to the Archipelago, accounting for topography (and the fact that both of them can't fit on her Pidgeot). And this is good timing, considering Rhythm the Lapras just returned from the Breeding Center... ]

We can leave from here. [ She taps a point on the seaside. ] If we avoid storms, we might not even have to switch out Water-types.

[ Since she'd rather not Surf on Bass. It doesn't sound comfortable for anyone involved, including the Gyarados. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[hey, Bass is plenty capable! Even if she is a bit sharp and pointy.

When you come back, there's an unmoving lump in the bathtub, covered with a few towels. It's... night time, right? That's why it's so dark!

Doof-free, Michiru is drying out her hair while she looks over the map.]

We should be able to make pretty good time. [both traveling overland and on the sea route.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Need a hand? Haruka would be happy to take up that towel and give you a massage dry off your hair. She nods, trying not to look at that lump in the tub. ] Let's hope the calm holds.

[ Both specifically and, uh. Deity-ily. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[if you reach out for her towel, she'll oblige, handing it to you and turning around.]

When does it ever do that? [the lump in the tub wiggles ominously]

[actsmagnificent]

True enough. [ You know where else they should leave? This bathroom. She can towel you off while they sit together on the bed.

With the bathroom door locked. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[she's a bit too busy keeping an eye on Brad to see where you're going with that thought. Ten minutes of less than stellar supervision and he ends up in the tub...]

[actsmagnificent]

[ You're a smart lady. But Haruka believes in putting doors between herself and doofs.

So here comes a hand around your hips, resting nice and low, nudging you towards the exit. She tilts her head so as not to alert the tub lump. Thataway? ]

[incousinswithyou]

[she'll breathe a quiet sigh, but lets herself be led away. She might freeze completely when the lump wiggles, bumping up against the side of the tub, but will resume walking when Brad stops moving to contemplate this invisible barrier.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ This door is another barrier, Brad. Hopefully one Haruka has shut quietly enough you won't notice.

When she sits down on the bed, she's got the towel but starts with a shoulder massage. Somehow she thinks Michiru might need that. ] We can go as soon as we're packed.

[ They might be delayed by the need to get more supplies for a trip that long....but if she puts Natto on that, it shouldn't take much. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[watch, he'll be completely flummoxed by the door, but will chew through the wall.

Oh? Michiru closes her eyes and doesn't say anything for a moment, opting instead to lean back into those hands. Ah...]

I'd like that. [she trails off. Any thoughts of Brad or even plans for the trip are being slowly driven from her mind.

Looks like she's pretty tense.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ That'll make a sound. They'll be warned. Haruka keeps up that massage, working her fingers deep into Michiru's muscles wherever they seem the most taut. Not Michiru. She can put up with a lot from Pokémon, but not Pokémon that actually manage to bother Michiru. Because when Michiru is bothered....well, if it's come to that, things must be serious.

She nestles her cheek against Michiru's damp hair, still massaging away. It's all right. They're partners. They can do anything if they're together.

Michiru taught her that. ] All right.

[incousinswithyou]

[she tenses up when you find a particularly knotty spot, but knows better than to pull away.

There's a sigh and she's relaxing inch by inch when that tightness finally goes away. You can probably hear the smile in her voice] You're sweet.

[deliberate, but well. She can't deny that she's always liked your hands.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Well, she likes yours, so they're even. Haruka relaxes as Michiru relaxes, and when that tension's unwound, she starts using the towel as was originally planned. ] I don't intend to share you.

[ Not with anyone cheeky enough to think they have a chance. Certainly not anyone with buckteeth and a bubble butt tail. ]

[incousinswithyou]

Not even a little? [she's tempted to turn towards you, but she'll be good and stay still and just enjoy being pampered.

Back in the bathroom, Brad sneezes the towels right off and...oh hey. It's day again!]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka just smiles and massages Michiru's scalp, too, beneath the towel. She'll make silent exceptions for your Pokémon. But that's as generous as she's going to get.

....oh dear. Who's going to watch the baby while they're away? Or should they take the baby? Decisions. Haruka's hands slow. ]

[incousinswithyou]

[she just laughs quietly at the response - or nonresponse. Michiru doesn't like sharing you either, even if some of the high school girls are cute.

...baby (babies) probably won't come along if the area is known to be high level. Probably.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka is reaching that conclusion as well, the longer she thinks. They'll need their wits about them, anyway. For the dangers of the Archipelago.

Her hearing's on high alert right now, too, and she continues to work all of Michiru's hair through the towel. ] Who should we bring?

[incousinswithyou]

Waltz. [that was an immediate response.

Hm.] Martelé.

[they might want to diversify their profile, though. Also, there might be a dull sort of crashing sound coming from the direction of the bathroom. Someone might be bashing their furry skull against the door.]

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[ Haruka's own shoulder muscles tense when she hears that bashing sound, and she picks up the pace of her toweling despite outwardly keeping casual. They better get Michiru ready to escape. ] I have that Lapras now, too.

[ Thinking about what they're likely to encounter... ] A couple birds for scouting.

[ They'll probably run into a lot of Water-types, though. But her Grass-types are a young Petilil and Natto. And as for other super-effective Pokémon...um...

...Gold.... ]