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[youngestone]

Who: Kili, his team, and anyone else who wants to stop them!
What: Kili's birthday just happened and he's kind of bummed.
Where: Union. The whole city.
When: October 26th

Well, he did it. He turned eighteen.

He turned eighteen with only his brother around. And no idea of what's coming next. And feeling, frankly, pretty damn useless. Talking to Fili helped, but really, he's been worrying over this for the last year. One talk won't solve it.

Apparently his partners think they can help, however. They've dragged him out of the forge and around the city to do Stuff--eat, watch people fighting, see a play if one's showing, anything they think will make him feel better.

And occasionally they drag him into shops Raz wants to go to so she can harass him into buying her something, but only occasionally.

It's really hard to miss the teenager surrounded by his team with a Weepinbell clinging to him when the Drifblim isn't, and a Carbink bouncing off Kili's head at random intervals.

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[niepokonany]

Feliks catches sight of him getting dragged down the street on the way out of a high-end cafe, a warm coffee in one hand and a rather large box tied with string in the other hand. When he recognizes him, he perks up and waves with the coffee hand.

"Hey! Hey, you! Like, thanks for your help the other day!"

He hadn't managed to get the hang of Moonblast after all that effort, but that didn't mean he was giving up or didn't appreciate the attempt to help him.

[youngestone]

Kili spots Feliks and waves, stumbling when Bahiri doesn't realize he's stopped and bumps into him. "Hey--Bahiri, you're a Ralts, why are you running into me?!" The Ralts just sighs and goes around. "Hey, Feliks!"

[niepokonany]

Feliks comes over to his side, sipping at his drink along the way.

"What's up? Are you going somewhere?"

[youngestone]

"No clue. My birthday was yesterday and these guys are dragging me places...and Raz wants to make me buy her things, but that's every day." His Wartortle chortles and flips the ribbon she has around her head-wing-ear-things as if it were hair.

[niepokonany]

He flashes the Wartortle a smile. "She's got good taste, huh?

"But wait, it was your birthday? You totally didn't tell me!"

Never mind that they've only met once, that's something he should know about!

[youngestone]

Raz flips the ribbon again, pleased. She's one of the only ones in the house who likes shopping, so it's nice to find others who do.

"Yeah." He shrugs, rubbing his neck a little awkwardly. "I, uh, don't usually make a big deal about it but these guys are."

[niepokonany]

"How come? Are you like, secretly way older than you look and trying to hide it so nobody suspects?"

Otherwise, why not enjoy a day to be the center of attention in a positive way?

[youngestone]

"Huh?" Belbul cracks up at that while Kili just stares. "No? I'm eighteen! But, uh, it's complicated."

[niepokonany]

"Dude, how is that complicated? Eighteen is eighteen." He paused to think for a moment.

"Eighteen totally wasn't even too bad!"

[youngestone]

Kili looks away, suddenly feeling very awkward. "Kind of is for Calderans, s'when we come of age and stuff."

[niepokonany]

"So what's so bad about that? Sounds to me like time for a party!"

[youngestone]

"I, uh. It's a long story and complicated and boring. Just trust me?"

[niepokonany]

What on earth could be so bad about it? Feliks frowned, fairly certain Kili was making a big deal out of nothing.

"Lame. Like, if you say so, I guess..."

[youngestone]

He nods. "It's just...personal, that's all. And boring and--yeah. Though at least yesterday I wasn't being dragged everywhere by a fashion crazy Wartortle." He makes a face at Raz, laughing.

[niepokonany]

"I could think of worse ways to spend an afternoon," Feliks laughs, waving down at the Wartortle. "Maybe she thinks you need to get out more!"

[youngestone]

The sound of agreement from his team is nearly deafening. Kili covers his ears, glaring a little. "Uh. Yeah. Kinda. But I don't know anything about Wartortle fashion!"

[niepokonany]

"Wait, is it like different for different kinds of Pokemon?"

Feliks will just as happily dress up any of his Pokemon in equally cute styles, up to and very much including the big, sort of terrifying ones.

[youngestone]

"I dunno, I don't know anything about any fashion!" Kili's in durable grey pants and a plain shirt, both vaguely Calderan. The jacket is entirely Union, though, as he is freezing already. "They're clothes, you wear them and get fussed at when you get them dirty!"

[niepokonany]

Feliks looks Kili up and down slowly, looking rather unimpressed by the time he gets back up to his face again.

"I'm not sure I'd bother complaining about getting those clothes dirty. No offense."

[youngestone]

Kili looks down. "What? They're decent! Not like I can wear much else in this freezing weather, and if I do get 'em dirty no one's gonna fuss. And they're comfortable."

[niepokonany]

"It's not even that cold yet. And like, what kind of standard for clothes is 'doesn't look good enough to care if you mess it up'?"

Rather belatedly, Feliks seems to sort of notice that his words could maybe be construed as less than nice; he doesn't backpedal, exactly, but he does wince a little and make some effort to soften them "...I mean, if they make you happy, that's the most important and all, but..."

[youngestone]

Raz begins waving her arms around in agreement. She likes this guy! Kili just shrugs again.

"Okay, for me? This is freezing and my clothes aren't thick enough for it. And hey, if they fit and I don't look like an idiot..."

[niepokonany]

"Savior's grace, you're killing me."

He brings a bright flame to his hand, warming the air around the both of them. "Is that better, though?"

[youngestone]

Kili sighs in happiness and scoots just a tiny bit closer to the heat. "Thanks. That's wonderful."

[niepokonany]

"It comes in handy! My Pokemon kinda all want to use me as a heater all winter, though."