[voice] backdated: may 16th

[ourlegends]

[ private: to red ]

[ She'd debated a bit on whether or not to check up on him. They hadn't seen each other in a while, not since she got lost in the forest ...

Still, they were friends and she could totally check up on him without seeming creepy or anything, right?

So with that, she got on the Warp Band. ]

Hey, uh ... it's been a while.

[ Please don't think I'm creepy, please don't think I'm creepy ... ]

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[crimson_pinnacle]

[He didn't need this right now; he was training. Working himself to the bone for his Pokémon's sake. He had managed to work himself into a better mood by forcing himself after his talk with Blue, but it still wasn't right. Sure he could make mistakes, but maybe a little more work would help with that.

Still, it was rude to ignore someone. Especially someone that had been nice to him.]

...Hey. You doing okay?

[You aren't some kind of creeper are you?]

[ourlegends]

Yeah ...

[ This is already awkward. But they were friends. Right? ]

How are you?

[crimson_pinnacle]

... Been better.

[It can be so much less awkward if he wasn't be a jerk.]

What's up?

[ourlegends]

[ Hilda doesn't think he's a jerk. ]

It's ... just been a while. I was wondering how you were doing, so I thought ...

[ She pauses for a moment. ]

... This isn't creepy or anything, right?

[ SHE JUST HAD TO ASK. ]

[crimson_pinnacle]

[It really hadn't seriously crossed his-well, yes it did, but he dismissed it until she brings it up again.]

...

...

...

Maybe a little. [He chuckles.] But that's okay, what have you been up to?

[ourlegends]

Not a lot. Planning on going ... somewhere, sometime. Aster dragged me to that formal event the other day ...

[ She makes a face. Not that he could see it. ]

He actually succeeded in getting me into a dress.

[crimson_pinnacle]

The Gala, yeah I heard two redheads talking about it...and fighting about it.

[Red just didn't have the heart to try and go himself.]

You don't like dresses?

[ourlegends]

I kinda didn't want to go, but Aster's ... really persuasive.

[ stupid smart roomie. :T ]

Eh ... it's not that I don't like wearing them, I just find them really inconvenient. Plus I didn't really have any dresses on me when I started traveling, so I got dragged to go buy one.

[crimson_pinnacle]

Sounds like, you seem like you can be a little stubborn when you want to be. [a beat] But I think it's a good thing. Now I'm a little sad I didn't go to the party.

[ourlegends]

Huh? Why're you sad about not going now? It really was kind of an uncomfortable experience all around.

[ YOU DIDN'T JUST WANT TO SEE HER IN A DRESS, DID YOU. ]

[crimson_pinnacle]

[He might. Women are nice, sometimes.]

See the sights, wonder if the upper half really are like us... I guess I'll live without it, given that I missed it.

[ourlegends]

I met someone nice there. But most everyone else at the party had their own business to attend to. There really wasn't much to see except a fancy place.

[ She's trying to reassure him that he really missed nothing. Though to be fair, she didn't think much of the high society life. She's pretty simple. ]

[crimson_pinnacle]

[As is he, so he really is sure he didn't miss much at all and may be in fact playing this up to be more than it is.]

Not much of a party then. I couple probably throw a better one. A nice little social gathering where the atmosphere is relaxed and people are there to talk rather than be stuffy...

[ourlegends]

Why don't you? I'd come to a party if you were hosting it. It sounds nice.

[crimson_pinnacle]

Well, I'll have to talk to my event coordinator and set a time, and make sure I have a place...

[He's teasing a bit, but he definitely wants to throw one now, so he will certainly start making some serious plans.]

[ourlegends]

You have an event coordinator?!

[ Don't mind Hilda, she's just stupid. :D;; ]

[crimson_pinnacle]

In a way.

[He just lightly shakes his head. Apparently sarcasm isn't her strong point, but that's okay, hopefully he'll discover what it is one day.]

Anyway, did you want to hang out some time?

[ourlegends]

[ It really isn't. And maybe she'll discover it someday, but maybe not. ]

Oh, uh. Yeah, that'd be great! When are you free for that?

[crimson_pinnacle]

Oh, any time unless we're invaded.

[Oh Red, you and your lame prophetic jokes.]

You busy now?

[ourlegends]

[ That was bad and you should feel bad. ]

I'm not really all that busy right now. Where can I meet you?

[crimson_pinnacle]

[Not even a little.]

Outside the Breeding Center should be good.

[ourlegends]

I'll head right on over there, then!

[ And with that, she ends the video feed, quickly calls out to Aster that she's going out for a bit, then heads over to the Breeding Center. ]

[crimson_pinnacle]

[Something about this struck him as vaguely familiar, but he shrugs it off. She can easily find him sitting with Abby wearing his hat between his horns while Red has a wet towel on his head to cool off some. Partially from the Fire habitat, and partially from his training again.]

Hey, let me know when she gets here, Abby, please.

[ourlegends]

[ Hilda doesn't take too long to show up, arriving there with Sam the Mareep at her side. Hilda stops and takes one look at Abby.

... Wow.

He grew up! ]

You're Abby, right?