bravenewworld | [OPEN] [ACTION] Reading in the park, or This is why Lute needs a Pokemon sitter.

[Ah, a fine afternoon in the local park. Lovely weather for some outdoor leisure. But Lute is a huge nerd, so maybe that's why he's currently sitting on a bench perusing a large book. There is a Ralts next to him, equally absorbed in their reading. But maybe he should be paying a little more attention to whats going on around him.

Like the Skiddo laying next to the small stack of books next to the bench. It has the top book open and is slowly and thoughtfully chewing on the pages.

Or perhaps the Misdreavus hovering behind his head, who appears to be trying braid his hair. It's got some flowers to decorate him with too. That'll be fun.

But he should really be paying more attention to the two flying Pokemon in the trees behind him. At first glance, they appear to be playing tag. But a closer inspection reveals that the Hoothoot seems to be having trouble seeing clearly in the bright sunlight. Aren't they nocturnal anyway? The poor thing must be nearly blind out here. That would be enough of a handicap, without the Pidove deliberately leading it towards branches and other obstacles. And occasionally looping around behind it to push the poor Hoothoot into things.]

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[Aaand SPLAT! ]

AH!

[Lute yelps in surprise and the Ralts next to him squeals. That was not on the list of things they were expecting. The Misdreavus looks over his shoulder to see what's wrong and the Skiddo calmly shuts the book it was eating. No sense in taking chances with it's dinner. The Pidove abandons picking on the Hoothoot to glare at the newcomer.]

[ Oh. Melaka comes up on the bush now with a branch stuck in her hair, but- ]

...Something happen?

[ Meanwhile, Kettie the starly is laughing his ass off here so much he needs to land somewhere ]

Oh! Um....

[A quick glance from the book to the Starly and Lute has a pretty good grasp on the situation. Not one to make a big deal out of something like this, he pulls out a handkerchief to clean up the mess. The Ralts actually seems more upset than he does, and there is a definite pout on her face.]

I think maybe I was the victim of a little prank. No real harm done.

Oh c'mon, Kettie...

[ She groans at this, as she walks over towards everyone else, watching in the corner of her eye as Kettie goes to land in a tree branch ]

No, sorry 'bout that. What was it?

No, no, it's fine! Don't worry about it. Some of my friends are kind of a handful too.

[The Ralts clearly disagrees. She's still pouting about the book. The Pidove and the Misdreavus are wondering which of the other Pokemon he means when he says 'handful.' It's clearly not them.]

I'm Lute. It's nice to meet you.

[And seeing that the imminent danger seems to have passed, the Skiddo will be resuming his lunch.]

If... you're sure. Melaka.

[ With a little bit of a sheepish look. She looks uncertain between all of them for a moment, until he then holds out a hand for him to shake ]

[He shakes her hand with a smile.]

And this is- AH!

[He'd been about to introduce the Ralts, but the Hoothoot decided it wants to know what's going on over there. But it's still mostly blind. Lute manages to catch it a split second before it crashes into her.]

Sorry! He can't see very well in bright light and he's a little clumsy...

[ By force of habit, she'd actually outstretched her arms to toss the bird over her head, or at least attempt to. But ... the guy caught it, so that's probably for the best. She looks a little sheepish, but can't manage apologetic for her potential actions. Instead, she shrugs and ]

That's a new spin for them-- But it's fine, not like I'm gonna be offed by a stray tackle.

[The bird hoots apologetically.]

I think most Hoothoots sleep during the day. But he really enjoys the sunshine so I try to indulge him.

[He indulges all of his Pokemon. Maybe over indulges, considering he Misdreavus left flowers in his hair and the Skiddo is about halfway through one of his books.]

[ ... ] Well, makes sense. I got some habits Im indulging a bit too for mine. Kettie's deal isn't going to be humored though.

[ Because Kettie is a troublemaker.

And a laughing bird ]

He does seem to be quite a prankster. I take it he does this sort of thing often?

Haven't been with 'em long yet but he shit on me when we met. ... Probably, then.

But you managed to make friends with him anyway, that's good.

Kinda.. he wants to work with me, anyway.

[ Mostly. Probably. She tries to call Kettie over from his perch, but instead he just flies over to another tree, laughing . ]

Well... he probably wouldn't if he didn't like you. And sometimes that's the first step to being friends.

Yeah. I'm not asking to be friends, just that we can worth together, honestly.

Personally I'd rather be friends first and worry about working with them second.

[Then again, she may be looking at the results of that sort of philosophy. His Pokemon all adore him, but most of them don't treat him with an ounce of respect.]

...If that works for you. Way I fig, "friend's" a big thing to assume on someone, even a Pokémon. We all bonded to get something done, so we'll make sure we can do that. Friend's something that'll come up if it comes up.

Hmm...

Now that I think about it, I don't think I ever aligned with a Pokemon with a specific purpose in mind.

[He just.... sort of accepts whatever follows him home.]

... Then how did you do it?

[ Like admittedly hers are just ones she runs into, but they need to have some sort of reason for the two of them to hook up, a shared purpose type thing. ]