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005 // Action

[ action; around Union ]

[ There is an egg on the ground.

It used to be on the windowsill of a room on the first floor of the Union Divine Theater housing complex. But whatever's growing inside this egg is already restless, and a few wiggles and wobbles sent it tumbling over the edge to land safe and sound in a grassy patch. Though the going is slow, it's begun to unconsciously roll its way down the courtyard and out towards the street.

There's a saying about how stifling eggs are, after all. If it cannot break its egg's shell, a Pokémon will die without being born.....

....there's also a Cubchoo running around, a panicked look on her drippy face. She had one job! Where did the egg go?! ]

[ action (?); Flower Grove ]

[ Unaware of the commotion caused by her absence, Haruka is taking it easy today. She's gone out to the Flower Grove to train against types of Pokémon not commonly found in Union, and ended up intrigued by the flora. She's seen these before....oh, when the foliage sprouted everywhere. So she's clipped a few flowers to take back to Union for investigation. Setsuna or Pamela might be able to help with that.

In the meantime, she and Swadloon are relaxing among the flowers, eyelashes slowly fluttering shut. A Spritzee is sitting next to Swadloon; every now and then she snuggles against him. He's just so green! Green is an amazing color!

Haruka sighs, content; ethereal sparkles play around her face as she relaxes further into the now-glittering flower bed, awash in pastels. ] There's a soft wind blowing today.

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[ Pink birdie is not sure she wants to be seen! She fluffs and flutters and bobs here and there if those little arms come close - which probably makes her an even better plaything, but she hasn't quite caught onto that yet. Maybe baby will get her exercise?

Haruka tips her chin up to look at Michiru. Hi. She's being lazy today, it's bad. ] These look familiar to you too, right?

[ She lifts a flower. There. Obligatory Mission talk. Now she can relax, satisfied she isn't totally wasting her time out here. ]

[wah, pink birdie is so fluffy too! Must get closer!

A contemplative look even as she reaches out to take the flower.] Back when we had that rather sudden spring.

[did they pay any attention to the legendaries at the end of it?]

[ Maybe not enough to be certain of what they saw? But Haruka felt something, that night....if only she could be more sure of the view from their window.

She shifts her head to see whether Michiru's lap is within pillow range. ] And here they're growing next to a desert. There might be a connection.

[ Pink birdie is going to fly up up and away...and then down again, because she can't get close to all the beautiful colors if she flies too far (plus, she's just a little roly-poly bird). Oh, these flowers....

Distracted, she plunges into a patch of those same blossoms. This could be your chance, Minuet. ]

[her lap is within range! How propitious.]

It's odd, but... [unless they go back in fall or winter and still find it blooming, they can't really be sure.

A quiet inhale.] It's peaceful here.

[doom and apocalypse things don't really seem to fit.

Oh no, pink birdie! Where are you go - oh hi again! Aaand Minuet pounces with a fearsome warcry!] Priiii!!

Sprrriiiiii!!

[ ..."Pri" buddies. How about that. Feathers fly up from the flower patch as Haruka settles her head on this conveniently-placed lap. ] ....That's true.

[ She trails off, thoughtful. Many Pokémon's moods had improved when the flowers bloomed, too. Is it possible there's something out there that doesn't want to destroy humanity, but make them...happy..?..instead?

Wondering that sort of thing doesn't do her any good, though, does it. Just makes her expression picturesque. ]

[Michiru watches as eggbaby ~~harasses~~ tries to hug Spritzee. That's...not enough to stand up for, right?]

Mm. [yeah, no. She'd rather idly play with your hair instead.

What are the chances that this is all to lull them into a false sense of security? It was ultimately harmless, but it was pretty disruptive even if the Pokemon seem perfectly fine here.

...she takes a moment to imagine Waltz happily skipping about and giving Sky great big hugs.

...

And yup, she's bringing up her free hand to hide her grin.]

[ Spritzee is being hugged. This is....awkward, but not entirely unpleasant. Hello, eggbaby. Careful with the wings, please. She tries to wriggle free, letting off a soft puff of pleasant odor. ] Zeeeeeee.

[ Heedless or else nonchalant about her Pokémon's "plight", Haruka's definitely lulled by that hand in her hair. And then amused by that smile. She tips up her chin. ] Do I want to know?

[that gets eggbaby to let go, but only because she has to sneeze. Watch out?

Heh.] I don't know. Do you?

[when Hotaru's Gothorita evolves, there might be trouble too]

[ Spritzee takes a tumble! But it's not so bad that she'll hit the ground or anything; in another few moments she's righted herself and flapping about again. That was...interesting. Wouldn't you rather enjoy these lovely flowers? They're so pink!

Swadloon, meanwhile, is making his way over to see if Spritzee needs any help with the baby. He's munching a leaf. Are you okay, baby? ] Swadloon.

[ Haruka thinks. But not too hard. ] Imagination might trump reality. If you keep silent, I can imagine whatever I want.

[ From the mischievous look on her own face, she can imagine quite a bit. ]

[at the moment, baby is uninterested in flowers because she's surrounded by them all the time. Also they're not moving as much as the pink birdie. But wait! Hi, round green thing! What are you eating?]

Is that how it is? [that gets you a smirk.] I thought I was the creative one.

That's what makes it fun. [ ....You're not going to tell her, are you?

Swadloon sticks the leaf slightly more out of his mouth so eggbaby can see. This probably isn't good for babies, but he finds it tasty. And it'd be a shame to eat the flowers so he's snacking instead. ] Swad.

[ You could have a leaf if you wanted, sure, but for decoration....Oh. He hasn't given Spritzee a leaf yet. Swadloon stares up at the bird as it bobbles around. Are you thinking what he's thinking, baby? ]

[baby is a little young for plotting, but if Natto sits still long enough, she'll naturally go after the pink flying thing again! At the moment though, she's poking at his blanket leaves.] Toge!

You don't look like you're having fun. [that doesn't have to be necessarily true for her to say it.]

Hm. [ It's always fun when she's with you. Haruka nestles her head deeper into Michiru's lap. How about now? Change your mind? ~~Okay, she's snuggling. But she's too cool for that verb.~~

Natto looks down at where baby is poking. Does he have something on himself? ] Loon?

[ Spritzee, however, lands and puffs out her feathers at baby. Are you bothering her green thing?! She found it first! ] Spritzeee!

[that gets a giggle. You would've gotten a kiss too, but since her spine doesn't bend like that, you'll just have to settle for mildly mischievous fingers that seem intent on getting at least one braid out of that hair.

It's the pink birdie again! And baby is taking a step towards Spritzee, all interest in the green thing lost. Sorry, Natto.]

Edited 2014-07-08 18:18 (UTC)

[ Ah, well, if baby's going to let go of that green Pokémon, Spritzee can settle down. She lands among the flowers and begins preening herself. She got flustered there for a moment. Such a pity.

Having lost his partner in crime, Sewaddle begins silking up a few petals and leaves with the intent to offer them to Spritzee. It's so nice, the way she's offering herself as a toy for the baby. ] Swadloon.

[ Haruka either hasn't caught on or doesn't care that her bangs are getting a makeover ~~they're floppy enough for a braid, though if you tried to braid in the ahoge the whole thing might end up flipping upward~~. She looks over at the proceedings in the flowerbed. ] The kid's growing up fast.

[ ...Or is she? Given her current fixation it's hard to tell. ]

[wherever Spritzee goes, baby will follow. And she wants to take part in whatever pink birdie is doing! Preening looks pretty easy! It's just chewing on feathers, right?

...Don't jinx it, Haruka. It'll be a shame if baby grew up that quickly.]

Well, she's getting a bit more independent. [to Spritzee's disappointment. Though she tolerates strange humans a little better.

There are a couple of fruitless attempts to tame that ahoge, but she'll eventually incorporate it into the short braid instead.]

[ ...Is her hair tangled from the breeze or something? Michiru's fingers keep having to dip into it. Ah, well, Haruka trusts her partner. It feels too good to comment.

She glances up at Michiru. ] You lonely?

[ ....Baby, Spritzee has nothing against you. But please. Do not attempt to eat her feathers. She side-eyes Minuet as the baby approaches but holds her ground. Cleanliness requires she finish preening this wing!

Swadloon approaches from behind Togepi, too. bearing gifts of finest leaf. ] Swad.

[at least they're easy enough to shake out. Though if you're not going to stop her, she'll start on a second braid.

Heh. Have a fond smile.] Never.

[not with you.

But baby just wants to help! Oh hi green thing. Are you helping too?]

[ From the comfortably oblivious look on Haruka's face, you could braid the entirety of her bangs before she'd catch on what's happening. Do with this what you will.

If you have the guts when she's smiling at you with such trust and affection, anyway. ] Me neither.

Swadloon! [ He is going to help! He is! In fact, Swadloon is -

Tripping over his own blanket. And falling. And, if baby doesn't move, bumping into her so that the pink flowers and green leaves end up stuck on baby instead.

Spritzee's head swivels over. Her eyes grow very wide. ] Zeee....

[hey, hey. She does this out of love. ~~Lucky you.~~ Still, her fingers falter for a moment. You...are so...

...maybe she'll just leave it at one braid.

Baby is not the most versatile of eggs and gets bumped into! Although she receives a pretty corsage, she falls backwards to the ground and might be two seconds away from crying.

You could probably feel Michiru twitch at that.]

[ ......Oh, drat. Haruka looks over, tensing slightly. Only three things in this world truly make Haruka Tenoh nervous: the thought of failing to save the world, the thought of their cover being blown, and being responsible for making Michiru's baby cry.

Swadloon is so embarrassed, and so upset for baby. Are you okay? He's sorry! He's really sorry! ] Loon! Swadloon!

[ Spritzee, on the other hand, is looking at the Togepi like the baby's the most amazing thing she's ever seen. You look so cute in all that pink and green! She hops closer. Is it all right if she nuzzles you? ] Spritzeeeeeee!

[o-oh. Nuzzles are nice.] Toge? [her tone of voice is a bit wobbly, but she's waving her arms, hoping for more hugs.

Michiru seems to be slowly relaxing.]

Priii! [ You're just too charming like this! Would you like to be tucked under her wing, little egg? Let's have a nice long visit since you've been so friendly!

Spritzee does appear to be on cloud nine now that Togepi is wearing her favorite colors. Swadloon breathes out a sigh of relief, then shuffles over to Michiru. His head droops, and he attempts to hide himself more in his blankets. His clumsiness almost hurt the baby. Can he make it up to you? ] Swadloooooon.

[ Haruka relaxes too. Slightly. At least he's trying to make good on his mistake. (She doesn't realize she's holding her breath, however.) ]

[whatever Spritzee's motives are, eggbaby will totally roll with those hugs!] Prii! [at least it looks like falling over is quickly becoming a distant memory.

Glancing at Natto.] We'll just have to be more careful next time.

[right?]

[ Natto nods. Or, well. He bobs the upper half of his body. ] Swad.

[ And then he checks with his Trainer to see whether he's in trouble here, too, but his Trainer is looking up at Michiru instead with a grateful smile. ] She's a good kid.

[ ...are you really thinking about the baby, though, Haruka? Also, it's starting to smell amazing here. A pleased Spritzee is a fragrant Spritzee. ]

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