bravenewworld | third fortune ☆ the hanged man

[VIDEO]

[No Nozomi today. The video comes on to a very face. Coeus is no longer a ~~floating bubble butt~~ baby, but look! He has nubs for arms! He wags them to illustrate. He is one step closer to being able to help out more in the shop! Maybe soon he'll be able to put things away, you know, with hands and arms! How cool would that be?

He's even convinced his human to teach him how to write! So cool!]

Coeus, what are you doing?

[Nozomi's voice chimes in from off-screen. Whoops! He's not supposed to be using this, eep! Feed off!]

[ACTION]

[With the recent goings on between the raiders of Citadel, and the appearance of a God, Nozomi is feeling just a bit inadequate. It made since that Eri would show both her and Maki up in a fight--she was a trained fighter, after all--but it bothered her that she could not defend herself, let alone the other person with them.

So, during the week after the attack, Etteilla will be closed. Nozomi and any number of her pokemon can be found outside of Union, training. It seems that Nozomi has picked up a staff and is attempting to learn how to use it, to varying success.

When not trying to beat whatever it is she's trying to fight to a pulp, she can be seen sitting and meditating.]

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Well, he's still young. I'm sure he'll mellow out.

I hope so.

[Well, Jinxie will just let Puck sleep for the time being.]

So, were you out here for training, Nozomi?

[She doesn't quite wince, but smiles a bit awkwardly.]

It's a little embarrassing....

Did something happen?

When the Valkyries were attacking people in the plains.

Did you get hurt?

No, but a few friends almost did.

[Although Eri was fine, kicking butt and all that. It still made her beyond nervous to see her in danger, especially.]

All I could do is stand there and watch.

Oh...

[Jinxie frowns.]

I'm sorry, Nozomi. I think I understand a little.

[She shakes her head, smiling a little.]

It's okay. Eri was there, and she knows how to fight. The raiders ran away pretty quickly after they realized that.

[But from her tone of voice, it was easy to tell that she wanted to do more.]

Thank goodness for that.

[Jinxie lets out a relieved sigh.]

...You wanted to help more, though, huh?

It felt out of control, and I couldn't do anything about it.

So you're training to get stronger.

[Nozomi nods.]

...That's the same thing I did.

[Jinxie pauses for a moment, thinking.]

It wasn't exactly the same - more because I wanted my Pokemon to be able to count on me the way I counted on them - but I think I kind of understand a little.

[Aw, baby Jinxie's growing up.

Never mind that she's only two years younger.]

Then it is the same. I don't want to always count on Mithra, or Lakki, or Ericchi to help me when things go bad.

[Did she mean to say the last one?]

Ericchi...?

[Jinxie blinks.]

Is that a new Pokemon of yours?

[She thought she knew all their names.]

[...Wait, did she really say--

Nozomi stood a little straighter than normal, trying to play it off.]

She's a friend of mine.

A... friend?

[Jinxie's bad at teasing, but this looks suspicious even to her.]

[Jinxie no. Nozomi can give all day long, but when it comes to getting teased, she's not so great at it.]

Yeah, a friend!

...What kind of friend?

[The extent of Jinxie teasing is just leaning in closer and closer with this exact expression and her hands balled into determined fists.]

[TOO CLOSE. Also why are you looking at her like that?]

I don't know what you mean!

[Jinxie sits back on her heels.]

You're acting weird, Nozomi.

No I'm not! You're being weird! Isn't cute at all!

I... didn't say anything about cute.

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