A Very Merry Hobo Birthday... To You!

[tsunbird]

Who: A whole lot of losers (this can mean you). Specifically, Ankh, Eiji, probably all of the Senshi, Martin, Elly and Fei. Nozomi? Possibly more Love Lives?? A WHOLE LOT OF LOSERS... I tagged everybody I knew would be here that I knew the canons for. :<
What: Hino Eiji's birthday!!
When: October 22! All day, all night, as long as y'all wanna celebrate this hobo.
Where: Hikawa Shrine.

He was pretty sure Rei had said something about it being Eiji's birthday. He didn't actually care overmuch, since she had come to him with the request that he take Eiji and distract him until a specific time, and given him the idea of making him buy ice cream. Ankh liked ice cream. In fact, it was about his favorite thing. So when it had been suggested that he could force Eiji into buying him some, whilst still fulfilling some kind of request from Rei, it meant he was getting ice cream and having the grumpy Shrine Maiden indebted to him (at least, in his own mind). So while there was the vaguest of concepts in his head that this was a distraction for some kind of celebration in honor of Eiji, he was mostly interested in the fact that he was making the vagrant buy him something.

And so here they were, Ankh dragging Eiji by the sleeve, heading into town.

"You walk too slow, how do you walk this slow? You're taller than I am."

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[allergictoloveletters]

Ami always came from the logical standpoint. Even when she got emotional, she knew exactly where and how it was affecting her body and the reasons for it in many areas of the brain and chemicals. She could recognize stress factors, endorphins, adrenalin, whatever there was to know about the body, she would learn it, memorize it. She didn't know how to be any different and she didn't want to be.

She watches the shadow gain a mouth and become a Gengar, she focused her gaze on the ghost intently and examined him as much as he seemed to be examining her. She offered a nod of her head to the ghost.

"A pleasure, Sabaeus, to meet you."

[faithfulflame]

Seemingly pleased, the ghost remains where it is, but materializes more fully, offering out a purple hand to shake. If Ami takes it, she'll feel a chill, unnatural and totally different from her icy-self...and if not? Well it still gets colder.

"He's...actually got a dual purpose there," Rei explains with a small smile, patting the ghost on the head. "He keeps the temperature around me a bit lower. Since I evolved...I've needed it a bit more."

[allergictoloveletters]

Ami takes the purple claw and shakes it. It is chilly, even for one like her, as it isn't a sort of cold induced by weather so much as it is one induced by the supernatural. She tries not to shiver, however.

"Congratulations on evolving, Rei-chan. Do you know what you are able to do?"

[faithfulflame]

"My flames are much more powerful than before," Rei answers with a small shrug and a ready smile, her finger catching ablaze as a casual demonstration. "As for the rest of me? No, not really. I haven't had much chance to test my psychic abilities. Or much cause, thankfully."

The claw pulls back, and Sabaeus disappears back into the shadow, seemingly melting away...and the other Pokemon mentioned decides now is the time to make his appearance.

By hopping out from under a bush and landing on Ami's head.

[allergictoloveletters]

Ami glances up at the Natu. She giggles as she reaches up for the Natu.

"Ah, hello, Ravi. A pleasure to meet you too." Ami kept her head still so as not to disturb the Natu. The Cottonee wasn't very disturbed, mostly asleep at that point.

Ami returned her gaze back to Rei and tilted her head.

"Would you like to?"

[faithfulflame]

The little bird chirped and nuzzled against her hand, clearly enjoying the fact that someone was paying attention to him. His eyes glowed faintly, though, and he sent her a little psychic nudge, a feeling of appreciation and gratitude, coupled with the word Friend flashing over and over a few times.

"Like to what?" Rei answered, "Test my psychic abilities? That...would depend on what you have in mind."

[allergictoloveletters]

"My mind, to be precise," she said as she chuckled and offered her arms next to her Cottonee in place of a spot on her head. She appreciated the thoughts of friendship.

"Or your fire abilities meeting ice and water. I am both your strongest and weakest opponent, in friendly training only, of course! I would never want to be your actual opponent, Rei-chan. But I have a suspicion about mental capacity and psychic types, if you would indulge the inquiry?"

[faithfulflame]

Rei looks a little unsure for a moment, as the idea of actually using her abilities against anyone she liked, even in friendly training, wasn't high on her priorities list. But the way Ami had phrased it she had something else in mind.

"What's the inquiry?"

[allergictoloveletters]

"Well, psychic abilities are a matter of extrasensory abilities, or the ability to be more aware and use that awareness to do all sorts of things. Pokemon and Enlightened can use their abilities to make actual manifestations of those abilities in different forms. Some psychic abilities, however, can be thrown off by pokemon with certain abilities. Take for example, the ability: Keen Eye. It is not something to be taught, merely observational skills on the part of the pokemon yet it ensures that accuracy cannot be lowered, something many psychic moves from pokemon can cause. Or "Own Tempo," something that allows pokemon to avoid confusion, a very common result from psychic attacks.

My inquiry rests on does it depend on the type, or the mind? An Avalugg who has Own Tempo, is it able to throw off the confusion due to the mind or because of something else?

You are able to help me answer that question! With you, the chance to test this hypothesis will not only be done safely and carefully, but we can record real data and measurable results!"

Ami had gotten so excited about explaining her scientific inquiry that her voice rose a little in volume.

[faithfulflame]

Rei listens to Ami's rather excited explanation in full, letting her get it out of her system before responding. Because Savior knows she doesn't want to interrupt the normally quiet girl, no. Getting Ami to be this chatty was something rare.

"Alright, Ami-chan. I don't mind helping you at all. But, how would we go about it? What's the experiment?"

[allergictoloveletters]

When Ami finishes, she smiles and she grabs Rei's hand, incredibly pleased that she would help.

"Meet me in the flower grove, we'll go from there. And who knows, it may attract some pokemon in the process. But the experiment will be mild psychic actions on your part and my attempts to work through what you are doing with my own mental capacities."

[faithfulflame]

Rei laughs gently, nodding along.

"Alright, we can do that. I'll bring Deimos to make sure you stay healthy. Her healing powers will help."

[allergictoloveletters]

"And I will bring a picnic to maintain energy levels. It will be like when we first met."

[faithfulflame]

"Except hopefully Isidis will be a little more awake. He's gotten a bit fat and lazy since he evolved..."

[allergictoloveletters]

"Perhaps my little Horsea and Aurora could get him active. They're the most active. I have a whole team of snugglers," she laughed, not realizing that that reflected more on her than on the pokemon themselves.

[faithfulflame]

"Maybe. We'll have to see. It...may honestly be because it's just getting on towards winter, but he's been so out of it lately." So very, very out of it.

[allergictoloveletters]

"Hmm... is it his diet? Knowing you, I suspect that socialization isn't the issue." Ami's mind was turning.

"I could meet with him, if you like. Even lazy pokemon like Snorlax have their moments of activity or something that they focus on when not lying around..."

[faithfulflame]

"Oh, he does have his moments...but he's always been kind of lazy. I've always attributed it to his reptilian nature. And it's probably nothing to worry about. But...if you want to help me work with him, I don't mind. He likes you, you know."

Despite accidentally kicking him down a hill.

[allergictoloveletters]

"He likes me?" she asked, eyes widening and she blinked in surprise. She would think he had very little affection for her, considering their first meeting. She smiled though as she thought about the pokemon, glad he was alright and seemingly able to forgive accidents.

"Well, I like him too. I think that would be a perfect idea."

[faithfulflame]

"Then, let's get together next week sometime and work with him."

In truth? He probably doesn't remember the incident. Lazy little thing.

[allergictoloveletters]

"I will open up my schedule for you to ensure that we can really try out your abilities and my theory. I must thank you for allowing yourself to be involved in this experiment, Rei-chan. If there is a way I can repay you, please let me know."