bravenewworld | Fifth Dive

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[Residents near the park are treated to a frightful crash as a giant green Gogoat smashes his way through the wooden playground equipment with what appears to be a sense of childish glee. Playgrounds really were fun-- and look at all the cool stuff he could do now! Braying with delight, he lowered his head and dug his hoofs into the ground, ready to bash apart those boring old benches--]

Kamo, that's enough!

[Shaking his head to clear his mind and loosen the debris that was starting to stick in his hair, Rei Ryugazaki looked as harried as he sounded. His hyper little Skiddo had only just evolved, and it was clear to anyone watching that the young buck wasn't anywhere close to mellowing out. He rubbed the bridge of his nose with an irritated sigh, hoping that he wouldn't get too many headaches now that they had gotten through the busiest part of the winter season.]

What did I tell you before about how people don't always like to play rough? There are ways to play and not...

[...He didn't even know how to describe the mess that he saw before him, or the mess that Kamo had made of his family's yard, and of his bedroom...

This was why his parents didn't want him to bring Kamo over to the house anymore, among other things. Rei suspected that eating the Salvation day dinner before it even made it to the table had something to do with the decision as well.

Kamo merely regarded his trainer silently, before huffing and shaking bits of snow off his body. They had spoken, but he didn't see how it was any fun!]

...would you feel better if we went for a run? Exams are over, so--

[Rei had no time to finish the sentence. He had Kamo at 'run'.

With an excited bray as reply, Kamo darted down the path at top speed, hooves digging into the icy muck and kicking it up behind him as he dashed off.

At a loss for proper reply, Rei did what came naturally: he took off after the Gogoat, fully aware of the futility of his actions and how he would regret it later.]

Kamo! Come back!

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[It's night time when Rei pops onto the feed, with his glasses askew and a panicked look in his eyes.]

Does anyone know how to catch a runaway pokemon? A big one?

[Breathing heavily, he picked a dirty leaf out of his tangled hair and made to wipe the dirt off his face. He only smeared it.]

He's pretty exciteable..and he likes to knock heads to say hello.

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I was trying to tell him that we should go for a run over the weekend when he took off-- he, uh, didn't wait for me to finish.

[He sighed.]

Honestly, I don't know where he could be at.

[He'll take any help....just, please don't hurt him.]

Sounds like you've got some more trainin' to do.

[Kyoko shrugs. She figured that'd be the case.]

I'll find him. Gotta be somewhere in the city, right?

[Thankfully, she knows her way around the city pretty well by now. Comes with the territory of camping on rooftops and whatnot. Fear not, there's only one thing she's interested in permanently damaging.]

Yeah, he should be. We weren't far from the park when I lost sight of him.

[He knew he had more training to do-- it was why he jogged with his pokemon in the first place, so everyone could be happy. But, this went beyond just physical skills here.]

He's very energetic too, almost like a young Growlithe. That's what the problem is-- who knows what he could get into because he wants to play?

Got it. I'll start there, then.

[Honestly, a Gogoat shouldn't be any sort of problem for her. She's dealt with an angry Tyranitar and a hungry Seviper on a fairly regular basis. Keeps her in shape.]

You want me to just track him down or knock him out for you?

Just help me find him, please. No one needs to be knocked out!

[He had a length of rope ready to drag the Gogoat back to the Habitat by leash if it was necessary, but he hoped he didn't need to go that far either.]

Hope you can keep up, then.

[Because otherwise, Kyoko'll just be teleporting/leaping from roof to roof keeping track of it.]

Keep up? How do you mean?

[He's a track runner and an academic, but he's not a mind reader!]

I can locate him for you, but I'm not gonna be able to do much to slow him down without hurting him.

...so you're gonna have to be fast or he'll be in a different spot by the time you get there.

[That was...alot to consider.]

...You don't happen to have a bike I can borrow, do you?

...

What you see is what I've got.

[The joys of being a hobo.]

[In this weather, too...he hoped that she had some place warm to stay. At the very least, he would get her something warm to drink once they figured this out.]

Then we have a problem. Relays and pole jumps are my specialty, not sprints.

[The cold doesn't bother her too much. If she gets cold, she'll just start a fire.]

Can't leap gracefully from roof to roof?

[Regardless, the point still stands.

Rei shook his head.]

Not without practice and training. Roof hopping isn't standard for competitions.

I'm gonna go ahead and guess you're just a normal guy.

[This kind of stuff is pretty easy for her, at least.]

I don't have powers, if that's what you mean.

[He maintained top grades in his class and an exemplary record on the track team, along with being a pokemon trainer. That wasn't just 'normal', even if he still had a lot to learn.]

Thought so.

[That would all sound incredibly dull to her.]

How about this, then? Once I locate him, I can chase him to a specific area.

...That sounds like a good idea. We'll stay in contact with the warp bands?

[Logistics. He needed to know them.]

Nah, I'm just gonna yell across the city.

You didn't need to put it like that!

You didn't need to ask a stupid question either.

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