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[After the expedition to the mountain, things had seemed to settle... at least for a moment. Levi had taken the time to come home, have a couple drinks and relax on his weekend off..... Wait a minute, of course he didn't get to do any of those things. That meant people didn't bother him or that people treated him like a normal person. Neither of those things ever happened.]

[Saturday A - Eren]

[Since their meeting during the Iron Mines debacle, Levi had begrudgingly found Eren in close proximity to him for some reason? They were assigned the same clean up duty, or the same post handing out blankets to civilians who had to evacuate their houses. For one reason or another, they had been close to each other and sad to say even started talking to one another. Not that Levi liked it or anything~~, baka~~. It had just been something to do, so he only felt it fair that once their hard week was over he go do something with the brat. Or whatever. Levi was pained to say it had been his idea that led them to end up on a roof of a building near the Pokemon Habitat with his Venipede, Bug, nearby on a lower ledge. After learning that Eren wasn't able to fly yet made it easier to admit he couldn't do it either.]

[So here they were. He's already transformed, all pink and grumpy and Murkrow-y.]

You gonna chicken out or what?

[Saturday B - Erwin]

[After his ordeal with Eren, he heads home to the small apartment he shared with the Commanding Officer of the Scouting Legion Ranger Division, Erwin Smith, and their Pokemon. Big titles, not that Levi gave a shit. After being arrested in his thug days, Erwin had been the one to help him out and take him in under his wing, so to speak. They'd lived together since Levi had been released into the Guard's care. He comes in through the door, a bag from a nearby shop in one hand and Bug at his heels, narrowly missing him when he kicks the door shut and slides the bolt closed.]

Erwin?

[He comes into the little kitchen, spotless of course, and sets down his bag.]

Eeeerwiiiiin... I brought shit for dinner, you here?

[Sunday C - Everyone]

[It seems Levi has finally gotten some peace and quiet. He's in a park near the Pokemon Habitat again, but this time he's alone. He's lounging back on a tree swing put in by the recreations office and hogging the whole thing to himself. He may or may not have dozed off while trying to read the newspaper, which is fallen down against his legs. Bug is resting on his chest, cleaning him a little but only managing to get a gooey bug spot on his friend's nice shirt. Levi's free to talk to, if you dare wake him up....]

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I said I'd do it when I was good and ready!!

[But Eren is sure competitive. And he wants to look good for the Corporal! ]

F-fine... I'm gonna do it! [He spreads his wings wide, wiggling a little. Rosa chirps and flutters off his head and lands on the edge of the roof next to them. He backs up a few feet, then RUNS! RIGHT OFF THE ROOF. He actually has pretty impressive jumping ability despite being a huge doofusbird.

And he proceeds to not flap. At all. He glides like a pro, though, and lands on a rooftop across from them, talons scrabbling on the shingles]

{Eeeeerrreeeennn!! You have to flap!} [Thanks Rosa.]

[Levi glares down at him.]

You didn't even try at all! What was that s'posed to be, huh?

Um.... flying? [Eren laughs sheepishly, scraping the blades on his wings together nervously] Or... gliding... I guess.

Anyone with wings can glide, stupid.

[Levi hops up experimentally, flapping his wings a little. He looks... silly, but he's not going to jump off the roof until he tries it first. He can keep his weight up off the ground for about two flaps. The momentum and air should make it longer... right?]

All right, lemme show you how it's done...

[Eren tilts his head, watching intently. Well, come on Heichou. Show him what you've got.

Rosa gives a happy cheer. {Go pink bird, you can do it, yaaaay!!}

She even picks up a small twig lodged in one of the shingles with his thumb-claw and waves it like a baton.]

[How can he say no to that kind of encouragement? Levi takes a running stat as well, and starts to glide down before flapping his wings... and barely keeps from crashing into the ground. He ends up on top of a bush, looking irritated.]

Least I fucking tried, you brat.

{Good try, pink bird!!} [Ever cheerful, huh Rosa]

[Eren pouts a bit] Look, if you flap like a crazy person, the worst that will happen is that someone will get whapped with feathers. If I flap like that, someone might loose their head.

You see anyone else around here, punk?

Why d'you think I picked this spot? Sides, don't flap all crazy like your Zubat that's dumb. Birds flap slower. Well, I gotta flap a little quicker than you anyway, it's about size. Just fuckin' try already.

[Eren makes a face and jumps down by the bush and the side of the building. Just as a demonstration, he opens one wing and slashes at the bush, cleanly slicing off part of it. But not the part Levi is sitting on. That'd be silly.]

I just don't want to break anything... but... I'll never learn if I don't try...

[Welp time to climb back up. He walks back over to the building they jumped off and starts scaling the wall using his beak, claws, and wings. It's actually kind of impressive]

[It is pretty impressive. Levi has to jump-flap to get any higher on anything. Eventually he makes it up to the ledge Bug and Blitz are sleeping on though, accidentally stepping on Blitz's tail as he hops up.]

Once we know how to fly up we won't have to do that dumb shit.

[Using his beak and claws as anchors, Eren is able to pull his whole fat metal body up to the original ledge. He shakes out his feathers.

Blitz lets out a yelp when Levi steps on him. {HEY!! Watch where you step!!} Luckily he doesn't weigh much, but Blitz is a drama queen. The eevee huffs and moves off to one side]

I wonder how long it takes to learn...

[Levi gives a little squawk in Blitz's direction, just harumph'ing as he hops off his fluffy tail and flap-jumps up to the roof with Eren. What a brat. Of course this brat would have bratty Pokemon. Bug continues to snooze.]

Probably a while... Mom Flying types usually just shove 'em out of the nest though, right?

[a brat with a bratty fox. It makes sense! Though Blitz is about 500x more bratty than Eren ever was and could ever hope to be]

Right... kind of a sink or swim situation. Fly, or get eaten. [he frowns] Maybe we need to ask Armin to borrow Gertrude. Have her snap at us. [he's only half joking]

[He rubs his beak with his fears, like he's stroking his chin. Human habits are just as apparent in Shifters as their Pokemonlike attributes when they were in human form.]

That just might work.

[Eren's lucky; his beak is only on the top and his bottom jaw allows for plenty of expression.

Which he is using right now]

Bwaaggh!! [he flaps his wings] I-I was kidding!! We can't really do that, she could eat us in one bite!!

She wouldn't actually eat us, Steelixes probably eat... rocks or something.

[He shrugs his little wings.]

Though you're kinda like a rock. She might try and eat you.

That's not encouraging... at all.

[Eren frowns and gives the whole flying thing another shot. This time, he actually DOES flap. But it doesn't actually seem to work. He lands in the bush this time, a tangle of feathers and long gangly legs]

Urgh... I think I know what it is. I have to keep my wings... stiff?

[Levi doesn't even try not to laugh at him.]

Huh... you ever see a real Skarmory fly before? How do they do it?

[Eren just growls and rolls out of the bush. He takes a moment, using his beak to straighten his feathers. He huffs]

No... I've never seen another Skarmory... ever. I only know what I am because of a single black and white drawing I found in a book once.

So you know how to read? Go get a book from your egghead friend. Learn somethin'.

I know how to read! I went to school! [Eren huffs] But reading about flying isn't really helpful.

No, I was impressed.

You can still look 'em up and see how it works. Get some tips.

[That's what he made Erwin do for him.]

[Eren shifts back to human form... and pulls a twig out of his hair]

Maybe I should go do that now... One of the other Guards told me I should look in the steel section instead of the flying section. I didn't even think about that... I guess I got "bird" in my head so I forgot about the other type.

Wouldn't be a bad idea.

[He flies down from the roof a few feet, before gliding to the ground in a circle and changing back. He adjusts his clothes a little, idly.]

Yeah, Steel is pretty fucking heavy so I wouldn't be surprised if you gotta fly different. Don't all those metal hover Pokemon use magnets or whatever? Does metal shit stick to you?

[he looks at the stick, then sighs and tosses it away]

Yeah, they fly using the earth's magnetic... field... or whatever. I asked them about it one time. They said I couldn't do it, probably. But yeah uh... magnets stuck to my metal parts... But my pokémon form isn't as heavy as it looks, either.

Edited 2014-02-18 05:48 (UTC)

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