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bravenewworld2015-05-10 08:35 pm
faithfulflame) wrote in bravenewworld2015-05-10 08:35 pm
8th Prayer: The Big Kahuna
Action/Video at the Beach:
[Okay, this is just so adorable that even a dour, serious young woman like Rei can't help but share it with the rest of Union. The Warp Band starts up, showing a scene on the shoreline. In the distance is an enormous, slow-rolling spring storm heading inland. It's still many miles off, but the effects of it are already beginning to show. Massive swells, enormous waves generated in the distance by the storm, are breaking against the shore at regular intervals. Each wave is larger than the last, and they're predictable in their formation (as predictable as they can be, anyway).
Basically? It's a surfer's paradise.]
Well good afternoon everyone. It's been a while since I made a public broadcast, but I've never seen anything quite like this before. I thought it was worth sharing and recording for later.
[The camera zooms in on something out in the water, a small group of Pokemon on, you guessed it, surfboards. A Gardevoir, Treecko, and Riolu all seem to be in the shallows, paddling around and trying to get a feel for things...but the camera moves up and focuses on something else.
A Pikachu.
A Pikachu in little swim trunks, shredding away down the long trough of one of the larger waves, laughing wildly as the wind blows his ears back. He makes it through the entire trough before swerving back and coasting back in towards the other Pokemon.]
Ariel's been at this all afternoon, and he's been trying to teach the other three how to surf too. I had to do a little reading on the sport, but apparently he's pretty good. Has anyone else ever seen something like this?
Action that evening, Lake Shrine/Union:
[After the storm finally does hit the beach, Rei heads home, but decides to stop up at the Lake Shrine for dinner and a rest. She's built a small fire, but while she sets about cooking up some stuff, Ariel seems to have casually enlisted the other Pokemon in gathering up large wooden sticks and jabbing them in the ground in a wide circle. A few minutes later, he's lit all the ends of these poles up like torches and hops into the center of the ring to begin some sort of strange dance. Rei stops, watching the strange behavior before realizing that it's some sort of ritual.
She...doesn't really know what it's for, but after a minute or two she and the other Pokemon with her start to attempt to follow Ariel's steps, admittedly somewhat clumsily. Rei's never been much of a dancer, leaving that aspect of shrinework to her grandfather, but the Pokemon seems pleased that she's joining in. Never-mind that she'd never, ever let herself be caught doing this if she knew other people might be watching...
So, feel free to watch and wander up!]
[Okay, this is just so adorable that even a dour, serious young woman like Rei can't help but share it with the rest of Union. The Warp Band starts up, showing a scene on the shoreline. In the distance is an enormous, slow-rolling spring storm heading inland. It's still many miles off, but the effects of it are already beginning to show. Massive swells, enormous waves generated in the distance by the storm, are breaking against the shore at regular intervals. Each wave is larger than the last, and they're predictable in their formation (as predictable as they can be, anyway).
Basically? It's a surfer's paradise.]
Well good afternoon everyone. It's been a while since I made a public broadcast, but I've never seen anything quite like this before. I thought it was worth sharing and recording for later.
[The camera zooms in on something out in the water, a small group of Pokemon on, you guessed it, surfboards. A Gardevoir, Treecko, and Riolu all seem to be in the shallows, paddling around and trying to get a feel for things...but the camera moves up and focuses on something else.
A Pikachu.
A Pikachu in little swim trunks, shredding away down the long trough of one of the larger waves, laughing wildly as the wind blows his ears back. He makes it through the entire trough before swerving back and coasting back in towards the other Pokemon.]
Ariel's been at this all afternoon, and he's been trying to teach the other three how to surf too. I had to do a little reading on the sport, but apparently he's pretty good. Has anyone else ever seen something like this?
Action that evening, Lake Shrine/Union:
[After the storm finally does hit the beach, Rei heads home, but decides to stop up at the Lake Shrine for dinner and a rest. She's built a small fire, but while she sets about cooking up some stuff, Ariel seems to have casually enlisted the other Pokemon in gathering up large wooden sticks and jabbing them in the ground in a wide circle. A few minutes later, he's lit all the ends of these poles up like torches and hops into the center of the ring to begin some sort of strange dance. Rei stops, watching the strange behavior before realizing that it's some sort of ritual.
She...doesn't really know what it's for, but after a minute or two she and the other Pokemon with her start to attempt to follow Ariel's steps, admittedly somewhat clumsily. Rei's never been much of a dancer, leaving that aspect of shrinework to her grandfather, but the Pokemon seems pleased that she's joining in. Never-mind that she'd never, ever let herself be caught doing this if she knew other people might be watching...
So, feel free to watch and wander up!]
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How far down the beach are you? I'm directly south of Union as the Murkrow flies.
So it is.
Think you can show them how to get here?
[He waits a moment, and nods, turning to Rei.]
Ace will be by in a moment. See you when you get here?
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[Strange man inviting her over. Yeah. Nothing weird about that. Granted, he says he's not Enlightened, and she has her team if he does anything weird.]
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Needed an escort, miss?
[He jerks his head the way he came to emphasize the point, flapping its wings once to get a bit of sand off them, a Wingull it is not.]
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All the Pokemon crawl out of the water...and a mound of sand slowly shakes itself off from where it'd been buried. An Arcanine, and a big one at that, trundles over panting happily. Ride? Ride!
Climbing on, the teen and her squad get ready.]
Lead the way.
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[Soon, Rei can see Gordon's menagerie on the horizon, colors standing out sharply against the sand, blue and reds and greens. Scyther sits, legs tucked under it, wings flat against it's back. A herdier, wiry hair making it completely at home amongst the dunes, runs and plays with a growlithe, the pair coming to greet her as she arrives on the arcanine. The pikachu, squirtle, and omanyte have once more taken to the waves. Gordon turns, raising a hand in greeting, standing up from what looks like a boulder until the rhyhorn moves its head. His vacated spot is quickly taken by the swellow.]
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Good afternoon, sir.
[An astute observer might notice the way her shadow shifts, slightly unnatural in it's movements.]
You know I didn't get your name.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
[He offers a hand.]
James Gordon, with the Swords. I respond to either Gordon or Jim, sometimes Commissioner, but that's more a nickname my coworkers came up with. You work out at the shrine, right?
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A pleasure, Gordon-san. And that's correct. I am Rei Hino, one of the priestesses at Hikawa shrine, and a liaison with the Kurain school of channeling.
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Where did he get the shorts?
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Oh, he...had them when I found them.
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You've been at this longer than I have, are all Dream Land Pokémon like this? I mean, I heard they were different, but ours seem... very different. Not just knowing a move I've only really heard about with water types, but the board, the shorts and... well, temperament seems... odd.
[His attention turns to Arcanine, then down to Rusty, noting the Growlithe's interest.]
That evolves from Growlithe, right?
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All the Dream World Pokemon I've met have been somewhat...odd, yes. My Gengar...[Her shadow twitches again.] and Ariel especially.
[And then a simple nod.]
And yes, it does. With a Fire Stone.
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I'm Rusty, nice to meet you.
[While the Dogs introduce themselves, Gordon eyes Rei's shadow. He's too observant not to notice a shadow moving on its own.]
A Gengar, huh?
[He approaches Casius carefully, slowly and with his hands visibly empty, giving the large, powerful animal the respect it deserves.]
Just want a closer look, big fella.
[His attention turns back to Rei.]
Just how hard are these stones to find? I've got one of those moon stones, but that's it.
[Out on the ocean, Lucas paddles his board a bit closer to Ariel.]
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Yes, a Gengar. Sabaeus...is about the only think keeping me from getting heat stroke on a daily basis.
[She holds out a hand and a black tendril snakes up out of her shadow, running along her palm. Good job buddy.
Arcanine, on the other hand? Seems alright with it. He shuffles closer, lowering his head for a pat. Or whatever. He's generally good with people.]
And they shouldn't be? Any engineer can make them.
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Ah, that makes sense.
[A particularly 'choice' wave comes in, not fully breaking until almost right on the beach, depositing a water-logged pikachu, a squirtle, and an ammonite, laughing, in the shallows. The blue little turtle shoves two fists into the air, followed a split second later by the PIkachu. They call out in unison.]
Cowabunga
[The omanyte, meanwhile, comes over and starts... petting Rei's shadow.]
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Rei's Shadow, though, doesn't...seem phased. Enjoy your tendrils of darkness, Omanyte. He'll totally play Patty-Cake with you.]
That...was...something. Hah.
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Good to see Mike with a proper playmate. And sorry about Mary--
[He indicates the omanyte.]
She's a bit handsy.
[His attention is drawn back to the waves as the duo join Ariel.]
Probably good for them to spend time with a Pokémon that shares their hobbies. Should try and make a point to meet up every so often. Don't think the Habitat has an actual ocean in it, after all.
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[And Sabaeus doesn't seem to mind.]
I've a feeling I'll be down at the beach fairly regularly because of Ariel. If you ever want to get them together, feel free to contact me. Surfing Pikachus are a marvel enough, that there's two? Probably not a coincidence.