Sixth Station - Preparing for Depature [Action - Various]

[lunchleader]

1) Late Morning - Union Divine Theater Courtyard

[Over the past month or so, the theater courtyard has become more or less home to a few of Right's Pokemon - namely, his three Plant-types and Usopp the Pidove. Today, however, Right's out with his faithful Lucario, Soft Steel. Only...they're not just chatting and soaking up the sun. The two of them are sparring very intensely with each other, with most of Right's Pokemon gathered around to form the edge of their impromptu sparring ring. Of course, sometimes it gets so intense that it looks more like fighting than actual sparring to the untrained eye. Come check up on them?]


2) Early Afternoon - Theater Wardrobe Department

[Right's had some basic training on sewing, which he normally uses these days to patch up any tears in his outfits. At this moment, however, he's trying to repair the ripped seam of his travel bag. Trying being the keyword here, for as much as he's trying to focus, the needed stitch isn't quite working out the way it should. It probably doesn't help that he's constantly shifting in his chair, or that he appears to be more full of energy than usual.]

--Damnit! Why can't I get this right?!

3) Union Market Area

Anastasia~! [Right whines as he's trailing behind his Mankey, carrying boxes and bags full of Pokemon food - most of it very high-end stuff.] Can't you just mix in some of the normal stuff?

Mankey-key! [Don't be ridiculous! I'm not gonna be left stuck eating some normal treats! Anastasia snorts in contempt at a pile of "common" (yet very juicy-looking) apples before hopping over to the stall full of tropical fruit.]

Veni-veni? [At least I don't need to be picky to look pretty, right? The Venipede inquires from her perch on top of Right's head.]

Thankfully, yeah. You're still cute no matter what you eat, Claudia. [Right grins reassuringly...and then sighs as he's called over by the pig-monkey to buy even more expensive food for the latter. As he moves over to her, however, he almost doesn't see anyone crossing his path until it's nearly too late.

Careful, or you'll get accidentally bumped by a walking pile of expensive food stuff!]

Comments

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[encouragetomorrow]

[She'd been making her rounds of catching the people going out on the missions and presenting them with little gifts, and Right was one of her final stops. She wandered around the theater in search of him until she found him squirming around in his chair in the wardrobe department, and watched him do so from the doorway for a minute before knocking on the frame.]

...Right, what are you doing?

[lunchleader]

Wha--oh, hi, Honoka. I'm trying to fix my bag up for the big mission. [He holds up the bag in question, and it's obvious that the stitch isn't as solid as it needs to be.]

[encouragetomorrow]

[She blinks at it, smiles, and wanders into the room.]

Do you want some help?

[lunchleader]

If you don't mind, yeah. I just can't seem to make it work today. [He scratches the back of his head with a sigh.]

[encouragetomorrow]

[Shaking her head, she pulls up a chair next to him and sits, reaching out for the bag.]

I'm no Kotori, but I can probably sew up a torn seam.

[She surreptitiously sets a small box on a table between them.]

That's for you.

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[actsmagnificent]

Leavanny.

[ Someone is peering over your shoulder, Right. Someone with a very worried expression on his face. He's trying to be polite, but he almost looks.....pained.

He also snuck up out of nowhere, but all of Haruka's Pokémon except Gold know how to do that. They learn from example. ]

[lunchleader]

Honestly, this should be hard. I've don this befo--GUAH! [Right flinches as he finally notices the Leavanny peering over his shoulder.] Haah! Oh, it's you, Natto. Don't scare me like that.

[actsmagnificent]

Van van. [ Natto bobs his head in greeting, then hurries over to his supply drawers to fetch some waterproof fabric. When he returns, he holds out an arm for the bag. Could he see that for a moment? ] Van leava?

[ He's trying to be calm, but there's a rise of expectation in his voice all the same. At last, he's needed! At last

his time

has come!!! ]

[lunchleader]

Huh? Oh, yeah, sure! [Right hands the leafy bug his bag.] Normally, this isn't an issue for me, but today, I just... [He sighs and scratches the back of his head.] I just can't seem to get it to work.

[actsmagnificent]

[ Natto knows that feeling! He struggled with it for the entirety of his first two evolutionary phases. So the least he can do now that he's more confident in his own abilities is help out the humans when they're feeling discouraged.

Placing the fabric on the inside of the bag, Natto pulls silk from his mouth to sew and quickly reinforces the interior before turning his attention to the problem seam. He props the bag up on the table, splitting the difference between himself and Right. Okay, watch him so you remember this for next time! ] Leava lea!

[ And he's off, unspooling more silk to serve as the thread and using his hands as needles. He's a fast worker, but a careful one - each of these stitches is exactly the same width, and exactly the same distance apart. What's more, he works with a smile on his face. Time to sew, time to sew... ]

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[rainsrespite]

[Well, isn't this a sight. Yuuna'd just come by to see how Haruka's prep-work was going while Right was engrossed in his fight. She pauses, looking at the Hitmonchan and the Skitty that just happened to be riding on his head, and receives a shrug.

After a moment more, she calls out.]

Hey! Right, Softy.

[lunchleader]

[It's more street fighting than a proper martial arts, but it's pretty obvious that both Right and his Pokemon partner are very good at it. It's also obvious from the dust over them that they've been at it for a while. They do pause in mid-grapple, though, and turn to see Yuuna.]

Oh, hey, Yuuna! Ah, one sec-- [Right disengages from Soft Steel with a half-shove.] Take a break?

[The Lucario nods in agreement.]

[rainsrespite]

[She folds her arms, and so does the boxer. The cat? Yawns boredly. She can take all four of you with one paw, that's just how cats roll.]

Getting ready for the big day?

[lunchleader]

Yep. Softy and Tamago and I are going.

Togepi~! [That's right! We're going to fight bad guys! The Togepi in question exclaims with a pose.

Right slowly walks over to Yuuna through his small crowd of Pokemon.] Are you going, too?

[rainsrespite]

Only the two?

[Yuuna eyes the boy, arms still folded.]

And of course I am. I'm a Ranger, and I volunteered. So did my team.

2, action

[taudriver]

Did you need some help there?

[lunchleader]

Oh, hey, Takuto. And yeah, some help would be great. Normally, this ain't a problem, but today, I just... [He groans in frustration, fidgeting in his head.] It's like I cant get anything other than sparring done right.

[taudriver]

Well if you wanted to spar I could probably help with that too, whatever sounds good.

[lunchleader]

[That makes him laugh a bit.] Thanks, but I already sparred quite a bit with Softy this morning.

[And had a Discussion with Yuuna right afterwards...which he doesn't wanna think about right now.]

[taudriver]

So, mending then.

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[miracle_miko]

[ Heading out to the courtyard early in the morning, dressed in strange robes, Sanae stops when she sees someone else there. She watches for a few minutes until it seems like they are at a good breaking point, clapping a bit in approval. ]

[lunchleader]

[They're no martial arts masters, but the two of them are clearly very good at this kind of free-form, hand-to-hand combat.

Thankfully, they were just taking a breather when she starts clapping.] --Oh, hi, Sanae! You look very lovely today.

[miracle_miko]

Ehh? Really?

[ Sanae gives herself a look over, smiling a little awkwardly. ]

This is what I wear at the convent in Citadel. I feel like I can concentrate better in these.

I'm sorry for interrupting you like that. You didn't have to stop.

[lunchleader]

Oh, it's okay! Me an' Softy are just taking a breather, actually. [And from the patches of dust on his clothes and the Lucario's fur, they've been at it for a while.]

So you're training, too?

[miracle_miko]

[ Sanae nods. ]

I want to be strong enough to help the people in Sanctuary.