018 // action - union divine theater/ninetales vale/around union

[actsmagnificent]

[ a - union divine theater ]

Ah.....Left.

[ The Machomp and Nidoking holding up the decorative carving nod and move accordingly. Haruka surveys the result from several paces away, arms crossed. ] That's good.

[ A hired carpenter and her Mankey move in to affix the refurbished peace. No longer needed, Haruka glances around the rest of the damage. The dorm is mostly repaired by now, but the Theater is a long, slow process. They won't be putting on any more plays for a while...

...wait. ] Gene!

Woop! [ A Wooper flees the scene, the small rain cloud that'd been forming above some paint cans dissipating. Isn't he even allowed to dance his support anymore?!

He isn't really looking where he's running, and may very well end up lost. ]

[ b - ninetales vale ]

[ Ninetales Vale, while a haven for the physically spiritual, is also a place one can come for less directly spirit-related needs as well. For example, this unassuming building that has just reopened for business, every perfectly-shaped roof tile in place, is widely-known as one of the best places to go for a form of meditative hospitality centered around the drinking of tea.

Haruka is headed there now, dressed appropriately in a robe that crosses across her front. She takes a deep breath in front of the place, smiling to herself. Things are only going to get worse from here. She might need this. ]

[ c - HEADED RIGHT AT YOU, OH SAVIOR, GET OUT OF THE WAY ]

Move!

[ If the shout doesn't get you moving, Union pedestrian, perhaps the sound of a professional racing Rhyhorn thundering towards you on the open street might. It looks terrified, and is being pursued by a tall young "gentleman" on foot, who hurdles over a table of street wares like it wasn't even there in her quest to catch up to the stray beast.

The street is too crowded. So the young man looks for a handhold and begins vaulting himself up...onto the rooftops. Hope you weren't about to open a window! ]

Comments

[pathofheaven]

[ What a pain. Remind him never to get piss off a Rhyhorn without standing behind it first. Personally, he's not going to risk any more big movements. His tofu is far too important for that.

That's what his Warp Band is for, though. ]

Kagami, you handle it.

[ The Aegislash pops out from its resting place and slams itself into the ground before the Rhyhorn, a King's Shield ready to block its path. Because of course it's facing things head on. ]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Here comes the Rhyhorn! It plows into the Aegislash with every intention of continuing to run and/or knock this obstacle out of its way, no matter how long it takes. Haruka drops down from a nearby roof and surveys the scene. ] Good grief.

[ Need a Rhyhorn whisperer? ]

[pathofheaven]

Is the Rhyhorn yours?

[ Kagami the Aegislash in his shield form is, if nothing else, sturdy. It might be a long time before any of them budge if left like that.

Tendou doesn't have that much time though, he needs to get home and cook his tofu. ]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka doesn't answer that. She's too focused on the Rhyhorn, approaching it methodically with her arms out, palms extended towards the creature. She walks directly towards its eye so there's no way it can avoid seeing her coming.

Slowly, she reaches out and puts a hand on the Rhyhorn's head. It doesn't try to buck her off, but it does continue to keep "running".

She flicks her gaze to Tendou just for a second. ] Release it in three.

[ One. Two. She swings herself onto the Rhyhorn's back.

You can let it go now. ]

[pathofheaven]

Kagami.

[ The Aegislash relents. Slowly releasing the King's Shield, its one eye stares daggers at the Rhyhorn. It doesn't quite trust the Rock-type not to start charging again, and is wondering if it should draw its own blade and get ready to just knock the stampeder out.

Tendou on the other hand, just about manages to shrug. Not too hard, that would ruin his tofu. Somebody will have to do something about the ruined pavement, but that will have to be somebody else. ]

What spooked your Pokemon?

[actsmagnificent]

Not mine. [ She says this idly, focused on keeping said Rhyhorn from charging. It does take a few steps forward but seems begrudgingly to accept the sovereignty of the human atop it. For this acceptance, it gains pats.

Haruka remains astride the Rhyhorn like this position is as natural as walking. Getting a Rhyhorn to turn 180 degrees is an ordeal in and of itself, but she's managing. ] They've got them outside their routines....

[pathofheaven]

[ Sitting on a bucking pile of rocks seems incredibly uncomfortable to Tendou, but Haruka can do what she wants. He's not going to stop her. ]

So, who's this "they" that made this happen? [ He looks at the empty street which the Rhyhorn charged down. Empty because everyone has either gotten the hell out of dodge or got their stuff trampled underfoot. ] They almost made me crush my tofu.

[actsmagnificent]

Complain up the street. [ Haruka nods in the direction her Rhyhorn is now pointing. ] We're headed back.

[ Who thought using racing Rhyhorn on a construction crew was a good idea? A spooked Rhyhorn on the loose is bad enough. A spooked Rhyhorn that's been both bred and trained to be faster than normal....

Idiots. Idiots, the lot of them. Haruka may or may not be sulking. ]

[pathofheaven]

I'll make sure to do that.

[ He's headed in that direction, anyway. ]

But it seems like I won't need to be the one complaining. I almost got my tofu ruined and yet I'm not the angriest person here.

[actsmagnificent]

[ A snort. You're lucky she finds you entertaining. ] Noisy guy.

[pathofheaven]

Better me talking than a Rhyhorn charging down the street, no?

[ He's pretty entertaining. He tries. ]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka just laughs and keeps riding. Yeah, yeah. ]