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! ]

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Okay, that's a good suggestion. With a heave, Ryuko drags herself up onto Rhyhorn's back behind Haruka, holding onto the Pokemon's ridges with one hand and her sword in the other.

That doesn't mean she's done being a pain though. Not by a long shot.]

Okay, so what's your bright idea?!

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[ Twenty seconds. Ten. ] Hang on.

[ She doesn't specify that she means that literally. Five seconds.

The wall looms.

Haruka grits her teeth and swerves the Rhyhorn hard to one side-- ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

What-?

[Oh, that's a wall they're headed towards. Now she gets it.

Just in time too to grip the Rhyhorn's shell even harder as the Pokemon swerves hard to one side, prompting a long, very loud curse from its passenger.

She's still there though. Actually, she might be doing pretty well even if it is just sheer stubbornness keeping her in place.]

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[ That is impressive. Or it would be if Haruka were in any mood to admit anything good about Ryuko right now. (Give her time.)

They're definitely not going as fast as they had been before, though. Turning took a lot of the wind of of this Rhyhorn's sails.

She pats its side. Good Rhyhorn. You put up with all kinds of nonsense today. ] Just about done.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Maybe around the time Haruka gets to admitting that, Ryuko'll be able to say that she prooobably actually knows what she's doing and isn't just some random hotshot like Ryuko had suspected at first.

At least they're slowing down now. The Rhyhorn seems to be tiring out pretty quick... which she'll totally take partial credit for, thanks.]

Hey, is this guy yours?

[She's just catching up here.]

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[ This might be Haruka shaking her head, or it might be her checking the current landscape. Hard to tell. ] You were lucky.

[ She looks back at Ryuko for the first time in a while. ] Usually they go through obstacles.

[guitar_case_vagabond]

Fft.

[Ryuko's only response to that is a rather undignified snort, and a petulant roll of her eyes.]

I could'a taken it. I don't go down that easy.

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[ The Rhyhorn finally slows to a stop. Haruka pets its head - good job. ] I'll be taking this back where it belongs now.

[ So. Maybe. Climb off? ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Okay, phew. She lets out a breath of relief when Rhyhorn finally comes to a stop. That had been a close one. That little moment of relief quickly flickers out when Haruka attempts to just dismiss her and she stubbornly stays right where she is.]

What? Hey, you can't just take off. I'm a Sword of the Savior and you just got in the way of me doin' my job!

[Ryuko, please.]

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[ Is this person worth losing her temper over?

Probably not. So Haruka decides to settle for a calm, collected irkdom. ] The Swords of the Savior are in the habit of attacking terrified Pokémon?

[guitar_case_vagabond]

Wha-? [Okay, that kinda throws her for a second. She hadn't really considered it like that at the time, just saw a crazy, charging Pokemon and just kind of... jumped in the way. Actually, she hadn't thought much about it at all.

She shakes it off almost immediately though, frowning away again.] No. I wasn't gonna attack it, just stop it!

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[ Haruka snorts, and begins maneuvering this Rhyhorn back where it came. You're going to sit there no matter what she says, aren't you. ] I'll get this Rhyhorn back where it belongs. Peace has been preserved, Miss Sword.

[ Polite or derisive? Anyone's guess... ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Nope. Not for a little while, at least. Just because Haruka wants her to leave and she feels like being petulant.

She bristles quite visibly at the nickname.]

It's Matoi. Ryuko Matoi.

[Don't forget it.]

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[ A snort of acknowledgement. But does Haruka amend her statement? No. She turns back around and steers this Rhyhorn.

Far as she's concerned, the conversation is over. ]

[guitar_case_vagabond]

[At this point, she could just sit here in glowering, sullen silence until they get to wherever they're going but... ah, to hell with it.

Placing her sword back in its place on her back, she hops off the Rhyhorn and folds her arms to yell after Haruka as she rides on.]

Just make sure you keep those guys under control from now on!

[Yeah! Authority. She's got it.]

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[ Sure, sure. Haruka raises a hand briefly to show the message was received. Ryuko got off the Rhyhorn. That's enough for her. ]