First Discovery | Action x2

[ruinsandchill]

OTA

[Sorey is incredibly excited to get to explore all of Union and its ruins, but he's been holding off on the ruins until Mikleo got back from Gigas so they could go exploring together.

And he's back, so that means Sorey is trying to find where the blazes he's supposed to get a lantern. His Eevee is just sitting at his feet, yawning while Sorey looks around the Union shopping district a bit confused]

There's got to be a supply shop around here somewhere...or even a bookstore.

Closed to Mikleo

[Mikleo is met by Sorey's Eevee whenever he gets back to where they're staying since Sorey's gone to get dinner. Mab nearly trips him as he runs over and rubs himself all over Mikleo's ankles. Looks like he was worried]

Comments

[ruinsandchill]

Depends on how much they want to show. There's not a lot around Union, all things considered.

[Mab gently nips Sorey's leg. Mikleo isn't here, stop being a nerd. He rubs his neck]

Sorry. But, yeah, it is. Sanctuary'd still be under Gigas's control if not for them.

[sparrowfeathered]

No argument here. I remember how long it took to get here! I think most of the cities, ruins, and stuff like that are further away.

[She tilts her head, then she grins all over again.]

Things are better, now? I mean--you can travel! That's definitely a big improvement.

[And... up ahead is the Spearowfeathers' wagon. It's covered, but there's also a wooden counter. A painted sign of a Spearow is on the side. There's also a Gogoat standing there. He looks at Sorey and bleats.]

[ruinsandchill]

Oh, things are much better. We can celebrate our holidays again!

[Gogoat! Sorey waves at the Pokemon]

He with you?

[sparrowfeathered]

Aw yeah. And see other cities'! There's some really awesome ones in Union and Caldera, too. Caldera's got one where you throw paint at people!

[She grins, before the Gogoat bleats again.] Yep. That's Mayvin. He doubles as a buddy and a cart puller.

[She walks right over, petting him on the head; Mayvin just eyes Sorey and debates telling him the meaning of exploring. Rose flips up the flap on the cart, revealing a two stack shelf of books.]

Let's see... here we go! We got some histories, some technical manuals, and one novel. The cover was funny, so I grabbed it.

[ruinsandchill]

Paint throwing?

[What?

But Sorey is distracted by the books, looking them over]

What's the novel about?

[sparrowfeathered]

Yep! Everyone gets together and chucks paint at each other! It's awesome. The best.

[She pulls the novel off, then looks it over.]

It's about a guy who survived the collapse of civilization. Like he slept through it. I read a little bit, and it's really funny, but I don't think it's accurate at all. It was supposed to be popular in Gigas, though!

[ruinsandchill]

Huh...

[Might be interesting. And then there are the histories...]

How much for the novel and the histories?

[sparrowfeathered]

Whoa, you want them all? Let's see...

[She starts doing some quick math in her head.]

How about twenty-five bucks? I'll give you one of the histories for free!

[ruinsandchill]

Really?

[Sorey grins and digs out his purse to get the money. One of those histories will make a great almost-two-months-belated birthday present for Mikleo.]

Here you go. Thanks, Rose.

[sparrowfeathered]

Sure! You're new here, right? Think of it as a head start. But make sure you come back to us if you need something!

[She hands them over, winking again.]

You like reading this kinda stuff?

[ruinsandchill]

Yes, to both questions. Mikleo and I spent a lot of time reading growing up, and it's fun to argue over the books we're reading.

[sparrowfeathered]

[Just, immediately:] Ooooohhh, nerd fights!

[ruinsandchill]

--what, nerd fights? What do you mean?

[Mab is laughing his ass off, meanwhile]

[sparrowfeathered]

Nerd fights! You're totally fighting over details in the books, aren't you?

I mean, I don't know what else you'd fight over in a book.

[Rose gets going. Really gets going, into a full-on ramble, and doing voices. (Neither voice sounds like Sorey or Mikleo.)]

"Oooh, this page is very crumbly. But the lines are even."

"No! The letters are all crooked. Look!"

"There's words here."

"I guess."

[ruinsandchill]

...no? We argue over what the books say and if they're accurate...?

[sparrowfeathered]

See?

Nerd fights! Those are cool!

[She pauses.] Who usually wins?

[ruinsandchill]

No one? We just...have fun with it. There's no way to really win this kind of thing, anyway.

[sparrowfeathered]

Those are the best kinds of arguments!

I mean, I don't think I'd get the argument about the book, but it sounds fun. Like running a race, sort of!

[ruinsandchill]

[That makes him laugh a bit]

Yeah, kind of. I know our Pokémon like to watch us go at it.

[Mab, still laughing, nods]

[sparrowfeathered]

[Rose laughs, then puts her hands on her hips.]

Sounds like you've been friends for awhile, then. Bring him by sometime, if you wanna! I usually get a few new books in every now and then.

[Little does she know: she met him in the very same bookstore she got these from.]

[ruinsandchill]

I will! Thanks, Rose.

[sparrowfeathered]

You bet! Any time!