bravenewworld | 019 // action: verdant forest, streets of union, divine theater (closed)

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019 // action: verdant forest, streets of union, divine theater (closed)

[ a - verdant forest ]

Easy.

[ Haruka Tenoh, as per usual, is sitting astride a mighty, majestic Pokémon. It's not a Rhyhorn, however. It's Uranus the Salamence, now sporting an impressive set of battle scars and testing wings that are sore from disuse. All winter. She'd remained grounded all winter, afraid to try flying again even after she'd healed. But now, with the spring breezes stirring hope in her breast, she dares to imagine that they can support her weight again. She dreams once more...of flight.

Honestly, Haruka is mostly here for moral support, as the Salamence's wings flap once, twice - its feet leave the ground - and slowly, beat by beat of those massive wings, Uranus climbs into the air. They clear the treetops. They speed towards the clouds.

Uranus bellows in triumph and sets out to loop around the city spires. Anyone else in midflight right now may find themselves with a joyful companion. She doesn't want to be alone for this. She wants everyone to know.

She's flying!!! ]

[ b - streets of union ]

[ At the same time this is happening, however, an Amaura collapses onto the cobblestones, even her long neck stretched along the ground. Her tongue lolls out of her mouth, and she takes a heavy breath. She'd been looking...for a good place....to watch her friend fly....but Union gets so warm!

Help...and please...don't step on her...even though she's blocking foot traffic.... ]

[ c - closed to divine defense force ]

[ A successful voyage doesn't mean Haruka's own buoyant mood lasts. Instead, she's landed with even more purpose in her step than before, and a light in her eyes. One by one, she's tracking down the people she's responsible for, and asking them a single question: ]

Are you ready?

[ Just that. Because no matter what Union votes on the current crisis of conscience, for her, the way forward is clear. The Divine Defense Force saves gods from humans, and humanity at large from gods.

War is a small price to pay to stave off the apocalypse. And let the blame for that war fall on her shoulders. She's prepared. ]

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[Michiru almost sighs and leans back on her hands, though that smile is fondly exasperated. Dratini, meanwhile, squeaks happily and nuzzles that hand.]

Twister. I had Melody show it to her a few times and she's slowly getting it. [or rather, she's more interested in playing, but Michiru isn't above making a game out of training.

Nonethelss, Allegro seems satisfied that Amara is all better now! He points in the direction of the theater.] Osh.

[...at least he sort of counts as a hat. ]

She has a good support system. [ Haruka seems not to realize just how absurd that sounds coming from the person who usually lets her Pokémon raise themselves. Does baby like ear scritches? ]

Mmmm. Mmmma. [ Amara will try! She does like giving other Pokémon rides, but having a hat on...makes the heat worse...

Still, here is one foot being placed in front of the others. And then another. And then another.

Super Beauty, this ride ain't. Her head begins to droop. ]

[from that smile, Michiru doesn't seem keen on bringing it up either] Nonetheless, she'd be nosing around in the theater if she could get there.

[just wait till Dragonaire learns it can fly. Right now though, Dratini finally stops wiggling and stays stock still, eyes closing in enjoyment.]

O-osha... [whoa, his perch is tilt forwards! He tries to hold on tight, but too little too late. Allegro falls forward, reintroducing his face to the pavement. O-ow...]

One step at a time. [ Scritches continue, then wrap up as something occurs to Haruka. ] Will you show me?

[ She wants to see this impressive move (and maybe get a small child out from between herself and Michiru)! Do your best!

Amara blinks down at Allegro in confusion. This is not going well.

She presents her side to him and then wiggles what little tail she has. Climb up from here, maybe, and hold onto her neck? ] Mau.

[Dratini opens her eyes, looking from Haruka back to Trainer. Michiru smiles and nods.]

How about the same target as last time?

Dra! [there's a bit of a determined glint in the baby's eyes as she slithers back into the pool with a splash.

Allegro peels himself off the road, rubbing his cheek.] Wott. [and, well. He's not going to turn down that offer. (Maybe it'll be safer this time). He deftly hops on up, having apparently forgotten that Amara isn't doing too well either.]

[ Haruka dips her dangling foot into the pool as she moves closer to Michiru to watch this. She doesn't want to miss a moment of baby's amazing new prowess. Or something.

Amara staggers when she's got Allegro's weight on her back, but knowing he is counting on her makes her that much more determined to make it to the Theater! Up her head goes. She takes a deep breath. She tries to ignore the way that stuck her tongue to the roof of her mouth.

And she sets off again. ] Ama...ra.

[ Hopefully this is the right direction because, frankly, she has no idea. ]

[here's a smile, as she folds her hand over yours.

Baby, meanwhile, swims over to a painted target suspended from the ceiling. She's only maybe 10 or 15 feet away from the target when she stops, concentrating deeply. She then spins her tail (and ends up spinning the rest of herself), forming a tiny Twister that squarely hits the target.

Michiru grins.

Oh hey, Allegro can get used to this. Getting carried around so his little otter feet won't get tired. And wait. You're supposed to make a left here!] Osha!

[ That's....

...well, it was unexpected. Haruka whistles before squeezing Michiru's hand, then letting to in order to clap. ] Not bad. You'll give the teacher a run for her money in no time.

[ Nothing against Melody, mind you. Encouraging the child.

It takes Amara a moment to remember what "left" means. Left is...is it this way? She yawns, the heat making her sleepy. But still one foot goes in front of the other. ] Ama. Amaaaaura.

....ma?

[ There is a cool breeze wafting from the street to the right. And someone calling out about fresh ice cream, made with help from real Vanillish.

Whatever that means. ]

Good job. Once more, now. [emboldened, Dratini tries again, this time with more twirling! The Twister's a little bigger this time, but it also manages to miss the target by a good foot.]

Ah. It's alright, try again.

[Allegro perks up a little at that. Hey, hey. Do you think they can beg for some ice cream?]

Deep breaths. [ Or maybe that only helps The Wind. Who knows. Either way, Haruka knows better than to berate someone this young. ~~She saves that for adolescents and above. With interest.~~

Amara tilts her head, trying to think with a slowly baking head. Ice...cream? What is that? The air is cooler this way... ] Amauuuuura.

[Dratini smacks the surface of the water with her tail in frustration and then faces the target again, taking a deep breath. Seeing that training is resuming, Melody slides smoothly out of the water to take over the tutelage of the young 'un. Bass is off to the side, watching curiously.

Michiru seems content to let her Pokemon take over.] They're good for each other.

[~~Melody hasn't gotten to babysit since Hotaru.~~]

Osha! Oshawott. [ice cream is sooooo good. It's like snow, but it tastes better!!]

Their human doesn't hurt. [ This is a thank you, she supposes. For helping her calm down about what they need to do. It's all right. Michiru has Haruka's back, so Haruka can move forward as she sees fit.

Everyone trained by Michiru is so spoiled.

Amara is trying to listen to this explanation, but she gets stuck on the word "snow." There's snow? Down the path to the right?

She looks left for a moment, thinking, since home is that way. Then she turns and plods right, willing more energy into each step. Snow! She's going to find the snow. ] Ammmma.

Oh? Was that a compliment? [here's a smile. She should be thinking about this upcoming fight (war?), but well. It's alright when it's you. There's time enough to get her Pokemon ready by the time they get a plan together.]

Osha, osha. [oh, so we are going this way. Okay, just make sure you put on your best begging face.]

You know the answer. [ Yes. A million times yes. Yes to such a degree that they'd better remember Dratini is getting ready to try again if they don't want to both end up being unspeakably rude to the baby. But that isn't on Haruka's mind right now, it seems.

Amara isn't quite sure what her "begging" face is. It's hard enough to just walk, in this heat, surrounded by all these strangers. She finds the cool place and presses her face against it, but when a Vanillish appears on the other side of the display glass, she squeaks. ] Ma!

[you're just going to get a fond look and a quiet laugh. And she doesn't miss a beat when baby hits the target with a cautiously executed twirl.]

Good job! Three more times, and then you can go play.

[sidelong glance at you, trying to see if you have other people to talk to or if you'll stay here with her.

Allegro immediately waves his little arms to draw Vanillish's attention, looking as sad as possible while he's at it.]

Oshawott, osha. Shaaa! [won't you please help? They're dying from the heat! Look at how Confused Amara is!]

[ What a good baby! Haruka does have a few more people to track down, but she doesn't mind taking a break here. She stirs the water with her foot, happy to just sit with Michiru and watch.

Amara continues to slump against the display as Vanillish's mouth drops into a concerned "o". It zigzags off to go alert its Trainer, who hurries outside with presents for these wayward Pokémon! First Amara is administered to, and then, for being such a good friend, Allegro receives his free prize:

A nice, big piece of ice to hold and suck.

There we go. Isn't that much cooler? ]

[well, this certainly isn't something she's going to complain about. Her foot nudges yours, even as she keeps a watchful eye on the baby. And as she mentally nudges Melody to just let the baby try.

And try baby does! After the first good one, there were a couple more misses before Dratini finally gets two in a row! Aaaand now the baby's coming back to bask in praise and pets.

Allegro's sad pout turns real as he accepts the chunk of ice and gnaws on it. Bleh. Tastes like Tundra.]

[ Good baby! Haruka joins in the petting. The back of her mind has been mulling over Mission Things even while the front watched the Dratini, so she's feeling pretty good (or as good as one can) about their plans for this mission. ] We could use some kind of decoy.

The shopkeeper moves Amara into the store to feed her more ice and wipe her down with a cold cloth. Vanillish floats around Allegro, in the meantime, watching him react to his ice. She's never met anyone who doesn't like ice before. Did you get a slushy piece? ]

[pets and scritches and getting everything wet again]

How about Nocturne and Uranus? [they won't be able to make use of their abilities while underground, and they should be quick enough to make some sort of ruckus and still be able to get away.

Oops. Allegro tries a cute smile on Vanillish.]

Osha, shaa. Oshawott? [nah, it's kinda like the Tundra! Has Vanillish ever been there before?]

[ At this rate Haruka is going to have to change her clothes. Michiru can't very well stay in her swim things forever, either.

Haruka nods. They'll have Uranus along anyway, so... ] Sensible.

[ Vanillish tilts to one side, which makes her drip on the pavement (but only once). Tun...dra. Tundra. Hm. She does not...think so....

What flavor is Tundra? ]

[it's a risk you take when you come into this level of the Habitat, unfortunately.]

It would work best if they could draw attention away from the underground labs before we release the gods. [the gods are the biggest unknown of them all. Hopefully, this way they could get more time to figure things out, if needed.

Dratini gets one last pet before she wriggles back into the pool to join the others.]

Wott! [flavorless, if you were lucky!]

[ That sounds good. Haruka lets her hand linger in the air for a moment longer, watching baby swim off to socialize with other people who haven't got limbs. ] Things will get chaotic fast.

[ All the more reason to try and limit the damage however possible, right?

Vanillite is not sure she likes the idea of this flavorless "Tundra" thing. Flavors are better. Like chocolate, and strawberry, and...

...there's one more. She can never remember it because people tend to whisper it around her for some reason. But if you come further into the shop she can show you.

A relieved Mau... can be heard from within, as well. ]

It all depends on the gods. [and out of their control, unfortunately.

Allegro follows, still licking at the ice. It does kinda suck, but then again, this is a lot more thaw than he's used to. And oh hey, Amara looks a lot better!] Osh!

[ Haruka exhales in agreement. And then notices just how wet both of them have gotten. ] Are you cold?

[ Amara is cold! Or well. Colder than she has been. She even lifts her head at the sight of Allegro, blinking placidly. There's ice here. You were right. This is such a good place. She can't even be afraid of this human, it's so nice. ] Amau.

[ Vanillish, meanwhile, heads for the ice cream display, hovering in place. Trainer, Trainer. The smaller one is eating something without flavor! Fix that? ]

Well, [smile] it's a bit wet.

[oh, that's great, Ama -

Allegro immediately adopts a lonesome expression as he sadly licks his piece of ice.]

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