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[faithful_kitsune]

[1]

[The Habitat is as hopping a place as ever, with caretakers of all sorts watching over both the Pokemon and occasionally going in to check on the eggs. A relative newcomer is among them, and she is a flurry of activity, to the point where some of the older employees are convinced she can bilocate. Truly, a force of nature.]

Come now, don't put that in your mouth! You three, be careful playing, we don't want anybody getting hurt. Hmm, I believe this egg warmer might be malfunctioning. Could somebody check on it please? You there! I saw that!

[She looks like she knows what she's doing, at least, if someone needs to talk to her.]

[2]

[...of course, even forces of nature abate on occasion, and so here's Ran, sitting outside the Pokemon Habitat with a nicely packed lunch and a slightly exhausted look on her face. Whether this is a better time to speak with her is up for debate.]

Comments

[faithful_kitsune]

Oh my, hello Lea! I'm sorry. I've just been so used to doing work like this for such a long time, it comes naturally to me. How are you getting along yourself?

[She takes the juice. Mmm. Juice.]

[thefloorislava]

Yeah, well, if you keep going at that rate, there won't be any work left for the rest of us! [Lea shakes his head and laughs a little, taking a sip of his juice] I'm doing w-- hey! [there's a fletching trying to pluck strands of his hair for some reason. Lea shoos it away] I'm doin' fine.

[faithful_kitsune]

My goodness, I'm certain nothing like THAT will happen. This place is far too busy for that. Mist was slow compared to this place.

Oh, that is good. We must all take care of our own health as we watch over theirs, after all!

[thefloorislava]

Mist, the town you're from, right? Why don't you take a little break and tell me about it. I'm real curious. [he leans in and whispers conspiratorially;] I wasn't born in Union myself. It's true!

[faithful_kitsune]

Oh my, is that true? To think we share something in common! My goodness. Well, you'll simply HAVE to tell me about your town as well. Consider it payment for me talking about Mist. Where shall I start?

[thefloorislava]

Ah, well... I haven't lived there since I was a baby. My parents have told me about it, a little, but we had to keep it on the down-low for the most part. Hmm... [Lea takes another sip of juice, thinking] Well... what kinds of houses did you live in? Probably not tall apartments like we've got here, huh.

[faithful_kitsune]

Oh my, no. Simple little houses suited us fine. Some of the shifters kept their huts very simple, even. It reminded them more of their homes before they were able to shift.

[thefloorislava]

I wish we had space for regular houses, you know? I mean, the apartments are great for conserving space, but I really wish the walls weren't so thin. I can hear everything my neighbors say. Their drama is pretty gun, but... not at 4 am. Some of us gotta work!

[faithful_kitsune]

Yes,I have noticed the quality of the materials of the buildings around here are... a little lacking sometimes. You say your neighbors are causing trouble?

[thefloorislava]

Not... trouble, perse. They're a married couple, young... I think they must be having some troubles. Lots of pressure on normal folks to get married and have kids.

[faithful_kitsune]

Oh dear. That sounds troublesome for them. The pressure is getting to them, then?

[thefloorislava]

Yeah, that'd be my guess. [he sighs] You can kind of get locked into shitty situations if you aren't Enlightened in this city.

[faithful_kitsune]

I take it Enlightened are allowed certain benefits? I suppose even in a city like this, hierarchies are observed.

[thefloorislava]

Yeah. We're not really locked into social roles, so much. We can do what we like, as long as we're contributing to society somehow.