SIDEQUEST; Investigate the mountain!

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Log Deputy: Bat (holeinmysoul) and Jan (cantito)
Participating Characters: Eren Jaeger and Jean Kirstein
Date: Saturday the 15th of March
Plot Description: Newbie Rangers Eren and Jean investigate the mysterious signal jam in the high mountains. WHAT WILL THEY FIND??? And will they be able to work together to solve the problem?! (Probably not)
Warnings/Notes: None at the moment.

It was an easy enough assignment. There was warp band network interference in the high mountains. Go there, figure out what it was, and, if possible, fix it. Eren is accompanied by Blitz the jolteon, Matilda the scraggy, and Victor the lombre (somewhat hungover from his bar adventure the night before). Eren didn't want to risk being unprepared and unable to warp any of his Pokémon in if he needed their help, so he'd selected some of his strongest.

The hike up the mountains is mostly uneventful. Eren turns to Jean, "Do you think we should split up?"

Comments

[stahlflugel]

Ooh. That was good, Jean. Eren is impressed. He repeats what Jean said back to the Glaceons in Pokélanguage and adds a few comments of his own.

{And we're just rookies. They'll send stronger Rangers next time, and they might just try and drive you away permanently. So... if you don't want to see any more humans, leave these devices alone.}

With that, Eren carefully places their devices on either side of the rock, covering them a bit with snow so that they're not so obvious.

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The Glaceon both glare, but they nod in acquiescence and back off.

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Jean observes the Glaceons with caution, turning to Eren for clarification. Man, he really wishes Apollo could translate or something.

"They cool with that? What'd they say?"

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Eren nods back at them, {Thanks, you two.}

He turns back to Jean, shrugging with his wings a bit. "They didn't say anything, but they seem ok with it for now. I guess we'll see... but hey! That was a pretty smooth move, you know?"

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"It was, huh?" Jean smirks, trying to play it off like it's no big deal.

"I mean, all I did was tell 'em what'd happen if they kept messing us up. All I gave 'em was the truth."

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"Well, I mean... I didn't even think of that! So whatever," Eren headbutts Jean a little with the intent to make him fall in the snow, "Just take the compliment!"

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The Glaceon watch the two of you a bit confused. Then they start following at a discreet distance.

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"Yeah, whatever." Jean replies, rolling his eyes and knocking Eren back. Not like, strong enough to knock him over or anything. It's just a thing they do.

"Let's get going. I'm just about done with all this damn snow."

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Eren laughs it off and shifts back to human form so he can properly stick his tongue out at Jean. From there it's a relatively short trip back to the head of the trail where Blitz and Victor are waiting.

Eren rolls his eyes and flicks them both on the head, "Thanks for all the help, you lazy shits." Blitz pouts and Victor sniggers. "Since you didn't do anything, I'm not using the warp band to send you home! You get to walk!" Jean doesn't have to speak Pokemon to interpret the put upon groans Eren's partners make. He kicks at them gently with his foot to get them walking, then glances behind him. He catches sight of the glaceon pair and nudges Jean, speaking quietly.

"Don't look, but I think they're following us. Do you think they just want to make sure we're really leaving?"

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The Glaceon stop, hunching low and twitching their ears, straining to hear what Eren is saying. They look ready to bolt at any minute.

[sturzflug]

"You guys wants somethin' or what?" Honestly, Jean has had it up to here with these Glaceon. He's half a mind to bond with one of them, just to shut 'em up. At least if they bonded, they could stop giving him those weird looks.

"Yo! You hear me??"

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"Hey! Don't yell! Savior." Eren punches Jean a little, huffing.

{Did you two need something else, or what?}

Blitz, curious about the situation, comes back and stands at Eren's side. Oh look! Other Eevees! HELLO OTHER EEVEES!

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Both the Glaceon eyes bulge and they scramble, darting behind some rocks before tentatively peeking out again a moment later.

[sturzflug]

Shit, they're being cute. Jean kneels down, holding out his arm for them-- trying to appear as un-menacing as possible.

The aoount of patience this kid has for pokemon versus humans is a little ridiculous.

"So? Are you guys gonna hide there, or what?"

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So cute... Eren can't believe that they're being so friendly after being attacked. Pokémon really were interesting creatures. He snickers. "You trying to make friends now, Jean?"

Eren doesn't really care one way or another. Having an ice type around could be cool (literally), especially come summer. But he wouldn't be surprised if the Glaceon hated him for what Matilda did.

Blitz has no such hang-ups. He trots over to them, ears perked and fur smooth. He offers a cheerful hello and sniffs at them curiously.

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The Glaceon sniff at Blitz in kind, one of them pawing at his face while the other one goes around to sniff his butt. For science, certainly.

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"Shut up, Jaeger." Jean grumbles, stepping a bit closer. He's not like, a huge fan of dog-pokemon, but these are cute as hell. He's less of a type-planner and more of an... idiot who just likes pokemon.

"So, you wanna? You can live in the city with us-- get all the food you want." Jean offers his wrist, showing off his Warp Band.

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And then there was a circling of buttsniffing! Definitely for science. His butt is very spiky though, so beware. With scents catalogued, Blitz drops down into a play-bow, splaying out his stupidly long, spindley legs. Then he just jumps over one of them because he can.

Eren rolls his eyes, but smiles. "You makin' friends, Blitz? Good butt smells all around?"

{Don't laugh! It's very important!!}

"Uh huh. Well, ask your new friends if they want to come with us."

{Hey!! Do you want to come with us? Buttwings is right, there's plenty of food and warm beds and places to hang out and play! Plus, humans make cool stuff. Like my sweater.} He shows off his dumb dog sweater with pride. It's black! With a SKULL ON IT. He picked out the pattern himself. It's totally bitchin'.

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One of the Glaceons sniffs at Jean before lightly running up his hand, wrapping itself around his neck like a scarf, and promptly falling asleep.

It's kind of cold.

The other eyes the scarf with undisguised envy. It harumphs a bit before falling in line with Eren.

[Congratulations! Player plot is complete! You both have bonded with level 25 Glaceon! Other attributes may be determined as you wish]