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Brave New World Mods ([personal profile] bravenewmods) wrote in [community profile] bravenewworld2014-04-04 11:43 pm

Springtime for Union

After an unusually long and cold winter, the land is finally beginning to stir in the anticipation of spring. In the forest, the first flowers are beginning to peek out of the ground, the hum of Bug Pokémon begin to be heard, and of course, the first wisps of pollen begin to incite misery amongst the more sensitive of the population. The sun sets later and later each night, and at the end of a long workday, the prospect of escaping early to enjoy a stroll out in the brisk spring air becomes more and more enticing.

The pall cast by Team Evolution has long faded into little more than a distant cloud on the horizon. Though the mystery of 'Mega Evolution' remains unsolved, it seems inconsequential in the face of the strength that Union itself is gaining. All damage from the earthquakes has finally been fully repaired, production of iron and steel has been greatly enhanced by the discovery of the mine, there were plans to build a new port and to enhance the range of the Signal Tower, Enlightened and Pokémon everywhere were evolving one after another... On the whole, morale was high.

The city takes it upon itself to reflect this.

When the people of Union begin to stir early one spring morning, they will awaken to discover a cheerful city, indeed. All of Union, overnight, has become covered with vines and shrubs and flowers - plant life, everywhere the eye could see. Though the majority haven't yet begun to flower, the rainbow assortment of buds promises a lovely sight to come in the near future. A few citizens, annoyed, set to work removing the intrusive flora from their properties, but the majority simply take the unusual sight for what it is.

And for the particularly observant, dotted here and there among the landscape, the occasional large pink blossom can be spotted already in full bloom...

((You may use this post as an IC mingle if you wish!))
actsmagnificent: (shades)

(at least michiru's aesthetics won't let it be ugly)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-22 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Haruka thinks she knows, but it doesn't make this process any less curious. Instead of intercepting, she observes. Can he actually do it? ] That's for humans.....

Sewa. [ Sewaddle swings the spoon down on the ice cream like a kendo stick. No, that's not how to get the food onto it, apparently. He swings it sideways. ] Sewa.

[ Haruka is so full of amused secondhand humiliation right now. Taking a spoon from the next table over, she scoops up a bit herself for a snack while she watches. ] Don't hurt yourself.
incousinswithyou: or something (she's either laughing or coughing)

(there you go. just keep focusing on that silver lining)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-22 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Michiru laughs quietly. Maybe he would deserve more ice cream if he managed the feat.

Budew, on the other hand, cheers Sewaddle on! And is otherwise unhelpful due to the lack of grasping limbs, but still. You can do it!]


And where did he pick that up from?
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actsmagnificent: (oi)

...watch sewaddle level up from this

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-22 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
You're asking me? [ Yeah, she's Sewaddle's Trainer, but even if she took advantage of the bond to gain access to his thoughts and emotions (something she rarely does - her Pokémon deserve their privacy) she doubts he'd make sense. Though from the way he's going at this thing like the spoon's a sword, he may have been paying more attention to her stage fencing than she'd thought....

No, wait. He'd watched her take that bite. You can practically hear the gears turning. ]
Sewaaaaaa.....

[ And then, it dawns. He scurries down the spoon a bit and picks it back up so that there's less of a lever between him and the head. Now he can scoop! ] Wad!
incousinswithyou: (right?)

achievement unlocked: spooning

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-23 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Buu. Dew? [Budew is perplexed, really. Why would anybody bother to include an extra step between getting food and putting it in their mouths? It's all going into the same place eventually. Why complicate matters?]

At least he hasn't discovered leverage. [that blob of ice cream would land somewhere inconvenient. Given Sewaddle's luck, maybe another bird Pokemon.

Still, those powers of observation, however brief and sporadic they may be, could lay the foundation for much more interesting tricks.]
actsmagnificent: (hey...)

just one grown-up activity he can learn from the humans

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-23 02:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Haruka watches the ice cream make it onto the spoon with buried trepidation. ] Don't jinx him.

[ Sewaddle has not quite reached the level of awareness where he questions the wisdom of intermediate tools. He is, however, so incredibly excited that he got the ice cream onto the spoon that now he doesn't know which human to offer it to. He loves his Trainer so....but his Trainer's Trainer ordered the ice cream.

Yet Haruka has already helped herself, so Sewaddle figures she can fend just fine. Time to carry this spoon very carefully over to Michiru and see if she wants dessert. And then, she will be so impressed, she won't mind if he and Budew share!

Look, Michiru. Ice cream. ]
Sewa waddle?

--Hey.
incousinswithyou: right here. these two fingers. (I got what you want)

the only one, hopefully

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-23 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[that gets a laugh out of Michiru.]

Well, well. How gallant. [she carefully plucks the spoon from Sewaddle's grasp and takes a bite] Thank you.
actsmagnificent: (relaxed)

he's a bit young yet, yes

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-24 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Waddle wa! [ He was praised! That doesn't happen often! Sewaddle looks over at Budew, proud of himself. Budew, he did it!

Haruka has such a wealth of potential targets here it's hard to know where to begin, but for some strange reason she picks Sewaddle. ]
No one likes a ladykiller.
incousinswithyou: (DO go on)

either that or it's paying bills and having responsibilities

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-24 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Buuuu!! [aww yeah! Budew is so happy for you, Sewaddle! At least Ralts isn't here.

Michiru neatly places the spoon on the edge of her plate.]


You would know, right?
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actsmagnificent: (suave)

but wait. these ladies don't do either of those things.

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-24 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
What's that supposed to mean?

[ ....Don't answer that. Sewaddle watches that spoon and ponders. Dare he hope lightning will strike twice? Maybe he better just put a leaf on this plate and call it a day. ] Wad.

[ It's a masterpiece. ]
incousinswithyou: (ara how small)

...they probably *technically* do

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-24 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Haruka just gets a smile.

She glances down at her plate and pauses.]
Art, is it?

[Budew, on the other hand, is busy eyeing the ice cream. Yup. It's definitely starting to melt.]
actsmagnificent: (wink)

when they feel like it....

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-25 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Sewa. [ A nod. See what a perfect accent it makes against the white of the plate and the pink of the ice cream over there? Sewaddle likes that this human always takes him so seriously. It makes him feel good about himself.

Haruka snakes a hand around the artist and his critic, however, scooping up a bit of that melting ice cream. She silently deposits the treat in Budew's dish, then takes a second spoonful for herself. You saw nothing. ]
incousinswithyou: not that this is a new thing (I know something you don't)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-25 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Dew! [Budew beams at Haruka and almost nearly learns Sunny Day and immediately takes a bite. Sewaddle gets a nudge. Hey look!]

So much for not spoiling them.
actsmagnificent: (watching)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-25 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Your ice cream's melting. [ What a lovely catchall reply. It both indicates to Michiru that she'd better get some before it's gone, explains away Haruka's softness, and teases her partner simultaneously. Haruka takes another bite of ice cream for herself - then relents and offers the next one to Sewaddle. You did all right with the spoon. She supposes. ]

Waddle! [ Daddy His Trainer noticed him! Sewaddle grins at Budew, too. Don't we have wonderful humans? ]
incousinswithyou: (somebody doesn't like popular men)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-25 04:28 am (UTC)(link)
[her eyes drift toward vault of the blue sky above, but her small smile belies the eyeroll.

She'll give you that.]


Bu, budew! [yuup. Both of them are great. Now she knows who to ask if she wants extra sweets.

Michiru takes a couple of spoonfuls for herself and then starts feeding Budew a spoonful at a time, ensuring that there will be less ice cream facial masks that way.

It won't be more than a quarter of what remains of the ice cream, at least. Don't want to let the Pokemon get tummy aches, of course.]
Edited 2014-04-25 04:28 (UTC)
actsmagnificent: (cute)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-25 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Of course not. This is why if Sewaddle wants more ice cream he will have to fetch it himself.

That, or be patient as Haruka casually slips him half-spoonfuls every so often between her own bites (though she deposits them in the Pokémon's bowl for him. She refuses to spoon-feed). He slurps away happily, mandibles clicking.

Haruka grins. She should probably start paying him a little more attention if she wants him to fix his bad habits.

Later, though. Right now she's dipping her spoon in the ice cream and knocking it against Michiru's on purpose. Spoon fencing is totally a mature thing to do. ]
'Scuse me.
incousinswithyou: (ominous chuckle)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-25 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[she pulls her spoon back, keeping it hovering in midair.]

Am I getting in your way? [would you like to take over?

Budew is eyeing the spoon. C'moooon...]
actsmagnificent: (relaxed)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-26 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
It's contested property. [ She takes her bite and sits back. You're making that plant sad, though. What a cruel woman.

Now everyone at this table is watching the spoon - even Sewaddle, whose cheeks are still full of his own portion. Where's that headed, Michiru? ]
incousinswithyou: my cousin (let me present to you)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-26 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Is it? [she sets the spoon on the edge of the plate again.] You're welcome to the rest of it.

[Michiru is now nonchalantly sipping at her water. Somebody has to be the bigger person, after all. Though if Budew is now turning a plaintive look up towards Haruka...]
actsmagnificent: (oi)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-26 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Generous. [ ....The plant, too? What do you teach your Pokémon? If it's anything like what the child is picking up via osmosis, she's doomed from all angles.

Haruka stirs the mush forming at the bottom of the ice-cream dish, drawing a spoonful out of it. She brings it halfway to her mouth, then pauses. Don't look at her like that, Budew.

And then, a second pair of eyes meet hers. ]
Wad....

[ ...Oh no. ]
incousinswithyou: I think you missed a leaf (ara haruka)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-26 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Buuu.

[looks like Budew is quickly losing all hope of getting any more ice cream. Even her buds droop a little.

Michiru just smiles prettily and watches with hidden amusement.]
actsmagnificent: (cede)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-26 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sh-she's not feeding this spoonful to Budew out of weakness or anything. It's to teach Sewaddle that pleading expression won't work on her. This is a lesson for Sewaddle.

Anyone who thinks otherwise is stone cold wrong. ]
It's just a snack.
incousinswithyou: or something (she's either laughing or coughing)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-26 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[!!!

Budew wiggles excitedly and noms enthusiastically on the proferred ice cream. Aand she's back to beaming at Haruka.]
Buuu!

[Michiru, on her part, is studiously looking anywhere but the scene unfolding before her. She's definitely hiding a smile behind that hand though.]
actsmagnificent: (dainty)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-26 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Wad.

[ That was the last of the ice cream. Even Sewaddle can see that much, and now it is gone. Happiness for his friend cannot quite erase the sadness this revelation provides.

Fortunately for him, his Trainer then offers him a sleeve to climb up, which is close enough to attention that all is forgiven. He waddles up happily and silks himself to Haruka's shoulder. ]
Sew.

[ Haruka gives Budew a smile in return and then pushes her chair away from the table. ] Shall we head back? If anything else happens I doubt it'll be subtle.
incousinswithyou: stupid ruffles slowed me down (this suit is way more hydrodynamic)

[personal profile] incousinswithyou 2014-04-26 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[she waves the waiter over for the check. See? They have bills. Sort of.]

That sounds like a good idea. [now if every mild crisis would present an opportunity for an impromptu date.

And she'll scoop up the flowers, as well as the happy and content Budew. Best day ever.]
actsmagnificent: (cruise)

[personal profile] actsmagnificent 2014-04-26 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ You mean they don't? Haruka adds a tip to the bill to make up for their Pokémon crawling all over the table and getting ice cream here and there, then waits for Michiru to join her. All set? Then let's go home. ] I might even nap.

[ You're welcome to join her for that, as well. ]

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