✓ Memoir 1 // video

[hawkethat]

[Behold the exhausted but freshly-scrubbed face of one Garrett Hawke, come to introduce himself to the network with a very important question (to him).]

Has anyone heard of a village named Rhododendron? No one at the Medical Center has heard of it, but they suggested I try asking on the network.

It's where I'm from, and I'd like to go back, but I'm not sure where it is from here. So any information at all would be great.

[He hesitates very briefly, then flashes a charming smile.]

Thanks.



[OOC: This guy's hometown is so far off the map no one will have heard of it, and it's also been completely destroyed, but he doesn't know that yet so he's still asking around. Feel free to yank his chain or crush his dreams or just be brutally honest, it's all good! o/]

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[nateurally]

... It's kind of a long story.

[he's not exactly ready to tell everyone he ran away from home and got someone killed]

But I eventually found myself here after being cut off from my village.

[it's not a lie, it's an omission]

[hawkethat]

Fair enough.

[His own story's been received with some skepticism here, so he's not going to judge anyone else's.]

Do the people living in your village know about this city? Or was it a surprise to you, too?

[nateurally]

No one had ever heard about Union before, no.

[hawkethat]

Same here. There was always some thought that other villages had to exist out there somewhere, but no one ever imagined something this big.

[nateurally]

... I don't think my people wanted to imagine a place like this, to be honest.

[hawkethat]

Really? Why not?

[nateurally]

They didn't exactly care much for Pokemon. Or outsiders.

[hawkethat]

[wat]

Outsiders, I can understand. But what's wrong with Pokemon?

[nateurally]

They same them as dangerous.

[hawkethat]

What, all of them?

[That's a little hard to believe...]

[nateurally]

OOC: ((SAW them. I'm an idiot.))

I'm afraid so.

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[albertstyle]

Why would a wild Charizard help you?

[Asch IS SO PISSED WHO HAS THE NERVE TO LIE TO HIM?! -huff huff.]

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[onetrackminds]

[Unlike Garrett, Anders can't understand what Sarge is saying, but he can feel the fondness there. And that tells him enough, really.]

You're both lucky, the--

[And then he stops. Because the path in front of them is blocked by a tiny little Espurr, standing there and clearly daring them to attempt to pass her. And if anyone wonders how a tiny pokemon like that can block the entire path, she does it by staring.

She's staring hard.]

There you are, my little queen. I was wondering when you'd meet us.

[Anders crouches down and holds out a hand to her. She stares for a moment more. You're not leaving her out of food, are you?]

You're better at finding me than I am at finding you, and you know it.

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[makeitquick]

A few months ago I didn't know any humans outside of Union were around. Now I've hard've a city and two towns. It's surprising.

[hawkethat]

[OOC: Typos happen! No worries.]

But you disagree, I take it.

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[hawkethat]

Maybe I'm just that charming.

[And the troll-off begins.]

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[hawkethat]

Oh. Fair enough, I guess. I had no idea this place was here, either.

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[hawkethat]

[Hawke pauses respectfully when Anders crouches to greet the tiny staring cat. He's never seen a pokemon like her before, and might just be a bit unnerved by that stare...right up until her remark about food. That gets him to smile and relax again.

Also, Anders' babytalk is impossible to take seriously.

Sergeant, meanwhile, has no such reservations about meeting a strange pokemon - even one with such a dead-eyed stare. Other pokemon he can handle; it's humans that are going to take some getting used to. He walks right up to her and pokes his nose at her in greeting.

Hi! I'm Sergeant.]

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[onetrackminds]

[He's not even babytalking that bad yet. Just you wait and see, Garrett.

Cleo jumps back and bats at the nose being poked at her. It's mostly in surprise (though it's hard to tell with that dead look), as she's not used to such enthusiastic greetings. She looks up at Anders, and then back to the puppy.

Where did you find these?]

They're from outside Union. They're utterly lost, so I offered some help.

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[hawkethat]

[Sergeant sits down in some confusion at having his overture of friendship so casually swatted aside. What did he do wrong?

Hawke crouches down too, half to also say hello to Anders' friend, and half to comfort his friend, dropping a hand to Sergeant's shoulders in gentle commiseration. Don't be discouraged.

To the little cat pokemon, he says:]

Will you be joining us for lunch?

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[onetrackminds]

[Of course.

Cleo walks a bit closer, planning to do a proper greeting now the puppy isn't rushing at her. She's realising how young he is now, so she supposes she can forgive how overeager he was.

Except then she stops, her nose twitching. And her stare turns on Hawke again. Do you wash, human?]

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[hawkethat]

[What a question to ask coupled with that dead-eyed stare.

Hawke shifts uncomfortably, both because of the stare and because of the question.]

It's been a bad month for that.

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[onetrackminds]

[Cleo takes a small step back again, before looking at Sarge instead. I'm Queen Cleopawtra. She flicks her tiny tail towards Anders. He named me.]

She takes a bit to warm up to you, but she's incredibly loyal. [So fond.] Her name is Queen Cleopawtra. Cleo, this is Garrett.

[Because he doesn't know Garrett can understand her.]

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[albertstyle]

A Charizard isn't going to find you charming.

[Asch takes the bait so well.]

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[makeitquick]

D'ya know about any other places?