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farawayplace2023-09-11 08:40 pm
squaredup) wrote in farawayplace2023-09-11 08:40 pm
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Back and Forth
1. Morning, Port Opportune
[The ferry from Ohritori has a surprise passenger today! One who definitely doesn't seem happy about being onboard, judging from the way she bolts offboard the nanosecond the ship has docked. Calla is leaning against a post at the dock looking almost as green in the face as a Bulbasaur. A few of the other passengers getting off offer her a few encouraging words or bottles of water even if she doesn't respond.]
[She sits down with a thump on the dock edge, trembling hard enough that she might well pitch over the side if a stiff breeze hits her. She gulps before looking up.]
H-h-h-hi. This isn't, uh, this isn't V-Vermillion City. Did I-I come back?
2. Midday, Adanook Town
[Calla's shed her jacket by now. She's got it balled up and poking out of the shoulder bag she carries with her, and she's staring up at the Folk Museum. Her usual sidekick Bulbasaur is nowhere to be seen. She's got a hand balled up into a fist tucked under her chin.]
It's... not really like the Pewter City Museum, so it... should be okay to go in. I think? Wonder what admission costs...
3. Pippi Post
🌱 Calla @(painterspallet) posted:
Is there a way to get between islands not on a ferry?
Boats and me are a bad idea. ):
[The ferry from Ohritori has a surprise passenger today! One who definitely doesn't seem happy about being onboard, judging from the way she bolts offboard the nanosecond the ship has docked. Calla is leaning against a post at the dock looking almost as green in the face as a Bulbasaur. A few of the other passengers getting off offer her a few encouraging words or bottles of water even if she doesn't respond.]
[She sits down with a thump on the dock edge, trembling hard enough that she might well pitch over the side if a stiff breeze hits her. She gulps before looking up.]
H-h-h-hi. This isn't, uh, this isn't V-Vermillion City. Did I-I come back?
2. Midday, Adanook Town
[Calla's shed her jacket by now. She's got it balled up and poking out of the shoulder bag she carries with her, and she's staring up at the Folk Museum. Her usual sidekick Bulbasaur is nowhere to be seen. She's got a hand balled up into a fist tucked under her chin.]
It's... not really like the Pewter City Museum, so it... should be okay to go in. I think? Wonder what admission costs...
3. Pippi Post
🌱 Calla @(painterspallet) posted:
Is there a way to get between islands not on a ferry?
Boats and me are a bad idea. ):
[Calla unlocks some backstory]
[As for her fears, he frowns and sighs, pausing briefly. He's wondering how much he could say to her and if it's even wise to let her know all this, but... they're gone now, so it's not like there's any harm done, and they're from different worlds, so...]
... I don't know how to keep anyone else safe once they're found, Calla. [Sympathetically. He really means it.] ... I was scared too. I never visited my family again when I realized they could track 'em down. ... maybe don't listen t'me, I was a coward and made a lot'a wrong choices... and now, I got no family left to visit. S'just been me an' Bashou all this time. [For better or worse, he's all he's got left in his world and that attachment's made it even more impossible to leave Team Rocket behind in his home world.
He'll take her to a quiet little diner, with a modest menu, but the choices are more familiar for those from Kanto and Johto than the places serving mostly Ulternian food... besides that, there's also some desserts!]
You find a place to sit an' I'll order for us both, alright? ... think'a somethin' cool to wear, it'll help boost your confidence, and maybe you'll come up with a better plan than mine. [He wants to lighten the mood a little and flashes her a grin, even if the conversation's dour...
Once they're inside, Calla will find window seats with cushioned seats and regular smaller round tables with chairs, take your pick, Calla! There's yellowing old menus to look at and view of the other shops and the greenery around outside.]