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farawayplace2024-03-08 03:56 pm
lovelycharming) wrote in farawayplace2024-03-08 03:56 pm
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Everybody enjoying another peaceful, carefree day in Ultern? Good, because there's a sparkle in the sky other than Ulternian sunshine and look, it's a bird! No, it's a plane! No, it's...
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAA—huh? Hey, wait a minute...! Jessie? Meowth?! Where is everybody?!"
Before James can get an answer, he'll be crash-landing in Ohritori! Face full of sand on Stardust Beach? Embarrassingly suspended from a palm tree or even an Exeggutor? Or taking a miserably full-clothed dip in the sea? (Brrr!)
((Is this going to be a repeat of Mairin landing on various ships and needing to be rescued multiple times—perhaps, fortunately, both Mairin and James have terrible luck and certainly can wind up in fixes more times than they can count... maybe he's under the impression he can just launch himself back into the sky and find his friends, who knows?! But he just keeps landing here... oof.))
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAAAAA—huh? Hey, wait a minute...! Jessie? Meowth?! Where is everybody?!"
Before James can get an answer, he'll be crash-landing in Ohritori! Face full of sand on Stardust Beach? Embarrassingly suspended from a palm tree or even an Exeggutor? Or taking a miserably full-clothed dip in the sea? (Brrr!)
((Is this going to be a repeat of Mairin landing on various ships and needing to be rescued multiple times—perhaps, fortunately, both Mairin and James have terrible luck and certainly can wind up in fixes more times than they can count... maybe he's under the impression he can just launch himself back into the sky and find his friends, who knows?! But he just keeps landing here... oof.))
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"I... I really can't decide!" James confessed, practically salivating! "Please pick for me, you know better."
He's so happy to be here! Just sniffing appreciatively at the smell of food and looking forward to eating.
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Eevee cheered.
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James happily shut his eyes, imagining the meal.
"That sounds lovely! Yes, it'll be perfect, I think."
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Eevee rubbed the menu.
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Mime Jr. sent itself out, appearing besides them, clinging to the edge of the counter.
"Ah, hello, Mime Jr.!"
Mime Jr. returned the greeting cheerfully, watched Eevee, then tried to mimic her.
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Eevee also loved meeting new friends! She happily greeted Mime Jr. and chatted about the fun day and the food coming up.
"Oh, that's a cute Pokemon," Chloe said. She wasn't too familiar with this one!
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Mime Jr. happily repeated Eevee's words, especially about the food! It seemed to like repeating what was said more than making new sentences, but its feelings of excitement were clear in how it said them.
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"That's so cute," Chloe said. "It must have really wanted to be yours."
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Mime Jr. turned and happily and mimicked James petting it by rubbing on his hand. It seemed like they could keep this up for a while!
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She smiled at Mime Jr.'s cuteness.
"... And wait, did you say vacation homes?" she said in surprise. "Your family's rich?"
She couldn't help wondering what he was doing in Team Rocket.
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At her question, James realized she probably didn't know. "I guess... you never encountered one, huh? Misty, May, and Dawn knew, so I thought you might've, too... sorry."
His smile suddenly became nervous and he looked a bit more withdrawn. He stopped petting Mime Jr., who looked at him with confused concern.
He gripped the edge of the counter instead, looking down.
"... they are. I won't inherit any of it, so it's got nothing to do with me, really..."
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"No, I haven't," she said, blushing a bit. "Do they get sick a lot?"
And she blushed more to see she hit a sensitive spot. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said.
Well, that explained some things....
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"It's alright... it's actually a very uncommon Pokemon. I'm not surprised you never met one. They're very rare! I only ever saw a Chimecho once before, as a small child, that was being sold at a festival. I could never forget the soothing sound of that Heal Bell... I always wanted one... I even got scammed, sold a Hoppip painted to look like one, but I met my Chimecho, a real, wild Chimecho, shortly after that."
He's happy to discuss Pokemon instead of his family situation.
"Yeah... they wouldn't let me inherit, unless I married someone they picked for me... so I gave it all up and ran away. That's what led me to living like, well, this," he said with a little shrug, and hugged his waist while he waited for the food to arrive, to try and keep the pangs of hunger at bay. "Thank you, though, for listening. You're a very kind, gentle girl."
He hoped it'd make up for making her feel so ignorant earlier! He didn't mean to...
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"I had no idea they're that rare," she said, fascinated.
"Eevee-vee!" said Eevee. She wanted to meet one!
She frowned at James' explanation of his family life. "That's terrible," she said. "I always hated when it seemed like people decided for me what I was going to be. That made me not even want much to do with Pokemon for a long time. But my family, at least, didn't push me. I've only recently started to find my path." She petted Eevee, who warbled happily.
The food arrived, brought by the smiling waitress.
"Thank you," Chloe said, and she and Eevee dug in.
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He smiled, watching her pet Eevee. "I'm glad you're finding what you truly want to be!"
James eagerly sat up, Mime Jr. mimicking him. "Thank you very much!"
He'll happily tear into his food eagerly, but also break off little bits of egg for Mime Jr. to share. Mime Jr. quickly grew full, as it was a very small Pokemon.
When James was finished and sat back, rubbing his belly in satisfaction, Mime Jr. mimicked him too.
"That was the best!"
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She nodded. "I decided on my own to research Pokemon part-time. I'm especially interested in evolution."
"Eeveeee!" said Eevee, who loved all her evolutions and couldn't decide on just one to be! She rather wished she could switch between them at will, but at least her Copycat ability allowed her to experience a little part of that.
She smiled as they all enjoyed the meal. "They always have great food here," she said. "It's one of my favorite places in Ultern."
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Mime Jr. looked curious and asked to see her ability! Does it work on all Pokemon or just her evolutions? It explained that it can use others' moves too, using Mimic!
"Then, I'll have to come by again sometime..." James said happily, even if he didn't know when that might be.
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Eevee would be happy to show it! She can copy a move from any Pokemon if they use it first.
"They'll be happy to serve you," Chloe said.
[I fell off the tagging truck, whoops--had two days in a row with emergencies, catching up on sleep]
Mime Jr. happily offered to show her Teeter Dance, although it warned that it'll make everyone dance too, so maybe they should do it after everyone finishes eating! It'll be a fun surprise!
James couldn't confirm whether he'd afford it or not, so he simply smiled in response.
Totally understandable! It sounds very hectic.
Eevee thinks Teeter Dance sounds so very fun indeed! She can hardly wait!
[it was, I only really wanted to sleep and rest for two days after, ffff]
James thought back to his own Weezing and smiled fondly. "A long, long time ago... my first Pokemon as a member of Team Rocket, Koffing, was a gift from—... well, it was an oseibo gift..."
He realized he probably shouldn't mention the Boss so casually to Chloe.
"We were... not the best battlers, back then. We were always losing. It seemed like our Pokemon would never, ever evolve, because they just couldn't get the necessary experience... but the idea of them changing into different Pokemon made us sad, we hugged Ekans and Koffing and cried, I admit it! But, then, the moment my tears touched Koffing, something amazing happened... it glowed with the light of evolution! I think the same happened with Jessie's Ekans, as they both simultaneously evolved for us. Can you believe it? Ekans and Koffing don't evolve by friendship, supposedly... but that's how ours evolved."
James had finished eating by that point. Mime Jr. was absolutely buzzing with excitement, giggling.
"I wonder what's gotten into Mime Jr.? Maybe it's the good food," James said in amusement, although he was still a bit distracted by memories of Koffing.
[I can imagine!]
She listened to the story in fascination. “Wow, that’s amazing! They must love you both so much.”
She looked to Eevee. “Eevee looks pretty excited too. Maybe they shared a joke?”
[aaaand now, they must dance!]
"Oh, really, you think so?" James seemed amused by the idea. "What's so funny, Mime Jr.?"
Mime Jr., seeing everyone had finished, climbed up on the counter with a mischievous little smile. Alright, Eevee, watch closely!
Mime Jr. began to dance, swaying its arms to one side, then the other.
James felt compelled to do the same. "Teeter Dance... why now?!"
[LOL.]
She stared as Eevee joined the Teeter Dance. It was very cute! But then she felt the urge to do it too.
"W-What is this?!" she exclaimed. "Why can't I stop myself from dancing?!"
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Mime Jr. kept dancing and soon, of course, James was dancing too!
"Teeter Dance!" James said, half-whining. "We have to keep dancing while Mime Jr. is! I don't know why it started...!!"
Hopefully, the poor cook doesn't turn around and get roped up in this too!
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