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[gunslingerqueen]

Wanna continue a TFLN thread? Wanna text or call Nariko, or just play in general?

Here's the place to do it!

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[hairrowing]

It's cool. Great to have ice whenever you want. [yes that's....a pro] I have Null, and my other Pokemon. I could ask you the same, couldn't I?

[gunslingerqueen]

I'm lonely and bored out of my skull.

[The deadpan admittance is borderline out of character, but it's also a set up for the little pose she does, which includes finger guns.]

So let's consider being not-lonely together!

[hairrowing]

[he snorts, but he's smiling]

Okay. I could...catch you a Pokemon too? For the times when I'm working.

[gunslingerqueen]

[Okay, she's coming back to the Pokemon thing for sure but--]

Wait, you know I just asked you to live with me right?

[hairrowing]

I---

[oh]

Wait, what--

[gunslingerqueen]

Because there's this really nice one that's near the sea and it's got two rooms on opposite ends with the kitchen in the middle! And there's a balcony if your Pokemon need sun, or something!

[A half-chopped vegetable is waved around like a conversation wand.]

If I'm going to try and live and be happy then I can't just stay in a hotel forever. But, you shouldn't either! People need a reliable home to come back to, one that's warm. So, why not be roommates?

[Probably should have lead with that phrasing but, look, she's trying.]

[hairrowing]

Yeah that's true...but you'd want to? Room with me? I'm just a kid, much as I hate to admit it.

[can he be any more surprised? maybe]

[gunslingerqueen]

[headtilt.gif goes here.]

Why does that matter?

[hairrowing]

I can't really contribute all that much.

[gunslingerqueen]

Well, it's not like I want you to, anyway? If you're talking about bills or whatever.

[This is like when you ask a friend to go out to eat and they go 'but I have no money' or something!]

If you really want to think about it that way, your presence is the contribution! I'll feel way more positive about everything if I'm not coming home to total emptiness every day.

[hairrowing]

But I should-- cause that's...my presence can't be just contribution.

[it troubles him...he's still a little guy, a former rich kid, but he's had a rather abrupt and rude awakening to the grown up world.]

[gunslingerqueen]

[But he is just a kid, and expecting the same form of contribution is unreasonable, and she's not the best adult, but she won't become another in a line of those who must have contributed to that awakening.

Still,]

If that's the case do you have anything in mind? That's not money.

[hairrowing]

House chores when I'm not on a job, I guess. Making sure the place is safe...

[he can be scary when he wants to be, all on his own]

[gunslingerqueen]

And teaching me about Pokemon! Especially if I get to have one.

[His expectations are reasonable so she can honor them. For now.]

Or, like, request it? Do I win them over with food?

[hairrowing]

You'll absolutely get one.

[he smiles]

They do like snacks. And cuddling, depending on the Pokemon. But being gentle with them is what it's all about.

[gunslingerqueen]

[They like snacks, and cuddling, and some of the ones she has seen out and about are so damn adorable. Are we entirely sure Nariko isn't a Pokemon???]

But, you said they have to be caught?

[hairrowing]

[they can also be trusting. but also not trusting. Nariko...might be, huh]

Yeah, they do. The ones who want to be caught come out and challenge you to a battle, more or less.

[gunslingerqueen]

I don't want one if I have to punch it into submission!

[hairrowing]

What? No, you won't-- you'll battle it with another Pokemon.

[gunslingerqueen]

[How is that any better?!]

I’d rather just feed them but, you know best. Some of them are so small and harmless looking …

[Speaking of food, she has to get some stuff out of the oven, wielding her own floral print mitts.]

[hairrowing]

Even harmless Pokemon can defend themselves. Don't underestimate them. And like I said, they won't approach unless they're curious, and more open to being caught.

[gunslingerqueen]

[A small 'hm' goes here, because that still seems odd, but every world has its customs and expectations so it isn't her place to judge. If the most important thing was to be gentle, then she could always do that much.]

If anything, this just proves I can't navigate this world without your help. So, that, on top of chores and protecting the home base, that should be enough, right?

[hairrowing]

....If you say so?

[he really isn't sure if that's...enough. that isn't really a whole lot from his perspective, and really, when he does make money it's absolutely going to Nariko whether she likes it or not]

[gunslingerqueen]

I do!

[And as they've already determined- she's the type to always get what she wants, so it works out! Most of the sides are done, and she begins looking for plates, full, savory scents wafting through the room.]

Which one do you think would suit me? Can we go after we eat?

[hairrowing]

[he'd been so mesmorized by the gentle motions of cooking, and the conversation, that it's like a miracle that everything's finally done. like magic]

Something strong, but gentle. And enjoys cuddling. Maybe a dragon type...or water. We can go after we eat if you want.