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Nice! I can't wait!

[The return of the excited sparkling!]

Is it just you and him? It looks like some people have more than one.

For now, yeah. He's a handful enough as is.

[and he doesn't know how he'll figure out how to get him comfortable with others just yet]

So he gets all of your love and attention and all those adoring, gentle looks! I'm almost jealous.

[he ducks his head bashfully, and maybe his ears are a little red]

We hang out, we have each other.

[Jealous in the healthiest way, truly. She tries to sneak in one (1) single headpat!]

Life is always better with a partner. I'm glad you found each other, even though it doesn't sound like he had the easiest time.

[he'll let her for like 1 millisecond before ducking out from under her hand]

Mmm...I'm glad too. I think he is, too.

[New world record!

I'll really have to win him over. But! Not that I wouldn't go along with it either way, but where are we going?

Treats'll do it. That and just not getting too excited. [eyes]

There's a lot of tall grassy areas outside this compound. That'll be good for meeting Pokemon.

Fiiiine. [It's difficult to be anything short of eager but there was no reason to stress Null out, especially given its origins.]

Good thing I wore boots today. I was almost worried we would go somewhere cold.

[The last time someone said she'd travel for 'a bit', Nariko ended up in another country so, y'know. Expectations.]

And this rainy, miserable place isn't too cold?

[he knows it is....at least the atmosphere. the sharp, suspicious eyes that watch them leave this wrecked place]

It could be worse!

[And complaining won't do any good! Though, too long and her resolve would break, given her disdain for this kind of weather.]

Besides, once we see the Pokemon buddies, I can try out my hot chocolate making skills! Oh, and there's this soup my cousin taught me to make that's super spicy, it's perfect after dealing with cold weather!

[She will be guzzling two pounds of it and probably cuss a lot when Gladion is out of earshot.]

Super spicy? Hmm. I've heard of hot chocolate with spicy stuff. You ever tried that?

[wouldn't say he's a fan, but. he's heard things. things, like this conversation, which is thankfully distracting enough to ignore the stares and glares they're getting as they exit the main barricade to the Team Skull 'hideout'.

tall grass as far as the eye can see]

The only hot chocolate I've ever had came from a packet, and it definitely wasn't spicy.

[It's better for those weirdoes that they left, their opinions were as unnecessary as the eyes in their head but she doubts he'd appreciate that level of violence.]

Make sure you warm up when we're done here, okay?

[Normal people get colds from this kind of weather, after all.] Although, I wouldn't turn down the chance to play big sister nurse again.

[he ducks his head, embarrassed once again]

You don't have to do that, you're busy. And spicy hot chocolate would warm someone up.

What in the world am I supposedly busy with?

[Seriously, please tell her! It's nice to be in a place with real water and grass and stuff but everyone, like, sleeps and he's her only friend in this place!]

So, it sounds like I should learn to make the hot chocolate for you!

Working stuff, of course. [like, adult life???]

Only if you want, you really don't have to.

[Is this - ... Should she maybe tell him??]

I always want to, so it's fine!

[Let's just conveniently ignore that she's been unemployed with nothing to do all this time, and keep moving through the grass.]

Mmm...okay...if you say so.

[she does say so

as they move further into the grass, he ducks down just a little, green eyes flickering around]

Oh, hey, now you're getting it!

[A very lazy callback to something he's probably always known about her! But more importantly ... Should she be fucking down, too? Nariko looks around but she doesn't quite see whatever he is looking for!]

[he does gently tug at her jacket to get her down here-- she doesn't have to roll around in the dirt, but he can hear something ahead, something cute...and tiny.]

[Alrighty then! She takes the hint, squatting down with her arms around her knees. Okay, the cold is beginning to seep in but she doesn't complain, he's obviously concentrating!

Something cute ... and tiny? That didn't mind the weather they were in, somehow. Nariko looks over at him and he is really concentrating here! Maybe he should be a Pokemon researcher when he's older, or something!]

[thankfully it's a little drier out here than inside Po Town, and the dew on the grass has long since died. making it easy to hear nearby Pokemon.

just ahead, he sees something a little panda shaped-- it's rooting around, but it stops, possibly having heard the duo]

[Every time it seems like she's used to Pokemon and all the incredible shapes and sizes they come in, another one pops up and blows her mind because --

What is that adorable little thing?!]

Oh my gosh!

[at least she's self-aware enough to whisper, but wiggling in place might not help the cause.]

[he smiles a little-- she seems glad, delighted, actually. his own voice low, he says]

What do you think?

It’s so cute!

[Do Pokemon have genders? They probably … do? She’s in need of a crash course here, but the little buddy is cute regardless!]

I’ve never seen them in the wild like this, though.

[A natural side effect of trying to hide within crowds as much as possible.]

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the horrors persist but so do i (hello)

hey you!! <333

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