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Madoka Kaname | Puella Magi Madoka Magica

[soulcomet]

[enter a small, pink-haired girl somewhere in the outskirts of Goldenrod, off in a corner away from the hordes of people hustling by ... crouched down next to a bush.]

[it's a lovely, well manicured plant. nothing suspicious here at all. Madoka has a slight, patient smile on her face, but look at her directly and one might see a wisp of concern in her eyes, because nothing she's tried has worked.]

Are you sure you don't want to come out?

[something in the bush rustles, just barely — whatever pokémon is inside there is a rather small one.]

... All right. Take your time, okay? I'll wait. [Madoka is going to be here forever. probably.]

[notthatbutler]

[Pink is not the weirdest hair color Dwyer has seen before, not by a longshot - but it's the stalwart patience of the girl with pink hair by that plant that stirs mild interest in him, enough to come to a stop as he's passing by, leaning on a sturdy stick he found along the routes. A Wynaut that'd been trailing at his heels stops, too, looking at the girl with its head tilted.]

...Hey. What are you doing?

[He says it with a slow, tired sort of groan to his voice, but not a cranky or mean tone.]

[soulcomet]

Oh! Well ...

[she straightens, dusts her self off, and turns to Dwyer. her concern's a little more obvious now.]

There's a cat hiding in there, and this phone — [a brief wave of the pokégear.] says it's mine! So ... I guess I'm just waiting for it to come out.

[notthatbutler]

Oh...

[So it's her Pokemon, then?]

If you want, you can try returning it to the...Pokeball thing? But...if you'd rather wait for it to come out on its own...you might be able to coax it out with food.

[Sage advice there, buddy.]

[soulcomet]

[he's already way ahead of Madoka, honestly. she hadn't fully understood that there was something in the pokéball until she'd accidentally dropped it and the cat escaped. figuring out pokéball logic wasn't high on her list (there are so many other questions), but now, there's no time like the present!]

That's a good idea, thank you!

[heeding Dwyer's advice, she fishes out a piece of a sandwich from her bag, and places it on the ground as close to the bush as she can get it. then ... she sets the pokéball down next to the sandwich piece.]

[it's a start, anyway.]

[notthatbutler]

[Oh, well! She's already ahead of him on the food thing - if she didn't have anything, he was going to offer her some of his berries that he's been collecting. He's not a heartless apathetic guy, after all - he's just apathetic.]

It's worth a try, anyway. [He comes a little closer, looking at her offering curiously. His Wynaut friend pitter-patters around his feet.] Maybe it's a shy cat.

[soulcomet]

Yeah ... it's okay, though, we'll learn to be friends eventually, right? [she half says that to the bush, which, thankfully, does rustle again. there's hope for them yet.]

[and hopefully the Wynaut doesn't mind her bewildered stare, though, once she gets a good look at it.]

Um. Your pet is very cute! [she leaves the "but what is it?" unsaid.]

[notthatbutler]

[Hah, he has experience with eventually becoming friends with other people - though he's usually the cat in this analogy.]

Yes. You don't seem scary at all, so I don't see why any cat might be skittish of you for long. [He glances down at his little blue friend.] Oh...thank you. This is Deere. They're something called...a Wynaut?

[soulcomet]

[aw, shucks, Dwyer. she tries! Madoka smiles at that, a bit embarrassed, and glances over thoughtfully at the bush.]

Maybe the cat needs a friend more his size! Do you think Deere would be willing to help?

Oh — also, my name's Madoka.

[notthatbutler]

[He shrugs.] That's up to Deere.

[Deere, of course, has been listening, and they make their way over to the bush slowly, giving the offered snack and Pokeball a wide berth as they call into the bushes. Hello in there? Who's hiding?]

Hm...well...they're going to try, at least. [He blinks at Madoka. Where are his manners? His father would be chiding him up and down the street for not introducing himself to a young lady.] My name is Dwyer.

[soulcomet]

It's nice to meet you, Dwyer! Thank you for your help — and Deere's, too.

[Deere won't find a cat, actually — it's a tiny little Eevee that has sort of... tried to burrow her way in the soil under the bush.

[she's hiding so she can pretend that "outside" isn't actually a thing. because "outside" means wild pokémon, and wild pokémon means she would have to battle.]

[notthatbutler]

You're welcome.

[The sentence is punctuated by a yawn as Deere bobs their head. You are very welcome for the help! Though, when the Eevee does come out, Deere is mindful of their distance. Don't want to scare the other Pokemon, after all.]

Ah...is that your cat?

[soulcomet]

Yes! You were able to get her!

[she bends down slightly, arms out to the Eevee — who, upon realizing that there's a new safe place to go aside from the bush, practically leaps into Madoka's arms.]

Thank you so much!

throws a trash lad at

[garbagechild]

<sub>[PINK HAIR.]

[That is immediately what stands out about this small girl, and therefore, it's really all Wrath notices for the time being. He is immediately curious. Because he never sees those Pink Hair People outside of Pokemon Centers!]

[A shadow falls across Madoka, because of course he was going to investigate.]</sub>

Why are you outside?

_{[SHE MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOOSE...]}

yeeeesss!

[soulcomet]

[WRATH IS ACTUALLY ON TO SOMETHING HERE, Madoka would probably love being a Nurse Joy.]

[but small steps. like actually meeting a Nurse Joy. and retrieving her pokémon from the bush. ... and, after being thoroughly startled, processing Wrath's question.]

Ah, I! [... "I walked out here." no, wait.] I'm trying to get my cat back. [she gestures at the bush.]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[IT'S FATE. ALL PINK-HAIRED PEOPLE BECOME NURSE JOY.]

[Wrath tilts his head.]</sub>

Your cat?

<sub>[Okay, that's an acceptable reason. :T]

[He bends down to look into the bush, too!]</sub>

[soulcomet]

[Wrath won't see much in the bush except for a tiny, puffy Eevee tail poking out from the soil, that twitches slightly when the leaves rustle. it looks like she dug a hole and tried to hide in it.]

[Madoka watches Wrath, curious.] Is she all right?

[garbagechild]

... Well, I only see the butt.

But the butt looks normal.

_{[MAYBE THE REST OF IT IS SUPER MANGLED AND DEAD. HE DOESN'T KNOW! SCHRODINGER'S EEVEE.]}

[soulcomet]

[Madoka has only positive thoughts here! a normal butt is better than ... no ... butt?]

That's a relief! Do you think you can reach her? [Madoka crouches down next to Wrath, peering into the bush as well.]

[that question earns a muffled squeak from the Eevee. no, this is Eevee's new home, don't!]

[garbagechild]

<sub>[SORRY EEVEE, WRATH DOESN'T DARE DISOBEY THE PINK-HAIRED PEOPLE.]

[However, his bedside (... bush... side?) manner leaves... a lot to be desired.]

[Without any further ado, he reaches in, grabs the big bushy tail, and just pulls.]</sub>

[soulcomet]

[oh god this is Eevee's worst day ever — she is easily plucked from the bush, but not without a terrified squeak and a lot of pretty useless flailing.]

[if Wrath is one thing, he is efficient at retrieving pokémon.]

Ah! Um ... Thank you ... but ... P-please don't hurt her!

[Madoka holds her hands out, hoping to take the Eevee back as gently as possible.]

[garbagechild]

_{[FORTUNATELY FOR THE EEVEE, Wrath has no interest in holding onto her for any extended period of time. So she only has to spend a few seconds being dangled by her tail before he blithely allows Madoka to reclaim her.]}

She's not bleeding.

So she's fine.

[soulcomet]

[quite frankly, if Madoka made the mistake of letting the Eevee go now, she might just run back into the bush, and they'd be right back at square one.]

That's true, but ... I guess she's just really scared, that's all. [maybe the best way to get her out was to just rip off the bandaid, so to speak, just as Wrath did.]

That was really nice of you to help me! Thank you.

[garbagechild]

_{[Wrath ain't the sharpest tack when it comes to social cues, but being thanked is always a good thing. So he puffs up, proudly. YES! HE DID A GOOD JOB.]}

You're welcome!

_{[Said with the emphasis of someone who doesn't get to say that very often and is really excited about it.]}

[soulcomet]

[... holy Soul Gems that's kind of adorable. Madoka can't help but grin right back.]

My name is Madoka! What's yours?