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Junpei Yoshino | Jujutsu Kaisen

[moondregs]

New Bark Town

[ That was not his mother. He’d said so several times, but she hadn’t seemed to really pay his protests any mind. Now Junpei was staring at the door that had just been shut, absolutely confused beyond belief.

When he turned around to get a look at wherever he was, he nearly jumped out of his skin at seeing a blue tentacled creature mere inches from his face. He’s pressed against the door now, eyes wide in fear while the creature seems totally unphased by his reaction. It babbles on and on in its own language as he finds himself slowly trying to step around it. ]

I ... I don’t know what you want, but I can’t help you ...

National Park

[ A rest is nice. Even after some time in this new world, Junpei still feels a little overwhelmed by it all. He’s sat himself down on a bench, watching his Frillish bounce around and sing to itself, the polar opposite of his introverted tendencies.

He’d learned quickly the Pokémon was his, and that it was a more complex creature than Moon Dregs in spite of their similarities. He could command it as he had been able to do with his shikigami, but the Frillish could disobey if it so desired.

Someone had told him he should give it a name, but he hadn’t ever had to name something before, and found himself taking it more seriously than he’d expected. He’d gone through a few before deciding they didn’t quite fit. ]

... Bloop? No, that sounds dumb ...

national park

[epitaffio]

[Strictly speaking, Doppio doesn't need to pass through the National Park anymore. He has faster ways to travel between all of the adjacent cities, and most of the trainers don't really have Pokémon rare enough for Doppio to bother putting on his Rocket uniform and ruining their days.

But, you know... When he drops by Goldenrod anyway, and he needs to train his Pokémon the way any regular old civilian would... The National Park is just a really nice place. The trees, the flowers, the bugs... There's no reason for him not to come here either. He may be a man on a mission, but doing regular trainer things is also part of that, right?

And hey, gathering berries for his Morpeko so it doesn't fly off the handle at a bad time later? That's DEFINITELY important, and exactly what Doppio is up to when he overhears Junpei - and sees his Frillish.]

Huh?... Whoa! I don't see those very often.

[moondregs]

[ The boy and his Pokémon both turn their attention to the speaker, Junpei looking unsure while the Frillish is overjoyed at attention. It gives a little twirl in the air as its trainer fumbles with his words. ]

Oh? Is it not a common one? I ... don’t really know what’s rare and what’s not.

[epitaffio]

I think it might be kind of rare, yeah. Not that I've been everywhere or anything, but I think the first time I saw one of those in the wild was all the way in the Cerulean Cape.

[If it's any comfort, Doppio looks at the Frillish far more readily than he does at its trainer. He smiles at both, sure, but it's the Pokémon that his eyes linger on.]

Where'd you catch it?

[moondregs]

I didn’t. I just showed up here and it was ... with me.

[ He hesitates. Will the other person think he’s nuts? He hasn’t really spoken to anyone else about his weird circumstances since he tried back in New Bark Town and gotten only quizzical looks.

The Frillish adores the attention and starts to circle Doppio’s head as he dances in the air. ]

[epitaffio]

Oh, so you started with it! I guess that explains it. Come to think of it, I don't know if I've ever seen mine in the wild at all.

[Well, ONE of them, anyway, since Rocket grunts get two whole Pokémon to start with, and the one he's not talking about right now is a Magikarp... And, uh, the process of having Pokémon given to you by Team Rocket is probably a little different than having your fake mom give you one, or however that goes... but still!]

National Park

[aromancy]

Oh, for a name? You think so? I thought it was a bit cute! Although that's not always what people are going for...

[Elizabetta had just been going for a walk with her little Spritzee, especially to scope out the National Park... She's heard quite a few incredible Pokemon can be found around here, after all!]

[Instead, it looks like she's stumbled upon a curious little dilemma! Coming up from behind the bench, she leans down to get a slightly better look.]

[This is somewhat necessary, with her being over six foot.]

[moondregs]

[ Not having expected someone to overhear him, Junpei looks a little startled at the woman’s words.

Still, while he isn’t the best at socializing, he also isn’t so rude as not to respond to her. His voice is meek and unsure. ]

Ah, well ... I was trying to think of a movie character it’d make sense to name him after, but there aren’t exactly many famous jellyfish. If he was a shark ... or a dog ...

[aromancy]

Oh, so you're thinking of a movie character name! That's so clever, honestly~.

[Eliza claps her hands together, excited at the prospect.]

I can definitely think of a lot of movies with characters like him! Those elegant stingers and lovely blue... Let's see... [Straightening up a bit, she presses her fingertips together thoughtfully.] Oh, what about Medusaied? I was so enamored with his character when he slipped into the palace to charm his lovers, and the way moonlight caught all his tentacles during that scene... It earned the actor quite a few fans!

That movie was really good for all the drama in it~. But if you don't mind romance movies, I think the character of Cini Dar was a great classic heart throb!

[moondregs]

I’m ... not familiar with that movie.

[ Junpei blinks in confusion. Is that a movie from this world? That’s right, if he’s in a new place it’ll have its own movies won’t it? That’s kind of an exciting prospect. All kinds of new movies to see. Do they have theaters?

Oh, oops. He’s getting distracted. He returns his attention to Eliza. ]

Ah, romance movies are fine. Horror movies are my favorite, though.

[aromancy]

[Horror movies... Definitely not her usual forte, but she supposes it can't be helped. A well rounded succubus should probably be familiar with all sorts of media, to best make her way into a person's heart... It's just that so much has happened, where does a young student find the time?]

[Well! Now seems like a good time to start!]

Oh, are you one of those who really likes the thrill and suspense, or the designs? A classmate of mine loves video games, so I know more horror there than anything, but that would go off topic, I think..

Why don't you tell me about your favorite horror movie? I'll see if that can't jog my own memory! I'll definitely have seen commercials at least, after all~.