Test drive meme - July & August

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[mywayistheway]

[She looks at him and the Pokémon, and does have to admire their attempt to be considerate. She sighs a little, taking another sip of her drink before getting up and walking over to this man’s table to sit across from him. Her Rowlet flying over too to poke at one of the Growlithe with her wing.]

Only some of our people. You can relax.

[She has an idea where this probably came from. Someone from Din’s covert, if not Din himself, must be here.]

[sassymaru]

[The Growlithe, the normal Kanto type, sneezes, but uncovers its eyes to sniff at Rowlet, wagging its tail. The other, a Husian, soon joins the sniffing. Shadowmaru himself is a bit more hesitant to remove the hand from his eyes. As if this is some sort of test.]

I was not aware it wasn't widespread... my dear Mandalorian prefers to keep his helmet in place, and I wish to respect that.

[Yeah, his experience with Mandalorians has been ... one.]

I hardly intended to insult your face, Madam. I apologize.

[... also he's just. Like this.]

[mywayistheway]

[The Rowlet trills happily at all the sniffing. Look! She’s making friends! Do you see her metal person? She doesn’t like her yet but soon that will change. Maybe.]

That was a joke. Don’t worry about it.

[Din if you’re here they will need to have a talk. What are you telling people about their people? Making them think all Mandalorians are like him.

Taking in a breath, Bo launches into explanation.]

If you’re talking about who I think you are, he and his covert follow an ancient religion that Mandalorians abandoned long ago. Until they brought it back. I followed it for a short time, but not anymore. That’s why I remove my helmet.

[sassymaru]

[It's okay, Rowlet, the humans don't always know how great their pokemon partners are at first. They come around to it. Metal humans are pretty good humans though! The one they know gives them treats and tells them to go chase things.]

As you wish. [... Yeah he absolutely inclines his head, like he's bowing at the table.]

I see, I see. The Mandalorian I have come to know has been very diligent about it here. Not even I have seen him without it. So I suppose we had assumed others of his people would follow the same rule.

[A beat, and then, he does a little hand wave of a flourish.] But my manners! I am Shadowmaru, Ninja Detective of the Brave Police.

[mywayistheway]

[Rowlet is given hope! She would like it if her metal person did that too! Did you see that her face is on her helmet? Surely it’s a sign. Right?]

Actually, even he believed that once, until we met.

[She remembers that moment well. Din was positively scandalized when she and her crew removed their helmets in front of him. She snorts at the memory and shakes her head in amusement before taking a sip of the drink she had brought over.]

He accused me of not being a real Mandalorian.

[She then dips her head at the introduction.]

Bo-Katan. Of Clan Kryze.

[sassymaru]

[Both Growlithe look over at Bo-Katan. They blink. Their heads tilt back and forth. Sorry Rowlet, they're having a hard time seeing it.]

He did? [And Shadowmaru has a hard time seeing that when he thinks about the Mandalorian he knows.] Perhaps we know different members of that sect, then. That doesn't seem like something he would say to another...

[On the other hand he knows one (1) Mandalorian who has never needed to talk about others... really.]

A pleasure to meet you, Madam Katan.

[mywayistheway]

Bo-Katan.

[She patiently corrects him. One name. Not two]

If you insist on formalities, you may also call me Lady Kryze.

[As for whether or not they know the same Mandalorian...]

Is his name Din Djarin?

[Because if so, they are definitely talking about the same person.]

[sassymaru]

Ah, Lady Kryze it is, then. Excellent. [... Yeah he does kind of do the formalities thing. Besides, he likes how that sounds. Nice and dramatic.]

[But he's quick to frown, slightly. No, that name doesn't ring a bell. Because, as far as he knows:]

As far as I am aware, my Mandalorian goes by the name "Mando".

[Oh boy.]

[mywayistheway]

[Yes, she could tell. She has to wonder how he would react if he knew he was talking to a princess. But that's something she tends to keep under her helmet unless someone already knows.

At at the mention of "Mando" though, there's a pause. And then a roll of her eyes along with a sigh.]

That's him.

[Honestly, Din. Are you still going by that? She thought these days the only person who called him that anymore was that magistrate on Nevarro.]

Shiny armor with a mudhorn, right?

[sassymaru]

[Please hold. The fancy AI is having an internal hard drive failure. BSOD. Shadowmaru.exe has stopped working.]

[His Growlithe look back and forth, clearly this is a Big Deal.]

... He never told me that was his name!

[All this time! All this time! He's been using the wrong name? For the love of-!]

We are dating and he never said that was his name!

[He should probably breathe before this existential crisis continues.]

[mywayistheway]

[The shock is met with a raised brow. That is, until he says something that makes her stare in surprise as well.]

Dating?

[Since when was Din dating anyone? Since when was he even thinking about such things? Certainly not any time that she's ever known him. It definitely throws her off. Not sure what else to say. As for why Din never told this guy his name, well, that's not any of her business. Sorry Shadowmaru, she's staying out of that one.]

[sassymaru]

Indeed. And we shall be having a conversation regarding this later.

[Well now he's just annoyed. We're so sorry this is your introduction to the pokemon world Bo-Katan. It's not always this dramatic.]

[Though, clearly, he seems to realize this is not the best impression to make on someone who goes by Lady. He straightens up, smooths his hair out, and gathers himself.]

My apologies, Lady Kryze. That was... unexpected information. Thank you for bringing such to my attention. [OKAY, moving on. He's fine, it's fine, we're all fine.] I should offer myself to answer your questions, rather than grilling you with my own.

[mywayistheway]

[Well now she's done it. Oh well. Not her problem. Sighing to herself, Bo takes her glass and downs the rest of it in one go. She then waves him off dismissively.]

It's fine.

[She then gets up and goes back to the bar and requests another of whatever she had been given. With a new glass in hand she comes back.]

How about telling me where I can find a ship out of here.

[sassymaru]

Ah... unfortunately, there is no such luck.

[He should have guessed someone as familiar with space as one of Mando's friends would want to get off this world. His expression is as sympathetic as can be when he goes on:]

You see, the only way out of this world is the same way one arrived. On the whim of its guardian, the creature known as Arceus.

[It's very inconvenient, he knows.]

[mywayistheway]

[A thoughtful frown.]

I suppose it was too much to hope for that Din simply found himself another planet to park on.

[She has things to do. Planets to rebuild. Idiot Mandalorians she was trying not to think about. It seems fate had other ideas, and she’s not too happy about it.]

So then what is a girl like me supposed to do in a place like this? What motivation does this Arceus have?