Test drive meme - March & April

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Library

[goodwithnumbers]

[And Eli Vanto is noticing the books, indeed.]

Excuse me. I've seen worse traps and worse organised to-read-lists. Personally, I don't think it's a competition, but... makes you think, hm?

[nectarofknowledge]

[ Adaine is severely underestimating the nerd factor here.

Page flip. No response. No glancing down, not even reaching down to scritch those ears. She's silently sticking to what she's reading and not allowing even the most adorbs to distract her.

Espurr continues to give its mistress more books, though it does s-l-o-w-l-y turn towards Purrlion with its o_o face unchanging. ]

[nectarofknowledge]

[ Just the finger. Uno momento.

... A very long momento.

... So long that Eli might be tempted to speak up again, but then she finally closes the book and looks up at him, her voice flat and monotone. ]

You're going to have to repeat what you said, I was purposely ignoring you and didn't hear what was spoken.

[goodwithnumbers]

Then what's the point of repeating myself?
I'm just not going to save you when all your books fall on your head.

[nectarofknowledge]

[ She then glances over at the stacks and stacks and stacks and STACKS of books on her table, and cups her chin in thought. ]

Perhaps this was a bit precarious. I have been known to dismiss safety in pursuit of further studies.

SEVII....i was gonna use emporio but then i was like OH GOOD CARLY LIVES ON THIS ISLAND

[insidescoop]

...Well, I've gotta say.

[Carly's fortunately not the one being razzed, partly because this is peak ice cream sales time and she's between grunts part time employees. So she's brought the nice little ice cream cart from when her Gym has events and set up shop to watch.

And wow.]

You've sure made this week's run more interesting, kid.

[don't tell carly you were a hummingbird though, she'll probably die]

give her all the nerds

[nectarofknowledge]

[ She takes a break from razzing to accept the compliment, and perhaps eye some ice-cream. ]

Thank you. I am trying to improve my trash-talk, to make my elder sister proud while we are apart. I hope that when we are reunited, she is impressed with my improved dishing-speech skills.

[ Back to razzing, for the moment. ]

WE WANT A CATCHER, NOT A BELLY-SCRATCHER!

whOOO

[insidescoop]

[A slow whistle....]

Oh, uh, a sister huh. [Ah shoot, she never knows what to say when family gets separated like this.] ...Well if she ever shows up here, you have a certified witness to your prowess then~

[Nailed it.

Also she saw that glance at the ice cream.] ...Want any? It's all home-made, good stuff.

[nectarofknowledge]

[ She takes a moment to think, then nods. ]

I believe it's a more than adequate reward for our victory. I must admit, it is a relief to find that several certain desserts still exist within other realms. Is it safe for my Pokemon to eat? They will have truly earned their win.

Ecruteak

[strongswimmer]

[There may not be a lot of hope for salvaging the scene, since Sisu hadn't come to in intending to take the class at all. She'd heard it was going on and - loving the idea of people be able to go in and learning something new just 'cause they wanted to - immediately spent half the money she had on Soda Pop at the pokemart to offer as gifts to everyone participating. But those gifts had lead to a misunderstanding.

...It's not like she's keeping strict track, but Sisu's pretty sure her success rate for gift-giving as a happy surprise has been disappointingly low here. Maybe she's doing something wrong--?

Any thought towards that is long-gone by now, though. She's supposed to be playing a warrior thief in this scene, which had sounded great at first, but the part isn't written anything like how Tong or Noi would act! This is a mean and dishonest character; Sisu is struggling to get into the role to the point where it takes her a while to register the absence of emotion in Violet's performance. When she does, she drops any level of "in-character" she had going on.]

Hey, uh, you okay? Am I missing something, or... Ohhh! [She leans down, hands on her knees, and lowers her voice to a whisper.] I gotcha, this script isn't really a hit with me, either. You wanna switch roles? Or, oh-oh-oh! We can do a little improv thing! That could be fun! Whaddaya think, huh?

Kanto

[gobetween]

[Gobo had been at the library to study some things about Pokemon, wanting to know a bit more about some of his newest team members, including the little Fuecoco walking around with him. He had pulled down a book and was paging through it when all of a sudden it started to glow, moving away.]

Eh??

[He followed the track over, saw the Espurr, then the MOUNTAIN.] Whoa.

[Okay, but he wanted that book. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.]

Ah, excuse me? I was kinda reading that...

[nectarofknowledge]

[ ignore the director openly sobbing

Violet just shrugs - as best she can, given how she's tied to a chair. But it might surprise Sisu to hear that Violet's voice still retains the emotionless tone even as she breaks character. ]

I'm afraid there's no easy problem to this situation. Acting is not my strength. I've only truly successfully done it once as a prank and it last for a handful of seconds. But this is an entirely different animal, and one I might not be able to tame.

... Also, these knots are entirely insufficient for anyone trying to keep someone hostage. I can get out of this in ten seconds, if I so chose.

[nectarofknowledge]

[ No response from Violet. If she even knows he's there, she's not acknowledging it.

Espurr definitely knows he's there, though, given his o_o stare is now aimed right at him.

Staaaaaare.

o_______o ]

Alice & Ace Machias | Metallic Rouge

[rimingcouplet]

(ooc note; alice and ace are two minds in one teenage body! whoever is active will be specified in the prompt header, but they occasionally interrupt one another—i'll make it clear when this is happening by making a new comment as part of the tag)

a. alice; action; new bark town
There, there, you big blubbering baby, [Alice grumbles, wiping away the tears that hadn't stopped flowing from Ace since he was rushed out the door by "Mom." She doesn't understand the big deal, but she'd never even met Dr. Eva so she had no right to judge.

That wasn't going to stop Alice from judging anyways, though. She heaves a great sigh, pauses, then sighs again, this time with scientific intent. Alice's brow furrows and she places two fingers to her jugular vein, checking her pulse.]

...huh.

ace; action; route 31
Aren't you just a little cutie? [The Bidoof Ace is kneeling in front of poses bashfully, which provokes another "d'awwww."] Yes you are! [Grinning, Ace pats the Bidoof on the head.

Ace is also heedless of his Snorunt, pulling desperately on his orange hoodie to try and get his attention. Or the Misdreavous creeping up behind him, eyes shining mischievously.

Perhaps he needs a hand.]

alice; network; un: downtherabbithole
Have you seen this robot? [Linked in the post is a painstakingly drawn colored sketch of this figure. ]

library

[rimingcouplet]

H- Hey! [The volume that Violet snags is a comprehensive history of the involvement of Pokémon in winter sports. There are citations and footnotes and everything. It's very professional for a sports book.]

C'moooon... I sprinted all the way over here when I heard this place actually had a library with real, physical books... can't you give me a break? Please?

[nectarofknowledge]

[ No response from Violet. She flips a page, silent as ever. It's hard to tell if she even heard anything.

But the actual thief, Espurr? They definitely heard it, and move to stand right in front of the poor victim. With the big o_o eyes staring right at them.

Staaaaaare. ]

[insidescoop]

Hey, it's easy enough to just re-make right? Ice, sugar, cream, some flavors-

I've got pokemon-only ones made with pokemon berries, got any favorites from them?

[nectarofknowledge]

... It's been hard to establish favorites with Loki. They don't exactly communicate in any way I'm used to.

[ Oh, right, the name. ]

I named my Espurr Pokemon after the Norse God Loki, famed trickster of myth and legend.

[rimingcouplet]

...can you at least give me that back once your done?

[Ace heaves a sigh, resigning himself to his fate, and sits down to start petting the Espurr.]

Your Pokémon is too cute to get properly mad at, at least.

[nectarofknowledge]

[ Espurr doesn't make any noise or reaction, just the continuous o_o

But finally Violet lifts her head, after closing the book in her hands. ]

Now I can listen. You were saying something to me?

[furiousfists]

[ Espurr gives Purrloin its patented o_o face, and Purrloin just reacts by hissing at Espurr, before retreating to wind her way around Adaine's legs. She's not admitting defeat, by no means. But she wouldn't be named after Aelwyn Abernant if she didn't know the value of a tactical retreat.

Adaine, meanwhile, sighs. ] Alright, fine. Time for a more direct approach.

[ She storms over to the table where the other girl is sitting, shoving a stack of books to the side and slamming her palms down on the table. ]

Just what, exactly, do you think you're doing?

[nectarofknowledge]

[ ... Still nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Violet turns a page, and that's it.

But Espurr begins picking up the shoved books with its powers, one by one, trying to put them back on the table.

she'll respond in the next tag i swear ]

[insidescoop]

Huh! Well would you look at that, it finally happened then- believe it or not, this isn't the first Loki I've seen at all~

[Ahem, she'll clarify.] Took in an eevee from a friend a good few years ago- all his pokemon were named after Nords, and the eevee was Loki.

[nectarofknowledge]

[ Her eyes widen, a hint of actual emotion that isn't from yelling like a lunatic. And is that a smile?

Yaaaay. ]

I don't suppose this companion of yours is within this realm as well? I would enjoy conversing over our enjoyment of the gods and their legends. They may also be fascinated with my story of how my best friend encountered several real ones.

[furiousfists]

[ Adaine has what you might say, to put it politely, a bit of an anger problem. And being straight up ignored? Is actually a huge trigger for her.

So, sorry Violet, but she's just going to storm past the Espurr's book boundaries, and reach out to snatch the book out from under Violet's nose. If that doesn't get her attention, Adaine doesn't know what will.

And if it does? When Violet looks up at Adaine, she'll see her raising a middle finger at her. ]