tearsofademon | Entries tagged with not awkward at all

Three years, huh. Kind of hard to believe it's been that long.

[It's probably not really all that surprising to see Ryner leaning on an open book on top of a desk while lazily examining some sort of CD-ish thing, though he certainly looks far more relaxed than he had all October. (Gee, I wonder why that could be.) To the side of the camera - probably elsewhere on the desk - there is the sound of someone intently drawing something with some sort of pen; meanwhile, there is an Absol sitting next to Ryner leaning his head against his trainer's chest (and receiving scritches), while a Joltik in a tiny top hat (...yes) is curled up between his neck and his shoulder blade.]

I guess it hasn't been a total waste of time, anyway. And, well, I can think of worse situations to be stuck in for years on end...

Haa, though, it'd be nice if bothersome stuff didn't keep leading up to Rose's birthday like this. Seriously, what the hell is with October, anyway? Especially this year. I'm really finding it hard to believe all of that was just a dream - even considering and despite everything I've seen. I mean, if anyone else's got any thoughts on what that was, I'd love to hear them, 'cause I have no idea, but...

["Fairy!" Rose chimes in a little, though mostly to get her dear partner's attention, and Ryner turns his attention briefly toward the Clefairy who is apparently the one who's been drawing off screen. After a moment, he smiles (though in a somewhat embarrassed way), turning the camera to show off what Rose has done - it's a many colored pen drawing of Ryner casting Izuchi like some kind of exalted wingless angel while moonlight shines down on him from above. ...In the style of a Clefairy with the skill of approximately a kindergartener, but.]

Ahh, that's really good, Rose! Even if it's a little much, honestly... and it kind of proves my point...

["Clef clefairy~" Rose is quite proud of herself as she clutches her new pen - one of those cool ones with several different colors of ink that you can choose between, which has a rose-quartz flower tassel at the end to mark it as hers and because it was fitting - and perhaps even more so when she unexpectedly puts the pen down and leaps into Ryner's arms.]

W-Wait, Rose, what are--GAAH!

[The 'gear is dropped onto the desk with the video pointed toward the ceiling, and there is the sound of a chair and its occupants crashing to the ground.]

...If you want a hug, Rose, you don't have to do that, y'know...

[The feed stays on for a moment before the Joltik (still in a top hat) scuttles on over, peers cutely at the camera for a moment, and then turns it off. Ryner will be a minute, after all. Falling over in chairs hurts.]

( Long prose background time!! :D )

[Text, about half an hour later]

What’s it like to have a family?

[If you want Ryner in person, he’s sitting under a tree in Azalea Town, knees bent partway up so he can lean forward on them, hand massaging his forehead, and generally looking pretty pale. Today has been an odd day, to put it nicely.]

I swear, they've got a schedule...

[So there's a certain lazy mage awkwardly sitting on a bed, surrounded by a small group of eggs. Four different species, by the look of it.]

Haa, so uh. Rose and the rest made eggs... again. Four Cleffas, an Igglybuff, two Eevees, and a Larvesta. Ah, and they all inherited some moves, if this book is right... I should probably write those down...

Anyway... P1000 should be good, right? And Gail and Lori can do deliveries in Johto anyway... It'd be nice if I could get them good homes, y'know? So, just let me know if you're interested.

[About twenty minutes later because Ryner is a slow typist, a text message follows it up, containing the available species and what moves they'll inherit.]

[[There are still two Cleffas left as of the time of this writing if anyone wants 'em!]]

( Some background prose discussing what led up to this )

[Video, at least a couple hours later]

[Eventually, when Ryner never comes back from a quick routine store run, Rose gets worried, and she, Jehra, and Elfy are of course going to go investigate. They only get more worried when they find his bag and sunglasses abandoned in the middle of the road. (Jehra breaks up a petty argument between a bunch of Duskulls and Shuppets over which group is stronger, but they haven't seen any humans of Ryner's description pass by.)

Jehra is able to pick up his scent, though, and it eventually leads to the house of a minor NPC, which is where Rose turns on the video feed.

"Clefair! Clefairy clef ri Fairy clef clefairy clef!" The video is initially of her, standing in the windowsill, really, really confused. Her dear partner is acting really strangely and she doesn't know what to do about it!

She then turns the camera, to reveal... Is Ryner cooking? He is seriously cooking. And not just microwavable stuff, we're talking actual chef stuff. And tons of it, too. ...Mostly desserts, but still. There are mixing bowls filled with cake batter, cookie sheets lightly covered in shortening, pots and pans of all shapes and sizes, and ingredients of all sorts laid out all over the place. And Ryner is expertly using each and every ingredient without even having to glance at a cookbook. And cheerfully humming while doing so.

What is this.

"Dit?" The sound of Elfy's questioning voice is enough to distract Ryner from his cooking briefly, but, well...]

Oh, aren't you cute! Where did you come from?

[No recognition of his own Pokémon, not to mention how he's using a very uncharacteristic falsetto tone to his voice. And then, when Elfy uses Transform and turns into Ryner right in front of him in order to see how he reacts...]

And so talented, too! Turning into someone who isn't right in front of you like that... Would you like to help me? I'll let you have some of what we make, at the end.

[...aaaaaaaand no recognition of his own self, either. Clearly, there is something very wrong here.

(Spoilers: it's a Yamask.)]

[So today, courtesy of buttons accidentally getting pushed on a 'gear that's buried at the bottom of a bag while pulling out other things in that bag, the audio feed (because even if there was video it wouldn't show anything except black) opens to a young woman bawling her eyes out.]

WAAAAAH!!! You're so... so mean! How could you... f-forcing such a cutie to... to...

[The experienced might recognize this cry as that of Whitney, gym leader of Goldenrod City, and with that knowledge, a lot can probably be gathered of the situation right there.

She is, of course, answered by a certain lazy mage who, despite coming in knowing this would likely happen, is at a loss as to how to fix the situation he's in.]

Seriously, you're assuming something bothersome like that? I never forced her to do anything, she's the one who forced me! And I even got you some things in advance as an apology...

Sniff... You mean... all this for me? ...Dango, too?

...Ahh, well, uh... I just figured, since I didn't know what you liked...

...W-Well... I guess you do have good taste in Pokémon.

...Thanks? I mean, I never really...

And in accessorizing, too! You've got to tell me where you got her that cute little rose clip!

Wait, hang on, now that's important...?

[Of course, it's about here that something else falls exactly into the right place in the bag and shuts off the audio.]

Whyyyyyy can they never warn me before they do this...

[Today's video feed reveals rather quickly that the cause of a certain lazy mage's complaining this time... is a pile of several pink eggs and about half as many brown eggs, tended to by a Clefairy and Umbreon. They seem rather proud of themselves.]

...guess I might as well get it over with, anyway.

Cleffa eggs and Eevee eggs, that I'd like to send to good homes. P1000 each is probably good, right? Or just... talk to me and we can figure something out, if it's not. Erm, delivery shouldn't be a problem - if I know Gail and Lori, they're already itching to help out...

...ahh, this is such a pain.

[OOC interest post is here, and almost all spots are still available, so come, take an egg off his hands (and/or torment him relentlessly)!]

( for Fuji Shuusuke )

( for Ferris Eris )

( Off the network )

[It's a few minutes later before the video feed turns on, to show the aforementioned pile of pink eggs.]

All right, so... well. Rose laid some eggs, and I don't think I can take care of them all myself, and she seems to want me to sell them, so...

["Clefairy fairy!" And Rose pops up to remind Ryner that he should probably mention species information and the like.]

That's Rose, by the way. Clefairy is the evolved form - the eggs will hatch into Cleffas, which... well, they're similar, except smaller and not quite as developed yet. Normal type, but with the potential to learn lots of different kinds of attacks, I've noticed.

Anyway... P2000 each should be a good price, I guess, right? And no need to worry about delivery, either - Gail's agreed to do it, doesn't matter the distance. [The camera pans over to a Noctowl who's been sitting by the door, who with a "'Towl!" eagerly spreads his wings.]

So, if anyone's interested, please contact me, and... that's about it.

[[ooc: Interest post was here. Also, apologies in advance if tags are slow - notifications are hit and miss (usually miss) for some reason, and I'm admittedly a little distracted by my copy of White...]]