13th Recipe [Ecruteak City, Video]

[cyan_maid]

[It's morning in Ecruteak after the tumultuous month of erratic weather and nonstop roaring, and Jane is quiet. She's all set up with a small breakfast at a local cafe, quietly watching soft, misty rain pitter-patter as she sips at a cup of, what the cardboard holder totes, is a "Pumpkaboo Spiced Latte". Yeah, it seems to be that time of year again, doesn't it? Sitting next to her, Dinah is sleepily nibbling on what looks like toast, crusts cut off, with just a little bit of Cheri berry jam spread on top, and there's a bag on the table next to her, presumably filled with more breakfast goodies, but - well, it's not really practical to release one's whole team on an unsuspecting cafe to have a big sit-down breakfast, so...it makes sense in context.

Jane tsks, glances at the 'gear, then looks back out the window. In her other hand, a shiny new Fog Badge tap-tap-taps on the table.]

...It's so strange. I...was here in this city over a year ago, last time I passed through, and...I remember the festival here, and the ghosts that showed up during and afterwards that caused us so much trouble. And Dinah here, she's been sour about ghosts ever since.

Auh...

[Jane chuckles and rubs the Audino affectionately behind the ears.] It took you a while, but you finally got to fight some ghosts, and though it didn't go so well, I doubt August could've beaten that darned Gengar without you lasting as long as you did. [And hey, Jane got Shadow Ball out of it. And guess which pink Normal type learned that move for the future.] But so much has changed just in that time. People have come and gone, crazy things have happened - darned impossible things, I'd say, if I hadn't seen them. And it's nearly autumn again, like, a normal season, and there's things I used to take for granted and then missed that are back, like the seasonal constants, and - Halloween is coming soon, it'll definitely be here before we know it. That's...that's so weird. But do you want to know the weirdest thing?

[She looks directly at the 'gear and grins.]

I love it. Despite all the craziness, I...I know I'm thriving. And it just sort of hit me this morning how much I appreciate that. So...what do you guys appreciate about this place? Let's get a nice dialogue going, a nice rapport, and think beyond all the really hectic stuff that's been going on recently. What do you say?

Comments

video

[soulcomet]

[Jane's enthusiasm is infectious; Madoka can't help but mirror her smile, despite herself.]

Well ... I think what I appreciate most is that even though it's really, really different from home, it still kind of feels familiar, you know? It's comforting.

At least, Goldenrod seems that way! It's a lot like the city I've lived in all my life.

[video]

[charcoalfeather]

[Rakka's also outside, though the immediate surroundings Jane will be able to make out are of Goldenrod. Based underneath a awning and watching the rain fall, she too has a cup of something in her other hand, probably tea, knowing Rakka.]

I remember that festival. We were coming back from the beach in Olivine City, and there was so much going on...

[And there were so many people here too. Friends that came and went. Rakka sipped her tea thoughtfully.]

Right now, it's so... peaceful. Things have been happening for so long that I kind of forgot about that. I think that's one of the things I really like about this place. There's always something happening.

[in4apounding]

Oh, I remember that festival.

[Jane might recognize the general decor behind Penny as one of the rooms in the house they've been renting in Goldenrod. Penny herself has a smudge of Steel-Type Polish on her face, and there's a very content, fresh-shined Aggron dozing behind her.]

It was pretty fun, until the ghosts showed up.

[Aside from coming almost immediately in the wake of Ruby's departure. Ha. Haaaaa?]

You're right, it is very nice here, though! It's peaceful. Usually. Relatively.

...There's no Grimm trying to kill everyone, anyway. And I've made so many friends here! And I can go wherever I want without having to worry about my father or Mr. Ironwood getting mad.

Video

[anexcitableboy]

Man, I appreciate all of it! I mean...it's nice here! People are nice, nobody cares where you're from or what you look like or if you got money or nothing! Anybody can be somebody.

That's pretty great. It ain't like that where I came from.

[Video]

[meteorman]

August twenty-third was the one-year mark for me. I almost didn't realize, considering how busy the last few weeks have been.

[Which isn't like him, but then... Lugia. He was distracted.]

It isn't often that I spend so long in one place. It's... refreshing.

[He was kind of hoping to settle in his own universe, with his family, where he belonged... but this is okay. He can deal with this. He'll find his way back eventually. In the meantime he's enjoying the utterly novel realization that he has... friends? He's been in one place long enough to have friends. Bizarre.]

[Text]

[timelesschampion]

It's a new place to explore. It doesn't have the sense of impending doom that home did. Does.

It's nice to be able to explore and relax.

[Video]

[tearsofademon]

If I had to pick the thing I appreciate the most about this world, it's that it's given me time to spend with my best friend. Time that, back where I'm from, I couldn't have.