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[Action Log] Super Extra Edge

Who: Yuri and Vanitas
Where: Ecruteak
When: 21st September
Summary: The Edgelords meet to create the Double Edged(lord) Sword.
Rating: I can only imagine the swearing will cause issues.
Log:

The general rule of thumb back home was you weren't supposed to meet strangers on the internet. If you did, it should be in a well-lit public place, preferably with friends nearby. Yuri had successfully met a stranger in an alley and hopped on the back of his motorcycle so to say Yuri had a poor track record with meeting strangers and enacting the correct self preservation methods would be an understatement.

Still, this time around he had small creatures that he was training to be the best fighters. Potya was draped elegantly across his neck, as usual. Simargl was walking with him, because he thought maybe Vanitas would want to see how the Houndour had grown since he gave it to Yuri.

Maybe not, but who knew. It was just polite. He supposed. Or not. He didn't know or care.

Yuri just needed to hope that Vanitas actually came otherwise he just got sidetracked for no reason and would have to walk all the way back. Then he'd find Vanitas himself and kick his ass at a later date.

"Mmmeeooo~W" Potya stretches, little toes expanding out before reattaching to Yuri's shoulder. She looks at him with ears back, unimpressed at this whole journey.

"Look, he said he'd be here so I'm sure he'll be here." He glances at the Glameow.. Then grits his teeth. "Don't give me that look, you're not my mom."

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For probably the first time ever when it came to something like this Vanitas had actually kept his word. Not only had he come to Ecruteak but he waited around a couple days for Yuri to arrive.

Amazing isn't it?

He'd told his Pokemon who to look out for and they had been keeping an eye out while Vanitas ransacked some houses and took on the gym. (Which he beat, thank you very much.) It ended up being Mr. Pickles the Flareon that found the group, padding up to them in a very elegant and dainty manner, his fire-proof bow-tie around his neck like always. He gave a pointed chirp at Yuri, peering at him before he turned and started to trot back the way he'd come.

Come along, human.

That was honestly the fluffiest thing Yuri had ever seen approaching them. He raises a brow at the sight of it. The fur seemed to bounce with every dainty step, it looked so soft...

He would never admit to the part of him that immediately wanted to scoop the Flareon up into a big hug and bury his face into the mass of fur. This was why he had a fluffy cat. There was a sense of comfort that came along with that much floor and puff.

He managed to keep that under wraps though. Potya was growling though Simargl just padded after Mr. Pickles without a problem. It was good to have an easy going Pokemon among the group.

Yuri follows, jogging to catch up with the fluffball.

"I guess you're Van's?"

Mr. Pickles flicked his tail and let out another chirp, tipping his head up in a dignified manner.

Why yes, human, that is exactly right. Bravo.

The fluffy little thing leads them around a corner then and low and behold, there's the person that Yuri's been looking for. Vanitas is lounging on a bench with Scrapper resting on the ground beside it, Flood seated on his chest messing with his 'gear. The young man has his arms behind his head and feet kicked up on one of the arm rests, smirking lazily as Flood chatters at him about nothing.

Scrapper's ears flick and she lifts her head, eyes narrowing on the group and letting out a low growl that catches Vanitas and Flood's attention.

"About time you showed up," he mused once he saw what she was growling at, smirk widening as he sat himself up, Flood falling into the crook of one arm in the process.

Yuri only had a few moments to see Vanitas's outfit. It was.. actually really badass. Yuri wanted to compliment him on his sense of fashion and state it looked good on the dark haired young man but then Van decided to open his fat mouth and ruin it.

"Uh, I kind of had to WALK? Its not like I can ride Simargl into battle or anything."

Simargl trots over to Scrapper to sniff at her face before flopping down and rolling onto his side. He'd been walking for so long, it was time for a nap. He needed 7 solid naps a day to expect to make it to bedtime.

"How long have you even been here? Is that a haunted tree?"

Scrapper just stared at Simargl as he approached, eyes narrowed and looking as though she was going to bite his face off. As soon as the pup flopped down though she let out a snort and leaned down to start cleaning his face.

"Scrapper has a soft spot!" Flood sing-songed before giggling, tilting her head as she looked over at Yuri. "I'm a Phantump!"

"This is Flood, my partner Pokemon," Vanitas mused, patting her on the head before he nudged her off his lap, sending her floating into the air dramatically. "A few days already. It doesn't take that long to get here from Mahogany if you skip Mt. Mortar."

Simargl wasn't affected by the look. Yuri gave him worse looks when he laid down for a nap in the middle of training. But Yuri also didn't clean his face. This was a good dog. Simargl returned the favor on the part of Scrapper's leg he could reach without lifting his head up.

"Oh.. cool." He tried to sound casual about it but his eyes were following her. He thought she was way more than cool but he wasn't about to openly admit it.

Potya was standing on Yuri's shoulders, reaching a paw out to try and reach Flood before Yuri shrugged the weight off. She lands elegantly and gives Yuri a dirty look before following after Flood.

"Yeah, I don't know the area so.. Good for you. I just got in and my back is killing me. It doesn't help that Potya made me carry her for like three miles."

This was fine. Scrapper would except this, if only because it was one of her children.

Flood giggled in delight as Potya tried to play with her, putting on her usual innocent act and twirling about in the air. As soon as the other was on the ground she drifted down, petting at Potya's head gently before giggling all over again.

"Pretty kitty~ Let's be friends!" she declared, grinning slyly now. "Want some Poffins?"

Because she'll steal you some, friend.

Vanitas snorted softly with a roll of his eyes, his smirk a lazy one now.

"You going to be alright, your highness? Do you need a massage?" he said sincerely before jerking a thumb over his shoulder. "I think I saw someplace you can buy one."

Potya purrs, lifting a paw happily as she is pet. She liked Flood, she decided. Flood gave her pets and that was her kind of thing.

"I definitely want some Poffins." Look, just because she didn't want to end up a fat Purugly didn't mean she wouldn't consume as many Poffins as her tiny body could handle.

There was a brief flash of red over Yuri's face when Vanitas said that with such a sincere tone then the thumb was being jerked towards some where down the lane. He bristles and rolls his eyes.

"No, I'm fine. It'll sort itself out soon enough, now that I don't have some fat cat laying across my shoulders... Where did you get that jacket."

He reaches out to poke at Vanitas's shoulder.

Flood's grin grew wider and she giggled in delight before zipping off. It doesn't take her long to return--with Shadow the Gengar in tow--the pair each carrying an armful of Poffins.

"Poffins!" Flood announced as Shadow let out a chortle, the Gengar plopping down--well, actually, sinking into the shadows cast by Yuri and Vanitas and leaving the Poffins behind. "Eat as many as you like, pretty kitty~"

"I stole it," Vanitas said without any hesitation, swaying slightly with the poke. "I can show you the store where I got it when we get back to Mahogany. There's a lot of pretty nice stuff there."

Potya's eyes sparkled when she saw the armfuls of Poffins. She didn't care where the poffins came from, only that there were POFFINS. She trots over, sniffing at them with her tail boiling behind her. Simargl lifts his head, sniffing the air only to get hissed at.

The Glameow spreads her paws around the Poffins, intending on only sharing it with the ones who had secured the hoard for her.

....Well, Vanitas did seem like the type, Yuri supposed. And it wasn't as if Yuri hadn't had any bad boy inclinations, he was just always too busy or under the limelight to really enact any of them..

Or Vanitas was lying to him to mess with him.

"Awesome! I only have like, these little bits of clothing I could cobble together." Which was pretty standard basic fare, and Yuri had done an alright job but he was used to a wider range more his style.

"And we're going to stop by the ice path too, right?" Because he wasn't going to give up that option so easily. He'd even managed to get some skates.

The shadows underneath Yuri and Vanitas let out a snicker when Potya swiped at the Houndour but, unfortunately for the feline, someone else didn't approve.

Scrapper let out a sharp growl, flames licking at her snout as stared the Glameow down. Did you seriously just swipe at her child?

"Oh no you did it," Flood said through a giggle, popping a Poffin into her mouth as she tsked. "Scrapper likes to eat cats."

Vani's gaze swept over Yuri while the other talked, his head tilted in an almost thoughtful manner. Yeah, he'd have to swipe some clothes for this kid. He needed more; needed better ones. That was for damn sure.

"Yeah, I told you we would," Vanitas said in a scoff, glancing over at Scrapper and giving a sharp whistle. The Houndoom immediately rose and came to his side, sitting beside his legs as her ears fell back. "We have to hit Mt. Mortar, then Mahogany, then you can do your ice dancing thing."

Potya wasn't going to back down from Scrapper. She fluffed up at the big Houndoom, preparing to swipe at Scrapper too until Simargl just.. walked in the way.

The Houndour leans down to start nomming the Poffins with big lazy bites, all while Potya is fluffing up and smacking him on the head. Soon her paw was just planted on Simargl's head, pressing as best she can as she gobbles up Poffins.. while being pushed slowly backwards by the determined puppy.

It was just a lot of small cat growling that was leading to no success.

Yuri shifts a little, almost.. presenting himself to Vanitas when he starts looking. It was force of habit. Having to show off sponsorship items just made it subconscious to do when someone was looking.

"Its not--Whatever. Maybe you can actually try it too. So what's in Mahogany that's so important? I know Mt. Mortar is sight seeing."

He offers his hand out to Scrapper to sniff.

That just gets Flood and Shadow giggling and chortling more, the Gengar reappearing out of the shadows so she can witness this properly.

"He's not scared~" the Phantump mused as she plopped herself down on Shadow's head, tossing a Poffin up and down. "You can my last one, pretty kitty~"

The presenting didn't go unnoticed but Vanitas wasn't going to comment on it--for once--watching instead as Scrapper sniffed at Yuri's hand before letting out a low rumble. Alright, she approves.

For now.

"Mahogany's where I've been living. Keeping all my stuff. I just need to check on things," he said with a shrug. In reality, with how disorganized things had been after the crap with the Legendaries, Mahogany was just easy pickings because no one was paying attention to petty crimes.

Mr. Pickles sat himself on Vani's other side, head tilted up and eyes closed like a proper little butler.

"He doesn't have to e scared, he's just gotta stop eating--Sim--DUMB DOG." She's finally pushed out of the way entirely as Simargl snarfs down the remaining puffins out of the pile.

She steps back and gives him another firm swat he doesn't seem to notice before turning to pluck up the last Poffin. She moves away and sits daintily down so she can eat it at her own pace.

"I don't know why Yuri needed a dog at all!!"

Yuri doesn't pat Scrapper. He wasn't really a dog person and it seemed like she wasn't the type to really enjoy pets. And the Flareon...

"...Why is your Flareon acting like a prissy caretaker."

Floating over to her distraught cat friend, Flood made a soft cooing sound, reaching out to pet Potya's head.

"Trainers have moments of stupidity. It's okay." They could take care of the dog for you if you wanted. See the way Shadow is eyeing him? Just say the word and they'd make him disappear.

The question about his Flareon makes Vanitas's expression turn sour, the young man crossing his arms as he glared down at the little shit.

"Because he was a pampered little prince before I got him," he explained. Stole him was the correct way to put it but he'd leave that detail out. "He won't respond to anything but his original name, he has to get brushed every night and he'll only eat off a special plate."

High maintenance Flareon is a go.

Potya licks her paw gently, ears going back out of the way so Flood could get a good section to pet. Yes, good. She really liked this Phantump. Flood could see perfection when it was presented to her.

"No, I suppose I shouldn't. Yuri would be angry. He's put a lot of work into the stupid dog."

Who had laid back down to sleep off his Poffins. Poffin eating was exhausting and it was time to sleep off the food.

This Flareon didn't seem to fit into Vanitas's whole image at all. Pampered? Spoiled? No, Scrapper fit the bill better to the image of Vanitas. Not that Yuri had room to talk since Potya was quite pampered but Yuri actually LIKED doing that.

"He sounds a bit like Vesna to be honest, she likes to be--wait, what's his original name..?"

"Well, if you change your mind..." Flood mused, tucking her little arms behind her head and drifting in a circle around Potya.

Of course he had to ask.

At his feet, the Flareon that was being discussed puffed himself up proudly, tail flicking as his ears perked.

Yeah, Vanitas. What's his name?

"....Mr. Pickles." Can you hear his disdain, Yuri? Can you here it?

Yuri was silent for a moment as he stares at Vanitas... Then he can't.. He just... The laughter exploded forth, so bad that Yuri had to wrap his arms around his stomach to keep from hurting himself.

"MR. PICKLES? SERIOUSLY?!"

Oh, oh it hurt. IT was too perfect. Mr. Pickles!! It was literally the perfect name for the Flareon but just awful for Vanitas wasn't it? Yuri gasps in air, struggling to calm himself as he gives the Flareon a firm thumbs up.

"You're great, I love it, you're great!! Never respond to anything else!"

Potya is watching, then rolls her eyes, looking at Flood.

"He's laughing but to be completely fair he named me Puma Tiger Scorpion."

If looks could kill, Yuri would be dead right now.

Vanitas just glares at him while he laughs, resisting the urge to assault him right then and there because he's trying to not be so violent.

His patience was really being tested though.

"I didn't name him, alright? Some stupid old lady that I got him from did and he won't respond to anything else! Trust me, I don't want him to have that name," he snapped, clearly irritable as his shoulders hunch slightly and he scowls down at the Flareon--

Who looks smug as hell.

Flood blinked then clutched her stomach, giggling like mad as she tips backwards in the air.

"Puma Tiger Scorpion? That's the best!"

Yuri wasn't even bothered. He just grasps Vanitas's shoulder to take a moment to catch his breath. He hadn't had a laugh that good in a long time so he was certainly thankful even if it was at VAnitas's expense.

"Look, he's happy with it! As long as he's happy and strong right?" He reaches to gently pat Mr. Pickles's head. "And look, he's a good boy isn't he? Names don't matter. As long as he's a bad ass!"

"I prefer Potya, what he calls for short. I don't even know what a puma, tiger or scorpion IS!!"

Lets be real, Persian Litten Skorupi would have made infinitely more sense to the Glameow.

Shrugging Yuri's hand off with a roll of his eyes, Vanitas tries his best not to show how annoyed this is making him. (How pissy, actually.)

"He's not strong yet," Vani mumbled but it was clear he didn't hate the prissy fluff, watching Yuri and Mr. Pickles interact. The Flareon accepted the pats with a pleased chirp, eyes cracking open to peer at Yuri.

Yes you are a good young boy. He likes you.

"Probably something weird from his world. Potya sounds better," Flood said in a sagely manner but there was still a bit of a giggle to her voice. "Vanitas named us after his pets from home. They must be weird pets because our names are weird."

Yuri smirked at Vanitas shrugging him off. He felt like he was talking to someone familiar. He couldn't place his finger on who it was though.

"So? He'll get strong. Then he'll be on eof the best ones you have and you'll have to call for Mr. Pickles all the time..."

Okay, the chuckles were starting to bubble up again and he has to holds his breath a moment.

"Alright alright. Its good to finally meet you and your 'Mons. It looks like they're all getting along well enough too."

"I mean, its not Puma Tiger Scorpion, so.. " She reaches up with a paw to gently pat Flood's side. "You and I are going to get along well I think. Especially if you two keep the Poffins coming."

She didn't care where they came from or how Flood got them. Just that the Poffins were delicious.

"I'm starting to regret meeting you," Vanitas drawled but there was definitely a tinge of amusement to his voice. He was able to actually find humor in things here and while it was still a new sensation to him, he was slowly getting better about it. "We can hang around a few days if you want some rest then get moving. There's a gym here that's pretty easy if you want to try it."

Flood leans into the pat, practically purring.

"I'll give the pretty kitty all the Poffins she wants!"

"Oh please, who else are you going to meet in this world that's worth knowing?"

Yuri sighs and rubs the back of his neck. He wasn't sure if he could tackle this gym yet, he didn't even know much about it.

"Well.. Ithink I need to train a bit harder before any of that. I don't like to lose so I prefer being as prepared as possible."

His pokemon were still young yet and he could admit that. He steps away from Vanitas to go put his arms around Simargl and pull the pup back up to his paws.

"Maybe we can train together and I'll feel a bit more ready!"

Potya rubs her head against Flood, tail bouncing in its little lash.

"Then we'll get along wonderfully!"

She turns and bounds back over to Yuri, jumping up with an easy bound up onto Yuri's shoulders to drape herself there.

She really was.. a little big to be doing that on Yuri, him being a skinny skater and all but he seemed perfectly capable of dealing with it.

"I gotta stop at the Pokemon center, I just got in. Can you show me?"

"My Pokemon would destroy yours," Vanitas drawled but he was grinning all the same. Some of them would behave better than the others so maybe training wasn't completely out of the question. "I do have some on the weaker side that may be good for training."

He'd keep Scrapper and Remnant out of it, though. It was safer for everyone that way.

Flood giggles and twirls her way over to Vanitas, plopping down onto his shoulder and lounging there with her back resting against his head.

"Yeah, I guess. Come on." With a jerk of his head Vanitas started to lead the way, Scrapper immediately following with Mr. Pickles bringing up the rear of the little parade.

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