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Who: Mari Ohara and Bertolt Hoover
Where: some cafe in celadon
When: A day or so after the Contest
Summary: THEY ON A DATE
Note: CLOSED

[ A few days after the Contest, Mari had agreed to meet up with Bertolt in a setting that wasn't so packed like it had been at the show. She'd had fun, he had fun (allegedly) and for some reason, he wanted to thank her for her help with his ability to go onstage-- and, like, find his Trapinch when it went AWOL for a minute.

She didn't get WHY he wanted to thank her. It was her job to make her friends feel good and have them achieve.

But she would never in her right mind turn down a chance to hang out with them. If he was leaving for Blackthorn soon, she couldn't miss that opportunity. Besides, she liked him a whole lot already.

They had met in the main lobby of the hotel and she had hung onto his arm the entire way to the cafe like a koala to a big tree. Now they were seated across from one another, Mari sitting back in her seat with her cheek in her hand. On her plate sat a cream cake with a Pikachu carved out of a lemon rind for decoration and some goofy purple fizzy drink sporting a Gastly umbrella. ]

Ah, Bertolt... Thank you so much for taking me out! You really didn't have too~

You've been real sweet on little ol' Mari~

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_{[Bertolt's own food was on the simple side - he had a soft spot for the malasadas brought in from the Sevii Islands and another far off region, though his 'coffee' was some amalgamation of pink, blue and white designed to be based around Sylveon. It was new, so he had to try it.

Near the booth, his Aggron sits curled behind Bertolt's chair with his horns just within reach of being touched by his trainer, taking the chance to take a nap. He's nice and warm here, okay? Don't judge him!]}

A-Anyone would be crazy not to, but uh... I could be saying the same thing. I'm not really used to people being so...

_{[What's the word...]}

Friendly? A-And the friends I've had who're girls are really different. _{[They're nothing like Mari, and it's almost a little foreign to him. Not that he minds it, of course!]}

[ If it's colorful, all Mari wants to do is eat it. She would eat a rainbow if she could. Her Mimikyu is seated in her lap, hiding its face against her sweater while Diamond sleeps at her feet under the table. ]

That means Mari goes against the grain. I've always liked to stand out in every way possible. But you know that already, hm?

[ She reaches out to pluck up her drink for a sip of it. ]

Mm! That reminds me! You asked me what my favorite flavors were! We never got around to resolving that one.

I-It's not a bad thing, either.

_{[It'll never be a bad thing - Bertolt would never admit it to himself, but it might actually do him some good to know someone who can drag him out of his comfort zone from time to time.]}

--Ah! Y-Yeah, I almost forgot! Here, uh...

_{[Ducking a little to the side for his bag, Bertolt digs around for a few moments before he pulls out a little tupperware container filled with some sugar cookies and places it on the table.]}

I wasn't really sure how to do coffee-flavored things, but lemon is okay too, right?

[ Ruby jumps as Mari claps her hands together in delight. Her eyes pop open wide and her grin spreads from ear to ear. ]

Oh! Look at this! [ If there is one thing Mari will never be, it is subtle. She carefully takes the container from her hands, taking a peek inside of it. ]

Did you make these?

_{[The clap gets the big ol' Aggron behind Bertolt to jump a little too, and he even lifts his head up with a low, curious rumble. What's going on? Did he miss something? Is everything okay?]}

Y-Yeah, I made them last night after we were done talking.

_{[Bertolt reaches back a little to gently pat his Aggron's horns, a small little smile taking over. It's all good, Reiner.]}

They're good for Pokemon, too. This guy helped taste-test the first batch.

That was real quick. You guys work fast!

[ Of course she has to take one out and chomp on it in a less than ladylike way.

HOMF.

She places her fingers in front of her mouth. ]

Mm! I don't know who I should give the credit to. You or your Aggron! I love them~

Gosh, I have to save them for the hotel... [ The ears of the Mimikyu peer from under the table, flopping as it tries to go after a cookie. ]

Ruby, you don't have a mouth...

I-I've been doing it a lot lately. It's... uh, it helps me relax if I get upset about something.

_{[He starts out making one thing, and before he knows it he's been baking or planning things for half the night. It's a Problem.

But it's either that or stress push-ups.]}

I can always make more if anything else! _{[And he can't help but laugh a little - he's not really that familiar with Mimikyu, but he's seen Jean's every now and then.]}

But, uh, you might be surprised at what has a mouth and what doesn't. When my Tyranitar was still evolving, there was a point where it didn't look like she had a mouth but she was still able to eat. _{[He doesn't know how, but that floating cocoon sure did eat a bunch of supplies that were meant to last a week in less than a day.]}

Hm... [ Mari sets Ruby on the table and lifts up the TINIEST portion of her cloth to slide a bit of cookie under. To her surprise-- and with a yelp --whatever is under there almost takes her finger off until she draws it away quickly. ]

Ruby--!!!

[ She looks from the Mimikyu and up to Bertolt again, embarrassed. ]

I-- She's not usually like that! But she's so shy about her little cloth thingy... Poor baby. I don't know what to do about that...

_{[Bertolt can't help but wince when Mari cries out, and almost on reflex his Aggron pushes himself up into a sitting position - not for long, just to check out the commotion - and he slowly eases himself back down.]}

I've had some Pokemon like that, so I understand. My Deino bites me a lot, but that's... _{[That's just Deino in general, really.]} It could also be something related to her species too. I'd have to ask Jean if his ever acts like that.

_{[Jean was the Mimikyu expert between the two of them - Bertolt didn't have one himself, so at the very least he could either ask him, or put Mari into contact with him.]}

She didn't hurt you, did she?

No, she didn't! [ Mari does check to make sure she has all of her fingers. Ruby's usually so gentle. Faced with food, she's gotta be a monster. ]

If you have a friend who knows things about Mimikyu, you should give them my number. They're so mysterious. She reminds me off my friend at home-- That's how she got her name.

Ruby's a real cutie who is super shy. She really dazzles onstage like a little Fairy~ Juuust like this one here! [ Despite the previous incident, she holds the creature to her cheek and nuzzles it. ]

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