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victory_road2018-12-24 10:14 am
sunspotted) wrote in victory_road2018-12-24 10:14 am
mall rats gym rats (closed)
Who: Marco, Jean & Armin/Marco & Annie
Where: Goldenrod Mall
When: 12/13 and 12/21/18
Summary: Christmas shopping, post-Gym talking, trekking and more!
Rating: PG?
Log:
Gym Rats, 12/13
Just outside Violet City, there's the familiar sounds of battle on one of the routes. There's the very excited sounds of a Meowth working her way through some Pidgey's, and the sound of Marco congratulating her when she defeats them.
He scratches behind her ears, getting a little purr. Sushi is still touch and go some days, but today is a good day. Viola is tucked into his backpack, paws on his shoulder, and she gives a bark as she sees someone.
Marco looks up, and immediately smiles, because he recognizes them. "Annie!"
Mall Rats, 12/21/18
After picking up their eggs from Connor and Hank, the three have ended up in the Goldenrod mall. Marco is trailed by Viola, who has her tail up high and proud from her recent Gym victory, and his new Pikipek, who has taken an interest in Armin's hair and keeps poking at it.
Marco keeps shooing Niles away and giving Armin and Jean odd looks. It might be because he has an idea he wants to float with the both of them, but he's not bringing it up yet. For now, they're stopped in front of a fashion store, mostly by virtue of Viola, but Marco points at one of the travel jackets.
"You think that would work for when it gets colder?"
Where: Goldenrod Mall
When: 12/13 and 12/21/18
Summary: Christmas shopping, post-Gym talking, trekking and more!
Rating: PG?
Log:
Gym Rats, 12/13
Just outside Violet City, there's the familiar sounds of battle on one of the routes. There's the very excited sounds of a Meowth working her way through some Pidgey's, and the sound of Marco congratulating her when she defeats them.
He scratches behind her ears, getting a little purr. Sushi is still touch and go some days, but today is a good day. Viola is tucked into his backpack, paws on his shoulder, and she gives a bark as she sees someone.
Marco looks up, and immediately smiles, because he recognizes them. "Annie!"
Mall Rats, 12/21/18
After picking up their eggs from Connor and Hank, the three have ended up in the Goldenrod mall. Marco is trailed by Viola, who has her tail up high and proud from her recent Gym victory, and his new Pikipek, who has taken an interest in Armin's hair and keeps poking at it.
Marco keeps shooing Niles away and giving Armin and Jean odd looks. It might be because he has an idea he wants to float with the both of them, but he's not bringing it up yet. For now, they're stopped in front of a fashion store, mostly by virtue of Viola, but Marco points at one of the travel jackets.
"You think that would work for when it gets colder?"
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"I have a lot of Pokemon to protect me," Marco points out gently. "If I am really in trouble, I can head back to the nearest town and meet up with you guys."
He reaches down to pet Viola's head, scrubbing her hair softly.
"And, I don't plan on travelling alone. Someone's offered to accompany me."
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"I know you are worried, but we never ended up in any trouble while we travelled. And Marco's pokemon will already be stronger than ours were at the time." And apparently, Marco has a travel companion already lined up. Which surprises Armin a little, but then, Marco had always made friends easily. "And he won't be alone."
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Jean is going to seize on this; if it's someone he doesn't trust, he's going to fight even harder to put a kibosh on this whole plan.
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Annie was one of the best back home, and they both know that (although one of them knows more than that). She's also been around since her arrival, so she's familiar with the roads.
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Armin's voice is pitched high with surprise, though he almost immediately flushes once the name is out his mouth. He had been encouraging Marco to travel, and he still thinks he should, but knowing he'll be travelling with Annie? The one who had his gear and who is the Female Titan? That certainly makes something coil tight in his stomach.
But he can't say that. He can't let them know what he knows. He made a promise and seeing as that Annie has been living up to her part of the bargain so far, he should do the same thing. But can he let Marco travel with her? She had said that she didn't mean trouble, especially when that was meaningless in this world, but could he depend on that?
And crap, Jean and Marco are undoubtedly looking at him right now, what with his high-pitched outburst of surprise. He needs some way to cover his reaction. Anything.
"I-- I'm surprised! Annie always was such a lone wolf. I expected she'd be travelling alone."
Please just buy the lie, please just buy the lie.
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Well. Armin did always act like he had a bit of a crush on her.
"Annie's pretty capable. The most capable out of all of us, really." Jean turns back to Marco. "But you're taking Polo with you. Team Rocket has been quiet lately, but I don't want any of your Pokemon getting stolen by them."
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"She is very strong," he says with a smile.
Marco turns to Jean after he starts speaking. Honestly, he could put up a fight about Polo - but he knows how important Polo is to Jean and how important he is as well.
"I'd be glad to have Polo along to keep us safe. I won't be using him to battle, though."
Not that Polo would listen, Marco's well aware, but he feels it needs to be stated.
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None.
"I doubt Jean means you to. Still, it is a good idea to have a strong pokemon as a back-up."
It'll keep Jean from fussing too much, but it'll also help calm Armin's nerves. If Polo is there, Annie can't do anything to Marco, right? Her own pokemon are not strong enough to take Polo on if it came down to that.
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"Oh no, he won't battle for you. If anything, he'd plop down and start grooming himself instead."
Have you ever seen a cat the size and shape of a man lick his balls, Marco? It is... unsettling.
Jean shifts in his chair, and then admits something that's pretty hard to say. "It would make me feel a lot better if I knew you had a really strong Pokemon there to watch your back."
Not that this world is dangerous, because it isn't, especially not compared to their world, but because Jean wants to know Marco is safe, and has support. He can't stand the thought of losing him again.
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Jean's admittance is definitely something Marco does not expect, but he appreciates how difficult it must be for him to say so. His expression softens, and he reaches out to touch his hand to Jean's wrist.
"I understand, Jean. Polo is one of your strongest Pokemon, and I'd be happy to travel with him. And we are not planning to leave just yet - so I will have time to train my Pokemon more as well."
Viola gives a little soft yip, putting her paws on the table. Yeah, if anyone tries to hurt her or Marco, she'll beat them up!
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Once the moment passes, and he's cleared his mouth of burrito again, he turns to Marco. "Do you have any plans on when you are leaving? Even just rough ones?"
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Besides, if the roles were reversed, Armin would be just as upset and fussy over Eren, and make one of his strongest go with him.
"I know you'll keep an eye on him, little lady." Jean reaches out a hand to pet Viola--the one that wasn't touching his burrito, so it's clean--and the fraught, fragile moment has passed. Marco's easy agreement to take Polo has helped smooth matters over significantly, and while Jean is still upset, he's not frantic.
"Yeah, where are you guys going?" Not the harder routes, hopefully. Stick to the easy ones at first!
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Listen, it is not much of a plan, but it is one, and it should keep them on the roads.
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"It'll be a bit rough starting at Blackthorn. The pokemon in the surrounding areas are stronger than they are around Violet city and such."